Hot/Cold Streaks Ruin This Game

[CartridgeBlower44]

After a month with this game, I've about had it.

The streaks in this game, the 'spurtability,' is game-killing.

FOR NO REASON, my team will start missing EVERYTHING. Lay-ups, open jumpshots, open three-pointers. Doesn't matter what my gameplan is. Doesn't matter if I'm shooting well-timed shots. Doesn't matter my substitutions. NOTHING MATTERS.

All while the CPU starts making EVERYTHING. Even if they are guarded. Even if they are double-teamed. Even if they're shooting fadeaways from the post with players who would NEVER shoot that shot, let alone make those type of shots.

The thing is, it's the same when I'm doing well. When I'm on a streak, it's equally ridiculous the shots I make sometimes. It all just feels out of my control. When I'm doing good, and when I'm doing bad.

This happens EVERY GAME, too. Just wtf moments, one after the other.

I've never played an NBA 2k game where the outcome felt so out of my control. That's the worst part. The entire thing feels arbitrary. Especially when the game stars throwing full-court passes that always find their man for easy lay-ups. You can totally see when the game has clicked into unstoppable. It's so frustrating, and if the patch doesn't cool this down, I'm done with this game. Not worth it anymore.

[FragMaster]

Re: Hot/Cold Streaks Ruin This Game

turn clutch factor off and put clutch slider to 0/0

good day

[CartridgeBlower44]

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Did that and it has made no change. I literally can't notice a difference. I know others say they see a change, but I cannot. All the cheese still happens. One minute I'm up 15 in the second quarter, next minute I'm down 12 after going 0-12 and them going 6-6 from downtown. Worst part is, it's players who have no business making the shots they're making. Hands in the face, double-teamed, you name it, it doesn't matter.

I'll call timeouts to try to stop it, change defenses, but nothing works. I have a hard time believing others don't notice this. I've been a diehard 2k fan for years, and this is the worst it's ever been.

It's also noticeable when the game stops going for pump fakes, and literally becomes GLUED to all your offensive players. You can tell the game just turns a switch.

[AiRJorDan23]

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One minute I'm up 15 in the second quarter, next minute I'm down 12 after going 0-12 and them going 6-6 from downtown. Worst part is, it's players who have no business making the shots they're making. Hands in the face, double-teamed, you name it, it doesn't matter.

I'll call timeouts to try to stop it, change defenses, but nothing works. I have a hard time believing others don't notice this. I've been a diehard 2k fan for years, and this is the worst it's ever been.

LOL this quote reminds me of Paul Millsap getting in god mode for Utah vs the Heat.

[jeebs9]

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You should check out the consistent sliders....

[Jukeman]

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I'll take HOF level for 800...

[STLRams]

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turn clutch factor off and put clutch slider to 0/0

good day

I originally had my sliders set at that, and alot of teams and star players would still have a quarter everytime where they can not hit a bucket. I usually always turn of clutch factor. Well the past week I turned it back on and set the attribute at 34... Ive been having some great games since then, so I don't know whats going on, but the Star players were making shots more consistantly and I wasn't going through constant droughts in quarters of not hitting any baskets.

[tmallory]

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Yeah it seems like every time I'm up big the other team's big men go into Paul Millsap mode and drain everything. A doofy backup power forward should be not hitting 15-foot fade-away jumpers with two guys practically molesting him lol

[Chairman7w]

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I don't get this.

I have played 40+ games, and NEVER seen what you're referring to. NEVER.

Are there runs? Sure. But I've never seen the CPU hit EVERYTHING, and go through stretches longer than a couple/few minutes where I miss EVERYTHING.

Ever. I've NEVER seen this.

I play on Pro Level, so maybe that's it. I know one thing, If I tried playing on Hall of Fame, and noticed this, I wouldn't play on that level.

That said, if the game is ruined for you, just sell it and move on. There's plenty of other good games in this world, to be wasting your time being frustrated.

[Yeah...THAT Guy]

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I don't get this.

I have played 40+ games, and NEVER seen what you're referring to. NEVER.

Are there runs? Sure. But I've never seen the CPU hit EVERYTHING, and go through stretches longer than a couple/few minutes where I miss EVERYTHING.

Ever. I've NEVER seen this.

