I cant jump to contest shots ?????????

[coolcras7]

Re: I cant jump to contest shots ?????????

This, just use the RS and point it towards the player. 2k gave us the ability to have our hands up and move this year, making contesting better but still being able to block off a drive.

And on a slightly related note, i love how guys like Dwight and Noah swat at everything, i swear they have signature blocking animations

Yeah I had Dwight grab the ball with one hand out of mid air block.

[J-H!zZl3]

Re: I cant jump to contest shots ?????????

I said this in the demo thread - they actually added the gather in your jumping block attempts.

There are not many blocks on the perimeter. If you're in their face, use the hands up via the RS.

You have to unlearn your usage of the Y button this year.

It's a welcome REALISTIC addition, even if it is frustrating in a video game sense.

Oh you can DEFINITELY do some nasty blocks on the perimeter. I was playing someone from here and I timed their fadeaway PERFECTLY and Melo did this really nasty block that sent the ball into the stands. Only have seen it once though - you can tell it was a reward animation for perfect timing.

I use the right stick a lot also. I had to get rid of the habit of pressing "Y" to try to contest every shot like in past 2k games. Blocking perimeter shots hardly ever happen in real games, and I know that isn't what the OP is talking about, but still wanted to agree with what you said. I believe it takes a little strategy to know when to leave your feet and when to jump to contest or try to block. "Y" shouldn't be used at all times to contest shots in this game.

[WizardJay]

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And what difficulty are you playing on and what team, and if your beating the CPU with ease and you are not playing defense I find that interesting.

Just switch to Hall of Fame. I play with alot of teams Mav, Bulls, Blazers, Warriors, Thunder, Hornets. Just alot. Never said i wasn't playing defense i said the cpu defense is not that good in this game.

[erickonasis]

Re: I cant jump to contest shots ?????????

Pull the left trigger to contest the shot, it wont block but it will contest the shot..

whoa seriously?

[Pared]

Re: I cant jump to contest shots ?????????

Yes, LT and RS both do the same thing.

This was covered in the controls blog released by 2k.

[erickonasis]

Re: I cant jump to contest shots ?????????

Yes, LT and RS both do the same thing.

This was covered in the controls blog released by 2k.

Hmmm maybe i was just tapping it and not holding it.....gonna try it again

[JWiLL02]

Re: I cant jump to contest shots ?????????

I'm actually a fan of the new contest system, jumpers were blocked far too frequently last year, it's more rewarding now. None of the previous games truly captured how hard it is to block an NBA player on the perimeter.

If you time it right it can be great, I chased down Ray Allen going for a fast break corner 3 with Ibaka and he swatted it into the stands.

[erickonasis]

Re: I cant jump to contest shots ?????????

i'm still not seeing this...left trigger doesnt do anything for me but intense d

can someone tell me what i am doing wrong?

[blues rocker]

Re: I cant jump to contest shots ?????????

It appears that this year, block shot isn't really block shot. Sometimes your player will commit and jump. Other times they'll just lazily put up half a hand. I don't know if this depends on the player's defense, how far you are from them, or other factors, but it's aggrivating not being able to block when you clearly command the player to block-- even if it comes late.

Last year the AI blocking assist favored you-- it seems that sometimes if you tapped the block button, but didn't fully commit, and (I'm assuming) your player's defense was good enough, it would do a non-committal half-block if your opponent wasn't actually putting up a shot.

This year's AI assist seems to go *against* you-- even when you want to put up a block, you're still not allowed to block, maybe because your defense is too low, or you're not positioned correctly, or you're too slow-- but too often it just feels like the computer arbitrarily decides you're not going to block.

Also, it feels like blocks lead to fouls a disproportionate amount of time. Has anyone been tracking whether this is realistic-- whether the attempted blocks that turn into fouls approximates real NBA percentages? It feels like 75% percent of my block attempts in the key turn into automatic fouls. Probably not that high but it certainly feels this way.

At times it feels like any block attempt will either:

1. Simply fail to result in a real block attempt.
2. Lead to an automatic foul.
3. Be avoided with an (almost uncanny) cpu pump fake.
4. Be shot over like it wasn't there.


Then if lucky, you might get:

5. The occasional effective contest.
6. A rare block (which I'm fine with).

I'd like to hear opinions of those who are more familiar with NBA block attempts and results and how things should look. I'm more bugged by 1 and 2, because it almost feels like the cpu either artificially hampers you from trying to block shots or punishes you if you do.

yeah, i agree....feels like they took a lot of control out of the blocking system this year...the game just randomly decides sometimes that your player isn't going to jump when you press block...other times he will jump, but very rarely..this lack of consistency to my controller input is really hurting my enjoyment of the game.

the defense in general in this game just doesn't feel good...hard to stay in front of your man...and if the CPU gets anywhere near the paint, you can forget about contesting it successfully...you'll either foul them or they'll get you with the usual "hopstep into pump fake into a up-and-under".

[erickonasis]

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yeah, i agree....feels like they took a lot of control out of the blocking system this year...the game just randomly decides sometimes that your player isn't going to jump when you press block...other times he will jump, but very rarely..this lack of consistency to my controller input is really hurting my enjoyment of the game.

the defense in general in this game just doesn't feel good...hard to stay in front of your man...and if the CPU gets anywhere near the paint, you can forget about contesting it successfully...you'll either foul them or they'll get you with the usual "hopstep into pump fake into a up-and-under".

i can stop driving easily by setting the guard the paint setting i have no problem with that...what i have problem with is these guards who drive and then pull up on a dime and shoot a jumper...That crap is hard to stop

[basketballfreak24]

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teebone...i know what you mean. you know the fadeaway left is coming. you think you time your block perfectly and press RT/Y and your man barely jumps off the floor to contest and swish in your face. i still havent figured it out yet. in practice/post moves, i got the most success stopping fadewaways by holding RT/LT and crowding him and staying in his jersey when he releases. havent found anything consistent tho. i tried to hands up and i normally go flying by or its a swish in my face. hands up has a little lag to it also b4 the animation starts. ill come back if i find an answer.

[blues rocker]

Re: I cant jump to contest shots ?????????

teebone...i know what you mean. you know the fadeaway left is coming. you think you time your block perfectly and press RT/Y and your man barely jumps off the floor to contest and swish in your face. i still havent figured it out yet. in practice/post moves, i got the most success stopping fadewaways by holding RT/LT and crowding him and staying in his jersey when he releases. havent found anything consistent tho. i tried to hands up and i normally go flying by or its a swish in my face. hands up has a little lag to it also b4 the animation starts. ill come back if i find an answer.

this is the problem...lack of CONSISTENCY...you do the same controller input but get different results...how are you supposed to guard someone when you don't know how your guy is going to react to your controller input?