With 2K8, I could not pitch to save my life. I finally dropped pitching down to the bare bones easiest setting. As I began to dominate, I would increase the difficulty. I eventually had the meter on the hardest setting.
Dropping down will hwlp you improve so that you can move back up to All-Star.
Regardless, I buy games to enjoy them. I don't need to play at at any certain level to enjoy the game. I happily play NHL 10 at lower difficulties. But again, as my season went on, if the game felt to easy, I just cranked up the sliders.
I think we get confused about what the sliders are there for, because we want those sim results so bad. But they probably should not be universal. They let you find your skill level so you can enjoy the game. And some people enjoy the struggle, while others want to dominate.
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Bat9th 02:17 AM 03-03-2010
I hear ya. I can't hit any hr's. I can get tons of singles with just cotact swing but every time I try a power it ends up being a foul ball or something really weak for an out. Usually a foul though.
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LSX 02:25 AM 03-03-2010
I bought the game today. I am new to the 2K series and haven't played a baseball game since MVP06, and it really showed.
My first game, I was the Reds and I played the Rays. Playing on default difficulty (Pro?) I lost 2-1. I got the hang of the pitching system quickly, and it was a lot of fun. However, I looked horrible at bat. I managed two singles, two doubles, and one run. David Price stuck me out 15(!!!) times. His strike/ball ratio was like 74/5 or something crazy like that. I swung at everything, and more often than not I was way early or way late.
I think it's one of those things that you just need to get used to.
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MaddenBalla 06:32 AM 03-03-2010
I played a game last night with an OSer (footballforevaOS) and it was Mets vs Royals. None of us could really hit, but he did smack one out and eventually won the game. It has been awhile since I actually played a baseball game too, since I last purchased The Show 08 and The Show 09 I only rented and I was never good at hitting in that game either. Rome wasn't built in a day, neither are batting skills in 2K10. It'll eventually come.
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notasenator 08:34 AM 03-03-2010
Originally Posted by Ltrain44:
I think the game should play well out of the box. We shouldnt have to use sliders and such. I agree, hitting on allstar is difficult but I like that. And it is very hard to get good wood on the ball
How exactly is the game supposed to be tuned to every person's skill level automatically?
It sounds like you want Madden IQ in here.
The sliders and difficulty settings are there because everyone plays differently.
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dafoo21 09:34 AM 03-03-2010
IVe found that holding down on the left joystick produces best results for me. I think this is because most pitchers throw in the middle to lower half of the strike zone and rarely throw up in the zone, maybe a handful of times during the game. I was playing with My Player and couldnt hit crap. Then, I went to do some of the hitting drills and moved around the left thumbstick and got best results with holding down. So, Im assuming the left thumbstick should follow where the pitch is thrown, and since Im not great at that yet, (althought im pretty good and not swinging at bad pitches), I just hold down. Hope this helps. I would recommend doing the batting drills, too.
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JayBruce32 09:49 AM 03-03-2010
Originally Posted by dafoo21:
IVe found that holding down on the left joystick produces best results for me. I think this is because most pitchers throw in the middle to lower half of the strike zone and rarely throw up in the zone, maybe a handful of times during the game. I was playing with My Player and couldnt hit crap. Then, I went to do some of the hitting drills and moved around the left thumbstick and got best results with holding down. So, Im assuming the left thumbstick should follow where the pitch is thrown, and since Im not great at that yet, (althought im pretty good and not swinging at bad pitches), I just hold down. Hope this helps. I would recommend doing the batting drills, too.
From what I've seen, doesn't holding the joystick up produce a more likely fly ball and holding it down produce a ground ball? It's to effect the result of the hit in play, not to aim for the ball? Right? I could be wrong on this and I'm trying to get clarification.
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dafoo21 10:15 AM 03-03-2010
I dont think so. Ive hit a few HRs with my rookie My Player holding down in about 20 games. I get a few ground balls yes but ive had all kinds of hits, groundballs, line drives, pop ups. So if i had to guess, the left joystick is for bat placement.
On an unrelated note. How the hell do I hit and run in My Player?
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skinz 10:26 AM 03-03-2010
Look at the Batter movements to get your timing right, when the pitcher throw the ball look when the batter pick up his leg to pinpoint your time to swing.
In Classic hitting, the easiest way to hit a HR is to hold the left stick up BEFORE the pitcher throw the ball. When the pitcher throw, do the above to get the timing right
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JayBruce32 10:29 AM 03-03-2010
So with the new swing stick, which skill level of gameplay gives the most accurate results--lets start the discussion there.
From what I've experienced and witnessed with a friend playing the game: All-Star is almost impossible. I'm a good gamer and I can't hit a lick on there other then singles.... no power.... Rookie is way too easy.
Is Pro the way to go for SIM baseball play on this game (especially hitting)
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