Official 2k Combine Thread.

[ph33]

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And as a paying customer i should just absolve them from even trying?

Looking at the e-sports scene, i see more pc games than console games.

Guess all those guys are just hackers.

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Not saying they should be absolved but they can barely get it together for console, so it doesn't surprise me that they can't get the PC stuff right on par

[Kleinevos]

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Not saying they should be absolved but they can barely get it together for console, so it doesn't surprise me that they can't get the PC stuff right on par

Agreed, and my point is they should be damned ashamed.


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[splashmountain]

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Then they should prevent that.

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you can't. it's the one issue with selling your game as a pc version. Its open no matter what they do to try and close it. it's always open to be tinkered with by some smart pc guys that want to modify things. some of those mods are pretty sweet and others are ridiculous and would make for overpowered players or guys that dont miss, etc,etc. I know it sucks if you're a pc guy/gal. but it is....what it is. If you really think you're good enough to make a team. invest in a used xbox or ps. even take that baby back after the combine/tryouts are over. lol

[splashmountain]

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Well look at it this way.....they can also skip the PC version entirely and just forget about us completely. I doubt they will lose much since NBA2k pretty much is the only BBall game out there that's selling. Yes there's Live but they got a lot of work to do to catch up with this beast.

No more OT from me but I would like to see some more vids of the combine. I want to see if players actually improved or not.

i've been playing since day one. i will say this. The teams are getting better. And what i think is happening is, the trolls are leaving, the people that wished they could use their own players because they can't hang without those maxed out badges or leaving also. So you're being left with better/higher IQ guys and exploit abusers that are all in on this league. The first day wasnt horrible. it seemed everyone was just happy and sharing the ball, moving, etc. just happy to be there. day two was horrible. day 3 was worse. So it has gotten better.

And for some that dont get it. You're not just playing vs other people. you're competing vs 2k's choice of sliders/animations. Thats very frustrating as well.

So as players keep playing they will learn how to play within those boundaries and they will get better at the game. guys are learning how to shoot with their jumpshots now when everyone couldnt hit a thing because they never used generic jumpshots. so you need practice under these sliders to know when, and how to release that shot. how much time you have to release because the close out speed is way faster in the combine than any other mode. i dont care what anyone else tells you. Dudes are in your jersey even though they were not near you before you jumped. again. slider decisions making it a bit frustrating.

I will also say people are starting to play better defense overall as well. and better TEAM defense. teams are tired of losing to some dude that cherry picks with a big. so the guards or perimeter players are learning how to stop that guy from running down getting that position even though that big man is not their man. then we rotate back to our guys once we get them in half court.

[splashmountain]

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2k just increased the playing time windows to accommodate overseas players having issues with long waits to find games.
Today's window is from 12pm to 12am.

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yeah i saw the calendar last night and thought it was broken with some of those times then i remembered the overseas people were complaining about the original times anyway. which they had a right to complain. If you're going to include them. then...include them. dont just say it and still give all the love to us US gamers. that aint fair.

[AsianPowwwa]

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I'm close to 40 games playing PF. Would it be possible to qualify twice if I play 40 games with another position?

[Goffs]

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i've been playing since day one. i will say this. The teams are getting better. And what i think is happening is, the trolls are leaving, the people that wished they could use their own players because they can't hang without those maxed out badges or leaving also. So you're being left with better/higher IQ guys and exploit abusers that are all in on this league. The first day wasnt horrible. it seemed everyone was just happy and sharing the ball, moving, etc. just happy to be there. day two was horrible. day 3 was worse. So it has gotten better.

And for some that dont get it. You're not just playing vs other people. you're competing vs 2k's choice of sliders/animations. Thats very frustrating as well.

So as players keep playing they will learn how to play within those boundaries and they will get better at the game. guys are learning how to shoot with their jumpshots now when everyone couldnt hit a thing because they never used generic jumpshots. so you need practice under these sliders to know when, and how to release that shot. how much time you have to release because the close out speed is way faster in the combine than any other mode. i dont care what anyone else tells you. Dudes are in your jersey even though they were not near you before you jumped. again. slider decisions making it a bit frustrating.

I will also say people are starting to play better defense overall as well. and better TEAM defense. teams are tired of losing to some dude that cherry picks with a big. so the guards or perimeter players are learning how to stop that guy from running down getting that position even though that big man is not their man. then we rotate back to our guys once we get them in half court.

This is very encouraging. There should be some sort of mode availabe for next year's version. It should be an eye opener for 2k on how OP badges can ruin gameplay. Keeping it simple goes a long way.

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[Keith01]

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I disagree. A company that takes in plenty of profits and has the pretence of positioning its product as an e-sport, should not that easily be absolved of their responsability to deliver quality to all their customers


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That has nothing to do with what I was saying. I mean you can try to start a petition or something lol. But I'm saying if you yourself want to participate, this is the reality that PC is a distant priority to console. Up to you.

[Keith01]

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i've been playing since day one. i will say this. The teams are getting better. And what i think is happening is, the trolls are leaving, the people that wished they could use their own players because they can't hang without those maxed out badges or leaving also. So you're being left with better/higher IQ guys and exploit abusers that are all in on this league. The first day wasnt horrible. it seemed everyone was just happy and sharing the ball, moving, etc. just happy to be there. day two was horrible. day 3 was worse. So it has gotten better.

And for some that dont get it. You're not just playing vs other people. you're competing vs 2k's choice of sliders/animations. Thats very frustrating as well.

