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  • Blazzen
    Pro
    • Mar 2008
    • 786

    #16
    Re: So, just use directional hitting now?

    I think the new ball physics have something to do with how zone hitting is performing.

    First 2 games I played as my braves I only managed 1 run. Third game I started getting the hang of it and I managed 5 runs on 12 hits, 2 of them were homeruns and I banged another ball off the wall.

    I'm playing on default hall of fame.

    I think I was just out of practice.

    Pitching wise to the CPU it feels pretty good. I lost 1-0 first game, 3-1 second game, won the third game 5-3. That's a 2.59 ERA so that's within reason if not on the low end. I'm using default hall of fame meter pitching.
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    • bucknut7
      Pro
      • Jul 2007
      • 964

      #17
      Re: So, just use directional hitting now?

      Directional hitting is, and always has been, easier than the other options. Seems obvious to me that if you want directional hitting, you should probably tone sliders down a bit.

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      • stevostl
        Pro
        • Aug 2015
        • 558

        #18
        Re: So, just use directional hitting now?

        I have not been able to connect online at all yet but I have been using zone offline and crushing the ball..

        but since I seen this post I'm going to try directional again and see.. I never liked it before as last year zone seems easier for me especially for online H2H... for me zone is a must use if you play online H2H

        but maybe directional is better now online and I will test it.

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        • SuicideSqueeze
          Rookie
          • May 2016
          • 144

          #19
          Re: So, just use directional hitting now?

          If directional hitting involves timing and player stats, does zone hitting involve player stats as well or is it just about timing and pci placement?

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          • kooch66
            Rookie
            • Oct 2008
            • 179

            #20
            Re: So, just use directional hitting now?

            Originally posted by ROTTEN
            Im tired of fighting with zone. I find to get good at it you have to play ....... a lot. If you stop playing for a few days its like starting all over. Dont have time for that **** anymore. Might make the leap to directional for good this year.
            You can use the PCI in zone to sit on a spot, too. You don't have to try to track every pitch. This is especially useful in h2h, as real people tend to be more predictable.

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            • Gymbo3959
              Rookie
              • May 2014
              • 47

              #21
              Re: So, just use directional hitting now?

              I'm pretty much crushing it w/ directional hitting right now. I will definitely have to adjust the sliders and re-evaluate every 10 games ir so. So long as I have them right by the time the OS rosters are released I'll be happy. I use this time as a pseudo spring training to get all the settings/sliders right.
              Last edited by Gymbo3959; 03-29-2017, 11:20 AM.

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              • gman2774
                MVP
                • Mar 2004
                • 1067

                #22
                Re: So, just use directional hitting now?

                Originally posted by Gymbo3959
                I'm pretty much crushing it w/ directional hitting right now. I will definitely have to adjust the sliders and re-evaluate every 10 games ir so. So long as I have them right by the time the OS rosters are released I'll be happy. I use this time as a pseudo spring training to get all the settings/sliders right.


                Dynamic difficulty could be an option as well.


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                • stevostl
                  Pro
                  • Aug 2015
                  • 558

                  #23
                  Re: So, just use directional hitting now?

                  Originally posted by kooch66
                  You can use the PCI in zone to sit on a spot, too. You don't have to try to track every pitch. This is especially useful in h2h, as real people tend to be more predictable.
                  right.. like real baseball.. that's why I use this.. because of predicting pitches thrown from another human player your playing against and reading him

                  I couldn't imagine directional ever be better to use online in H2H simply because of this very reason

                  this is how i bat.. but I am willing to give directional another try.

                  basically though it comes down to preference and what your use to... I have always prefered using batter icon to track pitches since world series baseball on dreamcast... I have always seen people say directional is easiest to me in years past as well but that has never been the case with me.. zone is for myself... but maybe it's because the people saying directional is easiest is for those who play offline only. I mainly play online.. this is how I see it
                  Last edited by stevostl; 03-29-2017, 12:04 PM.

