Yea I'm done with this mode. Rubberband assistance is back.

[Cowboyfan_19]

Guys on the main 2k16 section refuse to let reality affect them, the fact of the matter is that the rubberband A.I is back.

It's obvious when I'm starting to pull way early in the game (as it is always the case) but around the 8-12 point lead mark, you can just sense the game sliders being rigged right before your eyes.

Say all the sliders are at 50. I guarantee that all of them change to 40(you) and 60 (opponent) until the game is close again, then both player's sliders reset to 50, and rinse and repeat.

Say it's fake or whatever, but I can literally see my players being dumber and slower, getting called for every foul on a drive, and missing easy shots, and vice versa when I'm down huge (which isn't often).

[JBGlass]

Re: Yea I'm done with this mode. Rubberband assistance is back.

Yeah I can buy that, seems like every time I added a gold player domination games got easier. I would lose then add a gold player and I'd win the next game.


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[synistr]

Re: Yea I'm done with this mode. Rubberband assistance is back.

its not gonna make me stop playing but yes, its in there. it was painful in the earlier parts of Dom because I didnt have as strong a lineup and sometimes I couldnt overcome the comeback engine. it made for some exciting down to the wire games, most of which I lost though.

[QNo]

Re: Yea I'm done with this mode. Rubberband assistance is back.

Dunno, I've blown very good teams out by 40 points in Domination using only 2-3 golds. I doubt it.

[synistr]

Re: Yea I'm done with this mode. Rubberband assistance is back.

Dunno, I've blown very good teams out by 40 points in Domination using only 2-3 golds. I doubt it.

you notice it less the better the team you have, but it kicks into god-mode sometimes. they start making ridiculous and-1s, contested shots, etc....but that's not what makes me realize it....its when unforced turnovers just start happening. like when the man euro-steps out of bounds or inbounds and the guy knocks the ball right back on you.

[QNo]

Re: Yea I'm done with this mode. Rubberband assistance is back.

you notice it less the better the team you have, but it kicks into god-mode sometimes. they start making ridiculous and-1s, contested shots, etc....but that's not what makes me realize it....its when unforced turnovers just start happening. like when the man euro-steps out of bounds or inbounds and the guy knocks the ball right back on you.

I think it's just chance. There is momentum in the game, but I doubt that there's rubberbanding.

[harryl]

Re: Yea I'm done with this mode. Rubberband assistance is back.

I haven't noticed rubberbanding this year. Haven't played a lot but in the past half-dozen games I've played, I've been blowing out the CPU pretty badly and sometimes I'm building my lead in the second half/4th quarter. There can be some momentum shifts where, for 3 or 4 possessions, the CPU does unlikely stuff. But I don't feel the "I'm up by 15 at start of 4th Quarter and now the CPU is going to erase it" dynamic is going on, whereas I felt like that did regularly occur in high-difficulty Challenges in 2K15.

That said, I'm just in the middle of Domination and have only played up to 2nd-level Challenges, so maybe higher difficulty settings are different.

[synistr]

Re: Yea I'm done with this mode. Rubberband assistance is back.

I think it's just chance. There is momentum in the game, but I doubt that there's rubberbanding.

there is a thin line between momentum and rubberbanding.

I separate the two like this:

momentum - cpu hits a couple of open or mildly contested shots/dunks, gets on a roll

rubberbanding - all of a sudden cpu makes 2 god-like plays in a row to start an avalanche that is hard to stop while in the meantime human player cant hit wide open shots.

[Cowboyfan_19]

Re: Yea I'm done with this mode. Rubberband assistance is back.

I haven't noticed rubberbanding this year. Haven't played a lot but in the past half-dozen games I've played, I've been blowing out the CPU pretty badly and sometimes I'm building my lead in the second half/4th quarter. There can be some momentum shifts where, for 3 or 4 possessions, the CPU does unlikely stuff. But I don't feel the "I'm up by 15 at start of 4th Quarter and now the CPU is going to erase it" dynamic is going on, whereas I felt like that did regularly occur in high-difficulty Challenges in 2K15.

That said, I'm just in the middle of Domination and have only played up to 2nd-level Challenges, so maybe higher difficulty settings are different.

The rubberbanding isn't effective if your team is completely OP compared to the other. I'm talking about the RTTP 3 gold limit seeds. I think that if the cpu detects that there's still a chance, it'll kick in.

I used to destroy teams in games when I would face bad lineups in the unrestricted seeds in 2k15 and in domination as well.

[drkingbeef]

Re: Yea I'm done with this mode. Rubberband assistance is back.

Dunno, I've blown very good teams out by 40 points in Domination using only 2-3 golds. I doubt it.

I win by 20-30 sometimes and they still cheat hardcore.... They drive in crowds fine... All players on my team drop the ball several times again.... Defensive 3 seconds every game.... They can make full court passes and there shot through contact is 1,000,000 times higher... I'm winning my games but it's not fun at all and none of my cards feel like they work...

[harryl]

Re: Yea I'm done with this mode. Rubberband assistance is back.

The rubberbanding isn't effective if your team is completely OP compared to the other. I'm talking about the RTTP 3 gold limit seeds. I think that if the cpu detects that there's still a chance, it'll kick in.

I used to destroy teams in games when I would face bad lineups in the unrestricted seeds in 2k15 and in domination as well.

Not exactly sure what you're saying in terms of how rubberbanding ostensibly works with comparative team quality, but my experience has been with playing my high-end Silver (average team rating of about 78) against most recently, middle-of-the-pack Domination CPU teams.

So I think, overall, I've been playing against comparable teams.

[tt500]

Re: Yea I'm done with this mode. Rubberband assistance is back.

Played domination with brandon knight and mj from the beggining and added players to the lineup when I pull someone I like. Never bought packs yet and I never experienced this rubberband effect this thread talks about.

Is it against other players or the cpu? I found domination mode has been easier than last year with 6 min quarters, been blowing out teams after getting faried.

[DonCollazo]

Re: Yea I'm done with this mode. Rubberband assistance is back.

Anybody having problems with Domination this year just needs a little Dirk Nowitzki in their life.

[Crimson Twins]

Re: Yea I'm done with this mode. Rubberband assistance is back.

The only problem I really notice with rubber banding has to do with free throws. I'll go the first half of the game without a miss, then in the second half my best guys from the line barely go 50%. Meanwhile Deandre Jordan is going 6-6 down the stretch nailing all his clutch free throws, keeping us from closing the gap. That's what I hate. Cheat to win? Fine. Just don't hit me over the head with it.

[Tons28]

Re: Yea I'm done with this mode. Rubberband assistance is back.

Ever since NBA Jam/NFL Blitz's addition of CPU assistance, which is a big part of what made it wildly popular. Almost every sports game has had some sort of version of it. Why? It keeps people enjoying the game. No one wants to play a sports game that they always lose or get blown out in. I've never understood why people don't believe it exists. It never hinder the truly great, unstoppable players but the good to average ones take the brunt of it. Also, you all need to know you've won because of it too.

However, to me its like a nagging foot injury. You just deal with it and play.