NBA 2K17 Gameplay Blog with Gameplay Director, Mike Wang

[alabamarob]

Re: NBA 2K17 Gameplay Blog with Gameplay Director, Mike Wang

One question for me this year. Has automatic shot contesting been removed?
IMO its one of the worst additions to the game. Just change it to "Always" with defensive assist at 100 and no jumpshots or post moves will go in basically especially in PNO games

1. Indeed. Is auto contest/ always contest still an online option?

2. Is there a way to defend manual backdoor cuts this year? The Cpu off ball defenders would get beat on manual cuts even when set to gap in 16? Made on ball d hard to do.

[Beluba]

Re: NBA 2K17 Gameplay Blog with Gameplay Director, Mike Wang

Will 6'11 bigs be able to compete with 7'3 bigs in rebounding battles? On 2K16 smaller bigs just gets rebounds taken over their head by these 7'3 monsters.

Will the difference in Veritcal & Lateral Quickness actually be noticeable? As that's what 7'3 bigs get penalized for the most.

People tend to go towards 2 7'3 C and it clogs the court in ProAm/Walk on. If the undersized bigs could compete that would grant more spacing on the court.


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Our AI engineer who works on rebounding had this message for you...

"One of the main problems with huge guys is that they jump higher and farther when playing the exact same animation. Last year, we added vertical counter scaling to make them jump only as high as everyone else got to jump even though they were massive. This year we’ve added counter-scaling in the X-Z plane as well so the big guys won’t be able to cover more ground horizontally than others just because they are big. This should definitely help de-emphasize height in favor of positioning with respect to the rebounding game. In addition, we added more low-jumping rebound content so that we could lower the allowable jump height of our more vertically-challenged players."

[lockdownD]

Re: NBA 2K17 Gameplay Blog with Gameplay Director, Mike Wang

Are the pump fake fouls automatic again in 2k17 or is there some form of user control in initiating them? Back in 2k11 you had to actually point the left stick in the direction of the person jumping at you in order to draw the foul which I really liked instead of it just occuring automatically like it does in 2k16.

[Beluba]

Re: NBA 2K17 Gameplay Blog with Gameplay Director, Mike Wang

Wow. Now there is a benefit to elite defenders. Shot blockers, rebounders and elite defenders now matter. Let the chess begin.

1. Can we attack slow bigs off the dribble who are poor pick and roll defenders that show high?

Yeah, you pretty much should be able to drive right by them with a decent ball handler. I've added pick & roll blowby's to cover those cases.

[LM1213]

Re: NBA 2K17 Gameplay Blog with Gameplay Director, Mike Wang

Mike..first bravo on everything. I commend you guys.
quick ? something that always bothered me in the past. say I have a guy at 3 point center. I see a guy standing still on the wing. he's just standing there. the second I pass he runs forward into traffic causing a turnover. please say this is gone. or maybe I am doing some wierd lead passing without knowing? that was one thing that infuriated me beyond belief..especially when trying to keep my turnovers low.

[Kstat]

Re: NBA 2K17 Gameplay Blog with Gameplay Director, Mike Wang

Our AI engineer who works on rebounding had this message for you...

"One of the main problems with huge guys is that they jump higher and farther when playing the exact same animation. Last year, we added vertical counter scaling to make them jump only as high as everyone else got to jump even though they were massive. This year we’ve added counter-scaling in the X-Z plane as well so the big guys won’t be able to cover more ground horizontally than others just because they are big. This should definitely help de-emphasize height in favor of positioning with respect to the rebounding game. In addition, we added more low-jumping rebound content so that we could lower the allowable jump height of our more vertically-challenged players."

Any word on tip ins? Not the put-back dunks mind you, but the simple controlled tips (fingertip and two-hand) that bigs do under the rim?

[alabamarob]

Re: NBA 2K17 Gameplay Blog with Gameplay Director, Mike Wang

Our AI engineer who works on rebounding had this message for you...

"One of the main problems with huge guys is that they jump higher and farther when playing the exact same animation. Last year, we added vertical counter scaling to make them jump only as high as everyone else got to jump even though they were massive. This year we’ve added counter-scaling in the X-Z plane as well so the big guys won’t be able to cover more ground horizontally than others just because they are big. This should definitely help de-emphasize height in favor of positioning with respect to the rebounding game. In addition, we added more low-jumping rebound content so that we could lower the allowable jump height of our more vertically-challenged players."

