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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.

Couldn’t agree more. It’s driving me nuts.

Boys. This perfect/perfect sound issue is my only gripe with the game right now. It’s killing me. Sooooooooooo quiet.

Man. You can’t even here it on my tv ‍️ You guys all on ps5. Maybe it’s a ps4 issue. Don’t it’s high on there priority list to fix. If at all.

Must be. My brother says the same thing as you

Boys. I just posted about this. I’m playing on ps4 . Grown [censored] man who can’t walk into a store and purchase a ps5 cause there aren’t any. 🤬. I’m absolutely rattled about the sound of the perfect perfect hit sound. Sounds like a bunt in last years game. No idea why they changed this. I play hardball with wood bats. Last years game sounded way more real. This year sounds terrible. Every time I hit a bomb. I’m welling at my bro. “Tick”. Oh. Must be gone. Haha. Brutal. Man I hope they fix this and soon. Otherwise. I’m loving the competitive mode. Good game thus far

I was a default strike zone 3 guy forever because I like seeing the entire batter. I finally converted to strike zone 2 last year. Easier to see the ball and still looks great when you make contact. You switch it in gameplay setting. Zoom is a happy medium if you want to be closer and still see almost all of the batter.

What’s up with perfect/perfect crack of the bat sounds like a bunt from the show 20. Man I hope they fix this. It’s driving me nuts. My brother has the game for ps5 and he’s using headphones. I am not. He says it sounds good on his. I don’t get it.

What’s up with perfect/perfect crack of the bat sounds like a bunt from the show 20. Man I hope they fix this. It’s driving me nuts. My brother has the game for ps5 and he’s using headphones. I am not. He says it sounds good on his. I don’t get it.

@T-Rox_09 said in Wish strike zone hitting view wasn’t an option:

@bluetractorman22 said in Wish strike zone hitting view wasn’t an option:

Sucks that to compete in this game you need to use strike zone hitting view like everyone else. Just looks so terrible. Just wondering if anyone else feels this way. I’ve gotten as high as just below 700 rating in ranked season but can’t push past. Not to mention I refuse to spend my own money on player cards.

I guess what I’m wondering is how many use a hitting view where you see the majority of the batter and have made it to World Series ranking or how many use strike zone cause they feel it’s the only way to compete at a higher level but hate it. I’m not looking for a war here guys. I get it. Just don’t like it and was wondering what you all thought. Thanks.

If you are good at the game you don't need to spend a dime. Even the worst players don't need to spend any money, just have patience as you can build an amazing team over time. The people that complain about the money angle are just making excuses. They think the expensive cards will all of a sudden help them pick up fastballs better or help them differentiate a slider from a curveballs. Stop with the excuses. Its just a video game. If you cant get to 700 rating i dont think your problem is the "no money spent.". I think you just need to get way better at the game.

Secondly, if you can hit the ball and see the ball better on strike zone then why use any other angle? Because the other angles are cooler looking? Lol. You got to decide what's more important for you. Graphics and looks or winning and getting better.

I know it’s just a video game bud. Just killing time during the pandemic here. Not truly that upset about it. Just surprised how many people use it when you lose all the sweet aspects I mentioned in the game. I have built a descent team without spending a dime but you’re lying to yourself if you say a lot haven’t and that it doesn’t make a difference I hit better with th the better diamond players and pitch better with the better diamond pitchers. I’m not a game hater here. I love this game. Think it’s awesome.
I also get that 700 rating isn’t that good but I’m confident I would have kept climbing the ranks if I could have kept playing as much as I was at the start because I was off work with the corona thing. Back to work now so when I play I’m a bit rusty. I have decided what’s more important. How the game plays and LOOKS. Can I ask what your rating is. What hitting view you play in and how much money you’ve spent on player cards. Again not trying to start a war here. Just curious. Thought this was a little more interesting than “hitting broken”. “My outfielders can’t catch”. Lol
Really I was wondering how many people are having a high success rate using one of the further away views. All I see when I check out you tube is strike zone camera angle from all the top players on there.

