Issues with Athletic Finisher Build

**Coffinsh** · 09-23-2016, 05:25 PM

Re: Issues with Athletic Finisher Build

Originally posted by PatsCards87

Hi all,

So I'm having an issue with my athletic finisher PF, and wanted to see if anyone else is having this same problem. All in all, I'm enjoying the build, but I picked this build for one reason, and one reason only... to YAM on people.

However, I cannot for the life of me, despite turbo+Up on the stick, to trigger a contact dunk. He always goes for the weak layup. He simply refuses to boom.

I am a 91 currently.

Meanwhile, my 3pt shot is a 52 and somehow I'm wet as hell from 3 in MyCareer and the Park? Ok. That's cool, don't get me wrong, but WHERE ARE MY YAMS!?

I can't even get the Posterizer badge. I dunk all day in the career, but it's always Slam Dunk, even if there is contact. It's so annoying.

did you equip dunks and or dunk packages?

**PatsCards87** · 09-23-2016, 05:33 PM

Re: Issues with Athletic Finisher Build

Originally posted by Coffinsh

did you equip dunks and or dunk packages?

Yes sir. I have all the PF player dunk packages (Kemp, Griffin, etc.) and I have several other packages. I bought all 4 contact dunk packages. By the way, contact dunk packages are glitched. When you go to set them, it doesn't matter if you set all 4 slots to different packages, when you save and go back in, you'll see all 4 slots have the same contact dunk package. it's weird.

My biggest concern is that I spent money ($50) of VC on this character specifically for the big dunk ability. I worry that all other play archetypes are able to do their specialties, but I won't. Glass cleaners get crazy boards, sharpshooters splash, playmakers cross folks up, but my build isn't doing my specialty.

**Coffinsh** · 09-23-2016, 05:43 PM

Re: Issues with Athletic Finisher Build

Originally posted by PatsCards87

Yes sir. I have all the PF player dunk packages (Kemp, Griffin, etc.) and I have several other packages. I bought all 4 contact dunk packages. By the way, contact dunk packages are glitched. When you go to set them, it doesn't matter if you set all 4 slots to different packages, when you save and go back in, you'll see all 4 slots have the same contact dunk package. it's weird.

My biggest concern is that I spent money ($50) of VC on this character specifically for the big dunk ability. I worry that all other play archetypes are able to do their specialties, but I won't. Glass cleaners get crazy boards, sharpshooters splash, playmakers cross folks up, but my build isn't doing my specialty.

A couple of things to check;

Is your layup/dunk tower maxed out (it doesnt have to be, but obviously the higher the better).

Did you equip contact dunks (separate from regular dunks). You dont have to, but these help.

What is the height/weight/wingspan of your dude?

Also, make sure you have stamina left for the dunk itself, being low on stamina when attempting will keep you from contact dunks.

**hanzsomehanz** · 09-23-2016, 05:44 PM

Re: Issues with Athletic Finisher Build

Do you have the under the rim athletic finishes package?

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**PatsCards87** · 09-23-2016, 05:47 PM

Re: Issues with Athletic Finisher Build

Originally posted by Coffinsh

A couple of things to check;[list][*]Is your layup/dunk tower maxed out (it doesnt have to be, but obviously the higher the better).[*]Did you equip contact dunks (separate from regular dunks). You dont have to, but these help.[*]What is the height/weight/wingspan of your dude?[*]Also, make sure you have stamina left for the dunk itself, being low on stamina when attempting will keep you from contact dunks.

First off, thank you so much for responding, this is great.

My Dunk/Layup tower is 23 out of 25 right now.
My contact dunks are all equipped, but due to the glitch where the same contact dunk package applies to all 4, I have just Contact Dunk package 3 equipped in all 4 slots.
I am 6'10" 275 lbs. PF and my wingspan is 1 click below the maximum wingspan.
I'll be sure to keep an eye on stamina, but I do that already and doesn't seem to make much of a difference.

The closest I have gotten is what I call the "air dunk" where I go up for contact, and the contested dunk makes me air ball my attempt.

**PatsCards87** · 09-23-2016, 05:50 PM

Re: Issues with Athletic Finisher Build

Originally posted by hanzsomehanz

Do you have the under the rim athletic finishes package?

