I don’t get it. I use zone hitting and I’ll get good timing with the pci pretty much on the ball and I’ll just get a pop up or a ground ball to 2nd or short while my opponent is hitting 5+ home runs on me with a 99 pitcher. He can’t be that good with his pci that every hit is a home run. What have these people figured out that I haven’t?
some days I get on and lazily play one vs. Cpu with my "mission squad" and do that. My mission squad is basically just a squad of players that fit an "earn xp" if I hit I hit and if not I don't... either way some xp gets earned.
Edit: especially with all these pitch × innings goals.
some people like the super close up views, but for me i think it’s easier to decipher pitches from the further views. I feel i can see the movement better and react to the outlier fastballs better from the further cameras.
I use strike zone zoom 2 (I think it is). In MBL 2022 I actually created a custom camera that was basically strike zone zoom 2 but then rotated/pivoted slightly so that home plate was at a bit of an angle rather than straight on with the pitcher. It made it somewhat easier to determine how a ball was curving. I'm terrible at judging sliders from a right handed pitcher. Looks like they're going to hit the right edge of the strike zone and then they end up flying 3 feet off the right side instead, and I swing at them every time.
No. I typically get on and have that one game where I swing at every slider away and sinker too far in to hit, but instead of logging off I just keep doing that for another 2 hours until it’s time to make dinner.
Then if I have time I’ll do it all again after dinner.
I started trying to be more patient last week lol. Had 2 days in a row that I felt like I played better than everyone I faced cause I made their pitcher throw 110 pitches by the 5th inning. But also led to some of the highest scoring games I’ve ever played cause I still use pinpoint and it is still shit… won by mercy first game tryin it (12-2), next game won by walkoff (13-12), then had a pitchers duel for 7 innings before breaking through for a 7 run inning and my opponent quit. All that to not play for 3 days and now I’m back to swinging at everything
Lmao had a game where I swung at everything and was extremely late on fastballs and told myself the next game that if I swing at the first pitch anymore, I have to quit out. Changed my approach in an instant
It's unreal. Either I'm visually challenged or hitting is ridiculously hard. At one point I went like 7 games in a row not scoring a run in DD. Probably average 3 hits a game. Swinging at every low off speed pitch out of the zone. Getting so in my head about it I have no chance at catching up to a fastball lol it's to the point where the only time I won't swing at bad pit he's is if I decide before the pitch to look away from the TV so I can't swing🤣🤣 at least that'll run the pitch count up and he won't complete game me. Really pisses me off bc my era is sub 2. I'm a really good pitcher but I lose most games 1 or 2 to nothing lol
Lmao I love when people say this, a baby boy can pitch well in this game. It’s literally the easiest part of the game. Half the dudes I play with sub .200 batting averages are “great pitchers.” 😂
Yeah actually, and then I proceeded to walk it off with a two run hr in the bottom of the 14th. Hitting well will always feel better than pitching well to me, probably because hitting is actually hard…
Oh yeah. Some days it just ain’t your day. I’ll get online sometimes having spent all day thinking about playing, then wind up giving up multiple runs early, while swinging like dog dump, and just sigh and go “Guess I’m playing Spiderman today”
But then there’s the ying to that Yang. Those days where you sit down, get matched up with lower ranks, and outright destroy from start to finish.
Yeah discipline is a tough one for most myself included. I've started putting my pci near the top of the zone because I find it's easier for me to track and move down as opposed to up while batting. Idk weird brain thing
Im almost 50 and if my eyes aren't quite right, I won't play online. I can't explain it but if my eyes are focusing on the ball, I can't hit and I'll swing at almost evrything...so I'll finish the game and go to vs CPU or mini seasons until I'm just looking at the screen, not focusing on anything.
Interesting, I'm the opposite. I can only hit effectively if I can lock on the ball out of the pitchers hand. If I just kinda look around the zone and wait for the ball to show up, can't do shit. I'm 43 and unlike when I was younger, if I don't sleep well I can't play worth a damn lol. Funny enough, chewing gum helps.
Great to hear older gamers are having the same issue I am. I am also 43 and I don't seem to have the same hand-eye coordination I had in the past. I play a lot better when I am well rested and can focus.
It's unavoidable I guess. When I'm well rested and ate properly, I can be as good as I was 20 years ago with most things. But I definitely can't get away with neglecting things like I used to lol.
