No Guess Pitch = Greatness!

[cheechoo98]

I decided to play with Guess Pitch off, and man, has it ever been rewarding.

Before, i would swing at everything, but now i can get Walks when they're there.

It was a very, hard transition to NOT guess pitch or location but after a few games it's easier to lay off the R2 button...

Now, I find that it's more like 'see ball, hit ball' whereas before, psychologically, if i guessed the correct location, I'd be all geared up to swing, and when the pitch broke out of the zone i was looking at, I'd look foolish...

Moreso, now I am seeing more pitching patterns from people online, instead of the "uhh, i didn't guess correctly, now i have no clue' feeling".

Try it, see if u like it!
cheers

[The Sim God]

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guess pitch = get an arcade feel. pick up and play

NO guess pitch = sim & strategy

[Runwithscissors]

Re: No Guess Pitch = Greatness!

guess pitch = get an arcade feel. pick up and play

NO guess pitch = sim & strategy

Hopefully I can get there. Right now it is

Guess Pitch = a bit more realistic as I am getting 8-12 hits per game

Guess Pitch off = Eddie Volquez no hitting the Mets

I am working on it though. I am trying to only use guess pitch when I am ahead in the count.

[countryboy]

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I've always used guess pitch and I really enjoy it. Don't see myself ever changing.

[wyrm187]

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another guess pitch thread . .. ahh well here's my .02. I never used it and I hit well (HOF) - I simply guess each location in my head before each pitch & try to take the 1st pitch (like 80% of the time) . I use the left analog stick and flick it in the direction I guessed as I hit the swing button. If I was looking outside and the pitch comes inside - even if it's over the plate I let it go by(you'll draw alot more walks cause of borderline pitch calls). When I get down to 2 strikes I will no longer use the left analog stick - just the X button so that I can fight off tough pitches and check my swing - anything that is fat over the plate will get cracked, usually

[chuckm1961]

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guess pitch = get an arcade feel. pick up and play

NO guess pitch = sim & strategy

If these threads (this is about the 20th already this year) about Guess Pitch just stopped at "this works for me, you might wanna try it," I would leave them alone. Which is mostly what the OP did.

But crap like above compels me to respond. You, sir, are a video game elitist. You have ABSOLUTELY NO IDEA how I play with Guess Pitch and it involved a great deal of strategy. The AI responds to your guesses, the AI adjusts, you are penalized for wrong guesses, I do not guess on every pitch, I do not guess both pitch type and location when I do guess, I do not guess fastball all the time ... the complexities of the cat-and-mouse game that you can have using GP are endless.

But if you need this little method to feel superior to others, you go for it.
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To the OP, if that works for you, enjoy! Glad you like it.

I have played this game for two years, using GP and not using GP. I know exactly what you are talking about. For some, GP can become a crutch that ends up messing up your hitting. For others, it makes the game better.

[wyrm187]

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You, sir, are a video game elitist. You have ABSOLUTELY NO IDEA how I play with Guess Pitch and it involved a great deal of strategy.

and you sir are an idiot - taking this as a personal attack on your use of GP is quite pathetic. It's his personal opinion which he's entitled to - try not take yourself quite so serious

[countryboy]

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this thread sure went to nonsense in a hurry.

[dlane0087]

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I feel like guess pitch has more of a sim feeling in my opinion. If you think about it in every situation you have to go up to the plate with a plan. For example: Runner on 3rd with less the two outs, I am going up thinking about getting something up in the zone that I can elevate on, so I will be waiting on the high fastball so I can at least put it into the outfield and give the runner on 3rd the chance to tag up. I guess what I am saying is that by using the guess pitch it enhances my eye and I am not susceptible to pitches out of the zone because I am looking for a certain type of pitch or location.

[kehlis]

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and you sir are an idiot - taking this as a personal attack on your use of GP is quite pathetic. It's his personal opinion which he's entitled to - try not take yourself quite so serious

Ironically, your complaint about him is the same thing you have just done.

[wyrm187]

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Ironically, your complaint about him is the same thing you have just done.

whoa .. that is quite ironic

[Segagendude]

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What works for me is guess pitch off.
Also,I forget about the common rule of baseball, which is "let the first pitch go by".
The CPU swings at just about every first pitch, so why shouldn't I??
Example: First pitch of one of my games......very first pitch....knocked for a solo HR by the CPU.
In real life, of course, most players will watch the first pitch, even fastballs down the middle.
But not in this game.......

[Marino]

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I play with Guess Pitch, and well I enjoy it.

[Rebel10]

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I always played with Guess Pitch ON but I never used it... I have a question. If you don't use guess pitch at all, and it is turned on, do they penalize you in any way? One thing I liked is that right after the pitch you could hit L3 stick in and it'd tell you where the pitch was and how your timing was. Yet w/o guess pitch, you can't see it, which sometimes I like to see how my timing is and if I chose the right spot to swing in.

Hwoever, I'm always worried about guessing wrong so I never guess the pitch.

[Pared]

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Aye, another guess pitch thread.

Will this one get to 20 pages also? Stay tuned!!