NBA 2K10 Q&A: Retail Copy in Hand

[ZoneBlitz]

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One quick question:

Does the game reward and require playing real basketball to be successful? For example, in order to be successful, do you have to work the ball around and find the best shot? One thing I liked about the Live demo is that it felt as if each shot was earned. You couldn't just go down, move around really fast, and just shoot in that demo. So, is it the same for 2k. Is this year's 2k more strategic and methodical? Will just jerking the controls or trying to cheese lead to failure?

Also, can Shaq guard CP3? In other words, can a big man stay with a small guard?

Do mismatches actually matter?

[ProjectRipCity]

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I would appreciate it if you guys took the ratings war to your PM boxes.

First of all thanks for the pictures. But look at the title...Ratings have a huge impact on how the game is gonna play out. In the first post it states "Do not ask about ratings" I wasnt asking...I was debating. To make things more clear for OS'ers try to state "No talking about ratings"

Hate to be a smart a but things like that can be misinterpreted

[kytank]

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Could you post a screen of Kirk Hinrich PLZ THX

[MRNBA2k10]

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how are the top 3 plays this year and do they still show highlights after each quarter

[PuntNL]

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How are the shooting percentages holding up User vs CPU? And how many minutes you are playing to get realistic scores on all-star or othe difficulty?

[antoine79]

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Has any new legends been added this year? What about the create-a-team, any improvements? I read earlier about the framerate issues, is the 2k cam usable this year? Thanks for answering all the questions.

[thereginator28]

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Another nice little addition (long overdue IMO).

Ever wanted to know who your friend was playing and what the score was?

ABOUT TIME!!! I always wanted this. Love the "little things" lol

[2k10Fonzarelli]

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Firstly, thanks a lot for this Q&A. The new info has me absolutely wired.

I had a few ?'s for you myself.

In Association, are the simulated game stats fixed? Are their 30ppg+ scoring leaders? Is dwight grabbing 12RPG? ect...

Can you throw alley-oops through Icon Passing?

Does the CPU force the ball to the PG after you've made a basket? Does it feel like the CPU PG must bring the ball up the floor, like in the DC?

How high does Yao jump for rebounds?

How many tip dunks happen per game?any surprise tip dunks by smaller players (ie nate robinson)? or missed free throw tips?

FOR CAPS,
Are their any new animation packages that you didn't notice in the draft combine? Specifically, more specialty dunks.

Is the List of last names upto par with ch2k8?

Lastly, In your humble opinion, Is 2k10 the best sports game you've played this year so far?

Thanks in advance for any answers you can provide.

[thereginator28]

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Wow those screens are amazing Mo. Great captures.

On another note, did you guys notice any "little things" in the presentation? Like, did anything stood out while you were playing that wasn't really big but caught your attention?

[greekmen]

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Appreciate this service very much and the time you spend!

- Does the Stadium Annoucer in New York say Danilo Gallinaris name right, like he does in reality? (DANIIILOOO GALLLLLLINARIII)

- Are these players in the game: Walter Herrmann, Ronald Dupree, Brian Scalabrine, Jason Williams, DJ Mbenga? I haven't seen them on the roster screens.

Thanks alot in advance!

[Court_vision]

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Not the entire playbook but here are the default plays assigned to each postition.

AWESOME...thanks Mo

[Court_vision]

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Not seeing this at all. They will attack the basket if I leave them open for a good amount of time. In fact, I just tried it and Delonte West crossed me over, so Matt Barnes came over to help and West passed it from inside the key to an open Moon for a 3. Basically the CPU gave up the drive and kicked it out for an open shot, which is good because Lewis was coming over from the strong side block (Barnes was weakside wing).

So they are certainly collapsing and opening up the perimeter.

Right there...that makes it a whole new game. Finally

[barrist]

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awesome impressions so far


can we get some raps pics? most notably, did they improve bargnani's face at all?