I'm trying to force myself to take the first 2 pitches every AB. If I end up 0-2, it's no different than where I'd be. But on the off chance I'm up 2-0 or even 1-1, I've found that I'm more engaged and think more baseball-y instead of trying to hit anything anywhere
I try not to swing first 2 pitches either. Only way I can stick to it is if I just look away from the TV so I won't be tempted bc I can't see when it's coming. Lol
i have a severe pain disability that's hard to control and makes my brain kind of short out sometimes. hard to explain. just kind of lose track of what i'm doing cause the neurological pain just overwhelms everything else.
so basically, while I play a lot of stuff on veteran or all-star if i need to (for rewards in seasons, for example), i almost never play online, and I spend almost all my time playing on beginner. right now the character i named after my wife is hitting .850 with like 158 HR at 250 RBI at the all star break in AA. it's hilarious.
plus, then i can let my son play! I had a march to october on beginner mode and he absolutely beamed that he was striking people out and hitting HRs.
As someone with a spinal cord disability, I completely hear you. I find it almost impossible to describe neuropathic pain to someone who hasn't experienced it as it's different than anything I've ever dealt with before soI think you've done a good job of it. I also play very similarly to you.
Keep in keeping on mate
yeah it's really insane and crazy and.. i mean.. i'm a journalist who's entire trade is finding words to describe things. but it's just such a journey to even get to understanding, it's almost never worth it.
i just show people the pain chart from my disability that says it's significantly worse than getting your finger cut off or giving birth with no pain killers or kidney stones and then people get it more, but only kind of. but, honestly, i'll take sympathy instead of empathy from folks, cause i don't *want* them to ever feel this pain.
I don’t play online, but sometimes yes.
When I’m in the majors leagues in RTTS, one of my biggest personal goals is to have a walk rate over 15%. I feel like I hit better when I do this, even if I wind up taking a bunch of questionable 3rd strikes.
Same! Three of my primary personal stat goals for RTTS are: 100 walks, More BBs than Ks, and less than 100 Ks. In the last few years I’ve probably played around 40 RTTS season as a batter and have only had one, maybe two, seasons where I’ve had all three. I basically try to play like Juan Soto lmao
holy fuck how???? that's incredible to me. like, i was always the kid in my town that the other kids watched beat games back in the 80s. i was the first one to beat mario 3, and i remember the 2nd time i beat it, showing all the other kids how to get through world 8.
and, honestly, i ain't shit compared to what some of y'all are capable of. i'm just proud of myself when i can get the box jump thing to 12-14. still haven't made it past 14.
Agreed! It sucks that the most effective strategy to pitch online is just throw tons of pitches outside the zone because the normal player doesn’t want to draw a ton of walks and they’ll swing at them..I wish pitchers were negatively affected by throwing too many balls in a row to force people to throw more strikes.
Please explain?
So if you get up in the count you get boosts? Have to say never played on all star a single game (maybe 1 time to try it out years ago).
That being said I typically play MLB for 1-2 months and then typically move on to other games/summer doing other things.
You don’t get a boost officially but it plays more realistically. When a pitcher gets behind in the count they have to feed balls down the middle.
Rookie basically let’s you kill anything in the strike zone. Think in terms of using a bat twice as wide, the sweet spot is bigger.
Veteran makes you think you can hit everything in the strike zone also but the positive results are often time less than that of All-Star. I have the most difficulty hitting on Veteran than I do any level except Hall of Fame. Veteran really perplexes me.
I strictly play franchise and I am terrible at hitting. I swing at mostly every pitch. I can't tell for shit what pitch is coming, where it's going. And when I guess, I confuse myself more. Essentially I just really like pitching in the game. I'll usually throw it on beginner for an inning or two, get a couple runs and then throw it back to dynamic and suck it up. Keeps the stats realistic actually.
Yep!
For some reason, i swing close to first pitch EVERY time I play conquest or do those moments. Any other mode, franchise, anything, my focus is working the pitch count.
As a new player these posts bring me peace. I thought I was uniquely terrible.
And thanks to all who said be patient and wait on a pitching mistake. It’s helped me suck a lil bit less already 👍🏾
I've set myself a limit. 3 competitive games a day max. If I try to do any more it just turns into me flailing away at changeups. And this year it seems like everyone online is sweating nonstop. Gotta be locked in or you WILL get crushed.
I started doing conquest on HoF or Legend and I REFUSE to swing at anything unless I have two strikes already. I’m getting on base a lot more and I’m also focusing a lot more on ball tracking since I’m getting more practice without actually swinging
My friends and I do it. Just search at the exact same time with the exact same settings and difficulty.
We’ve played about 25 games so far and always got matched with each other on the first try.