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                  • cdncurrency
                    Rookie
                    • Sep 2011
                    • 123

                    #24
                    Re: So, just use directional hitting now?



                    How is this a home run? What hitting settings are these? And how is this possibly fun ?



                    How is this a foul ball ? These result in ten pitch at bats constantly . One of my main anger points when it comes to the show online ..


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                    • redsfan4life
                      MVP
                      • Mar 2005
                      • 2763

                      #25
                      Re: So, just use directional hitting now?

                      Originally posted by cdncurrency


                      How is this a home run? What hitting settings are these? And how is this possibly fun ?



                      How is this a foul ball ? These result in ten pitch at bats constantly . One of my main anger points when it comes to the show online ..


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                      The game doesn't tell you where the opponent's PCI is anymore. Been that way for a few years now.
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                      • ManiacMatt1782
                        Who? Giroux!
                        • Jul 2006
                        • 3982

                        #26
                        Re: So, just use directional hitting now?

                        The reason is early on the game is on Veteran until you move up the leaderboard. Play in CS when it moves up to HOF and you will have to use zone and be proficient with it to compete.

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                        • ManiacMatt1782
                          Who? Giroux!
                          • Jul 2006
                          • 3982

                          #27
                          Re: So, just use directional hitting now?

                          Originally posted by kooch66
                          You can use the PCI in zone to sit on a spot, too. You don't have to try to track every pitch. This is especially useful in h2h, as real people tend to be more predictable.
                          This. Unless I have 2 strikes on me outside of subtle shifts I don't move the PCI at all. I sit locked on location and if you don't come there I am taking it even if it's a strike. With 2 stikes obviously you have to protect more.

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                          • ManiacMatt1782
                            Who? Giroux!
                            • Jul 2006
                            • 3982

                            #28
                            Re: So, just use directional hitting now?

                            Originally posted by SuicideSqueeze
                            If directional hitting involves timing and player stats, does zone hitting involve player stats as well or is it just about timing and pci placement?
                            Your pci size and dice rolls once you make solid contact are still tied to your ratings. Get all of one with a guy with 90 power. A HR is much more likely than if he only had 55 power. If you have 90 contact, your hit is more likely to drop in than if you had 50 contact, even with both players hitting it flush.
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                            • SilverBullet1929
                              MVP
                              • Feb 2012
                              • 1924

                              #29
                              Re: So, just use directional hitting now?

                              With directional hitting, should I be hitting the direction at the same time as I'm swinging or before the pitch comes? Asking because before the pitch is delivered im able to move the directions and the blue arrows show up. I feel like there has to be a purpose to why this happens so if I should be hitting the direction when I'm swinging what's the point of the pre pitch direction presses?

                              And, just wanna be 100% certain on this one because I really haven't seen a definitive answer on this. The direction I'm hitting has to do with where I want the ball to go regardless of where it's pitched right? If I want to hit a fly ball but the ball is down I still press up on the direction and not down because of the location of the ball right?
                              Last edited by SilverBullet1929; 03-29-2017, 04:45 PM.

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                              • ManiacMatt1782
                                Who? Giroux!
                                • Jul 2006
                                • 3982

                                #30
                                Re: So, just use directional hitting now?

                                Originally posted by SilverBullet1929
                                With directional hitting, should I be hitting the direction at the same time as I'm swinging or before the pitch comes? Asking because before the pitch is delivered im able to move the directions and the blue arrows show up. I feel like there has to be a purpose to why this happens so if I should be hitting the direction when I'm swinging what's the point of the pre pitch direction presses?
                                Think of directional the way influnece used to work. Obviously trying to go the other way works better with outside pitches and inducing flyballs works better with pitches up in the zone. But you can literally press nothing with direction the whole game and probabably do better than if you inflenced every swing. But for situations that call for a grounder or going the other way or pulling the ball. Just hold before the pitch comes and throughout the pitch. Your timing on the swing still trumps everything.

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