So as players keep playing they will learn how to play within those boundaries and they will get better at the game. guys are learning how to shoot with their jumpshots now when everyone couldnt hit a thing because they never used generic jumpshots. so you need practice under these sliders to know when, and how to release that shot. how much time you have to release because the close out speed is way faster in the combine than any other mode. i dont care what anyone else tells you. Dudes are in your jersey even though they were not near you before you jumped. again. slider decisions making it a bit frustrating.

I will also say people are starting to play better defense overall as well. and better TEAM defense. teams are tired of losing to some dude that cherry picks with a big. so the guards or perimeter players are learning how to stop that guy from running down getting that position even though that big man is not their man. then we rotate back to our guys once we get them in half court.

I haven't seen improvement. Or if anything, from F to D-. These problems with the players weren't sliders, it was 100% crappy IQ. Spacing, cutting at the wrong time, not rotating, decision making, etc. That crap ain't getting fixed anytime soon unless the noobs exit. I haven't seen it, still dumb players all around.

[Keith01]

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Omg these broadcast cam idiots. I seriously can't play this crap anymore. These are the stupidest people on earth. 3 guys cutting at the same time for 4 quarters. What a massive fail this mode is. To go "pro", a mode to determine "the best 2K players in the world". What a frickin joke.

[Jesus_Swagglesworth]

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The lack of spacing and excess cutting is 100% on 2k.

1st - they don’t give more than 1 good shooting big archetype. 2-way stretch 4 is the only viable floor spacing big build

2nd - They mess with shooting / green success without touching the OP nonsense that is paint scoring. I’m seeing atheltic finishers legit dunk over 6-8 people and I’m having flashbacks to 2k9.

Of course the try hards aren’t gonna try to space the floor when they’re gonna shoot 10-30% with a non-sharp build.

So now we’re stuck seeing 0-out 5-in basketball like it’s 1945. gg

[Keith01]

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The lack of spacing and excess cutting is 100% on 2k.

1st - they don’t give more than 1 good shooting big archetype. 2-way stretch 4 is the only viable floor spacing big build

2nd - They mess with shooting / green success without touching the OP nonsense that is paint scoring. I’m seeing atheltic finishers legit dunk over 6-8 people and I’m having flashbacks to 2k9.

Of course the try hards aren’t gonna try to space the floor when they’re gonna shoot 10-30% with a non-sharp build.

So now we’re stuck seeing 0-out 5-in basketball like it’s 1945. gg

1945 basketball + players with bball IQ of a pile of rocks. Burn down this mode and rebuild it next season. This was a stupid idea whoever thought this would be the best way to do tryouts. Yay let's fill the courts with a bunch of stat chasing noobs and see how that goes.

[Keith01]

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Can we just admit this finally? It's a JOKE! This is just stupid.

I am a good player. I have basketball iq . I have played on top pro am teams. This is STUPID. Why are we sharing the court with people who barely know the controls?? EVERY SINGLE GAME.

They massively failed on this. This should not be the way to get into the league.

Why is the threshold so dang low?

Anyone who shot less than 45% in walkon - CUT
Anyone who has too many contested shots - CUT
Anyone who avgs less than 2 ast a game - CUT

Horrible "basketball" is being played and people aren't even going to get noticed unless they have the "stats". Stats that are 1000% determined on who's on your team. I've gotted multiple triple doubles as a C, but only WHEN I am lucky enough to get the ball AND have teammtes who know how to move without the ball.

There's ZERO skill in this. Pathetic. Way too much dependent on luck and garbage teammates to get your stats.

I would put my bball iq up there with anyone on the game, I've played real basketball since I was 10 years old. Does it matter? NOPE!! If 4 other guys don't know crap, cloggin the paint, don't know how to move without the ball, don't know how to play help defense, etc, it doesn't mean crap. I am SMH 100x every single game sans the rare exception.

I really can't believe this was how the NBA and 2K decided to conduct tryouts. At least have these idiot noobs -- which is what they are -- a basic threshold. 50 games doesn't mean crap. They needed to pass an individual threshold to prove that they weren't absolutely LOW IQ bums.

[YungGun]

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The lack of spacing and excess cutting is 100% on 2k.

1st - they don’t give more than 1 good shooting big archetype. 2-way stretch 4 is the only viable floor spacing big build

2nd - They mess with shooting / green success without touching the OP nonsense that is paint scoring. I’m seeing atheltic finishers legit dunk over 6-8 people and I’m having flashbacks to 2k9.

Of course the try hards aren’t gonna try to space the floor when they’re gonna shoot 10-30% with a non-sharp build.

So now we’re stuck seeing 0-out 5-in basketball like it’s 1945. gg

This x100. I really hate the fact that there's a shot meter but no layup meter.

Because of that I constantly run into slashing shot creators at SG meanwhile I'm a pure sharp and have to live with them making contested layups meanwhile I'm missing wide open good releases.

Make those slashers have to work as hard as us shooters to make baskets and that'll change the game drastically.

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[oneHova]

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So I've been playing this Combine since day one on both consoles. Every time a game ends the collecting VC message appears. This is evident on both consoles within the mode, and something seems fishy with it. 2K wants us to buy in on the "real scouting" based off of "windowed stats" gig. But I believe it's one big gimmick to keep the #ProveYourself or "dedicated" narrative going. Anyhow, my theory is 2K has us on a Stats=VC ladder behind closed doors in the "Combine Mode" per say. So it would be in comparison to how we earn VC in-game on MyCareer season. I've strongly came to this conclusion in which the top 102 players in VC in the Combine Mode will be drafted. If my theory is right then with my luck of playing on both consoles under the same 2K email address could get me in.

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