@Crimson_Monk said in Wish strike zone hitting view wasn’t an option:

I don’t like strike zone aesthetically bc you have the catchers eye and not the batters but to simulate real baseball you’d have an extremely strange camera angle. I still use SZ because you can see the ball better IMO

I agree. It seems strike zone is the easiest way to pick up the ball. A big reason we all play video games are the graphics. I remember when games starting coming out with signature stances. It was a huge deal. Now to not see that aspect because it’s easier to hit just feels like we’ve taken a step back. This game is just so much nicer to look at when you can see the players you are hitting with. Their swings. The way they pimp home runs. Watching the ball leave the bat just don’t like being put at a disadvantage because I like these things. I guaranteed if you asked all the guys using strike zone camera which view they prefer the look of it would be the more zoomed out views where you see the whole batter.

@DrIuigi said in Wish strike zone hitting view wasn’t an option:

There's plenty of high level players that use different camera angles. All strike zones are in play, some even go out as far as fish eye, at a point you have to stop blaming your camera angle. You're also handicapping yourself if you're constantly changing it

Not exactly blaming my camera angle but there’s a reason a lot of top players use it. I’m just the kind of guy that likes it to be a consistent playing field. Not crazy about when guys use directional hitting or analog or classic pitching. Not saying it’s better or easier. Just like both sides to be playing the same way. I have been bouncing back and forth between zoom and stroke zone 3. I agree it’s not great to bounce back and fourth. Just parts of both cameras I like and don’t like. Just curious. Not trying to start a war. How do you know how many top players use the more zoomed out cameras?

Sucks that to compete in this game you need to use strike zone hitting view like everyone else. Just looks so terrible. Just wondering if anyone else feels this way. I’ve gotten as high as just below 700 rating in ranked season but can’t push past. Not to mention I refuse to spend my own money on player cards.

I guess what I’m wondering is how many use a hitting view where you see the majority of the batter and have made it to World Series ranking or how many use strike zone cause they feel it’s the only way to compete at a higher level but hate it. I’m not looking for a war here guys. I get it. Just don’t like it and was wondering what you all thought. Thanks.

@mrwonderful95 said in Stop playing ranked seasons its not worth it:

Ranked is a [censored] show. Just patch it already. It’s not fun. What’s the point of DD if ranked is a strikeout fest?

It’s is a strike out fest. It’s close. But something could be tweaked

*where does it tell you what difficulty this event is. I mean I’m getting er done but have had to change my approach for sure.

@tomivory23 said in Best hitting advice:

@elway7751 said in Best hitting advice:

What is the best hitting advice you have received or do? I just played a game and arguably had the worst day ever in terms of contact and striking out. Im not really great but I shouldn't be this bad. It kind of takes the fun out of the game sometimes.

I drop the PCI too much, not sure where the focus should be. The pitchers release and track the ball, pick a spot and stay, or just react like real baseball. Nothing seems to work long term.

What works best for you? I'm curious.

Well it depends. If you want to challenge yourself select directional.

Now try to guess where your opponent is going to throw and power swing every pitch. You might strike out a lot and get those flailing animations. Hang in there. The key is to wait for the inevitable hanging off speed pitch or fastball down the middle....if your patient enough and can bare all those k's you can easily hit solo hrs.

Pro tip* if your batter strikes out and his catcher can't catch or block the 3rd curveballs in the dirt like he did for the first two he might reach 1st. Then this opens up two run shots. Talk about pay dirt...now were cookin!!

Is this a joke bud

@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

@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.

I start at the top of the strike zone and move down. I think most have a tendency to move down. Hard to move it up to the high heat. I also soft focus then focus in on the release point. A lot like real life which is why I love this game. Two things have worked for me as far as pci. I like just tirning off the perfect perfect dots. Reall y declutters the screen can pick the ball up better sometimes I slump a little and change it to just the dots and pith pci circles fades out. Also declutters. One last thing is hitting view. I liked strike zone 3 but have switched to zoom. Really similar but a little closer. A lot of people like strike zone. Might help. I just hate not seeing my batter. I like graphics lol. Good luck. Oh and work the count.

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.