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Old 06-19-2015, 02:20 PM   #217
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One thing to clear up, PCI is not the barrel of the bat, it is just the likelihood that you make good contact. Center of the PCI is the best CHANCE but never 100%, ratings ultimately determine outcome. So not having the PCI on the ball still has the CHANCE of being a hit. PCI location is just one of many factors in the algorithm, not the end all be all factor.

In regards to your example, I would argue that in NBA 2k...u could master the shots in the green but the ratings will still make you miss. In Madden, you can still user catch, but the ratings will still determine drops. Ratings are the backbone of sports video games and always will be. It is how you differentiate between Mike Trout and Stephen Drew.

In regards to difficulties, ratings adjustments is how difficulty is scaled. All-star is exactly what the ratings say, rookie and veteran the user gets a ratings boost, HOF and legend the CPU gets a rating boost...this is how the game makes them play better.

You may not like that ratings are a factor in outcomes and I can understand that to an extent. But like I said in my earlier post, MLB the show is not the game for you if that is the case. I won't pretend to know what other baseball games are out there but I am guessing there is a game that doesn't not have a ratings factor.


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Agree on that.

And I agree that ratings should play a part, but the show is a simulation..

And solid pci placement and hitting the meter is suppose to replicate a real life player making good contact and a pitcher hitting his spots. If a player does this in real life, they should see good results no matter what their "rating" or history says is the usual outcome.

Because again if I wanted ratings to decide, I would use classic and timing.
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Old 06-19-2015, 02:30 PM   #218
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The only thing I will say: i am still fortunate to play baseball and there are times I put a swing I think is great but I found it straight back. Or I throw a pitch and hit my spot only to have it hit hard somewhere.


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Old 06-19-2015, 02:48 PM   #219
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Re: I really, really want to like this game.

If you want there to be 100% user input more or less when swinging, then why not play on the lower levels like Veteran? A good timing swing generally will be hit over and over. Raise pitch speed and shrink the timing window and whatever else you think should be adjusted and it will be what you're looking for. Don't let the name if the difficulty run your experience.

I used to want to play HoF only, but I soon found out that you can't really do that with timing hitting. No matter who was up, good timing meant nothing on that level in my experience. Instead of letting pride get in that he way, I've just settled on All Star sliders I came up with that play out amazing for me.

If you want to make user input matter more than anything, lower it even below all star and just tweak what you need to keep it difficult and you'll get what you want.
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Old 06-19-2015, 02:52 PM   #220
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Re: I really, really want to like this game.

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Agree on that.

And I agree that ratings should play a part, but the show is a simulation..

And solid pci placement and hitting the meter is suppose to replicate a real life player making good contact and a pitcher hitting his spots. If a player does this in real life, they should see good results no matter what their "rating" or history says is the usual outcome.

Because again if I wanted ratings to decide, I would use classic and timing.
But thst happens in the Show. If I put a good swing on the ball then I get good results more often then not. And ratings have to play a part. If not I could turn Pete Kozma into Gincarlo Stanton or have pitchers breaking home run records.

I want to play a simulation of baseball and the Show does that. If I wanted arcade I would play something else.
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Old 06-19-2015, 04:25 PM   #221
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Re: I really, really want to like this game.

I've heard that PYS actually has a very good balance between difficulty levels and not feeling so "weird."
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Re: I really, really want to like this game.

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I've heard that PYS actually has a very good balance between difficulty levels and not feeling so "weird."
Here you go: http://www.operationsports.com/forum...ta-spring.html

Hopefully you still have your PS3.
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Old 06-19-2015, 05:15 PM   #223
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Here you go: http://www.operationsports.com/forum...ta-spring.html

Hopefully you still have your PS3.
Hopefully he know how to translate as well.
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Old 06-19-2015, 05:34 PM   #224
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I have a PS4.
I don't know Japanese.
Meh, I'll have to work with the show.
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