Controls... infuriating

[vegaas]

I wish that the guy you want to pass too would get a color icon under him when you press in his direction. This way if the game selects the wrong guy you could move your stick left or right to get the right guy. Problem would be solved.

[Muzyk23]

I think you are poor at the game of basketball

[Armor and Sword]

Quote: Originally Posted by Muzyk23

I think you are poor at the game of basketball

These are the posts that are just uncalled for.

Grow up.

[Maxflier]

Quote: Originally Posted by vegaas

I wish that the guy you want to pass too would get a color icon under him when you press in his direction. This way if the game selects the wrong guy you could move your stick left or right to get the right guy. Problem would be solved.

It does put a white ring underneath the guy you are going to pass to if I'm not mistaken. Seems like it would work great except it is obviously not easy to see and it tends to switch quickly for seemingly no reason sometimes, thus resulting in errant passes.

[Armor and Sword]

Quote: Originally Posted by kev0ut

I don't know what I'm doing wrong. The last bball game I played was College Hoops 2k8. That game always seemed to understand who I'm trying to pass the ball to. If I have a guy open under the basket and move the left stick in his direction and hit pass, 9 times out of 10 the pass will go across court to someone on the wing for some reason. Yes I know I can use icon passing, but sometimes you just don't have time if you want to make a quick pass. Also, when you run a called play, what is the point of the 'A' (on xbox) that is above the target players head? if I press 'A', the pass only goes to that player some of the time; half the time it is thrown into traffic. Am I doing something wrong? I don't get it.

I hear you. The game is not perfect. I use icon passing 95% of the time and i seem to only use stick passing around the perimeter.

It is what it is for now.

[vegaas]

Quote: Originally Posted by Maxflier

It does put a white ring underneath the guy you are going to pass to if I'm not mistaken. Seems like it would work great except it is obviously not easy to see and it tends to switch quickly for seemingly no reason sometimes, thus resulting in errant passes.

Hmm, if it does I havent really noticed it. Maybe its faint and I just dont even realise its there. I will look tonight but if it switched ramdomly at times then it does us no good. Thats disappointing.

[Da_Czar]

Quote: Originally Posted by kev0ut

I don't know what I'm doing wrong. The last bball game I played was College Hoops 2k8. That game always seemed to understand who I'm trying to pass the ball to. If I have a guy open under the basket and move the left stick in his direction and hit pass, 9 times out of 10 the pass will go across court to someone on the wing for some reason. Yes I know I can use icon passing, but sometimes you just don't have time if you want to make a quick pass. Also, when you run a called play, what is the point of the 'A' (on xbox) that is above the target players head? if I press 'A', the pass only goes to that player some of the time; half the time it is thrown into traffic. Am I doing something wrong? I don't get it.

KevOut what camera do you use ? I try everything out on 2k or drive camera first to see how well its really working. Directional passing is not perfect but between icons option and changing your camera angle you may be able to lessen your frustration.

Even if you dont like those camera's give em a shot as they tend to make the game easier. Yes there is a white circle that goes under the person your passing to or are trying to pass to those angles can be tricky especially press or broadcast because at times there can be 2 or 3 players in that general direction.

ALso give right stick passing a shot. You tap the rb then press the right stick in the direction you want to pass.

try scrimmage mode with no shot clock and a good camera angle and just spend 10 minutes getting used to it and see how it feels.

PS. Please don't interpret any of this as me saying the game or passing is perfect. It's not but you can possibly get a lot more success passing using icon and the few suggestions mentioned above

[blklightning]

if you don't see the circle under the player you want to pass to, he isn't going to get the ball. never quick pass unless you see that circle icon under your intended receiver.