NBA 2K16 Available Today, Post Your Impressions Here

[DocHolliday]

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After playing a bunch of games in MyLeague....

MyLeague: Probably the greatest Franchise mode ever. I love being able to semi control teams to do things that i feel they should do. The level of customization is amazing, and the sim engine is probably the best one I have seen besides some Text Simulators. Add in Custom Draft classes, Coaches affecting teams, and the ability to affect each players peak/decline, its just a redone deep mode. The UI is also vastly improved over last year. Just amazing

Gameplay: Im having issues. I play on Pro with, at this point, heavily modified sliders (Rockets). I have major issues with getting past people without doing a stupid amount of stick flicking. And sometimes I'll do a custom size-up, and the guy guarding will just suddenly fall, even though Harden is just kinda doing a smooth start setup. Its like the guy was shot. I MUCH prefer last years on man defense. Good players should be at least get a half step on terrible/mismatched defenders. For whatever reason, I just don't like it. BTW, I have On-Ball D slider at 0. I always set this lower than most (last year I kept it around 20 for Man/CPU).

I also have trouble really getting the freelance offense's going. It just seems to take a long time, and I seem to run the same sets over and over (For rockets, a lot of these dribble handoffs). Im sure this is something I will get better at though.

Really it seems like I just can't get in a "rhythm" this year. Its kinda frustrating honestly because I really want to enjoy this game, and I just love what they have done with MyLeague.


Small Notes:
-Crowd for sure needs some tuning (I don't have patch yet).

-The FA bug where guys sign for small amounts is a real issue.
Once again though MyLeague comes to the rescue to some degree with editable contracts.

-In game PGs seems to to possibly get to many assists due to the quick passes in the post.

[Moses Shuttlesworth]

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How do you defend alley oops? Every year I find it impossible

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[DJ]

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After playing a bunch of games in MyLeague....

MyLeague: Probably the greatest Franchise mode ever. I love being able to semi control teams to do things that i feel they should do. The level of customization is amazing, and the sim engine is probably the best one I have seen besides some Text Simulators. Add in Custom Draft classes, Coaches affecting teams, and the ability to affect each players peak/decline, its just a redone deep mode. The UI is also vastly improved over last year. Just amazing

Gameplay: Im having issues. I play on Pro with, at this point, heavily modified sliders (Rockets). I have major issues with getting past people without doing a stupid amount of stick flicking. And sometimes I'll do a custom size-up, and the guy guarding will just suddenly fall, even though Harden is just kinda doing a smooth start setup. Its like the guy was shot. I MUCH prefer last years on man defense. Good players should be at least get a half step on terrible/mismatched defenders. For whatever reason, I just don't like it. BTW, I have On-Ball D slider at 0. I always set this lower than most (last year I kept it around 20 for Man/CPU).

I also have trouble really getting the freelance offense's going. It just seems to take a long time, and I seem to run the same sets over and over (For rockets, a lot of these dribble handoffs). Im sure this is something I will get better at though.

Really it seems like I just can't get in a "rhythm" this year. Its kinda frustrating honestly because I really want to enjoy this game, and I just love what they have done with MyLeague.


Small Notes:
-Crowd for sure needs some tuning (I don't have patch yet).

-The FA bug where guys sign for small amounts is a real issue.
Once again though MyLeague comes to the rescue to some degree with editable contracts.

-In game PGs seems to to possibly get to many assists due to the quick passes in the post.

I haven't settled into a sweet spot with this game yet, either. Didn't help that I went 2 weeks without playing it due to work, but still, in the time I have spent with the game I haven't been able to kick back and just enjoy the game like I did with 2K15.

Learning a new control scheme, how players move on the court, how your AI teammates react on D, what the CPU is doing offensively, where to be to initiate freelance offensive sets ... it is a lot to take in. I know I'll get there, but having limited time to play is not helping the learning curve.

[redux1000]

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CPU transition offense is completely broken in this game. I can't tell u how many times the CPU fast breaks and then shoots some little short jump shot instead of going all the way to the rim for a layup or drawing a foul etc. Also I don't think I've seen a single transition 3 taken by the CPU either, it's just those stupid little jump shots.

Another issue with CPU transition is that they never like back out of it if there's nothing there. Once they decide they're fast breaking, it's final. No matter what. The logic is terrible. This aspect of the game needs to be completely overhauled


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[jfsolo]

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I think I finally figured out why my controller settings sometimes switch back to camera relative for no reason. It's caused by the game going into Demo Mode. For some reason the CPU-CPU games cause the switch.

[The 24th Letter]

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Just now getting in to the creation stuff....I just spent sooooo much time designing my teams jerseys....

The amount of things to do in this game is unbelievable.

