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Pistol44PeteMaravich · 02-11-2025, 02:38 PM

I can't play on All-Star because I find it too easy. I have to play on Superstar or Hall of Fame.

Upping the difficulty does not make the AI play more intelligent basketball. It seems to me it only does two things:

1) Make the AI physically way stronger than you. For example, I've seen Christian Braun (strength 46) outmuscle LeBron (strength 89). They blow past you way too easy, and them setting a screen means they're an unbeatable brick wall leading to:

2) They make too many shots. They barely miss open shots and they'll get plenty of them seeing how strong screens out. Plus, even if you get a hand in their face they can hit contested shots. Meanwhile, you have to absolutely master rhythm shooting on high risk to compete with their FG% and even if you do, the game will randomly move your green window so you don't make too many.

I've put hundreds of hours into this game trying to enjoy a MyNBA experience and I can't because of the two above reasons. There are other issues, fouls never get called, offensive rebounding for the player is non-existent, but I can live with them. The above just means I have to cheese the game to win and I don't enjoy that.

It's fundamentally low IQ game development. I'd love it if the game played in a more intelligent way to force me to think my strategy and prepare before I enter each game. But that's not what happens. The AI is just much, much stronger than me and hits shots I can never make.

I don't want to play on All-Star cause it's too easy. I don't want to use sliders because I haven't liked any I've tried and it feels like cheating otherwise. Why can't 2K just have the brains to make the game more interesting rather than taking the piss by giving the AI physical and shot making advantages the player cannot?

It's doing my head in. I just want to enjoy a basketball game and I can't.

Literally the only enjoyment I've had is on play now online. I have an 89% win record. I'm not bad at the game. But the game development is just trash. I've been playing this game since 2K5 and it feels like an abusive relationship at this point.

02-11-2025, 02:38 PM	#1
Pistol44PeteMaravich Rookie OVR: 0 Join Date: Aug 2024	Why can't higher difficulty equal more intelligent play? I can't play on All-Star because I find it too easy. I have to play on Superstar or Hall of Fame. Upping the difficulty does not make the AI play more intelligent basketball. It seems to me it only does two things: 1) Make the AI physically way stronger than you. For example, I've seen Christian Braun (strength 46) outmuscle LeBron (strength 89). They blow past you way too easy, and them setting a screen means they're an unbeatable brick wall leading to: 2) They make too many shots. They barely miss open shots and they'll get plenty of them seeing how strong screens out. Plus, even if you get a hand in their face they can hit contested shots. Meanwhile, you have to absolutely master rhythm shooting on high risk to compete with their FG% and even if you do, the game will randomly move your green window so you don't make too many. I've put hundreds of hours into this game trying to enjoy a MyNBA experience and I can't because of the two above reasons. There are other issues, fouls never get called, offensive rebounding for the player is non-existent, but I can live with them. The above just means I have to cheese the game to win and I don't enjoy that. It's fundamentally low IQ game development. I'd love it if the game played in a more intelligent way to force me to think my strategy and prepare before I enter each game. But that's not what happens. The AI is just much, much stronger than me and hits shots I can never make. I don't want to play on All-Star cause it's too easy. I don't want to use sliders because I haven't liked any I've tried and it feels like cheating otherwise. Why can't 2K just have the brains to make the game more interesting rather than taking the piss by giving the AI physical and shot making advantages the player cannot? It's doing my head in. I just want to enjoy a basketball game and I can't. Literally the only enjoyment I've had is on play now online. I have an 89% win record. I'm not bad at the game. But the game development is just trash. I've been playing this game since 2K5 and it feels like an abusive relationship at this point.