Directional Hitting (This Year) vs Timing Hitting (Last Year)

[aukevin]

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So are you guys mainly just swinging with no influence, or are you trying to influence hits most of the time? In normal batting situations where you aren't worrying about sac flies, moving guys over, etc, what is your directional strategy? I've been playing Zone for so long, I couldn't get a good strategy with this hitting type.

[Chetballard]

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I feel dumb for asking this because it seems like common sense. I am not new to the Show but new to using this directional hitting mechanic. In the past Shows I just used x for contact and square for power,that was all its what i got use too.

When do i try to pull the ball?..meaning what situation makes more sense. Is it better to hit to left or right to try to avoid a double play? I get if you got a guy on 3rd with less that 2 outs try for a fly ball, thats simple.

I guess I am just asking if anyone has any tip and tricks learning when and where to use directional hitting

[videogameprojr]

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I'm still confused about directional hitting...Is directional hitting using the analog stick to hit or just to determine the influence BEFORE the swing? Do you use buttons to hit? Which stick do you use to influence and when can and can't you influence?

[Scrapps]

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Question. In order to use directional hitting, do you have to hold the stick in the desired direction/influence, throughout the swing? Or just tap it, prior to the pitch?


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[DarthRambo]

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You can still see your timing by pressing R2 instead of L3.
Using the directional pad you can toggle between AB log and last pitch.

The last pitch displays timing, but no PCI.

I guess its something in how the game uses timing? There is no PCI with timing...as in thats not what the game uses to determine successful contact?

I know it was there in past years but just an assumption.

Yeah I'm very confused on what the game uses now to determine successful contact now.

Yeah I get that. I did the same thing as far as the size of the PCI and knowing which guys had better plate vision. Now we will have to know their plate vision ratings better and understand it will mean less or more room for error to get good contact.

But knowing your players is part of the game. But I liked that feature and wonder why it was removed as it would dissapear once the pitch was being thrown.

Yeah I guess but there is no point in removing the feature though. Unless there's no PCI anymore for timing hitting? I wonder if Russell has talked about this before?

[Skyboxer]

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Question. In order to use directional hitting, do you have to hold the stick in the desired direction/influence, throughout the swing? Or just tap it, prior to the pitch?


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Hold. At least thats what I do. The camera will also move when you move stick.

[strut24]

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Yeah, just to follow up because I think I've seen a bit of confusion regarding that distinction. Directional hitting has to do with the direction you want to hit the ball, not where the ball is pitched. Now there is a relation as if you choose to pull a pitch, the camera shifts slightly so you have a better view of the inside corner (I'm assuming the camera only shifts if hitting from a behind the batter view, but I'll find out tonight).

I believe you just press the direction once to establish how you want to try to hit the ball (push, pull, ground, air, or some combination). If you don't pick any direction, then it is essentially the same as timing hitting last year.

One last thing - directional hitting cannot be used with zone. You have to pick one or the other.

So is there no setting now for direction of where the ball is pitched? Just what type of hit you want? i guess I am confused as well...

[Gagnon39]

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I'm going to try and make this question as clear and concise as possible.

First, I have always loved MVP Baseball's hitting, even more than zone or timing that can be used on The Show. With that said I was very happy to hear about directional hitting being added this year. But as more information came out, I wasn't so sure. After a few games with it tonight, I think that perhaps it is, in fact what I thought it was. Now here's the question...

Can we use directional hitting in the same manner in which we hit in MVP? In other words, can we wait until the pitch is thrown, move where we want to hit the ball and have influence on it? I know that we can move the camera (and therefore our "direction") after the pitch is thrown but does waiting util the last second to move the directional indicator come with any negative consequences.

My ideal hitting setup is to play with no indicators (yellow bars, which can be turned off), and without the camera moving. I know this setup can be achieved on MLB 15 but again, the question I have is whether or not doing it this way will have negative effects.

My understanding is that the hitting interface is meant to allow hitters to sit on certain zones, inside, low, high, etc. And while I do that from time to time, being able to move where I'm influencing the ball after it is pitched will be the best of both worlds.

I hope my question is clear as it's kind of difficult to explain exactly what's I'm thinking here.

[Heroesandvillains]

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Hold. At least thats what I do. The camera will also move when you move stick.

Wait what? You have to hold the stick?

If that's true that's crazy!

[Gagnon39]

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For guys playing the game (I will be in 2 hours yeah baby!!) are you able to use driectional in real time instead of having it pushed before the pitch.

Can you push the stick in the direction you want while simultaneously pressing the "X" button? Or must you pre load the direction before the pitch. On MVP 2005 you could use directional hitting in real time.

This is pretty much my exact question I have above. Can we move our direction after the pitch is thrown without having some major negative effects?

[COMMISSIONERHBK9]

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Can u hold it pre pitch or u have to hold it when ball is released ?

[Gagnon39]

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Can u hold it pre pitch or u have to hold it when ball is released ?

You can hold it pre-pitch. In fact I think that's how's it is supposed to be used. I'm curious if you can use it the very last second like in MVP.

[Dolenz]

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I think the devs said, during a stream that you can use the Direction Mechanic right up until you swing, but I don't remember which stream.

Directional hitting is not the same as Guess Pitch they are separate mechanics and can both be used as I believe others have said.

I personally don't think direction hitting affects the contact but trying to pull an outside pitch is likely not going to work out as well as trying to pull a pitch on the inside.

I think you have to hold the stick and not just tap it. The reason I say this is that when you release the stick pre-pitch the camera goes back to normal. Also if it just required a tap then there is no mechanic to cancel it and just go back to a normal swing.

I have played exclusively with this batting method and have had mixed success. I hit the Cubs Pretty well with it but when I did the Playoff mode Kershaw and the Dodger pitchers shut me down pretty well.

[Armor and Sword]

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You can hold it pre-pitch. In fact I think that's how's it is supposed to be used. I'm curious if you can use it the very last second like in MVP.

I can confirm it works like MVP.

I just trucked a HR with Gary Ward (1987 Yankees) high fast ball...pressed up on the stick..normal swing...bombed one into the RC.

I went the other way with Winfield to right field on an outside pitch...ripped it down the line for a double pushing the stick to the right while at the same time I pressed normal swing.

IT WORKS!!!!

I am in LOVE!!!

[HokieB]

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I was the OP for this thread and was wondering if not using Directional Hitting was going to effect my HRs.

I played 3 games last night and had two HRs in each, and never used Directional Hitting. So I can confirm that you can still have success with just a Timing Hitting approach.

This game is fricken' amazeballz BTW!