Pitch Weaknesses

[Mr. Baseball]

One of the things that's always irked me about OOTP is it's lack of acknowledging that different hitters have different strengths and weaknesses when it comes to individual pitches. Some guys struggle against the curveball, others the heater, etc. It would be nice if OOTP distinguished certain guys as being fastball hitters or curveball hitters much in the same way it distinguishes pull hitters and whatnot. I think this would make choosing your relievers more interesting if you know a star slugger struggles against the curveball and you have a hurler with a killer breaking pitch.

[blasek0]

Originally Posted by Mr. Baseball

One of the things that's always irked me about OOTP is it's lack of acknowledging that different hitters have different strengths and weaknesses when it comes to individual pitches. Some guys struggle against the curveball, others the heater, etc. It would be nice if OOTP distinguished certain guys as being fastball hitters or curveball hitters much in the same way it distinguishes pull hitters and whatnot. I think this would make choosing your relievers more interesting if you know a star slugger struggles against the curveball and you have a hurler with a killer breaking pitch.

Once you add that in, you probably have to start looking at re-writing the game engine, and that's going to be a ton of work.

[Mr. Baseball]

Originally Posted by blasek0

Once you add that in, you probably have to start looking at re-writing the game engine, and that's going to be a ton of work.

MLB 2k and MLB The Show both have it worked in. I realize they have a larger budget and a bigger staff but this is a must in my opinion. Worth the added time and effort.