Konami's Making Power Pros 2016 (PS4/PS3/Vita) & Pro Yakyuu Spirits Ace (iOS/Android)

[opd897]

Re: Konami's Making Power Pros 2016 (PS4/PS3/Vita) & Pro Yakyuu Spirits Ace (iOS/Andr

I'm having a hard time trying to get realistic settings/results when hitting. I had a similar problem with last years vita version (playing on ps4 now).

I'm either hitting way too much or not at all.

When batting, when I have settings at Lock on 3 and CPU pitching difficulty one level or two higher, I hit way too much and too many runs/hits/hrs.

When I switch to Lock on 2 and with lowering CPU pitching difficulty down to average or one down easier, I struggle to make solid contact and can get zero offense going.

Seems I am between those two settings (lock on 2-3). Any suggestions? What settings is everyone else using?

Lock on 3 was way too easy for me. I have settled on lock on 2 with CPU pitching difficulty somewhere in the middle difficulty. I get realistic results as far as number of hits per game anywhere from 5-13 hits a game on average. I do hit too many home runs but have learned to live with that if all else falls into place.

If I were you I would settle for lock 2 and experiment with the CPU pitching difficulty. I think you'll find the right setting for yourself after a period of time. You can also go into batting practice and just practice hitting.

[falcons2003]

Re: Konami's Making Power Pros 2016 (PS4/PS3/Vita) & Pro Yakyuu Spirits Ace (iOS/Andr

Lock on 3 was way too easy for me. I have settled on lock on 2 with CPU pitching difficulty somewhere in the middle difficulty. I get realistic results as far as number of hits per game anywhere from 5-13 hits a game on average. I do hit too many home runs but have learned to live with that if all else falls into place.

If I were you I would settle for lock 2 and experiment with the CPU pitching difficulty. I think you'll find the right setting for yourself after a period of time. You can also go into batting practice and just practice hitting.

Ok thanks. I was thinking maybe I just need to get better with lock on 2. Lock on 3 was just way too easy for me as well.

Do you have any hitting tips? I'm actually pretty good at not swinging at bad pitches. I'm good with fastballs, but any other pitcher I struggle making good contact, especially pitches with good movement. My hitting cursor ends up all over the place.

I just have a few other random questions:
-can you cut off a throw to home fom the outfield, by selecting a fielder in the infield when the ball is on its way home?
-what does the noise mean that you hear once in awhile after the pitcher throws a pitch?
-is instant replay automatic or can you go back and look at plays manually?
-can you throw the ball in the stands after a third out in the outfield like in the older versions of the game? I saw the cpu make a great jumping catch at the wall and then throw the ball into the stands. It was a pretty awesome sequnce.
Thanks in advance.

[opd897]

Re: Konami's Making Power Pros 2016 (PS4/PS3/Vita) & Pro Yakyuu Spirits Ace (iOS/Andr

Ok thanks. I was thinking maybe I just need to get better with lock on 2. Lock on 3 was just way too easy for me as well.

Do you have any hitting tips? I'm actually pretty good at not swinging at bad pitches. I'm good with fastballs, but any other pitcher I struggle making good contact, especially pitches with good movement. My hitting cursor ends up all over the place.

I just have a few other random questions:
-can you cut off a throw to home fom the outfield, by selecting a fielder in the infield when the ball is on its way home?
-what does the noise mean that you hear once in awhile after the pitcher throws a pitch?
-is instant replay automatic or can you go back and look at plays manually?
-can you throw the ball in the stands after a third out in the outfield like in the older versions of the game? I saw the cpu make a great jumping catch at the wall and then throw the ball into the stands. It was a pretty awesome sequnce.
Thanks in advance.

I look for fastballs up in the zone. I seem better at moving the cursor in that area. Take pitches that you don't think you can hit, curve balls, sinkers etc. Obviously with two strikes protect the plate. Look at the opposing pitchers numbers on his arrows. The higher the number on the arrow the better pitch he has. Your particular player form is important. I don't try to power swing with a player who is in poor form, blue or purple in color, I try to just put the ball in play. The CPU pitcher relies more on fastballs when you get runners on base. Theoretically to be able to throw out base runners easier. So look / wait for a fastball when you have runners on.

I only know you can throw to a cut off man by pressing R1, don't know about being able to direct it to a certain infielder.

Not sure about the sound after a pitch is thrown, honestly I am not familiar with that. What kind of sound?

I read somewhere that you could manually do a replay by pressing one side of the center pad of the PS4 controller however I have not been able to get that to work.

