NBA 2K15's Mike Wang Answers Your Questions (Interview)

[darknmild]

The reason the AI acts dumb on defense is because the movement of your myplayer is unrealistic so your teammates have to cover your guy because of this. I hardly ever use turbo to begin with, especially on defense for all the 2k games I have played, yet this year it's like the turbo button is auto locked on. I never seen guys move soooo stupid playing D. And holding down the left trigger (xbox controller) makes it worse. From what I can tell just using the joy stick without any thing else pressed works best. Using anything else and your guy just slips and slides all over the court on defense(still does with just the joystick if you do not just tap the joystick, tap, tap, FREAKING TAP). It's a joke to me.

With Madden I'm upset but I understand they just never have done a good job so I never expect anything different, but with 2k bball I'm pi**ed out of my mind because it was close to perfect all these years, than they decided to do this crap. Not to mention I can't even use custom rosters in my offline career mode(unless I'm doing something wrong).

What he said I agree 💯 percent

[taterskin]

Re: NBA 2K15's Mike Wang Answers Your Questions (Interview)

Those aren't hesitation moves. That's just input lag. Ziiiiiing.

It was mentioned by Beluba I think in this thread...... but there was a reference to playing wired or wireless. I was experiencing some input lag playing MC.... I bought a 10 ft cable and now play wired.....and I can tell you that at least for me..... there is a very BIG difference.

[Svengali]

Re: NBA 2K15's Mike Wang Answers Your Questions (Interview)

It was mentioned by Beluba I think in this thread...... but there was a reference to playing wired or wireless. I was experiencing some input lag playing MC.... I bought a 10 ft cable and now play wired.....and I can tell you that at least for me..... there is a very BIG difference.

Oh, so I have to buy a $30 play and charge kit just so I can play this game normally? Fantastic..... smh

[mrchiggs]

Re: NBA 2K15's Mike Wang Answers Your Questions (Interview)

"A: The biggest difference between your AI teammates and your AI opponents is there are certain bonuses and influences in place to make your teammates "cooperate" with you, and in the case of MyCareer, involve you more than they normally might another AI teammate of the same caliber. This is done in an attempt to make playing MyCareer more interesting for the average user. So AI teammates might shoot shots they'd normally pass up because you're telling them to shoot or because they're trying to help you get assists. Also most people in MyCareer aren't running plays or any kind of structured offense. This can throw off the AI behaviors as well. Their defense shouldn't be any less effective when they're your teammates vs. Opposing you. But again, the user can throw off the AI's help and rotations by being in unexpected places which could make them seem dumb at times. I guess I'm saying that there are a ton of factors that might distort the AI but there's nothing artificial put in place to handicap your teammates."

This anwswer is actually quite false. I play SS Sim. 12 minute quarters. I also have the Coach call plays automatically. I get in position and still my play miss wide open shots that the CPU never misses. Also, on Defense, the cpu will run off screens and end up completely wide open and i'll be face guarding my man in perfect position. I am rarely where i'm not supposed to be.

Dwight howard missing layups!? CPU getting 15 offensive rebounds when its convenient!? CPU Layups falling 100% of the time even when contested? All because you trying to compensate for average players!? Nah that answer is bogus. Why would you make a game where you have to be in perfect position for it to run smooth. At the same time still having the player sliding all over the court!? One flick of the stick and im flying past my man...

There are obvious handicaps in this game. Stop playing. lol

[burter]

Re: NBA 2K15's Mike Wang Answers Your Questions (Interview)

Hey Mr. Wang, answer this for me. I posted this over on Nba-live forums under "the game is scripted" thread, but I figured I would post it here also. Btw I'm actually able to lock in sliders in MC because this is on PC and still bs stuff like this happens. Sim/allstar

Playing Mycareer and I just turned off the game. I'm pi**ed. I decided to count how many shots the cpu makes with less than 3 seconds on the shot clock. I keep seeing it in each game so I decide to count on this game. Playing the spurs and kid you not they made 8 out of 10 before I turned the game off. They made 7 of them with at least one 1 hand in their face. They made 3 with 2 hands and 1 with 3 hands. Ginobi made a 3 pointer about 6 feet behind the line. You know how I know? It did the animation as if you where shooting it from half court line.

I turned it off at half time. What is the point in playing defense if the cpu is just going to do this clock cheese all game? It's not my fault they do not program the game smart enough to run plays to get guys open. So the only way to keep the game close or get the cpu a win is with this cheese.....

[bumpyface]

BezO there's still too many animations tied with dribbling to me so it's hard to do some of those things. I think certain departments from 2K and Live should come together because they both have areas in which one outshines the other

Preach! Preach! Preach!

[bumpyface]

Your entitled to your opportunity opinion. I disagree though. Only problems I had in that game were lead passing and spin dunks. The thing is not everyone could do them.

And stars were also stoppable in that game. You couldn't just run around and shoot with them and hit ridiculous shots with them. Turbo and zig zag shots did not exist for me to have to deal with.

The game has digressed IMO after 2k11. Things have gotten so much easier in the game offensively including 3 point shots. Just my opinion though.

