NBA 2K13 Advanced Controls

[Sundown]

Re: NBA 2K13 Advanced Controls

Sorry man I Disagree. This is one of the things that should fall under the signature style of the player IMO. In no situation ever should we see someone like JR Smith shooting bank shots. And I could be wrong, but I don't think it ever provided an advantage in gameplay (it shouldn't if it did)....

I think it would have been better to actually control when we wanted to do a bank shot, then have bank shot skill ratings to encourage us to play like the player plays and take shots that are signature and comfortable for him.

This seems to be the direction 2K is going with the control stick-- taking out Sig Sizeup combos and having us effectively do them ourselves, but this goes in the opposite direction. But then again, certain players have special sig moves mapped to standard moves, like Rondo's fake pass layup mapped to Euro Step, so I suppose you can argue that Duncan just has his sig shot mapped to his jumper.

Serious question: when is the bank shot actually more effective than a normal shot in real basketball?

[Bp365]

Re: NBA 2K13 Advanced Controls

oh snap...i'm finally getting a feel for the controls, and i'm loving them. but there were some things i had to understand before it made sense.

this is what made it click for me - the right stick dribbling is really best when used only for "stand-still sizeups". the right stick should mostly be thought of as the "sizeup stick". once you are moving, it is best to stay away from the right stick, because the left stick dribble moves and right stick dribble moves will be fighting each other.

what i had to understand was that the player automatically does crossovers, stepbacks, spins with just the left stick...i was accustomed to using a modifier for those moves in previous 2k's...so seeing my player do them automatically without a modifier was really throwing me off. i was trying to do these moves with the right stick, but i really only needed to left stick to do them.

what was confusing me is that there is a bit of a redundancy going on - a lot of similar dribble moves can be performed with both the right stick or the left stick (spins, crossovers, stepbacks). what was messing me up is that i'd be driving and i'd want to do a crossover, so i'd use the right stick to do crossover, but my player would automatically do a crossover with the left stick, then he'd do another dribble move from my right stick input...so my player would do two animations when i only wanted one - the left stick crossover and right stick move were fighting each other. once i stopped using the right stick while moving, it all started to work. the only move i use the right stick for while moving is the behind-the-back, because there is no way to pull that off with just the left stick.

Amazing post. Thanks for the help. I couldn't seem to figure it out for nothing

[RyanFitzmagic]

Re: NBA 2K13 Advanced Controls

But then again, certain players have special sig moves mapped to standard moves, like Rondo's fake pass layup mapped to Euro Step

It is? How do you know that?

And if that's the case, how are we supposed to Euro Step with Rondo? He uses that move quite a bit.

[TheAlmighty]

Re: NBA 2K13 Advanced Controls

Does anybody have that first set of moves Beluba posted?

This new set is kind of hard on the eyes.

[iLLosophy]

Re: NBA 2K13 Advanced Controls

Serious question: when is the bank shot actually more effective than a normal shot in real basketball?

This is a great article on that subject.

http://www.wired.com/playbook/2011/03/physics-basketball-shots/2/

[Sundown]

Re: NBA 2K13 Advanced Controls

It is? How do you know that?

And if that's the case, how are we supposed to Euro Step with Rondo? He uses that move quite a bit.

I'm not sure about 2K13 but I was talking about 2K12. I was pretty sure LT-Forward Layup (Euro Step) is the fake pass layup for Rondo. Maybe I'm wrong. I also remember '91 Jordan's floater being mapped to his infamous switch hand layup in 2K11.

[fatleg3]

Re: NBA 2K13 Advanced Controls

Question on the post controls. Is it possible to do a faceup then immediately enter into a spin layup (You know...the only move Blake Griffin knows in the post )?

I have not succeeded so far because it keeps giving me the spin jumper animation instead of the spin layup/dunk.

Is it because none of them have the post proficiency sig skill? Am I doing it wrong or is it simply not possible?

Edit: The move in question: <iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/8-yWdm1Qnhk" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

As Beluba as already said, yes this is possible. In an earlier post, I posted a video with Dwight Howard doing it IRL.

They way I do it is get in the post without my dribble being used yet. Hold L2 and move the L-Stick towards the paint to faceup then crossover towards the paint (you can move the L-stick towards the basket or baseline to crossover towards the basket, or baseline), double tap O to start spin, then box to layup (hold R2 to finish with a dunk, its also easier to me to use the face button to do the spin dunk, especially with camera relative controls)

[domidomdomz]

Re: NBA 2K13 Advanced Controls

As Beluba as already said, yes this is possible. In an earlier post, I posted a video with Dwight Howard doing it IRL.

They way I do it is get in the post without my dribble being used yet. Hold L2 and move the L-Stick towards the paint to faceup then crossover towards the paint (you can move the L-stick towards the basket or baseline to crossover towards the basket, or baseline), double tap O to start spin, then box to layup (hold R2 to finish with a dunk, its also easier to me to use the face button to do the spin dunk, especially with camera relative controls)

Yeah we were talking in the earlier posts about it.

This is how I do it with the shot stick.

- Post-up with dribble unused
- Face-Up Drive (Press Y(Triangle) + Left-Stick towards basket)
- Spin Layup or Dunk (While driving, Hold LT(L2) + twirl Right-Stick clockwise [+ Hold RT(R2) if you want to dunk])

[RyanFitzmagic]

Re: NBA 2K13 Advanced Controls

I feel like we can't do sizeups that look like the animations from last year. I was hoping it'd be smoother but it doesn't seem that way to me. Is it just because I'm not good with the sticks? I can't do this for my life:





By the way, I do know the last part of the Steph Curry gif (the hop back) was part of his shot gather, not a sizeup.

[domidomdomz]

Re: NBA 2K13 Advanced Controls

^
Can't we do the size ups with just flicking the RS left and right with the player just dribbling in stationary position?

I'm gonna go check later when I come home.

[RyanFitzmagic]

Re: NBA 2K13 Advanced Controls

^
Can't we do the size ups with just flicking the RS left and right with the player just dribbling in stationary position?

Technically, but as far as I can tell, they don't look like that. They look jerky, like Live.

[DukeC]

Re: NBA 2K13 Advanced Controls

Technically, but as far as I can tell, they don't look like that. They look jerky, like Live.

It depends on how fast you're moving the R-stick. If you wait for the crossover to finish and then bring it back instead of flicking it quickly then they look realistic. Flicking it quickly results in a pound dribble, which makes it look jerky.

If you really want smoove ball-handling get James Harden into the game. That should improve how the dribbling looks to you if you use him as well.

[RyanFitzmagic]

Re: NBA 2K13 Advanced Controls

If you really want smoove ball-handling get James Harden into the game. That should improve how the dribbling looks to you if you use him as well.

I hope I don't have to do that. I don't want to have to dribble with certain players to get it to look right.

[Eman5805]

Re: NBA 2K13 Advanced Controls

There's a rhythm to it. I've gotten pretty close to that kinda stuff. Kinda gotta anticipate when to make the next move. Gonna be spending a LOT of time in the practice sessions alone working all this out.

[Goffs]

Re: NBA 2K13 Advanced Controls

I actually like the total control for size ups...you can do all kinds of moves with just the sticks....