MLB 12 The Show Videos - Zone Analog Batting and Pulse Pitching

[brett the jet favre]

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Looks fantastic, but damn does the new hitting look hard hah.

[SoxFan01605]

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I'm not going to lie, I've been thinking the exact same thing. It's not going to stop me from trying though. If it's as good as it looks, it will definitely be my favorite mode, even if it means batting on Veteran or All Star difficulty (down from HoF Zone in 2011)

I'm with you. I was on All Star Zone last year (I seem to be progressively going down in difficulty each year...lol) and will, without shame, bump down to Rookie if needs be. I'm going to give it a good shot.

Either way though, one of the best things about this series is how they keep their options in. So standard zone hitting will still be there for me if I fail miserably at the new mechanic.

[bcruise]

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I know I will completely suck at analog hitting this year, can't wait to try out the pitching though

Just fyi, the analog - only system from last year appears to still be in the game. It showed up as "Pure Analog" in the video while the new system showed up as "Zone Plus Analog".

Great vids. Like that the stride timing shows up on-screen now along with the rest of the swing info.

[nemesis04]

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ZAB is definitely a pat your head rub your stomach type of exercise. Some will be able to do it and most will not!

[Doormat]

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"Zone Plus Analog".

Yeah sorry that's what I meant

[TheHammer19]

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The ZAB looks really hard. I think I'm going to like the Pulse pitching though.

[Skyboxer]

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I'll love the pulse pitching and will give Zone/analog bitting a try but more than likely will stick with zone only. We'll see ....

[TheHammer19]

Re: MLB 12 The Show Videos - Zone Analog Batting and Pulse Pitching

I'll love the pulse pitching and will give Zone/analog bitting a try but more than likely will stick with zone only. We'll see ....

Batting not "bitting" Yeah I know its been a long week for me too...

[queensbomber]

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Is it me or do pitching motions look much much more improved?!
They dont look all stiff, they look like nice fluid deliveries with great follow through, and the gloves closing also help it not look as stiff as it did.
Only a few more weeks!!!!! (or a month, depends on how u look at it)

[TheHammer19]

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Is it me or do pitching motions look much much more improved?!
They dont look all stiff, they look like nice fluid deliveries with great follow through, and the gloves closing also help it not look as stiff as it did.
Only a few more weeks!!!!! (or a month, depends on how u look at it)

Yeah I noticed that to about the pitchers' follow through. It just looks more natural this year.

[nomo17k]

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I'd be amazed if it was HUM who was playing while the movies were captured. I can imagine very best players moving PCI to the pitch location at will like that, but I honestly have seen only a couple who could do that online, not that I was always playing against top players...

I hit the cage the other day to try (button) zone hitting. It's actually more fun hitting that way and it feels good to generate solid hits even on pitches on the black. I've set my personal challenge for MLB12 to be able to hit with zone analog, PCI pre-fixed. Hope analog swing was adjusted to be a tiny bit quicker though...

It's gonna be fun.

[Black59Razr]

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1:40 shows that Miller Park batter's eye was not updated. It still has the green railing from back in 2010.

Removing that railing turned Miller Park from a neutral stadium to a hitter's stadium. There is not many solid black batter's eyes in the MLB, and Miller Park is one of them. Well, not in MLB12TheShow

I hope this video isn't from the final build. These types of things usually don't get patched.

[sydrogerdavid]

Re: MLB 12 The Show Videos - Zone Analog Batting and Pulse Pitching

1:40 shows that Miller Park batter's eye was not updated. It still has the green railing from back in 2010.

Removing that railing turned Miller Park from a neutral stadium to a hitter's stadium. There is not many solid black batter's eyes in the MLB, and Miller Park is one of them. Well, not in MLB12TheShow

I hope this video isn't from the final build. These types of things usually don't get patched.

Read the first page. These videos were made before CD.

[benweird]

The pitchers arms move much more realistic. I want it now.

[Zinger]

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Two things I don't like about pulse pitching 1) That constant pulsing will probably give me an actual headache after a while 2) No control over pitch speed. I think the existing meter system is an elegant method of simulating pitching and I won't be changing.

As for the new zone analogue hitting, I speak as someone who can't even walk and chew gum at the same time, so I will definitely be sticking with the timing method.