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[DK]

Well it seemed that the CPUs shooting got better the more games I played so I decided I had to do something. I wanted to edit but I didn't want to make changes that changed the overall rating so this is what I thought of.

I decided to divide the shooting range (DSHOOTRANG) by 4. I know what you are saying the leagues best range is now 6 but hold on. Players still make the open shot about 75% of the time and 3s still go in about 35% because it seems the 3pt rating is the biggest factor here. And even though their range is low players still shoot the same areas because SCOREAREA sets where a player shoots from.

Now inside shots still go in but some actually miss and those step back jumpers are not automatic.

The only drawback I have found is players do not jump to block outside the paint, which makes the human D more tougher and involved but it really makes no difference because jumping to block doesn't alter the chance of the shot going in. So when you take your shots you can miss and it is like the defender has a hand in your face and is not dumb enough to fall for a pump fake every time. In my last game I had 5 blocks and the CPU had 1 which is somewhat realistic.

This should provide fg%s that are less than 50% and over 30 rebounds for both teams.

I did the edits using DBF viewer pro and going to

1. Table> Update Multiple records
2. UPDATE field selected DSHOOTRANG
With DSHOOTRANG*.25
3. Click begin update, and you are done

Tell me what you think

[DK]

BTW I have no place to host the file but could send the file for someone else to host, and I'm on 56K so I'm not sending to more than 1 person.

[Stonecold]

Do you use roster with tweaked or no tweaked? Which roster do you use? The one from double A or else?

[DK]

I just used the default rosters and applied my tweak.

[greenmig]

mmmmmm...this sounds like a good idea! this way you may not have to play too much with offensive awareness which I think hurts the game a bit as guys miss open jams etc. i think felipes last patch was pretty sweet...except maybe slightly too slow & guys missed too many jams....maybe i will try tweaking it with this idea.

[Malignant]

i played on super star and my guy has 99 in 3's and can make it in almost everytime when open but when hes got some guy jumping in his face ive gone like 0 for 10. Thats pretty unrealistic isnt it? Wouldn't your tweak cause you to make even less shots since the cpu doesnt usually fall for pump fakes on super star?

[Andrew]

If you like DK, I could host it on the NLSC.

[DK]

Malignant I've hit for about 4/7 in my last game with the Celtics with Pierce from 3pt and I was taking some bad shots. And the players for both teams shoot too good no matter what level it is because i could hit 75% if I wanted to and thats not realistic, and not to knock you or anything but maybe you have bad timing on your release so that is why you missed the 3s.

[EarthD]

Can you explain more what SCOREAREA is? There doesn't seem to be a pattern among similar players in this rating. Paul Pierce has 1 rating and Shawn Bradley has 10, which is the highest.