NBA 2K13 Impressions Thread

[ritz104]

Re: NBA 2K13 Impressions Thread

I've been in-between on how I feel about the game so far, but now that the patch is out I have to say that i'm really underwhelmed.

This game is an absolute mess on the defensive side. I know it's geared more towards the casual fan, who might get more enjoyment out of throwing down dunks but I always felt that there was nothing more satisfying than playing perfect defense and getting a stop. There's almost no way to do that with 2K13. The constant morphing through user-controlled defenders, the horrible team mate AI, balls going through players hands and bodies, ridiculous rebounding, defenders sliding, no contact on dunks and layups....it's a huge list of problems that makes defense the least enjoyable part of any 2K game i've ever played.

Even in 2K12, when the CPU scored on me, I could chalk it up to the offense executing better or myself failing on defense. With this game, half the time i'm scored on it's because my defender slid or I had a block but my hand went through the ball...pick one of the problems listed, they all happen numerous times each game. I check the replays and marvel at how they could release this game with so many issues and consider it a finished product. The patch did very little to correct any of those issues; if they could have been fixed i'm sure they would have, but this game was flawed from release.

I gave it a chance, it's just bad this year.

[HOLLIDAY1183]

If contact in and around the paint could be ramped up significantly this would be the GOAT no question. Watching a lot of NBA hoops now that the season is in full swing, and it's extremely glaring that this part of the game is not even close to adequate.

It seems like protecting the rim is 3rd or 4th on defenders' list of priorities, when it should be first and foremost.

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[Kel Fofo Di Aka]

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Why the hell can't Monroe win any rebounds?He as like 7.0 rebound per game. :\ Is there any way to make him win some more?

[jayman504]

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REBOUNDING = PROBLEM!!!!! So sick and tired of grabbing a rebound with two hands only to have the cpu jump and make my player bobble it so they can grab the rebound...LAME 2k. Also Defence ...I dont know if you know this 2k...but NBA players can move laterally side to side pretty quickly...albeit not at lightning speed but they can move pretty fast. NBA 2k13 players are stuck in quicksand and have no movement from side to side. Once again LAME! I play this game about everyday why....cause Im trying to love it but these to glaring aspects make it really tough....will wait for final patch to see how it plays..

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[mlp111]

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I'm still just in awe about how bad defense is in this game, its crazy how bad there is absolutely now Defense in this game, its really just that bad, i cant believe how far 2k has falling when t come to true basketball fundamental, this yrs game is all about highlights and getting them, i really hope patch 2 fixes defense, 2KSPORTS, DEFENSE, DEFENSE, DEFENSE, DEFENSE,DEFENSE, THIS SHOULD BE THE FOCUS OF THE REMAIN 1 PATCH THAT YOU GUYS HAVE LEFT, I person dont care about any other thing that needs fix, Defense should be the main focus of the next patch! without that fix, its very relavent that they released another half-axx game this year. Just sucks for us true 2k fans, once again 2k left the door open for the competition, hopefully in 2013 we will have the option to choose between more than one basketball game

[Illuminatos]

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Good God the interior defense in this game is just a complete joke.

These guys online just exploit the paint like old men exploit underage girls in Thailand. It's just a joke how they'll do anything in their power to force their way in the paint.

And it's not like I can stop it! I try to steal the pass and it just goes through my hand and once that standing dunk animation starts it's over!

[13]

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Please, 2k. Fix this crap. I'm embarrassed I bought this, honestly.

[doobiesnacks]

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I think its about time they followed MLB The show and let us use our own music for the menus. I don't care if Jayz produced it or Dr Dre, you get sick of hearing the same songs over and over.

[Thelorn]

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First 2k game in a while I can remember that I regret buying, this game is just bad so many problems. How do you go from a almost perfect game in 2k11 to such a terrible game in 2k13.

Since 2k does 1 patch per year I will be trading in this game and going back to 2k11.

[sword1986]

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I deleted the patch and went back to the default style. I play on Superstar with tweaks to the User/CPU Offense to skew field goal percentages. I am enjoying this game a lot better. I read a lot of stuff that JasonWilliams55 and AllStarDaDon wrote and I am really enjoying this game. I know it is not perfect, but it plays very good basketball. Interior Defense is hard to play but with the slider adjustments I made, it is pretty realistic.

Game Speed: 40 (Helps with playing defense, especially the paint for timing purpose)
Inside 38
Close 42
Mid 45
3PT 47
Layup 46
Dunk in Traffic Success 42

Only changes I did, game plays pretty damn good.

