Community Day - GAMEPLAY question and answer

[Knight165]

Re: Community Day - Gameplay questions/concerns/inquiries

I would like to know this as well?

It's actually been answered already.
Yes to both.

M.K.
Knight165

[WarningTrackPower]

Re: Community Day - GAMEPLAY question and answer

I'm not sure if this has been asked yet..

Has the glitch where the infielder throws home instead of to second been fixed? It seemed to happen randomly but every time that it happened to me, I was trying to spin a double play.
The game actually records it as an error, so I know I didn't somehow push the analog stick down by mistake.

I had it happen to me today so it reminded me to ask.

[slickkill77]

Re: Community Day - GAMEPLAY question and answer

I'm not sure if this has been asked yet..

Has the glitch where the infielder throws home instead of to second been fixed? It seemed to happen randomly but every time that it happened to me, I was trying to spin a double play.
The game actually records it as an error, so I know I didn't somehow push the analog stick down by mistake.

I had it happen to me today so it reminded me to ask.

The same thing happened when you would try to throw it to first. Very annoying. Hopefully it's fixed

[Factzzz]

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I noticed this in RTTS specifically, i made my guys 6`5, but if im standing next a coach, we look the exact same height, or if i just hit a homerun and im celebrating at the plate with my teammates, we are all the same height, has this been fixed?

[nomo17k]

Re: Community Day - GAMEPLAY question and answer

I'm not sure if this has been asked yet..

Has the glitch where the infielder throws home instead of to second been fixed? It seemed to happen randomly but every time that it happened to me, I was trying to spin a double play.
The game actually records it as an error, so I know I didn't somehow push the analog stick down by mistake.

I had it happen to me today so it reminded me to ask.

Is this a bug? In some gameplay mode (like RTTS), the button (or stick) depends on which view you are using.

[nemesis04]

Re: Community Day - GAMEPLAY question and answer

I'm not sure if this has been asked yet..

Has the glitch where the infielder throws home instead of to second been fixed? It seemed to happen randomly but every time that it happened to me, I was trying to spin a double play.
The game actually records it as an error, so I know I didn't somehow push the analog stick down by mistake.

I had it happen to me today so it reminded me to ask.

The same thing happened when you would try to throw it to first. Very annoying. Hopefully it's fixed

I have never experienced this. What throwing method are you using?

[WarningTrackPower]

Re: Community Day - GAMEPLAY question and answer

Is this a bug? In some gameplay mode (like RTTS), the button (or stick) depends on which view you are using.

I'm pretty sure it's a bug. I don't play RTTS so it's not like I mix up which direction to throw. Maybe the game gets confused to which view I'm playing at or something, but it certainly happens and records it as an error. Very frustrating too because instead of two outs you get none. I've actually had an outfielder field a ball on the warning track and throw all the way home when the ball should have gone to second. That one only happened once though.

[Bobhead]

Re: Community Day - GAMEPLAY question and answer

I'm not sure if this has been asked yet..

Has the glitch where the infielder throws home instead of to second been fixed? It seemed to happen randomly but every time that it happened to me, I was trying to spin a double play.
The game actually records it as an error, so I know I didn't somehow push the analog stick down by mistake.

I had it happen to me today so it reminded me to ask.

The same thing happened when you would try to throw it to first. Very annoying. Hopefully it's fixed

Is this a bug? In some gameplay mode (like RTTS), the button (or stick) depends on which view you are using.

It is a bug, but it's a bug in the actual analog stick, not in the game. The key is that it only happens when you are turning a double play, that is, it only happens when you are rushing and/or pressing multiple cardinal directions.

I know it sounds like BS, but I promise you its not. I had the very same problem, but for me, it appeared while batting (Zone), with the left analog stick. Sometimes I'd press upwards to hit a high pitch, then when I checked L3 after the pitch, I'd see the PCI below the default position, as if I had pressed down. However, this only happened on fastballs, as in, when I was rushing to "beat the clock" and move my thumb before the PCI was locked.

To make a long story short, I eventually figured out that it was my own thumb causing this, as the analog stick is far too sensitive and unstable. Now, when batting, instead of resting my thumb on the stick, I keep my thumb south of the analog stick, so that on high pitches my thumb only need move directly up. I figured this out some time in the summer or fall, and since then, I've literally never had the problem a single time, so I'm pretty sure this is what it is.

You just have to pay more attention to how you are moving your thumb during double plays...


For a standard double play, rotate the stick clockwise, directly from 2nd to 1st, without bringing the stick back to its neutral position.


Finally, when pressing the first direction, bring your thumb below the stick before you actually touch the stick. Doing both at the same time can lead to you inadvertently tilting the stick downwards for a split second.

If you press up, then release the analog stick, it snaps back to "neutral." When this happens, sometimes, momentum makes the analog stick "snap" too far, thus interpreting itself as you pressing that opposite direction on the stick. Take caution not to just let go of the stick

There may be other tips out there, as I didn't use analog fielding too often, but hopefully you get the idea. Just experiment and try to figure out the "cleanest" way possible to go from one direction to another.

[WarningTrackPower]

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I have never experienced this. What throwing method are you using?

Analog. Usually happens in double play scenarios.

[nomo17k]

Re: Community Day - GAMEPLAY question and answer

It is a bug, but it's a bug in the actual analog stick, not in the game. The key is that it only happens when you are turning a double play, that is, it only happens when you are rushing and/or pressing multiple cardinal directions.

I know it sounds like BS, but I promise you its not. I had the very same problem, but for me, it appeared while batting (Zone), with the left analog stick. Sometimes I'd press upwards to hit a high pitch, then when I checked L3 after the pitch, I'd see the PCI below the default position, as if I had pressed down. However, this only happened on fastballs, as in, when I was rushing to "beat the clock" and move my thumb before the PCI was locked.

