NBA 2K14 - New Signature Skills Revealed, Including Pre-Order LeBron Coast to Coast

[DukeC]

Re: NBA 2K14: Every Signature Skill Revealed

thats because they dont cheese.... you know once the game is out people will find ways to exploit it

You can't "cheese" unless you have a fastbreak oppurtunity. Even then, did you even see the contact in the paint? That tactic is not going to be effective if you get back on defense and Lebron has to somehow dribbble through 3 people and then finish over them...

Again, how many fastbreak oppurtunities did you see? I know JWill. I know how he plays. If he saw a fastbreak oppurtunity he would go coast to coast in a heartbeat.

Explain how they'll cheese. I'll wait.

[knick9]

Re: NBA 2K14 - New Signature Skills Revealed, Including Pre-Order LeBron Coast to Coa

I'm happy they kept most of them the same because I've gotten really used to using them. The Lebron and fastbreak skills add a little more cheese but considering the defense will be improved and you'll have the ability to block dunks, it evens it out for me. Also, I'm a pick & roll, catch & shoot, player so it's cool my style will get a boost as well.

[Ramboooo]

Re: NBA 2K14 - New Signature Skills Revealed, Including Pre-Order LeBron Coast to Coa

Euro-step rebounds anyone?

nah if anything it's made rebounding less dominant because you'll have to spend 2 spots


From 2K13's sig skills:

Scrapper

Example Players: Chuck Hayes, Reggie Evans, Tyler Hansbrough

A hustle guy known for his ability to dive for loose balls, win boxout battles and strip rebounds from opponents. A small attribute boost is given to Speed and Quickness during loose ball dives to display the effort these players usually give. During boxout battles and moves, a Scrapper will be given up to a 50% increase in the boxout win chance. For rebounds, a Scrapper has a 50% increase in the chance of poking the ball loose from an opponent who has already grabbed a rebound.

2K14 Tenacious Rebounder and Scrapper = 2K13's Scrapper

[Slava Medvadenko]

Re: NBA 2K14 - New Signature Skills Revealed, Including Pre-Order LeBron Coast to Coa

As a counter to all these fastbreaking sigs, I'd like to see a 'Transition D' sig. The defender will turbo back on D and make the smartest decision possible to stop the break; bumping the driver at the right time, anticipating possible passing lanes, etc. His quickness, speed, and on ball D get a boost during the sequence as well.

[Vni]

Re: NBA 2K14 - New Signature Skills Revealed, Including Pre-Order LeBron Coast to Coa

As a counter to all these fastbreaking sigs, I'd like to see a 'Transition D' sig. The defender will turbo back on D and make the smartest decision possible to stop the break; bumping the driver at the right time, anticipating possible passing lanes, etc. His quickness, speed, and on ball D get a boost during the sequence as well.

Adding signature skills isn't the answer.

[ghettogeeksta]

Re: NBA 2K14 - New Signature Skills Revealed, Including Pre-Order LeBron Coast to Coa

nah if anything it's made rebounding less dominant because you'll have to spend 2 spots


From 2K13's sig skills:




2K14 Tenacious Rebounder and Scrapper = 2K13's Scrapper

Reggie Evans was a beast in 2K13.

[stillfeelme]

Re: NBA 2K14 - New Signature Skills Revealed, Including Pre-Order LeBron Coast to Coa

One Man Fastbreak

A player known for his ability to take the ball coast to coast on a fastbreak. Speed, Quickness and Ball-Handling attributes are boosted 6 points if this player takes the ball from one end of the court to another on a fastbreak following a change of possession.

Manu and Parker have this one. At least they have it in that demo version JasonWilliams55 played. I don't think you will be able to just constantly fastbreak or spam it. The players that have this will most likely have high speed, quickness, and ball handling ratings already. I can imagine Rose, Westbrook, Wall, Lawson, and Rondo having this too. They are already quick players anyway you probably will not notice a difference.

