Whatever the Devs did to adjust the game today has seriously affected All-star Difficulty in MyCareeer mode.
Over the past 2-3 weeks, I played my whole 82 game rookie season (plus the Playoffs + Finals) in MyCareer mode... then this morning I get the little black box notification to 'return to the main menu' in order for the recent 'remote settings adjustment' to get applied.
That update has ruined everything for me.
Suddenly, the gameplay is not fun anymore. At all.
Every single game I have played all day long feels like a REAL CHORE.... because the CPU now sticks to me like a magnet all over the court. No matter what dribble moves I use... the CPU is right there.... And I cannot create any space unless I try to perform a step-back & chuck up shots from almost halfcourt.
Now every single play I have to 'push past' a defender attached to my hipbone, in order to attack the rim... where the defense will collapse & CONSTANTLY foul me.... or the CPU will randomly give me the worst 'layup animation' possible.
Everytime I drive.... I can feel the fouls shaking up my controller.
Sometimes they ACTUALLY get called a foul... but most times... they do not.
The BIGGEST reason I dislike this... is because I don't tend to jack up tons of 3 pointers every single game. I usually shoot 5 or less. And some games I don't even shoot ANY at all.
I prefer to play a mid-range game with lots of pick-n pop plays, or Work the ball around until I get some catch-n shoot plays. Or I operate in the post, using back downs, fall away jumpers & drop step moves.
Now suddenly..... it just feels like the whole game caters (or was 'tweaked') toward very deep 3-point shooting... and 'dribble drives' to the bucket.
There's MORE to basketball than just Ankle breakers & Half-court shots.... but it seems like the other stuff is being ignored.
Especially when 'all-white' releases on mid-range jumpshots taken anywhere inside the arc, or at the elbow.... are pretty much guaranteed to be instant BRICKS.
The game is just giving us 2 options on offense...
1 - Either shoot recklessly from deep 3-point range....
2 - or just put your head down... and drive hard to the bucket.
C'mon 2k. This is ridiculous.
And the worst part is... I see some folks posting videos on YouTube that are meant to help other players.... but if you look at their (endgame) stats in the videos... these guys are shooting like over 30+, 40+ or 50+ plus 3-pointers ALONE per game. Every single game.
One single player shooting THAT MANY 3-pointers makes it hard to 'balance' the game for the masses.
So its no wonder the game gets 'tuned' (behind the scenes) by the Devs the way it does.
Because the Devs are probably seeing these videos and thinking EVERYONE is jacking up well over 40+ three-pointers every game... .so they are probably adjusting the sliders to compensate for it.