I used to throw the ball in the stands after a third out in the Spirits game but I have not done it in this game. There may be a sequence of buttons to press to do it manually but I am not sure.

[Spirits Translation]

Re: Konami's Making Power Pros 2016 (PS4/PS3/Vita) & Pro Yakyuu Spirits Ace (iOS/Andr

Ok thanks. I was thinking maybe I just need to get better with lock on 2. Lock on 3 was just way too easy for me as well.

Do you have any hitting tips? I'm actually pretty good at not swinging at bad pitches. I'm good with fastballs, but any other pitcher I struggle making good contact, especially pitches with good movement. My hitting cursor ends up all over the place.

I just have a few other random questions:
-can you cut off a throw to home fom the outfield, by selecting a fielder in the infield when the ball is on its way home?
-what does the noise mean that you hear once in awhile after the pitcher throws a pitch?
-is instant replay automatic or can you go back and look at plays manually?
-can you throw the ball in the stands after a third out in the outfield like in the older versions of the game? I saw the cpu make a great jumping catch at the wall and then throw the ball into the stands. It was a pretty awesome sequnce.
Thanks in advance.

Go into batting practice. After you select a pitcher you can go into settings and choose which pitch (or pitches) you want him to throw. So you can just have them throw you nothing but curves until you learn how to stroke it.

I wouldn't ignore curves and other breaking balls. They're useful to hit choppers when you need to advance a runner, and if the batter has speed you might eek out an IF hit as well. Also, on our spirits translation site we posted a "Pitch Weight Chart" on the controls page. It shows how easy each type of pitch is to hit for home runs. Basically the slower the pitch the easier it is to hit for a HR, but just like IRL you need to nail a mistake up in the zone.

In regards to settings (to get you realistic numbers), keep in mind the higher your auto-aim is the less your hit variety will be. I think 3 is too high. You might try 2 against tough pitchers in good condition and 1 against weaker pitchers in poor condition. If you're going to try no aim or level 1 I'd recommend you focus on a certain zone and look for certain pitches unless you have 2 strikes against you. The less you move the cursor the more power you have on your swing. Jerking it around all over the place will just lead to failure.

As for the outfield throws, RB throws to cutoff man and if you click & hold RT after throwing to home plate the pitcher will intercept the throw. If you don't release just before he catches the ball he will auto-throw it to an infielder.

Not sure about throwing the ball in the stands.

[falcons2003]

Re: Konami's Making Power Pros 2016 (PS4/PS3/Vita) & Pro Yakyuu Spirits Ace (iOS/Andr

I took into acount a couple of tips on here and also changed a setting I think also really helped in getting realistic results hitting for me. I stayed with all the same difficulty settings, lock on 2, but I changed the digital batting cursor down 1 setting. It slowed the batting cursor down for me tracking pitches which really helped and it made a big difference. Just about ready to start a season.

What is everyones experience with contact hitting over the power swing on this version? Any hrs with the contact swing?

[strawberryshortcake]

Re: Konami's Making Power Pros 2016 (PS4/PS3/Vita) & Pro Yakyuu Spirits Ace (iOS/Andr

I took into acount a couple of tips on here and also changed a setting I think also really helped in getting realistic results hitting for me. I stayed with all the same difficulty settings, lock on 2, but I changed the digital batting cursor down 1 setting. It slowed the batting cursor down for me tracking pitches which really helped and it made a big difference. Just about ready to start a season.

What is everyones experience with contact hitting over the power swing on this version? Any hrs with the contact swing?

Not much help. Unfortunately I don't use assist at all and solely use contact hitting. Recollection is not the greatest, but I may have hit one homerun with contact. More than likely, it was probably on rookie with contact swing. Or it could simply have been a power swing to get the HR. 99.9% of my hits all stay within the ball park. That 0.1% is that one homerun I managed to somehow hit, once. Loving the game, haven't gone back to the other baseball.

[falcons2003]

Re: Konami's Making Power Pros 2016 (PS4/PS3/Vita) & Pro Yakyuu Spirits Ace (iOS/Andr

Not much help. Unfortunately I don't use assist at all and solely use contact hitting. Recollection is not the greatest, but I may have hit one homerun with contact. More than likely, it was probably on rookie with contact swing. Or it could simply have been a power swing to get the HR. 99.9% of my hits all stay within the ball park. That 0.1% is that one homerun I managed to somehow hit, once. Loving the game, haven't gone back to the other baseball.

What hitting combined with cpu pitching settings do you use? I'm just trying to get a read on where in general my settings should be around.

