Earning Badges in NBA 2K15

[BellSKA]

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When you say single season u mean regular season right? Playoffs count or not?

Yes, playoffs definitely count. Try and stretch each series to 7 games in order to max out your ability to unlock badges. Depending on what you're working on, there's plenty of time during the post season to unlock badges. You can unlock many badges in just 1 game in 12 minute 1/4ers.

[BellSKA]

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just got scrapper on my center. Took like 6 games.

Please share details. Everyone is very impressed with your accomplishments, but we'd be even more impressed if you gave us helpful insights.

Did you direct ball handlers into a corner and steal/ save from going out of bounds? Did you call for alley oops in traffic and save underneath the basket?

[Trini94]

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Took me about 5 months to get scrapper on my center but I finally got it lol.

[AfroThunder]

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Please share details. Everyone is very impressed with your accomplishments, but we'd be even more impressed if you gave us helpful insights.

Did you direct ball handlers into a corner and steal/ save from going out of bounds? Did you call for alley oops in traffic and save underneath the basket?

This, I'm still having trouble getting scrapper. Its like the last badge I need. lol

[thaone08]

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This. Can someone please explain how players earn or lose badges in MyLeague/mygm games? More specifically, if we sim will the players still earn badges?

Would also like someone to clarify this for me as well. I know you have to play but is this just my career ?

[BellSKA]

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Would also like someone to clarify this for me as well. I know you have to play but is this just my career ?

1st. NO, you do not earn badges for simming. Let's say you're going after rebounds and you sim 15 games. Any rebounds you accrue during that stretch don't count to the 400 needed for Tenacious Rebounder. I have also noticed that simming during stretches that require X amount of games messes up the counter. If you're going after Dimer and need to play 25 games, I've seen simming mess up my count.

2nd. Not sure about losing badges in MyLeague/ MyGM, but the only reason you normally would lose a badge is if it's an either/ or badge. Like All-Time Great and Low Ego. You can't have both, so you either have 1 or the other. If you are a scorer then try to distribute more it will change your stats which changes your badge. Similar to Friendly and Reserved badges.

[thaone08]

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So earning badges in my career you cant do it the same way in my gm or.my league

[Killercrossover21x]

Can't get dead eye to save my life lol I've been counting and have hit over 175 contested shots right behind the free throw line and still won't unlock... You guys have any advice?

[georgepal]

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1. Do you think that badges also count in mypark performances?
2. Is there some way to calculate how far you've gone in earning a badge? (Eg how can i calculate how many assists in got in last games except from adding them one by one per game )
3. Can someone PLEASE explain me the following, since i can't make them:
a. Tear Dropper: In a single season, attempt 50 runners or floaters (What are the runners?)
b. Fade Ace: Take 30 fade-away jumpers in a single season. (Is that double square in Ps4 ? Do they have to be successful shots?)
c. Spin Lay-in Attempt 20 spin lay-ups in a single season. (What are the spin layups? )
d. King of Euros Attempt 50 euro step layups in a single season. (How to do it?)
e. Drop-Stepper Use the drop-step move in the post 70 times in a single season. (How do you make this move?)
f. Lob City Passer Throw 60 alley-oops in a single season (Do they have to end up in a basket or just throw them?)

[BellSKA]

