Pitcher's Primary Pitch Confidence & Entropy

[Jr.]

The pitch confidence system isn't the most realistic. I just turn it off.

[NEOPARADIGM]

Quote: Originally Posted by Jr.

The pitch confidence system isn't the most realistic. I just turn it off.

i think that just hides it though, doesn't disable it; op's point remains.

[nomo17k]

Pitch confidence usually makes for interesting discussions and the implementation as a modifier to individual pitch command is interesting I think, but if it's cast to the meaning of the word "confidence" it's kinda difficult to understand what it should really mean.

I tend to agree that given it really is command that's being affected, I think if he makes his pitch (i.e., pitch to a desired location), then he shouldn't be penalized for it. Real-life pitchers try to take hitters out of the strike zone all the time.

But what if he makes a great pitch to an intended location outside the strike zone, fully aware it should be a ball, but what he really wants to happen is that the better chases the pitch? Should the pitcher get a confidence boost because he at least commanded his pitch? But if that perfectly commanded pitch intended for a chase and the batter simply lays it off... should that actually be a confidence booster for a pitcher?

It's interesting how the mechanics works...

[BL8001]

I used the wacha reward card in DD last night, classic pitching vs cpu. I threw everything in the strikezone, painting corners. His confidence was sky high and it was point and shoot.

I threw a couple balls right on the edge in the 6th. Ball half in, half out and my confidence started dipping.

Except it was exactly where I wanted to throw it to keep the batter off balance.

Confidence is wild because it seems to matter a whole lot this year, when it's high you can absolutely deal but when it gets to about 75% it seems to mess with your locations too much, personally I would like to see how it treats pitch locations at 75% to be how it treats them when you got to 50%.

100% is the pitcher knowing he owns you
75% should be like what I got is working and a couple loose ones but loose more in my favor
60% should be like hmm things feel ok I think
50% is I am having some trouble hitting my location
40% whoa why did I leave that breaking ball up?
30% and lower please take me out

[Steven78]

Pitcher confidence in this game has always been horribly executed.

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