Is it time to be more heavy-handed with long passes?

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Quote: Originally Posted by Kushmir

I think so. You have to commend 2K on what they did to fix transition defense from 2K16 but cheesers are a crafty lot--they've adapted. What you see now is the pass to half-court (which the defense overreacts to) and then a quick pass to the open man/cutter. Its time for much more "bad pass" outcomes on long passes and ones into traffic like the one I saw here, which was well done: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TlgFyAHf_V4 Here are just a few of the things we're seeing with passing as it is currently. Its classic "take advantage of the AI rather than play your opponent" stuff. Why have a outlet badge if anyone can do this at will? The sooner its addressed the better. 1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LViAuIhEen0 2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YOgyyCVn5w 3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hVn1gKLNBk 4. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Et-Nzhqjl0 5. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3G_4wi0_ii0 6. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvwIPqZeOzs 7. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DX8nLTW-AnY 8. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBCqc0XHkA0

The worse thing to ever happen to 2K is that it became a game about "curing" cheese, instead of a game about realistic, movement, passing, and outcomes. This very thing is why 2K16 became unplayable for me. If everything the cheesers do provokes a response from the dev team then we are in for another sterile experience just like last year.

The limit transition defensive setting seems to work well here and maybe it can be combined with half court press to limit the specific instances you're talking about. Either way I think the game gives us enough tools to combat the cheese. Nerfing something as simple as a pass into half court can have disastrous consequences. Personally, I think pass success in those situations should be contextual. If a man has leaked out and is wide open on the other end then that should be rewarded with a fairly accurate pass. We know the risk/reward of leaking out early. However if he is reasonably covered the pass should be less accurate.

I'm more of an offline player but I'm sensitive to the plight of those playing against cheese daily. If only your suggestions didn't carry over to offline modes.

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