What happened this year?

[vizioN]

What happened this year, you ask? People became more whiny than usual and cry about every little change the game makes.

[BegBy]

Quote: Originally Posted by vizioN

What happened this year, you ask? People became more whiny than usual and cry about every little change the game makes.

People also, evidently, became a lot more ignorant. It's cool that people like the game, but saying nothing about bugs or bad gameplay will result in next year's title being underwhelming. Developers like feedback and they are pretty good and filtering feedback from nonsense. Saying nothing or not asking for other opinions and help is not a great idea if you want to see things change/get better/enjoy the game more.

Hitting isn't good this year. It's arbitrary and feels unrewarding. It's not organic. The gameplay can seem very predictable and linear this year. Trying to actually get decent hits, types of hits and being struck out is really very difficult. Especially when compared to how the cpu bats. Sure some people have found a way to enjoy it, but the sheer number of people on these forums, other forums and just word of mouth saying similar things is probably a good indication that something isn't right.

Call me/us whiny all you want. That's your opinion and I respect your right to let us all know. However I know for an inarguable fact your post, and posts like it, are not helpful and are ignorant. That's not just an opinion.

[Castellanos]

If you hit with directional of course hitting will feel unrewarding. You aren't doing any of the work

[PVarck31]

I don't know. I'm hitting just fine on all-star with a couple slider tweaks with zone.

In my Indians franchise I have guys averages ranging from .205 (Yan Gomes) to .344 (Michael Brantley) everything is playing out pretty realistically. I'm in first place 3 games ahead of the Royals. I'll look at my team average tonight and update this.

And it is true that the pitch type plays a role in the hit type. Juan Uribe hit a moonshot HR to left off of a hanging slider but he can't do that with a high fastball. He'll pop that up more often than not.

By the way; I'm just into the first week of June. Team BA is .267


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[KBLover]

Quote: Originally Posted by Castellanos

If you hit with directional of course hitting will feel unrewarding. You aren't doing any of the work

That's not entirely true.

The act of hitting always requires some effort on the user's part.

Because it doesn't require any "stick skills" doesn't mean it requires no work. Strike zone judgement, reading pitches, having an approach at the plate - that applies to all hitters regardless of chosen interface.

[Castellanos]

That may be the case I guess, but you have to do all of that and actually aim at the ball with zone.

I'm sick of facing hitters who have the fastball timed to perfection and just tap X.X.X.X pitch after pitch and if you throw a fastball near the zone it's gone because they have the timing down.

"The fastball is four pitches when located well" - not when you're opponent only has to time the pitch and can disregard location.

I know, just throw curves in the dirt etc but that is extremely boring and repetative and if they start to lay off then you have to face their perfectly timed fastball swing.

[countryboy]

Quote: Originally Posted by PVarck31

I don't know. I'm hitting just fine on all-star with a couple slider tweaks with zone. In my Indians franchise I have guys averages ranging from .205 (Yan Gomes) to .344 (Michael Brantley) everything is playing out pretty realistically. I'm in first place 3 games ahead of the Royals. I'll look at my team average tonight and update this. And it is true that the pitch type plays a role in the hit type. Juan Uribe hit a moonshot HR to left off of a hanging slider but he can't do that with a high fastball. He'll pop that up more often than not. By the way; I'm just into the first week of June. Team BA is .267 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Yeah I'm hitting just fine on default Hall of Fame, zone hitting. I love the new precision hitting input this year.

Last time I checked I was 5th in the league in hitting. Don't remember exactly what my batting average was. But I was excited to be 5th.

[Millennium]

Quote: Originally Posted by BegBy

People also, evidently, became a lot more ignorant. It's cool that people like the game, but saying nothing about bugs or bad gameplay will result in next year's title being underwhelming. Developers like feedback and they are pretty good and filtering feedback from nonsense. Saying nothing or not asking for other opinions and help is not a great idea if you want to see things change/get better/enjoy the game more. Hitting isn't good this year. It's arbitrary and feels unrewarding. It's not organic. The gameplay can seem very predictable and linear this year. Trying to actually get decent hits, types of hits and being struck out is really very difficult. Especially when compared to how the cpu bats. Sure some people have found a way to enjoy it, but the sheer number of people on these forums, other forums and just word of mouth saying similar things is probably a good indication that something isn't right. Call me/us whiny all you want. That's your opinion and I respect your right to let us all know. However I know for an inarguable fact your post, and posts like it, are not helpful and are ignorant. That's not just an opinion.

Thank you for trying to keep your response civil, but please report a post such as the one you are referring to and move on.

You are correct - his post didn't help. But yours adds on.

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