NBA 2K23 Gameplay Details and Improvements Revealed

[Jrocc23]

NBA 2K23 Gameplay Details and Improvements Revealed

I liked a good amount of things from this blog. One of the main things I’ve been HIGHLY against was seeing green before the ball made it to the rim. Seems like the exact compromise I always threw out there was made.

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I hate when Mike Wang lets the Twitter community decide on things like this. I am sure if he asked should stamina be removed, they’d vote in favor of removing that as well or if he asked should 80% of open shots go in, they’d vote yes for that as well. I would’ve thought something like this he could’ve easily made the decision himself because it’s honestly no good reason for this. All the reasons I’ve heard barely make much sense. “Fake Greening”: All you have to do is simply quit listening to that person and watch the ball like you’d do in real basketball.

I think most people here know why I dislike this feature. So I’ll leave that alone. Even though I feel it should 100% be gone, I feel I have the perfect compromise that’ll satisfy most people. If you look at the people that gave reasons they wanted it in, it’s to see if people are “fake greening” or to know if a player really knows his release and etc.

So my idea for Mike is to simply show if it was green or not AFTER the shot was made or missed. For example, if I shoot a 3 and I green it, it shouldn’t show on anyone’s screen my release timing. Once the ball goes through the net, somewhere on the screen it could then show green. Optional would be best but it seems like he’s not willing to do that.


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I am not too excited about the dunking. Love the way it used to be where you pointed if you wanted to do a flashy, basic etc or use the button. This seems like too much but we’ll see.

I am also very excited about over dribbling. I honestly think this is one of the main reasons I become so tired of playing online so quickly. It’s just all about dribble dribble dribble screen screen screen until they get a little space and shoot a 3. I hope picks are addressed as well. Tired of players just being able to mash B to get you stuck without having to setup properly.

I love hearing about diving ball saves. They’ve been terrible the past few years imo. I don’t like to see the bullet passer badge gone unless the passing rating will really showcase that.

I am REALLY hoping the CPU AI is a lot better this year. Usually when I don’t like how online is being played, I could at least play MyCareer to get more of a real basketball simulation but the CPU hasn’t been good since 2K19.

Overall it was a good read. I hope everything plays out like they expect.


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[KobeDropped81]

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I like that vertical meter.

It’s beautiful

[simbayless]

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I love the attention to AI offense. As an offline playr only, thank you!

Yesss this is a game changer!

I been praying gor the offensive AI to be more aggressive and stars to play like stars🙏

The only thing that worries me is they didn't mention the AI being agressive with jumpshots because the AI in 22 was already agressive driving inside but if 2k master the AI jumpshots all the around the Court and give a user a challenge we been begging for
Then i see why Ronnie would say this is the best 2k ever!

Shout out to Mike wang,Czar, and the rest of the team
We hard on them because there are so talented and keep them more focused on the offline experience 👊

Now for the MYNBA team please fix the DNA glitch and make sure we understand your blog

[jayman504]

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hmm Techinals for rim hangs interesting...

Now imagine losing Lebron in the 1st Q with two techs

[Jrocc23]

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People are already complaining about Lonzo losing stamina after dribbling X amount of times. I hope 2K doesn’t fold on this but I have a feeling they will.


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[The 24th Letter]

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2k23 gameplay clips

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I feel like the stamina will be touched, it’s historically never made it far when implemented…BUT the 3 burst limit itself will be enough to change the way that the online H2H game looks….really interested to see that in action….

A way too early observation is the way the defense is positioned on that Lonzo play…Subtle, but I like that.

[jfsolo]

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People are already complaining about Lonzo losing stamina after dribbling X amount of times. I hope 2K doesn’t fold on this but I have a feeling they will.


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It won't affect me, but yes I anticipate an adjustment to Adrenaline Boosts to be the first change made.

[Goffs]

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It pisses me off that the AI enhancements are for next gen and not PC. At least last year they tried to keep everything the same gameplay wise.

I stopped reading after that little blip...never before had I lost interest so quickly. Oh well...ordered a new ultra wide monitor and planning on upgrading my card soon to play Spiderman. It's just a shame that 2k took this EA route for the PC version.

I won't be active much here on the forums that bit of news really soiled the game for me.

