NBA 2K14 (Next Gen.) Official MyCAREER Thread

[Slooty2k]

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I created MyPlayer on Christmas night. I chose a 6'3, 201-pound all-around SG, and I decided to play on Hall of Fame difficulty. I got to the Rookie Showcase, and then the mess began.

First off, my teammates wouldn't pass me the ball. I get that it's basically an exhibition game, but if there's nobody within five feet of me, I expect to get the ball. I felt compelled to shoot every time my teammates graced me with a pass. I ended up with seven points and ten assists, with a C+ grade. Next, we get to my biggest problem, the reason why I'm going to restart MyCareer on a lower difficulty. The user's team on Hall of Fame can't defend their way out of a paper bag. I'll admit it. I'm not good enough at 2K14 right now to defend all five players, which is the only way that Hall of Fame is going to work out. My teammates, both in the Rookie Showcase and in the regular season (I was drafted 17th by Atlanta) constantly leave shooters open or let people drive right past them for easy shots. And, even when the shots are contested, they go in 75% of the time. The only defense in this game is to block everything that goes up, which, ironically, is also way off. My 6'3 SG with a 25 block rating shouldn't be getting six blocks in the second or third game of his career.

A prime example: Thanks to 2K's scripting, Louis Williams got hurt in the fourth quarter against the Lakers, allowing for my NBA debut. I buried my first three, got pumped up and excited... and then LA scored TWENTY STRAIGHT POINTS. We couldn't do anything on either end for the last six minutes of the game. Our record finally got to 1-8 before I had enough.

/rant

TL;DR version: I started MyCareer on Hall of Fame and got destroyed, so I'm restarting. The end.

Umm. Make sure its on simulation so the shooting percentages arent crazy. And yeah youre gonna get killed on hall of fame starting out, especially if youre on a bad team which you probably are.

[Slooty2k]

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Just played the Bucks, starting to wonder if this game scripts literally every game. Bucks dropped 140 on my 76ers and shot 82% in the second half. We couldnt do anything on offense, seems like we were destined to lose.

No its not scripted the 76ers are just terrible. However, something is seriously wrong if you got scored 140 on. What are you playing on?

[Redskinsfan26]

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No its not scripted the 76ers are just terrible. However, something is seriously wrong if you got scored 140 on. What are you playing on?

Playing on HOF, but ever since the patch, I was able to keep the game close and teams would only average 100-110 ppg.

[Slooty2k]

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Playing on HOF, but ever since the patch, I was able to keep the game close and teams would only average 100-110 ppg.

Sim or default? Even 100-110 is really high.

[Slooty2k]

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Playing on HOF, but ever since the patch, I was able to keep the game close and teams would only average 100-110 ppg.

Nevermind I saw 76ers. That doesnt make sense. The 76ers are pretty good defensively. I played with them and we usually kept teams around the 90's on 12 min quarters. Playing hof sim sliders though.

[Redskinsfan26]

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Nevermind I saw 76ers. That doesnt make sense. The 76ers are pretty good defensively. I played with them and we usually kept teams around the 90's on 12 min quarters. Playing hof sim sliders though.

Not that it makes a huge difference, but we lost Noel for the year. But I think Im playing on default HOF, does sim make that much of a difference?

[Slooty2k]

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Not that it makes a huge difference, but we lost Noel for the year. But I think Im playing on default HOF, does sim make that much of a difference?

Both those things make a HUGE difference. Default sliders make it impossible to contest shots and its too unrealistic. On sim sliders players tend to miss open shots like in real life, contested shots rarely go in, there are more foul calls and less cheese in general. Its a pretty big difference. And not having Noel is a huge loss. Noel not only is a great shot blocker but he has very active hands generating steals and forcing turnovers and makes it difficult for opposing teams to get into the paint. I was a SG for the 76ers and MCW is awesome at generating turnovers along with Noel and Thaddeus Young and Noel lock things down in the paint. I usually have my man on lockdown so defensively the 76ers are good but we sucked offensively. But not having Noel is a big deal. Spencer Hawes and the other bigs suck and cant play defense for anything. Spencer Hawes is as soft as a freaking teddy bear.

[Redskinsfan26]

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Both those things make a HUGE difference. Default sliders make it impossible to contest shots and its too unrealistic. On sim sliders players tend to miss open shots like in real life, contested shots rarely go in, there are more foul calls and less cheese in general. Its a pretty big difference. And not having Noel is a huge loss. Noel not only is a great shot blocker but he has very active hands generating steals and forcing turnovers and makes it difficult for opposing teams to get into the paint. I was a SG for the 76ers and MCW is awesome at generating turnovers along with Noel and Thaddeus Young and Noel lock things down in the paint. I usually have my man on lockdown so defensively the 76ers are good but we sucked offensively. But not having Noel is a big deal. Spencer Hawes and the other bigs suck and cant play defense for anything. Spencer Hawes is as soft as a freaking teddy bear.