I play on Pro Level, so maybe that's it. I know one thing, If I tried playing on Hall of Fame, and noticed this, I wouldn't play on that level.

That said, if the game is ruined for you, just sell it and move on. There's plenty of other good games in this world, to be wasting your time being frustrated.

This. I've had streaks where I can't hit my jumpers but if I get a big lead, I hold on, and if I get down big, I'm down and out. Most of my games have stayed within 2-8 points the whole game going back and forth. I just had a streak where we scored 30 and 28 in the first quarter but the 2nd quarter neither team could make a bucket and we ended up scoring like 14 points each.

[Mos1ted]

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It's not the clutch factor; it's the difficulty setting. The way they programmed difficulty this year is that the CPU doesn't necessarily make better decisions on higher difficulty settings. What happens is that they are artificial things in place to give the CPU an advantage.

For starters, you'll notice if you start the game on Pro then switch to a higher setting that you now have less control of your player. It's subtle, but it's enough to affect your play at certain times of the game.

You may also notice:

- The CPU has a speed advantage on fast breaks
- Your teammate's intelligence and awareness gets toned down. They won't react to plays that they normally would react to. Also, you may even see plays where they will just give the lane to the CPU or literally run out of the way as the CPU drives. I wish I had a video camera to record this moments to prove I'm not just seeing things.
- The CPU reacts a lot faster, which isn't a bad thing on paper. But the way it's executed is a lil unrealistic in the fact that they react a little too well and above the abilities of the defensive player a lot of times. This affects several areas while the user is on offense: the ability to beat a player off the dribble, passing, jumpshooting (the CPU is able to recover quickly and close out on shooters), rebounding, loose balls

So when you see crazy instances where the CPU seems unstoppable and can't miss at times even when you have clutch off and the likes, it's the game's programming at work to make the game more challenging. I'm upset that this occurs even at All-Star (at times, not as often as the higher settings).
I really wish they could implement a better way in making the game more difficult than this.

[MrBallaBoy21]

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Consistency is poorly implemented in this game.

They get hot or cold too quickly. And when they get cold they don't tone down the shooting or attack the basket. And when they get hot they don't shoot more.

[jeebs9]

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^^I'm having the same problem in my league^^

[CartridgeBlower44]

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It's not the clutch factor; it's the difficulty setting. The way they programmed difficulty this year is that the CPU doesn't necessarily make better decisions on higher difficulty settings. What happens is that they are artificial things in place to give the CPU an advantage.

For starters, you'll notice if you start the game on Pro then switch to a higher setting that you now have less control of your player. It's subtle, but it's enough to affect your play at certain times of the game.

You may also notice:

- The CPU has a speed advantage on fast breaks
- Your teammate's intelligence and awareness gets toned down. They won't react to plays that they normally would react to. Also, you may even see plays where they will just give the lane to the CPU or literally run out of the way as the CPU drives. I wish I had a video camera to record this moments to prove I'm not just seeing things.
- The CPU reacts a lot faster, which isn't a bad thing on paper. But the way it's executed is a lil unrealistic in the fact that they react a little too well and above the abilities of the defensive player a lot of times. This affects several areas while the user is on offense: the ability to beat a player off the dribble, passing, jumpshooting (the CPU is able to recover quickly and close out on shooters), rebounding, loose balls

So when you see crazy instances where the CPU seems unstoppable and can't miss at times even when you have clutch off and the likes, it's the game's programming at work to make the game more challenging. I'm upset that this occurs even at All-Star (at times, not as often as the higher settings).
I really wish they could implement a better way in making the game more difficult than this.

Yeah, I think you're right. It's definitely difficulty related.

I've been playing All-Star, and I'm just going to say screw it and drop down to Pro. The game is almost too easy on Pro, but at least it will cut down on everything you listed. Again, it's worse this year than it's ever been.

Crazy about having less control on higher difficulties, though. I'll look out for that.

[Guffers]

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Try JD's pro sliders, I'm not the best player but I seem to be winning and losing at a realistic rate as the Bulls with them. Where as on allstar I was getting spanked most of the time, only really winning about 25% of my games.

Life's too short to try to play on a difficulty that's above you. When you feel that you've mastered the controls completely then maybe move up.