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  • cleavey1985
    Rookie
    • Oct 2015
    • 39

    #451
    Re: NBA 2k18 Impressions Thread

    Loving the game so far. Best gameplay of any 2K yet.

    BUT, how are people getting/seeing past the frame rate issues after time outs are called? It's ruining the experience for me on PS4. I get that everyone is saying the gameplay is smooth (which it is). But after timeouts are called, the frame rate takes a major hit.

    Also not starting my career until they get the main bugs figured out as mentioned in the bugs thread.


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    • xx2khazard
      Rookie
      • Mar 2015
      • 116

      #452
      NBA 2k18 Impressions Thread

      Has anyone faced the warriors yet? Steph is just.... he had like 19 in the 4th. Just when I was coming back dude would literally do a moving fadeaway from 30. I sag off just a bit to make sure he wouldn't drive by me and within a split second he pulls the trigger. I was playing hof. Warriors are insane. Klay was 5/5 from 3 first quarter. I loved every bit of that beating lol.


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      • Smirkin Dirk
        All Star
        • Oct 2008
        • 5180

        #453
        Re: NBA 2k18 Impressions Thread

        Being able to move along the baseline with your defender attached and sling a pass cross court feels so damn good.

        The binary of blow by/brickwall is gone and the game is so much better for it.
        2022 'Plug and play' sim roster (XBX)

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        • The 24th Letter
          ERA
          • Oct 2007
          • 39373

          #454
          Re: NBA 2k18 Impressions Thread

          Man the defensive communication option is great...just now turning it on...it lets you know exactly what your CPU team mates are thinking in situations and lessons the confusion..

          Really smart addition.



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          • Smirkin Dirk
            All Star
            • Oct 2008
            • 5180

            #455
            Re: NBA 2k18 Impressions Thread

            Originally posted by The 24th Letter
            Man the defensive communication option is great...just now turning it on...it lets you know exactly what your CPU team mates are thinking in situations and lessons the confusion..

            Really smart addition.
            And this feature shows that adjusting from the defensive settings screen works.
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            • mhayden614
              Banned
              • Aug 2017
              • 64

              #456
              Re: NBA 2k18 Impressions Thread

              Originally posted by xx2khazard
              Has anyone faced the warriors yet? Steph is just.... he had like 19 in the 4th. Just when I was coming back dude would literally do a moving fadeaway from 30. I sag off just a bit to make sure he wouldn't drive by me and within a split second he pulls the trigger. I was playing hof. Warriors are insane. Klay was 5/5 from 3 first quarter. I loved every bit of that beating lol.


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              Yup the Warriors are as good as they are in real life. Give them any open space and they'll burn you. I like it though. Defense is fun to play because of the difficulty.

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              • Jam
                Rookie
                • Sep 2016
                • 30

                #457
                Re: NBA 2k18 Impressions Thread

                After every timeout my defensive assignments aren't saved and like every time it happens, the cpu shockingly scores. Playing with Cleveland against Boston on HOF and I set my defensive assignments as so: Smith on Irving, Rose on Smart, James on Morris, Crowder on Gayward, Love on Horford. After timeouts the only one that would save is Love on Horford because they're both centers. Annoying and probably cost me an game....hope it fixed soon.

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                • Trent Booty
                  MVP
                  • Jan 2015
                  • 2572

                  #458
                  Re: NBA 2k18 Impressions Thread

                  Game is still closing/crashing almost every time I do something (go to a store, enter team training facility, etc.) in the neighborhood. Last night I lagged out of my first pro-am game while my brother (on the same internet) was just fine. Also, I am lagging whenever I play online at least a little bit and my brother is completely fine. Again, we're on the same internet/router...

                  Literally scared to play anything online due to the game randomly crashing, even offline types of games like mycareer or myleague, it'll ljust crash in the middle of a game.

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                  • ksuttonjr76
                    All Star
                    • Nov 2004
                    • 8662

                    #459
                    Re: NBA 2k18 Impressions Thread

                    Originally posted by enyc718
                    Overall, would anybody here say that 2K17 with final patch is better than 2K18 out the box?
                    Hell no, and I got a straight jacket for anyone that says "yes".

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                    • Housh123
                      Banned
                      • Jan 2011
                      • 1173

                      #460
                      Re: NBA 2k18 Impressions Thread

                      Originally posted by natelull
                      And most of those features were hyped up to mean more than they do.


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                      Like which ones?


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                      • bcruise
                        Hall Of Fame
                        • Mar 2004
                        • 23274

                        #461
                        Re: NBA 2k18 Impressions Thread

                        Originally posted by The 24th Letter
                        Man the defensive communication option is great...just now turning it on...it lets you know exactly what your CPU team mates are thinking in situations and lessons the confusion..

