rspencer86's 2K10 Sliders and Settings

[rspencer86]

After many months of playing, tweaking, and re-tweaking, I've found the following settings that are giving me incredible results. Here is the box score from my most recent game, which my Bulls lost due to a strong finish by the home Grizzlies, 92-86.





A couple of notes about my play style and ideas for Association mode:

• One of the most important things I do is play a "No-Switch" defense. Basically, I never switch control to another player while playing defense. Whoever the last person I controlled on offense is who I will play the next defensive possession with. This means you get to play a mix of on-ball and off-ball defense, which I really like. I don't know how these sliders will work if you don't want to play like this, but I strongly recommend you try it.

• The way I approach Franchise modes in all sports games is something I call a "realistic fantasy." Basically, I try to achieve realistic results, but I take some liberties with some things. For example, I have injuries turned off in my Association. Why? Couple reasons. First, I've found that it helps get the good teams into the playoffs more often. So no more Cavs going .500 or Knicks nabbing the third spot. And second, I just want to see the stars of the game play. These sliders will work if you choose to have injuries on, and I've provided the settings for getting the most realistic amount/severity of injuries. I also have Defensive 3 in the Key turned off, because I don't like that rule in real life. You can turn it back on if you like.

Also, I like controlling all teams and coming up with "storylines" for player movement/trades. I don't allow the CPU to make any trades at all and do all of the offseason signing and drafting for all teams as well. This is fun for me because I can make anything I can dream up happen. I keep them realistic, but it is fun to come up with your own storylines for the league.

ASSOCATION SETTINGS
Trade Override: On
Allow CPU Trades: Off
Team Chemistry: Off
Player Roles: Off
Progressive Fatigue: Off (seems to promote better sim results)
Quarter Length: 12 Minutes
Sim Quarter Length: 12 Minutes

ASSOCIATION CUSTOMIZATION
For the team(s) you actually want to play with, set Prospect Scouting and Pre-Draft Workouts to ON, and everything else OFF.

For the CPU teams, set everything to ON.

GAMEPLAY SETTINGS
Difficulty: Pro
Quarter Length: 12 Minutes
Fatigue: On
Injuries: Off (personal preference)
Clutch Factor: Off
Real Player FT%: On
Game Speed: 45
Player Speed (set in Game Matchup screen, franchise only): 60
Free Throw Difficulty: 100

CONTROLLER SETTINGS
Right Stick Defense: Absolute
Defensive Assist Strength: 5

SLIDERS (User/CPU)

Offense
Inside 41/43
Close 42/44
Mid 49/51
3PT 50/52
Layup 47/47
Dunk 50/50
Dunks in Traffic 0/0

Defense
Steal Success 50/100
Help Defense Strength 0/100

Attributes
Quickness 0/0
Vertical 35/35
Strength 50/50
Stamina 45/45
Durability 52/52
Hustle 35/35
Ball Handling 45/55
Hands 0/0
Dunking Ability 35/35
On-Ball Defense 40/60
Stealing 50/100
Blocking 100/100
Offensive Awareness 0/0
Defensive Awareness 0/0
Offensive Rebounding 100/100
Defensive Rebounding 25/50
Clutch 0/0
Consistency 30/30
Injury Severity 75/75

Tendencies (Only one number = CPU)
Inside 0
Close 50
Mid-Range 40
3PT 60
Attack the Basket 100
Look for Post Players 100
Throw Alley Oops 100
Attempt Dunks 100/100
Attempt Putbacks 100/100
Throw Flashy Passes 0/0
Commit Fouls 100/100
Play Passing Lanes 100/100
Go for On-Ball Steals 60/40
Contest Shots 100/100
Backdoor Cuts 0/0

NBA RULES
All options ON except Goaltending and Defensive 3 in the Key.

Charging 100
Blocking 100
Reaching 80
Shooting 100
Loose Ball 100

PRESENTATION
Camera: Broadcast (Zoom 10, Height 10, Key Zoom OFF)
Commentary Volume 0
PA Volume 100
Sounds Effects 50
Crowd Volume 50
Player Chatter 50
2K Beats In-Game Music Vol 0
2K Beats Menu Music 50
Action Replays: Often
Post Play Cuts: Often

I also have Coach Profiles that I use that help produce great results that I will post later.

