I just had something happen that I hadn't seen yet in all the games I've played (which is quite a few by now). I was just playing an all-fictional player season with the default all-star sliders (except errors for obvious reasons)while I'm waiting for the PS2 roster update. Playing as the Cubs, my second game of the season against the D-backs went into extra innings.
In the tenth inning, I managed to guess exact location on a fastball. You know how normally when you go into Slamzone, the outline of the batter's eye cursor turns green and zooms in to the pitcher's hand? Well, this time it glowed red as soon as the ball left his hand. And you know what that means - it was already fully powered, no button - mash necessary. All I had to do was swing the bat at the right time........
And I missed. Complete whiff on an early swing.
I actually got another crack at this exact situation 2 innings later, and this time I didn't miss. Launched the soon-to-be game winning homer into the BOB's pool. So anyway, I was just wondering if anyone else has seen this, and what causes it? I have a hunch it's related to confidence, and maybe that's why I never see it during exhibition games - because a hitter's confidence bar won't often fill during the course of one game.
And yes, I know Slamzone is arcadey, but that's not the point. While I'm waiting for that update to begin my real Pure Baseball season, I thought I'd see everything that the game has to offer.
In the tenth inning, I managed to guess exact location on a fastball. You know how normally when you go into Slamzone, the outline of the batter's eye cursor turns green and zooms in to the pitcher's hand? Well, this time it glowed red as soon as the ball left his hand. And you know what that means - it was already fully powered, no button - mash necessary. All I had to do was swing the bat at the right time........
And I missed. Complete whiff on an early swing.
I actually got another crack at this exact situation 2 innings later, and this time I didn't miss. Launched the soon-to-be game winning homer into the BOB's pool. So anyway, I was just wondering if anyone else has seen this, and what causes it? I have a hunch it's related to confidence, and maybe that's why I never see it during exhibition games - because a hitter's confidence bar won't often fill during the course of one game.
And yes, I know Slamzone is arcadey, but that's not the point. While I'm waiting for that update to begin my real Pure Baseball season, I thought I'd see everything that the game has to offer.
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