The MESS that is 2K17's help defense... How to fix THREAD

[rjohns23]

Quote: Originally Posted by ch46647

WOW! These settings WORK! Someone please get this video over to a developer. Hopfeully they can hard code these settings in for CPU controlled teams (and maybe make them default for everyone, since most people who play this game are not on OS or watch 2K youtube vids) I was about ready to put this game down, but with these settings the AI controlled defenders play phenomenally well. This shows the developers do have the system in place for great defense. They just have their settings out of whack and its causing the AI to go haywire.. For those that did not watch the video, see below for step by step.. Beginning of the game go into Gameplan- Defensive settings.. 1. Make all adjustments on the first screen so it applies to everyone. 2. Switch Rules- Use "Switch All".. *Do not leave on AUTO* (This is what is causing the big men and other defenders to just wander off from their man) 3. Pre-Rotate- Switch to "NO (All)" 4. Screen Help Rules- "Help and No Rotation (All)" 5. Help Rules- "Help (All) Now here is the second step and this is key! Change the individual settings for all opposing team Centers to what you see below.. 1. Pre-Rotate- Yes 2. Screen Help Rules- Auto Boom! Try this and watch how much better your team AI plays. Its literally night and day. Thank you Sam Pham! Once again, someone please send this to the developers. These changes need to be hard coded in the game.

Thanks for the written post. Quick question for those that have tried the adjustments, with the "switch all" setting, does the CPU in all ball screens? Or could I still set my pnr settings to hedge, ice, etc... ? (Can't watch the video right now)

[The 24th Letter]

First game online with these settings. Well dayum

VERY noticable difference.

A lot of thise little leak outs that add up when playing the Warriors didnt happen.

Good stuff.

[EarvGotti]

Excellent work Sam. You get my vote to visit 2K next go around. Heck, i'll write you a reference so you can get a job there.

[BegBy]

Tried these settings and it seems like a different game in some regards. Awesome job, Sam.

[TarHeelPhenom]

Just an FYI...I did cpu vs cpu...went in and took control of each team and put these settings in and then moved the co.stroller back to CPU vs CPU and the settings stuck. So what you guys prolly want to do when playing against the cpu is go in and change those settings for them too.

[33JAF]

Good stuff, Sam. But we're still only 1/2 way there for offline players vs cpu. Fingers are crossed that they see this and apply these settings to the cpu.

[kabamaru]

Quote: Originally Posted by MarkWilliam

Thanks for this post man! Nice to have it in writing aswell. Handy. (me copy/pasting into notepad haha)

Yeah I wrote it down too

[The 24th Letter]

My wife just found the piece of paper I wrote mine on....came in the room like