09 The Show: 2 Worries on Hitting in general and Contact slider

[robert cristo]

Ok. After playing the Demo quite a few times. I'm a little worried that the overhauled hitting might be a little too easy. I also don't like that the Contact Slider also plays a role in determining the ability to Check Swing.

The good part of the hitting on 09....they speeded up bat speed and balls hit go in the direction that they are supposed to. In 08 (which I loved anyway) sometimes when you should be pulling the ball...it was go opposite field.

The bad part of hitting on 09 I think from the Demo...is I never get the feeling like the pitcher can "Blow Me Away" with a fastball like in 08. Does anyone know if the hitting was adjusted at all for the final version?

On the Pitching Slider...I just don't like the idea of connecting the ability level of Check Swinging to it. It makes me not want to use that slider, but I know I probably will need to turn it down a bit....because I'm overall a better than avg hitter in the Show.

Somehow, with 08....through a bunch of changes I made to some sliders and all players abilities, I've managed to turn the old game into something extremely competitive.

I'm hoping I'll be able to do the same with 09.

[robert cristo]

Re: 09 The Show: 2 Worries on Hitting in general and Contact slider

Sorry guys I placed this post in the wrong area

[phillyfan23]

Re: 09 The Show: 2 Worries on Hitting in general and Contact slider

Ok. After playing the Demo quite a few times. I'm a little worried that the overhauled hitting might be a little too easy. I also don't like that the Contact Slider also plays a role in determining the ability to Check Swing.

The good part of the hitting on 09....they speeded up bat speed and balls hit go in the direction that they are supposed to. In 08 (which I loved anyway) sometimes when you should be pulling the ball...it was go opposite field.

The bad part of hitting on 09 I think from the Demo...is I never get the feeling like the pitcher can "Blow Me Away" with a fastball like in 08. Does anyone know if the hitting was adjusted at all for the final version?

On the Pitching Slider...I just don't like the idea of connecting the ability level of Check Swinging to it. It makes me not want to use that slider, but I know I probably will need to turn it down a bit....because I'm overall a better than avg hitter in the Show.

Somehow, with 08....through a bunch of changes I made to some sliders and all players abilities, I've managed to turn the old game into something extremely competitive.

I'm hoping I'll be able to do the same with 09.

The contact slider might make it harder to check swing, but I have had no problems whatsoever check swinging on contact slider at 0.
Try it for yourself.

These are the sliders I use to make hitting challenging.

Give it a try and see:

Legend Difficulty
Contact, Timing, Solid Hits all 0/10
Power at 3/10 (don't use guess pitch nor power swing)
pitch Speed at 8/10

With this set, I have tested since the demo dropped and I have had HRs Extrabasehits, Strikeouts , etc down to a realistic ratio

If you STILL think hitting is too easy here, well I don't know what to tell you.

[DodgerFanatic2K3]

Re: 09 The Show: 2 Worries on Hitting in general and Contact slider

I'm a (swing only) guy and I need sliders to make hitting easier on All-Star

Not actually getting hits but just making contact easier so I can have some foul ball battles at the dish

[Kashanova]

Re: 09 The Show: 2 Worries on Hitting in general and Contact slider

I can't pull a check swing for the life of me, and if I do pull it off it's a strike anyways

[faster]

Re: 09 The Show: 2 Worries on Hitting in general and Contact slider

I can't pull a check swing for the life of me, and if I do pull it off it's a strike anyways

Should you be able to pull a check swing anyway? usually you're holding up half way through the contact zone and shouldn't have the bar far enough around yet. yes/no?

[chuckm1961]

Re: 09 The Show: 2 Worries on Hitting in general and Contact slider

Demos are demos. The game is the game.

That's why I don't play demos much. They can throw off perceptions of the game, and throw off timing and other game mechanics when the real thing comes along.

Plus, it takes a LOT of games to really get a feel for whether sliders need to be adjusted.

My two.

[jawgee]

Re: 09 The Show: 2 Worries on Hitting in general and Contact slider

...The bad part of hitting on 09 I think from the Demo...is I never get the feeling like the pitcher can "Blow Me Away" with a fastball like in 08. Does anyone know if the hitting was adjusted at all for the final version?...

Robert brings up a concern of mine as well. If I'm a major league hitter, I should rarely be blown away by a fastball....if I'm guessing fastball. If I'm looking for a change or a breaking ball and I get a fastball, depending on the pitcher, I should be blown away if the pitcher happens to throw me a fastball. I wasn't really feeling like that was happening in the demo. But now the real game is out. Can this concern be addressed by sliders to those of you who have the game now?

Thanks,
jawgee