[strawberryshortcake]

Re: Konami's Making Power Pros 2016 (PS4/PS3/Vita) & Pro Yakyuu Spirits Ace (iOS/Andr

What hitting combined with cpu pitching settings do you use? I'm just trying to get a read on where in general my settings should be around.

Note that I'm still having fun in exhibition mode. I probably have hitting difficult set to the 3rd level (so normal maybe?) just above the weakest (I think there are a total of 7 levels) with the CPU overall difficulty at around somewhere just below the middle level. With respect to CPU pitching difficult, I can't recall at the moment. I probably have the CPU pitching bumped up to the max (but can't recall exactly).

[Spirits Translation]

Re: Konami's Making Power Pros 2016 (PS4/PS3/Vita) & Pro Yakyuu Spirits Ace (iOS/Andr

I stayed with all the same difficulty settings, lock on 2, but I changed the digital batting cursor down 1 setting. It slowed the batting cursor down for me tracking pitches which really helped and it made a big difference.

You're able to bat ok with digital cursor? I used to like batting analog and having the option to click & hold L1 to switch to digital on the fly. Not sure why they took that away. It seems like it should be that way because even if you select analog batting you can still adjust digital speed so why? In any case, for now you have to choose one or the other - and changing digital speed has no effect on the analog cursor.

[strawberryshortcake]

Re: Konami's Making Power Pros 2016 (PS4/PS3/Vita) & Pro Yakyuu Spirits Ace (iOS/Andr

Is there a way to mess with the rosin bag in Jikkyou?

(note: With PYS, pushing the right stick down picks up the rosin bag.)

[C.J.S.]

Re: Konami's Making Power Pros 2016 (PS4/PS3/Vita) & Pro Yakyuu Spirits Ace (iOS/Andr

Is there a way to mess with the rosin bag in Jikkyou?

(note: With PYS, pushing the right stick down picks up the rosin bag.)

left center pad button

[strawberryshortcake]

Re: Konami's Making Power Pros 2016 (PS4/PS3/Vita) & Pro Yakyuu Spirits Ace (iOS/Andr

left center pad button

Maybe I'm doing something wrong, but I can't seem to get it to work.

I'm press left on the d-pad, I'm pressing left on the touchpad, I'm pressing the center area of the touchpad, etc. etc. Nothing seems to work.

[Spirits Translation]

Re: Konami's Making Power Pros 2016 (PS4/PS3/Vita) & Pro Yakyuu Spirits Ace (iOS/Andr

Left Touchpad works for me. LT will make him kick the dirt on the mound.

[C.J.S.]

Re: Konami's Making Power Pros 2016 (PS4/PS3/Vita) & Pro Yakyuu Spirits Ace (iOS/Andr

Units sold so far for 2016 Power Pros

145,173 PS4
136,153 PSV

Units sold for 2015 Pro Yakyuu Spirits

134,974 PS3
120,716 PSV

Home console outsells mobile.
So numbers show Konami will continue supporting PS4.

[jyoung]

Re: Konami's Making Power Pros 2016 (PS4/PS3/Vita) & Pro Yakyuu Spirits Ace (iOS/Andr

The digital version is on sale at a 30% discount now through August 14.

A patch was also released today:

http://www.konami.jp/pawa/2016/update/index.html

【Common】

Brass corresponding to the additional band cheer song download content

• In the BGM setting "Power 2016: My Life: The match: 2 Army" and assign the game BGM and Fixes a phenomenon that will not sound the play-by-play

· Fixes a phenomenon that may the batting order is change of DH

- Fixes a phenomenon that may issue a sign such as bunt without taking into account the issuing and ability to pinch hitter

- Fixes a phenomenon that may be stopped at the pitcher alternation of after issuing a pinch hitter to the pitcher in the "Futari in" and communication competition

- Fixed a phenomenon that COM of the strength of ally batter had been fixed to "strong mecha" when Narikiri to manipulate the runner in the play and My Life

【Pennant】

- On the day to fix a phenomenon that may stop a progressive schedule when there is a team of stamina is less state of the pitcher of starter plan

【My Life】

- Fixed a phenomenon that can be uploaded as LIVE players in the case began with the original players

- Fixed a phenomenon that birth event does not occur if the expected date of birth was the off-season

【Laurels Nine】

- Fixes a phenomenon that may result in a miss at the time of Hit-and-run

- Fixed a phenomenon that may flow is play-by-play of continuous struck out if it is not a continuous struck out

【Other】

·Bug fixes