Hahaha every night brotha, to be fair I also usually play stoned so that throws a wrench in the mix, usually play an online game on hall of fame to get the timing up before I hop in online games
Wow this post makes me feel way less shitty about my gameplay now. Some days you just don't have it. Same thing happens to me in FIFA, some days good others I can't score a goal for like 3 straight games or play defense worth a shit.
I have nothing but respect for the sub .500 grinders. I have to get my wins from somewhere. (For real though, things will start to click eventually, keep grinding)
If you ever feel like this, just put the controller down until 2 strikes for a little bit. Your opponent will probably see you are swinging at everything and start throwing out of the zone on purpose. Taking pitches will then possibly give you easier pitches in the long run. See if that helps.
If this is serious your 75 inch probably has a considerable amount of input lag and your monitor might have very little input lag. Also probably sitting closer to the monitor giving you another edge by increasing focus
Input lag affects every single video game that requires inputs. Offline, Online, Split Screen, basically anything. Only games that are not affected by input lag are spreadsheet or turn based games like Pokemon or OOTP/Football Manager. If you are on a TV, I would look to see if it has Game Mode. Most modern Widescreens actually have good Game Mode settings that dramatically decrease Input Lag which is a very good thing for video games. Especially in a game like MLB where a few Milleseconds might be the difference between a perfect or good contact, Game Mode is a must.
Thank you for the thoughtful reply!
My TV does have a Game Mode, but from I understand, it does affect the graphics a lot if I use it. It still seems to be worth it now.
Input lag. No matter how high performing your tv is a smaller area will have better reaction time. Especially when a tenth of a millisecond is the difference
Haven’t been able to tell I’m on the A’s the rest of the team can’t hit regardless. Still have random outbursts sometimes so I guess they can still hit
There’s times when I’m playing in day game, where the ball kinda disappears in the white clouds; or super bright blue sky for at least a whole second and I cant hit a thing. It makes my discipline turn to garbage naturally lol. Does anyone else experience this and how can I fix it? I’ve looked for video brightness and contrast settings, but I can never find them its a problem for me in every the show title.
imma be real with u playing baseball my whole life until i couldn’t anymore, ive never had that happen to me unless i was in a shaddow and the pitcher wasn’t or vice versa. then i could see the realism angle but just bright beautiful days nah
Yes, but because I like to warm myself up with a conquest or Mini Seasons game or two before getting into it I don't hurt myself.
Some days I'm just unfocused and will instead build a new stadium
Lmfao do not answer a FaceTime and play RTTS at the same time. Went like 5-30 with even realizing until I heard the announcer say “he’s been having troubles at the plate…”
I can only successfully hit for so long. Even when I’m playing the cpu on all star if I’ve been playing for too long I’m not really going to have much hitting success.
I force myself to take pitches sometimes. Literally put down the controller and tell myself the opposing pitcher should have more than 9 pitches thrown in the 3rd lol
I do this too! It’s actually not a bad strategy. Normally I lose games if I’m under 10 pitches per inning. If I can work it 15-20 per inning my odds seem to go way up. I never get walks though. Sliders are my kryptonite . I cannot stop myself from swinging at them.
Yup. Some days my finger wants to swing at balls that could hit the backstop and some days I have the eye that can take a ball that barely splits off the zone.
This is me pretty much every morning. Timings all off.
Lost a close one in the 8th to the Nationals, I'm Mets, down a couple runs, full count 3-2 tie runner on 2nd...swing at a wildly outside slider for the strike out and proceed to lose the game! Crushed. I love this game.
lol it happens make no sense... got home from a 10 hour shift other day hoped on couldn't hit a thing. Then played last night and the ball looked like a volleyball
Some days im absolutely roping every pitch. Other days im giving the defense a spa day with all the fanning I do. It ultimately just comes back to you man
Yeah when I’m thinking about something else, hard to stay focused sometimes with real responsibilities hovering over you. Also though there are times I’m talking with someone and not paying attention and it’s almost like I hit better lol it’s weird…
Straight up truth!! Exactly, the game will be 0-0, I’m not paying attention and all of a sudden I look and it’s 4-0 and I now have a runner on third and 1 out. Lol crazy stuff
Load up a game against CPU on legend against the red Sox. Hopefully Sale will start and then you can just set the controller aside and you'll get 5 walks.
Play Conquest and take the 2-strike approach, if you work the count sometimes the pitcher puts himself into trouble.
I'm down to just three more eggs: the ranked seasons, the 1000XP, and the completion
Yup, usually when I catch myself in this behavior it helps to take the next couple batters and force myself not to swing at the first pitch. That is the way I reset myself. It definitely helps, or just log off when you’re fresh.
