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  • GisherJohn24
    MVP
    • Aug 2008
    • 4606

    #1

    My casual 2K friends who don't play video games can come over and beat me.

    I have 2 friends that come over like once a month for a game night. They are not video gamers at all. They dont' own a video game system, both married, full time kids and work and so on. They can come over and never play for months and beat me with almost any 2k game. I've been playing 2K since the original Dreamcast and I know all the controls, crossovers, ally oops, I call plays and use point of emphasis and so on. They usually beat me. I'd say 75% of the time. It's just a strange thing. Either they really are smart guys who know basketball or I"m just really really bad.
  • Marvlus91
    Rookie
    • Jul 2014
    • 415

    #2
    Re: My casual 2K friends who don't play video games can come over and beat me.

    HA reminds me of my cousin that comes over to play here and again, all he does is pick Cleveland and turbo spams up the floor with Lebron getting past everyone or he picks golden state and we’ll you know, shoot a ton a threes lol. I always get the win but the fact that the games be too close is what bothers me, he plays sloppy and still has a chance to win the game.

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    • GisherJohn24
      MVP
      • Aug 2008
      • 4606

      #3
      Re: My casual 2K friends who don't play video games can come over and beat me.

      Originally posted by Marvlus91
      HA reminds me of my cousin that comes over to play here and again, all he does is pick Cleveland and turbo spams up the floor with Lebron getting past everyone or he picks golden state and we’ll you know, shoot a ton a threes lol. I always get the win but the fact that the games be too close is what bothers me, he plays sloppy and still has a chance to win the game.
      Tells ms there is something fundamentally wrong with the game itself because on paper with my knowledge of the game, I should be kicking their butt. I'd also like to point though they usually have me lower the difficulty level down from All Star to Pro. But still...

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      • Marc_Rez
        Rookie
        • Sep 2007
        • 349

        #4
        Re: My casual 2K friends who don't play video games can come over and beat me.

        I feel your pain...I feel your pain.

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        • The 24th Letter
          ERA
          • Oct 2007
          • 39373

          #5
          Re: My casual 2K friends who don't play video games can come over and beat me.

          I recently had a mini tournament with a group of my friends and the more casual guys stuck out like a sore thumb.

          It really is going to depend on your 2K18 skill level. Having played the game since Dreamcast (most around the our age range have) doesnt so much matter since the game is now completely different.

          At the same time, playing on Pro is pretty much a free for all. HOF or nothing in my house, lol

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          • jeebs9
            Fear is the Unknown
            • Oct 2008
            • 47568

            #6
            Re: My casual 2K friends who don't play video games can come over and beat me.

            Originally posted by The 24th Letter
            I recently had a mini tournament with a group of my friends and the more casual guys stuck out like a sore thumb.

            It really is going to depend on your 2K18 skill level. Having played the game since Dreamcast (most around the our age range have) doesnt so much matter since the game is now completely different.

            At the same time, playing on Pro is pretty much a free for all. HOF or nothing in my house, lol

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            I actually had one of these. I basically had to give up the controller after sweeping through the room 2 times. Yea if it's on Pro they let a lot of BS go. But I don't know anyone that plays on Pro. They always get pissed when I'm running plays. I even let them play off ball (to a point). But a lot of them have been learning don't let the CPU play defense you will get burned. They even stop doing step backs backs as much because they either get blocked or miss shots over and over. The best thing is I have the play art on. And they never follow it. The only follow it trying to steal the passes. But they don't understand that I don't have to follow it either lol.

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            • GisherJohn24
              MVP
              • Aug 2008
              • 4606

              #7
              Re: My casual 2K friends who don't play video games can come over and beat me.

              Originally posted by The 24th Letter
              I recently had a mini tournament with a group of my friends and the more casual guys stuck out like a sore thumb.

              It really is going to depend on your 2K18 skill level. Having played the game since Dreamcast (most around the our age range have) doesnt so much matter since the game is now completely different.

