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Too many homeruns when it first cane out though. Sure. Change it to more hits but less homeruns. Who agrees

I don’t understand why everyone is complaining. The new patch forces you to zone up and wait for a mistake pitch. Mlb player hit mistake pitches left over the middle out of the yard not painted on th black. I like it so much better now. If they tweak it I hope only a little. Maybe be a little more forgiving allow a few more base hits but was just getting sick of all the homeruns. It’s a baseball sim.

Can anyone explain why online rated plays so well. I play on Allstar with my bro.

Listen unless there’s something screwy going on on the Xbox version. this game is the closest thing to actual baseball you’re ever going to play. I use strike zone 2 hitting view. Any of the strike zone views work great. I’ve played lots on fish eye zoom and strike zone 3 but settled on strike zone 2. I hear the same complaints every year about hitting. Listen. It’s hard to hit. To quote Tom hanks. “The hard is what makes it great “. It’s not the game. You just need to practice. I would recommend playing on veteran to start. I play hall of fame. I’ve only been playing on hall of fame since last years game. Takes time boys. Like I say. Not an easy game. Gotta work the count. Swing at good pitches to hit. Can’t be taking painted pitches on the corner out of the yard all the time. Just doesn’t happen. In the game or real life. If zone hitting on veteran is still too hard after a while switch to analog or directional hitting. I suggest putting your time in and figuring zone hitting out. It’s the most rewarding when you do tag one. Also. Your tv has to b on game mode or there’s a delay. Impossible to play this game like that. Great game. Stick with it. Be frustrated at first. Things will get easier. So fun boys. Trust me.

@Amishjosh said in Absolutely love the hitting:

I think it's the best the show has ever been! I'll probably play 500 rs games this year if it stays like this

Agreed. Since the patch you mean?

@IIJACKINTHBOXII said in Two diff handles same house same system?:

Just sim the games between the two of them

Maybe they can just play offline vs each other and then I can manually enter a winner. Or just sim an reset till I get the right winner. Thanks boys

@mlbtom02 said in This game is terrible now .:

Facts you can’t even hit the ball right now with out it being right down the pipe

Not true bud. I mean it’s harder but it should be. If a pitcher is hitting his spots he shouldnt be getting raked all over the yard. I felt I was painting before and guys were hitting it out or I was hitting pitches out that shouldn’t be. They need to find a happy medium I guess. But to say it was good before. I don’t get it. I want a sim baseball game. Not whatever that was.

@jwinegard said in Hitting questions and best view.:

FWIW, I'm terrible at hitting, too, and have been for a few years. I'm using Strike Zone and PCI. What I'm really focusing on this year is taking pitches to try and help improve. Work the count. And honestly, it helps a lot. Unless the first pitch of an AB is a meatball down the middle, I'm not swinging. Even if it means I'm down 0-1 in the count. I want to work the count and get to as many 2-2 and 3-2 counts as possible.
I'm also working on not chasing the low and away stuff (low offspeed in the dirt is my achilles), as there's really not much a batter can do with those pitches anyway (rolled over ground balls, strikeouts). Make the pitcher throw more pitches. because the more the pitcher throws, the quicker his energy will deplete.

In a nutshell, try to be patient and work the counts. Be less aggressive and wait for your pitch. Probably not anything that you don't already know, but this is the stuff that seems to be working for me this year.

This is exactly how this game is meant to be played. Wait for your pitch. I don’t swing unless it’s down the middle. Same approach I have in real life baseball. Same approach mlb hitters. They hit mistakes. People are so choked about hitting and I have to admit DD just doesn’t feel right right now but it also seems they think they should be able to take a 100 mph fast ball on the corner out of the yard. Just doesn’t happen. Zone up down the middle and tattoo mistake pitches. That being said I don’t leave my pci in the middle. I go 3/4 of the way or at the top of the strike zone. I have a tendency to move the pci down anyways. Also. Really hard to move it up towards a 100 mph heater as a posed to getting it down to a 80 mph change up. Another thing to mention and what makes this game great is how true to life the hitting is. You have to soft focus the pitcher and pick up the reread point. One other thing that helps is to pay attention to what and where your opponent pitches in certain situations. You’d be surprised how much this helps. In short. Zone up over the middle work the count. Until you have to strikes on you. Then battle. This game really comes down to who is the most disciple for at the plate. Force guys to throw strikes.

@Perkosaurus13 said in This game is terrible now .:

@Unknownfather101 said in This game is terrible now .:

This game is absolutely terrible now . Wtf happen ? The hitting has gotten so much worse now . It was good the first week and now it’s resembling The Show 19 so much(Btw was a horrible game) . This NEED TO BE FIXED BACK TO THE WAY IT WAS when HITTING was being actually REWARDED

Crazy how some people consider themselves baseball fan. And dont realize it's a sport where you fail 6-7/10 times.

