Passing is AWFUL in 2k at the moment!

[2_headedmonster]

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when i run a pick and pop and the screener has 16ft range but warps out to 22 1/2 ft for some unknown reason i want to touchdown spike my controller.

[DaKoKing]

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The problem with double teams is that whoever has done the tech advising for the game hasn't explained to the 2K guys that double teams cause the offense to go to automatic spots/cuts based on player and ball position at the moment of the double.

Something like that should be tied to the freelance offense that you select.

[JedAustin]

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The problem with double teams is that whoever has done the tech advising for the game hasn't explained to the 2K guys that double teams cause the offense to go to automatic spots/cuts based on player and ball position at the moment of the double.

Something like that should be tied to the freelance offense that you select.

Agreed, as far as I can tell selecting space the floor does absolutely nothing.

[nip83]

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Have you tried to use post/protect the ball with Y on double teams? I get much better passing angles using this.

[yellow86]

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It's crazy how bad passing is after so many years, it's easily the most frustrating thing because every game has at least 5-10 WTF moments (random throwing out of bounds, passing to guy close to you when there's a fast break opportunity, passing it to someone behind causing over and back, few random steals by the CPU because they have eyes in the back of their heads etc.).

[alabamarob]

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I wish there was a way to choose pass type when you icon pass. Right now its random.

[KyotoCarl]

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Why are you complaining about this one month before the new game comes out?

[LeBron_On_Mars]

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The only "feel good" passing in 2K is making and executing an alley oop. Now that says a whole lot about the basic core passing mechanics.


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[JedAustin]

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Why are you complaining about this one month before the new game comes out?

I've complained about it the last 2 years on xbox live lol. Is this not a forum to discuss the game? I wasn't aware a month before the release of the new game we couldn't have an opinion. Did I somehwere demand that it be fixed in 2k16 or else? I'm simply here discussing the game which I thought was the purpose of this forum. Not to mention I am quite certain they have heard this complaint before. Nor do they rely on me to help them decide what to devote time to in the development cycle.

[BluFu]

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Here's my question.. why give us all these passing options if the game will automatically do it for us randomly? It's like you finding Korver in the corner for a wide open 3 then the game decides to make him stepback for no reason. X/A should always be the best possible straight pass to the guy you're pointing at just like Square/X is always a straight up jumpshot.

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Not the worst example but one of the few I decided to save.

[KyotoCarl]

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I've complained about it the last 2 years on xbox live lol. Is this not a forum to discuss the game? I wasn't aware a month before the release of the new game we couldn't have an opinion. Did I somehwere demand that it be fixed in 2k16 or else? I'm simply here discussing the game which I thought was the purpose of this forum. Not to mention I am quite certain they have heard this complaint before. Nor do they rely on me to help them decide what to devote time to in the development cycle.

We are here to discuss the game, but I don't see the point of complaining about it a month before the new game drops. Had it been in November I would've understood, or if you would've written earlier in the development cycle, so there's actually time to fix it. The devs read these forums.

I do agree with you but at this point it's better to wait for the new game and see how it is cause there won't be anymore patches for 2K15 and it's too late in the development for the new game so complaining serves no purpose.

[JedAustin]

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We are here to discuss the game, but I don't see the point of complaining about it a month before the new game drops. Had it been in November I would've understood, or if you would've written earlier in the development cycle, so there's actually time to fix it. The devs read these forums.

I do agree with you but at this point it's better to wait for the new game and see how it is cause there won't be anymore patches for 2K15 and it's too late in the development for the new game so complaining serves no purpose.

