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I'm curious what people's impressions are on different difficulties. Ive been browsing this thread over the past few days and I've seen people complain about how easy shooting is amongst other problems but I haven't noticed anyone mention what difficulty they are playing on. I was able to essentially dominate on pro and allstar.

On Allstar with the Cavs I dropped 38 on OKC with Lebron without even trying. I wanted to see just how much I could get away with. I probably could have drove to the rim everytime if I really wanted. I took advantage of it but eased up a bit to play a little more realistically. On the flip side I played the same game except as the Thunder. I still had a great game with Durant, 32 points, and I was able to do my thing with Westbrook as well but I noticed neither were as dominant at Lebron.

I decided to bump the difficulty to superstar and I played 2 games so far, both as the Wizards playing against the Bulls. The game is definitely much tougher on superstar. I've been struggling with shooting, even when I think I have some space, causing me to be reluctant to take jumpers. Post players are still able to dominate. In my second game I posted up with Gortat nearly the entire first quarter (5 min) and was able to score, get fouled, or both almost every time down. All it took was a spin move or drop step in the post and I could go up at the rim. Driving, however, was much tougher. I tried forcing myself in the lane with Wall and while I did have success on some possessions, dunk animations can still be over powering, it was definitely not automatic. With that said I feel like there is an issue with low post, close range shots. Players seemingly toss the ball up even when covered and these rainbow type shots drop in. Sometime I press shoot other times I try hostep /euro step but the result, when covered tight, is a similar hook type shot that typically drops in. I definitely feel like calling plays is the way to go on superstar for the best success if you can execute the plays correctly however with these games I wanted to see just how sim I needed to play to be successful.

On the defensive side it was more of the same. Defense on the post was tough. Not sure if it was the players I was going against (Gasol, Noah) but I could not seem to stop them once they posted up no matter how tight I played. There would be times where Rose or Butler would get by the 1 on 1 defender and then have an open lane with no one in sight. I domt quite understand the help defense. Sometimes they commit too early or when the help isn't necessary and other times they are no where to be found, especially I'm the paint. With that said, when it is crowded in the paint things are hit or miss. It could be a block party or they could score as if they were wide open.

I feel with a patch and maybe some slider adjustmen's playing on superstar could be the best Live experience in a long time. Still probably not for everyone but I'd recommend giving it a try if you have on played on pro or allstar.