Why is batting timing so off in MLB 15?

[Artman22]

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14 is definitely different than 15...Im sure of it. When I play online...EVERYTHING is late...never was the case last year. I know it has something to do with the syncing up the ball to the bat this year...unlike previous years. What a shame.

This is exactly what I mean. When playing online it's like the syncing of the ball and bat has a big delay or something. I've been playing MLB games for years. Maybe it's something they did to avoid all the ugly choppyness that use to always happen when batting in previous MLB the show games.


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[32MJ32]

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I can't help anyone who genuinely thinks the mechanic is broken/different this year, but for those who have a rough game here and there...

Check the opposing pitcher's ratings. I recently spent 5 innings making solid contact and getting nowhere/frustrated - 0 hits - before I reviewed my opponent: Foltynewicz, in 2018 of a franchise, who had 99 for H/9.

Getting hits off him was obviously going to be very difficult and it was nigh on impossible once he got his confidence up. Consider your strategy and adjust accordingly - base hits aren't the only way to score runs.

[Cezar24]

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I had a feeling something was off with the hitting after watching all those twitch streams before the game came out and even the developers couldn't hit the ball. It's a shame that the hitting window and crazy routine errors in the OF are sucking the fun out of the game for me this year. Maybe just the odd numbered years are messed up. 13 had issues too while 14 was ok. Here's to 16 being back to normal.

[cbrown119]

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I was having problems also with this years version. Striking out a lot and hitting tappers to the mound. My timing was always early or late - rarely "good". I messed with the sliders, moving the timing window to 10. Still I wasn't seeing better results.

Then I decided to use the replay camera with a top down look at my swing. That's when I saw that I was consistently swinging before the ball arrived - just like the feedback said. So I figured it's a depth perception problem. My solution was simply adjusting the batter camera. I did not change my current camera - I just zoomed in a couple of clicks. Since I did that, I am getting better contact and hitting with power. I still get fooled on pitches, but have received more and more " good" timing swings.

Just my two cents. Hope it helps some people.

[dubplate]

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There is definitely an issue with contact this year. For every 100 times I have good timing I may get a hit 10-15 of them. The others are foul balls or really high pop-ups.

It is extremely frustrating.

[TheWarmWind]

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There is definitely an issue with contact this year. For every 100 times I have good timing I may get a hit 10-15 of them. The others are foul balls or really high pop-ups.

It is extremely frustrating.

I agree but it's a lot better than previous years. Keep in mind that depending on pitch location you WANT to be either early or late. I've still had the maddening meatball down the middle with perfect timing turning into a double play, but now it is a rarity as opposed to in the past where it seemed like your timing and location rarely mattered. Most of the time it was like the game had already decided what the result was before you even swung the bat.

Could still use some improvement, but compared to previous years I'd say it's fixed.

[Artman22]

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I agree but it's a lot better than previous years. Keep in mind that depending on pitch location you WANT to be either early or late. I've still had the maddening meatball down the middle with perfect timing turning into a double play, but now it is a rarity as opposed to in the past where it seemed like your timing and location rarely mattered. Most of the time it was like the game had already decided what the result was before you even swung the bat.



Could still use some improvement, but compared to previous years I'd say it's fixed.

I completely disagree. This year to me it's horrible. It's almost impossible to pull a fastball no matter how fast your swing. The timing is way off..


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[TheWarmWind]

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I completely disagree. This year to me it's horrible. It's almost impossible to pull a fastball no matter how fast your swing. The timing is way off..


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A lot of people are finding that there tv is causing problems this year due to the amount of lag between your ps4 and your tv. Make sure your TV is in game mode if it has one to reduce lag. I've got a Samsung Plasma and it works like a dream, but I tried playing the show on a brand new LCD/LED hybrid and it was exactly how you describe, impossible to pull a fastball and pretty much a dice roll when it comes to timing. Didn't really matter how I changed the settings it was unplayable.

[HozAndMoose]

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I have no issue pulling any fastball.

[HustlinOwl]

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I have no issue pulling any fastball.

Me neither dudes need to hit cages or move to lower difficulty


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[Artman22]

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A lot of people are finding that there tv is causing problems this year due to the amount of lag between your ps4 and your tv. Make sure your TV is in game mode if it has one to reduce lag. I've got a Samsung Plasma and it works like a dream, but I tried playing the show on a brand new LCD/LED hybrid and it was exactly how you describe, impossible to pull a fastball and pretty much a dice roll when it comes to timing. Didn't really matter how I changed the settings it was unplayable.

