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There are too many game play issues in this game

Postby Rasheeed on Sun Sep 24, 2017 11:10 pm

Ok, so I've been playing the game since release day and have logged about 30 full games (playing 11 min quarters). I have started to notice a few things that are impacting my desire to continue playing and need fixing. I feel like this year has more issues than previous years.

:arrow: when selecting a pick and fade frequently the player will roll instead of fading
:arrow: pick and rolls are defended very poorly by the CPU and if they collide with the screener they can drag him as they move
:arrow: so many easy layups are blown
:arrow: the CPU rarely takes timeouts and the timeout meter will almost always show 7 timeouts available
:arrow: there's some random camera shake when playing on the road that can't be turned off
:arrow: the CPU does not bite on any pump fakes, over the course of the game I've played the CPU has only been faked out 3 times.

and the biggest one of all is....

:arrow: the terrible post game

For the life of me I can't score in the post. My success rate on post-ups is about 10-15%. At first I thought I was just getting used the game so I spent some time in practice working on post moves. When it came to playing games nothing had changed. I was missing point blank hook shots * fadeaways with Giannis over and over even though he was being guarded by CJ McCollum. Even when I managed to have a PG switch and defend Monroe in post the usual result was a miss. At this point I knew the issue was the game. I went to blacktop and played 1-on-1 with Giannis v Jason Terry. Just as it was in game easy shots were being missed. I decided to test the theory with the games best post player- Demarcus Cousins. No change - just constant misses.

I suspect the issue may be that 2k counts these attempts as heavily contested. I hope a patch can at least fix some of these issues because ramping up the sliders for close shots and inside shots to 100 made zero difference.

anyone else experiencing any of these issues?

for reference I play myleague, all-star, 11 min quarters.
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Re: There are too many game play issues in this game

Postby JWL3 on Thu Sep 28, 2017 3:24 pm

I have done hundreds of pick and rolls grinding for my diner badge and notice exactly what you're saying in points 1,2,3 and 6. As for 7, it's prob cause 2K sucks as and wants you to drop another $50 to make your less than worthless 60 center relevant. I can barely walk up the court without falling on my face with my playmaker pg.

Also, anyone notice how the players seem to be back to the sliding like hockey pucks no-foot planting animations we thought we'd seen the last of 5 years ago?
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Re: There are too many game play issues in this game

Postby Dee4Three on Thu Sep 28, 2017 3:27 pm

JWL3 wrote:I have done hundreds of pick and rolls grinding for my diner badge and notice exactly what you're saying in points 1,2,3 and 6. As for 7, it's prob cause 2K sucks as and wants you to drop another $50 to make your less than worthless 60 center relevant. I can barely walk up the court without falling on my face with my playmaker pg.

Also, anyone notice how the players seem to be back to the sliding like hockey pucks no-foot planting animations we thought we'd seen the last of 5 years ago?


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Re: There are too many game play issues in this game

Postby Jeffx on Fri Sep 29, 2017 8:32 am

I'm on PS3, and the skating is worse than ever.

If I could get updated rosters, I'd go back to 2K16.
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Re: There are too many game play issues in this game

Postby Andrew on Fri Sep 29, 2017 10:22 am

The skating is an unfortunate side effect of the new motion system, which feels very responsive, but at the expense of some foot planting. Neither game has quite achieved the right balance yet.
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Re: There are too many game play issues in this game

Postby Daex on Fri Sep 29, 2017 2:06 pm

One minor issue that's annoying the hell out of me is how every full court shot will hit the back rim, it's driving me nuts.
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Re: There are too many game play issues in this game

Postby Jeffx on Sat Oct 07, 2017 10:03 am

Daex wrote:One minor issue that's annoying the hell out of me is how every full court shot will hit the back rim, it's driving me nuts.


That plus Kevin Harlan calling players the wrong names (PS3 version). Last I checked, Chris Bosh, Sasha Vuecic & Nikola Pekovic aren't on the Knicks.
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Re: There are too many game play issues in this game

Postby Stildo33 on Thu Oct 12, 2017 12:00 pm

Rasheeed - I love going to the post. Loved doing a drop-step and dunk with Shaq, McHale, Parish, KG, etc. Can do the move, but it's almost always going to be a guaranteed "contact" bump and a miss I feel like.

Even a basic fadeaway was impossible to make. However, the shimmy/fake/fade is money. I think because it gets you "wide open" more than the other moves, which increases your % (but I am guessing)? I get some lightly contested shots too.

Back down in post, pull away from hoop while doubling tapping shoot is my new move....just like in NBA 2k8 when the "up and under" was as unstoppable as it ever got AND you got an assist for it!
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