MLB 15 The Show: Directional Hitting Impressions

[mvp_status]

Re: MLB 15 The Show: Directional Hitting Impressions

Definitely prefer Zone. I tried DH for a few games, but I couldn't take having swing & misses in the strike zone despite having "Good" timing. It also seems like I was being penalized for swings that I didn't pick a direction, but that could have been just a small sample size.

[Smallville102001]

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Definitely prefer Zone. I tried DH for a few games, but I couldn't take having swing & misses in the strike zone despite having "Good" timing. It also seems like I was being penalized for swings that I didn't pick a direction, but that could have been just a small sample size.

That is the reason I am not sure if I should do DH or not because even throw you can have good timing and miss a ball with zone or just foul it off with zone I know if that happens it is because I swung either over the ball or under it so it was my fault at least.

[cactusruss]

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Placebo it was taken out of the game 2 out 3 years ago the rumble was still there though.

So a feature was taken out of the game, yet the rumble that told the player that feature was activated was left in, and instructions on how to use that feature were still in the game's instructions?


That's kinda messed up. I mean, it's wasn't a huge feature, but why not take out the rumble and leave it out of the instructions?

[exeter]

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"Still not sure what you're on about, zone + analog is still in the game."


"zone + analog" is technically still in but the meaning has been changed. Now, without the more difficult and vital element of stride removed-- so has the thrill of when one actually lines it all up and makes good contact. The stride element is how one bats when actually playing baseball (if intending to get ball out of infield).


The way they have it now it is more akin to T-ball and/or Softball slap-type swinging (hence previous comment re: new mechanic being for preschoolers and women) where just getting contact is all...........Just wish they would change their minds while on vacation--been trying to get into this year's iteration (love the different sliders for outfielder vs infield).......but ultimately bummed by this aspect

[ksig24]

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So H&V and Nem, are you boys saying that if I were to get a down and in FB and I hold up and in with the right timing that I may "golf" one in the seats?

[franch1se]

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So H&V and Nem, are you boys saying that if I were to get a down and in FB and I hold up and in with the right timing that I may "golf" one in the seats?

Yes.....here is one I hit last night with everything you mentioned.

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[facuevas]

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Yes.....here is one I hit last night with everything you mentioned.

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And that's how Justin Upton hits in real life, always looking for his pitch.
Directional Hitting is perfect for power hitters.

[franch1se]

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And that's how Justin Upton hits in real life, always looking for his pitch.
Directional Hitting is perfect for power hitters.

I've also had great success with having runners on second and using directional hitting to hit the ball to the right side of the infield to advance the runner to third

[sink4ever]

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"Still not sure what you're on about, zone + analog is still in the game."


"zone + analog" is technically still in but the meaning has been changed. Now, without the more difficult and vital element of stride removed-- so has the thrill of when one actually lines it all up and makes good contact. The stride element is how one bats when actually playing baseball (if intending to get ball out of infield).


The way they have it now it is more akin to T-ball and/or Softball slap-type swinging (hence previous comment re: new mechanic being for preschoolers and women) where just getting contact is all...........Just wish they would change their minds while on vacation--been trying to get into this year's iteration (love the different sliders for outfielder vs infield).......but ultimately bummed by this aspect

Listen, I get that people are bummed out that the stride is taken out. And I do wish they had left it in as an option. But you're exaggerating this to the point that it's impossible to take anything you say seriously. Going from flicking down then up on a stick to flicking in just one direction is in no way comparable to going from playing actual baseball to playing T-ball. And stop comparing women to preschoolers, that's just sexist and ignorant.

[HouseKeepinItReal]

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Directional Hitting is my favourite way to hit in all of Baseball games.

That being said, there is no easy way to hit a baseball.

also, zone + analog is now easier because there is no stride and in my opinion it is now = to zone. which is a good thing.

the stride is a complex thing to implement so i am glad its gone even though i loved pure analog and zone-plus i was tired of rarely getting a good stride.

[RangersCruz]

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i just swing with the x button

[dalger21]

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I tried the directional + timing hitting....it's not for me. It's mainly because the timing hitting PCI is still just too random for me. Switched to zone last year and haven't looked back at timing.

[sink4ever]

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I tried the directional + timing hitting....it's not for me. It's mainly because the timing hitting PCI is still just too random for me. Switched to zone last year and haven't looked back at timing.

I believe they got rid of the PCI for timing this year. I was the same way, I hated seeing the PCI way off the mark when I got a pitch down the middle. Now I'm doing directional analog with Dynamic Difficulty and it's been good so far. Unfortunately I've only gotten a few innings in here and there, but should have more of a chance to play soon.

[zcfhxg]

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The way you describe it in the write-up implies that there's a timing element to Directional. If that's the case this is the first time I've heard that.

[Pappy Knuckles]

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Directional hitting is fantastic. I used zone all last year, but there's no way that I'd go back. With zone, I feel like I was so focused on moving the reticle in the right spot that it actually made me a worse hitter. I used to swing at a lot more junk in comparison to my approach this year.