[King Gro23]

Quote: Originally Posted by Blzer

Actually, this has been in the game since 2K6. And no, it's not a breaker at all, and instead is actually realistic. Watch Jake Peavy on the mound. Watch that guy just absolutely take command of all of his hitters just by staying on the outer half of the plate. His 2-seamer always drops right back over the black, and he'll mix it up with a slider for people to fish for it when they expect that 2-seamer again. Simply fantastic command. This is replicated in the game. Now, take Sidney Ponson or Barry Zito. These guys may have a target to locate and they may get it sometimes, but they leave their share of pitches over the plate, hanging, begging to be hit out. The other thing that's great is that, whether it's a good or bad pitcher, missing off the plate means it's a ball, which means the potential for walks. This will also do be realistic if there are variable umpire strike zones, etc. Anyway, I as I said, this has been around since 2K6. The 2K team is working with Inside Edge™ in using their advanced scouting reports. These things show what percentage of the time pitchers throw which pitches, where, and in which counts. It's very in-depth, and in the game we could "purchase" said reports with our incoming payroll as GM and use them in the game, so we still have an advantage in scouting. It was very deep and made 2K6 very fun (on Xbox, not 360). I prefer it, actually.

It will be breaker if they can't nail the pitcher/batter battle. Resulting in 1 -4 pitch AB's zero pitch counts, and the whole nine yards. Although if i study my weakness for the current batter im using I can just influence and zone hit or swing stick it where the balls pitched. The biggest thing i pray for is Ball/strikes and A better hitting camera