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

[kolanji]

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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?

from what I understand is this:

u still choose a direction to initiate shoot animation(left,right ..etc) then you have to rotate towards an aimed dynamic location can be altered by defensive pressure

so in other words think street fighter moves like doing a fireball with Ryu where the input is like starting in one direction and then moving towards another in a rotational motion

so this remains true for all shots including from the post except for dunks

[jk31]

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from what I understand is this:

u still choose a direction to initiate shoot animation(left,right ..etc) then you have to rotate towards an aimed dynamic location can be altered by defensive pressure

so in other words think street fight moves like doing a fireball with Ryu where the input is like starting in one direction and then moving towards another in a rotational motion

so this remains true for all shots including from the post except for dunks

but if you hold left/right you do thes escape dribbles from what i understand?!

[Junior Moe]

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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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I'll never understand 2K's decision to have us live with those CPU greens. I'm glad its gone for us offliners. I think the silver lining with 2K21 current gen is that I'll be able to focus more on MyCareer and playing with classic teams and players. I'll even give the pro stick configuration a whirl. I usually jump into my MyLeague and start testing stuff and searching for the most "realistic" gameplay. This year I think I'll explore the whole game more knowing that next gen is the full vision for this year.

[kolanji]

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but if you hold left/right you do thes escape dribbles from what i understand?!

According to Beluba twitter and I quote:
"The key to making layups with the Pro Stick this year = instead of holding the stick to the left or right, hold it the direction you want for a brief moment then quickly rotate it toward 12 o’clock to find the ideal aim point."

https://twitter.com/Beluba/status/1293932926732705792?s=19

[ksuttonjr76]

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According to Beluba twitter and I quote:

"The key to making layups with the Pro Stick this year = instead of holding the stick to the left or right, hold it the direction you want for a brief moment then quickly rotate it toward 12 o’clock to find the ideal aim point."





https://twitter.com/Beluba/status/12...732705792?s=19

That just sounds complicated, but there street fighter analogy gave me an example of what to expect.

[stillfeelme]

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That just sounds complicated, but there street fighter analogy gave me an example of what to expect.

I welcome the challenge, it also can get harder. If you are using the pro stick you are a pro so a skill gap.


"The target window resizes dynamically based on player ability, shooting range, and how well the shot is contested and can also shift to the left or right based on the shot’s degree of difficulty."

[Mintsa]

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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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Good. I don’t want anything of any colour flashing on the screen when I shoot.

I want the suspense and surprise of just seeing the basketball go into the net.....like you know.....like in real life.......

[loso_34]

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I welcome the challenge, it also can get harder. If you are using the pro stick you are a pro so a skill gap.


"The target window resizes dynamically based on player ability, shooting range, and how well the shot is contested and can also shift to the left or right based on the shot’s degree of difficulty."

https://youtu.be/RUiputzICCs

[NorthPhillyBallers]

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I just wish for the days of 2k8.

Its the last time this game didn't play like NBA Live with all the sliding.

Not one word on the response time.

[RyanFitzmagic]

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All I see is shiny new objects for cheesers to play with. Nothing in here even waves at trying to build sim basketball.


I wish I was surprised.

Dude, come on. I don't like it any more than you, but video game companies would lose money if they didn't cater to the biggest part of their fanbase, and the sim community is NOT the biggest part of pretty much any sports game's fanbase. Not even close.

[stillfeelme]

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https://youtu.be/RUiputzICCs

I wish I kept the NBA Elite Demo on my XBox. There is no way the Pro stick turns into that haha!

[OTMax]

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My one hope for this year would've been that finally passing was properly overhauled, with more passing options, but since the RS is now used for other stuff, that hope is probably out the window. The blog does mention full court passes going out of bounds as a problem they addressed, but that's probably the fullest extent of changes to passing and giving us more options. Definitely won't be holding my breath for this release.

2K is obsessed with change for the sake of change so glad that colour feedback can be switched off at least. But all these extras and unnecessary complicated triggers for a simple *** lay-up sounds gimmicky and unnecessary, they should focus on changing more fundamental stuff like sliding all over the place, fast breaks, small guys actually being faster down the court and team AI. Wish I was Dame, I could've maybe forced them to change or at least add some new options and consider some specific classic teams.

[ksuttonjr76]

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My one hope for this year would've been that finally passing was properly overhauled, with more passing options, but since the RS is now used for other stuff, that hope is probably out the window. The blog does mention full court passes going out of bounds as a problem they addressed, but that's probably the fullest extent of changes to passing and giving us more options. Definitely won't be holding my breath for this release.

2K is obsessed with change for the sake of change so glad that colour feedback can be switched off at least. But all these extras and unnecessary complicated triggers for a simple *** lay-up sounds gimmicky and unnecessary, they should focus on changing more fundamental stuff like sliding all over the place, fast breaks, small guys actually being faster down the court and team AI. Wish I was Dame, I could've maybe forced them to change or at least add some new options and consider some specific classic teams.

Icon passing is single-handedly the best option available. People just don't use it. Also, I'm pretty sure that you can use RS or LS for passing now.

[OTMax]

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Icon passing is single-handedly the best option available. People just don't use it. Also, I'm pretty sure that you can use RS or LS for passing now.

Not when there's many different types of passes: overhead, bounce, straight, wrap around etc. Also on fast breaks there's still not an option to pass it to the guy ahead of the pack / leaking out. This causes the dumb animation where they pass it to a random guy close to them with two hands extended.

[Kushmir]

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My one hope for this year would've been that finally passing was properly overhauled, with more passing options.

I'm with you here. More/Deeper passing options are necessary.

2K is obsessed with change for the sake of change so glad that colour feedback can be switched off at least. But all these extras and unnecessary complicated triggers for a simple *** lay-up sounds gimmicky and unnecessary, they should focus on changing more fundamental stuff

I'm not a fan of change for its own sake, either...i'll pass final judgement when i'm on the sticks but IMO the shot stick was functional, we def had other stuff with priority.

P.S. I didn't see anything about long passes tho, where was that?