Does anyone turn variable umpire off??

[brett the jet favre]

Re: Does anyone turn variable umpire off??

Off, but even then my check swings get called terribly.

[thegut]

I turned it off. The umps are way too inconsistent and terrible. The final straw was when I pitched 4 pitches in the strike zone (ball completely in the strike zone) and it lead to a 4 pitch walk in the ninth with Bell. I was getting squeezed to the point only a meatball was a strike. Turned it off and the game became a whole hell of a lot less frustrating.

[Armor and Sword]

Re: Does anyone turn variable umpire off??

[quote=NoFatGirlz4Me37;2043509625]I leave it on....although some strikes are blatantly balls and vice versa, it's nice experiencing different strike zones and having to adapt to each umpire like

Exactly. Nothing like cussing at your TV and your wife asking" what's wrong?" and going "that damn umpire is killing me with his strike zone tonight!"

[nyr]

Re: Does anyone turn variable umpire off??

I played an entire season of '11 with it ON, and despite repeated frustration continued to leave it on. I am okay with the variability, but it felt like (i.e., my perception which isn't necessarily reality) the vast majority of bad calls went against me. The close balls that were sometimes called strikes didn't bother me nearly as much as the clear strikes that were called balls at horrible times (3-2 counts, or with 2 out in an inning and almost working myself out of a jam, etc.)

I'm sure it isn't programmed to favor CPU versus human, but the CPU does a much better job than I at letting extremely close pitches go by. When I'm protecting the plate, I have trouble ignoring borderline pitches - had I let more of these go, then I may have benefited from blown calls as much as the CPU - but even though I think I have a decent eye for balls and strikes, it clearly isn't as refined as the precise digital/virtual eye the CPU possess, and thus I saw more of these occur when I was pitching than when I was hitting. What's more, so many of those blown calls seemed (again perception) to go against me at crucial points in the game.

So, in my current season in '12 I have turned this feature off, and I am enjoying the game more. I think what other people may be interested to know, is that through 44 games of my new season what I have noticed is that there is still some variability in calls. Pitches that are clearly balls are always called balls, likewise pitches that are clearly strikes are always called strikes. However, on borderline pitches where varying amounts of the ball touch the strike zone, I have noticed that some are called balls some strikes. It's just enough variation that I can live with.

I miss having the individual umpires calling different zones, but there doesn't seem to be a setting whereby they would each perfectly call their own preferred zones.

I played with it off for a game and noticed exactly what you did. Strikes were always strikes/balls were always balls but borderline pitches could go either way. This to me seems perfect because you still get a little variety with the close pitches but don't get screwed with ones that are obvious.

[PsychoBulk]

Re: Does anyone turn variable umpire off??

I leave it on....although some strikes are blatantly balls and vice versa, it's nice experiencing different strike zones and having to adapt to each umpire like
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Exactly.

Welcome to real life.

[phenom1990]

Re: Does anyone turn variable umpire off??

There is one ump who I can't recall his name, he is terrible so I turn it off for him.

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It's got to be Clyde Washington. That guy was a horrible ump in 2010 and 2011. My brother, who doesn't pay attention to a lot of the little things, complained to me about him. All I said is... That's Clyde Washington for you.

[econoodle]

Re: Does anyone turn variable umpire off??

i have no idea whos who half the time, but they all bite to me.
but i still leave it on.

[phenom1990]

Re: Does anyone turn variable umpire off??

i have no idea whos who half the time, but they all bite to me.
but i still leave it on.

I only know Clyde Washington because someone on this site made a thread about him 2 years ago and I noticed how bad he is.

[dickey1331]

It's got to be Clyde Washington. That guy was a horrible ump in 2010 and 2011. My brother, who doesn't pay attention to a lot of the little things, complained to me about him. All I said is... That's Clyde Washington for you.

For MLB 12 we have all new umps.


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[Doormat]

Re: Does anyone turn variable umpire off??

I leave it on since it's what makes it realistic.. no matter how annoying it is in RTTS with my pitcher.

[LowerWolf]

Re: Does anyone turn variable umpire off??

I turn it off. And I swear, the borderline calls can still go either way even with it turned off.

I certainly understand leaving it on, but to me it's a video game. If I could, I'd make all the calls perfect in real life, well ... I can do that here.

[AUTiger1]

Re: Does anyone turn variable umpire off??

For MLB 12 we have all new umps.


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We still have the original umpires because I've seen them. They just added to them.

[ChernoTheInferno]

Re: Does anyone turn variable umpire off??

I turn it off. And the strike zone is still inconsistent for both me and the CPU, and it is infuriating. Maybe finally fix this for next year, SCEA?
The "perfect" strike zone still jumps around with one pitch being a strike one time and then the very same pitch that's more of a strike (same pitch type even) will be called a ball. I specifically turn off the umpire nonsense so I can get a consistent and fair strike zone. When I'm hitting this hurts discipline since I have no clue if that pitch off the plate will be called a strike by the "perfect" umpire and I get rung up for strike 3.

[redsfan4life]

Re: Does anyone turn variable umpire off??

The only reason I leave it on is so it's more likely to get the CPU looking for strike 3.

[hoosierbengal]

Re: Does anyone turn variable umpire off??

I turn it off. I realize IRL umpires make bad calls but that is one thing I don't need a video game to mirror. jmo. I prefer to have the calls made right.