Is it me or did the CPU get WAY better

[iLLWiLL]

The latest November update definitely changed things --- definitely screwed up my custom sliders. How do you guys combat this? Do you just avoid automatic updates?


I had my shooting & CPU shooting honed in nicely before the updates. (I use meter-less, timed shooting.) After the update it was a frustrating struggle to hit 40% FG. Took me the last 3 days to get it where I wanted (between 43 - 48 shooting %) ... and that required lowering my 'shot coverage impact' from 50 down to 40 ...

[iLLWiLL]

Quote: Originally Posted by daveberg

I literally turned the game off in a rage a couple of nights ago. I'm normally really good threading the needle. Playing as Nash or Stockton, getting the ball to Amare or Malone for some awesome pick n roll action has always been a blast. Last week or so, it's been sheer agony. Doesn't matter how open the space is for the pass, or what type of pass it is, the CPU just keeps magically picking it off, time and time and time again when it has no business doing so. I even swallowed my pride and lowered the CPU 'hands' sliders but it made ZERO difference.

lol. I've had an issue with CPU steals in 2K for over 10 years now. That's why out of the box I lower CPU 'play passing lanes' to about 10. (And I lower CPU stealing ability to 40, and CPU hands to 25.)
(Of course, I tweak a ton of other sliders to balance things out.)

[ggsimmonds]

Something changed. I just won game 4 against the Kobe-era LeBron led Cavs by a final score of 94-47.

The Cavs shot 20% from the field. LeBron was 4-18.

I played game 3 this morning and while they were horrible in that game, it was a reasonable bad where they shot in the mid 30s from the field.

Before those two games I was seeing fg% in the low 40s, a dominant defensive effort usually resulted in ~38%.

[prettyboydaee]

Quote: Originally Posted by ggsimmonds

Something changed. I just won game 4 against the Kobe-era LeBron led Cavs by a final score of 94-47. The Cavs shot 20% from the field. LeBron was 4-18. I played game 3 this morning and while they were horrible in that game, it was a reasonable bad where they shot in the mid 30s from the field. Before those two games I was seeing fg% in the low 40s, a dominant defensive effort usually resulted in ~38%.

I’m seeing the same , I had my sliders in a good place pre patch . Post patch im seeing 3pt% of 15%-25% for the cpu . Even the overall % is down to around 35-40%. I will attempt to fix but it’s frustrating bc it is indeed time consuming to do so.


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[ggsimmonds]

Quote: Originally Posted by prettyboydaee

I’m seeing the same , I had my sliders in a good place pre patch . Post patch im seeing 3pt% of 15%-25% for the cpu . Even the overall % is down to around 35-40%. I will attempt to fix but it’s frustrating bc it is indeed time consuming to do so. Sent from my iPhone using Operation Sports

Doubly frustrating because I'm deep in a playoff run and now I have to rebuild sliders.

Its like if I win the finals my championship is going to have an asterisk lmao

[VDusen04]

Quote: Originally Posted by ggsimmonds

Doubly frustrating because I'm deep in a playoff run and now I have to rebuild sliders. Its like if I win the finals my championship is going to have an asterisk lmao

Just happened to me. I ended up blowing out the the 1986 Lakers in the Finals with the 76ers because I overcorrected the sliders and couldn't dial them back effectively enough to get back to the perfect mix I had pre-patch.

That being said, I'm still not pumped by how easily the defense seems to be able to track down a dribbler in the open floor. "Back hip" defensive position seems to transition to "front hip close off" really easily now. I'd trade the CPU playing better offense again for being able to maintain that edge over defenders in transition more regularly again.

[simbayless]

Yooo the AI bricking a lot of threes with curry and Thompson
Looks like I'm gonna have to up the shooting sliders,🙄

[ggsimmonds]

Quote: Originally Posted by simbayless

Yooo the AI bricking a lot of threes with curry and Thompson Looks like I'm gonna have to up the shooting sliders,🙄

Yep, since Friday the AI can't shoot. Almost all their attempts are missing strong off the rim. I can still hear the echoes of the rim clangs