Exactly. Couldn’t stand how arcady it was before the patch. What was so wrong with the way 19 played. I thought it was pretty realistic. When this game came out it was a homerfest. Like I’m painting corners that are getting jacked. Dumb

@smalltownkid1990 said in I never understood the “take pitches” tip:

@SHOW_TIME_ryan said in I never understood the “take pitches” tip:

@smalltownkid1990 said in I never understood the “take pitches” tip:

Yes, after 4 balls you are rewarded with a walk. Pretty simple concept.

What about a pitch right down the middle? Am I supposed to let it go if it’s the first pitch of an AB?

You know, to “work the count”.

The whole point of taking pitches is to get a pitch down the middle, or the pitch that you’re looking for. Just because it’s a strike doesn’t mean it’s a good pitch to hit. If I’m sitting up and in and I get a low and away changeup, unless it’s a two strike count, I’m taking it. Or if it’s the first pitch of the AB and I get that high heater you bet I’m swinging. Here are a few things taking pitches does for you both in the game and IRL..

1. Pitch recognition. Seeing a pitch multiple times it becomes easier to hit.
2. Figuring out a pitcher’s tendencies.
3. Wearing down a pitcher
4. Waiting for a pitch down the middle or the pitch you are looking for.
5. Drawing a walk

Could not have said it better myself. Everything this guy said is vital. My friends wonder how I lay-off the close ones all the time. It’s because I shrink the strike zone to just the middle until I have two strikes on me. Like he said not all strikes are good pitches to hit. People think they should be able to take great pitches on the corners deep just because they get their pci on it. Mlb players may get hits on those pitches but they rarely take them deep. I play this game a lot and for the most part I think it plays pretty realistic.

@FranchyzeMan said in This game is terrible now .:

@Perkosaurus13 said in This game is terrible now .:

@FranklinSabers16 said in This game is terrible now .:

@Perkosaurus13 said in This game is terrible now .:

@Unknownfather101 said in This game is terrible now .:

This game is absolutely terrible now . Wtf happen ? The hitting has gotten so much worse now . It was good the first week and now it’s resembling The Show 19 so much(Btw was a horrible game) . This NEED TO BE FIXED BACK TO THE WAY IT WAS when HITTING was being actually REWARDED

Crazy how some people consider themselves baseball fan. And dont realize it's a sport where you fail 6-7/10 times.

It’s not real baseball bro, It’s not like I don’t respawn in call of duty because i would die in real life

Except they are advertising the game as a baseball simulation, it's not an arcade game. players in real life can make great contact on a pitch and lineout or flyout, you don't see them complain that they should get rewarded for making great contact that goes right to a guy.

It's not about what they are advertising it as, it is entirely about what the average player wants in their entertainment experience. Read the forums and you will see a vast majority of people want this game to feel rewarding and enjoyable, and if that means big scores and lots of homeruns, so be it...

It’s just a place to complain bud. The guys that are happy with the patch are too busy playing. Only reason I’m on here is cause I noticed the game got way better all of a sudden and wanted to see if they patched it.

Online rated plays great for now

They’ll fix it boys. Relax. Bigger issues in the world right. People are dying.

Online rated boys. Plays good and you get to kick the heck out of someone on the other end still. Plus I think it puts you with players that play like you so you don’t have to play guys using directional or analog. Soooooooo laaaaaaaaaaame.

Besides fixing the last patch. What I’d really like to see is zone only games. Let the direction so guys play each other and the zone guys play each other. Hate not playing against zone guys.

@joshjays44 said in Post here if you don't use PCI...:

@skepple15 said in Post here if you don't use PCI...:

This thread is laughable lol

PCI is fine if you are trying to learn to play the game but once you're good enough then turn it off. Skepple15, are you still trying to learn the game or this is how you normally play? I bet when you play racing game you use T-Cam instead of Cockpit? Or how about when you play Poker you wear shades?. See these are all the sucker's way out, man up and play games properly

“Good enough to turn it off”. Lol. Is this for real. Hitting without pci shouldn’t even be an option.

So can’t they just make it like online rated. It’s pretty [censored] good

See if you guys actually know what you are talking about. Or just crying. Lol

You also have to hang in and grind. I went down 6-0 after two yesterday. Almost quit because it seemed like the guy was hitting everything I threw at him. Kept my composure and won on a walk off bomb in the 9th 9-7.

@STLMattinals_ said in Best hitting advice:

So me personally, and I know I’m behind on the times, changed my TV to “game mode” today. After adjusting to the different timing windows, I’ve cut my strikeouts in half. Had more “perfect/perfect” although that doesn’t mean anything in this game, I feel more in control of my hitting.

Gotta put it in game mode boys. It’s a must