Good ish. 7 ft bigs who slum have taken a hit in blocked shots, perimeter defense and rebounding. That will help alot with realism. No more 20/15 games from Alexis Ajencia and Edy Tavarez. Ha

[harryl]

Re: NBA 2K17 Gameplay Blog with Gameplay Director, Mike Wang

Our AI engineer who works on rebounding had this message for you...

"...This should definitely help de-emphasize height in favor of positioning with respect to the rebounding game. In addition, we added more low-jumping rebound content so that we could lower the allowable jump height of our more vertically-challenged players."

Very fitting to have made this adjustment for 2K17, with the return of Charles Barkley to the game...

[2_headedmonster]

Re: NBA 2K17 Gameplay Blog with Gameplay Director, Mike Wang

@Beluba

1) I found it more difficult than it should be in general (even with an interceptor) and too tough on hailmary passes. how have deflecting full-court, bullets into the paint and passes in general been addressed? Has a Madden-like 'ball hawk' feature for passes in the paint online been considered to compensate for lag?

2) I saw that you mentioned there are unathletic blocks for those with low verticals. Has there been low vert rebound animations been added as well? (edit: im happy to see the answer to this is yes)

3) Is it easier to blow by hard close outs? Its been a staple of 2k defense for a while to throw caution to the wind and sprint into the body of a ball-handler without chopping their feet.

4) How severe are the dribble abuse penalties and are they more severe considering the skill of the dribbler? How much leeway does Shaq have with the dribbles lol?

5) In certain situations I feel like defenders can bend the limits of speed and foot-planting. Speed when beat after a move and they can recover and still cut you off. Foot-planting when the on-ball defender is trying to ICE a pick and roll and he shuffle-glides all over the place to cut the ball-handler off.

so my question is are speed and foot-planting more consistent through defensive movement, blocks and steal attempts?

[shmitty]

Re: NBA 2K17 Gameplay Blog with Gameplay Director, Mike Wang

Our AI engineer who works on rebounding had this message for you...

"One of the main problems with huge guys is that they jump higher and farther when playing the exact same animation. Last year, we added vertical counter scaling to make them jump only as high as everyone else got to jump even though they were massive. This year we’ve added counter-scaling in the X-Z plane as well so the big guys won’t be able to cover more ground horizontally than others just because they are big. This should definitely help de-emphasize height in favor of positioning with respect to the rebounding game. In addition, we added more low-jumping rebound content so that we could lower the allowable jump height of our more vertically-challenged players."

That's cool but big men really should dominate the boards against smaller players, that's how you punish teams that play small lineups.

[Kstat]

Re: NBA 2K17 Gameplay Blog with Gameplay Director, Mike Wang

That's cool but big men really should dominate the boards against smaller players, that's how you punish teams that play small lineups.

Big men that are great rebounders should. Not every 7-footer is a great rebounder.

Barkley or Rodman should have a wider range of getting a rebound than a tall but relatively immobile guy like Yao Ming. Unless the ball just happens to bounce right at Yao, Barkley should beat him to every other board.

[23]

Re: NBA 2K17 Gameplay Blog with Gameplay Director, Mike Wang

Mike

In regards to post basket celebrations in general....

Do we still lose control having to wait for the acorer to finish back peddling before we can take control?

Also the refs holding the ball for an uneccessarily long time before the inbound. Has that been rectified?

[KoolAidNoSugar]

Re: NBA 2K17 Gameplay Blog with Gameplay Director, Mike Wang

Our AI engineer who works on rebounding had this message for you...

"One of the main problems with huge guys is that they jump higher and farther when playing the exact same animation. Last year, we added vertical counter scaling to make them jump only as high as everyone else got to jump even though they were massive. This year we’ve added counter-scaling in the X-Z plane as well so the big guys won’t be able to cover more ground horizontally than others just because they are big. This should definitely help de-emphasize height in favor of positioning with respect to the rebounding game. In addition, we added more low-jumping rebound content so that we could lower the allowable jump height of our more vertically-challenged players."

Rebounding should work amazing then.

Yeah, you pretty much should be able to drive right by them with a decent ball handler. I've added pick & roll blowby's to cover those cases.

Will we be able to split the Pick and Roll like Westbrook?

[Vni]

Re: NBA 2K17 Gameplay Blog with Gameplay Director, Mike Wang

Big men that are great rebounders should. Not every 7-footer is a great rebounder.

[Baebae32]

Re: NBA 2K17 Gameplay Blog with Gameplay Director, Mike Wang

Mike, my question is will guys remain outside the 3 point line on drive and kicks and pitch ahead 3's. Last year had a lot of jumpshots with toes on the line for both the user and AI. Thanks in advance