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Yes. I don't mean this disrespectfully or arrogantly, I just don't know how else to say it... I'm not a 2K casual. I played 2k16 MyPark all year last year and finished midway through Legend 2 MyPark rank.

Like, I know what my player SHOULD be doing, and I know how to get him to do it, he just.... won't do it lol.

**Rockie_Fresh88** · 09-23-2016, 05:58 PM

Re: Issues with Athletic Finisher Build

I'm having problems finishing layups at all with the athletic finisher . I'm a big man and I'm seeing sharpshooter guards Finish better inside than me.

**Bornindamecca** · 09-23-2016, 06:00 PM

Re: Issues with Athletic Finisher Build

Originally posted by Coffinsh

A couple of things to check;

Is your layup/dunk tower maxed out (it doesnt have to be, but obviously the higher the better).

Did you equip contact dunks (separate from regular dunks). You dont have to, but these help.

What is the height/weight/wingspan of your dude?

Also, make sure you have stamina left for the dunk itself, being low on stamina when attempting will keep you from contact dunks.

Seeing reports of this with the Slasher as well. Contact layups against moderate defense--i.e. short characters without any defensive badges and ratings in the 70s--are not going in at a success rate superior to that of Playmakers and Shot Creators.

My suggestion has been to max out an explore the class more, as we don't know how much skill plays a part, but right now the distance between Finishers/Athletes and Skill Characters in their specialty does not seem to be nearly as great as the differences between shooters and non-shooters.

The Slasher builds on paper look very close to a prime Dwyane Wade, minus the ball handles, but we're not seeing a similar result.

I'm not directly asking for a change, as it is extremely early, but if you could shed some light on how Finishing Classes could see better success, that would be much appreciated.

From a design standpoint, it seems that the character is more of an off-ball class that should be heavily rewarded for going to the rim with a head of steam and a fairly clearly lane, with a lower reward counter being an around the rim shot off of the dribble. A Fast Break terror. Not seeing that in the early going.

In the meantime, I'm still playing with different layup packages, floaters and Euro Steps and releases to expand the arsenal of skill so I can give the best example of success/fail scenarios with the character.

**Celtics4Life** · 09-23-2016, 06:07 PM

Re: Issues with Athletic Finisher Build

Same issue with slasher on top of that awful ball handling like a slow center. Can you at least out run a center on a fast break? Because I can't even do that lol

Question did you max your height to 6'11? I know you put 6'10 before but just curious. I know 2k17 decided to penalize you really bad for going max because God forbid that's a sin.

**PatsCards87** · 09-23-2016, 06:13 PM

Re: Issues with Athletic Finisher Build

Originally posted by Celtics4Life

Same issue with slasher on top of that awful ball handling like a slow center. Can you at least out run a center on a fast break? Because I can't even do that lol

Question did you max your height to 6'11? I know you put 6'10 before but just curious. I know 2k17 decided to penalize you really bad for going max because God forbid that's a sin.

PF's can go up to 7'. I'm 6'10" specifically to avoid what you just described. I wanted some decent speed. Right now my speed with ball is 60. My general speed I think is 64.

**orlandofan123** · 09-23-2016, 06:37 PM

Re: Issues with Athletic Finisher Build

idk i have a 7'0 glass cleaner and i stay dunking on people. i actually got posterizer and lob finisher the other day but can only get it to bronze.

**Rockie_Fresh88** · 09-23-2016, 06:44 PM

Re: Issues with Athletic Finisher Build

Yeah I can dunk all over people lol . I tried changing layup packages for my big but no dice. This is for driving layups and standing layups.

**PatsCards87** · 09-23-2016, 06:55 PM

Re: Issues with Athletic Finisher Build

I have the opposite, my contact layups are fine, it's the contact dunks that don't happen.

I'm not talking about dunks where someone is in front of you and you get a dunk off with no contact. I'm talking about actual contact dunks where it says contact dunk in the corner. Contact dunks with the new animations. They aren't happening.

**PatsCards87** · 09-23-2016, 06:56 PM

Re: Issues with Athletic Finisher Build

Originally posted by orlandofan123

idk i have a 7'0 glass cleaner and i stay dunking on people. i actually got posterizer and lob finisher the other day but can only get it to bronze.

We're not talking about the same kind of dunks. As a glass cleaner, you can't get your dunks high enough to have the special contact dunk packages.

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