Andrew wrote:There have been some tuning updates pushed through that have affected the success rate of both contested shots and open shots. Contested shots should now be more difficult while open shots should go in at a higher clip, which is how it should be. However, it feels like contested shots have been nerfed too severely.
I think the problem might have more to do with the way that the game recognises a shot as being contested in the first place. It feels like defenders can get there really late and still have a much greater effect on the shot than they really should, and weak/half-hearted contests often seem to have the same effect as being right up in a shooter's face. I'd say there's also too many airballs and automatic fadeaways on contested shots, especially since those tuning updates went live.
I agree with most of your observations, but open shots shouldn't be automatic either, regardless if a great shooter or superstar is shooting it or not. It should have a realistic chance of going in, not automatic.