Okay, so I’ve been playing MLB The Show for a while, and I always kinda wondered about that “Vision” stat. Like, what does it actually do? I knew it had something to do with hitting, but I wasn’t sure how it worked. So, I decided to finally figure it out.
First, I jumped into a few games, just regular games, nothing fancy. I picked a player with low Vision, and man, it was tough. It felt like my hitter’s “sweet spot,” you know, the area where you make good contact, was tiny. I was swinging at everything and missing a lot. Like, a LOT.
Then, I switched it up. I grabbed a player with high Vision, and it was a totally different ballgame (pun intended!). It felt like the bat was bigger, or at least, the area where I could make solid contact was way bigger. I was fouling off pitches that I would’ve totally whiffed on before. I could place the ball easily.
So, I was getting a feel for it, but I wanted to see it more clearly. I went into Practice Mode. This is where things got interesting.
- I set up a scenario where the pitcher was throwing the same pitch, in the same spot, over and over.
- I used a hitter with really low Vision. The outer circle, called PCI, the hitting area, was itty-bitty.
- I switched to a high-Vision hitter. Boom! That outer circle was HUGE.
It became obvious how much Vision affects the size of that outer circle(PCI). The bigger that circle, the better your chance of making some kind of contact, even if your timing isn’t perfect or your aim is a little off. And it affects how to place the ball.
My conclusions?
Vision in MLB The Show is all about how forgiving the hitting is. High Vision means a bigger margin for error. You’re less likely to swing and miss completely, and more likely to at least foul it off, or maybe even get a lucky bloop single. Low Vision? You gotta be super precise, or you’re gonna be walking back to the dugout a lot. I’ve definitely changed my approach to team building now. Vision matters, folks!