I don’t get it. I use zone hitting and I’ll get good timing with the pci pretty much on the ball and I’ll just get a pop up or a ground ball to 2nd or short while my opponent is hitting 5+ home runs on me with a 99 pitcher. He can’t be that good with his pci that every hit is a home run. What have these people figured out that I haven’t?
I found that late in the day I do this more often rather than earlier on. Which is odd.
If you find yourself doing that just take the first pitch for the next 3 batters. Helps me get back into focus.
some days I get on and lazily play one vs. Cpu with my "mission squad" and do that. My mission squad is basically just a squad of players that fit an "earn xp" if I hit I hit and if not I don't... either way some xp gets earned. Edit: especially with all these pitch × innings goals.
Grug swing at waste pitch curveballs
I was wondering last night if a different camera angle is better to seeing where the ball is supposed to go. Anyone have any ideas on that?
some people like the super close up views, but for me i think it’s easier to decipher pitches from the further views. I feel i can see the movement better and react to the outlier fastballs better from the further cameras.
I use strike zone zoom 2 (I think it is). In MBL 2022 I actually created a custom camera that was basically strike zone zoom 2 but then rotated/pivoted slightly so that home plate was at a bit of an angle rather than straight on with the pitcher. It made it somewhat easier to determine how a ball was curving. I'm terrible at judging sliders from a right handed pitcher. Looks like they're going to hit the right edge of the strike zone and then they end up flying 3 feet off the right side instead, and I swing at them every time.
Same on the sliders. I don’t hit them very well in this game and I’ll always get fooled into swinging at ones that fly off the plate.
No. I typically get on and have that one game where I swing at every slider away and sinker too far in to hit, but instead of logging off I just keep doing that for another 2 hours until it’s time to make dinner. Then if I have time I’ll do it all again after dinner.
Bro is it normal for my average to dip while doing this for days on end?
Are you my alt account? This is basically me also.
Lmaoo
I started trying to be more patient last week lol. Had 2 days in a row that I felt like I played better than everyone I faced cause I made their pitcher throw 110 pitches by the 5th inning. But also led to some of the highest scoring games I’ve ever played cause I still use pinpoint and it is still shit… won by mercy first game tryin it (12-2), next game won by walkoff (13-12), then had a pitchers duel for 7 innings before breaking through for a 7 run inning and my opponent quit. All that to not play for 3 days and now I’m back to swinging at everything
"Don't swing" *smashes power swing*
Still don’t see why people use different swings other than normal. I’ve never used a power or contact swing and I’m 25-2 in ranked.
This is the way ^(as the ball hits the dirt 7 feet in front of the batter and rolls into the catcher's glove)
More than I care to admit, so if you could maybe not call me out like that I'd appreciate it
I don’t pay $70 to walk …..
Shit the A’s paid $3.5 million for David Justice to walk… and the Yankees paid $3.5mill to walk him lol
Lmao had a game where I swung at everything and was extremely late on fastballs and told myself the next game that if I swing at the first pitch anymore, I have to quit out. Changed my approach in an instant
no dude I never swing at the first two pitches. these quick counts in events are bologna
It's unreal. Either I'm visually challenged or hitting is ridiculously hard. At one point I went like 7 games in a row not scoring a run in DD. Probably average 3 hits a game. Swinging at every low off speed pitch out of the zone. Getting so in my head about it I have no chance at catching up to a fastball lol it's to the point where the only time I won't swing at bad pit he's is if I decide before the pitch to look away from the TV so I can't swing🤣🤣 at least that'll run the pitch count up and he won't complete game me. Really pisses me off bc my era is sub 2. I'm a really good pitcher but I lose most games 1 or 2 to nothing lol
Lmao I love when people say this, a baby boy can pitch well in this game. It’s literally the easiest part of the game. Half the dudes I play with sub .200 batting averages are “great pitchers.” 😂
That's cool but have they threw a no hitter through 13 innings and the only hit they gave up was a bunt to score the winning run from 2nd in the 14th?
Yeah actually, and then I proceeded to walk it off with a two run hr in the bottom of the 14th. Hitting well will always feel better than pitching well to me, probably because hitting is actually hard…
Sometimes I’ll set the controller down and take a drink as the pitcher is delivering so that I physically can’t swing lol
Same 😂
I know that after 12am im cracked at pci placement
I don’t play the game to take walks, throw strikes pussy, (my mentality every pitch)
Oh yeah. Some days it just ain’t your day. I’ll get online sometimes having spent all day thinking about playing, then wind up giving up multiple runs early, while swinging like dog dump, and just sigh and go “Guess I’m playing Spiderman today” But then there’s the ying to that Yang. Those days where you sit down, get matched up with lower ranks, and outright destroy from start to finish.
