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MLB 12 The Show Videos - Zone Analog Batting and Pulse Pitching

03:11 PM - February 3, 2012 by thaSLAB

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Playstation.Blog has posted another MLB 12 The Show blog. This one features Zone Analog Batting and Pulse Pitching.

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	Zone Analog Batting is a by-product of our original Zone Batting hit mechanic and our most recent Analog Batting feature so we wanted to give users the best of both. From talking to our community, we found that some of our Zone Batting players weren�t using the Analog Batting because they couldn�t choose the zone they wanted to swing at. So, we decided to mix the two features and came up with ZAB (Zone Analog Batting). We went through many prototypes before we ended up with what we think may be the most realistic way to bat, ever, in a baseball game. Pulse Pitching spawned from our first ever pitching style for The Show, Classic Pitching. We like to keep the �classic� features around since we know there�s still a lot of people out there who use them. Pulse pitching is a more interactive and challenging way to pitch, combining both user skill and pitcher attributes that creates a unique way to deliver a pitch. There are five levels of Pulse Pitching, all the way from Rookie to Legend. The better pitchers will have a smaller pulse ring based on the command they have with that particular pitch. Alternatively, the worse command a pitcher has, the bigger the ring and the harder it is to hit your spots. It�s a really fun way to pitch, you may never go back to what you were using before!

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# 61 nomo17k @ 02/04/12 10:56 AM

reminds me of. that might be the seattle mariners uniform in future.

# 62 metsfan4life1 @ 02/04/12 11:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Knight165


	That's not an older style helmet in that second video. Doesn't he wear the "concussion helmet"?(not that giant Spaceballs one that he did wear a while.....a newer style) M.K. Knight165

I know it's not the older style helmet, I was just saying. And no, he wears the regular helmet everyone else does on the mets, which is the one that was introduced in 2006.

# 63 Ghoste @ 02/04/12 11:08 AM

Pulse Pitching sounds really cool. I've always been a classic pitching guy but never liked the lack of control and that your pitches could really end up anywhere. Now with Pulse it seems like if I throw up a cookie, it's because it was my own mistake.

Not sure I'll do the ZAB. Might be too technical for my tastes but I'll give it a shot.

I love the new catching sounds. Makes those swing-and-miss strikeouts sound great! The whip action of the pitching arms are nice as well!

-ghoste

# 64 Blzer @ 02/04/12 11:22 AM

Does aiming the right stick anywhere other then 12:00 influence your swing type at all? Last year, you would supposedly aim it more toward the right to try and attempt a hit that way, and vice versa for aiming it left.

# 65 nemesis04 @ 02/04/12 11:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Blzer


	Does aiming the right stick anywhere other then 12:00 influence your swing type at all? Last year, you would supposedly aim it more toward the right to try and attempt a hit that way, and vice versa for aiming it left.

With ZAB it is straight up and down. The 11 and 1 is not necessary because all that is being done with the left stick now. The aiming in the original analog was to done to meet where the pitch was in the zone, not to influence a particular type of hit.

# 66 ckarlic @ 02/04/12 11:30 AM

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Originally Posted by nemesis04


	Its tough, I can't think of anyone who went solely with that hitting option through the course of the event.

Yeah. That is what I thought. I was horrible at analog hitting..can't imagine I'm going to do better with ZAB.

# 67 Splitter77 @ 02/04/12 11:34 AM

this game looks so real.
this is the only game that i dont even bother downloading the demo. i just buy the game on release day.
its always quality.
I also will always buy it for the guys at scea. because they always take the time to come on these boards giving info on the game and listening to our suggestions.

# 68 mac8204 @ 02/04/12 11:36 AM

So can you not adjust the effectiveness or "power" of a pitch when using pulse pitching?

# 69 nemesis04 @ 02/04/12 11:36 AM

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Originally Posted by mac8204


	So can you not adjust the effectiveness or "power" of a pitch when using pulse pitching?

Not this year.

# 70 mac8204 @ 02/04/12 11:38 AM

That sucks. Sorry about the repost, hadn't refreshed my page since yesterday.