EDIT: Here are the coach profiles I use. Like I said, still a work in progress, I still need to play around with the mid-range, run plays, double teams, and zone usage sliders.

76ers
50
50
40
45
85
70
30
10
50
0
35
65
30
15
75
80

Bobcats
5
90
100
20
60
75
45
5
45
0
30
55
45
80
55
40

Bucks
95
85
60
35
75
75
40
5
60
0
25
75
80
5
70
30

Bulls
65
60
90
55
100
75
50
10
50
0
20
70
5
45
60
45

Cavaliers
10
70
85
25
70
70
30
5
45
0
40
50
60
75
70
70

Celtics
0
95
75
40
10
80
40
5
45
0
35
70
45
35
85
35

Clippers
55
40
50
35
35
75
20
5
70
0
30
70
45
20
70
40

Grizzlies
70
40
50
40
80
60
20
15
45
0
30
75
0
85
80
40

Hawks
80
65
75
15
50
75
45
10
45
0
25
70
65
45
70
45

Heat
25
95
95
10
35
75
45
5
60
0
25
75
50
45
65
75

Hornets
70
60
10
40
30
50
45
10
50
0
20
70
50
0
80
50

Jazz
75
75
75
35
65
75
40
0
40
0
35
70
30
95
80
35

Kings
80
35
50
45
40
75
15
20
70
0
20
70
50
45
65
30

Knicks
75
10
0
55
40
20
15
10
40
0
45
30
95
10
60
35

Lakers
70
65
80
50
95
75
60
0
40
0
70
60
45
75
95
50

Magic
15
80
100
35
75
75
40
10
50
0
30
45
100
50
95
85

Mavericks
75
55
65
50
65
75
50
5
55
0
40
75
55
25
75
40

Nets
45
40
15
35
15
75
40
20
70
0
25
65
20
25
70
30

Nuggets
85
60
75
80
55
60
55
10
60
0
50
60
55
100
65
95

Pacers
70
60
60
95
85
75
55
10
50
0
25
70
90
35
55
35

Pistons
60
60
25
5
20
75
55
0
60
0
5
80
25
35
65
40

Raptors
90
50
55
35
30
75
45
5
50
0
60
80
60
40
70
40

Rockets
90
65
85
75
55
75
40
5
60
0
70
65
85
40
90
35

Spurs
50
40
85
40
50
75
40
0
60
0
55
70
55
45
85
30

Suns
100
20
20
85
50
25
35
5
40
0
40
60
80
45
65
100

Thunder
65
80
75
45
85
75
40
10
55
0
25
75
30
90
70
40

T'Wolves
85
10
20
90
85
75
35
20
55
0
30
65
10
40
85
30

Trail Blazers
20
90
90
0
85
75
55
5
60
0
40
70
45
40
80
45

Warriors
100
100
5
100
5
10
35
5
50
0
10
70
45
90
50
45

Wizards
75
45
60
45
55
75
30
10
60
0
20
75
50
65
60
40

EDIT 2: Here's a video I put together showing some of the things you can expect to see with these sliders.

[King Loyd]

Seems good...I'll try these later on tonight and post results.

[Vince]

Gonna give these a try. Your College Hoops 2k8 sliders were epic.

Question, are you using 2k insider rosters or facc03 for PS3?

[rspencer86]

Quote: Originally Posted by Vince

Gonna give these a try. Your College Hoops 2k8 sliders were epic. Question, are you using 2k insider rosters or facc03 for PS3?

Gosh, forgot to mention the rosters I was using. ffacc03's. They are excellent IMO.

I'll try to get those coaching profiles up tonight - I'm thinking they play a pretty important part in getting the results I'm seeing. They are still a work in progress, though... as I play through my season, if I play a team I haven't played yet and see some things that need adjusting I'll tweak them. The big thing was setting the Inside shot tendency to 0... I think having the Inside tendency above 0 (both in the sliders and the coaching profiles) makes the CPU constantly look for those ridiculous inside passes all the time, leading to too many assists and unrealistic gameplay.

