Question for Pure Analog Hitting users

[Jroll11]

Hey Guys,
Curious of opinions from those who use Pure Analog for hitting. I currently use Pure Analog "Flick" and have so for years. Most years, I'd play on HOF+, and found that to be a good sweet spot for me. This year, for whatever reason, I'm finding HOF+ too easy, and bumped it to Legend. I seem to be running into an issue on Legend that has been frustrating me. If I face an average to below average pitcher I get decent realistic results. If I face a good pitcher, it seems I can't catch a break. For example, facing Sale last night, I hit at least 10 balls and had middle green timing/location on the stick. However, they were all either pop-ups or ground balls with weak contact. I definitely get having tougher outings against better pitchers, it just seems like the game is determining the outcome based on ratings vs actually timing/location of the stick.

I realize with Pure Analog Hitting, it's more randomized and takes into account ratings and so forth. What's strange is though, I went into practice mode against Sale and was getting good hits. So I'm wondering, does Franchise mode also take other things into consideration to affect the outcome? Just curious what experiences you guys were having and if you could shed any light on what goes in the final result when hitting with Pure Analog. Sometimes, I feel like I don't have control of the result, which is to be expected to a point with Pure Analog (but still can be frustrating, nonetheless).

Thanks!

Jroll

[InASimulation]

Re: Question for Pure Analog Hitting users

Not a pure analog user (zone plus analog stride) but for hitting in practice mode:

Dynamic difficulty is a lie.
What you get in practice doesn’t match games.
In any practice mode Legend+ is slower and easier than default Legend difficulty.
Probably works that way for every difficulty level.
Don’t know why that is.

As far as pure analog hitting in general… no clue.
Best guess:
that hitting style is super ratings dependent (like you said)
and your only chance to make solid contact comes down to
-pitcher ratings
-batter ratings
-batter tendency
-pitch location
-swing timing

You probably knew all of that, so not sure if that’s very helpful.

You could always try zone plus analog (flick) tho.

[DonkeyJote]

Re: Question for Pure Analog Hitting users

Didn't they remove Pure Analog from the game? I used it in 20, but it's not in 21 or 22 afaik.

I use Analog Flick with Directional. There are going to be games where you just get some bad luck. I've noticed a lot more swings and misses on good timing this year as well. Pitchers with high h/9 are going to induce a lot no more weak contact too.

One thing that can make a big difference is confidence. If Chris Sale gets going early in Franchise, it's going to be a lot harder to hit him. But that doesn't really apply in batting practice.

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[Jroll11]

Re: Question for Pure Analog Hitting users

Didn't they remove Pure Analog from the game? I used it in 20, but it's not in 21 or 22 afaik.

I use Analog Flick with Directional. There are going to be games where you just get some bad luck. I've noticed a lot more swings and misses on good timing this year as well. Pitchers with high h/9 are going to induce a lot no more weak contact too.

One thing that can make a big difference is confidence. If Chris Sale gets going early in Franchise, it's going to be a lot harder to hit him. But that doesn't really apply in batting practice.

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I might have misspoke, meant analog w flick. This is good info thank you, makes sense. Sale has a low era in my franchise and was on a hot streak, perhaps that contributed.