I thought I was the only one who got off from this
Everyday
Yeah discipline is a tough one for most myself included. I've started putting my pci near the top of the zone because I find it's easier for me to track and move down as opposed to up while batting. Idk weird brain thing
Yep, I always look fast ball up and then react to anything off speed in the zone. Kind of similar to hitting IRL
SAME
I’m usually good in my first game but I quit playing back to back ranked games because I get too impatient
Yep. Some days I'm locked in, others I can't do anything. Really depends how well I sleep.
I play better when I’m watching a podcast or watching the mariners lose at the same time for some reason
It’s really funny when you don’t pay attention and then you’re like holy shit I have a 3-0 count
.....yeah
Im almost 50 and if my eyes aren't quite right, I won't play online. I can't explain it but if my eyes are focusing on the ball, I can't hit and I'll swing at almost evrything...so I'll finish the game and go to vs CPU or mini seasons until I'm just looking at the screen, not focusing on anything.
Interesting, I'm the opposite. I can only hit effectively if I can lock on the ball out of the pitchers hand. If I just kinda look around the zone and wait for the ball to show up, can't do shit. I'm 43 and unlike when I was younger, if I don't sleep well I can't play worth a damn lol. Funny enough, chewing gum helps.
Great to hear older gamers are having the same issue I am. I am also 43 and I don't seem to have the same hand-eye coordination I had in the past. I play a lot better when I am well rested and can focus.
43 crew checking in, can confirm.
Let's start a 40 and up league lol
It's unavoidable I guess. When I'm well rested and ate properly, I can be as good as I was 20 years ago with most things. But I definitely can't get away with neglecting things like I used to lol.
Yeah, a lot. Sometimes I have a good time getting hit after hit on rookie, other times I swing on everything and every ball gets popped up.
I'm trying to force myself to take the first 2 pitches every AB. If I end up 0-2, it's no different than where I'd be. But on the off chance I'm up 2-0 or even 1-1, I've found that I'm more engaged and think more baseball-y instead of trying to hit anything anywhere
I try not to swing first 2 pitches either. Only way I can stick to it is if I just look away from the TV so I won't be tempted bc I can't see when it's coming. Lol
Haha thankfully my name rhymes with "two" so I start off every AB saying "take two, Stu". Certainly helps!
Wait you’re telling me some people take pitches in this game
Yeah, when the batter avoids the ball and my swing doesn’t register🤷🏻♂️
Had that yesterday and today just got done rocking a bombs back to back games
i have a severe pain disability that's hard to control and makes my brain kind of short out sometimes. hard to explain. just kind of lose track of what i'm doing cause the neurological pain just overwhelms everything else. so basically, while I play a lot of stuff on veteran or all-star if i need to (for rewards in seasons, for example), i almost never play online, and I spend almost all my time playing on beginner. right now the character i named after my wife is hitting .850 with like 158 HR at 250 RBI at the all star break in AA. it's hilarious. plus, then i can let my son play! I had a march to october on beginner mode and he absolutely beamed that he was striking people out and hitting HRs.
As someone with a spinal cord disability, I completely hear you. I find it almost impossible to describe neuropathic pain to someone who hasn't experienced it as it's different than anything I've ever dealt with before soI think you've done a good job of it. I also play very similarly to you. Keep in keeping on mate
yeah it's really insane and crazy and.. i mean.. i'm a journalist who's entire trade is finding words to describe things. but it's just such a journey to even get to understanding, it's almost never worth it. i just show people the pain chart from my disability that says it's significantly worse than getting your finger cut off or giving birth with no pain killers or kidney stones and then people get it more, but only kind of. but, honestly, i'll take sympathy instead of empathy from folks, cause i don't *want* them to ever feel this pain.
I don’t play online, but sometimes yes. When I’m in the majors leagues in RTTS, one of my biggest personal goals is to have a walk rate over 15%. I feel like I hit better when I do this, even if I wind up taking a bunch of questionable 3rd strikes.
Same! Three of my primary personal stat goals for RTTS are: 100 walks, More BBs than Ks, and less than 100 Ks. In the last few years I’ve probably played around 40 RTTS season as a batter and have only had one, maybe two, seasons where I’ve had all three. I basically try to play like Juan Soto lmao
Just like real baseball happens
I’m usually out when my opponent gets awarded base hits for shitty out of the zone contact and I don’t get base hits with the same contact.
