Neigborhood is unplayable... facts.

[infam0us]

Bigs can have success in park but with randoms who love doing their 7 iso moves or left right left right before shooting... not so much success. Last week we ran 2 bigs and a PG in Park and won like 7/10 games. But I'm with you guys as well, I'm taking Pro-Am over park easy.

[HoustonHarden]

Quote: Originally Posted by Catufb85

Been a while since I've posted anything on here but my rage is boiling over and i can't take this 2k18 game seriously right now. I run a squad with about 6-8 guys and we've been playing since 2k15. We've all figured out our personal builds and contribution to the team to win in pro-am and mainly park. Last year we 3 (the main guys i run with) all hit SuperStar 1. I was a 6'11 240 pure paint pro with over 40 badges. Grinded my life way. But was pleased because the grind, money spent on VC, etc. reflected with WINS on the MyPark courts. This year with the whole new redesign on NBA2k18 and the introduction of The Neighborhood, has gotten me to the point where i just want to put my controller down and wait until more patches and updates come out. Reasoning, I made a 7'2 270 Rebounding/Driving&Finishing beast of a player. Have grinded for days to get to an 87 with silver posterizer, relentless finisher, defensive stopper, rim protector, etc. My dude should easily be competitive in the "Neigborhood" along with my other two squad members who are both 90 overalls and way more badges. My point i am making is 2k has buffered the "Park" to appeal more towards the lower rated players who haven't grinded as much or spent as much money. Example 1: Myself an 87, and my two squad members 90 and 89 are missing layups, getting blocked, can't stop, etc. lower rated players with records like 5-30 and worse. To the point where we just get off the game in rage. Example 2: testing this theory that 2K has buffered the Park to even out the playing field between the dedicated grinders and the occasional players, is this... Last night i had a 7'3 280 rebounding stretch 5. 60 overall no upgrades and no badges. I go step on a Park game and it starts up. First thing I noticed was not only was i a 60 but the two members on my team (randoms) were both under 85 overall and both CENTERS... The team we were playing were two PG's and a 1 SF. All three were playmaking sharps or playmaking shot creators all over 85 and 1 was a 90. I didn't look but i can assume they had way more badges than us combined. And guess what with no badges and 60 overall i went 3-5 from deep and we won 4 games in a row. I was averaging 10 points a game and about 4-5 boards and 1-2 blocks. On guys WAY higher rated and more badges than myself. I was even getting Greens from behind the arch at a 60 and no shooting badges. This game is broken and will not spend another second grinding or money until this crap is fixed. end rant.

how is the game broken just because you hitting jumpers with a specialist without badges? Having a high overall doesnt exempt you from being affected by defenders

[cjacks17]

Lol at "facts"


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[ksuttonjr76]

Quote: Originally Posted by infam0us

Bigs can have success in park but with randoms who love doing their 7 iso moves or left right left right before shooting... not so much success. Last week we ran 2 bigs and a PG in Park and won like 7/10 games. But I'm with you guys as well, I'm taking Pro-Am over park easy.

True that. That's like the only time I'm effective, because they give me enough time to get back on defense, lol.

[Wolf Ticket]

Ratings and badges don't determine the game, they just give you the advantage
Sounds like you underestimated some players and paid the price.

Sometimes the lottery teams beat the champions...That's basketball.

[TarHeelPhenom]

A 7'3 280lb stretch 5 huh...


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[ILLSmak]

moral of the story is make a 60 and ball out haha.

-Smak

[Nza]

I've seen a 60 being played in the Neighborhood by a clearly skilled player (was something like 1.5:1 win ratio with over 200 games played and I think A- average), and he was probably the best player on the court. Multiple blocks, driving dunks etc. A good player will contribute with a 60 OVR but I couldn't help but wonder if the player's W/L and team grade played some part from a gameplay outcomes perspective because he was moving around unlike any 60 I've seen.