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  • rock85
    MVP
    • Jul 2002
    • 3146

    #31
    Re: Swing Stick 2.0 is messed up

    Originally posted by Brophog
    I think EA and 2K are in some kind of paper saving competition.
    Yeah the are going green(cutting back on paper):wink:

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    • tswells
      Rookie
      • Jul 2006
      • 103

      #32
      Re: Swing Stick 2.0 is messed up

      Originally posted by DoomsDayD1978
      My only gripe with the new hit stick 2.0 is the fact that in over 12 games or so played, I've yet to hit anything resembling a homerun.

      Last year's hit stick was a HR bonanza.

      Frustrating.
      I was hitting loads of HR's on Pro, but All-Star is a different story. I can barely get it out of the infield. Last game I hit a 3 run shot with Pujols though, so that's encouraging.
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      • Ltrain44
        Rookie
        • Feb 2004
        • 440

        #33
        Re: Swing Stick 2.0 is messed up

        I found that changing the batting view to wide zoom really helps pick up the pitch a lot better. Give it a try and see what you think. I was able to tell pretty much right away if it was going to be a ball or not.

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        • bellz666
          Don Mattingly is God
          • Feb 2005
          • 1090

          #34
          Re: Swing Stick 2.0 is messed up

          I'm excited to give this a try when my copy comes today. If it sucks, at least I have the show to fall back on which has been awesome so far.
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          • Brophog
            Rookie
            • Oct 2004
            • 274

            #35
            Re: Swing Stick 2.0 is messed up

            Originally posted by rock85
            Yeah the are going green(cutting back on paper):wink:
            Apparently no one has extolled the virtues of recycled paper to them yet. I swear, the rental instructions back in the day were bigger than 2K's stuff this year, and those games had 2 buttons!

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            • jake44np
              Post Like a Champion!
              • Jul 2002
              • 9563

              #36
              Re: Swing Stick 2.0 is messed up

              Originally posted by tswells
              I was hitting loads of HR's on Pro, but All-Star is a different story. I can barely get it out of the infield. Last game I hit a 3 run shot with Pujols though, so that's encouraging.
              Yeah I dont have a problem hitting HRs with the 2.0 swing stick on pro either.
              I played 2 games last night and hit 4 hrs, I just cant pitch at all with the new pitching system. I dont understand it at all.
              But I really do like the new 2.0 swing stick, I really like the hit variety.
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              • ronnyballgame
                Th* *c*m*n!
                • Mar 2004
                • 1062

                #37
                Re: Swing Stick 2.0 is messed up

                when you go to hit the ball, do you load up once the pitcher starts his movement, or when? i couldn't get it right when i tried this morning, i hit the ball, just little bloopers, although Howard got decent contact on it.
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                • FocusYoMindOnDis
                  Pro
                  • Jul 2004
                  • 727

                  #38
                  Re: Swing Stick 2.0 is messed up

                  I've had more fouls in two games than i did all of last year. I am a CLassic buton convert so it will take me a little bit, but i like it. And NO JACKS YETS...thats a bonus, the cpu on the other hand has been taking me to the woodshed.
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                  • FocusYoMindOnDis
                    Pro
                    • Jul 2004
                    • 727

                    #39
                    Re: Swing Stick 2.0 is messed up

                    Originally posted by kman8
                    After getting used to swing stick 2.0 i find it great. question tho i know i can directional hit by pushing the right analog stick in that direction, but does the left analog stick do anything, do i need to aim where the ball is with the left analog stick or is it purely timing and no need to locate the ball with the left stick? Thanks
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                    • ac11367
                      I love meaty chics
                      • Mar 2005
                      • 853

                      #40
                      Re: Swing Stick 2.0 is messed up

                      Originally posted by tswells
                      I was hitting loads of HR's on Pro, but All-Star is a different story. I can barely get it out of the infield. Last game I hit a 3 run shot with Pujols though, so that's encouraging.
                      Same here, getting a hit on All-Star is very hard. Making contact is no problem, but I just can't seem to get a solid rip off the pitch. Can someone confirm as to whether pulling back the right stick earlier help load up hitting power?

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                      • ehh
                        Hall Of Fame
                        • Mar 2003
                        • 28962

                        #41
                        Re: Swing Stick 2.0 is messed up

                        I can definitely see how the Swing Stick isn't for everyone (it sure as hell wasn't for me last year) but they did improve it quite a bit, IMO.

                        In 2K7 almost every time you got a hold of a pitch w. the swing stick it was a line drive to CF, either caught by the CF or it'd barely drop in. Now there is a very good hit variety w. the SS.

                        Everything is more natural, I'm not seeing any of the "I jammed him with a fastball but he hit it for an opposite field HR off the handle of the bat" nonsense that plagued 2K7.
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                        • Bondsfan
                          MVP
                          • Jan 2003
                          • 1275

                          #42
                          Re: Swing Stick 2.0 is messed up

                          Just for kicks I turned on classic batting because I was doing absolutely nothing with the swing stick even on pro. I just can't time the step and then restrain myself not to swing at balls. I've never been a fan of the swing stick and this year is no different.

                          Classic batting is actually very good. There's alot of hit variety, alot of foul balls, and I actually found it harder to make contact than with the swing stick, striking out several times. The hit variety was good as well and I even hit one home run.

                          I'm still going to keep working with the swing stick, but its good to know the alternative is a pretty good fall back.

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                          • DaveMN
                            Rookie
                            • Aug 2003
                            • 152

                            #43
                            Re: Swing Stick 2.0 is messed up

                            As far as the printed docs, why can't they duplicate something like this for 2K8?
                            http://2ksports.com/_img/manuals/MLB...anual_xbox.pdf

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                            • Zalf
                              Pro
                              • Jul 2004
                              • 552

                              #44
                              Re: Swing Stick 2.0 is messed up

                              I can't find the thread, but someone mentioned that "rolling" the stick seemed to help with trying to aim the ball and gave more hit variety. I have tried this in several games now and it really feels like its working. Pull back for the step(I can't time this for crap so I have the step influence turned all of way down), then roll the stick to the side you are trying to hit the ball too. Pushing outside pitches works well. Pulling inside pitches works well. Pushing inside pitches gives weak hits, foul balls, and whiffs. Pulling outside pitches does the same.

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                              • Redskins Pride
                                Redskins Pride
                                • Aug 2007
                                • 256

                                #45
                                Re: Swing Stick 2.0 is messed up

                                Originally posted by kman8
                                After getting used to swing stick 2.0 i find it great. question tho i know i can directional hit by pushing the right analog stick in that direction, but does the left analog stick do anything, do i need to aim where the ball is with the left analog stick or is it purely timing and no need to locate the ball with the left stick? Thanks
                                did anyone answer this? does the L stick affect the ball flight?

                                Originally posted by DoomsDayD1978
                                My only gripe with the new hit stick 2.0 is the fact that in over 12 games or so played, I've yet to hit anything resembling a homerun.

                                Last year's hit stick was a HR bonanza.

                                Frustrating.
                                funny. my only two hits are a HR and a a single up the middle. Everything else is popping up b/c i'm swinging too late.
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