Considering abandoning analog hitting, sadface PCI problems

[torpidbeaver]

I think I've seen other people mention it, but g-damn if my guys can't hit the low ball. I started out playing on All-Star, practicing in the practice mode while I waited for rosters and patches. Got *fairly* good at the practice modes. Started a franchise with the Orioles, playing Spring Training, and all of a sudden I can't hit bupkis. Bumped it back to Starter or whatever it is. Still can't buy a game.

I know, I know -- keep with it, keep practicing. But when I have "normal" or "good" timing and the PCI is consistently above where the ball's pitched (usually low in the zone), I start losing hair. I'm not even mentioning the umpteen times where the PCI is *on* the ball with normal-or-better timing and it's a friggin' slow grounder.

If anyone has advice other than "keep practicing, I don't have any trouble with it," I'm all ears. Hell, even if that's all you can give me, it'd help to know that it's just me and my gimpy fingers. But playing against God's Team, the Boston Golden Bat Red Sox, watching them rack up 18 hits and 10 runs while I struggle to get a ball out of the infield? Oof. You can only take so many of those games before you go back to S.T.A.L.K.E.R. or somesuch 1st person shooter.

[Heroesandvillains]

I see the same stuff with Timing Only.

All in all, I'd have to assume that the two interfaces are pretty similar, considering that they're both timing based.

I chalk it up to user timing; sprinkling in a little pitcher/pitch confidence, and player ratings.

Perfect Timing, Superb Contact swing and misses happen to me a lot. But, on the other hand, I see plenty of "Just Late" homeruns. I guess it happens a lot in real baseball too.

Dropping pitch speed has helped me, but I'm really struggling with fouling off those nasty 2-0 changeups. I'll be following this thread closely, I'll say that much. Not because I don't get why it happens, but because any advice would be helpful, without having to rely further on slider adjustments.

So far, the best advice I've received is utilizing contact swing more. This I'm definitely going to try.

[torpidbeaver]

Ah. Contact swing. Yes, I'll give that a try.

I guess another disappointment is that I've only got 2 home runs so far in the 7 1/2 games. Small sample size, I know, but combine that with the crappy hit totals and the disturbing PCI results, and I'm one frustrated gamer.

[baseballsim]

I just noticed the other day that if I pull back on the stick less, I don't strike out as often. Now I feel that I have a bit more control of the at bat with my new compact swing.

Turning off Guess pitch has helped me a bit as well. In another thread, someone mentioned that your PCI shrinks if you don't guess the pitch and location right. You can also see this with L3, I believe.

[imshark]

AMEN, dude! I've spent 3 weeks and ump-teen hours trying to "practice" the analog hitting feature. It seems 1 out of 5 games I can rack up more than 4 or 5 hits a game! Let's not mention the embarassing fact that Jimenez threw a no-hitter against me....and then to have the very next game get one-hit by the Padres!!! I've got a great Phillies lineup getting mowed down by any and all pitchers.
The analog hitting feature would be GREAT if i could see consistent results. But my entire lineup is below .200 with just a few homeruns. Very frustrating. I hate to decrease pitch speed or lower the difficulty settings from All Star. I enjoy the challenge.....but this is darn near impossible to suffer through each night.
So far I'm loving analog pitching.....although I'm surrending quite a few homeruns. But my stacked pitching staff is still LOSING games 3-0, 2-1, 5-3......because of my analog hitting woes!!!
I think it's time to revert back to the old Zone hitting with contact/power buttons!!! I hate to waste another month or MORE trying to figure out the analog hitting. Even when I think I've got perfect timing......i pop it up or ground out. It even says PERFECT timing, and yet I never get solid contact.

[bxgoods]

I had the same problem up to two days ago, I've figured it out though.
You can't just worry about the timing of the swing.
The timing of your stride is equally important.
Its nearly impossible to hit any ball on the corner unless you have the biggest PCI bonus from doing a perfect stride timing.
Practice timing your stride better and you will see a lot more harder hits.
It seems like they give you a penalty for your power and contact even if your stride timing is even a little off.

[sls25]

this may sound strange but I read it on another forum and it helped my hitting, if you have an HD TV with multiple settings you should put it on "game" when you play. I used to have my tv on cinema and my timing would always be a little off even when I felt I it looked spot on and since I changed the setting it seems to work

[Pared]

Quote: Originally Posted by bxgoods

I had the same problem up to two days ago, I've figured it out though. You can't just worry about the timing of the swing. The timing of your stride is equally important. Its nearly impossible to hit any ball on the corner unless you have the biggest PCI bonus from doing a perfect stride timing. Practice timing your stride better and you will see a lot more harder hits. It seems like they give you a penalty for your power and contact even if your stride timing is even a little off.

Best advice anyone can give you.