Can I Be Any Worse At This Game? (Tips?)

**HHHRVD55** · 11-18-2010, 12:33 AM

Re: Can I Be Any Worse At This Game? (Tips?)

What are you playing on? Lower the difficulty if you can.

And run more plays! They're are the best ways to get open. Just don't pass the ball around and try to juke the CPU, it won't work. You have to run plays.

**travis72** · 11-18-2010, 12:59 AM

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You really need to run plays and have a strategy to playing. Its the 1st basketball game made that really makes yuo have to think at all times. Try messing with the sliders, if your having the computer steal and deflect a lot of passes try lowering the hands and play passing lane sliders of the AI. I usually call a play as soon as i inbound the ball to that way guys get the play moving sooner that way if there is a break down you have time to iso or do a quick pick and roll. I have a lot of luck with the pick n roll.

By the way lower the AI clutch factor to this will help with the computer runs in the game.

**BATMON** · 11-18-2010, 03:12 AM

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Try Inside- Outside. Make the defense colllapse then start your Offense.

Start from the elbow or deeper in the post. Instead of wasting time on the perimeter, passing around like a college game.

**kcet0910** · 11-18-2010, 03:25 AM

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i would think about fiddling around with the sliders a bit. i used to have a problem with the game, too. i initially used the 'simulation' slider preset under hall of fame difficulty. i can usually hold my own for about one half, the the cpu would just own me on the third. a half where i lead by about 5 or so usually ends up with me trailing by 10 or 15 at the end of the third quarter, then i'd pretty much play catch up on the fourth. i would normally end up with a 7 point loss or so. i played about 30 consecutive games that went like this, so something was obviously fishy with regards to the games obscenely clutch AI.

i think a relatively good starting point would be jd's amazing pro/sim sliders

http://www.operationsports.com/forum...n-qrts-52.html

it's not aN end all be all, but i find that this is a good starting point to make the most out of your 2k experience. after about 10 games or so, you can easily tweak the sliders a bit more to suit your playing style

**Zubber** · 11-18-2010, 05:36 AM

Re: Can I Be Any Worse At This Game? (Tips?)

Well, I'm new to the 2K series as well and I started playing my first 10 matches on rookie settings with default sliders (didn't know sliders existed). I was winning by 3 points or losing by 5 every match, and it felt fun for me because it was a close game. I kept jacking up stupid 3's with Ray Allen and Paul Pierce and due to the fact it was rookie, maybe 1/4 would go in, which was enough to keep me in the game.

I then changed to Pro, still Default sliders, got my assed whooped as the Celtics by the Raptops (I feel ashamed). Somewhere like 47-123. I then used the Simulation Sliders, and after a few more practice games, I started to lose by around 30 points a game, (12 min quarters). Today, I downloaded JD's sim sliders, which I have then editted a bit, due to some parts that I didn't like.

But the main change which allowed me to finally win today against the 76ers 109-105 was that I used the post players and my big men. They used to shoot maybe a total of 3 shots a game? and my 3 point shooters would jack up 20-30 3's each. I found that using the post players, has become a pretty effective tactic for me, but I am still struggling to run plays for the C's. The only few plays I can run are all for Ray Allen to get open for the 3, nothing else seems to work except for the '14 Punch' which is just a straight pass to Kevin Garnett isolated on one side.

Only hint for the game, keep playing and experiment with the post players. You don't even have to shoot with them, just try backing down, faking, passing out to your shooters if you feel more comfortable that way. I usually only post and shoot if its KG, or its 1 on 1 and you think you can score from whatever distance you're from. Also, if you're playing Assocation, try testing out the different plays for your team because I know plays can be very effective. (Got raped by Igloudala, 37 points, just from 2 damn plays that I couldn't stop)

**hunterfan48** · 11-21-2010, 04:10 AM

Re: Can I Be Any Worse At This Game? (Tips?)

honestly...this is game is pissing me off! I play on All-Star on 9 minute quarters, and I can't even score 10 points a quarter!?! Beasley jus gets bumped and goes nowhere...and noone else I can get a shot off with. I try to use L2 but it does absolutely nothing. I'm almost to the point of stop playing this game cause it frustrates me so much...every thing I read and try to do never works. plays don't work...nothing! I have no idea how to even play this game anymore...

**jr86** · 11-21-2010, 04:41 AM

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Originally posted by hunterfan48

honestly...this is game is pissing me off! I play on All-Star on 9 minute quarters, and I can't even score 10 points a quarter!?! Beasley jus gets bumped and goes nowhere...and noone else I can get a shot off with. I try to use L2 but it does absolutely nothing. I'm almost to the point of stop playing this game cause it frustrates me so much...every thing I read and try to do never works. plays don't work...nothing! I have no idea how to even play this game anymore...

