I'm back from the dead to rant on this game. I skipped last year's game for the first time in ages but decided to get back to some hoops after a brief hiatus. And...
Yo what is up with the CPU AI? This has got to be the most cheap and janky AI I've ever played against. I've went so far as to download some rosters and even used ATD scenario to start a season. While his roster fixed a ton of jank, I'm purely convinced that the AI just flat out cheats when it wants to. Despite whatever changes you make to sliders, coaching or matchups. Here's a nice list of my butthurt:
1. On Ball Defense - Seriously I can't play D to save my life. The CPU warps, slides or glitches past you and takes the mathematically perfect shot that is impossible to defend. Every possession is anxiety inducing because no matter how perfect you feel you're playing defense, the AI will always find a wide open man or create enough space for a open jumper. They get so aggressive driving that you can't bump them and they slide past for a easy layup. And to top it off, these events feel scripted as if you are out of control at mercy to the animations.
2. Rebounding - feels unnatural and scripted. The ball automatically goes to whoever the game deemed worthy of the rebound. There is no randomness, no battle for position or good angles you can take to get boards. The ball shoots off the rim perfectly into the hands of the player it's meant to. Even tips don't happen because of good position, the game just decides if there will be a tip and place you or the cpu in the position to get one.
3. Overall JANK - I drive to the rim, draw a double, see a wide open man at the 3 point line, pass him the ball...and this fool decides to jump into the 3 point line and his defender is right back on him. Open 3 gone.
I pass the ball around the perimeter, see a open man at the corner and when I pass him the ball get locked into a bogus passing animation that delays his pass by a second and give the defender time to get back on D.
I've timed a block perfectly only for the AI to stop mid gather, then go into another gather to layup so I can't contest the shot. And yes, they traveled too.
The artificial runs that the CPU goes on feels scripted. My defense suddenly stops defending, the AI cuts to the basket are unstoppable, they can suddenly hit contested 3s, I can't block layups cause my big men move as if stuck in the mud and on fast breaks my team likes to guard the paint leaving 3 point shooters wide open at the corners.
While on this run, Trae Young plays defense like Jrue Holiday. There help defense is on top of everything. They slip through every screen as if the screener was non-existent. To top it off, my passes never go where intended. Run a play and watch your man come off a screen, get wide open at the 3 point line and when you pass them the ball, they jump out towards the logo totally destroying the play.
Also you see your guy cut to the basket for an easy 2 and once you pass him the ball he just stops running and lets the CPU steal the ball.
I've seen balls clip through players, players clip through players, that invisible force field on the baseline and sideline work against you. Animations that'll suck you into people, animations that force you out of bounds, animations that'll have you fighting the sticks and just nasty jank that'll have you cussing at the TV. I don't feel rewarded on offense nor defense. I'm at the mercy of the script.
I wanted to like this game but I've uninstalled as of now. I couldn't take it no more. I clearly see that the devs have all but given up on us offline players. Between the complete brokenness of the MYNBA mode and the complete brokenness of the AI, I'm done. Sorry for the long rant but Ive spend the last few days looking for offline player rants and dont find many. The majority of people who buy this game do so for My career and I'm definitely in the minority in this fight.
Yo what is up with the CPU AI? This has got to be the most cheap and janky AI I've ever played against. I've went so far as to download some rosters and even used ATD scenario to start a season. While his roster fixed a ton of jank, I'm purely convinced that the AI just flat out cheats when it wants to. Despite whatever changes you make to sliders, coaching or matchups. Here's a nice list of my butthurt:
1. On Ball Defense - Seriously I can't play D to save my life. The CPU warps, slides or glitches past you and takes the mathematically perfect shot that is impossible to defend. Every possession is anxiety inducing because no matter how perfect you feel you're playing defense, the AI will always find a wide open man or create enough space for a open jumper. They get so aggressive driving that you can't bump them and they slide past for a easy layup. And to top it off, these events feel scripted as if you are out of control at mercy to the animations.
2. Rebounding - feels unnatural and scripted. The ball automatically goes to whoever the game deemed worthy of the rebound. There is no randomness, no battle for position or good angles you can take to get boards. The ball shoots off the rim perfectly into the hands of the player it's meant to. Even tips don't happen because of good position, the game just decides if there will be a tip and place you or the cpu in the position to get one.
3. Overall JANK - I drive to the rim, draw a double, see a wide open man at the 3 point line, pass him the ball...and this fool decides to jump into the 3 point line and his defender is right back on him. Open 3 gone.
I pass the ball around the perimeter, see a open man at the corner and when I pass him the ball get locked into a bogus passing animation that delays his pass by a second and give the defender time to get back on D.
I've timed a block perfectly only for the AI to stop mid gather, then go into another gather to layup so I can't contest the shot. And yes, they traveled too.
The artificial runs that the CPU goes on feels scripted. My defense suddenly stops defending, the AI cuts to the basket are unstoppable, they can suddenly hit contested 3s, I can't block layups cause my big men move as if stuck in the mud and on fast breaks my team likes to guard the paint leaving 3 point shooters wide open at the corners.
While on this run, Trae Young plays defense like Jrue Holiday. There help defense is on top of everything. They slip through every screen as if the screener was non-existent. To top it off, my passes never go where intended. Run a play and watch your man come off a screen, get wide open at the 3 point line and when you pass them the ball, they jump out towards the logo totally destroying the play.
Also you see your guy cut to the basket for an easy 2 and once you pass him the ball he just stops running and lets the CPU steal the ball.
I've seen balls clip through players, players clip through players, that invisible force field on the baseline and sideline work against you. Animations that'll suck you into people, animations that force you out of bounds, animations that'll have you fighting the sticks and just nasty jank that'll have you cussing at the TV. I don't feel rewarded on offense nor defense. I'm at the mercy of the script.
I wanted to like this game but I've uninstalled as of now. I couldn't take it no more. I clearly see that the devs have all but given up on us offline players. Between the complete brokenness of the MYNBA mode and the complete brokenness of the AI, I'm done. Sorry for the long rant but Ive spend the last few days looking for offline player rants and dont find many. The majority of people who buy this game do so for My career and I'm definitely in the minority in this fight.
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