What hitting camera will you be using this year?

[Giants4Natic]

Re: What camera angles are we using for hitting and batting in MLB 11 The Show

Pitching: Minn Broadcast zoomed out a tad
Batting: Catcher 5 (Think it was 5) tweaked a bit.

In 3D....

You cannot edit any default camera angle. How do you edit Catcher 5 then

[pdawg17]

Re: What camera angles are we using for hitting and batting in MLB 11 The Show

I never see people mention catcher 6 but somehow being closer to the actual position of the hitter helps me a ton...it's not as "pretty" as you can't see the batter or cloud cover in the sky as well but it just works for me...

[jmik58]

Re: What camera angles are we using for hitting and batting in MLB 11 The Show

You cannot edit any default camera angle. How do you edit Catcher 5 then

I don't think you actually edit "Catcher 5"... but when in the custom camera editor you can start from "Catcher 5" and edit from there.

I believe the custom camera editor gives presets.

[RoyalBoyle78]

Re: What camera angles are we using for hitting and batting in MLB 11 The Show

I will only use Broadcast for pitching always, its the best view to pitch.

Batting, I use custom default with it zoomed back 3 clicks, Love it.

[Skyboxer]

Re: What camera angles are we using for hitting and batting in MLB 11 The Show

You cannot edit any default camera angle. How do you edit Catcher 5 then

When Going to edit you select a preset (in this case i select catcher 5) and the edit it the way i want and save.

[tvegas]

Re: What camera angles are we using for hitting and batting in MLB 11 The Show

I'm a recent swapper from 360 to PS3, for this game alone. Can someone tell me if there is a camera option which allows you to hit from the pitching camera?

[RoyalBoyle78]

Re: What camera angles are we using for hitting and batting in MLB 11 The Show

I'm a recent swapper from 360 to PS3, for this game alone. Can someone tell me if there is a camera option which allows you to hit from the pitching camera?

yes, broadcast for hitting or pitcher.

[tvegas]

Re: What camera angles are we using for hitting and batting in MLB 11 The Show

Perfect....thank you.

[CMH]

Re: What camera angles are we using for hitting and batting in MLB 11 The Show

There's already a thread for this so merging the two.

[Qb]

Re: What camera angles are we using for hitting and batting in MLB 11 The Show

Last time I played the demo I tried Catcher 9 and kinda liked it. It's zoomed in a bit more (batter still in full view) and although changing views messed with my timing, I might stick with it.

I'll definitely play with the custom options more with the retail version than I did with the demo.

[Pared]

Re: What hitting camera will you be using this year?

I love hitting and pitching from the outfield view, it's the only way that's ever felt "right" to me. If you're anything like me, you may want to turn pitch speed down a bit to start.

There may be an issue with analog from that angle. Early after the demo dropped I made an observation that it seemed that pushing the analog right or left from that view seemed backwards, like it was still reading the movement as if you were hitting from the catcher view. I think Ramone made a comment in that thread that led me to think the developers didn't really anticipate anyone trying analog hitting from the outfield view. However, I've still been playing with analog in the demo after dropping it down to Veteran and I'm having some decent results.

One other thing I'll mention in regards to hitting from the outfield camera: I've always struggled against lefties and I'm so excited about the custom cams. On the default outfield view the pitcher's body kind of shields the release when you're facing a lefty, and the ball moves at more of an angle. When I get the retail version of the game I'm going to work on a camera that I can use against lefties, probably either straight on and higher up or over the left shoulder of the pitcher.



Oh, here's a bit of back and forth regarding analog from outfield view (pages 5-7):
http://www.operationsports.com/forum...-thread-5.html

Oh noes!

You just crushed my hopes this year.

This is what I get for not going to community day.

[Chef Matt]

Re: What hitting camera will you be using this year?

Oh noes!

You just crushed my hopes this year.

This is what I get for not going to community day.

you should be ashamed of yourself.

[sink4ever]

Re: What hitting camera will you be using this year?

Oh noes!

You just crushed my hopes this year.

This is what I get for not going to community day.

If it makes you feel better, the more I've played the demo (admittedly on Veteran for hitting), the more I've felt that it really doesn't matter as far as moving the analog stick left or right. Once I get the game today I'll spend a lot of time practicing hitting (when I'm not working on the Yankees minor leaguers). If my suspicions are correct, I think analog hitting will still be quite possible from that view.

[Kearnzo]

Re: What hitting camera will you be using this year?

Definitely set on Wide Offset. Reminds me of MVP in a way. As soon as I switched to it from Catcher 5, I immediately started drawing walks and timing the ball up better in the demo. Something just feels right about it.

I've always had issues with the straight on cameras, as the depth perception is just off, especially on fastballs. I was ALWAYS late on fastballs, as they appeared to warp to the plate. On offset, you can track a fastball all the way to the plate. Plus, it gives a little more meaning to a lefty/lefty matchup.

[Pared]

Re: What hitting camera will you be using this year?

If it makes you feel better, the more I've played the demo (admittedly on Veteran for hitting), the more I've felt that it really doesn't matter as far as moving the analog stick left or right. Once I get the game today I'll spend a lot of time practicing hitting (when I'm not working on the Yankees minor leaguers). If my suspicions are correct, I think analog hitting will still be quite possible from that view.

I'll keep my fingers crossed!