I always play on Zone hitting but I never quite understood exactly why the hitting reticle sometimes becomes smaller or larger after guessing a pitch incorrectly. Can anyone explain this to me?
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Re: Question about Zone hitting
Guessing a pitch correctly or incorrectly has an embedded boost and/or penalty attached to it.
It's like gambling.
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I'm talking specifically about the size of the reticle when guessing incorrectly.
What causes it to become larger despite the bad guess?Comment
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I am sorry I should have been more clear. I meant to say when I guess both LOCATION and PITCH is when I notice the size change.
Is it signaling to me that I guessed one of those things correctly?Comment
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If I'm correct, it gets bigger if the pitch or the location is what you guessed. If both, it lights up yellow and red. If you guessed both wrong it shrinksComment
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Re: Question about Zone hitting
Guessing correctly on the pitch provides an increase in POWER.
Guessing correctly on location provides an increase in Contact.
Guessing incorrectly, punishes the same way.Comment
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Re: Question about Zone hitting
From the in-game Strategy Guide:
"When guessing both type and location, both must be correct for you to see any feedback and receive a contact bonus. Guessing either or both wrong is treated as the same result and incurs a small contact and power penalty. When guessing wrong, don't be afraid to swing at a good pitch. You'll want to be selective and work the count. If you guess every pitch, you'll get a correct guess roughly once an at-bat. Pay attention to pitch location on correct guesses, as this can mean the difference between a home run, foul, or miss.
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Since guessing only type or only location will give you valuable timing information even when you guess wrong, the timing window is always narrowed regardless of the guess result. Additional contact and power penalties apply if you swing when guessing wrong. This reflects the hesitation in the batter swinging at a pitch he wasn't initially looking for. Lastly, guess pitch balance is adjusted when facing pitchers with only three pitches or when guessing against a pitcher's less frequent pitches.
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When guessing zone there is a small bonus region added to the edge of the guessed zone, granting you extra coverage. This means that all guessed zones will cover a pitch dead center and overlap beyond what the OSD shows. This bonus region is bigger on Rookie and smaller on Legend. It's also smaller on Classic.
On higher difficulties, the bonuses for guessing correctly are smaller and the penalties are bigger. There are also small adjustments to compensate for pitchers with only three pitch types."Comment
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