[Vni]

Re: NBA 2K13 Impressions Thread

I deleted the patch and went back to the default style. I play on Superstar with tweaks to the User/CPU Offense to skew field goal percentages. I am enjoying this game a lot better. I read a lot of stuff that JasonWilliams55 and AllStarDaDon wrote and I am really enjoying this game. I know it is not perfect, but it plays very good basketball. Interior Defense is hard to play but with the slider adjustments I made, it is pretty realistic.

Game Speed: 40 (Helps with playing defense, especially the paint for timing purpose)
Inside 38
Close 42
Mid 45
3PT 47
Layup 46
Dunk in Traffic Success 42

Only changes I did, game plays pretty damn good.

You have one interesting love/hate relationship with this game.

[Raider131]

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Does anyone else have a problem getting their big men to rebound?
My big men always get like 7 boards while my pg are grabbing like 5, it doesn't matter who I use. Last night I had Nash outrebound Howard until I manually started rebounding with him.

[cjwade]

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i honestly cant stand this game the online quick match is broken because everybody picks the heat clippers or lakers and every defensive rebound some how the ball magically finds its way all the way down the court to some1 they cant even see even the people that dont have break starter can throw a perfect pass to some1 runnin down the court whats the point of break starter if any1 can throw a perfect full court pass

the cpu up and under is still terrible

theres too many players that can make contested shots over defensive players just because they r standing under the goal all people do is wait for the first big man they see to stand under the goal and give it to him cause he dunks it every time and the dumbest thing of all the dunks r unblockable once the player is in the air

the rebounding is terrible too i play with the spurs online and tim duncan and blair r getting rebounded over by guards

[yungsta404]

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I dont like it seems like 2k seems to give the offensive side of the ball almost every advantage possible. Its very frustrating. Not only with the unstoppable layup, dunk animations, and other unstoppable offensive moves but there is more..

As people mentioned the horrible paint defense Also


Lose balls always go to the offensive player. There is no such thing as 50-50 balls in 2k its more like 90-10 balls. You can knock a ball lose the offensive player will get a magical turbo and recover the ball, you get a kick ball, or the ball will roll out of bounds and you can tell that the game programmed it so the defender absolute has no chance to get it and will do a pathetic dive for the ball while its already out of bounds to trick the player into thinking he had a chance.

Poor A.I D awareness - Now I am a strong believer in playing onball defense butYour computer teammates on defense are simply mindless zombies. In transition they dont pick up a man, they just stand their with the back turned while they let the offensive player get a layup. While I am trying my best to stop bump the offensive player or slow him down. It is simply HORRENDOUS how your A.I teammate will stand in the middle of nowhere and will not pick up their man OR the guy with the ball. They dont do a damn thing.

Poor defensive rebounding - you dont know how many times the ball will bounce of my cpu's face or roll off their backs, lose the rebound multiple times WHILE ITS IN THEIR HAND, or simply look at long rebounds go right past them and let the offensive player get it.

[nova91]

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I dont like it seems like 2k seems to give the offensive side of the ball almost every advantage possible. Its very frustrating. Not only with the unstoppable layup, dunk animations, and other unstoppable offensive moves but there is more..

As people mentioned the horrible paint defense Also


Lose balls always go to the offensive player. There is no such thing as 50-50 balls in 2k its more like 90-10 balls. You can knock a ball lose the offensive player will get a magical turbo and recover the ball, you get a kick ball, or the ball will roll out of bounds and you can tell that the game programmed it so the defender absolute has no chance to get it and will do a pathetic dive for the ball while its already out of bounds to trick the player into thinking he had a chance.

Poor A.I D awareness - Now I am a strong believer in playing onball defense butYour computer teammates on defense are simply mindless zombies. In transition they dont pick up a man, they just stand their with the back turned while they let the offensive player get a layup. While I am trying my best to stop bump the offensive player or slow him down. It is simply HORRENDOUS how your A.I teammate will stand in the middle of nowhere and will not pick up their man OR the guy with the ball. They dont do a damn thing.

Poor defensive rebounding - you dont know how many times the ball will bounce of my cpu's face or roll off their backs, lose the rebound multiple times WHILE ITS IN THEIR HAND, or simply look at long rebounds go right past them and let the offensive player get it.

For some reason A.I. teammate guard a spot or an area and not their man. They always run(more like saunter) to one particular spot on the floor. It's like even though you have the team defense set to man they're playing zone. I just played a game against the Thunder in MC and Kevin Durant switched to the 4 with Tyrus Thomas guarding him. KD spots up for the corner 3 and instead of Thomas playing tighter on him or denying the ball he just stands about 10 feet away from him at the left block like we're set up in zone, the ball swings to KD Thomas just watches at he raises up for an uncontested 3.