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  • Koosa1027
    MVP
    • Sep 2016
    • 1627

    #1471
    Re: NBA 2k18 Impressions Thread

    Originally posted by lareka
    Yes. Watch my recently uploaded video:



    Check the defensive system I use, how I switch between defenders, help and go back to the rim for rebound
    Good gameplay buddy...this is exactly what I meant about playing with all 5 guys, you absolutely have to mix in on-ball and off-ball, I look at it as they gave the user control of the defense...when people depend too heavily on the AI that's when you get comments like "the defense is broken"...defense is fine in this game if you play the way I think it's intended for you to play.

    ~Koosa10:27~
    SIM is a MINDSET...Don't cheat the game and you'll get better results ~Koosa10:27~

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    • lareka
      MVP
      • Oct 2013
      • 1053

      #1472
      Re: NBA 2k18 Impressions Thread

      Originally posted by Koosa1027
      Good gameplay buddy...this is exactly what I meant about playing with all 5 guys, you absolutely have to mix in on-ball and off-ball, I look at it as they gave the user control of the defense...when people depend too heavily on the AI that's when you get comments like "the defense is broken"...defense is fine in this game if you play the way I think it's intended for you to play.

      ~Koosa10:27~
      Yes of course man it's basketball. I always see what they are up to, bringing a guy from the screens, or what they plan to do. Like a guard asking for screen, okay i ask myself shall i give him space or shall i stick to him and let him get past me if necessary i can bring big guy for help, but i also keep in my mind that he can dump it to the big guy so i have to see which guy i can rotate over to the paint as 3rd guy and etc. etc. And when the shot is up I 100 %, all the time select the big buy underneath the rim - BOX OUT and then jump to get the rebound. I never leave it to CPU to do it for me.

      I believe defense is not broken a little bit, you can play terrific defense and you can lock down your opponent. When you can do that the defense is not broken. I've seen a lot of broken defenses in previous games where you played perfect defense yet they scored with cheese. Here, nope. Play great D and you'll get rewarded.

      Everybody has a certain style to play basketball but defensively you have to be "ON", your mind has to be ON otherwise you'll make stupid mistakes, you won't even notice them but they will be costly. I take defense so seriously, even in real life basketball so it's my thing, this is why i love the Pistons, they had the same defensive mentality with their championship teams.
      BALL DON'T LIE
      PSN: isiah_thomas
      XBOX: Isiahthomas1144

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      • The 24th Letter
        ERA
        • Oct 2007
        • 39373

        #1473
        Re: NBA 2k18 Impressions Thread

        This was online but I dig the rotation and recovery, it was a clutch defensive possesion.



        Sent from my SM-G955U using Operation Sports mobile app

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        • Jordanmike6
          Rookie
          • Nov 2014
          • 417

          #1474
          Re: NBA 2k18 Impressions Thread

          Finally, i am now appreciating more and more the game.
          2k18 was my first game on Next gen and at the beginning it was difficult to forget NBA 2k11, but i discovered a lot of possibilities and subtleties to running the classic Bulls!

          Thanks you 2k for this game!

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          • BustinLoose
            Rookie
            • Mar 2004
            • 302

            #1475
            Re: NBA 2k18 Impressions Thread

            I just want to know why are both teams making substitutions when the game is over? At the end of games you can see both teams have subs waiting to come in, regardless of the score. The game is over !! They shouldn't be at the table.

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            • BustinLoose
              Rookie
              • Mar 2004
              • 302

              #1476
              Re: NBA 2k18 Impressions Thread



              Stats from a game I played today, I was Denver.

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              • BustinLoose
                Rookie
                • Mar 2004
                • 302

                #1477
                Re: NBA 2k18 Impressions Thread



                Just trying to figure out, why Westbrook took 36 shots. Adams had a good game, but OKC has the big 3, and the ball distribution is lacking . Melo and PG13 should have had more shot attempts or evenly spread out.
                Last edited by BustinLoose; 11-09-2017, 02:22 PM.

