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  • Gary Armida
    MVP
    • Oct 2003
    • 2533

    #46
    Re: 2D Hitting Help

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    kodiak said:
    Just to let you know, if you really want to test your skills you can beef it up to legend.

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    My bad...I am playing on the highest setting which I thought was called HOF. I don't know why I started there, but my pride is keeping me there as I get my butt kicked daily in my expansion franchise. I am 4-12 thus far.
    Formerly Favre4vr

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    • ragnar
      Rookie
      • Mar 2004
      • 71

      #47
      Re: 2D Hitting Help

      on the hot zone...do you just set up the cursor in the hot zone before the pitch and just leave it there and only swing if the ball goes directly into the cursor without moving it?

      As far as timing..I can't use the hitting aid..too distracting...Isn't it too late to swing when you see the ball in the cursor?

      How do you make line drive contact? Everything I hit is a sky high, bring rain fly ball.

      I'm new to gaming. Is the controller that comes with the PS2 no good? It seems my cursor doesn't get to where I want it too and is very slow to react or should I even be moving the cursor when the pitch is coming at all?

      The inability to find a realistic hitting mode that I can get decent results with is killing this game for me--which I enjoy so much about. Can anyone who is having success with 2D and/or an experienced gamer help me out? Thanks in advance.

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      • ragnar
        Rookie
        • Mar 2004
        • 71

        #48
        Re: 2D Hitting Help

        on the hot zone...do you just set up the cursor in the hot zone before the pitch and just leave it there and only swing if the ball goes directly into the cursor without moving it?

        As far as timing..I can't use the hitting aid..too distracting...Isn't it too late to swing when you see the ball in the cursor?

        How do you make line drive contact? Everything I hit is a sky high, bring rain fly ball.

        I'm new to gaming. Is the controller that comes with the PS2 no good? It seems my cursor doesn't get to where I want it too and is very slow to react or should I even be moving the cursor when the pitch is coming at all?

        The inability to find a realistic hitting mode that I can get decent results with is killing this game for me--which I enjoy so much about. Can anyone who is having success with 2D and/or an experienced gamer help me out? Thanks in advance.

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        • ragnar
          Rookie
          • Mar 2004
          • 71

          #49
          Re: 2D Hitting Help

          on the hot zone...do you just set up the cursor in the hot zone before the pitch and just leave it there and only swing if the ball goes directly into the cursor without moving it?

          As far as timing..I can't use the hitting aid..too distracting...Isn't it too late to swing when you see the ball in the cursor?

          How do you make line drive contact? Everything I hit is a sky high, bring rain fly ball.

          I'm new to gaming. Is the controller that comes with the PS2 no good? It seems my cursor doesn't get to where I want it too and is very slow to react or should I even be moving the cursor when the pitch is coming at all?

          The inability to find a realistic hitting mode that I can get decent results with is killing this game for me--which I enjoy so much about. Can anyone who is having success with 2D and/or an experienced gamer help me out? Thanks in advance.

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          • jim416
            Banned
            • Feb 2003
            • 10606

            #50
            Re: 2D Hitting Help

            As far as timing..I can't use the hitting aid..too distracting...Isn't it too late to swing when you see the ball in the cursor?

            Ragnar, I had to learn to completely watch the pitchers motion and the flight of the ball, instead of waiting to see where the ball cursor came on. Watch the trajectory of the ball and move your stick accordingly. The ball cursor will then come on and you can make further adjustements.

            That was sort of hard to explain, but you can't watch for the ball cursor to come on and then respond, it will be too late, that's just sort of an aid that helps you.

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            • jim416
              Banned
              • Feb 2003
              • 10606

              #51
              Re: 2D Hitting Help

              As far as timing..I can't use the hitting aid..too distracting...Isn't it too late to swing when you see the ball in the cursor?

              Ragnar, I had to learn to completely watch the pitchers motion and the flight of the ball, instead of waiting to see where the ball cursor came on. Watch the trajectory of the ball and move your stick accordingly. The ball cursor will then come on and you can make further adjustements.

              That was sort of hard to explain, but you can't watch for the ball cursor to come on and then respond, it will be too late, that's just sort of an aid that helps you.

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              • jim416
                Banned
                • Feb 2003
                • 10606

                #52
                Re: 2D Hitting Help

                As far as timing..I can't use the hitting aid..too distracting...Isn't it too late to swing when you see the ball in the cursor?

                Ragnar, I had to learn to completely watch the pitchers motion and the flight of the ball, instead of waiting to see where the ball cursor came on. Watch the trajectory of the ball and move your stick accordingly. The ball cursor will then come on and you can make further adjustements.

                That was sort of hard to explain, but you can't watch for the ball cursor to come on and then respond, it will be too late, that's just sort of an aid that helps you.

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                • ragnar
                  Rookie
                  • Mar 2004
                  • 71

                  #53
                  Re: 2D Hitting Help

                  so you are talking about using the hitting aid? when you see the ball show up in the cursor that is when you swing? Also, do you move the cursor while you are swinging in order to effect the direction of the swing and whether you hit the ball in the air or on the ground. I just don't understand why the vast majority of my contact is sky high fly outs. I hit very few ground balls and really never pop out to the infield. It's always moon shots to the outfield that they have a year and a half to run under.


                  I'm also wondering what camera angle you and others use for hitting. Is there any other view other than "normal" worth trying out when hitting?