              At the same time, playing on Pro is pretty much a free for all. HOF or nothing in my house, lol

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              Difficulty is key I'm sure. Lower you go the ease of scoring poses problems

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              • jeebs9
                Fear is the Unknown
                • Oct 2008
                • 47568

                #8
                Re: My casual 2K friends who don't play video games can come over and beat me.

                Originally posted by GisherJohn24
                Tells ms there is something fundamentally wrong with the game itself because on paper with my knowledge of the game, I should be kicking their butt. I'd also like to point though they usually have me lower the difficulty level down from All Star to Pro. But still...
                My cousin and I played in Pro once by mistake. After we found out it was on Pro. He wanted a rematch. He had beat me. But he wasn't about to talk **** about it when the game was on Pro. Because he knows he has got away with too many contested shots in the game I lost.

                I love it though. My cousin messaged me the other day to ask "what is hedging" lol. It's cause my family and friends to try and learn how to play basketball to a point.

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                • olajuwon34
                  Pro
                  • Aug 2017
                  • 681

                  #9
                  Re: My casual 2K friends who don't play video games can come over and beat me.

                  its probably because they dont care or know all the little things that really dont make a difference when playing user vs user, they just go whats the shoot button, and whats the move button, and that can be all you need to know to be successful in this game. I feel like most the little things 2k tries to add each year, like certain moves/animations and advanced features, really dont matter when you play online head to head. Certain offensive moves they added this year are so slow the defense can catch up to you before you've even picked up the dribble, the defense speed compared to certain offensive moves speed doesnt work in this game.

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                  • RainZ
                    Rookie
                    • Aug 2003
                    • 260

                    #10
                    Re: My casual 2K friends who don't play video games can come over and beat me.

                    This happens to me too... drives me crazy as they know how much i love 2k.. hah. Thing is they only ever want to play on rookie or pro with real short quarters... Total opposite to how i play the game offline myself (long games SS/HOF/sim style etc).

                    It just turns into a run and gun fest against my friends offline and i forget that playing on pro/rookie that their guys can make just about any junk they chuck up hah..

                    Or maybe yeah they are just better than me after all these years of them playing once every few months and me every day hah.
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                    • Rockie_Fresh88
                      Lockdown Defender
                      • Oct 2011
                      • 9621

                      #11
                      Re: My casual 2K friends who don't play video games can come over and beat me.

                      Yeah this is probably because of the difficulty . I feel like pro am is on pro lol ��
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                      • ForeverVersatile
                        Pro
                        • Jan 2011
                        • 3498

                        #12
                        Re: My casual 2K friends who don't play video games can come over and beat me.

                        My 8 year old beat me in 2K17 on pro with the Warriors. He would turbo up the court with Curry zig-zag and shoot dumb 3's.

                        The next game I upped the difficulty and he pretty much cried when the game was over.

                        That really showed me how casual 2K17 was.


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                        • Rockie_Fresh88
                          Lockdown Defender
                          • Oct 2011
                          • 9621

                          #13
                          Re: My casual 2K friends who don't play video games can come over and beat me.

                          That’s why I wish there were HOF servers online lol . Man this would be great . 2k should really look into the server idea . One of my favorite features in online shooters
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                          • garyraymond23
                            Rookie
                            • Sep 2015
                            • 415

                            #14
                            Re: My casual 2K friends who don't play video games can come over and beat me.

                            Originally posted by Rockie_Fresh88
                            That’s why I wish there were HOF servers online lol . Man this would be great . 2k should really look into the server idea . One of my favorite features in online shooters
                            I wish every sports game did that

                            2k on HOF
                            Madden on All Madden
                            etc.

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                            • The 24th Letter
                              ERA
                              • Oct 2007
                              • 39373

                              #15
                              Re: My casual 2K friends who don't play video games can come over and beat me.

                              Originally posted by Rockie_Fresh88
                              That’s why I wish there were HOF servers online lol . Man this would be great . 2k should really look into the server idea . One of my favorite features in online shooters
                              Yes, we need HOF lobbies back desperately...

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