2k "The Little Things" THAT ANNOY YOU:

[jyoung]

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The way the CPU can spend entire possessions repeatedly putting their head down and driving into defenders without the ball coming loose.

The "bulldozer" method of playing offense (by left-sticking + turboing your way deeper and deeper into the paint) is just too effective this year, whether the imposing attacker is working on-ball or off-ball.

You certainly could argue that it's more realistic for defenders to unavoidably be ceding ground during all two-man contact animations, given the "Hands-Off!" mantra that modern NBA defenders must follow.

But I believe that the old 2K16, 2K17, and 2K19 "stonewall" on-ball style of ultra-defensive mashing-prevention resulted in better-playing videogames, because it forced people to perform more skill moves, and exert greater offensive effort, back when they had to legitimately work or feint their way around their assignment to earn an open shot, instead of being able to crudely push their way directly to the rim.

HOF off-ball pest doesn't do squat for helping to stop slippers and backdoor cutters. HOF clamps does a decent job of holding-up the turbo drive-hards, but those gold and lower clamps badge levels put-up about as much resistance as a plastic folding chair.

2K23 is basically 2K18 The Sequel, in how it's dominated by unstoppable runthroughs/blowbys in the paint, and uncontestable snatchback/fadeaway threes on the perimeter.

[PhlliesPhan6]

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This is the first time I've seen this happen but yesterday when I went to load MyNBA the most recent file wasn't actually my most recent file. I thought I had lost about an hours worth of playing before I realized it wasn't pulling the correct save file. I closed the game and re-loaded it and it seems to be fine now. I've never seen that before.

[MoDaddy422]

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Yeah I've experienced that too. I spent all weekend re-installing the game, re-doing all the rosters, offseason work, etc...to get the game back to where it was outta the box. Disconnected PS from internet to avoid updates. Go in to play my first game and what do you know? No commentary or announcers, games glitches during pre-game and half of the badges are missing from the roster editor. I guess you can't re-install and go back after all. Those issues aside the game played much much better - when it worked. They should have just left it alone.

[jk31]

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I hate when your team automatically switches to a fullcourt press at the end of a close game where you are behind. As long as "defensive playcalling" is set to manual this should never happen!

[VDusen04]

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I hate when your team automatically switches to a fullcourt press at the end of a close game where you are behind. As long as "defensive playcalling" is set to manual this should never happen!

Speaking of end-of-game scenarios, apologies if I mentioned this but I'm quite bothered by the computer always choosing to foul when down by two with 40 seconds or less remaining. Teams, generally, should be working for a defensive stop in that instance rather than handing me free throws and inducing a two possession game.

[sirdez]

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Players in current day generated draft classes with Dick Barnett's jumper, Don Nelson's free throw, Jerry West's dribbling style etc. Also prospects who wear 70s Chucks.

[LeftyJr80]

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I’m not sure if this was mentioned already, but what up with the random uniform shorts glitch? Since 2k21 I’ve experienced a player’s shorts glitch usually happens when playing with a classic team?

[JAY_D1]

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I fall in love with this game everyday. Currently in year 2004, Rookie LeBron!

But ummm here are some annoying things:

- Custom uniform options: Bruh, can we get two or three colors depending on the number font? Id like options man

- Fix the darn championship celebration, in older eras and new ones. The Bird-Jordan Era championship celebration needs to be updated

-Update the championship trophy in Kobe Era back to the old look. Its not game breaking though

- Celtics and Bucks have this weird shadow stuff happening, and this is after the factory historical court changes. Lets take a look if possible in the 2000s

- Can we have point averages next year for Leaders in Stats?

-Stop changing the numbers when someone gets signed/Traded.

[Zeke11]

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Not a little thing really, but custom color ways on shoes don’t save for rookies in a draft class. Once they get drafted they change to the default base/team color.

I’ve spent so much time editing, and now I have to import dna on the rookies after they’re drafted if I want my shoes to come through.