I'm playing on a panasonic plasma that has very low input lag and I've been using this same TV for a couple of years with no problem on previous MLB versions.

I have no issue pulling any fastball.

I didn't have it either until this years version.


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[TheWarmWind]

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I don't know what to say dude. It seems that some people are good with the timing this year, while others find it completely off.

Personally, I find that the timing is vastly improved this year, but that it's way less forgiving than previous years. Combine that with the new look of the ball coming in at the plate, and it can make timing a fireball pitcher a nightmare.

If a pitcher can reach 97 MPH, I usually have to make the decision to swing based on his release point, not the pitch itself. Even without guess pitch on, I constantly have to guess pitch with those guys because it's the only chance I have to get good contact. Watching the pitch will only result in late/off timing. Changeups have always been my bane and this year it's doubly true. Yet despite all of that I rarely ever feel that the game cheated me. It's just a really, really tough game.

There are a lot of people who had to turn down the difficulty this year. I'm playing rookie with zone. I probably could play veteran, but that's only after 300 + ABs with the rookie setting.

One last tip, if you're playing in franchise keep in mind that you have to actively select the weather or else it will always be clear skies. I know it sounds strange but mixing up the weather conditions had a huge impact on my ability to see the ball and make solid contact.

[bigd51]

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I don't know what to say dude. It seems that some people are good with the timing this year, while others find it completely off.

Personally, I find that the timing is vastly improved this year, but that it's way less forgiving than previous years. Combine that with the new look of the ball coming in at the plate, and it can make timing a fireball pitcher a nightmare.

If a pitcher can reach 97 MPH, I usually have to make the decision to swing based on his release point, not the pitch itself. Even without guess pitch on, I constantly have to guess pitch with those guys because it's the only chance I have to get good contact. Watching the pitch will only result in late/off timing. Changeups have always been my bane and this year it's doubly true. Yet despite all of that I rarely ever feel that the game cheated me. It's just a really, really tough game.

There are a lot of people who had to turn down the difficulty this year. I'm playing rookie with zone. I probably could play veteran, but that's only after 300 + ABs with the rookie setting.

One last tip, if you're playing in franchise keep in mind that you have to actively select the weather or else it will always be clear skies. I know it sounds strange but mixing up the weather conditions had a huge impact on my ability to see the ball and make solid contact.

Like you said, it's going to be different with each individual. Based on the amount of customization you have available to you in the game, it's all about finding what suits you.

With me, I was like everyone else with being late and not being able to hit a changeup to save my life. Then, I decided to mess around with sliders and changed camera views and now, I no longer have trouble hitting or with timing. I'm using a custom camera angle from behind the pitcher and that more than anything has helped my timing the most. Even with pitch speed set to 8, I can locate fastballs easier and quicker and same with other pitches... and all while I've never even attempted batting from behind the pitcher before. I found if you adjust the camera behind the pitcher to line up the pitcher's release point with the center of the strike zone, you see the 'true' trajectory instead of the 'perceived' sharper trajectories from behind the plate, especially with sliders going away from the pitchers throwing arm. That's the best way I know to describe it.

All I'm going to say is, don't be afraid to experiment outside of your normal playing to find the right style of playing. And no one should put too much weight on what difficulty you play at. With sliders, you can make rookie play like hall of fame and vice versa, so it really doesn't matter what it's set at. Only thing that matters is finding the right combination of everything together.

And weather can play a part with me as well. Depending on the stadium, some I can play better with clear skies, some I play better with overcast. Rarely choose rain because I never get the feeling in game that it's raining because you barely see any of it. I want it to actually look like it's raining if I'm playing in the rain.

[KBLover]

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I completely disagree. This year to me it's horrible. It's almost impossible to pull a fastball no matter how fast your swing. The timing is way off..

I almost wish I had your problem - maybe the game would stop telling me I'm early all the time lol.

Seriously, though, fastballs aren't the issue I have with the timing window. It's the offspeed stuff. That and too many grounders still. So annoying to have irl 50% flyball hitters hit most of their non-line drive on the ground when pulling.

[junubu]

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I was having the same issues with timing and squaring up pitches using Directional, so I knocked the pitch speed slider down a tick while increasing the solid contact slider 1 tick. Seems to be helping.