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I can see in some occasions analog stick feels a bit too sensitive...

As for this glitch happening during a double play, I actually don't have much problem. I just make sure that I toggle stick toward 1B right after the assisting fielder releases the ball and it's all been fine for me.

(But I admit I lower the analog throwing difficulty to Rookie. Otherwise I keep making errant throws because I'm not precise enough in pointing up/down/left/right.)

[nemesis04]

Re: Community Day - GAMEPLAY question and answer

It is a bug, but it's a bug in the actual analog stick, not in the game. The key is that it only happens when you are turning a double play, that is, it only happens when you are rushing and/or pressing multiple cardinal directions.

I know it sounds like BS, but I promise you its not. I had the very same problem, but for me, it appeared while batting (Zone), with the left analog stick. Sometimes I'd press upwards to hit a high pitch, then when I checked L3 after the pitch, I'd see the PCI below the default position, as if I had pressed down. However, this only happened on fastballs, as in, when I was rushing to "beat the clock" and move my thumb before the PCI was locked.

To make a long story short, I eventually figured out that it was my own thumb causing this, as the analog stick is far too sensitive and unstable. Now, when batting, instead of resting my thumb on the stick, I keep my thumb south of the analog stick, so that on high pitches my thumb only need move directly up. I figured this out some time in the summer or fall, and since then, I've literally never had the problem a single time, so I'm pretty sure this is what it is.

You just have to pay more attention to how you are moving your thumb during double plays...


For a standard double play, rotate the stick clockwise, directly from 2nd to 1st, without bringing the stick back to its neutral position.


You can also try letting the stick bring itself to the center, instead of guiding it there, as it is possible you may be guiding it too far - even the slightest tilt downward is considered "down" when it comes to analog fielding.

Finally, when pressing the first direction, bring your thumb below the stick before you actually touch the stick. Doing both at the same time can lead to you inadvertently tilting the stick downwards for a split second.

If you press up, then release the analog stick, it snaps back to "neutral." When this happens, sometimes, momentum makes the analog stick "snap" too far, thus interpreting itself as you pressing that opposite direction on the stick. Take caution not to just let go of the stick

There may be other tips out there, as I didn't use analog fielding too often, but hopefully you get the idea. Just experiment and try to figure out the "cleanest" way possible to go from one direction to another.

I have to try to duplicate this glitch, I solely use analog and have never triggered this.

As far as it being fixed I am not sure but the analog controls for fielding felt a lot more refined and responsive so maybe it could have fixed itself in the process.

[WarningTrackPower]

Re: Community Day - GAMEPLAY question and answer

It is a bug, but it's a bug in the actual analog stick, not in the game. The key is that it only happens when you are turning a double play, that is, it only happens when you are rushing and/or pressing multiple cardinal directions.

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Interesting read. A glitch within the controller itself could very well be the route of the problem. I had thought before that maybe I let the stick go to violently and it registered as down on the controller due to the snap back to the neutral position. I also thought it was because I pre-loaded the throw to second... who knows. The one thing I find odd about it is that the game will record it as an error. Even Matty V. was talking about how bad of an error it was. It can be a total game changer too.

Also, thanks for the response and the detailed information you gave. I'll be sure to try some of the techniques that you've suggested. Maybe one of them will help to remedy this situation for me.

[Blzer]

Re: Community Day - GAMEPLAY question and answer

I'm not sure if this has been asked yet..

Has the glitch where the infielder throws home instead of to second been fixed? It seemed to happen randomly but every time that it happened to me, I was trying to spin a double play.
The game actually records it as an error, so I know I didn't somehow push the analog stick down by mistake.

I had it happen to me today so it reminded me to ask.

Oh my goodness, this happened to me twice in one inning. Costed me a game (I posted the videos once in the media thread).

As far as the stat for that, it should just be a hit. Unless somebody is actually running home (in which case, it would be a fielder's choice), you cannot charge players with mental errors.

I use analog stick throwing, by the way.

[WarningTrackPower]

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Oh my goodness, this happened to me twice in one inning. Costed me a game (I posted the videos once in the media thread).

As far as the stat for that, it should just be a hit. Unless somebody is actually running home (in which case, it would be a fielder's choice), you cannot charge players with mental errors.

I use analog stick throwing, by the way.

Yep. Complete game changer when it happens to you. I managed to get out of it today, as the next pitch was another double play ball and I converted.

As for the error; I realize that it shouldn't be an actual error, but rather a hit or FC (in this case 4-2). I found it odd that it was recorded as an error because to me it seemed that game realized that it messed up and recorded it as an error because it wasn't my fault. As if the game was saying to me, "whoops, my bad."

[nomo17k]

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Oh my goodness, this happened to me twice in one inning. Costed me a game (I posted the videos once in the media thread).

As far as the stat for that, it should just be a hit. Unless somebody is actually running home (in which case, it would be a fielder's choice), you cannot charge players with mental errors.

I use analog stick throwing, by the way.

I feel this is not fair though I cannot complain about what the rule book says. What's so different from throwing wide off target and throwing to a wrong base? You could ask a philosophical question like this: no out, none on base, a SS fields a grounder and apparently throws to home base instead of 1B. The SS actually made an awfully errant throw intended to 1B but ended up to home instead, but he acted as if he made a mental mistake and was not charged with an error. Well, this one isn't a realistic example, but nonetheless the situation is not fair to the pitcher...

But I digress...

For a record, I've never had this problem happening to me. And I can perhaps say that I'm quite gentle and tender when it comes to controller handling, so maybe I'm not violent enough to trigger the problem.