NBA 2K17 Gameplay Blog with Gameplay Director, Mike Wang

[Speedy]

Re: NBA 2K17 Gameplay Blog with Gameplay Director, Mike Wang

It's confusing I know.

2 years ago, you picked a release and base and we blended those two animations to create a frankenstein jump shot.

Last year, you could only pick a single motion captured animation.

With the shot creator, you can pick two releases and set how much we blend toward one or the other. So for example...

this would be a perfect tween between 2 guys:
Kobe release = 50%
Steph release = 50%

this would mostly look like Kobe, but some of Steph's motion would be there:
Kobe = 80%
Steph = 20%

Then you pick a base (how the player jumps)

So essentially, you're frankenstein-ing 3 animations together. It's pretty cool tech. but basically, just play around with it until you get the jumper to look the way you want in the previewer. Then play around with it in practice mode to see if it feels right to you.

And you should note, the Shot Creator isn't instantly available in MyCAREER. It comes as a reward in the mode.

How I wish MLB: The Show would do this.

[Rockie_Fresh88]

Re: NBA 2K17 Gameplay Blog with Gameplay Director, Mike Wang

Gotta unlock that shot creator .

[23]

Re: NBA 2K17 Gameplay Blog with Gameplay Director, Mike Wang

For all of those guys who were certain there was no rubberbanding (CPU attribute boosting) in 2K. I've always been around these forums and one person I specifically remember Saying along with a few others (who's names i don't recall) that there was no rubberbanding or attribute boost in 2K was a guy named 23. Well people there's the proof. I'm just glad they finally addressed the issue. I think it's safe to say that We all get a W in this instance. Nobody likes cheesy A.I.


Words of Mike Wang himself,

"we also greatly flattened out the boosts that the CPU was getting on Hall of Fame difficulty and have put more of a focus on making the game tougher through making the AI more intelligent in its decision making."

You're calling mike wang a liar?



So... I usually don't write books, but it's sad that this has to be repeated time and again every single year over and over to the same people

I'm sorry to tell you that your so called "gotcha" post with "proof" has failed, but yeah it failed.


I'm only going to say this once, and afterwards never call out my name again saying you have proof and you don't.

When people say "there is rubberband AI, there is comeback code"....

The specifically mean, when they get leads, they tend to lose them, specifically in the 2nd half of the game where their runs cool down, the other team (the AI) goes on its own run while they miss shots ,etc..

This applies to all modes.





FACT: THERE IS NOT one single line of code that says, okay now make the user miss everything and you the AI make everything. It simply doesn't exist.

The AI in the game is dumb, it knows nothing until there is something coded to tell it what to do. So Mike tried to let people know, as well as Da_Czar and many others, people who have seen the code, people who interact with those people to let you know that it doesn't happen.

What people like you do is ignore things like ACE, and the coach making adjustments on you, and when your same tactics stop working you start missing shots and get cold because the AI has countered. Sadly your ego can't take losing so naturally you blame the game/developer.






SECONDLY: Hall of Fame was made difficult for all of the years people kept coming here saying "the game is too easy, i got this handled I need a challenge" within a month of the games release.

That mode specifically is set to not have comeback AI, but to have the CPU take advantage of every mistake that you make. Basically your window of screwing up is shorter than any other mode, and there is your challenge.

The game is fine on other levels but you wanna be superheros who feel they have the game mastered in a week want to jump directly into HOF, then claim the game is a cheesefest to the rest of us.


Now, when you provide me evidence of the proof that this "comeback code"actually exists, and make the gameplay makers and engineers liars, then we will believe you.

What I see, you don't even understand what people mean when they say comeback or rubber band AI, and don't even realize they aren't even the same thing.

There is a lot of history on these forums that i'm sure you've missed, and may not even know where some of it started, so i'm just trying to help you.

[Vast]

Re: NBA 2K17 Gameplay Blog with Gameplay Director, Mike Wang

We’re also now using a dynamic blending system that calculates the most ideal blend times for different parts of the body when transitioning from one animation to another in an effort to smooth out things like posture and back angle changes, facing pops, etc. while still maintaining the responsiveness that gameplay animations require. One of our engineers also created a new limb collision system that combines animation and a physical simulation to allow limbs to collide with other objects/players and react in a more natural and dynamic way. Sometimes you have to pause the game and watch a replay up close to appreciate just how amazing the tech is. We’ve seen players get wrapped up during rebounds, react to glancing collisions as players brush past each other and everything in between. It really brings the game to life and most of the time we can’t tell if the new limb collision system is at work or if we’re watching

I've been waiting for this my whole life. lol

[Ball2Win3]

Re: NBA 2K17 Gameplay Blog with Gameplay Director, Mike Wang

I hope they keep all these improvements they have put into the game... Last year once they dumb down the game with one of the patches, because people were complaining it was too hard to score. It took the joy of the game away from me. And I barely played it after that.


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[LorenzoDC]

Re: NBA 2K17 Gameplay Blog with Gameplay Director, Mike Wang

I've been waiting for this my whole life. lol

What, you're not going to miss players morphing through defenders for layups, the ball morphing through guys heads for another guy to get the rebound, and the occasional dislocated arm flying out of a socket and falling back into place during contact under the rim?

[The 24th Letter]

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You're calling mike wang a liar?



So... I usually don't write books, but it's sad that this has to be repeated time and again every single year over and over to the same people

I'm sorry to tell you that your so called "gotcha" post with "proof" has failed, but yeah it failed.


I'm only going to say this once, and afterwards never call out my name again saying you have proof and you don't.

When people say "there is rubberband AI, there is comeback code"....

The specifically mean, when they get leads, they tend to lose them, specifically in the 2nd half of the game where their runs cool down, the other team (the AI) goes on its own run while they miss shots ,etc..

This applies to all modes.





FACT: THERE IS NOT one single line of code that says, okay now make the user miss everything and you the AI make everything. It simply doesn't exist.

The AI in the game is dumb, it knows nothing until there is something coded to tell it what to do. So Mike tried to let people know, as well as Da_Czar and many others, people who have seen the code, people who interact with those people to let you know that it doesn't happen.

What people like you do is ignore things like ACE, and the coach making adjustments on you, and it doesn't work when you start missing shots trying to run the same things the AI has countered. Sadly your ego can't take losing so naturally you blame the developer.






SECONDLY: Hall of Fame was made difficult for all of the years people kept coming here saying "the game is too easy, i got his handled I need a challenge" within a month of the games release.

That mode specifically is set to not have comeback AI, but to have the CPU take advantage of every mistake that you make. Basically your window of screwing up is shorter than any other mode, and there is your challenge.

What happens is, the game is fine on other levels but you wanna be superheros who feel they have the game mastered in a week want to jump directly into HOF then claim the game is a cheesefest to the rest of us.


Now, when you provide me evidence of the proof that this "comeback code"
actually exists and make the gameplay makers and engineers liard, then we will believe you, but from what I see, you don't even understand what people mean when they say comeback or rubber band AI, and thus can't tell they aren't even the same thing.

There is a lot of history on these forums that i'm sure you've missed, and may not even know where some of it started, so i'm just trying to help you.