This is a local save too for crying out loud, I can at least understand it for online share.

I swear it wasn’t like this in past years.

[ILLSmak]

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Maybe I posted it already haha but instead of making a new thread I’ll post this:

We (slider people) are so slain by the fact when you try to even up sliders and flip to cpu/user it goes to the top. So you either write it down, have a less anxious memory than me, use paper, or keep re scrolling.

I love to set my defensive settings in mynba sim cast. That plus an advanced rotation and my team wins major games without sim difficulty adjust. I don’t like that you can’t save or at least edit defense settings in main menu. Just basic ones . Be nice to be able to throw archetypes on decent but non unique players and set a d for that. Just stamp ppl like “stretch big.”

And cpu has to stop with the full fourth qtr rotations. If u set a proper advanced rotation and make sure ur guys aren’t playing more than like 6-7 min bursts except really good stamina people (allowing for qtr breaks etc) your team will win most sim cast or even real 1v1 v cpu games because the whole team will be on Gatorade with about 5 min left. If u have any chance ur guys will push for and almost win. Even w a meh team. W a good team it’s like 70 wins. Gotta stop cpu from injuring and misusing their stars.

-Smak

[sirdez]

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Shot fakes. If I pump fake the CPU, they just jump a little bit and right in front of me so I can't actually get around them and take advantage of it.

If I bite on a pump fake or accidently hit jump, my player jumps halfway across the court and usually 1-2 seconds after I've hit the button too, taking them completely out of the play.

[ILLSmak]

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Shot fakes. If I pump fake the CPU, they just jump a little bit and right in front of me so I can't actually get around them and take advantage of it.

If I bite on a pump fake or accidently hit jump, my player jumps halfway across the court and usually 1-2 seconds after I've hit the button too, taking them completely out of the play.

It’s pressure sensitive or in some way sensitive. Those baby jumps are op. Steal lunge, jumping etc can all be types of movement as well, so you can plan a steal lunge in passing lanes or whatever and as long as you are pointed somewhat toward the basket, you might be able to recover. Also jab step. I always throw a pump at cpu. It’s still possible to get stuck on guys but way harder than it used to be (has to be a certain jump ani and u have to explode into it.) Completely sad pump fake fouls are semi nerfed still. I used to “cheese” them even back in hi lvl nba live. It never felt cheesy but it made ppl mad. Haha find out their main player and foul them out.

The years in 2k where you could get pump fouls were better. Now there is little reason not to close with a jump unless you think you’re gonna clip the guy with your body (assuming you’re out of stick up contest range.) Stick up contest still dumb op.

Oooh my pet peeve: seems like an afterthought, but the cpu offering me players from other user controlled teams in trade finder. And it’s not even the 75 difficulty level trades it’s reg 50. It’s like ah that’s not bad, wait that’s my team!

-Smak

[VDusen04]

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Shot fakes. If I pump fake the CPU, they just jump a little bit and right in front of me so I can't actually get around them and take advantage of it.

If I bite on a pump fake or accidently hit jump, my player jumps halfway across the court and usually 1-2 seconds after I've hit the button too, taking them completely out of the play.

Great one.

All I want is to reliably and easily elude a defender who bit on a pump fake for a quick pull-up J. Doesn't have to lead to a wide open dunk per se.

I pulled it off a few months ago with Kelly Tripucka and it was one of the smoothest, most organic moments I've seen in 2K. It's just, every other time it feels like jumping CPU defenders are fools gold, where it seems like they should yield an advantage but instead turn into brick walls.

[sirdez]

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Yeah I think part of the issue is there's often a slight delay with your player once you get the CPU to bite, meaning you can't explode around them as you'd like to.

Really a player who shot fakes is already prepared to move as soon as they get the defender in the air.

[AIRJ23]

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Intending to pass the ball to a clearly open teammate, yet the cpu decides to throw it across court to a teammate with 3 guys on him, resulting in a steal. An issue as old as 2K itself.