NBA 2k14 Dribbling Questions and Tips

[BobbyColtrane]

Just weighing in to say thank you to Beluba for explaining stuff in this thread!

[tariqosuave]

Is there going to be a tutorial including the things you do with the right stick. So far it seems shallow but I got the feeling we haven't scratched the surface of it yet. the real bouncetek

[Beluba]

Quote: Originally Posted by Sundown

That sounds fantastic. Regarding inaccurate stick throws, would it help to have the stick have a bit of a deadzone, so that deflection towards the slight left/right of the basket leads to the use of the auto-shot selection code, and more explicit displacement of the stick leads to a forced left/right handed layup?

Yep. that's what I have working right now for NG.

Quote: Originally Posted by Sundown

Would it be possible to bring back manual reverse dunk as well (we don't really need RS-back *and* RT+RS-back for runners).

Looking into that right now. Can't promise that it'll happen this year though. It's actually a pretty involved change.

Quote: Originally Posted by Sundown

I'm also curious about the philosophy behind changing the euro-step controls. Is RS-left/right layup now meant to be thought of as a general sidestep-avoidance layup which might not always be an explicit euro-step? It seems that not every side-layup triggered results in the classic Manu-Wade-Harden euro-step with huge side-steps, but might trigger other avoidance layups with appropriate ball protection moves on the way to the hole. If the change was made so that you still control when to do a side-step avoidance layup, but without having classic euro-step layups trigger for inappropriate players, that actually makes a lot of sense.

In a nutshell, yes, the euro layup is sort of morphing into a side step layup. Reason being, most classic euro step layups start really far from the basket. Most players tend to trigger their layups a bit later so we either had to capture super tight euro layups (which looked dumb) or allow people to jump into the euros later (which is what you're seeing in 2k14.) And since we introduced the ability to shoot out of a moving fake pass, you can essentially force a classic euro step layup that way as well.

Speaking of euros, the James Harden layup package has some really nice ones in it.

[Beluba]

Quote: Originally Posted by jersez

Does the adaptive AI also apply to dribbling moves, as I see the cpu defender don't bit as nearly as much as they used to in nba 2k13.

Yes, the AI learns move patterns and attempts to counter them.

[richmo]

Not necessarily a "dribbling" question but moreso from a control aspect, was Toatl Control taken out of the game? For example, the ability to hold down a players' icon and control him until you release the button?

[JasonWilliams55]

Quote: Originally Posted by richmo

Not necessarily a "dribbling" question but moreso from a control aspect, was Toatl Control taken out of the game? For example, the ability to hold down a players' icon and control him until you release the button?

Thats the name of it... was looking for it earlier this afternoon.

[Beluba]

Quote: Originally Posted by richmo

Not necessarily a "dribbling" question but moreso from a control aspect, was Toatl Control taken out of the game? For example, the ability to hold down a players' icon and control him until you release the button?

Yes. it's gone. It broke very badly somewhere along the way so we decided to put it to rest.

[JasonWilliams55]

Beluba, is off-ball offense still L1 + ICON + R1?

If so, can you force the CPU to pass you the ball or are you subject to the "offense at hand"?