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[ItsJustaGame]

Well what do we have here... Finally got it, quite a coincidence that i just posted about it.

I can give all the details if anyone wants to know, but the one thing I will say is that the contested shot animation will take you to the promise land.

[NicVirtue]

Quote: Originally Posted by ItsJustaGame

Well what do we have here... Finally got it, quite a coincidence that i just posted about it. I can give all the details if anyone wants to know, but the one thing I will say is that the contested shot animation will take you to the promise land.

TELL ME YOUR WAYS!!!

[LilLefty34]

Quote: Originally Posted by ItsJustaGame

Well what do we have here... Finally got it, quite a coincidence that i just posted about it. I can give all the details if anyone wants to know, but the one thing I will say is that the contested shot animation will take you to the promise land.

Pleaseeeeee tell me you fouled out and please give all details. How many greens how Many games and did you shoot the CONTESTED shots which you can choose from "big" and "guard" or do you mean just a jumper that has a contested animation if a guy is near you

[LilLefty34]

If u need any badges I can help you too. We've both been very active. Can u elaborate on contested shot animations please

[ItsJustaGame]

Quote: Originally Posted by LilLefty34

Pleaseeeeee tell me you fouled out and please give all details. How many greens how Many games and did you shoot the CONTESTED shots which you can choose from "big" and "guard" or do you mean just a jumper that has a contested animation if a guy is near you

Here is what I got:

- 39 games into my second season, didn't count green releases until game 20 of the second season, but the badge dropped after 151 (obviously the number could have been much higher from shots taken before I started counting)

- I don't have a definite number of makes, but either way my total FGM overall was 1,804. If I had to guess, I'd say roughly 1,400 of those makes came from some variation of a "contested shot"

- I started from the beginning with MJ's jump shot, not long after I switched to LD2K for almost all of the rookie season, including playoffs (racking up TONS of greens in the process, although I don't think that mattered whatsoever). But for the entire 2nd season and basically the actual "Deadeye Grind" I switched back to MJ and didn't change.

- My outside shooting attribute is at 19, so just keep that in mind.

Alright, now the more specific stuff..

- I went for a bunch of other badges while going for Deadeye at the same time, sometimes even not taking a single jumpshot the entire game. But around game 20, when I started counting greens, I started going for ONLY deadeye. I'm talking 60-70 shots attempted per game, averaging 90-100 points.

- The shots I took for those 19 games (roughly 19..) were scattered, but a great majority of them were from the baseline, and IN 2-POINT RANGE. I did that because I figured all that mattered were shots made and I could drain waayyy more two-pointers than 3.

- I would run down court, get to the baseline (although it can be from anywhere really), and waited for a defender to get close, then I would edge closer to him to be sure that I would get the contested shot animation, and take it. I did this against guards/bigs/double coverage/one-on-one.

- I didn't start making sure I had the contested shot animation until 8 games leading up to the badge, but after I decided that was the "right method," it was literally the only way I did it. Boring? You better believe it... I didn't even count shots that didn't have that contested animation.

- Those 8 games I probably had about 400 made shots with the correct animation, and maybe 90-100 greens, although I don't think a good chunk of those "counted" because they were just regular jumpers with a man in front of me.


Alright, so there's my story. I'm not sure if I missed anything, but that's what I got. If I was going to give my bottom line, no BS, straight-up formula for the badge, it would be this:

500 jump shots made while being covered by a defender, where the contested animation of your jump shot activates in the process.

That's my theory, it may work for you, it may not, but I got the badge. Just keep in mind that the number could be 500, 750, or even 1,000, but IT IS a finite number. I don't even think perfect releases play a role, but I wouldn't stop getting them either way (you'll probably rack up plenty even if you're not specifically trying anyway).

[ItsJustaGame]

Quote: Originally Posted by LilLefty34

If u need any badges I can help you too. We've both been very active. Can u elaborate on contested shot animations please

When you take a normal jump shot, it's basically straight up and down. You jump up in the air, shoot, and then come back down, and thats it. It's clean, no tripping or falling or losing balance..

When you're "well-covered," however, it's not exactly the same. You still jump up in the air to take your shot, but while you're in the air your player will either twitch, or lean back, or fall back after landing, or almost even fadeaway, but it isn't a fadeaway. Once you see a couple animations of it you'll know the difference between when you're wide open. Also, my player almost always back-peddled right after he landed, so there's a hint too.

[LilLefty34]

My only question is did you take any of those shots that are literally listed as contested animation in the menu. It's such a bad shot there's no meter but it's considered a Contested shot. Or do u mean Jordan's jumper and when he comes down the animation is changed because of the good d

[NicVirtue]

Quote: Originally Posted by ItsJustaGame

When you take a normal jump shot, it's basically straight up and down. You jump up in the air, shoot, and then come back down, and thats it. It's clean, no tripping or falling or losing balance.. When you're "well-covered," however, it's not exactly the same. You still jump up in the air to take your shot, but while you're in the air your player will either twitch, or lean back, or fall back after landing, or almost even fadeaway, but it isn't a fadeaway. Once you see a couple animations of it you'll know the difference between when you're wide open. Also, my player almost always back-peddled right after he landed, so there's a hint too.

I figured that was the case. Thanks man. I have to start over with the grind for it next season, as I'm in the playoffs, and heard you can't get badges during them.