Alright Ill definitely change it to sim. Thanks for your input man!

[malowry]

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Umm. Make sure its on simulation so the shooting percentages arent crazy. And yeah youre gonna get killed on hall of fame starting out, especially if youre on a bad team which you probably are.

I am on simulation. I double-checked all of my settings after the first game of the season had eight-minute quarters instead of twelve for some reason.


The Hawks aren't THAT bad IRL (at least compared to the rest of the East) but I looked at the ratings and their highest-rated player is 82 OVR (Al Horford.) That would explain it.

[DHMN69]

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With HS holiday basketball (and hockey) tourneys to cover wasn't able to play since my Center sprained his ankle (Walking the ball up the court).. sure glad I didn't let him (trainer) look at it like people say.. coach goal is to score 20 in the game.. vs. Miami.. I guess I'm supposed to easily prove the ankle is fine since I've got 15 points in 9 minutes of playing time..

Accidentally called for an alley-oop pass to my Center.. somehow on a 'day to day' bad wheel he went up to a pass way over his head and knocked down the ball and it went through the hoop... I've only added any pts to dunk to get it to 55 so far so he's not going do ever do a normal dunk.. standing dunk is at 82 but he can only dunk in Park games for some reason.

The dynamic goal popup over the stats is strange though it says 'make team history' each time down the court.. haven't seen anyone mention *that* specific one before so not exactly sure what history it would be?

[claustin]

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With HS holiday basketball (and hockey) tourneys to cover wasn't able to play since my Center sprained his ankle (Walking the ball up the court).. sure glad I didn't let him (trainer) look at it like people say.. coach goal is to score 20 in the game.. vs. Miami.. I guess I'm supposed to easily prove the ankle is fine since I've got 15 points in 9 minutes of playing time..

Accidentally called for an alley-oop pass to my Center.. somehow on a 'day to day' bad wheel he went up to a pass way over his head and knocked down the ball and it went through the hoop... I've only added any pts to dunk to get it to 55 so far so he's not going do ever do a normal dunk.. standing dunk is at 82 but he can only dunk in Park games for some reason.

The dynamic goal popup over the stats is strange though it says 'make team history' each time down the court.. haven't seen anyone mention *that* specific one before so not exactly sure what history it would be?

I've gotten that one. I got called out by Gary Payton in social media to get 5 steals, even though my steal rating was only in the 60's and I get called for a foul any time I try. Don't know why the challenge was "make team history." Think I got 2. Best I've ever gotten is 4 and that was just blind luck. I do average 2 blocks a game lately though. Not bad for a 6'4" SG with 45 block rating.

[DHMN69]

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I've gotten that one. I got called out by Gary Payton in social media to get 5 steals, even though my steal rating was only in the 60's and I get called for a foul any time I try. Don't know why the challenge was "make team history." Think I got 2. Best I've ever gotten is 4 and that was just blind luck. I do average 2 blocks a game lately though. Not bad for a 6'4" SG with 45 block rating.

I guess I should have looked at social media again before this game after last playing on Christmas night.. already got the 20+ the coach wanted but it never confirmed that goal or anything, like it just skipped it. If we had a 'game progress' monitor like before next-gen I could at least go see what the 'dynamic goal' is

[DHMN69]

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Does Doris Burke EVER interview you at halftime or is it just because you're a rookie?

[MattUM]

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Season 1 over. Won rookie of the year and 1st team all-NBA. LeBron won MVP. Thunder won the championship.

Offseason transactions: (this league is stupid now)
Lebron -> Jazz (why....)
Bosh -> Suns (why...)
Melo -> Lakers
Granger -> Heat

[Zab]

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I've accepted that 2k won't be able to do anything about my jacked My Career save. I'm just gonna continue playing that player since it's all I play anyway and I only miss out on the free locker codes. But make no mistake, these guys won't be seeing a penny more of my money for the rest of this gen. 2k15 could be the goat and I'd still go out of my way to buy it second hand. They did us dirty with all the garbage that's been discussed in this thread alone. I ain't even touch the other modes, but I bet there's mad fu*kery in those too.

Graphics no

Not entirely true, I finally patched the game and noticed they fixed Andre Miller's grill, prior to that his face looked like a last-gen holdover. Gives me hope they'll fix up Chris Paul, if they haven't already.