Your Instructions To Zone Pitching Is Right Here!!

[sleepytercel]

Zone Pitching Help

So you need a better understanding of Zone Pitching? I have quickily created some visuals to help those trying to understand this mechanic and how it works. Zone pitching actually allows you to set your pitch exactly where you want it to be placed by matching a horizontal bullet and a verticle bullet in the aiming target.
-----------------------


-----------------------
Alright, you're going to pitch a fast ball. A fast ball has no break, so it's easier to see exactly where your pitch will end up. When you press the "A" ("X" for PS3 users) button, you'll see the horizontal bullet start heading toward the aiming target.


-----------------------
You will then press "A" again when the bullet is within the aiming target. As soon as you hit the button to stop the horizontal bullet, the verticle bullet will then head toward the aiming target.


-----------------------
You must press "A" again to stop the verticle bullet within the aiming target. The diagram also shows where your pitch will end up if you were to stop both bullets in those exact areas. As you can see, the pitch location is completely decided on the horizontal and vertical placements of the bullets.


-----------------------
Lets say you were late pressing the "A" button on the horizontal bullet, but you did place the verticle bullet within the aiming target. As you can see from the diagram below, the ball placement is exactly lined up in accordance of the two bullets. You must at least get one bullet inside the aiming target for your pitch to line up accordingly to their placements.


-----------------------
As you can see below. The horizontal was placed within the Aiming Target, but the Verticle was stopped too early. The ball placement is directed according to the two bullets.


-----------------------
If you were to miss both bullets from the Aiming Target, you will throw a meat pitch. Please try to get at least one bullet within the target.


-----------------------
Also, when you decide a pitch and wish to add effort, the Aiming Target will shrink for however long you hold any of the pitch buttons down. When deciding a pitch (just like Payoff), you must press and hold that button to shrink the Target. As soon as you release the button, the Target will quit shrinking and the horizontal bullet will start to head toward the Aiming Target.


-----------------------

Zone pitching is a three press process. Press any of the pitch buttons to start the process, press again to stop the horizontal bullet, and press one last time to stop the verticle.

I truly hope this helps!! Good luck!!

[Trevytrev11]

Re: Your Instructions To Zone Pitching Is Right Here!!

Just to add:

If you are new to zone, I found that starting with the interface speed at about 70-75 is a good place to start. It will allow you to get used to the process and the timing of movement of the interface. After a while, it will be come easy and you will probably want to bump it up (as far as 100).

Also, with zone, as your pitcher tires, the bullets will speed up making it even harder to execute your pitch perfectly.

While this is a more difficult process, it adds a much more realistic experience. You won't be able to spot every pitch with perfection. You won't make a ton of mistakes, but enough to keep you honest. You will also find that you will miss the majority of you piches a little bit. When aiming for the corner, you will miss a little bit. You may miss outside or you may miss it over the middle of the plate.

[sleepytercel]

Re: Your Instructions To Zone Pitching Is Right Here!!

Thanks Trev, I actually even updated the sliders page stating that a lower interface speed may be needed if you're new to the mechanic.

Zone pitching simulates so many more events than Payoff. It takes a lot more into consideration, and when you spend time with it, you'll start to learn exactly what triggers the different outcomes. If you're pitchers confidence and/or stamina gets low, you will notice that the Aiming Target will be smaller (much like how the Batters Eye changes size due to different reasons). Also, Trev is right, the two bullets will change speeds accroding to different scenerios, so it's always best to be prepared.

[baa7]

Re: Your Instructions To Zone Pitching Is Right Here!!

Wow, looks like there's more to this game than meets the eye! I just wish the zone interface didn't feel so much like firing torpedos through a submarine periscope, what with the huge crosshairs and all.

[Mjphillips]

Re: Your Instructions To Zone Pitching Is Right Here!!

Wow, looks like there's more to this game than meets the eye! I just wish the zone interface didn't feel so much like firing torpedos through a submarine periscope, what with the huge crosshairs and all.

Yeah it is a bit much. They just need to fix payoff. I don't think a patch will be coming so I guess it is the broken payoff system for me because I don't like the zone pitching stuff.

[baa7]

Re: Your Instructions To Zone Pitching Is Right Here!!

I don't think a patch will be coming

What needs to be patched with payoff? It's designed to be easy. That's the way it was programmed and, as I've said before, I'm guessing it's because Kush feels the online community wouldn't want it any other way.

[TheProfessional]

Re: Your Instructions To Zone Pitching Is Right Here!!

Nice write up.

[Scream]

Re: Your Instructions To Zone Pitching Is Right Here!!

I was using Zone Pitching, but as the Tigers, it becomes impossible during Home Games using Behind The Pitcher cam , as the Progressive Insurance sign is white, thereby making it nearly impossible to see the horizontal line as it moves left to right.

[arseniotall]

Re: Your Instructions To Zone Pitching Is Right Here!!

I was using Zone Pitching, but as the Tigers, it becomes impossible during Home Games using Behind The Pitcher cam , as the Progressive Insurance sign is white, thereby making it nearly impossible to see the horizontal line as it moves left to right.

yea i noticed that too, pretty much pitching blind....

[Mjphillips]

Re: Your Instructions To Zone Pitching Is Right Here!!

What needs to be patched with payoff? It's designed to be easy. That's the way it was programmed and, as I've said before, I'm guessing it's because Kush feels the online community wouldn't want it any other way.

The reason people moved to zone is because the payoff is not hard enough whereas zone at least has that option. If payoff moved a little faster it would be great because the possibilities of missing your spot would increase hence the possiblity of more walks. You can't really say it was designed to be easy with any certainty anyway. I just wish it was harder. I may try breakpoint as well, but that concept is so foreign to me since all the baseball games I have played were pinpoint.

[baa7]

Re: Your Instructions To Zone Pitching Is Right Here!!

You can't really say it was designed to be easy with any certainty anyway.

No, but c'mon... if they make zone pitching 5 times harder than payoff, obviously they know the difference between easy and difficult. IMO, it's a game programming choice, just as the switch from zone and cursor hitting to timed hitting was a choice the developers' made. Kush is making the game easier for the online crowd, and the online crowd plays with payoff pitching.

[Mjphillips]

Re: Your Instructions To Zone Pitching Is Right Here!!

No, but c'mon... if they make zone pitching 5 times harder than payoff, obviously they know the difference between easy and difficult. IMO, it's a game programming choice, just as the switch from zone and cursor hitting to timed hitting was a choice the developers' made. Kush is making the game easier for the online crowd, and the online crowd plays with payoff pitching.

Well I do forget sometimes that most of the things we have in our sports games are for the online crowd. Since I don't play online i can't really add to that but i should soon to just to check it out.

[VanillaEps]

Re: Your Instructions To Zone Pitching Is Right Here!!

What is the difference between Zone 1 and Zone 2 and etc.?

[TheProfessional]

Re: Your Instructions To Zone Pitching Is Right Here!!

What is the difference between Zone 1 and Zone 2 and etc.?

The only difference between zone 1 and zone 2 are the way in which the cursor is positioned.

With Zone 1 when you move the cursor with the left analog stick you have to hold it there or the cursor will re-center.

With Zone 2 once you move the cursor it stays there.

[bukktown]

Re: Your Instructions To Zone Pitching Is Right Here!!

Zone is more of a challenge, my one wish would be that when you miss bad with both bullets it isn't always a 'meat' pitch. It would be nice if it was a ball sometimes instead. I might actually walk batters if that was the case.