MLB 15 The Show: Directional Hitting Impressions

[nemesis04]

Quote: Originally Posted by cactusruss

And if it was intended to just be used before the pitch was thrown, being able to select your "influence" location (or whatever we want to call it) after the pitch was throw wouldn't have been implemented. It works either way. If you really need a fly ball to bring the guy in from third, then you can push up before the pitch. But if you're just trying to get a hit, you'll get the best results by moving it after the pitch is thrown and hitting the ball where it's pitched.

While you can do this approach this is not the intention of the mechanic.

[IceNHL]

Can you still predict the pitch to increase chance of contact/hit/HR?

[aukevin]

I had a good inning last night using Directional Hitting. I started the inning off down 1-0 with a double and then successfully influenced the ball to the right side to move him over to third. Luckily the ball found a whole and I had runners on the corners. Then I started influencing fly balls to get a sac fly. That fell and I tied the game and got another runner to third. Influenced another sac fly. Using the mechanic in good situations that inning led me to a 4 run inning of mostly small ball. I liked it a lot.

[206God]

Quote: Originally Posted by Russell_SCEA

why would he do that it's not zone hitting.

Because that's how it is IRL.

Not complaining though, love the game!

[cactusruss]

Quote: Originally Posted by nemesis04

While you can do this approach this is not the intention of the mechanic.

Well whether they intended it to work that way or not, that's how it works, for me at least, and it's the most fun I've had hitting in a baseball game since MVP 2005.

Even when it was just timing hitting, I still always moved the stick to the direction the ball was going while swinging. I know that in previous games moving the stick did absolutely nothing with timing hitting, it just feels weird to me to not touch the stick at all while swinging unless the ball is right down the middle.

[billyo]

nemesis04, or anyone who knows...hit and run with man on first using directional..is this correct? As the pitch is thrown, I push to the stick right side to induce a right side grounder to the hole and hold the stick through the swing?

OR just push the stick to the right and then let it go before the pitch?

Thanks

[cactusruss]

Quote: Originally Posted by billyo

nemesis04, or anyone who knows...hit and run with man on first using directional..is this correct? As the pitch is thrown, I push to the stick right side to induce a right side grounder to the hole and hold the stick through the swing? OR just push the stick to the right and then let it go before the pitch? Thanks

Hold it the whole time, don't let go.

[Dolenz]

Quote: Originally Posted by cactusruss

Well whether they intended it to work that way or not, that's how it works, for me at least, and it's the most fun I've had hitting in a baseball game since MVP 2005.

Hey, I'm all for people playing however they have the most fun. But you did just have one of the development team say.

"why would he do that it's not zone hitting."

It does seem like you are trying to use it as a simplified Zone hitting, but if that is what works and makes the game fun then I say go for it.