R.B.I. Baseball 16 Available For Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PC, Android & iOS

[Twigg4075]

Quote: Originally Posted by roadman

It's also a one game sample size. As I mentioned above, to each their own.

And as I said I've played 10 games in my season so far and all but one were very low scoring affairs. The hitting is OFF, I assure you. I won '14, '15 and now '16 and have played them all pretty extensively. It seems there might be more variety in the hits, which I like (I got a triple with Wieters after hitting into the centerfield nook at Fenway) but the overall lack of hits is disturbing. I've lost track with how many times I hit the big part of the bat to only hit some weak grounder or pop up.

[roadman]

Quote: Originally Posted by Twigg4075

And as I said I've played 10 games in my season so far and all but one were very low scoring affairs. The hitting is OFF, I assure you. I won '14, '15 and now '16 and have played them all pretty extensively. It seems there might be more variety in the hits, which I like (I got a triple with Wieters after hitting into the centerfield nook at Fenway) but the overall lack of hits is disturbing. I've lost track with how many times I hit the big part of the bat to only hit some weak grounder or pop up.

I haven't doubted what you said, the hitting is lighter this year. I've played them all too.

We just differ on what makes games more exciting. You like more 9-5 games and I like more 4 to 3 games.

Not that big of a deal.

[MLBGames]

Quote: Originally Posted by Twigg4075

I've lost track with how many times I hit the big part of the bat to only hit some weak grounder or pop up.

Hi Twigg4075, you don't just need to hit the big part of the bat, you need to hit near the middle of the "big part of the bat". Actually just slightly past the middle towards the tip - aka the sweet spot of the barrel. The part with pine tar on it cannot be contacted at all. Near the pine tar or near the tip is considered a bad contact location. Also, in addition to a hitting the sweet spot, timing obviously factors in as well.

If you make contact on the sweet spot, with good timing, the only possible outcomes are a line drive or fly ball. And since both of those factors were good, it will also have good power on it.

If both factors are bad, you will only get a weak grounder (dribbler or chopper) or pop-up.

If one factor is good and one is bad (e.g. good contact location with bad timing; or vice versa), you will have some chance for all hit types. In this case, the biggest chance is for a hard groundball. The smallest chance is for weak grounders and popups. Also, the power will be reduced compared to the "good/good" outcomes, and greater than the "bad/bad" outcomes.


Hope that helps to clarify.

[Will I Am]

Don't have the game but I have a question about this "hitting the ball on the sweet spot", is there some aiming involved with the bat using a stick? I had presumed it was simply timing based hitting.

[bcruise]

Quote: Originally Posted by Will I Am

Don't have the game but I have a question about this "hitting the ball on the sweet spot", is there some aiming involved with the bat using a stick? I had presumed it was simply timing based hitting.

You can move (or "slide", if you will) around the batter's box. So you can hit the ball on various parts of the bat depending on your position.

[Will I Am]

Quote: Originally Posted by bcruise

You can move (or "slide", if you will) around the batter's box. So you can hit the ball on various parts of the bat depending on your position.

So basically zone hitting except the hitter moves instead of the bat.

[CMH]

Quote: Originally Posted by Will I Am

So basically zone hitting except the hitter moves instead of the bat.

Once you start moving your hitter, the hitting opens up.

I was resistant at first because I thought it was unnatural. But that's the game. Move your hitter out to hit an inside pitch. Move closer to the plate to hit an outside pitch.

I typically move with the pitcher. It opens up the strike zone.

[Oaklandboy]

So is R.B.I Baseball 16 worth getting since it's the only baseball game on XB1

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