Does your game not come with a lower dificulty than All Star? Or can't you're ego handle playing on Pro with adjusted sliders?

**warrenb** · 11-21-2010, 05:40 AM

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I play on default PRO sim. I play with the Bucks. I have a 5 an 13 record against the CPU. I am just starting to win win some games. I spend most of my time playing in the scrimmage mode. You have to learn the plays. The thing that kills me is when the subs come in,the plays change. I do not know what to run and I start turning the ball over. I will go back to practice.

**AiRJorDan23** · 11-21-2010, 05:58 AM

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Best thing to do is to learn more plays with the team u play with, practice the iso moves in a scrimmage along with the post moves. Also try sticking with one team until u get comfortable with the gameplay, that way u won't have to worry about all the different shot releases.

**pokerplaya** · 11-21-2010, 06:09 AM

Re: Can I Be Any Worse At This Game? (Tips?)

I'll tell you how *I* play.

Coaching Settings:
Playcalling Offense: AUTO
Playcalling Defense: AUTO
Play Art: FULL
Show All Plays.

Let the coach call plays for you, and follow the art, if for nothing else as to learn the plays without having to search through them while trying to dribble. Once you are comfortable, you can call your own plays if you want.

The important thing to remember is that if some kind of play isn't called, there is generally a lot of standing around by your CPU teammates (they don't have a plan) thus if you try to freestyle, no one is cutting to the rim and the like.

Setting it to auto means a play is getting called every single trip up court. Whether you choose to follow the play called, or freestyle off the movement it creates, it gets your teammates into the flow of the game.

That's just my two cents, but I find its a very enjoyable experience, and the coaches are the ones calling the plays in real life. I'm playing the game.

EDIT: And the defense pretty much stays man unless you are down big and they start pressing. If you want to press or trap, this keeps you in man until you decide to do it (which to be honest is a real pain in the ***.)

**AdamBa17** · 11-21-2010, 10:45 AM

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i dont run many plays but im 15-1 in my association.

i dont think plays have to be run all the time - but i prefer to play the game for fun rather than have it too serious.

i think it has to do with the increasing want for "realism" why this game has been made too hard, but thats another topic

**mikenoob** · 11-21-2010, 11:01 AM

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Why are you even playing on all star if you're scoring just 10 points in 9 minute quarters?

**warrenb** · 11-21-2010, 12:53 PM

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ontGrowAutofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:BrowserLevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--> You need to watch the Czar videos. Ten teams in ten days. This game makes you work. You can not go one on one anymore all the time. Sometimes the defensive player will shade you one way and you can take him. You have to run the offense. And on the pick n rolls you have to pay attention to how the defense reacts. And some times you will lose and miss read the defense. Go the the OS Youtube for the Czar videos.

Play basketball not video games

**Birdman** · 11-21-2010, 01:11 PM

Re: Can I Be Any Worse At This Game? (Tips?)

Originally posted by pokerplaya

I'll tell you how *I* play.

Coaching Settings:
Playcalling Offense: AUTO
Playcalling Defense: AUTO
Play Art: FULL
Show All Plays.

Let the coach call plays for you, and follow the art, if for nothing else as to learn the plays without having to search through them while trying to dribble. Once you are comfortable, you can call your own plays if you want.

The important thing to remember is that if some kind of play isn't called, there is generally a lot of standing around by your CPU teammates (they don't have a plan) thus if you try to freestyle, no one is cutting to the rim and the like.

Setting it to auto means a play is getting called every single trip up court. Whether you choose to follow the play called, or freestyle off the movement it creates, it gets your teammates into the flow of the game.

That's just my two cents, but I find its a very enjoyable experience, and the coaches are the ones calling the plays in real life. I'm playing the game.

EDIT: And the defense pretty much stays man unless you are down big and they start pressing. If you want to press or trap, this keeps you in man until you decide to do it (which to be honest is a real pain in the ***.)

I play like this too, on offense. I call defense myself.

It appears to me though that a lot of plays are pretty useless (but they still get the teammates doing stuff like pokerplaya said, but edit your playbook as you go along to get better plays).

@ pokerplaya sure the coach does it irl but he also does the subbing and the GM does the trading.. it's a game, you're in control, that's the fun.

Autoplays is just nice and easy, and I like it, but in the clutch or when I hate the play called I overrule my coach definitely.

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