NBA 2K21 Gameplay Blog - Pro Stick Changes, Shooting, Motion Styles & More - NBA 2K21 Demo Arrives on 8-24

[michaelhawj]

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I just wanna hear MyLeague differences between current gen and next gen so I can decide which I should get. If there’s minimal changes I’ll stick with current

i remember My GM was barebones in NBA 2k14 on PS4 version in 2013. i am concerning about my league won't improve much better in 2k21 because they haven't release blog for my gm/league yet

[cjacks17]

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NBA 2K21 Leaks & Intel
@2KIntel
Mike Wang confirms that you can turn RS shooting completely off #NBA2K21

W

[michaelhawj]

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I agree, usually it can be done, hopefully [emoji1696]

why is nonsense ??

[stillfeelme]

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"If you miss the target too far to the left or right, your shot will miss in that direction. And as I mentioned above with the new slider sets, even the slightest degree might be the difference between a make and an airball on Hall of Fame, while it’s quite a bit more forgiving on the easier difficulties."

This gives me major pause and instant concern. Does this mean that no shot will A) go in using the stick unless it is properly centered, B) that the difference between a shot being drained and completely missing the basket (which is a fairly rare NBA occurrence in the first place) is a literal centimeter, or C) that this mechanic will be out-and-out broken and make it too easy to guarantee a make (which also is not "true to life." At any rate, this change in particular is very concerning.

After reading again and seeing what Mike Wang posted on Twitter I guess I am not too concerned.

1. Using the pro stick gives the biggest "bonus" from Wang's twitter.
2. Also directly from his twitter "When you shoot with the pro stick, the meter only shows the ideal aiming point which you use the stick to target. You don’t see timing so you have to know your release as if the shot meter was off. So he sort of answered my question.
3. The downside is for people that want to turn HUDS off you will not be able to do it if you want to take advantage of the bonus


It is added difficulty that can be turned off but if you master it you have an advantage over users that don't use it. This is about as close you can get with stick skills

[mb625]

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After reading again and seeing what Mike Wang posted on Twitter I guess I am not too concerned.

1. Using the pro stick gives the biggest "bonus" from Wang's twitter.
2. Also directly from his twitter "When you shoot with the pro stick, the meter only shows the ideal aiming point which you use the stick to target. You don’t see timing so you have to know your release as if the shot meter was off. So he sort of answered my question.
3. The downside is for people that want to turn HUDS off you will not be able to do it if you want to take advantage of the bonus


It is added difficulty that can be turned off but if you master it you have an advantage over users that don't use it. This is about as close you can get with stock skills

That does sound better, if way overly complicated lol

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[jakalfc]

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why is nonsense ??

No, I mean the shot indicators are usually turned off, I always do

[BQ32]

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I think everyone outside of the youtube next demigod build community thought badges were already way out of control, so to combat that you, wait for it, made more badges more powerful lmao.

Aint nobody going to use some convoluted shot stick when pressing a button for a specific amount of time is resulting in good players making over 80 percent of their shots, unless you think they can now make 90. Better be decreasing those make percentages way down.

Dribbling sounds cool, the current system is getting really old and the most op moves are rarely realistic. I hope the change not only gives up more creativity but also a system that results in moves used by the best irl ball handlers being the most effective in the game as well.

I am glad they are finally addressing cheese moves in the paint and hopefully will stop handicapping the defense but at the same time they need to drastically decrease the effect of that dang intimidator badge on lightly and partially contested layups.

[jk31]

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NBA 2K21 Leaks & Intel
@2KIntel
Mike Wang confirms that you can turn RS shooting completely off #NBA2K21

W

What does that mean "you can turn RS shoothing completely off"?

[Gramps91]

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What does that mean "you can turn RS shoothing completely off"?

I think it just means you can turn stick shooting off and shoot with square and use the stick for dribbling moves, which is honestly how I've always preferred to play.

[YungGun]

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Green splash under CPU feet is gone, but you can enable it through jumpshot feedback. Nice...

https://twitter.com/Beluba/status/1293972593418985472?s=19

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[kolanji]

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so you mean because you aim 1° too far to the left, your player will perform a fancy dribbling instead of just going up for the shot?

no not at all that statement was directed towards just latency of inputs..nothing to do with the degree of angles wither shooting

keep in mind as is the latency in controller responsiveness with shooting and dribbling is because direction on the right stick has two inputs for every direction
1. dribble
2. that same direction is shooting

so a delay is introduced to identify if you are trying to trigger a dribble move or shooting move by how long the press is(short press or flick is dribble and long press is shooting) this causes delays and latency from the controller

so now am alluding to is the fact that now not every direction on the shot stick can trigger a shooting animation, only down..so gone are the need to add input delays to any input which is now up left and right for just dribble moves

[The 24th Letter]

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so now am alluding to the fact that now not every direction on the shot stick can trigger a shooting animation only down..so gone are the need to add input delays to any input which is now up left and right for just dribble moves

I never thought about that being the reason behind the input delays but it makes sense...I guess.

I can count on one hand how many times I've accidently shot dribbling since the introduction of the shot stick....even in 2K16, which is still the game I feel had the most responsive RS functionality this gen. If we get back there, I'll definitely be happy.

[Kushmir]

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2K has to stop changing the controls every year, this is getting insane. I do love the fact that they're trying to make shooting and finishing more skillful tho. Hopefully it works. Thank you Mike Wang.

Sigh....I fully support finding good, intuitive controls and sticking with them unless there's a really efficient or MORE INTUITIVE alternative. Obviously we'll have to see these new controls but right now I just hope they're necessary.

Hopefully, we'll get these same *options* when it comes to play-calling where the changes were unnecessary and BAD. And the play-call BUG is fixed.

[ksuttonjr76]

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I have to wait until I play the demo. I remember when they did shot aiming before, and it was way too hard to use. Plus, how does the changes impact choosing which hand you use for layups and dunks?

[The 24th Letter]

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Yeah I wasn't digging 2K17's shot timing.

I did like the layup timing though. It actually made finishing in traffic feel good