Convince me to switch to directional hitting

[hyacinth1]

Re: Convince me to switch to directional hitting

Zone is like the old HIgh Heat games and more like real life baseball. You point to where the ball is and swing at that point.

Directional is more like the old MVP series. You swing on timing and you try to influence the direction.

Analog is more like the old MLB 2K series. Self explanatory.

I really love they gave the player all these options on batting. They respected the gamer and the last 15 years of videogaming and gave us all the options of those old games.

I've been a Zone guy for many years but getting older I feel like the learning curve for zone this year is too much for me. I tried out directional tonight and got the best results. I had some really good variety of hits with directional tonight.

I really liked analog too because it made the game more casual for me and I was more relaxed. I liked what one poster said that analog seems to feel more realistic and natural and based on player ratings.

Thanks for the tip about pressing the power or contact button first for analog. did not know that. Now does that work with the setting as Analog and Flick? Or you have to put it on button?

[v356535]

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I used to just use timing back in like 2010 but then they added directional and it just didn't feel like there was a big hit variety and I just wasn't good at it anymore, as said earlier went to zone and never looked back

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[kooch66]

Re: Convince me to switch to directional hitting

One thing to keep in mind is that the batter's attributes are slightly diminished in directional to compensate for the fact that you don't have to aim and it's only timing based. So if you are looking for the best results possible in terms of getting hits, like when playing online, zone is the way to go, so long as you're decent with the PCI.

If you're a PCI master and you want more "realistic" results offline, then sure direction will probably help out with that. Though I'd also suggest legend difficulty and adjusting the sliders.

Lastly, remember that you can strategically use both modes in the same game. I usually start online games in directional because I don't track well with the PCI, but if my opponent is painting corners or constantly throwing the same stuff (high fastballs or low sinkers, etc) then I'll switch to zone and sit on something, which works ridiculously well against a predictable pitcher. So if a pitcher is mixing up spots and speeds I usually stick with directional and try to just focus on timing but if they are predictable I switch to zone and use it as a pseudo guess pitch.

[The JareBear]

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Directional/timing has always given me the most outstanding hit variety. Zone has always given me best pure results. For example, in ROTTS I was hitting .240 after 12 games, switched to zone and have raised the average to .330.




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[ManiacMatt1782]

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Are you a bad player or a decent player. Directional's lack of control will help bad players as it takes the skill of aiming the swing out of the equation. On the same token, it will hamper a good player for the same exact reasons.

[The JareBear]

Re: Convince me to switch to directional hitting

Are you a bad player or a decent player. Directional's lack of control will help bad players as it takes the skill of aiming the swing out of the equation. On the same token, it will hamper a good player for the same exact reasons.

Technically you are correct, but I kind of feel defensive about this, lol

Some decent players prefer directional/timing for emphasis on ratings over player skill. It's kind of like the "strategy over skill" approach to Madden.

Sorry it's not like your post was an insult or anything, I just felt compelled to share my two cents


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[andrewochs615]

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I have a question regarding directional hitting. How do I steal an individual base with directional hitting using flick? I know you are supposed to use the left stick to point to the guy lets say on first and then hit R2. But I think that only activated the directional hitting to try to hit a ball to right field because both my runners started to steal.

[RoyceDa59]

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I will say this the feeling you get from crushing a pitch high and inside with Zone hitting is something I never feel with Directional hitting.

[MoneyMan17]

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For me I like it because it lets the ratings do more of the hitting, rather than my personal skill. I mean I'm a Show vet so it's not like I'm terrible but I just like how I feel like ratings are more involved rather than me. You can always adjust the timing sliders and other sliders to make it more challenging.

[Padgoi]

Re: Convince me to switch to directional hitting

I can't play on anything except Zone. I want to feel like I'm winning or losing, not the computer dictating.

[ManiacMatt1782]

Re: Convince me to switch to directional hitting

Technically you are correct, but I kind of feel defensive about this, lol

Some decent players prefer directional/timing for emphasis on ratings over player skill. It's kind of like the "strategy over skill" approach to Madden.

Sorry it's not like your post was an insult or anything, I just felt compelled to share my two cents


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All good. I am for reasonable discussion. But I think Zone plays more strategy than directional as well. Say you have been getting peppered up and in by a guy. You can hold the PCI in that zone and sit on a pitch.

For the guys who want to see greater hit variety in their offline seasons, it's good. I feel it's a bit of a cop out to use competetively for online play but at higher levels of play it also becomes a hinderence.

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[The JareBear]

Re: Convince me to switch to directional hitting

Do you prefer PCI on or off?


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[stevostl]

Re: Convince me to switch to directional hitting

Some decent players prefer directional/timing for emphasis on ratings over player skill. It's kind of like the "strategy over skill" approach to Madden.

but there is strategy when using the zone against another playing H2H.. that's how I bat.. putting my cursor in the location I am always predicting my opponents pitch tendencies... it's more about Strategy to me when using the PCI against another human than directional and that is exactly why I use it for that very reason.. you are rewarded more for figuring out the other pitchers pitch tendencies weaknesses when using the PCI than directional for sure...

now if you are playing offline only against the CPU.. I would agree that directional is more strategic then... but not for online in H2H for me

[stevostl]

Re: Convince me to switch to directional hitting

All good. I am for reasonable discussion. But I think Zone plays more strategy than directional as well. Say you have been getting peppered up and in by a guy. You can hold the PCI in that zone and sit on a pitch.

For the guys who want to see greater hit variety in their offline seasons, it's good. I feel it's a bit of a cop out to use competetively for online play but at higher levels of play it also becomes a hinderence.

sorry just read this after my last post

Yes..you are 100% correct with everything you just said except I don't feel it's a cop out if someone uses directional in online play just like I don't care if someone uses classic pitching in online play against me. I am fine with every user being able to use whatever hitting and pitching interface they decide and most comfortable with in online play

[Mike Lowe]

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I used to use directional, but shouldn't ratings also take into affect a player's timing? If you want only ratings to matter, a console game might defeat some of that utopia you're after.

Which is why I have been using zone because it takes into account ratings--perhaps more than most realize-- but also user input...and it's just way more fun.