[Rdub33]

Lebron is a monster in the open court. 2k has to represent that in a SIM game. If kids online decide they want to push it every time to get cheap buckets.... That's not 2ks fault. Plus if u score that will nullify the whole thing lol

[kmiree16]

Re: NBA 2K14 - New Signature Skills Revealed, Including Pre-Order LeBron Coast to Coa

My problem with signature skills is that some of them seem...like they're just video game implementations instead of reflections of real life ball (as pretentious as that sounds). Like Floor General for example, CP3's teammates aren't magically better because he's on the floor. He "makes them better" (I hate that phrase btw) by doing things such as passing to them when they're in their spots, and hitting them in rhythm. Things like consoling them during timeouts, directing the offense. That's how he makes them better. But I guess that's a little harder to implement in a video game.

[SHAKYR]

Not to sound selfish like some online gamers can be but I love this for my offline modes. Thank you 2K for thinking about the CPU AI for us offline gamers.

[papaey]

Re: NBA 2K14 - New Signature Skills Revealed, Including Pre-Order LeBron Coast to Coa

Good read however players should have only their sig skill that they deserved! EG Haslem a defensive anchor??lol

[arimamba]

Re: NBA 2K14 - New Signature Skills Revealed, Including Pre-Order LeBron Coast to Coa

My problem with signature skills is that some of them seem...like they're just video game implementations instead of reflections of real life ball (as pretentious as that sounds). Like Floor General for example, CP3's teammates aren't magically better because he's on the floor. He "makes them better" (I hate that phrase btw) by doing things such as passing to them when they're in their spots, and hitting them in rhythm. Things like consoling them during timeouts, directing the offense. That's how he makes them better. But I guess that's a little harder to implement in a video game.

consoling them lol.... oh poor Blakey miss his free throws.. is ok Blake Dwight is still worse than you.

now on topic the thing is is impossible to have that on a videogame UNLESS you boost their stats.... but i agree... inst that what dimer is for? they should remove floor genera and defensive anchor should be coach based...

[Coach2K]

Re: NBA 2K14 - New Signature Skills Revealed, Including Pre-Order LeBron Coast to Coa

Adding signature skills isn't the answer.

I kind of agree with that. I guess it might depend on how you divvy them out.

Here's a breakdown of signature skills by team.

Heat 25
Thunder 25
Celts 23
Warriors 22
Clippers 21
Lakers 21
Twolves 21
Knicks 20
Bulls 19
Nuggets 18
Bucks 17
Nets 17
Spurs 17
Kings 15
Raptors 15
76ers 14
Grizzlies 14
Hawks 14
Rockets 14
Wizards 14
Blazers 13
Cavs 12
Jazz 12
Pacers 12
Hornets 11
Mavericks 11
Pistons 11
Suns 11
Bobcats 8
Magic 5

One of the things that I thought was unique about the idea of signature skills is that they would help you find ways to use the role players. More often than not, I think the bulk of the sigs are given to the stars.

It makes the tough teams which were already tough, tougher.

I look at the Pacers here with 12 sigs. It's warranted. I'm not saying that they deserve more, but with defensive signature skills basically contained in two players, when you are fighting ratings and as many as five sigs that a player might have, it does make it a bigger challenge.

I think a good step which probably have already thought of is "team" signature skills like:

1. Home court defender
2. Road win stealer
3. Stingy defense
4. Glass cleaners
5. Only plays in the fourth quarter

Stuff like that which might be more team oriented to bring more balance.

You could even extend that to arenas with great home courts and stuff as well as coaches too.

And how about some negative sigs like chokes under pressure at the line lol.

I think some of this stuff is already built into the game and shows in momentum swings.

Because the way it is set up kind of penalizes a team like the Pacers since they are so team oriented and the game is so individually oriented. It's hard to bring that out. At least I have a hard time with it.

[Coach2K]

Re: NBA 2K14 - New Signature Skills Revealed, Including Pre-Order LeBron Coast to Coa

Another unique idea for team sigs would be earning them over the season instead of them just being given. So if you play association and go on a hot streak at home, you get a sig that makes you tougher at home from that point forward.

[Rdub33]

Lol @ negative sig skills. I like that coach. You could give Manu a turnover sig and lebron a scared of the big shot sig lol