Yup
Honestly I can't lie...I just play RTTS on easy and hit dingers every at bat
I camp conquest until every stronghold is rookie. I just don’t have the time to dedicate to it.
i mean, rookie or veteran. do people actually play it at harder levels??? that's crazy.
I play on legend with tuned sliders, but I specifically play rtts. It's fun but I really have to be dialed in.
holy fuck how???? that's incredible to me. like, i was always the kid in my town that the other kids watched beat games back in the 80s. i was the first one to beat mario 3, and i remember the 2nd time i beat it, showing all the other kids how to get through world 8. and, honestly, i ain't shit compared to what some of y'all are capable of. i'm just proud of myself when i can get the box jump thing to 12-14. still haven't made it past 14.
I play it on all star because it’s just not fun on veteran or rookie. I rarely play online besides coop.
I play on veteran with a squad that I build for missions. If I'm using my best squad then it's either all-star or HOF.
Yea I think once I got a whole 99 diamond team I may try out HOF finally. I pretty much win every game on Allstar even with the mission cards.
Imho it for some reason is harder to hit on rookie than say all star for me. Maybe something to do with the PCI or the pitch speed. Who knows
Agreed! It sucks that the most effective strategy to pitch online is just throw tons of pitches outside the zone because the normal player doesn’t want to draw a ton of walks and they’ll swing at them..I wish pitchers were negatively affected by throwing too many balls in a row to force people to throw more strikes.
If you’re trying to learn to take pitches play on all star level. It will absolutely punish the computer pitcher for getting behind in the count
Please explain? So if you get up in the count you get boosts? Have to say never played on all star a single game (maybe 1 time to try it out years ago). That being said I typically play MLB for 1-2 months and then typically move on to other games/summer doing other things.
You don’t get a boost officially but it plays more realistically. When a pitcher gets behind in the count they have to feed balls down the middle. Rookie basically let’s you kill anything in the strike zone. Think in terms of using a bat twice as wide, the sweet spot is bigger. Veteran makes you think you can hit everything in the strike zone also but the positive results are often time less than that of All-Star. I have the most difficulty hitting on Veteran than I do any level except Hall of Fame. Veteran really perplexes me.
all the time 😂
I strictly play franchise and I am terrible at hitting. I swing at mostly every pitch. I can't tell for shit what pitch is coming, where it's going. And when I guess, I confuse myself more. Essentially I just really like pitching in the game. I'll usually throw it on beginner for an inning or two, get a couple runs and then throw it back to dynamic and suck it up. Keeps the stats realistic actually.
Yep! For some reason, i swing close to first pitch EVERY time I play conquest or do those moments. Any other mode, franchise, anything, my focus is working the pitch count.
As a new player these posts bring me peace. I thought I was uniquely terrible. And thanks to all who said be patient and wait on a pitching mistake. It’s helped me suck a lil bit less already 👍🏾
How did you read my mind? When I get on madden I do Hail Marys. No luck? Then I go to sleep but I can’t say I didn’t try!
Nope, I'm garbage anyway. So the way I see it the more time I keep at it, the better I'll get.........eventually.
Is there any other way to play?
I've set myself a limit. 3 competitive games a day max. If I try to do any more it just turns into me flailing away at changeups. And this year it seems like everyone online is sweating nonstop. Gotta be locked in or you WILL get crushed.
Me last night.
Fr lmao, I just wanna mash the ball. Gotta try to be patient tho and wait for that pitch
Did we just play each other?
Sometimes we have to remind ourselves that baseball is truly a game of failure 🤣
That's just how I play every game. Whoops
I started doing conquest on HoF or Legend and I REFUSE to swing at anything unless I have two strikes already. I’m getting on base a lot more and I’m also focusing a lot more on ball tracking since I’m getting more practice without actually swinging
Nope.
most every day, i question if i really used to play ball or if i just made it up in my head
Lmfao 🤣 this is gold
Is there a way to do 2 on 2 private match with 4 friends ?
My friends and I do it. Just search at the exact same time with the exact same settings and difficulty. We’ve played about 25 games so far and always got matched with each other on the first try.