                        Really smart addition.



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                        This is something I want to see video of....is there anything out there that shows how this feature works? It sounds really cool and helpful.

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                        • Teddy_Long
                          MVP
                          • Jul 2003
                          • 2458

                          #462
                          Re: NBA 2k18 Impressions Thread

                          Originally posted by The 24th Letter
                          Man the defensive communication option is great...just now turning it on...it lets you know exactly what your CPU team mates are thinking in situations and lessons the confusion..

                          Really smart addition.
                          what level are you playing on? lol

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                          • Cowboyfan_19
                            Pro
                            • Jan 2015
                            • 724

                            #463
                            Re: NBA 2k18 Impressions Thread

                            Superstar difficulty feels harder than 2k17 HOF.

                            Maybe I need time to get used to this game, but it's a lot tougher to beat the CPU.

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                            • strawberryshortcake
                              MVP
                              • Sep 2009
                              • 2438

                              #464
                              Re: NBA 2k18 Impressions Thread

                              Originally posted by RogerDodger
                              Closing out the first quarter with still images of players is a bit of a strange presentation decision. Can't think of any broadcast styles that use that.
                              That actually varies from game to game. Sometimes it's all gameplay footage for all quarters, other times there's still images for one quarter and the rest gameplay footage, etc.




                              Originally posted by Oba

                              Originally posted by strawberryshortcake
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                              Nice post man. It seems that it may just fluctuate on a game by game basis but it definitely felt like Lavine and Mirotic had ice in their veins against me! Will give it another go now and try and report my findings.

                              I do try to keep an eye on the off ball players to see how much they are helping off their man but it can be quite hard when try to defend on ball as well.

                              I may adjust my settings this time and attempt to make them score on me inside.

                              Oh and in the match I was referring to before I was using the 76ers in case that matters. Guessing they may be worse on defense?
                              Note: I always play on Hall of Fame. But that really doesn't mean anything about my skill level, because honestly I'm not really that good on the sticks. And I am sure if you played me online, you'd probably beat me into submission.

                              When I say playing off ball defense and watching off ball defenders, I actually meant actively playing off ball defense and actively watching off-ball defenders simultaneously as well. Example in the video below. Notice how I don't actually wait until the last minute to play off ball. I'm already anticipating what the CPU AI is going to do already.

                              Hall of Fame Default setting. Warriors (CPU) vs Knicks (USER)
                              I actually feel tainted for using anyone but the Warriors because I was born and bread as a Warriors fan, Oakland native.

                              <iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/dJTxg8Oi9hY" allowfullscreen="" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0"></iframe>


                              I believe Knicks are ranked #28 in defense. So I used them against the Warriors always on Hall of Fame.

                              End of Game Stats:
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                              Halftime and End of 3rd quarter Stats
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                              Originally posted by mhayden614
                              The CPU scoring is pretty strong in this game. I was the Timberwolves playing Golden State and they dropped 43 on me in the first quarter, 8/9 from three point range. I'll have to play against some lesser teams to see if offense is really that crazy or if it's just because of who I was playing against. Tough to get a gauge off of playing the Warriors because they can light people up like that in real life. But even Patrick McCaw lit me up a few times.

                              It really comes down to playing active on/off ball defense. I was actually keeping pacing the with the Warriors through three quarters, neck and neck, then Carmelo got injured and I kind of lost my mental composure and my play style completely went out the window. Carmelo wasn't even my high score either. He wasn't even my go to scorer. I was going with whoever was open. Curry basically hit a last second 3 point before the half on me otherwise the score would have been closer. I think I was up at one point 48 to 47, and 14 to 10 at another point. Don't recall exactly.






                              End of Game Stats: I eventually lost big because Carmelo was injured.
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                              Last edited by strawberryshortcake; 09-16-2017, 09:43 PM.
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                              • DJ
                                Hall Of Fame
                                • Apr 2003
                                • 17756

                                #465
                                Re: NBA 2k18 Impressions Thread

                                Originally posted by bcruise
                                This is something I want to see video of....is there anything out there that shows how this feature works? It sounds really cool and helpful.
                                It's awesome, as 24th stated. You'll see a line of text in green above the player you're controlling when it's activated. You'll get messages like 'I've got the ball' or 'switch' when you're involved in a play with a screen.

                                It's not overdone, either, which makes it even better as it's just subtle reminders/helpers from time to time.
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                                MLB The Show 25 (PS5)

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