NBA 2k23 Questions Thread

[baconbits11]

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What difficulty are the Jordan challenges on? Can't see it says anywhere

Whatever difficulty you have it set at in main menu

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[vannwolfhawk]

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What difficulty are the Jordan challenges on? Can't see it says anywhere

It reverts to your settings and sliders.

[chitown1-23]

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Anyone else experiencing the cpu getting almost all their points in the paint? I give up like 70+ a game in the paint. Granted I’m not the best defender or have the best defender with Vucevic. But the AI just pounds it inside all game. If others don’t have the issue I like the fact that they’ll attack my weakness.

[LeBronistheKing]

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I have yet to get the game, can anyone tell me if you are able to edit the uniforms and accessories colors before starting a game in My NBA Eras? Also is it possible to edit the teams in the Jordan Challenge for instance replacing generic players with created players and editing accessories for the players on the featured teams?

[DaWolf]

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Does anyone know how to do a fade-away shot from a standing position (not in the post)?


thanks

[VictorMG]

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Does anyone know how to do a fade-away shot from a standing position (not in the post)?


thanks

I don't think has been something we could do in 2K for a long time, if ever.

The closest thing might be a standing stepback. RT + hold the RS down.

[richmo]

Re: NBA 2k23 Questions Thread

Does anyone know how to do a fade-away shot from a standing position (not in the post)?


thanks

One thing you can do is pump fake, hold LT/L2, flick right stick up and while still holding LT do the fadeaway command like you're in the post but if you do it all quick enough it'll be almost one motion, at least this is how it was in 2k22 so not sure about 23 but try it out and see. Or you can do all that, minus the pumpfake.

There's a way to do standing ones still but it is a but tricky as most times it triggers that stepback. Pumpfake + standing fade also works

[EccentricMeat]

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What kind of FTA numbers are you seeing? Are you seeing fouls on 3s to? What difficulty are you playing on? I felt like part of the problem last year was you would get animations that looked like fouls but they would just not call it. I would have at least 1 jump shot a game that in real life would be called a foul but nothing would be called. What about CPU and calling timeouts? Is it still still CPU only calling like 2 a game and going like even a half not calling ones at times?

2K fixed that this year so that basically ever time a foul animation occurs, the foul is called. Even on default Superstar you’ll see the AI get 4+ FTs per quarter just from shooting fouls in the paint. Fouls are also called on jumpshots, though mostly only when you user defend and aggressively try to block the shot. I’ve seen a few fouls from the AI attempting to block one of my shots, but it’s pretty rare. Tweaking the Jump Shot Defense Strength sliders will almost certainly lead to more of these fouls, though.

In short, fouls are in a GREAT place this year.

Anyone else experiencing the cpu getting almost all their points in the paint? I give up like 70+ a game in the paint. Granted I’m not the best defender or have the best defender with Vucevic. But the AI just pounds it inside all game. If others don’t have the issue I like the fact that they’ll attack my weakness.

Yes, this is because 2K messed up with the default roster by having every team’s Help Defense coach slider set to 0. This makes help defense incredibly delayed to the point that it doesn’t even start to rotate over to help before the offense has already taken the shot in most instances. You’ll need to increase the Help Defense coach slider to 50 or higher (higher meaning help comes quicker, but this can leave shooters too open on the perimeter for an easy pass), decrease the Inside/Close Shot tendencies, and increase the 3PT tendency in the slider menu.

This combination of tweaks will make defenses help protect the paint, leaving someone open on the perimeter, while the tendency tweaks make the AI prioritize the 3PT shot over a contested inside/close shot leading to drive-and-kick scenarios instead of forcing shots in the paint.

So how do the foul sliders work? If you move it to the left it's less fouls called or more fouls called? I am wanting to have more fouls called on the cpu against me so I can shoot more freethrows and less fouls called on me against the cpu so they shoot less. I am not sure what the difference is between the cpu foul sliders and the user foul sliders. Any help would be appreciated

Lower numbers = fewer foul calls. User fouls dictate how often that foul is called against the user (so putting Shooting Fouls to 100 would mean the CPU is likely to draw a foul when they attack the basket). If you want fewer CPU free throws, decrease the user shooting foul slider.

