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  • tnixen
    MVP
    • Oct 2011
    • 3184

    #1

    MLB 13 The Show Video and Blog - Hitting Enhancements: Beginner Mode & More

    This video is also available on the OS Youtube channel, please subscribe while you're there.

    PlayStation.Blog has posted a new MLB 13 The Show blog detailing the hitting enhancements in the game. They also discuss the new Push/Pull hitting Trajectories Engine, 16 batting views and you can also customize your own.

    Source - Step Up to the Plate: MLB ’13 The Show Hitting Enhancements Detailed (PlayStation.Blog)
  • thaSLAB
    [Player 1]
    • Feb 2008
    • 4495

    #2
    Re: (PS Blog) Step Up to the Plate: MLB ’13 The Show Hitting Enhancements Detailed!

    Before anyone asks... yes, Ryan Braun had received a haircut at CD (as seen in the actual video).
    Last edited by thaSLAB; 01-30-2013, 01:34 PM.
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    • Number2DJ
      Rookie
      • Jan 2013
      • 268

      #3
      Re: (PS Blog) Step Up to the Plate: MLB ’13 The Show Hitting Enhancements Detailed!

      Awesome, can't wait for '13. Thanks for the post.

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      • MLB Bob
        MVP
        • Jan 2011
        • 1008

        #4
        Re: (PS Blog) Step Up to the Plate: MLB ’13 The Show Hitting Enhancements Detailed!

        Nice vid, loved the new ball physics, especially down in the corner..good job

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        • GWPump23
          Rookie
          • Dec 2011
          • 361

          #5
          Re: (PS Blog) Step Up to the Plate: MLB ’13 The Show Hitting Enhancements Detailed!

          That behind home plate, from the stands camera view on Pedrioa's single (early in the video) is a thing of beauty!

          -GW-
          "Never go short in the land of plenty..."

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          • ksig24
            Resident Scout
            • Feb 2006
            • 1417

            #6
            Re: (PS Blog) Step Up to the Plate: MLB ’13 The Show Hitting Enhancements Detailed!

            Very niceley done.

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            • seanjeezy
              The Future
              • Aug 2009
              • 3347

              #7
              Re: (PS Blog) Step Up to the Plate: MLB ’13 The Show Hitting Enhancements Detailed!

              The increased gap between elite fielders and the rest is a big deal to me... hopefully Brendan Ryan is a high B this year, he's a borderline A when you give him his proper fielding ratings and I actually had to Nerf him so he wouldn't decrease 4+ points across the board (he was given a low C potential last year).
              Bakin' soda, I got bakin' soda

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              • GWPump23
                Rookie
                • Dec 2011
                • 361

                #8
                Re: (PS Blog) Step Up to the Plate: MLB ’13 The Show Hitting Enhancements Detailed!

                "I hope everyone enjoyed this blog?"

                Must have, cause I've already watched it 20 times...

                -GW-
                "Never go short in the land of plenty..."

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                • slickkill77
                  Pro
                  • Sep 2006
                  • 583

                  #9
                  Re: (PS Blog) Step Up to the Plate: MLB ’13 The Show Hitting Enhancements Detailed!

                  They fixed Longoria's stance! FINALLY

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                  • sydrogerdavid
                    MVP
                    • May 2009
                    • 3109

                    #10
                    Re: (PS Blog) Step Up to the Plate: MLB ’13 The Show Hitting Enhancements Detailed!

                    Painted! Planted! Spaced! Windowed! Arch Patterned!

                    In addition to the solar panel and truck grille in LCF!
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                    • WarningTrackPower
                      Rookie
                      • Jul 2011
                      • 133

                      #11
                      Re: (PS Blog) Step Up to the Plate: MLB ’13 The Show Hitting Enhancements Detailed!

                      This is awesome. I hated seeing "good" timing in years past, but this year it seems like it will work properly.

                      I was playing '12 last night and I got to a front door slider that was middle in and had "good" timing. Everything about the swing looked like it was going to be pulled into left center field. Instead the ball rockets into the right center field gap. I wasn't "late" by any means but the result of the hit made it appear that way.

                      I'm hoping (at least on higher difficulties) that if you're even a tad late on inside pitches that you will get jammed easier and will make less solid contact. I really hate seeing opposite field HRs on inside pitches with "just late" timing. I have a good feeling this year that the devs have come close to perfecting this.. not only the timing windows per player (pull/balanced/push) but also with regards to pitch location and the timing of each third of the strike zone.

                      Great job guys.

                      EDIT:
                      Also, at the 2:00 mark of the video, David Ortiz smashes a shot down the line and the ball doesn't lose speed like it did last year. The improved physics look very nice.

                      A bit of a side note here:
                      I would like to add that most defensive shifts put on Ortiz (and most likely other pull hitters like him) usually only have an extreme shift in the infield. The outfield plays straight up for the most part. It appears in the video that the outfield had been shifted as well. I believe the thinking that most managers have when putting a shift on like this is; "he has good power to the outfield but he's unlikely to beat us on the ground to the opposite side". If the outfield does shift, they would probably only shade him a little toward the pull side, but nothing drastic. Considering his (lack of) speed, they'd probably take a few steps back as well.
                      Last edited by WarningTrackPower; 01-30-2013, 02:54 PM.

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                      • Bobhead
                        Pro
                        • Mar 2011
                        • 4926

                        #12
                        Re: (PS Blog) Step Up to the Plate: MLB ’13 The Show Hitting Enhancements Detailed!

                        It's a long shot, but perhaps this revamped timing window means I can safely raise the pitch speed slider up a few clicks? It will be interesting to see what ball physics 2.0 means in terms of my personal settings and whatnot.

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                        • barsoffury
                          Pro
                          • Jan 2012
                          • 731

                          #13
                          Re: (PS Blog) Step Up to the Plate: MLB ’13 The Show Hitting Enhancements Detailed!

                          Very cool. I myself was never a really good hitter, ( usually a .230-.240 guy in franchise) but in a weird way it didn't bother me. I loved the challenge. Of course with sliders we can adjust things so we're not hitting a ton.. The push/pull thing seems good, will be interesting to see how it plays out.

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                          • rts5002
                            Rookie
                            • Dec 2007
                            • 123

                            #14
                            Wow. How is it that every year SCEA-SDS makes February the longest month of the year?

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                            • Scott
                              Your Go-to TV Expert
                              • Jul 2002
                              • 20030

                              #15
                              Re: (PS Blog) Step Up to the Plate: MLB ’13 The Show Hitting Enhancements Detailed!

                              Very awesome blog...Really excited about the whole Push/Pull implementation...
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