I am not sure I have seen anyone post this, but one thing that seems to have been overlooked in all the efforts to get NBA 2K3 'right' is the team settings.
A lot of people, namely ARENA, have spent their time fixing the sliders and done a great job. However, I don't think anyone has tried changing the team settings.
If you go into options / coaching / settings, you'll all most probably know they have settings for 'crash boards' 'fastbreak' and 'game tempo'.
For most teams, the automatic settings are plain and simply WRONG.
For example, the game tempo setting for the high octane New Jersey Nets is only slightly above middle. In contrast, the half court Utah is only slightly below middle. Thus, there's not much difference between the Nets and the Jazz. Anyone who watches the NBA would know how stupid that is.
I tried experementing around with the settings and set New Jersy to MAX tempo and MAX fast break. This changed the way they played completely. They were up and down the court all game and every missed shot I had, they'd take off. Thus I had to change my own game tactics, slowing the pace of my offense and seeting my own teams crash boards to minimun so as to get my guards back to defend the NJ fast break.
Now, isn't that how your supposed to play the Nets. To stop their fast paced game. NJ actually had 16 fast break points in the final game stats, and that's the highest I have seen from the AI.
I'd say MAX for tempo is too high as you don't want them doing it all game. So...try about 90% and work your way back through the NBA according to teams real playing styles.
So...Nets and Mavs about 90% tempo setting + 80% fast break setting. Seattle and Boston etc about 70's...and down to slow, half court teams like the Spurs at about 20% and Utah about 10%.
Do what I have done and go to NBA.COM and look at things like rebounding stats. The Spurs and Warriors both are great rebounding teams...so set them to high crash boards. Set fast break teams like the Nets lower, so that their guards get out on the break.
This will all take a bit of time and you have to manually set the team you are playing before every game...ie, go to controller and switch to the other team and then go to coaching and settings. It's a pain, but it does change the game to be more realistic.
I think the game settings have been way overlooked. Try it.
It's still not perfect, and far inferior to ID2003, but it's better and it at least makes each game different. At least now teams like the Nets and Mavs will run and gun, while Utah will play it slow in the half court.
A lot of people, namely ARENA, have spent their time fixing the sliders and done a great job. However, I don't think anyone has tried changing the team settings.
If you go into options / coaching / settings, you'll all most probably know they have settings for 'crash boards' 'fastbreak' and 'game tempo'.
For most teams, the automatic settings are plain and simply WRONG.
For example, the game tempo setting for the high octane New Jersey Nets is only slightly above middle. In contrast, the half court Utah is only slightly below middle. Thus, there's not much difference between the Nets and the Jazz. Anyone who watches the NBA would know how stupid that is.
I tried experementing around with the settings and set New Jersy to MAX tempo and MAX fast break. This changed the way they played completely. They were up and down the court all game and every missed shot I had, they'd take off. Thus I had to change my own game tactics, slowing the pace of my offense and seeting my own teams crash boards to minimun so as to get my guards back to defend the NJ fast break.
Now, isn't that how your supposed to play the Nets. To stop their fast paced game. NJ actually had 16 fast break points in the final game stats, and that's the highest I have seen from the AI.
I'd say MAX for tempo is too high as you don't want them doing it all game. So...try about 90% and work your way back through the NBA according to teams real playing styles.
So...Nets and Mavs about 90% tempo setting + 80% fast break setting. Seattle and Boston etc about 70's...and down to slow, half court teams like the Spurs at about 20% and Utah about 10%.
Do what I have done and go to NBA.COM and look at things like rebounding stats. The Spurs and Warriors both are great rebounding teams...so set them to high crash boards. Set fast break teams like the Nets lower, so that their guards get out on the break.
This will all take a bit of time and you have to manually set the team you are playing before every game...ie, go to controller and switch to the other team and then go to coaching and settings. It's a pain, but it does change the game to be more realistic.
I think the game settings have been way overlooked. Try it.
It's still not perfect, and far inferior to ID2003, but it's better and it at least makes each game different. At least now teams like the Nets and Mavs will run and gun, while Utah will play it slow in the half court.
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