[ehh]

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Regardless of difficulty level, the CPU's over-aggressive ball denial habits need to be addressed. It's one thing to deny a hot scorer, it's another to deny every pass on the court. At one point or another during every game, the CPU decides to deny every pass which leads to tons of easy backdoor opportunities by holding Y. Part of it is that the strategy is poorly implemented, the weakside defenders aren't anticipating a backdoor despite the team-wide denial strategy. Every now and then, when I'm facing an elite shotblocker, he'll rotate over in time but I'll make the extra pass and get a good look.

The user is stuck between a rock and a hard place here, it's basketball 101 to go back door when being denied but you also want to keep things sim and not abuse it. At the same time, it's very difficult to run your standard offense when the CPU is denying every pass. Passes get deflected/stolen, spacing becomes a mess, the recipient of your pass ends up far out of alignment from where he should be to run the play, etc. I mean, ball denial is supposed to cause chaos for the offense and force them to do something besides running their typical offense but it's not supposed to provide a ton of easy layups.

I was testing it on All-Star sliders over the weekend and hit Porzingis for six straight buckets on backdoor cuts when the CPU was in denial-happy mode. The CPU never adjusted until I made a substitution. I feel like I'm running a clinic on the Princeton offense as opposed to running the Triangle.

[mylifeishid]

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I just played my first playoff game in MyGM mode. I normally play the game on mute while I listen to the radio. I was playing a road game against The Heat and when I saw the crowd clapping as a group I had to turn the radio off to see what was happening. This is great! They're booing at the right time, the chants of "Defense" sound intimidating, and I love shutting them up with a clutch basket. This is the first time that I've felt like the playoffs are more intense than the regular season. Love it.

[solofx7]

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I just played my first playoff game in MyGM mode. I normally play the game on mute while I listen to the radio. I was playing a road game against The Heat and when I saw the crowd clapping as a group I had to turn the radio off to see what was happening. This is great! They're booing at the right time, the chants of "Defense" sound intimidating, and I love shutting them up with a clutch basket. This is the first time that I've felt like the playoffs are more intense than the regular season. Love it.

Had this happen the other day, it was awesome. The fact that it was synced so well was spectacular!!!

[Gerick90]

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needs to be called WNBA 2k16 since all people do is shoot 3s and mid range because everybody's Olajuwon in the paint

[Macs Power]

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Trying to finish the first year of MyCareer as quick as I can because it is off the walls boring me. Even if I hadn't watched it on youtube I still would have skipped since I make only once decision throughout my rookie year

Played a bit of MyTeam so I could get used to the controls and playbook. Amazing to see that I'm already rusty at this game, which is pretty cool

Also played a bit of MyPark and realised that at OVR 55 I'm still a beast when I play team ball. Doesn't matter how low or high you are, as long as you don't hog you'll be getting B to A+ games all the time

Also designed my arena and jersey design. Went for the Rockets/Hornets pinstripe jerseys which will look sweet. Definitely gonna need to upload my own image onto 2K

Overall, not a bad first day of 2K16

[WISports]

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I keep trying to get used to it, but I just can't get past the fact that every player plays on-ball defense like they're Tony Allen. It's like the defender moves exactly when you do...like they know where you're going before you do.


I'm playing with the Hawks (controlling Teague), and I had Otto Porter and Jared Dudley switched on me a few times. They stuck on me like white on rice! I should not have to use dribble move after dribble move to get past guys. Especially guys who aren't good defenders.


And when I do get past a defender, I cannot stand the magnetic sucking that goes on. Just when I think I'm past my defender (and even on a fast break), the defender sucks me in, and bumps me, stopping me from driving. That would be a foul every time in the NBA.


I was excited when I heard 2K16 was gonna have better defense. But this is just a cheap way of doing it.

[TheKnicks7Melo15]

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I keep trying to get used to it, but I just can't get passed the fact that every player plays on-ball defense like they're Tony Allen. It's like the defender moves exactly when you do...like they know where you're going before you do.


I'm playing with the Hawks (controlling Teague), and I had Otto Porter and Jared Dudley switched on me a few times. They stuck on me like white on rice! I should not have to use dribble move after dribble move to get past guys. Especially guys who aren't good defenders.


And when I do get past a defender, I cannot stand the magnetic sucking that goes on. Just when I think I'm past my defender (and even on a fast break), the defender sucks me in, and bumps me, stopping me from driving. That would be a foul every time in the NBA.


I was excited when I heard 2K16 was gonna have better defense. But this is just a cheap way of doing it.

Preach, I say again Preach. I think you OD on the skin colors of Bucks players but this post I agree with 100%. I am watching Celtics v Knicks and nobody plays D like 2k16, the devs need to find away to get a proper defense set up because this glue defense is extra and not realistic at all.

[Johnnythelegend]

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWZfpJp11os

Rockets pick and pop defense about same as in 2k16

[tril]

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Preach, I say again Preach. I think you OD on the skin colors of Bucks players but this post I agree with 100%. I am watching Celtics v Knicks and nobody plays D like 2k16, the devs need to find away to get a proper defense set up because this glue defense is extra and not realistic at all.

lower the defensive awareness slider. that fixes the issue. youll get more defensive break downs etc.