NBA 2K15 Video - Evolution of Freelance Offense: Part 2 with Da_Czar

[JayAtkHar]

this looks beautiful. i hope czar makes a defensive vid too

[SportsFanatic10]

Quote: Originally Posted by JayAtkHar

this looks beautiful. i hope czar makes a defensive vid too

ya this is good stuff! i'm glad to see the improvements on defense. i'd still like to know if players to a better job getting back on defense and not allowing a quick pass and open shot(usually a three) like it the past. and just how the transition defense is as a whole. another thing that always bugged me(i don't know if it was like this in 2K14 because i skipped it) but in 2K13 the defenders while they'd close out and cover too much ground at times, would also close and then just stop short and jump straight up while they were too far away to contest a shot they should of been able to. i hope that doesn't happen anymore.

[Taer]

Quote: Originally Posted by Da_Czar

I may not be as active in this thread as the last as I am still cooking in the kitchen trying to complete part 3. I will cover as much as I can though.

Da_Czar,

I really appreciate your time and effort going in-depth into details the way you have.

If I can make three suggestions here, I am sure the majority of the SIM nation would approve fully:

1: Even if you don't get done with your intros before release, please continue to release the highlights. I can not express to you how much more I can appreciate everything I see in the game if I have you pointing things out (both the good and the bad).

2: Continue to use Sage in your intros. It really gets the mood going great.

3: Get 2K to reconsider their marketing/ad campaign next year! If they had initiated these type of YouTube vids we see from you months ago, a lot more excitement across the board would have been generated.

I know that prior to your releases I was very unsure whether I wanted to get my family and friends to take a look at 2k15. With what you show, I realize they would appreciate this year's version much more than prior couple of years.

The stuff from those YouTube heroes actually turn me and those in my social group off more than it attracts us. Things like continuous twitter tweets that only tease make me feel 2k has much more to hide than show-off and trailers just don't get the information needed to excite me the way your efforts have.

So, I really hope you get the 2k marketing geniuses to listen to you - the direction they have taken the last few years is further and further away from success than their efforts 5 years ago were.

[cghnsjdsyj]

Oh yeah! Haven't even watched yet but I know this will be top shelf stuff as always

[vannwolfhawk]

Just wanted to say great work czar on both videos and sick job by sage as well as always! I also appreciate all the feedback you have given throughout both of your threads. Your transparency and honesty go's along ways here. So, thanks!

I can not wait to mess around with these freelance systems as well as all the team specific plays you added this year. I'm really looking forward to seeing what you did with the classic teams as well, because those in the past have been horrible along with the fact each team only had like 16-18 plays each with most of them being iso's.

Anyways, great job and it looks so good and HUGE improvement with spacing and logic from years past. I'm most excited about where you will be taking us in the future! I see where your going and I LIKE IT! HAHA

[vannwolfhawk]

Quote: Originally Posted by Da_Czar

I haven't had a noticeable problem, could be just because I am used to it. But I get in and out without thought.

Ya, this seems to me a bad design decision with plays being on the d-pad and having to take hand off player control stick to call a play. So I can't run and call a play or even walk and call a play now unless I use my right hand? Again, I'll just have to wait and see how this feels but doesn't sound right IMO with loss of control especially against a aggressive defender swiping at the ball online...

[TheBadazz]

"El Presidente" Da Czar knows his stuff. Thanks for all you've done for the SimNation

[Sundown]

Quote: Originally Posted by Da_Czar

I don't thnk we have that covered. I wonder if you used matchups however and assigned everyone to who you wanted them to guard if that would be a short cut. OG and I will add that to our 16 list. Because that makes sense. So if you have that enabled your ok if they give up a layup because they did exactly what you said or would you want it to function as don't switch unless you have to ?

Is it possible to set the defense to collapse or double off from a selected player, like a poor shooter? That would be pretty nice.