LD2K Challenge

[Abstruso]

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Lol, I just managed to lose 135-200. I gave up after the 3rd quarter down 25. It seems like this is another dunk-or-die challenge. The best 3pt shooters miss open shots but guys like Pressey or Heinsohn can easily score by attacking the basket. :o

[jyoung]

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Yep, the gameplay sliders feel like they're on the usual gross Hall of Fame cheese, as wide open threes with Pink Diamond Larry Bird were getting graded as B+ shots.

You'll need to be good at getting perfect "green" release if you want to take a lot of outside shots in this challenge.

[Maligx]

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Yep, the gameplay sliders feel like they're on the usual gross Hall of Fame cheese, as wide open threes with Pink Diamond Larry Bird were getting graded as B+ shots.

You'll need to be good at getting perfect "green" release if you want to take a lot of outside shots in this challenge.

Game only lets your first 2 shots offline to be perfect with a player then its always early or late so you have to shoot with another player for chance at perfect, which is bull****.

[jyoung]

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LD2K confirmed that the difficulty is on Hall of Fame.

He also said that originally the challenge was going to be limited to current Celtics players only, and the reward was going to be a Sapphire Kobe card. But nobody on QA could beat the challenge, so they ended up letting people use classic Celtics players as well, and dropped the reward down to 12K MT.

[Freak123]

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Beat this challenge fairly easily as I won by around 15 points. This was my line-up:

PG: John Stockton (Sapphire) / Rajon Rondo
SG: Marcus Thornton / Michael Jordan (Sapphire)
SF: Chris Mullin (Sapphire) / Dominique Wilkins (Sapphire) / Scott Wedman
PF: Kevin Durant (Pink Diamond) / Brandon Bass
C: Bill Russell (Sapphire) / Isaiah Austin (Emerald) / Joel Anthony / John Thompson

They made their runs throughout but it really just takes focusing on defense throughout the game and not forcing up 3-pointers. I let the 3's come naturally and ran pick-and-rolls as often as I could. Also, taking advantage of match-ups (like Gail Goodrich being their backup SG) is very important as Jordan had a field day when being guarded by him.

Hope others were able to complete this challenge relatively easily!

[ClevelandFan]

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Beat it first try.

[tripleh1142]

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So are the sliders as bad on this one as the two brothers challenge? I tried that one time and saw it wasn't worth the frustration. I don't mind a tough game I just hate the cheese play.

[jyoung]

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So are the sliders as bad on this one as the two brothers challenge? I tried that one time and saw it wasn't worth the frustration. I don't mind a tough game I just hate the cheese play.

If you're on PS4, where the patch is already out, then the Hall of Fame difficulty cheese isn't as bad as it used to be pre-patch.

But it's still pretty dang cheesy.

The CPU's Ruby Magic Johnson (76 three point rating) had no trouble making contested threes in this challenge.

But I had Pink Diamond Larry Bird in my lineup (98 three point rating), and he was getting graded down to a B+ shot on wide-open threes with no defender around.

[tripleh1142]

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Thanks for the reply. Are open threes a lost cause altogether on this one? I hate having to abandon realistic play and just drive at the rim all game but for 12k mt I will if that's what it takes.

[ClevelandFan]

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So are the sliders as bad on this one as the two brothers challenge? I tried that one time and saw it wasn't worth the frustration. I don't mind a tough game I just hate the cheese play.

Not even close to as bad as that garbage challenge.

[tripleh1142]

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Thanks guys. I know it seems stupid to ask questions about these challenges instead of just playing them but my gaming time is extremely limited these days. Really appreciate the feedback.

[jyoung]

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Thanks for the reply. Are open threes a lost cause altogether on this one? I hate having to abandon realistic play and just drive at the rim all game but for 12k mt I will if that's what it takes.

They're definitely not a lost cause, but they shouldn't be your go-to scoring method.

I shot:

56/92 from the field (61%)
15/30 from three (50%)
26/27 from the line (96%)

My threes came from:

Larry Bird (6 of 10)
Detlef Schrempf (6 of 8)
Avery Bradley (1 of 6)
Nick Anderson (1 of 4)
John Havlicek (1 of 1)
Oscar Robertson (0 of 1)

[mjm76]

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This is my first year playing NBA 2K and I guess I really, really suck at this game. I tried this LD2K challenge and I thought I had a pretty competitive line up with Gary Payton, Hondo, KD, Cousins, and Hakeem starting and my second unit of Marcus Smart, Avery Bradley, LBJ, McHale and Parrish but I could not defend or make many shots. I shot only 43% to LD2K 59% and lost by 57 points! I have gotten beaten this bad before in challenges but only when 2K makes you play with all bronze or some silver and some bronze!


My D is terrible I guess. I tried on ball and off ball, Man, zone and I could not stop them with anything I did.


I have players that are pretty good on D too!


I do not understand how someone can beat this challenge. It seems you have to have a perfect release every time for it to go in, IMO.


Other modes, like domination and some challenges or more forgiving, IMO.

[jyoung]

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On defense, I found that it was best to just double team off whichever big man is furthest from the basket.

Shaq and Wilt won't be hurting you with their jump shots. So take control of the man that's guarding one of them, and use that defender to go for steals/traps.

If both of the AI's big men are in the paint, though, you'll want to stay at home, so you don't give up an offensive rebound. Only bring the helper over when Shaq/Wilt wander out to the perimeter.

Being extremely physical with Shaq/Wilt whenever they get the ball in deep isn't a bad strategy, either, since both have low-50s free throw ratings.

[iker30]

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I lost in my third try, lost the first half by 30, won the second half by 10. My lineup was:

PG: Sapphire Oscar / Rondo
SG: Onyx T-Mac / Sam Jones
SF: Diamond Durant / Ruby Havlicek
PF: Bird / Melo
C: Sapphire Jordan / Parish

Kobe and West were killing me with their shots, thei shot around 80%. Shaq is simply unstoppable in the paint, I tried everything, off-ball, double team. Contesting shots is completely useless, either they ignore your defense or you get a foul call. Even boxouts are not possible, Shaq and Wilt are still getting the rebounds. While my players miss open layouts, the CPU hits every contested shot. Only reason why i won the second half was because my starters played the reserves for the whole 4th quarter. I had 13 free throws in the whole game, while the cpu had 38, Shaq hitting 6 of 8.

For me it's nothing but frustration, this has nothing to do with basketball.