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Any one else have Eugenio Suarez as #26 in their game?

@trunner4_psn said in Any other Pure Analog Hitters Out There?:

@osimp8_psn said in Any other Pure Analog Hitters Out There?:

@trunner4_psn said in Any other Pure Analog Hitters Out There?:

OK, since I started playing with the Show 18, I have followed the "Online Youtube Guru's" to do zone/button. I'm ok at it ( I suck with online play) but I really need to try this Pure Analog/Stride thing. So what is the best setting for using it? Will I have a huge learning curve?

I got started using Pure Analog because I was used to playing the MLB 2K games on XBOX. The nice part is it seems more natural with pulling back on the stick and the hitter loading up, and then pushing forward and they swing. Only part that is frustrating is when you time a ball and hit an easy pop-up or grounder because the PCI is not user controlled. Makes it more realistic in my opinion because not every hitter squares up pitches that all are over the place which can tend to happen when people are really good at using Zone hitting. I recommend starting on Veteran difficulty to get the hang of things, for some reason on Rookie the pitches seem extra slow to me and it screws up my timing for Veteran and All-Star. I definitely think it has a smaller learning curve than Zone hitting, because you aren’t having to control the PCI and time your swing. Let me know how it goes!

Thanks,@osimp8_PSN I gave it a try yesterday and got frustrated in trying to complete some of the Tony Kemp stuff. It really felt not to consistant. Forget trying to hit a HR with him using the flick. Maybe I need more time but the game moves fast if I take to much time to learn a new trick. Do you use flick of stride? Is there a timing thing with when to pull back to stride? Any thoughts?

I like the stride hitting. I think the best time to pull back is when the pitcher is coming to the end of their leg kick, but that might not be for everyone.

@buddyhightower_xbl said in Any other Pure Analog Hitters Out There?:

I used Pure Analog for about 10 days, just getting my timing down and learning to lay off bad pitches.
So after getting comfortable with that, I switched back to zone but stuck with the right stick on flick mode (instead of using the buttons to swing).
So now I'm using zone+flick and I love it.
PA is good against the CPU, all you do is wait on a meatball and swing, but against other humans who put the ball right on the corners and don't throw meatballs, zone is required and kind of easier.
If I noticed the guy that I am playing likes to go back to a certain spot often, I'll just sit on that spot and wait....BOOM.

I’d like to be able to use Zone and Analog, but I just can’t do both at once! Props to you for the masterful Hand-Eye Coordination!

@trunner4_psn said in Any other Pure Analog Hitters Out There?:

OK, since I started playing with the Show 18, I have followed the "Online Youtube Guru's" to do zone/button. I'm ok at it ( I suck with online play) but I really need to try this Pure Analog/Stride thing. So what is the best setting for using it? Will I have a huge learning curve?

I got started using Pure Analog because I was used to playing the MLB 2K games on XBOX. The nice part is it seems more natural with pulling back on the stick and the hitter loading up, and then pushing forward and they swing. Only part that is frustrating is when you time a ball and hit an easy pop-up or grounder because the PCI is not user controlled. Makes it more realistic in my opinion because not every hitter squares up pitches that all are over the place which can tend to happen when people are really good at using Zone hitting. I recommend starting on Veteran difficulty to get the hang of things, for some reason on Rookie the pitches seem extra slow to me and it screws up my timing for Veteran and All-Star. I definitely think it has a smaller learning curve than Zone hitting, because you aren’t having to control the PCI and time your swing. Let me know how it goes!

@xmartiiniix_xbl said in Any other Pure Analog Hitters Out There?:

@joshjays44_psn said in Any other Pure Analog Hitters Out There?:

@xmartiiniix_xbl said in Any other Pure Analog Hitters Out There?:

Pure analog is so bad right now I almost feel forced to switch it.

Stick with it friend!! don't move to the button mashing PCI casual side cause soon after you might be tempted to play DD and then its all over for you!!

I’ve been using analog since way back with 2k. Definitely not switching. It’s just frustrating.

2K is what got me started on using the stick to hit too!

Just wanted to see what others who use Pure Analog Hitting are thinking of the game so far this year. Seems to be a lot more difficult to get solid hits. Double plays, mile high fly balls, and pop-ups to the catcher are very common occurrences for me this year. How about you guys?

@blueiron15_mlbts said in Double Plays for Everybody:

@osimp8_psn said in Double Plays for Everybody:

Doesn’t matter who I play, who is hitting for me, where the pitch is located, or how good my timing is, anytime I get a runner on first i ground into a double play. I seriously had 6 (SIX) freaking double plays turned on me against the Fernanado Valenzuela Showdown boss... on Veteran. I think when Mike Piazza, Jeff Bagwell, Yordan Alvarez, Max Muncy, and Jose Abreu square up pitches with good timing they hit liners or home runs. NOT ground balls right to infielders for easy double plays. The hit timing logic is so bad. Hitting .200 with perfect timing and .125 with good timing probably.

If you are below 8 runs, you can steal 1st and 2nd base and the cather won't throw the ball no matter who you are trying to the steal the bag with.

As for double plays, if you have runner on first the ai will always throw 2 pitches either below in the strike zone or outside strike zone. Usually just wait below the strike zone with your pci for a hit or take the first two pitches.

Thanks for the advice, I’ll have to try it out!

@gohardgrandpa said in Double Plays for Everybody:

How many pitches was he at when you finished

I’m not sure the last time I did it, but the time before I hit into 3 or 4 double plays and I worked him to 90 pitches.

Doesn’t matter who I play, who is hitting for me, where the pitch is located, or how good my timing is, anytime I get a runner on first i ground into a double play. I seriously had 6 (SIX) freaking double plays turned on me against the Fernanado Valenzuela Showdown boss... on Veteran. I think when Mike Piazza, Jeff Bagwell, Yordan Alvarez, Max Muncy, and Jose Abreu square up pitches with good timing they hit liners or home runs. NOT ground balls right to infielders for easy double plays. The hit timing logic is so bad. Hitting .200 with perfect timing and .125 with good timing probably.

Holy cow this moment is literally impossible. Hard enough to get 8 totals bases in one game, but the pitchers don’t throw strikes and when they do they are on the black in the bottom of the zone which equals ground balls. Then, it turns out the Braves have 9 gold glovers on their team and any ball that is hit and doesn’t leave the yard is an out. How in the world am I supposed to get 8 TBs when pitchers don’t throw strikes and the defense doesn’t allow any hits.