NBA 2K14 - Rob Jones Briefly Explains The Pro Stick: Dribbling and Shooting

[scottyp180]

Its amazing how scared people can be about change. The same exact thing happened last year when 2k changed the shoot/dribble stick. So many people were skeptical before hand but once people got the game in their hands and got use to the controls they realized how much of an improvement it was. While I like the controls and gameplay last year (in the shoot/dribble department) I thought there were still a lot of improvements to be made. With out having the game and controller in my hands its hard to get a grasp on how exactly the controls will work and it does seem a little overwhelming when hearing or reading about it; however I think once we get our hands on the game it will be a much easier adjustment.

My hopes for this control scheme is that it will eliminate the moments of "control loss" that would occur while dribbling and shooting in previous years. I think this is an area that has been continually improving over the past 3 or 4 games and I hope this will be the game that finally finds that sweet spot. For people worried about complex controls just realize that it will lead to better user control. I was always against the nhl games because I thought the controls were too complicated and I could never get a grasp of them but last year when I finally took the time to learn the game I realized that it is the best controlled sports game out because it feels so fluid and natural once you get the controls down. Hopefully these new changes will bring that feel and control to the 2k franchise

[Steve_OS]

Just added a video from Shakedown2012 that should clear things up some more.

[DatGD12guage]

Re: NBA 2K14 - Rob Jones Briefly Explains The Pro Stick: Dribbling and Shooting

A hold in ANY direction will get you a shot. Hold left, hold right, hold at an angle, Hold in any direction = a shot Fitz.

So you do your move if you want to, then whatever direction it feels comfortable for you to shoot push the stick in that direction.

this sounds interesting so this means we can pretty much lean and fade in all angles if so this is starting to make me very happy. Now the pro stick is starting to make perfect sense.

Imagine receiving a handoff pass around a screen and then having the option to lean in to the right/left or drift or fade upon receiving the pass without dribbling, the way it would feel does make total sense now.

I imagine we can do this right czar? If so this would add another dimension to the post game giving us different angels with the hooks, floaters, etc being able to perform these different moves from different angles.

Ok Im sold now..... or as soon as a muf confirm all this shh i just imagined. Somebody say it is soooooo LOL.

[canucksss]

Re: NBA 2K14 - Rob Jones Briefly Explains The Pro Stick: Dribbling and Shooting

i was hoping that they will show this new feature with 2k14 game and not 2k13.

its hard to follow all the verbiage and use imagination doing it.

[NvME]

Re: NBA 2K14 - Rob Jones Briefly Explains The Pro Stick: Dribbling and Shooting

Self alley-oops. Flashy passes. I always personally got more joy out of flashy aesthetics than gameplay Maybe next year the player will actually have the ability to toss the ball through the defenders legs. The possibilities. By all means, keep the flash and flare coming.