Top Twenty Ways to Improve NBA 2K on the Court (Part One)

[Joka2122]

Swiftychampleone, you have a point. Although I hate to compare both games myself, Live does out weigh in this area and should be implemented in 2k. Also further note, you may notice when watching Live players run a fast break, they push the ball in front of them to gain more momentum leading into a dunk or layup (very realistic) unlike 2k keeping the same simple running animation leading into a dunk or layup (very unrealistic).

All in all, 2k has great qualities that Live doesn't have, vise verse.

[lv2bll]

Re: Top Twenty Ways to Improve NBA 2K on the Court (Part One)

why havent we seen ''top 50 ways to improve nba live on the court''

(sarcasm)

[jshmoopy]

I don't know if anyone here has seen any of DaCzar's NBA Live 09 and NBA 2K9 comparisons, but he sums the control issue up very nicely.

[swiftychampleone]

Well lv2bll, I would definitely agree that Live was literally shot in 07-09. As a matter fact, I hate when people yell Live is back when it should have been at this point a year or two ago. The last good hoops title was NBA 2K7. I don't care what anyone says, 2K9 was broken. Would you agree? I also remember DaCzar summation of control in both games. Live has better control. Players in 2K were sliding. Player movement should be the base of any sim-sports game.

I thought I would see help defense in this article. What about that?

[Kushmir]

c'mon now...those are the bottom 10. HELP DEFENSE is in the Top 10! (wink)

[Kushmir]

also...i think the "MEAT" of number 14 got lost in the editing. here's how it was supposed to read: Physical Defense Option - You know what we like? When post defenders body up offensive players and reroute a would-be drive to the basket, force a player to pick up their dribble or when they push post players off the block. Why isn’t this an option for us in gameplay? (playing defense in the post is SUPER difficult) we’re essentially reduced to try-and-block-the-shot defense when our options should be numerous. This tactic could be balanced by calling a foul semi-frequently so it isn’t abused and also by rewarding offensive players who make a quick move to the basket, leaving defenders who try to “body up” standing flat-footed (Amare spins off defenders effortlessly—and an Agile Shaq in his prime was the best at this) these elements would provide the proper balance to easily implement this as a useful gameplay mechanic.

[Court_vision]

Re: Top Twenty Ways to Improve NBA 2K on the Court (Part One)

I don't see the point of this article...the game isn't out yet. How can anyone know what needs to be improved before we see what has been improved?

Wouldn't an analysis be better in 3 months time?

[swiftychampleone]

Shame on me. I should have known that Help D would be a major improvement. I totally apologize, Kushmir. Great article, BTW! I hope there will be a Live improvement article as well.

[J.R. Locke]

Re: Top Twenty Ways to Improve NBA 2K on the Court (Part One)

I don't really get this article. Not much I am in agreement with. To each their own.

[BlackRome]

The Jump Pass.

It was unstoppable last year.

I hardly ever seen a pass thrown away when people abused it.

I hope they tuned it down back to the 2k8 level.

[Kushmir]

LOL! no apology necessary dude..its all love. it did say twenty, right?

and CourtVision we aren't saying these issues are still in 2k10...but that they've been issues since next gen...that's all. hopefully they're all fixed!

[lv2bll]

Re: Top Twenty Ways to Improve NBA 2K on the Court (Part One)

Well lv2bll, I would definitely agree that Live was literally shot in 07-09. As a matter fact, I hate when people yell Live is back when it should have been at this point a year or two ago. The last good hoops title was NBA 2K7. I don't care what anyone says, 2K9 was broken. Would you agree? I also remember DaCzar summation of control in both games. Live has better control. Players in 2K were sliding. Player movement should be the base of any sim-sports game.

I thought I would see help defense in this article. What about that?

i was just being sarcastic(comic relief) but on the real i have yet to see a top # list for nba live for unknown reasons. Maybe 2k fans are more critical of their games because they know that 2k strives for authenticity and we seem to never be happy with what we've got!

[ffaacc03]

Great article ... when might we get the next ?

[swiftychampleone]

Oh I know you were sarcastic, lol! But listen lv2bll. Someone on the forum has a signature that clearly shows what the issue is. EA and 2K walking a tightrope, striving so hard to create a perfect balance of sim and fun in a hoops game. When either one falls of the rope, instead of us of catching them and appreciating what they tried, we'll step back and tell them bad they messed up. We're all guilty of dissing the devs.

What trips me out is that I feel that the technology is there and these supposed to be QA teams let these games come out without truly testing them. There shouldn't be people who like basketball help create the game. There should be people who know basketball help make the game.

[LA_All_Day]

#11 is the most important one