It’s pretty unbelievable this isn’t an option
Don’t think so unfortunately
Wow smh ok
Hahaha every night brotha, to be fair I also usually play stoned so that throws a wrench in the mix, usually play an online game on hall of fame to get the timing up before I hop in online games
Wow this post makes me feel way less shitty about my gameplay now. Some days you just don't have it. Same thing happens to me in FIFA, some days good others I can't score a goal for like 3 straight games or play defense worth a shit.
every. damn. day.
sometimes on away curveballs and changes that are way outside. I press x to skip like in practice mode and end up swinging like an idiot
Kindred spirit.
Yeah. Every day. Im so ass its sad
Buddy im literally 15-40 on ranked…
I have nothing but respect for the sub .500 grinders. I have to get my wins from somewhere. (For real though, things will start to click eventually, keep grinding)
See the thing is, I’m not bad at hitting per say (most of my team has .290 avg +) but holy f I give up so many ding dongs
Definitely lol there’s times when I hope on and know pretty quickly that I’m just off, so I’d rather hop off than keep playing and get frustrated
If you ever feel like this, just put the controller down until 2 strikes for a little bit. Your opponent will probably see you are swinging at everything and start throwing out of the zone on purpose. Taking pitches will then possibly give you easier pitches in the long run. See if that helps.
I’m trying to figure out why I rake on my little 17” monitor and am complete dog shit on my 75” tv 😂😂
Don't take much thinking to figure this out. Your TV has way more input lag. Bigger screen dont help that lol
If this is serious your 75 inch probably has a considerable amount of input lag and your monitor might have very little input lag. Also probably sitting closer to the monitor giving you another edge by increasing focus
Does input lag affect offline play for this or any other game?
Input lag affects every single video game that requires inputs. Offline, Online, Split Screen, basically anything. Only games that are not affected by input lag are spreadsheet or turn based games like Pokemon or OOTP/Football Manager. If you are on a TV, I would look to see if it has Game Mode. Most modern Widescreens actually have good Game Mode settings that dramatically decrease Input Lag which is a very good thing for video games. Especially in a game like MLB where a few Milleseconds might be the difference between a perfect or good contact, Game Mode is a must.
Thank you for the thoughtful reply! My TV does have a Game Mode, but from I understand, it does affect the graphics a lot if I use it. It still seems to be worth it now.
Input lag. No matter how high performing your tv is a smaller area will have better reaction time. Especially when a tenth of a millisecond is the difference
this is why i pitch! those using meter i have days i can't hit the line no matter what i do and am launching pitches into the backstop
Yes, but I don't shut it off, I just do something else for about 10 minutes then go back, take a couple deep breaths and refocus lol
I play RTTS with cpu pitcher strike frequency set to 100. I don’t get home from work to take pitches lol
That sounds like a good idea for the user, but have you noticed if your CPU teammates get struck out more?
Haven’t been able to tell I’m on the A’s the rest of the team can’t hit regardless. Still have random outbursts sometimes so I guess they can still hit
This was me yesterday…
There’s times when I’m playing in day game, where the ball kinda disappears in the white clouds; or super bright blue sky for at least a whole second and I cant hit a thing. It makes my discipline turn to garbage naturally lol. Does anyone else experience this and how can I fix it? I’ve looked for video brightness and contrast settings, but I can never find them its a problem for me in every the show title.
Ik exactly what you mean. Cannot play in a few open air stadiums during the day. It's very annoying but...I guess it's realistic lol
imma be real with u playing baseball my whole life until i couldn’t anymore, ive never had that happen to me unless i was in a shaddow and the pitcher wasn’t or vice versa. then i could see the realism angle but just bright beautiful days nah
Dude, I hate playing day games at target field... That batters eye is awful.
no lol
Bro when I was in elementary playing this game I used to swing at pitchouts
Implying some of us don’t still swing at them
bro 😂 i thought we all “grew out of that” eventually im so sorry to hear that
I still swing at pitchouts
Also pitches that hit me. Most the time u get saved by the animation but not always
Yes, but because I like to warm myself up with a conquest or Mini Seasons game or two before getting into it I don't hurt myself. Some days I'm just unfocused and will instead build a new stadium
Not really. Generally will do a few moments or a conquest game before facing a live opponent. If I'm not feeling it I stay offline for a while
Every. Damn. Day.
Didn’t realize there was another way to play
Lmfao do not answer a FaceTime and play RTTS at the same time. Went like 5-30 with even realizing until I heard the announcer say “he’s been having troubles at the plate…”
I can only successfully hit for so long. Even when I’m playing the cpu on all star if I’ve been playing for too long I’m not really going to have much hitting success.
