So far, it's a great game, but these are a few annoying glitches that definitely need to be, and should be able to be, patched:
1. "STARTING 5" Auto-Sub Does Not Work!
When trying to do a quick package substitution in the quick sub menu, selecting the "starting 5" package simply does not sub in the starting 5. The others seem to work. This is extremely annoying, coupled with the next glitch, which makes the quick sub menu seem broken.
2. Buttons SHOULD NOT WORK During Highlights/End of Quarter!!
When trying to make quick subs during a highlight, or at the end of the quarter, the buttons I'm using in the quick sub menu (A and B on the 360), make the highlight/end of quarter ADVANCE and I lose my opportunity to substitute. This is extremely annoying. It also does the same thing on free throws. Basically, the buttons SHOULD NOT WORK during highlights, free throw routines, and other type of cutscene, including end of quarter replays/stat overlays. The computer thinks we are press A or B in order to advance the highlights/free throw routines, etc.
These below are more of gripes, and may/may not be able to be patched:
3. More Timeouts Should Be Utilized by the Computer
This has been stated by others. The computer rarely calls timeouts. It would feel more realistic if they called timeouts to get players back in, etc. They don't need to call one every time there's an 8-0 run, but they should call them with a little more frequency.
4. Strange Substitutions in the 4th Quarter + Unnecessary Switching on Defense
These are more minor gripes. For some reason, sometimes in the 4th quarter in crunch time (less than 7 minutes or so), the AI will sub in a guy who hasn't played all game. Example, Cavs sub out LeBron with 5 minutes left and put in Moon who hasn't played a minute all game. LeBron eventually came back in on the next dead ball but still, had the dead ball not happened, they could have realistically played the last 5 minutes without LeBron.
Sometimes, for no reason at all, my defensive matchups will be messed up. I'm not talking about transition defense. After a free throw, the computer will bring the ball down the court and for some reason my SG is guarding the PG, and my SF is guarding the PF, etc. It wouldn't be such a big deal if match-ups didn't mean everything in this game. Last game I found Zach Randolph guarding Durant too much, even though my guys had the time and space to pick up their correct assignments. I don't mind the realistic matching up in transition, or what have you, but after free throws and slow ball situations, my guys should be able to find their proper assignment.
The first 2 I posted I feel are very big and need to be patched. It makes the quick sub menu, which is a vital part to the game, broken. If you guys need any more information, examples, etc, feel free to shoot me a private message or respond in this thread.
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