Alternative suggestions - Sliders - Feel - Stats - Fun

[boris1976]

Maybe it's too late for me or for the game to talk about better gameplay, stats, look'n feel etc.
(also it is too late to improve my english)

There are so many good slider sets and a ton of game improvements ... but as every year I'm not really satisfied with one of them or tune up a little bit here and there. Why? Maybe it's the way I understand to play the game or I'm searching too much any solution in the history of NBA gameplay, stats or something like this.
First I want to say that I'm not a big fan of current NBA. But I'm also not a buddy of any other current sport of the style it looks and the style

it feels. I'm a kid of the 80's and ... thats my world. But of course, I'm not writing only to 80's fans ...

Now (after hundred of games, rosters, slider confs, edit players, edit this and this ...) I will share my thoughts.

What I did? : I collected more than over 20 slider sets, configurations, rosters etc. then I developed a method to find a good average/mix of them. Then I

went to test all the things. I tested single values over hours/days ... and at least the whole thing of ervery editable stuff.

Now (ok.. a month ago) I found/play a setup wich I really don't touch anymore because it is what I want and I can not make it better anymore(ok..maybe a little bit). And the games and

stats etc. are really beatiful. (except that the games does not count correct the rebounds! After a game there are more rebound that you really grap .. Also the other simulated games do have a bug in counted rebounds...but....I can live with it)

I want to give you now maybe some ideas or hints on your road to make the game for you superb.

(every value/slider I not mentioned is on default ... or I forgot it)


General
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Gameplay Difficulty: All-Star
Game Speed: 48
Free Throw Difficulty: 50
Shooting Type - User Timing
FT Shooting Type - User Timing
Commentary Vol - 80
PA Vol - 65
Sound Effects - 70
Crowd Vol - 55
Player Chatter - 50

Coaching sliders:
plays(off/def) .. auto (I'm lazy)
also rotation - auto (but..it works very very fine with my coaching sliders)


Sliders
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User/CPU

Offense
Inside Shot Success: 40/37
Close Shot Success: 39/38
Mid-Range Success: 46/45
3PT Success: 47
Layup Success: 48/47
Dunk In Traffic Frequency: 47
Dunk In Traffic Success: 51
Pass Accuracy: 49/48
Alley-Oop Success: 52/53
Contact Shot Success: 40/39

Defense
Driving Contact Shot Frequency: 77/78
Inside Contact Shot Frequency: 93
Layup Defense Strength (Takeoff): 56/57
Layup Defense Strength (Release): 53/54
Jump Shot Defense Strength (Gather): 55/56
Jump Shot Defense Strength (Release): 48/49
Help Defense Strength: 56/54
Steal Success: 52/51

Attributes
Acceleration: 54/52
Vertical: 49
Strength: 48
Stamina: 47
Speed: 52
Durability: 51
Hustle: 48/47
Ball Handling: 49/48
Hands: 41/39
Dunking Ability: 43/42
On-ball Defense: 47/44
Stealing: 51/50
Blocking: 38/44
Offensive Awareness: 52/53
Defensive Awareness: 56/51
Offensive Rebounding: 48/44
Defensive Rebounding: 37/35
Offensive Consistency: 56/55
Defensive Consistency: 45/44
Fatigue: 56
Lateral Quickness: 51/48

Tendencies
Take Inside Shots: 53/51
Take Close Shots: 51/49
Take Mid-Range Shots: 55/54
Take 3PT Shots: 59/63
Post Shots: 56/57
Attack the Basket: 52/43
Look for Post Players: 58/61
Throw Alley-Oops: 52/56
Attempt Dunks: 47/48
Attempt Putbacks: 54/52
Play Passing Lanes: 56/55
Go for On-Ball Steals: 65/62
Contest Shots: 62/63
Backdoor Cuts: 53/52

Fouls
Over the Back Foul Frequency: 75
Charging Foul Frequency: 83/82
Blocking Foul Frequency: 85/84
Reaching Foul Frequency: 82/83
Shooting Foul Frequency: 77/78
Loose Ball Foul Frequency: 80


MyLeague Sliders
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Salary Cap Value: 70
Salary Cap Inflation Rate: 36
Hard Cap: 85
Injury Severity: 9
Injury Duration: 16
Gameplay Difficulty: All-Star
Simulator Difficulty: 50
Trade Negotiation Difficulty: 73
Contract Negotiation Difficulty: 75
CPU Re-Signing Difficulty: 71
Morale Difficulty: 58
Morale Effects: 56
Chemistry Difficulty: 81
Chemistry Effects: 76
Trade Frequency: 36
CPU Injury Frequency: 44
User Injury Frequency: 44
Career Ending Injury Frequency: 3
User Injury Effects: 45
CPU Injury Effects: 45
Draft Class Quality: 37
Player Progression Rate: 42
Player Regression Rate: 41
In-Season Training Effects: 38
Player Non-Financial Ambitions Factor: 68

Roster
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- I use the "completed historic" roster from crazyh!?.. because I want to play with 80's AND the sytyle (I like the shorts)
- Also I corrected ALL accessoires. (Celtics in the 60's until 02-03 Dallas)

- I lowered following tendencies (also the free agents):
> blocking: ~ minus 10 - 30 (it depends on hustling, shot blocking, blocking - from 100 - to 75 and some exceptions)
> foul: similiar to blocking (but here... the current teams only rom 10 - 15)

- AND following attribute
> commit foul: every player above oveall 85 - + ~ 15

>>>>>...it's not that easy to explain my methods ... but maybe I will share the roster "fruits"

- set for all teams following sliders (because I want to have a good mix of 80's & 90's without loosing todays current team stats)
(concrete value depends on std. settings)
> Run plays: ~ 85
> zone usage : ~ 3
> bench depth: 9
> bencht utilization: ~ 35
> lineup performance: ~75
> the 3 other things between ~40 - ~60 (I followed the std. tendencies)

- then I set this focus for the teams
> offensive: pick&roll
> tempo: average tempo
> off. rebound: limit transition
> defensive: limit perimeter shots
> def. aggression: no preference
> def. rebound: run in transition

- corrected the 1st 5(basketball-reference.com) with using the "non-starter" attribute for the players and changing positions to get the approximate 1st 5


Misc.
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- Camera - Broadcast Generic - Zoom 3, Height 7
- Actually I'm playing the GSW from 90-91 (I like them).
- Also I'm using all of the historic teams until 02-03 Dallas...the rest are the current teams. (I prefer to choose the earliest 80's team..like 85 Bulls)
- I'm play without "trade logic"


DON'T FORGET -> it is only a video game and at least it would be gret to have a mix between NBA LIVE 95, Wayne Gretky Hockey 2, NHL 95, 2k goodness and a little bit of Larry