Batting Help

[Buckaloo]

I use pure analog (just easier for me) but I don't know how to influence hits this year, last year was obvious. Could someone please tell me how to influence fly balls and right and left field. It says hold R2 and press R stick to direction you want but when I do I go into bunt stance, am I missing something? Please explain as I loved influencing hits to move runners or sac fly. Thanks in advance

[KMRblue1027]

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Isn't it pre-pitch you use triangle plus a stick direction? I never use it but maybe I should start trying to cut down on all the fly balls.

[nemesis04]

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Just input the command while doing a practice swing and the batter will not go into a bunt stance. You still use R2 and the right stick.

[NicoFrost]

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I don't mean to rob your thread but I don't like starting new ones and this one seemed like a good place, but I could use all the help I can get for batting...

I have a problem with swinging at everything. I've tried to "calm down" and be patient, but when I do then I mis out on some meaty looking pitches and still strike out. I feel like I have the worst eye EVER! I can't tell if a ball is going out of the strike zone for the life of me. I've swung at pitch outs, and balls that are about to hit me. I've tried a few different camera angles, I've tried different batting controls. (Analog worked decent in the past but have been doing button this year)

This game is pretty awesome but I'm so terrible at batting it's kind of ruining it for me. Is there any tips anyone has? how about a good camera angle that will help? perhaps some sliders? any help would be great!

Again, don't mean to rob your thread. Sorry.

[natural320]

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Just input the command while doing a practice swing and the batter will not go into a bunt stance. You still use R2 and the right stick.

that's what it says in the controls...but is it working? tried 2 bunts last night, and neither were influenced at all. I had wanted to bunt at the first baseman both times, so: R2 then flick right, then hold up early for a sac bunt attempt. both pitches were middle-ish on the plate (definitely not IN)...one went to third and the other to the pitcher, but on the third base side.

just bad luck for me I suppose?

[natural320]

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Is there any tips anyone has? how about a good camera angle that will help?

patience helps

BUT, if you aren't seeing the ball, it is hard to be patient! I really like the pure analog hitting, so I always recommend that. also, a custom camera angle works wonders (it's a shame they don't save at the moment). so my compromise was to get to a camera that I could quickly tweak (my PERFECT one take me, seriously, like 10+ minutes to get to).

IMO, the "catcher zoom 2" is a solid base. then make these edits: 1. zoom out so you can see the entire plate 2. right stick UP to angle the camera down. have the top of the strike zone indicator level with 2nd base (tweak this up or down a bit after seeing a few pitches back in the game), and 3. ever so slightly offset the camera using R2. if you are using a righty while editing move the stick slightly LEFT. this has the field of view more realistic to the batters box that your hitter is in. during gameplay, it flips the offset depending on which handedness the batter is. it's really cool.

this gives you a feeling of almost being in the box with the hitter, and it really helps (me at least) to read the pitches better. give it a shot...couldn't hurt right?

[Buckaloo]

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I use batter view catcher 2, it shows whole zone from all four sides and is back far enouug to let you gauge where ball will end up after pitch

[nemesis04]

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that's what it says in the controls...but is it working? tried 2 bunts last night, and neither were influenced at all. I had wanted to bunt at the first baseman both times, so: R2 then flick right, then hold up early for a sac bunt attempt. both pitches were middle-ish on the plate (definitely not IN)...one went to third and the other to the pitcher, but on the third base side.

just bad luck for me I suppose?

The swing influence system was not designed to be an overriding force. Other factors come into play when determing hit outcome. Just because you input the command does not mean that specific hit type will occur.

[natural320]

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well yeah, I totally agree with that. I've played the game for over 25 years, and it isn't THAT easy but if I can take an 80mph, that isn't thrown at my dome, and roll it in the general direction of the right side of the infield, I thought a video game professional could do something similar

however, you know kids these days...nobody is working on bunting anymore. now that I think about it, I should be happy he didn't pop it up or outright miss the ball!