Sent from my SPH-L900 using Tapatalk 2

This what I keep screaming. I'm not trying to minimize anybody's opinion either. We should be able to express how we feel about the game because after all, it's the 2k forum. But seriously, 2k11 was the greatest 2k IMO hands down. I like that Mike said he tried to make the dribbling like 2k. Please continue to look back at 2k11 and incorporate it more into the future installments. Someone posted a video of 2k9 I think and the smoothness and responsiveness. I mean, you can look at the video and tell the difference. My question is, why in 2014 are we having issues with movement and control, when it was done right 5 years ago? I want 2k to succeed. I want to compete online. After a dozen games online I said %^&# it. I couldn't deal with the lag. Hey Mike, bring them lobbies back. If Madden has lobbies, I know ya'll can do it.

[Mckinley Cash]

Re: NBA 2K15's Mike Wang Answers Your Questions (Interview)

So my teammates miss layup after layup and shoot 20% from the field because I'm not in the right spot on the floor? Gotcha.

[TheRealHST]

Re: NBA 2K15's Mike Wang Answers Your Questions (Interview)

Your entitled to your opportunity opinion. I disagree though. Only problems I had in that game were lead passing and spin dunks. The thing is not everyone could do them.

And stars were also stoppable in that game. You couldn't just run around and shoot with them and hit ridiculous shots with them. Turbo and zig zag shots did not exist for me to have to deal with.

The game has digressed IMO after 2k11. Things have gotten so much easier in the game offensively including 3 point shots. Just my opinion though.

Sent from my SPH-L900 using Tapatalk 2

There's nothing to disagree about. Its documented. It happened. Look it up

[ForeverVersatile]

Re: NBA 2K15's Mike Wang Answers Your Questions (Interview)

@Beluba Can you guys please tone down the Alley Oops and Dunk On's. I'm jumping in the way of the receiver and trying to bat the ball away, but none of that works.

Iggy shouldn't catch 4 alley oops in a row just because he is a good dunker. Neither should John Wall be knocking down players twice his size and dunking on them. You guys need to tweek the take off zone so players can have enough time to property contest dunks. If you guys put in auto dunks on's where are the auto block animations for good shot blockers?

I noticed that for some reason when the game decides to give the other player momentum that your defensive settings are thrown out the window. Instead of playing tight they'll play off and not double on drives or catches.

Shot makes and misses are still a problem as well as shot quality. Fadeaway 3's and learners are like turnaround jumpers used to be for previous years, they go in with anyone far too often.

What's up with the post game?? Almost any post shot i do is a red release no matter how early or late i release it. I'm just not making any hooks with good post players like Dwight, even with mismatches. I should be able to do drop step Dunks on smaller players but instead i get a contact animation unless i pump fake.

[SPRINGS03]

Re: NBA 2K15's Mike Wang Answers Your Questions (Interview)

I always thought the sub par to terrible teammate ai in my career in 2k was simply due to them "nerfing" your teammates to force you to step up and be a superstar(especially now with the forced storyline that tells you that's how you have to play), considering the opposing team's ai is never THAT stupid.

[MilesTeg]

Re: NBA 2K15's Mike Wang Answers Your Questions (Interview)

There's nothing to disagree about. Its documented. It happened. Look it up

That's not the point though.
NBA2K11 was built on solid foundations, and had a few problems.
NBA2K15 is built on some really shoddy foundations. The game does a lot of things right, the presentation is excellent, rebounding improved a ton, etc, but when you get movement wrong nothing else matters.
It's just too big of an issue, and while the game has a lot of qualities, I don't think it's unfair to call it a bad game just for that.

[eko718]

Re: NBA 2K15's Mike Wang Answers Your Questions (Interview)

Whatever it is I find SS/Sim more tolerable and less cheesy....again I played only one game...need to test some more...

EDIT: I'm on the PC as well btw....controlling the defensive player feels less slippery to me and I have defensive assistance back to 0 (default)

Seeing less shots going in when contested...I dunno...I got fooled before by this lol

I'm going to try the PS4 version later to compare how moving around feels defensively...

EDIT 2: CPU offensive rebounds feels toned down....still seeing straight put backs instead of kick outs but less offensive rebound from CPU

Variety of shot from CPU as well...instead of drive and shoot the chippy shot...tendencies at work?

Oh, ok. I play with sliders in addition to Superstar/Sim though... so I am good with contested shots and etc. The differences I was noticing pertained to the feel, and things that slider adjustments can't fix such as the players at times feeling heavy and other times the feel very fast and almost out of control, or guys just falling down when you brush by them.

Rebounding is hit and miss though. What I noticed is that the built in delay that the user has after shooting before being able to pursue an offensive board, does not seem to exist for the computer. They need to implement a "second jump" rating, as this actually is a thing and some players are better at it than others. Could be a step in having more consistent and fair outcomes with rebounding and shot blocking without artificial user delays that don't apply to the CPU.

[RyanFitzmagic]

Re: NBA 2K15's Mike Wang Answers Your Questions (Interview)

Can we still ask questions for Mike?

[djfyuj]

Re: NBA 2K15's Mike Wang Answers Your Questions (Interview)

They need to bring in Stephen A Smith and some coaches to help them with the statistical aspect of it