My Team Online Impressions after full night of playing

[EarvGotti]

So i spent most of the night playing My Team online matches after unlocking the AH. Here are my thoughts:

1) Gameplay is MUCH more realistic: If you rely on shooting too many 3's or getting greens....you will get crushed. It's not like last year when you're open its an automatic bucket. You really have to work to get good looks and as of now scoring in the paint is more effective.

2) Offball Defense is no longer OP: Had a few guys that tried to play offball and if you have to good ballhandler, he will just blow right by them. CPU defense isn't as smart as last year.

3) You can play with an unrestricted lineup until Supermax Season starts on Sept 22nd: So once you get done with your placement matches, you can play "Preseason" games with an unrestricted lineup until the actual supermax season starts. This is pretty nice for trying out lots of players

4) Coach Proficiency System really matters: I chose Defense for my coach system and guys like Shaq and CP3 get a big ratings boost in lots of areas because they match the system. When i had Kyrie, his rating went down 1 overall because he didn't fit in the system. So make sure you are using players that fit your system.

5) Servers a very choppy: Right now the servers are very laggy and the games have been choppy and spotty. This is a bummer since the gameplay is so good. I just hope they get this sorted out soon. I lost 1 game because of the lag.


I went 4-1 in my placement matches and got placed in the Sapphire league for Supermax once it starts. Haven't run into anyone that has tried 5 out yet, but based on what I saw in the prelude it won't work.

Oh yea, and Kevin Durant is damn near unstoppable right now. If you can KD i suggest you do. His defense is much better this year and with the new triple threat moves his offense is on another level. Easily my favorite player right now. It doesn't matter if they play offball or onball.....KD gets buckets.

[ajg52801]

Hey Earv are you saying that the number it shows on the bottom of the card for coach proficiency score is what the cards rating gets boosted or downgraded to?

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[kabamaru]

Can KD defend as PF?

[EarvGotti]

Quote: Originally Posted by ajg52801

Hey Earv are you saying that the number it shows on the bottom of the card for coach proficiency score is what the cards rating gets boosted or downgraded to? Sent from my ONEPLUS A3000 using Tapatalk

No, the number on the bottom of the card is how well they fit into the system. However, that number will have an effect on their actual rating. For example, i think Kyrie Defense proficiency is below 50....so if you play him in a Defense system his overall rating drops from 86 to 85. Gotta be careful when building teams.

Also i dont understand why Kawhi only has a 75 for Defense proficiency when he is the best defender in the league and plays under Coach Pop...

[ajg52801]

Quote: Originally Posted by EarvGotti

No, the number on the bottom of the card is how well they fit into the system. However, that number will have an effect on their actual rating. For example, i think Kyrie Defense proficiency is below 50....so if you play him in a Defense system his overall rating drops from 86 to 85. Gotta be careful when building teams. Also i dont understand why Kawhi only has a 75 for Defense proficiency when he is the best defender in the league and plays under Coach Pop...

Ok gotcha. Thanks. I'll mess around with some lineups. Regarding kawhi I noticed the same n was very surprised. It's more grit n grind for him

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[Bubba13laze]

Great write up Earv, thanks for your impressions.

[Yukk]

I played 3 games online so far and really enjoyed my experience. It was very smooth and all the moves were very responsive. 2k17 was horrible online the first month or so. Really no complaints atm but i only played a handlful of games.

[snocone]

Quote: Originally Posted by Yukk

I played 3 games online so far and really enjoyed my experience. It was very smooth and all the moves were very responsive. 2k17 was horrible online the first month or so. Really no complaints atm but i only played a handlful of games.

Yeah, I'm kind of amazed at how stable everything has been