NBA 2K19 Muscle tones

[Fitnessboy]

From what i saw in the trailer and the screenshot, i am not so much impressed like every year with 2K and that is the muscle tone on every player what are just like Lebron or Giannis they are completly ripped and buffed but in game the muscles like the arms or caves you dont see any lines, like in real life when clearly the players have these.
I hope that they fix this year.
What are your thoughts about this?

[XxRnSxX]

That’s it’s too early to tell really anything but I wouldn’t my breathe in thinking 2k would do this correctly.

[Americas Team]

I rather them under do the muscle tone than over do it.

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[strawberryshortcake]

Quote: Originally Posted by Fitnessboy

From what i saw in the trailer and the screenshot, i am not so much impressed like every year with 2K and that is the muscle tone on every player what are just like Lebron or Giannis they are completly ripped and buffed but in game the muscles like the arms or caves you dont see any lines, like in real life when clearly the players have these. I hope that they fix this year. What are your thoughts about this?

My thoughts is that 2k18's upper body muscle tone is closer to reality than it is not. The below is my quote from a different thread. Lebron is solid muscle, but it does not mean he's completely ripped.

Quote: Originally Posted by strawberryshortcake

Regarding muscle definition. I made about post about this last year. The muscle definition in 2k18 is actually more correct than it is not. Spoiler tag contains three short video clips from the NBA 2016-17 finals (up close shots of NBA players during a game). Spoiler https://forums.operationsports.com/f...ss-more-8.html Quote: Originally Posted by strawberryshortcake Muscle definition: Google image search vs TV broadcast and players in motion makes a major difference This will be my first time speaking about muscle definition. I keep hearing about guys needing to look more ripped. Understandable, but at the same time, here's the thing ... 2k is looking to create a TV broadcast look. Even for players that are extremely muscular defined, the muscle cut aren't as extremely defined when players are in motion and watching broadcast NBA televised games. You can't really use "google image search" when it comes to muscle definition as a blueprint because camera flash or photos taken with high definition camera captures a different aesthetic flavor. You need to use real NBA footage where the players are actually in motion. This is why player models in NBA2k14 wasn't as accurate as people say they were, and also in NBA Live overall where everyone is built extremely muscular. Everyone in 2k14 was built with extreme muscle cuts. That's not normal with real NBA footage. What 2k is famous for is players in motion. They look realistic and they move realistic. Adding intense muscle definition could jeopardize this aspect. Just a guess. Just the same as pre-workout and post-workout body image. Immediately after lifting weights, your muscles tend to be incredibly defined, you look your best immediately after a workout. You look ripped. As the hours go by, you begin to look "softer." You may still be cut if you're already cut and conditioned well, but you're not going to look as muscular defined. A lot of fitness photoshoot may have the person do some push, pullup or whatever just prior to shooting to give a more muscular cut/lean look. What 2k or other games will need is an animation system that simulates a muscle flexed state (partial, intense, heavy, etc.) vs their unflexed natural state. I don't want to see extreme muscle cuts when the majority of the time, the athletes' muscle isn't in the extreme flexed state. More often than not even when flexed and moving, their muscles are on the softer side, and I think 2k does a very good job with it. I personally want to experience and see what I would see on TV, not what I would see on google image. Click on spoiler tag for more real live NBA broadcast footage showing players' muscle definition don't match that of google image search. Muscle definition during live broadcast is much more subtle. Example 1 Example 2 Example 3 Screen capture from NBA finals (2 years ago). Shows what "muscle definition" actually looks during a real NBA broadcast. Spoiler

[sva91]

Muscle tone isn’t great, but it’s passable from a distance. Lower bodies are just so bad from all angles. I wish they’d work on that more than anything.


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[dilladawg4]

Quote: Originally Posted by sva91

Muscle tone isn’t great, but it’s passable from a distance. Lower bodies are just so bad from all angles. I wish they’d work on that more than anything. Sent from my iPhone using Operation Sports

I agree on the lower body point. They actually looked better proportioned back in earlier years.

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[Goffs]

Quote: Originally Posted by dilladawg4

I agree on the lower body point. They actually looked better proportioned back in earlier years. Sent from my LG-LS993 using Operation Sports mobile app

No they did not...they all had cankles in the past. They actually did a little better job on 2k18. They need to make it a bit smaller especially the calves.

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[49UNCFan]

It's not the muscle tone, I feel it's the texture quality.