So I was a holdover from MLB 2K, and loved the hitting interface. It worked exceptionally well and was well implemented.
So when I was forced to switch to The Show's assortment of styles, I was happy to see analog as an option. It wasn't quite as good, but not too bad considering it still had the stride timing and everything.
So they took it out, saying it didn't matter, but I continued to use it. This year, the later it got through the year, I was having a increasing power outages with several players. Paul DeJong was about the only player I could consistently hit with. I should mention I was on a slightly adjusted Hall of Fame difficulty. It just seemed as if many centered pitches timed well according to the feedback were not traveling well at all.
It was all player oriented as well. Couldn't figure out Chapman, Murphy, and many others.
So I decided to try Button hitting. Immediately began tearing the cover off of the ball. Bumped it to legend with default sliders (with 6 for the pitch speeds) and continued to hit homers and drive the ball.
So my conclusion is that a) stride timing matters despite what is said b) the strides have a big influence on the human player's perception and vision (something I doubt due to my extensive experience in home run derby and the consistency there)* c) the timing windows and what not are different for analog than button
So I guess my point is, it might be worth a switch if you're having trouble. Because, at least for me, it made a world of difference. Analog pitching wasn't really that well implemented, and it appears that analog hitting wasn't either. The devs made the game for buttons, that much has been made clear to me.
Also, for what it's worth, the game was obviously built in legend and all other variations of the game are stretched from that, accounting for the less than stellar play on many other modes and difficulties. I'm an analog guy, but wow, the drop in gameplay that occurs on what I used to use is just amazing.
*I noticed on the home run derby that guys would get homers more frequently when using a player specific stride than a uniform one. And I play a lot of home run derby to get swing timing down. And it is fun.
#2 in your program, #1 in our hearts. You will be missed, Red.
So when I was forced to switch to The Show's assortment of styles, I was happy to see analog as an option. It wasn't quite as good, but not too bad considering it still had the stride timing and everything.
So they took it out, saying it didn't matter, but I continued to use it. This year, the later it got through the year, I was having a increasing power outages with several players. Paul DeJong was about the only player I could consistently hit with. I should mention I was on a slightly adjusted Hall of Fame difficulty. It just seemed as if many centered pitches timed well according to the feedback were not traveling well at all.
It was all player oriented as well. Couldn't figure out Chapman, Murphy, and many others.
So I decided to try Button hitting. Immediately began tearing the cover off of the ball. Bumped it to legend with default sliders (with 6 for the pitch speeds) and continued to hit homers and drive the ball.
So my conclusion is that a) stride timing matters despite what is said b) the strides have a big influence on the human player's perception and vision (something I doubt due to my extensive experience in home run derby and the consistency there)* c) the timing windows and what not are different for analog than button
So I guess my point is, it might be worth a switch if you're having trouble. Because, at least for me, it made a world of difference. Analog pitching wasn't really that well implemented, and it appears that analog hitting wasn't either. The devs made the game for buttons, that much has been made clear to me.
Also, for what it's worth, the game was obviously built in legend and all other variations of the game are stretched from that, accounting for the less than stellar play on many other modes and difficulties. I'm an analog guy, but wow, the drop in gameplay that occurs on what I used to use is just amazing.
*I noticed on the home run derby that guys would get homers more frequently when using a player specific stride than a uniform one. And I play a lot of home run derby to get swing timing down. And it is fun.
#2 in your program, #1 in our hearts. You will be missed, Red.
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