Has something changed in hitting?

[benny15]

Re: Has something changed in hitting?

I just knocked Logan Webb out of the game with with 5 runs, 9 hits in 4 innings and I haven't touched a setting or a slider in a long time. So the hitting seems fine to me. You're probably just seeing the ebbs and flows of how the game is designed. No need to change anything.

Sent from my thoughts

I hope you're right. The problem is, this ebb really reduces my desire to even play the game, which will make the problem worse as my timing will get "rusty".

I take my time when I play franchise games and one usually takes me 45-60 minutes, so going through a game where I win 1-0 with a sac fly in the top of the 9th after scoring 3 runs over the past three, doesn't feel like a good use of my time. I guess that's just the double edge sword of playing sports games.

[benny15]

Re: Has something changed in hitting?

Funny how this works. Prior to this most recent patch the CPU was so weak, non competitive, my hitting was foul ball x 6, 7, 8…K. Foul ball outs. It was so predictable I almost gave up. Reported it to SDS. Patch was released and SHAZAM I got my butt kicked. Far less foul balls from me, balls put in play, etc., etc. Game is amazing now.

Now the guys who could hit BEFORE the patch are experiencing what I experienced before the patch and I’m not experiencing now.

Go figure.

I actually went down to HOF from Legend + pitching since the patch. I was striking out guys like crazy and hardly giving up any hits. Now, I'm walking more guys (CPU chases less) and I'm noticing A LOT more bloop hits.

I'm' actually okay with this - only wish I could still score runs like I used to.

[benny15]

Re: Has something changed in hitting?

I just knocked Logan Webb out of the game with with 5 runs, 9 hits in 4 innings and I haven't touched a setting or a slider in a long time. So the hitting seems fine to me. You're probably just seeing the ebbs and flows of how the game is designed. No need to change anything.

Sent from my thoughts

Seems very realistic to be knocking around Logan Webb - seems like everyone does these days. lol

[bronxbombers21325]

Re: Has something changed in hitting?

I hope you're right. The problem is, this ebb really reduces my desire to even play the game, which will make the problem worse as my timing will get "rusty".

I take my time when I play franchise games and one usually takes me 45-60 minutes, so going through a game where I win 1-0 with a sac fly in the top of the 9th after scoring 3 runs over the past three, doesn't feel like a good use of my time. I guess that's just the double edge sword of playing sports games.

I mean.......that's kind of how baseball is. I'm not trying to be a smarta** or anything. I'm just not sure what you're expecting. You aren't going to easily score and win every game in a 162 game season. The best teams in the league IRL go through weeks where they struggle to score more than 1 run a game. That's just the nature of the sport. The game is really good at mimicking it.

[jcar0725]

Re: Has something changed in hitting?

I hope you're right. The problem is, this ebb really reduces my desire to even play the game, which will make the problem worse as my timing will get "rusty".

I take my time when I play franchise games and one usually takes me 45-60 minutes, so going through a game where I win 1-0 with a sac fly in the top of the 9th after scoring 3 runs over the past three, doesn't feel like a good use of my time. I guess that's just the double edge sword of playing sports games.

Its hard to get a feel for everyone's situation since people use different settings, and some guys mess with sliders often. All of my sliders are at default both pre and post patch, and post patch my hitting is fine and the CPU hitting looks good also.

[djflock]

Re: Has something changed in hitting?

I mean.......that's kind of how baseball is. I'm not trying to be a smarta** or anything. I'm just not sure what you're expecting. You aren't going to easily score and win every game in a 162 game season. The best teams in the league IRL go through weeks where they struggle to score more than 1 run a game. That's just the nature of the sport. The game is really good at mimicking it.

This is false when it comes to extremes of a video game. If I strike out 30 batters one game, the sliders need to be adjusted. This is not just going to level out over 162 games in the show.

[bronxbombers21325]

Re: Has something changed in hitting?

This is false when it comes to extremes of a video game. If I strike out 30 batters one game, the sliders need to be adjusted. This is not just going to level out over 162 games in the show.

You're free to adjust the sliders all you want. The point we're trying to make is that nothing has changed with hitting post patch. I'm not really even sure what point you're trying to make here.

[countryboy]

Re: Has something changed in hitting?

I want to see the game where one team struck out 30 batters on the other team. That had to be an entertaining game.

[jcar0725]

Re: Has something changed in hitting?

I want to see the game where one team struck out 30 batters on the other team. That had to be an entertaining game.

That game had to go at least 10 innings (30 outs) with the opposing team never even putting the ball in play once.

[countryboy]

Re: Has something changed in hitting?

That game had to go at least 10 innings (30 outs) with the opposing team never even putting the ball in play once.

Or it could have gone 30 innings with one strikeout per inning. In any event I wanna see that game.

[reyes the roof]

Re: Has something changed in hitting?

Or it could have gone 30 innings with one strikeout per inning. In any event I wanna see that game.

Plot twist, it was a high scoring nine inning game with 15 dropped third strikes where the batter reached base every time

[bronxbombers21325]

Re: Has something changed in hitting?

Plot twist, it was a high scoring nine inning game with 15 dropped third strikes where the batter reached base every time

I'm still confused about how we went from something changing with the hitting to striking out 30 a game.

[SmashMan]

Re: Has something changed in hitting?

I'm still confused about how we went from something changing with the hitting to striking out 30 a game.

His first reply was "Something definitely has changed". You replied with the more likely explanation that the game just simulates the ups and downs of baseball well. Obviously there could be a conflict between those two ideas, so some extreme hypothetical gets brought up to change the topic. I think that's it.

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benny, I know you said it's tough but just play the game for now and see if it evens out for you. If it doesn't then look into tweaking sliders, etc. But give the game a chance to naturally rebound first.

[jcar0725]

Re: Has something changed in hitting?

His first reply was "Something definitely has changed". You replied with the more likely explanation that the game just simulates the ups and downs of baseball well. Obviously there could be a conflict between those two ideas, so some extreme hypothetical gets brought up to change the topic. I think that's it.

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benny, I know you said it's tough but just play the game for now and see if it evens out for you. If it doesn't then look into tweaking sliders, etc. But give the game a chance to naturally rebound first.

Fair point I think we were just having some fun with it.

[djflock]

Re: Has something changed in hitting?

His first reply was "Something definitely has changed". You replied with the more likely explanation that the game just simulates the ups and downs of baseball well. Obviously there could be a conflict between those two ideas, so some extreme hypothetical gets brought up to change the topic. I think that's it.

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benny, I know you said it's tough but just play the game for now and see if it evens out for you. If it doesn't then look into tweaking sliders, etc. But give the game a chance to naturally rebound first.

So here's the thing people miss. Like if I am playing and I strike out 5 times one game and then 11 the next, cool. But if I strike out 15 times for 2 games in a row, I know I need to adjust sliders. That's not simulating up and downs of baseball. I also don't need to play 20 more games to get a sample size. I just need to some balancing slider wise.

What im pushing back against is people who equate sample size , irl baseball and sample size in MLB the show.

And yes, the OP along with 6 other ppl are expressing what they are seeing has changed meanwhile someone is saying it's the game simulating the ebbs and flows of baseball and to just play more to get a bigger sample size?