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                  • ragnar
                    Rookie
                    • Mar 2004
                    • 71

                    #54
                    Re: 2D Hitting Help

                    so you are talking about using the hitting aid? when you see the ball show up in the cursor that is when you swing? Also, do you move the cursor while you are swinging in order to effect the direction of the swing and whether you hit the ball in the air or on the ground. I just don't understand why the vast majority of my contact is sky high fly outs. I hit very few ground balls and really never pop out to the infield. It's always moon shots to the outfield that they have a year and a half to run under.


                    I'm also wondering what camera angle you and others use for hitting. Is there any other view other than "normal" worth trying out when hitting?

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                    • ragnar
                      Rookie
                      • Mar 2004
                      • 71

                      #55
                      Re: 2D Hitting Help

                      so you are talking about using the hitting aid? when you see the ball show up in the cursor that is when you swing? Also, do you move the cursor while you are swinging in order to effect the direction of the swing and whether you hit the ball in the air or on the ground. I just don't understand why the vast majority of my contact is sky high fly outs. I hit very few ground balls and really never pop out to the infield. It's always moon shots to the outfield that they have a year and a half to run under.


                      I'm also wondering what camera angle you and others use for hitting. Is there any other view other than "normal" worth trying out when hitting?

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                      • ragnar
                        Rookie
                        • Mar 2004
                        • 71

                        #56
                        Re: 2D Hitting Help

                        jim416,

                        Your suggestion about going back to the hitting aid and paying more attention to the pitcher and the flight of the ball instead of the cursor is helping. Thanks. I've had a few games where I've had around 10 hits. So, I'm starting to make some headway.

                        One thing I'm noticing more is that I almost never pull the ball. Even my homeruns are all hit the other way or to dead center. The only time I ever pull the ball with authority is with lefthanded hitters, once in a great while. With all my righthanded power hitters(Sosa, Alou, Ramirez, Lee) I have yet to hit a homer to left with any of them since I started using 2D. I hit a ton of deep fly balls to right-center with these guys. I think I'd be hitting the ball with authority more with these guys(and everyone for that matter) if I could pull the ball or is that not gonna happen with 2D?

                        Is pulling the ball with authority something you can intentionally do with 2D hitting? If so, How? Thanks to you or anyone else for your help.

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                        • ragnar
                          Rookie
                          • Mar 2004
                          • 71

                          #57
                          Re: 2D Hitting Help

                          jim416,

                          Your suggestion about going back to the hitting aid and paying more attention to the pitcher and the flight of the ball instead of the cursor is helping. Thanks. I've had a few games where I've had around 10 hits. So, I'm starting to make some headway.

                          One thing I'm noticing more is that I almost never pull the ball. Even my homeruns are all hit the other way or to dead center. The only time I ever pull the ball with authority is with lefthanded hitters, once in a great while. With all my righthanded power hitters(Sosa, Alou, Ramirez, Lee) I have yet to hit a homer to left with any of them since I started using 2D. I hit a ton of deep fly balls to right-center with these guys. I think I'd be hitting the ball with authority more with these guys(and everyone for that matter) if I could pull the ball or is that not gonna happen with 2D?

                          Is pulling the ball with authority something you can intentionally do with 2D hitting? If so, How? Thanks to you or anyone else for your help.

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                          • ragnar
                            Rookie
                            • Mar 2004
                            • 71

                            #58
                            Re: 2D Hitting Help

                            jim416,

                            Your suggestion about going back to the hitting aid and paying more attention to the pitcher and the flight of the ball instead of the cursor is helping. Thanks. I've had a few games where I've had around 10 hits. So, I'm starting to make some headway.

                            One thing I'm noticing more is that I almost never pull the ball. Even my homeruns are all hit the other way or to dead center. The only time I ever pull the ball with authority is with lefthanded hitters, once in a great while. With all my righthanded power hitters(Sosa, Alou, Ramirez, Lee) I have yet to hit a homer to left with any of them since I started using 2D. I hit a ton of deep fly balls to right-center with these guys. I think I'd be hitting the ball with authority more with these guys(and everyone for that matter) if I could pull the ball or is that not gonna happen with 2D?

                            Is pulling the ball with authority something you can intentionally do with 2D hitting? If so, How? Thanks to you or anyone else for your help.

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                            • mlblover33

                              #59
                              Re: 2D Hitting Help

                              i think ive firugred something out.. i think they designed.. this game on two levels one level is for.. NON cursor batters like myself... (rookie, vet, all star) the other one is for cursor batting users... (hof legend) the reason i say this is because... for most of my season up to this point i played on all star... well thoguth i would try hof.... well on hall of fame i was KILLING the ball like i would be on rookie... but on all star same settings i had fewers homers hit fewer hits per game... my question is... WHY THE HELL WOULD THEY DO SOMETHING SOOOO STUPID if this indeed is the case.. and there are TWO distinct diff settings for cursor and non cursor hitting???

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                              • mlblover33

                                #60
                                Re: 2D Hitting Help

                                i think ive firugred something out.. i think they designed.. this game on two levels one level is for.. NON cursor batters like myself... (rookie, vet, all star) the other one is for cursor batting users... (hof legend) the reason i say this is because... for most of my season up to this point i played on all star... well thoguth i would try hof.... well on hall of fame i was KILLING the ball like i would be on rookie... but on all star same settings i had fewers homers hit fewer hits per game... my question is... WHY THE HELL WOULD THEY DO SOMETHING SOOOO STUPID if this indeed is the case.. and there are TWO distinct diff settings for cursor and non cursor hitting???

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