Sorry my Lord. Please let me know when it is ok to speak and of which I'm allowed to speak. Perhaps you are here thinking you are making a difference in the next game, I am not. I am here to talk to other people who play the game about the game. If you don't like the timing of the thread then don't read it. I can assure you telling me you disagree with the timing doesn't help 2k16 either, so why write it? I like how you choose to disregard the fact that I'm not here to talk to developers. Can I block people on these forums? lol

[KyotoCarl]

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Sorry my Lord. Please let me know when it is ok to speak and of which I'm allowed to speak. Perhaps you are here thinking you are making a difference in the next game, I am not. I am here to talk to other people who play the game about the game. If you don't like the timing of the thread then don't read it. I can assure you telling me you disagree with the timing doesn't help 2k16 either, so why write it? I like how you choose to disregard the fact that I'm not here to talk to developers. Can I block people on these forums? lol

Sorry if I offended you but I think you missed my point.
You can talk about whatever you want, I was just wondering what the point of starting a thread at this time was when there will be no way of reaching a conclusion. Where we just supposed to agree or disagree with you in this thread? Was that the point? Don't see how there's a discussion here.

Anyay, I do agree with you on the passing. I hope it's fixed in 2K16 so that we can get an accurate representation of swining in the ball around the perimeter.

[ehh]

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We're not supposed to discuss gameplay during certain months? lol. There have been some massive, multi-year threads over the years on OS for various games.

It's never too early or a bad time to start a discussion, who cares of it doesn't lead to anything until 2K17 or if it never leads to anything? OP has good points and isn't trolling, why not get it off his chest now?

It's nearly a guarantee that the same old passing issues from the last several years will still be in 2K16 so they'll all be valid and current concerns. This could turn into a big thread that leads to some nice improvements in 2K17 for all we know. No point in the oppressive reaction.

[Boilerbuzz]

Passing is AWFUL in 2k at the moment!

I've complained about it the last 2 years on xbox live lol. Is this not a forum to discuss the game? I wasn't aware a month before the release of the new game we couldn't have an opinion. Did I somehwere demand that it be fixed in 2k16 or else? I'm simply here discussing the game which I thought was the purpose of this forum. Not to mention I am quite certain they have heard this complaint before. Nor do they rely on me to help them decide what to devote time to in the development cycle.

Then that argues why post a new thread about it all. I agree that passing needs major tlc, even though I think people exaggerate the passing speeds. They could be faster in many cases, but I think some people want the speeds to be unrealistically fast. And to say they are like "helium filled beach balls" is total hyperbole. But targeting, pass selection, inappropriate leading are all huge issues that I agree with. But, again, a new thread about this isn't really useful or necessary at this point, is it?

We're not supposed to discuss gameplay during certain months? lol. There have been some massive, multi-year threads over the years on OS for various games.



It's never too early or a bad time to start a discussion, who cares of it doesn't lead to anything until 2K17 or if it never leads to anything? OP has good points and isn't trolling, why not get it off his chest now?



It's nearly a guarantee that the same old passing issues from the last several years will still be in 2K16 so they'll all be valid and current concerns. This could turn into a big thread that leads to some nice improvements in 2K17 for all we know. No point in the oppressive reaction.

I don't think anyone is on his chest outside of the point that it doesn't contribute anything to the next game. And it's childish to say it a near guarantee that the same issues will exist in 2k16 when you haven't even SEEN A VIDEO of, let alone played the game. Each version has continued to make improvement to past issues, so to say the issues will be the same is MUCH less likely then saying the issues will be worse or completely different. Hell, they may create new issues trying to address these. But I'll bet they did SOMETHING as they always do. The point was that it's too early, and therefore, ignorant to complain about 2K16 and too late for 2K15. At the minimum, there are already threads for this.

But when it's all said and done, I doubt anyone will ever be happy with such a varied aspect of the game. Not every pass in the NBA is thrown from a canon. Yet, some folks here want every pass to travel 120mph. Some folks want every pass to be on the money. Even if it's a pass to dude on the other side of the court. Or a dude completely behind the ball handler. Or a guy who's location should have been totally occluded by a double teaming defender. I guarantee that if the game were to remove every slow pass and every errant pass in the game, it would be an exploitable scoring fest. I listed my areas of frustration above, so don't paint this as defending the game. But those complaints about the two points I mention bother me. Dudes aren't looking at the repercussions of such changes.