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1. Do you think that badges also count in mypark performances? Yes, they 100% count. Some more than others.
2. Is there some way to calculate how far you've gone in earning a badge? (Eg how can i calculate how many assists in got in last games except from adding them one by one per game ) Not really, but you answered your own question. 2 ways using Dimer as an example. Remember the starting number, check your stats after every game keeping track of total games played. Other way-go to your schedule and look at previous games played. It allows you to view those stats.
3. Can someone PLEASE explain me the following, since i can't make them:
a. Tear Dropper: In a single season, attempt 50 runners or floaters (What are the runners?) Just drive the lane with turbo OFF. Hold the right analog away from the hoop. This can also do the King of Euros if you have it just a little off.
b. Fade Ace: Take 30 fade-away jumpers in a single season. (Is that double square in Ps4 ? Do they have to be successful shots?) No and No. It's says take instead of attempts, but says nothing about makes. Just hold Left analog away from hoop while taking a shot.
c. Spin Lay-in Attempt 20 spin lay-ups in a single season. (What are the spin layups? ) Drive the lane while holding turbo, double tap the shot button not analog. For X1 it's X twice.
d. King of Euros Attempt 50 euro step layups in a single season. (How to do it?) Same as tear dropper except you drive the lane, NO turbo, and hold the right analog diagonally away from the the basket.
e. Drop-Stepper Use the drop-step move in the post 70 times in a single season. (How do you make this move?) I suggest going to YouTube and watching a few videos. Then go to the practice gym and work on it. It took me 10 minutes of practice before really getting it down.
f. Lob City Passer Throw 60 alley-oops in a single season (Do they have to end up in a basket or just throw them?) Don't remember, it just says 'throw' so I'm assuming it's attempts only. Stats like these aren't trackable so you have to just keep trying.

Keep in mind that a lot of these can be found online with videos. You can also go into training in 2K and it will explain to you in great detail how to perform each shot, dribble, etc. When performing Tear Dropper and King of Euros be mindful of where you take off. If you're too close to the basket it will perform a layup. Too far away and it's a jump shot. Use the free throw line as a gauge.

[nskojo]

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Can't get dead eye to save my life lol I've been counting and have hit over 175 contested shots right behind the free throw line and still won't unlock... You guys have any advice?

I just got deadeye on my new character last night..what a grind

Although I was trying to avoid volume shooter so that's probably why it took me so much longer..

Make sure your on HOF and just keep chucking away

[georgepal]

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Thanks a lot @bellska do u also know whether when it sais "in the last a games played" do sim games count or only the 25 last games played count? Or it has to be 25 played games in a row?

[BellSKA]

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Thanks a lot @bellska do u also know whether when it sais "in the last a games played" do sim games count or only the 25 last games played count? Or it has to be 25 played games in a row?

NO, sim games DO NOT count. My advice to you, if you're going after badges or even farming attributes, play every game. The badge you're talking about requires you to play every game. DO NOT sim any of the 25 games. Also, if it says X amount of games, you need to play that many games. Even if you met all the requirements before that amount of time, you need to finish all games.

If I'm farming badges this is what I do. I play 6 minute 1/4ers on 100% game speed, rookie casual. If you're only looking to farm attributes you can hold steal and foul out. Attributes come out every 7 PLAYED games (fouling out counts as a game played). No simming. Playoffs count. Watch your averages and see what you need before the season ends. You may need to up your game time to 12 minutes depending on what you need and how close to the end of the season you are. Milk the playoffs for all 7 games in each series.

If you're trying for Deadeye here is the easy no fuss way. Play on Superstar, casual or sim didn't matter, X minutes doesn't matter. Walk the ball up to the free throw line and wait for a bump or you controller to shake then pull up for the jumper. Took me around 15 games on 8 minute 1/4ers.

[georgepal]

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Thanks for your answer and advices! To be honest I was mainly trying to reach 99 overall by plying games however I just now noticed that badges count a lot.
I play many games and also simed some however if for example I play 10 games then sim 5 games, and then play again will the stats of the first 10 games count for badges or only the last played games will count ?

[BellSKA]

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Thanks for your answer and advices! To be honest I was mainly trying to reach 99 overall by plying games however I just now noticed that badges count a lot.
I play many games and also simed some however if for example I play 10 games then sim 5 games, and then play again will the stats of the first 10 games count for badges or only the last played games will count ?

1st 10 will count for longevity (duration of the season) badges. However, I've seen it screw up badges that require you to play 25 games in row. Dimer got weird on me the 1st time I did it when I skimmed 1 game around the 12 game. But for tenacious rebounder, it will only count the 1st 10 and then continue the count after your simmed games.