Badging Thread

[DaSundering]

Re: Badging Thread

Any suggestions for Diamond USA Magic Johnson?

He comes with:

Catch & Shoot
Difficult Shots
Mid-Range Deadeye
Tireless Scorer
Acrobat
Post Spin Technician
Putback King
Relentless Finisher
Tear Dropper
Ankle Breaker
Break Starter
Dimer (Amethyst)
Flashy Passer (Amethyst)
Lob City Passer (Amethyst)
Pick & Roll Maestro (Amethyst)
One Man Fast Break
Pick Dodger
Pick Pocket

I have used 2 of my 6 slots on Defensive Stopper and Bruiser.

The only remaining badges to choose from are:

Corner Specialist
Deep Range Deadeye
Limitless Range
Pick & Popper
Dream-Like Up & Under
Drop-Stepper
Pick & Roller
Brick Wall
Lob City Finisher
Posterizer
Charge Card
Chase Down Artist
Rim Protector
Hustle Rebounder


I remember there being a lot of discussion about Rim Protector being a good badge to stop other Magic and Oscar cards from posting up but then others said it wasn't activating.

I've only ever seen rim protector activated when I get blocks. Probably be best to leave that one as a last resort

[crispychips]

Re: Badging Thread

Any suggestions for Diamond USA Magic Johnson?
I remember there being a lot of discussion about Rim Protector being a good badge to stop other Magic and Oscar cards from posting up but then others said it wasn't activating.

These are the Badges I went with Magic along with Diamond Under Armor shoe that gives +9 to Speed, Accel and Speed with ball. Went fully offensive here and did all the post up goodies along with corner specialist.

Player: Diamond USA Magic Johnson
Comes With:

Personality:
- Alpha Dog
- Clutch Performer
- Championship DNA
- Expressive
- Floor General
- Hardened
- Microwave

Normal:
- Dimer (HOF)
- Flashy Passer (HOF)
- Lob City Passer (HOF)
- P&R Maestro (HOF)
- Catch & Shoot
- Tireless Scorer
- Difficult Shots
- Mid Range Deadeye
- Acrobat
- Post Spin Tech
- Putback King
- Relentless Finisher
- Tear Dropper
- Ankle Breaker
- Break Starter
- One Man Fast Break
- Pick Dodger
- Pick Pocket

Badges Added:
1. Defensive Stopper
2. Corner Specialist
3. Posterizer
4. Bruiser
5. Drop Stepper
6. Dream Like Up and Under

[harryl]

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Do you notice a big difference in dunking with Posterizer?

[Scooby Doo]

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Doesn't rim protector drop other badges to bronze and stuff when you're driving? I've gone for dunks over players before and it says that my posterizer badge or what not dropped but it felt like he person was playing off ball (so not defensive stopper)


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[Scramz718]

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Doesn't rim protector drop other badges to bronze and stuff when you're driving? I've gone for dunks over players before and it says that my posterizer badge or what not dropped but it felt like he person was playing off ball (so not defensive stopper)


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It does, I noticed my post scoring and layup badges drop tiers when contested by a card with rim protector.

On the defensive end it my not light up if you don't block the shot but the offensive player badges are dropping tiers.

I also noticed that gold vs gold it drops to bronze, HOF vs gold is completely negated & HOF vs HOF it drops to silver.

[AsYouSwish]

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So I put Rim Protector on my Jason Kidd. For a guy with a 30 rated block he gets a block every couple of games for me around the rim. And it doesn't appear that other guards finish contested layups around him much. He's already a good defender so I'm not sure how much the badge is helping vs. him just being good but I think it's preventing my opponent from getting a couple of scores each game, especially with how common it is to just have the PG drive to the basket online.

[GrimaceZ7]

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How did you guys badge Diamond Harden?

He comes with:
Deep Range Deadeye
Difficult Shots
Midrange Deadeye
Tireless
Relentless
Dimer
Lob City Passer
Hustle Rebounder

Six free slots. What would you give him?

[harryl]

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How did you guys badge Diamond Harden?

He comes with:
Deep Range Deadeye
Difficult Shots
Midrange Deadeye
Tireless
Relentless
Dimer
Lob City Passer
Hustle Rebounder

Six free slots. What would you give him?

1. Defensive Stopper
2. Pick & Roll Maestro
3. Catch & Shoot
4. Acrobat

I think those are no-brainers. Then you pick from...

