Consensus: Best Batting View?

[econoodle]

Re: Consensus: Best Batting View?

I started using Outfield view to hit last year and like it. Took a bit to get used to it this year again after a break, but am starting to get used to it again. It seems weird, but I think I can pick up the ball better using this view. Also looks awesome like others have said.

hey if i can do it with Jaleco's bases Loaded, i can make it in the Show!
ill try it with my ehhibition game today

[skinfan31]

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I messed around with different views again this year, but WIDE seeds to work best for me. Despite what view I use, my biggest problem is learning patience. Instead of playing the count, I want to swing at everything. It's very rare that I draw a walk. I'm only into my 6th game of spring, but I'm focusing on patience using the WIDE view.

[Bondsfan]

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I'd like to get others opinion on this. By far and away the easiest mode to judge balls and strikes is the outfield or pitcher view. It has some to do with the flight path of the ball, but mostly its because you see where the catcher sets up before the pitch. If the catcher sets up low and away, you know to look low and away. Now, sometimes the pitch is inacurate and it doesn't end up there, but more often than not, it does. This allows you to just focus on one small area, and helps a great deal with judging balls and strikes.

Also, you can see the catchers signs, so if he calls for a fastball, you already know what is coming.

I like the mode, because for people like me who tend to swing at everything because I don't have the reaction time, it allows me to work the count better. But isn't this cheating? Isn't it kind of like having automatic guess pitch where you know where the ball is going each time?

[abcabc]

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yeah, i havent tried extensively that outfield and or pitcher view to bat, to me it wouldnt be new to me because years ago when i was last invovled w/ baseball video games that was the 'only' view that game makers could employ. its also probably a little easier to hit because you don't have the visual sensation of speed. i like the ball hurling at me, and arching and all sorts of stuff.

[magnumpc]

Re: Consensus: Best Batting View?

I'd like to get others opinion on this. By far and away the easiest mode to judge balls and strikes is the outfield or pitcher view. It has some to do with the flight path of the ball, but mostly its because you see where the catcher sets up before the pitch. If the catcher sets up low and away, you know to look low and away. Now, sometimes the pitch is inacurate and it doesn't end up there, but more often than not, it does. This allows you to just focus on one small area, and helps a great deal with judging balls and strikes.

Also, you can see the catchers signs, so if he calls for a fastball, you already know what is coming.

I like the mode, because for people like me who tend to swing at everything because I don't have the reaction time, it allows me to work the count better. But isn't this cheating? Isn't it kind of like having automatic guess pitch where you know where the ball is going each time?

So in other words its a cheat. Pro ballplayers don't have this view so, I think this is sort of like looking for the puff of dirt in last years game. Just my 2 cents.

[wrigleyville33]

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Wide... as I believe it is the real catcher view. The catcher view isn't too bad... its just a little far back for a catcher...

[Blzer]

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Offset for me.

[Gleebo]

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thats what i was thinking, that the corners might not be as easily figured out.

for those who DO use OFFSET, whats the selling point for you?

I play offset because I can read the outside pitch much easier, but I do admit I often get handcuffed swinging on too many inside pitches. In other words it is a little more difficult to read inside pitches, but at the same time I think it gives me a better chance to read the pitch and see the break better than any other view.

[Bondsfan]

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Yeah, I figured people would think the outfield/pitcher views were like cheating since you could see where the catcher sets up. I just wish I could read pitches well enough on my own and react to them in time with the regular view. As it is, I basically have to decide before the pitch whether I'm going to swing or not.

[rockman2k2]

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Actually, I plated 5 games last nite and it seems that this year the low pitches are hard for me to read. They look in the zone and than boom, they are lower than my knees. Practice I guess!!!

Those tend to be the pitches I can hit the most, because when using Catcher's View" it feels as though pitches are going downhill. So my weakspot is certainly high pitches because I feel as though they're going to start high and then dip into either the mid or low section of the strike zone. I've found that using the Offset Camera works to help eliminate this issue, but then I have a hard time adjusting to inside and outside pitches with how the camera tilts.

Good thread though as I've been fooling around with many camera angles trying to find which I can find to be more comfortable.

[econoodle]

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after a little bit of research today i have settled on WIDE
i see a good view of the stadium and its straight on so i can at least make heads or tails on corner pitches.

[Tommyklaid]

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I use wide. Something about it is more appealing than catcher, and slightly more appealing than offset. I used offset for a while, but decided to try wide, and haven't gone back.

...did the EXACT same thing...go WIDE or go home!

[orthostud23]

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I like to use wide view for hitting. I feel I can distinguish the high/low pitches better.

[econoodle]

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...did the EXACT same thing...go WIDE or go home!

a rally cry for a Show generation!



lol

[magnumpc]

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Yeah, I figured people would think the outfield/pitcher views were like cheating since you could see where the catcher sets up. I just wish I could read pitches well enough on my own and react to them in time with the regular view. As it is, I basically have to decide before the pitch whether I'm going to swing or not.

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