# 71 Bobhead @ 02/04/12 02:05 PM

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Originally Posted by 42

Apologies for being off topic, but what in God's name inspired David Wright to put that contraption on his head? I live out of the Mets market so I don't watch all their games, and I apparently missed this debacle.

# 72 catch212 @ 02/04/12 02:37 PM

Well, I definitely won't be using either of these features. I don't like arcade-like look of the pulse pitching, so I'll stick with analog.

The zone analog hitting looks really nice, but to be honest I don't think I'll be ready for that challenge. I'll stick to the basic analog hitting as well so I don't have to worry about the left stick at all.

# 73 SoxFan01605 @ 02/04/12 05:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Bobhead


	Apologies for being off topic, but what in God's name inspired David Wright to put that contraption on his head? I live out of the Mets market so I don't watch all their games, and I apparently missed this debacle.

He got a concussion a couple years ago and opted to wear Rawling's ridiculously oversized concussion helmet for a bit before he got tired of the entire universe making fun of him (note that the real "ridiculously oversized" helmet is not quite as Dark Helmetly awe-inspiring as Brett's picture though...lol)

The whole league will be having to wear them soon enough (though they've apparently found a way to make them a little smaller). I believe a couple players wear a smaller version already.

# 74 Knight165 @ 02/04/12 05:46 PM

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Originally Posted by SoxFan01605


	He got a concussion a couple years ago and opted to wear Rawling's ridiculously oversized concussion helmet for a bit before he got tired of the entire universe making fun of him (note that the real "ridiculously oversized" helmet is not quite as Dark Helmetly awe-inspiring as Brett's picture though...lol) The whole league will be having to wear them soon enough (though they've apparently found a way to make them a little smaller). I believe a couple players wear a smaller version already.

'
Yep.
I believe the minor league player must all wear them this year. Then the MLB will eventually have everyone wearing one as well.

M.K.
Knight165

# 75 sroz39 @ 02/04/12 06:29 PM

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Originally Posted by ckarlic


	Yeah. That is what I thought. I was horrible at analog hitting..can't imagine I'm going to do better with ZAB.

I'm actually looking forward to the ZAB alot! I instinctively tried to aim my swing with the left stick using Analog batting in 11. I actually found it difficult to aim my right stick towards the pitch (at the 11 and 1, so to speak) so this is a godsend.

# 76 sydrogerdavid @ 02/04/12 06:30 PM

Will minor league players be programmed to automatically wear these new helmets with double ear flaps next year?

I'm assuming that this will not be in this years game.

I love it when the roster editors do this for us, making all the minor leaguers wear the double ear flapped helmets, but its mildly annoying when you call a player up and forget to change their helmet to the single flap.

It's also annoying when you come across generated players that have the one flaps in the minors as well.

# 77 Knight165 @ 02/04/12 06:52 PM

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Originally Posted by liftheavy


	Looks good but same boring gameplay.

What a shock.
(waiting for tvman to "like" his post)

M.K.
Knight165

# 78 SoxFan01605 @ 02/04/12 07:12 PM

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Originally Posted by liftheavy


	Looks good but same boring gameplay.

Genuine question (out of simple curiosity): What do you mean by "gameplay" when you say it's boring? I often wonder this with generalized comments.

People use this generalization a lot when they don't like The Show, but it often seems to come down to people having issues with the pacing (which always makes me wonder "why would they pick up a baseball game in the first place then?" as that would be an issue with the sport more than the game itself).

Gameplay tends to mean different things to different people, it seems, which is why I'm asking.

# 79 nomo17k @ 02/04/12 07:19 PM

liftheavy I believe is a fan of some other baseball game (PYS?). Some people like apples, others like oranges... no point discussing preferences.

# 80 SoxFan01605 @ 02/04/12 07:34 PM

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Originally Posted by nomo17k


	liftheavy I believe is a fan of some other baseball game (PYS?). Some people like apples, others like oranges... no point discussing preferences.

Heh...well, there is a point in discussing preferences as that's a decent chunk of the conversations in these forums (and where different option ideas stem from, etc).

I assume you are probably referring to the discussing the merits of someone's preferences though, which I agree with and didn't do. I simply asked what he means by gameplay. If he answers great, if not I'll live...lol.

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