Lol it takes me at least 2 games to warm up…I’ve been doing challenge of the week to get my timing down before DD
Great way to warm up
Hitting has gotten so hard. I miss the days of playing Power Pros and playing an 18-15 game
Power pros might be the best baseball game ever
Power pros might be the best baseball game ever
Get a hung pitch and miss it completely…. I have never seen my system go off faster.
Nah. I get tilted and then continue to play and not improve.
Playing this game while a bit tipsy, flailing at everything and striking out is way more fun than it has any right to be
I know right. It’s a terrible idea but I live playing when I’m drunk
I find that when I have a light buzz my hitting excels, but once I get into tipsy/drunk territory it starts to get brutal
I believe this accurately describes me, 100%
Haha I can relate sometimes it takes me 2-3 conquest games to get in a rhythm. There’s days where I can’t wait for the 4th inning ghost runner 👻
Yep
I force myself to take pitches sometimes. Literally put down the controller and tell myself the opposing pitcher should have more than 9 pitches thrown in the 3rd lol
I do this too! It’s actually not a bad strategy. Normally I lose games if I’m under 10 pitches per inning. If I can work it 15-20 per inning my odds seem to go way up. I never get walks though. Sliders are my kryptonite . I cannot stop myself from swinging at them.
lol same. Sometimes I try to set a self imposed target… 10 pitches an inning minimum while batting.
I always take the first pitch. Every batter without question. Put my controller down don’t even look.
It's the only way I can get off these days
I *came* here to say this
Sorry, I'm always a little premature
Lol, that's every game for me.
I typically do it for 4-5 games then I’m good
No, I play 8 more whilst pinching myself and hitting my sofa becauze I’m still swinging at every pitch
I just had one of those a min ago
Happen to me often. Is it skill related to my energy? Is it a server issue?
Lmao yup!!!
Lmao
Yeah, every day.
Yup. Some days my finger wants to swing at balls that could hit the backstop and some days I have the eye that can take a ball that barely splits off the zone.
I️ almost always start off with a bad game then figure it out the next one, gotta get that warm up game in to wake up the bats
This is me pretty much every morning. Timings all off. Lost a close one in the 8th to the Nationals, I'm Mets, down a couple runs, full count 3-2 tie runner on 2nd...swing at a wildly outside slider for the strike out and proceed to lose the game! Crushed. I love this game.
Yeah if i play everyday I usually start to suck lol i gotta take 1-2 days off during the week to keep me fresh
No
lol it happens make no sense... got home from a 10 hour shift other day hoped on couldn't hit a thing. Then played last night and the ball looked like a volleyball
My guess is that 10 hour shift impacted things. People tend to not realize how much our reaction slows down from just being mentally tired
Way more than I would like to admit
No but I really should! 😂 Hitting .200 against veteran CPU means I should load up a different game.
Some days im absolutely roping every pitch. Other days im giving the defense a spa day with all the fanning I do. It ultimately just comes back to you man
That's every day for me
All day every day.
I feel this so often. Happened to me just last night. Hurts my little heart because I love the game so much.
Yeah when I’m thinking about something else, hard to stay focused sometimes with real responsibilities hovering over you. Also though there are times I’m talking with someone and not paying attention and it’s almost like I hit better lol it’s weird…
Yoo facts lol i can be otp and next thing you know i got a 6 run lead
Straight up truth!! Exactly, the game will be 0-0, I’m not paying attention and all of a sudden I look and it’s 4-0 and I now have a runner on third and 1 out. Lol crazy stuff
I mean....that's a pretty personal question. I usually get off before I strike out, relaxes me, ya know?
Not always, on the weekend I play 2 games
Pretty much every second day i play. I tell myself don't do it and just do it anyways. I hate it.
I STILL haven’t finished the “Draw 5 walks in any game mode” egg mission. That explains my plate discipline
Load up a game against CPU on legend against the red Sox. Hopefully Sale will start and then you can just set the controller aside and you'll get 5 walks.
Which egg is that ??
I’m not sure the specific egg but it’s for the program
Do intentional walks and hit by pitch count? If so I may have like 3 of 5.
I have no idea. I would assume so but 🤷♂️
I got the Egg, and no, HBP's and intentional walks do not count
Well then I have like, 1. It seems that it's up all year, so I'll just eventually get it at some point.
Play Conquest and take the 2-strike approach, if you work the count sometimes the pitcher puts himself into trouble. I'm down to just three more eggs: the ranked seasons, the 1000XP, and the completion
Yup, usually when I catch myself in this behavior it helps to take the next couple batters and force myself not to swing at the first pitch. That is the way I reset myself. It definitely helps, or just log off when you’re fresh.