I really, really want to like this game.

[canes21]

Quote: Originally Posted by P.A.D.

This has probably been by biggest issue with the game as well. Everything seems scripted, nothing seems genuine or original. Every game plays out the exact same way. Yes, there are discrepancies, but it's not dynamic the way real baseball is. I've finally got my sliders the way I like them that are yielding realistic results on HoF difficulty, but it still just doesn't feel organic at all. It feels as if certain events are happening ONLY to make the results realistic. In short, as everyone who has a complaint about the game this year has been saying . . . IT'S NOT THE WHAT, IT'S THE HOW!!!!

I feel like my games have been authentic. I hit a sharp liner off of the 3B's glove that bounced into foul territory for a base hit. It was one of the most organic looking and feeling hits I've ever had in the game. My only complaint right now is I feel like bloopers don't fall enough, but that is probably just something I should fix with sliders. I hit bloopers and some fall, but it seems like the outfielders run way too quickly to get to them at the last second.

Other than the bloopers being inconsistent, everything feels organic to me.

[Jr.]

Quote: Originally Posted by canes21

I feel like my games have been authentic. I hit a sharp liner off of the 3B's glove that bounced into foul territory for a base hit. It was one of the most organic looking and feeling hits I've ever had in the game. My only complaint right now is I feel like bloopers don't fall enough, but that is probably just something I should fix with sliders. I hit bloopers and some fall, but it seems like the outfielders run way too quickly to get to them at the last second. Other than the bloopers being inconsistent, everything feels organic to me.

That's one of my biggest issues as well. The OFers just cover too much ground. I have fielder speed at 3.. anything lower and I feel like there are too many triples in the gap, despite seeing more bloopers fall.

Also, I've never had a broken bat hit. Broken bat physics need some adjusting as well. I would venture to say that most bloopers are from broken bats, so with the game eliminating hits on broken bats, it eliminates a lot of bloopers with it.

[LowerWolf]

I slowed the whole game down. Fielder speed at 0, baserunner speed at 0, arm strength at 0. That's working really well for me.

I probably have a few too many doubles (I play on Veteran) but I set my timing to 0 and that's helped with that.

[canes21]

Quote: Originally Posted by Jr.

That's one of my biggest issues as well. The OFers just cover too much ground. I have fielder speed at 3.. anything lower and I feel like there are too many triples in the gap, despite seeing more bloopers fall. Also, I've never had a broken bat hit. Broken bat physics need some adjusting as well. I would venture to say that most bloopers are from broken bats, so with the game eliminating hits on broken bats, it eliminates a lot of bloopers with it.

I had a broken bat single earlier. The ball landed behind the mound and died. As for broken bat weak liners that fall right outside the infield dirt, yea, never seen one in game.

[capa]

I was thinking of posting a thread like this a month ago but decided not to. I don't know what it is this year. I feel...disappointed I guess.

I think I was surprised with all the new, or unfixed, issues with this year's game. We all know them...bunts, squeeze plays, broken bats, balls warping from stands to player, pickoffs thrown into the stands, toppers hit in front of the plate, balls back through the middle hitting pitcher, etc. I guess I felt like the game did a great job on looking better but that a lot of things got overlooked that I don't understand why or how. Maybe they don't show up as often when playing head to head, but they sure do when playing vs cpu. I don't know.

I didn't get excited about this year's game after playing it a few times. Don't get me wrong...it still is a quality title and the second best representation of a sports game in the video game world. But there is just too much "wrong" this year and that is disappointing.

Just my $.02...

C

[nick_sr]

My outfielders dropping routine popups nearly made me return this game a few days. I officially quit mut today so the show will have my ful attention from now on n i hope my i get a better feeling. I stopped playing 14 after 2months n wish not to do the same this year.

[Padgoi]

Quote: Originally Posted by capa

I was thinking of posting a thread like this a month ago but decided not to. I don't know what it is this year. I feel...disappointed I guess. I think I was surprised with all the new, or unfixed, issues with this year's game. We all know them...bunts, squeeze plays, broken bats, balls warping from stands to player, pickoffs thrown into the stands, toppers hit in front of the plate, balls back through the middle hitting pitcher, etc. I guess I felt like the game did a great job on looking better but that a lot of things got overlooked that I don't understand why or how. Maybe they don't show up as often when playing head to head, but they sure do when playing vs cpu. I don't know. I didn't get excited about this year's game after playing it a few times. Don't get me wrong...it still is a quality title and the second best representation of a sports game in the video game world. But there is just too much "wrong" this year and that is disappointing. Just my $.02... C

These are just a few of what has been plaguing this series for years. And the problem is, they never seem to get fixed. If they can't fix these glaring issues, perhaps it's time for an entire rewrite, but if they can, they need to stop focusing on making the game pretty and having fans catch balls in the stands and focus on the GAMEPLAY!

[The_Dude88]

Quote: Originally Posted by jackbquick

You are not alone. I've enjoyed very little about MLB15 and nearly every night go to bed angry or depressed about it. Specifically, my frustrations relate to hitting and stem from the feeling that even with zone hitting I seem to have little control over the outcome. Squared up good timing hits repeatedly die at the warning track or are easily tracked down in the gap. Occasionally, perfectly squared up baseballs result in weak fly balls. I don't know what I have to do to hit home runs. The home runs I do hit are usually cheap (late timing or PCI not placed on the ball) and leave me with the feeling the CPU is throwing me a bone. I feel no sense of accomplishment or satisfaction when my good actions aren't rewarded and my poor actions are. This is the only game I play and I had an incredible amount of fun with MLB14 on the PS3. So this year I spent the money to get a PS4 and enjoy The Show in all its graphical glory. The lighting additions and changes to diamond dynasty are fantastic, but beyond that I think this years game is a complete disaster. I search the forums every day with the hope of discovering some tidbit of information to shed light on what I might be doing wrong or enable me to find some satisfaction with the game. Given the money put into this, I've been hesitant to just call it quits but it is getting close to that point. Finally, I do feel the developers misrepresented the game in one of the pre-release streams when they stated they made changes so that balls wouldn't hang in the air as long, resulting in more extra base hits. I have seen no evidence that this is true as I have experienced a significant decrease in extra base hits from 14. Perhaps what they really meant to say was that they neutered power in this years game and the ball will now come off the bat like a well struck pillow.

Go into the slider settings and lower the fielders running speed, and lower the reaction slider.