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                • BustinLoose
                  Rookie
                  • Mar 2004
                  • 302

                  #1478
                  Re: NBA 2k18 Impressions Thread



                  Here's the bench stats

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                  • BustinLoose
                    Rookie
                    • Mar 2004
                    • 302

                    #1479
                    Re: NBA 2k18 Impressions Thread



                    Here's Denver's stats.

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                    • BustinLoose
                      Rookie
                      • Mar 2004
                      • 302

                      #1480
                      Re: NBA 2k18 Impressions Thread

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                      • CX1329
                        MVP
                        • Jan 2005
                        • 1304

                        #1481
                        Re: NBA 2k18 Impressions Thread

                        Now that I think I'm getting used to this game's quirks and intricacies, I'm gonna give default HOF another try and play some quick games to see how much I like it now. I've been using a HOF slider set, but I don't know how it would compare to the default experience now that I'm getting a handle on the game.

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                        • Koosa1027
                          MVP
                          • Sep 2016
                          • 1627

                          #1482
                          Re: NBA 2k18 Impressions Thread

                          Originally posted by CX1329
                          Now that I think I'm getting used to this game's quirks and intricacies, I'm gonna give default HOF another try and play some quick games to see how much I like it now. I've been using a HOF slider set, but I don't know how it would compare to the default experience now that I'm getting a handle on the game.
                          HOF Default feels good this year, let me know what you think when you try it out...

                          ~Koosa10:27~
                          SIM is a MINDSET...Don't cheat the game and you'll get better results ~Koosa10:27~

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                          • BluFu
                            MVP
                            • May 2012
                            • 3596

                            #1483
                            Re: NBA 2k18 Impressions Thread

                            Originally posted by The 24th Letter
                            This was online but I dig the rotation and recovery, it was a clutch defensive possesion.



                            Sent from my SM-G955U using Operation Sports mobile app
                            That block by CPU Drummond would have been a foul if not for the shot clock violation lol

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                            • lareka
                              MVP
                              • Oct 2013
                              • 1053

                              #1484
                              Re: NBA 2k18 Impressions Thread

                              Have you ever lost a game in Nba 2K with a full court heave ? I just did ... Yesterday. Kyrie sank a full-court shot with 1 sec. left on the clock to end my 10 game winning streak :/

                              I was 99 % sure that I won the game with Tobias Harris' jumpshot with 1.5 secs to go. They had no timeout, the victory was in my pocket... Until Kyrie showed up and scored his 40th point in the game.

                              I don't think it's cheese, i'm glad to be part of an unique experience like this.
                              BALL DON'T LIE
                              PSN: isiah_thomas
                              XBOX: Isiahthomas1144

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                              • NicoS2411
                                Rookie
                                • Dec 2011
                                • 49

                                #1485
                                Re: NBA 2k18 Impressions Thread

                                After a few games, HOF is indeed much better than a couple of weeks ago.


                                The CPU doesn't seem have those unstoppable runs anymore, and they even lose the ball sometimes... It's also challenging but possible to get open shots during games, and the CPU defenders are not always glued to their man.


                                It's still very easy to score by doing an iso/crossover with an athletic player, but it's up to you to decide if you wanna use this all the time or not...


                                Only thing I've noticed that doesn't feel right at all, are the hook shots :


                                I have done a couple of games vs the celtics using the 71 Bucks and the 97 Heat. Although Jabbar has 99 post hook while Mourning has 98, Both of them couldn't score a damn hook... even under under the basket with a mismatch and having Morris or Tatum as a defender. The hook animation seems to trigger a systematic miss! Moreover, Horford turned into a defensive BEAST and recorded 6 blocks on Jabbar and 7 on Zo :


                                I mean, it's ok that it's hof difficulty, but when I attack Horford with Jabbar, it's because it's Horford, not Mutombo...

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