Pitching Placement

[bubs3141]

When pitching with an off speed pitch do I place the ball cursor in the glove? Or do I place the last little arrow at the end of the ball cursor in the middle of the glove? I never did understand this.

[birthday_massacre]

Quote: Originally Posted by bubs3141

When pitching with an off speed pitch do I place the ball cursor in the glove? Or do I place the last little arrow at the end of the ball cursor in the middle of the glove? I never did understand this.

The little arrows but I would suggest not listening to the catcher, why would you want to tip off the CPU where you will be throwing.

[kehlis]

Quote: Originally Posted by birthday_massacre

The little arrows but I would suggest not listening to the catcher, why would you want to tip off the CPU where you will be throwing.

Throwing the pitch your catcher calls is not tipping the opposing batter.

Edit: But to add to that, don't be afraid to call your catcher off from time to time, they do a decent job of calling a game but if they throw down a call you're not comfortable with don't be afraid to throw something else.

They like to call back door curves and sliders which I've seen more disaster with than success so I tend to shy away from those on most occasions.

[birthday_massacre]

Quote: Originally Posted by kehlis

Throwing the pitch your catcher calls is not tipping the opposing batter.

You are throwing it where the CPU wants, and if you are listening to the catcher for the whole game the CPU is going to learn your tendencies and that is pretty much tipping the batter as far as video games goes.

You are better off throwing it where you want and not where the CPU tells you they want it

I found I pitch much better when I am not putting the pitch where the catcher calls for it

[kehlis]

Quote: Originally Posted by birthday_massacre

You are throwing it where the CPU wants, and if you are listening to the catcher for the whole game the CPU is going to learn your tendencies and that is pretty much tipping the batter as far as video games goes. You are better off throwing it where you want and not where the CPU tells you they want it I found I pitch much better when I am not putting the pitch where the catcher calls for it

That's not true though and see my edit above where I agree with you in certain area's.

The catcher though attempts to call a balanced game and I see times where he strays from that from time to time.


Definately have no problem shaking him off from time to time but I think where I disagree with you is you are using a statement like CPU and lumping your teammates AI together with your opponents AI and that's not true.

They work independently.

[Bobhead]

Quote: Originally Posted by birthday_massacre

You are throwing it where the CPU wants, and if you are listening to the catcher for the whole game the CPU is going to learn your tendencies and that is pretty much tipping the batter as far as video games goes. You are better off throwing it where you want and not where the CPU tells you they want it I found I pitch much better when I am not putting the pitch where the catcher calls for it

There's no connection at all between the pitch suggestion feature and the actual AI of the batter at the plate. This has been confirmed by developers several times.

And the glove represents where the ball will be caught... where it will end up. So if the glove is below the strike zone, calling for a sinker, you'd aim the sinker in the strike zone, so it breaks down into the glove.

Edit: I see I was too slow!

[TheKT]

Quote: Originally Posted by birthday_massacre

The little arrows but I would suggest not listening to the catcher, why would you want to tip off the CPU where you will be throwing.

I don't think you would be tipping off the CPU any more by pitching the ball where the catcher wants you to or not. The "CPU" knows where the ball is going anyway. You input the commands but it still figures out where the ball is going. The CPU could get a hit every time if it wanted to.

[G3no_11]

I think someone is a little paranoid about the CPU being out to get them.....