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[Charvalos]

Personnally, I feel like the CPU is much more rewarded with a good swing than the User. I can hit a ball right in the middle of the strike zone with a good swing with a great hitter and to see a lazy flyball or a weak groundball while the CPU has always a good hit, even with a bad hitter, where he hits a groundball right between the infielders, a popup just between the infielders & outfielders or good line drive.

Just for example on the last match I played, I had "only" 5 hits after 6 innings. I simulated the end of the match and my team finished with 13 hits.

[impressions]

Quote: Originally Posted by iorg16

that's the main bottom line. I would guess 75% of the people on here have never even picked up a real baseball or played a game in real life. They just don't understand the game. They all just want swing at first pitch 500 foot home runs. When they don't get them, "the game needs tweaking".

I don't think everything should be a homerun, but it should at least be a hit when the ball is dead center of my zone down the middle of the plate and I have good timing. Way too many pop fly balls on those type of hits.

I'm okay with 1-2 hits like that going no where, but when it happens 5-6 times a game it gets stupid.

[gp005]

Quote: Originally Posted by Charvalos

Personnally, I feel like the CPU is much more rewarded with a good swing than the User. I can hit a ball right in the middle of the strike zone with a good swing with a great hitter and to see a lazy flyball or a weak groundball while the CPU has always a good hit, even with a bad hitter, where he hits a groundball right between the infielders, a popup just between the infielders & outfielders or good line drive. Just for example on the last match I played, I had "only" 5 hits after 6 innings. I simulated the end of the match and my team finished with 13 hits.

i think CPU has an advantage on everything.... ive played 110 games in my franchise all with auto fielding , baserunning and throwing.. ive been caught staeling 26 time and picked off at least 10 times... CPU 2 caught stealing and no pick offs...lol ...
i just played a game where everything felt "scripted" ( i hate using that word) but its how it felt... melvin upton fouled off everything , balls in the dirt, up high, everything.. finally he gets a swinging bunt safe at first... ok (the score is 5-4 for me Btm 8th) next batter is joe mauer.. first pitch strike down the middle which Russ martin drops and upton breaks for 2nd.. martin throws to second and upton is out by a mile, NO WAIT tulo cant catch E6, Upton safe at 2nd... hahhaha.. mauer then hits an oppo field single off the wall against a lefty!
next batter is Altuve (im playing against the astros) and i see the hit and run pop up, so like anyone would i throw the ball way out the strike zone, mauer breaks and off course Altuve hits a single the advances mauer to 3rd..(i dont even know how he reached the ball, he's 5'4 lol... the ball was so far outside)
i just couldnt finish the rest of the game and i dont know if i wanna play again

i dont mind losing but not like this...
maybe im just venting here and most likely will play the game first thing in the morning.... hahaha

[The Chef]

Quote: Originally Posted by impressions

I don't think everything should be a homerun, but it should at least be a hit when the ball is dead center of my zone down the middle of the plate and I have good timing. Way too many pop fly balls on those type of hits. I'm okay with 1-2 hits like that going no where, but when it happens 5-6 times a game it gets stupid.

Thing is there are many factors involved and if it played out the way you seem to prefer it then those ratings would be pointless. Timing is great but it only means you weren't late or in front of the pitch, but it has nothing to do with the placement of the bat obviously. I assume when you say "dead center of my zone" you're referencing the batting reticule and not meaning dead center of the plate?

The thing is vision plays into the ability to square it up so maybe that player has poor vision so even though you lined it up well that particular players vision came into play and he didn't make solid contact. Is that player suffering through a cold streak? Is the opposing pitcher sporting a solid H/9 rating? Is the opposing pitcher on a hot streak of their own?

I just played LA last night and they had Kershaw on the mound. He has a 90+ H/9 rating and multiple times I had good timing yet I swung and missed (I use directional for hitting) and Kershaw ended up striking me out 16 times (19 total) so it was a rather disgusting performance. Having said that I did connect on a solo HR but that was all the offense I could muster on my way to a 3-1 loss.

Basically having it lined up and having good timing shouldn't produce consistent results if we all want an actual simulation style experience.

[Charvalos]

The last match I played was even worst :

- I had at least 10 ball which ended right to the middle of the strike zone and none have been hit for a base hit despite a good timing with a very good hitter.
- I had 4-5 pitches where the ball didn't hit the bat but passed right through the bat.

I'm glad that Madden is coming soon. I really enjoyed playing MLB The Show at the beginning but the last patches have just messed the game.

[Padgoi]

Quote: Originally Posted by gp005

i think CPU has an advantage on everything.... ive played 110 games in my franchise all with auto fielding , baserunning and throwing.. ive been caught staeling 26 time and picked off at least 10 times... CPU 2 caught stealing and no pick offs...lol ... i just played a game where everything felt "scripted" ( i hate using that word) but its how it felt... melvin upton fouled off everything , balls in the dirt, up high, everything.. finally he gets a swinging bunt safe at first... ok (the score is 5-4 for me Btm 8th) next batter is joe mauer.. first pitch strike down the middle which Russ martin drops and upton breaks for 2nd.. martin throws to second and upton is out by a mile, NO WAIT tulo cant catch E6, Upton safe at 2nd... hahhaha.. mauer then hits an oppo field single off the wall against a lefty! next batter is Altuve (im playing against the astros) and i see the hit and run pop up, so like anyone would i throw the ball way out the strike zone, mauer breaks and off course Altuve hits a single the advances mauer to 3rd..(i dont even know how he reached the ball, he's 5'4 lol... the ball was so far outside) i just couldnt finish the rest of the game and i dont know if i wanna play again i dont mind losing but not like this... maybe im just venting here and most likely will play the game first thing in the morning.... hahaha

No matter what anyone says, things like this have existed in every rendition of the show and will continue to. Basically the game is "balancing" itself in the sense that you can't win every game. I've had countless experiences like this over the years. I've had a few rage quits but after a while you have to just to learn to accept the good with the bad.

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[countryboy]

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[gp005]

hahha no conspiracies here man.. ive been playing this game a long time and have taken my share of loses.. heck, i've still never won a world series but when crap like this happens, it just makes me shake my head!

the games before these posts, i lost 10-4 and 10-3 and i never felt cheated or "scripted" i was just crap.. im 62-50 and in a heated race