Are turnovers better? Seemed like last year it was hard to get CPU to even get 10.

Turnovers are much better. There are a decent amount of giveaways from passes being slightly off the mark by the CPU (where it just misses the receiver or gets bobbled out of bounds). Loose balls leading to scramble plays are common enough without happening too often with Ball Security at 50, and this can punish you or the CPU for being too cute with your dribble moves in congested areas. The AI is also fairly proactive at stealing long/dumb passes while also doing a decent job covering the PnR roller with Play Passing Lanes set to 65 and Hands at the default 50 setting.

TLDR: Turnovers are much better at default and can be easily increased via sliders.


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[Milanista90]

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I want to set rebounding to 'crash the boards' but whenever I try to do it in the coach's menu it says that 'rebounds will be handled according to ACE' and I have no possibility to change the setting. Is there some way I can overrule this? I have way too many games with horrible offensive rebounding

[daveberg]

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Still learning on the sticks with the dribble system, so not so hot - any tips for getting round defenders easier?

I'm getting stone walled..A LOT. Shouldn't be happening to MJ against weak defenders. Hesi, cross. spin - defender is literally in front of me no matter what.

It's no issue coming off picks or set plays, but I'd like to be able to ISO with Jordan and get the obvious results.

Any sliders I can adjust to get rid of the sticky glue D, but still keep enough of a challenge?

I play on Allstar with custom sliders.

[JAY_D1]

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What difficulty are the Jordan challenges on? Can't see it says anywhere

You set your difficulty as soon as the game boosts up.. so that's what it takes.. so if you are on Rookie normally, you will play the challenge on Rookie.

[JAY_D1]

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I have yet to get the game, can anyone tell me if you are able to edit the uniforms and accessories colors before starting a game in My NBA Eras? Also is it possible to edit the teams in the Jordan Challenge for instance replacing generic players with created players and editing accessories for the players on the featured teams?

You can only do the uniforms in that era... so if you are playing as the Miami Heat in 1989, you can only toggle between home and away.


Accessories? I would have to see it again to make sure.

[richmo]

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I want to set rebounding to 'crash the boards' but whenever I try to do it in the coach's menu it says that 'rebounds will be handled according to ACE' and I have no possibility to change the setting. Is there some way I can overrule this? I have way too many games with horrible offensive rebounding

Check out one of czar's most recent videos. You have to have Ace on Offense Only in order for that andthe Tempo settings to work for the user

[mtoo22]

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Why is the Ray Clay Bulls intro not in the Jordan Era in my Eras. Seems like it would be super easy to have this in since it's in the challenge mode?

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[ggsimmonds]

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Still learning on the sticks with the dribble system, so not so hot - any tips for getting round defenders easier?

I'm getting stone walled..A LOT. Shouldn't be happening to MJ against weak defenders. Hesi, cross. spin - defender is literally in front of me no matter what.

It's no issue coming off picks or set plays, but I'd like to be able to ISO with Jordan and get the obvious results.

Any sliders I can adjust to get rid of the sticky glue D, but still keep enough of a challenge?

I play on Allstar with custom sliders.

Best advice I can give is to slow down. If you're like me I imagine you receive the ball with Jordan and immediately try to break the defender. Slow down and set him up a bit. Vary your speed when you do RS moves.

I've improved a lot with Steve Francis just by slowing myself down and rocking the defender to sleep sometimes. For example slowly keep pushing the RS up to dribble back and forth, then quickly pull off one of the escape moves and explode to the rim. Francis also has a nasty shamgod move I sometimes use after the slow dance (think its move RS towards ball hand, then up).

So it would look something like
up...up...up...up...up...right-UP turbo towards rim