[VictorMG]

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I'm not trying to be overly negative, but I did want to hear some thoughts on the idea of signature shots having their own ratings tied to them, like shot speed, release height, defensive immunity, and timing impact.

I don't like defensive immunity and timing impact being tied to shots rather than players. Someone like Jordan, Dirk, Kobe, or Durant should have something that tells the game that contests on jumpers mean pretty much nothing to them, not have it tied to which signature shot they have.

I've actually had this issue for a little while-- I wish there was a badge that just minimized the defensive impact of all contested jumpers for a player (maybe separate it by mid and three-point). For example, if I want to torch someone with Dirk or Durant from the triple-threat because they're good enough to just shoot over a contest, I can't, because there's no badge or rating for that.

[J_Posse]

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This all sounds good. Hopefully they will drop some video clips showing off some of the new and tuned stuff between now and launch. I feel bad for the PC/Last Gen folk. If you're in a position to do so, grab you a Current Gen console. The game absolutely plays different on Current Gen.

No offense to the many last gen/PC gamers, but I feel bad for 'new gen"/current gen gamers cause the larger install base (last gen) is holding back the game.

Obviously, I stated why (larger install base) that is so, but the AI/gameplay improvements for the series have slowed to a crawl catering to (checking my phone) near 10 year old tech.

Time to move on and really dip into the power of these newer consoles, IMO.

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[SteveQ]

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Real sim heads read the AI Gameplay section in Da Czar's voice.

Lmaooo glad to know it wasn’t just me, I definitely did this as well. Overall I love what I read and we’re gonna see if it works properly. The removal of certain badges, and what also sounds like a rework of certain badges should make MyPlayer games and modes much more interesting as well as the AI improvements. The dribbling sounds good, the dunking sounds more confusing than it actually is I bet. 2KU I go.

Sidenote some of the stuff Mike Wang tweeted plus the removal of the shooting badges (sniper omg) are some of the things I’m most hyped about besides AI improvements.

[Junior Moe]

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Real sim heads read the AI Gameplay section in Da Czar's voice.

Yep. The Offensive and Defensive AI section was the only part I really got excited about. I honestly don't know enough about The City and online to have an opinion on the badges. I spend 85% of my time in MyNBA so the Kevin Durant example made me smile. It should add much needed variety to playing the CPU and realistic gameplay. I love the defensive indicators as well. I'm not sure if that's how NBA Live did one on one but it sounds similar. I want to feel the difference between bad a bad defender like Trae and somebody like Dejounte.

[J_Posse]

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I'm not trying to be overly negative, but I did want to hear some thoughts on the idea of signature shots having their own ratings tied to them, like shot speed, release height, defensive immunity, and timing impact.

I don't like defensive immunity and timing impact being tied to shots rather than players. Someone like Jordan, Dirk, Kobe, or Durant should have something that tells the game that contests on jumpers mean pretty much nothing to them, not have it tied to which signature shot they have.

I've actually had this issue for a little while-- I wish there was a badge that just minimized the defensive impact of all contested jumpers for a player (maybe separate it by mid and three-point). For example, if I want to torch someone with Dirk or Durant from the triple-threat because they're good enough to just shoot over a contest, I can't, because there's no badge or rating for that.

Totally agree, man. They should just bring back the three separate shot ratings (open/contested/moving for mid and three - point) instead of "assigning" attributes to shot animations.

Obviously, shooting a certain way, speed, etc. effects efficiency but the separate shooting attributes alone could've easily expressed that.

Also, there are guys that have an awkward shot (Haliburton) or shoot slowly (Jokic) but still get shots to go down. [emoji2377]

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[Yeah...THAT Guy]

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A lot of promising stuff in there. A couple potential red flags that worry me too, but if the stuff like the adrenaline boosts actually stick through the cycle, that would be huge (though I couldn't help but notice the handles for days was not removed so I wonder if they essentially get more boosts/potentially unlimited boosts at HOF).

[TarHeelPhenom]

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No offense to the many last gen/PC gamers, but I feel bad for 'new gen"/current gen gamers cause the larger install base (last gen) is holding back the game.

Obviously, I stated why (larger install base) that is so, but the AI/gameplay improvements for the series have slowed to a crawl catering to (checking my phone) near 10 year old tech.

Time to move on and really dip into the power of these newer consoles, IMO.

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That's a great point!