Posterizer, Limitless Range, Ankle Breaker, Brick Wall, Rim Protector, Post-Spin Technician, Pick Dodger, Pick Pocket.

I think I would like Post-Spin Tech, Posterizer, and Rim Protector the most out of that list. So it depends if you want to max out offense or give him as much help as possible on defense.

[Staycrank]

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I'm still trying to figure out what to finish Chris Webber off with.

[Nickstank]

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The new Amethyst KAT comes with 17 badges, which is awesome...but which would you add? My list of possibilities is below and I'm assuming you can add 6 more badges to him. What would you choose?

Defensive Stopper
Pick Pocket
Break Starter
Dimer
Corner Specialist
Deep Range Deadeye
Relentless Finisher
Difficult Shots

[GrimaceZ7]

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The new Amethyst KAT comes with 17 badges, which is awesome...but which would you add? My list of possibilities is below and I'm assuming you can add 6 more badges to him. What would you choose?

Defensive Stopper
Pick Pocket
Break Starter
Dimer
Corner Specialist
Deep Range Deadeye
Relentless Finisher
Difficult Shots

Defensive Stopper, Relentless, Corner, Pick Pocket, Dimer, Difficult Shots is what I'd go with. I wouldn't take contested threes with him, and I instinctively press R1+x after every rebound, so my PG is the one throwing the outlet passes. So Break Starter isn't something I waste a badge slot on for my bigs.

[Nickstank]

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Defensive Stopper, Relentless, Corner, Pick Pocket, Dimer, Difficult Shots is what I'd go with. I wouldn't take contested threes with him, and I instinctively press R1+x after every rebound, so my PG is the one throwing the outlet passes. So Break Starter isn't something I waste a badge slot on for my bigs.

I do the same thing with R1 and X haha. That's a great point that break starter might be a waste of a badge slot. And I think I agree about Deep Range Deadeye as well.

I don't have the Amy Towns yet but I'm giving him a long look. I like my lineup now and bringing him into the fold would mean dropping Big Ben or Willis Reed from the rotation. That wouldn't be as big of a deal if I could sell either of them, but they're rewards. Decisions decisions...

[harryl]

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Your list is good. I also wouldn't do Deep Deadeye. Esp with someone like KAT, if defender is running to close out and contest, you shouldn't take the shot...you should drive to the basket.

Even with much less explosive guys, this works well. With KAT, it's money.

[GrimaceZ7]

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I do the same thing with R1 and X haha. That's a great point that break starter might be a waste of a badge slot. And I think I agree about Deep Range Deadeye as well.

I don't have the Amy Towns yet but I'm giving him a long look. I like my lineup now and bringing him into the fold would mean dropping Big Ben or Willis Reed from the rotation. That wouldn't be as big of a deal if I could sell either of them, but they're rewards. Decisions decisions...

Well, buying a player isn't a marriage. Completing a collection for a reward is, but buying a player isn't. When the market crashed at Christmas, I wanted a PG that could shoot (I was sick of MRR at that point), so I went out and bought the Rubies one by one and tried them out. Buy the cheapest one right after a refresh, test him out in Freestyle, play a couple games with him and if I didn't like him, I'd sell him back at a profit. Over the course of a couple days, I went through Wall, Harden, Thomas, Lillard, Conley and Sapphire Paul, as well as a couple historics. The other day, I got curious about that Ruby Jokic because I run Horns Scoring Actions, so I pass out of the post a lot and thought he might be a good C for that. Turns out he's trash, so I sold him after two games at a pretty significant profit. A couple days ago, I got curious about Ruby Carmelo, so I bought the Sapphire dirt cheap to see if I liked his animations. I did, so I sold the Sapphire for a nice profit and bought the Ruby.

I guess I'm saying that if I were you, I'd buy Towns and try him out. If you prefer him to Wallace or Willis, keep him and badge him out. If not, sell him for a profit.

[harryl]

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The other day, I got curious about that Ruby Jokic because I run Horns Scoring Actions, so I pass out of the post a lot and thought he might be a good C for that. Turns out he's trash, so I sold him after two games at a pretty significant profit.

It's a shame, how bad his defense is. I enjoy playing with him, otherwise. The passing ratings are really crazy and he works the passing big role very nicely in Horns and Princeton Chin.