Bunting, what are your solution(s)/fixed?

[Jr.]

Re: Bunting, what are your solution(s)/fixed?

I've bunted successfully 3 out of 3 times (Not on back to back at bats) in different games. What I do is hold left trigger so that the runner on first gets a head start to second and the computer throws to first base for the out. Though you also want to press L1 to get a lead as well before holding the Left trigger to steal. The ball does come off the bat really fast though.

P.S They need to patch the homeruns. There are way too many homeruns and too few doubles

Sucks if the pitcher throws a ball, though, since you can't bunt those. Then your runner is hosed at 2B unless they have good steal ratings.

[canes21]

Re: Bunting, what are your solution(s)/fixed?

Playing with auto-fielding, my Freeman at first just threw it to second on a sac bunt. It was so late the play wasn't even close and both runners ended up safe. There has to be something screwy going on with the logic on these plays because there was zero reason to even attempt the throw because it was a rare decent bunt that was relatively softer. There was also already an out, so why not take the free out and make it two outs with the runner on 2nd, up 4?

[jr86]

Re: Bunting, what are your solution(s)/fixed?

Drag bunt is about the only way I have found to have any type of success. Actually managed to get one off with an exit velocity of 7mph..

[Jeffrey Smith]

Bunting, what are your solution(s)/fixed?

They just need to fix bunting in general. Even within DD certain players should be able to lay down the bunt some times.

If a good bunter is a good bunter he should be good both in DD and franchise. Not bad at both.

No DD player is stacking his lineup with bunters

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[Deadspace Saturn]

Re: Bunting, what are your solution(s)/fixed?

Sucks if the pitcher throws a ball, though, since you can't bunt those. Then your runner is hosed at 2B unless they have good steal ratings.

Well the Yankees steal ratings are super low, so no it doesn't have to be a runner that has good steal ratings. I'm playing a franchise with the Yankees. That's how I have bunted successfully 3 out of 3 times.

[voodoo_magic]

Re: Bunting, what are your solution(s)/fixed?

Which is more likely to advance runners?
A bunt, or that animation when you line drive it back at the pitcher?

Don't want me to bunt, fine.

[Rmiok222]

Re: Bunting, what are your solution(s)/fixed?

I sadly just quick manage bunt situations. I wish I didn’t feel like I had to do that though


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[Roscosuper]

Re: Bunting, what are your solution(s)/fixed?

Last year I had success with bunting when using Zone Hitting. If I tracked the ball properly I would push the PCI up at the last instant. This seemed to deaden the ball as if I got on top of it.

Also, what I would do prior to the pitch is press the X button (so the batter does that practice kind of swing) and get a lead with the runner. This seemed to avoid the instant throw over you get from the cpu when you lead off. At least I think it did, who knows.

Anyway, I have no idea if this would work in '20 and of course it's not going to work with Directional.

[Deadspace Saturn]

Re: Bunting, what are your solution(s)/fixed?

this is about your only hope.....if the 1st baseman isn't holding the runner on then get as big of a lead as possible and maybe they'll just take the sure out at 1st like they would realistically do irl

This and also turning up the baserunner speed slider by at least 3 clicks. And maybe lowering the infield throwing strength slider. The players are running way too slow by default. That's why the computer throws to second because there are so many slow *** players in the game. In real life players are not that slow.

Also, turning up the baserunning speed sliders would allow for more doubles to be hit. Seeing as how there aren't enough doubles how the game comes by default.

[Padgoi]

Re: Bunting, what are your solution(s)/fixed?

Simply just another way the developers show that their focus lies with DD. They knew the DDers were cheesing bunts three years ago so they coded in rocket bunts and us franchise guys just have to live with it.
Remember the days of show before DD existed? Damn...

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[LowerWolf]

Re: Bunting, what are your solution(s)/fixed?

It needs to work the way the game says it works. If you show bunt early, it’s clearly a sacrifice and the bunt shouldn’t rocket off the bat.

[canes21]

Re: Bunting, what are your solution(s)/fixed?

My last few bunt attempts in my franchise mode I've been avoiding aiming it with the right thumbstick and have instead just been pressing down (directional). They still come off of the bat too hard, but have all been successful sacrifices.

[HollaMV7]

Re: Bunting, what are your solution(s)/fixed?

One time I bunted with a pitcher and the ball went over the first baseman's head and rolled into the OF.


Yes it does need to be tweaked.

[canes21]

Re: Bunting, what are your solution(s)/fixed?

My last few bunt attempts in my franchise mode I've been avoiding aiming it with the right thumbstick and have instead just been pressing down (directional). They still come off of the bat too hard, but have all been successful sacrifices.

Sticking with this method some more and I'm seeing it work consistently. This could all be coincidental since the sample size is like 5ish bunt attempts, but it seems that when I was using the R stick to aim my bunt that the blunts were going too hard right to the corner infielders. That's the issue we are all seeing. That is clearly a design choice for balance in DD. However, when I've stopped aiming my bunts, all of my sac attempts so far have gone towards 2nd or short resulting in the lead runner getting to 2nd safely and the force being made at 1st only.



The ball still comes off of the bat too hard, but the end result is a sacrifice. Like I said, it may just be a coincidence, but maybe the R stick aiming method is only meant to be used when testing to bunt for a hit and not using it makes the sacrifice work the way it has for me bu pushing the ball far enough away from the line that the force at 2nd is never attempted.

[capa]

Re: Bunting, what are your solution(s)/fixed?

There are 2 issues here

1) ball comes off bat too hard

2) fielders will choose to get out at second 95% of the time even when IRL they would have thrown to first since runner was so close to second anyway. Many of these plays incorrectly score the runner out when he clearly is safe.

SDS needs to correct both of these items for bunting to be realistic.

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