[eDotd]

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One quick question:

Does the game reward and require playing real basketball to be successful? For example, in order to be successful, do you have to work the ball around and find the best shot? One thing I liked about the Live demo is that it felt as if each shot was earned. You couldn't just go down, move around really fast, and just shoot in that demo. So, is it the same for 2k. Is this year's 2k more strategic and methodical? Will just jerking the controls or trying to cheese lead to failure?

Also, can Shaq guard CP3? In other words, can a big man stay with a small guard?

Do mismatches actually matter?

I'd say 2K10 is a lot more methodical/strategic based on the simple fact that you can't really abuse anything. There are a ton of basketball mistakes in the game, things you can't really control, things that just happen based on your personnel, things that happen in real life. There's just a lot of simple things that 2K9 got away from that has been added (if it wasn't already in before) to the series.

Guys losing the ball while over dribbling, players throwing passes out of bounds whether it's a cross court pass, a simple pass into the post (sometimes the pass will go over the intended receivers head) or if it's a 180 jump pass to someone across the court. The way the AI switches up on you defensively by busting out a zone to try and stop your run or just for the hell of it to see how you handle it. The different ways they defend the pick and roll, the way they sag off or get up on individual players based on their skillset..etc

Alot of these things are little (in the grand scope of things) but they add up and help keep the game "grounded' so to say. I don't really see anything that can be abused this year. Of course, the masses haven't got the game yet, who knows what they will come up with.

Help D/rotations that actually work also help. Pretty sweet to get by your man and anticipate that guy coming over just in time for you to kick it out to the guy he just left for the J.

Only thing that I'm seeing a bit too much of is alley oops. I'm still playing on pro so I can take note of the things I see so I can make a better comparison to the higher levels. Not sure if it's a problem once you bump up the difficulty.

I haven't tested big guys on guards but I didn't really have a problem getting past them last year. I will get back to you on that.

How are the shooting percentages holding up User vs CPU? And how many minutes you are playing to get realistic scores on all-star or othe difficulty?

Hm, I can't really answer this one yet as I haven't really started to get into my normal 12 minutes games. I was just hopping in and out of games with different teams to try things out.

Firstly, thanks a lot for this Q&A. The new info has me absolutely wired.

I had a few ?'s for you myself.

In Association, are the simulated game stats fixed? Are their 30ppg+ scoring leaders? Is dwight grabbing 12RPG? ect...

Can you throw alley-oops through Icon Passing?

Does the CPU force the ball to the PG after you've made a basket? Does it feel like the CPU PG must bring the ball up the floor, like in the DC?

How high does Yao jump for rebounds?

How many tip dunks happen per game?any surprise tip dunks by smaller players (ie nate robinson)? or missed free throw tips?

FOR CAPS,
Are their any new animation packages that you didn't notice in the draft combine? Specifically, more specialty dunks.

Is the List of last names upto par with ch2k8?

Lastly, In your humble opinion, Is 2k10 the best sports game you've played this year so far?

Thanks in advance for any answers you can provide.

Can't really answer any Asso. questions as I haven't gotten into it yet.

I don't think you can throw alleys with icon passing.

I wanted to test this but I actually forgot to. I will try it out later tonight and get back to you.

Yao has a very unique animation set, I'm going to try and get some video of him because I think he's represented really well this year.

Haven't touched CAP

I would say yes it is the best I've played this year although the only other sports game I played this year was Madden.

CREATE-A-TEAM screens.

30 Logos, A-Z logos, 1-9 Logos = 60 + logos
12 Jersey types
Not as in-depth as team builder but a hell of a lot better than what was there. I believe Create-A-Team and Crews use the same jersey creators. I will double check later tonight just to make sure.







Alright I have to head to class. I'll probably be knocked out for about 10 hours when I get back so I'll be back later tonight.

[frostbyte06]

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@Mo or Pared

Do you know enough guys that have the game early, to test out a team-up game with at least 3vs3 and give some impressions on improvements to that area? (slowdown, camera angles)