[Trotteri]

Your sliders worked great, even though I used the default rosters. They played better than the sliders I have been using and despite the pro difficulty level it gave me a good challenge.

Two questions:

Are you going to post the coach profiles and where I can find ffacc03's roster? I couldn't find it on 2kshare.

[rspencer86]

Quote: Originally Posted by Trotteri

Your sliders worked great, even though I used the default rosters. They played better than the sliders I have been using and despite the pro difficulty level it gave me a good challenge. Two questions: Are you going to post the coach profiles and where I can find ffacc03's roster? I could find it on 2kshare.

1) Yes, I keep forgetting about doing that. I was going to do that last night, but I got caught up in Game 7.

2) They should be on 2K share — that's where I got them from. Check his thread for more info, or I can e-mail you the file so you can transfer it with a flash drive.

[tcrews]

After being completely frustrated with NBA2K10 because no matter what I tried, I could not find any slider set that made the game realistic AND challenging. If I shot 45% in a game, the CPU would shoot 31% and I'd win by 45. If I played on superstar or HOF with the sliders favoring the cpu, they would shoot 79% and I'd still end up winning or losing by a couple points because they would be so defensively inept.

I have purchased, resold, rebought, traded, and rebought the game about 5 times because it's a love/hate thing. I picked up Live a few days ago and after playing that abomination, realized I just had to make 2k10 work and just grind out some sliders and do things differently, because it is so much better than Live it's ridiculous. So I saw and tried your sliders, I decided instead of doing full games while I'm working with new slider sets, I'd just do 3 minute quarters to see if they were going to work.

My biggest thing is to always have a challenge. I grew up in Maine but work at Fox in LA and the lakers have been my favorite team for a very long time now. But I'd barely use them because if I did, no matter if it was against the T-Wolves, Thunder, Celtics, Cavs, or whoever else. Because of how good the team was, I could count on a win. I was trying to get things to a point where even if I played as the top teams, Cavs, Lakers, Celtics, Magic. And even if I went up against the worst teams in the league, Nets, Wolves, Warriors, etc. That it would be challenging and there was no such thing as a guaranteed win. I was unable to achieve that, and I've been trying since the day this game came out.

So I just tried yours, again using the 3 minute quarters instead of your recommended 12. I went up against the T-Wolves to see if they were going to be tough with these sliders, or a walk in the park...

I'm very happy to report that the game was close, competitive, and very realistic. With your sliders the game feels slower and more lifelike. The shooting percentages for both teams were very realistic (I shot 48%, Wolves shot 45%). I ended up winning 45-37. But it was close throughout, they won the 1st and 4th quarters, which that, in and of itself, is nothing shy of a miracle. And I'm not saying I'm great at this game by any means. But I only play offline and my "record" is 179-3. Not fun at all. I just want to lose, you know?

Your sliders seem to be a huge step in the right direction for me and your sliders alone made me very happy I went back out and picked this up today, for literally, the 5th time. I tried to download the rosters you mentioned, just so other people know, I had a hard time finding him too, but his name is not ffacc03, it's ffaacc03. However, the 2k servers were messed up or something so I couldn't download any rosters. But once that's back up and running, I will download it and start reporting on here with full game stats so that you can have a sounding post and do whatever tweaking you may feel is necessary.

The game felt really good, fast breaks just seemed so much more realistic. My favorite thing about this past game I played with your sliders is that I was able to swing the ball without the CPU closing in at rapid, absurd speed like they always do. Open shots happen ALLLLLLLL the time in the NBA. That's the whole point of ball movement. I played college basketball so I'm probably a bit more demanding when it comes to the more in depth parts of the game. But it would appear as though it was a slider problem all along. The CPU always had great ball movement and would find the mismatch and my guys would close out as fast as they could, but usually give up an open shot, which is incredibly realistic. My problem was that the CPU could close out at superhuman speed and you could never get the same types of open shots that they did.

With your sliders I was able to get over a dozen "wide open" looks. Before your sliders, I'd get less than one per game. So I'm very appreciative for your sliders and hope that they continue to work this well over the long haul. I have been searching high and low for a slider set like this. Thank you so much, you may have just saved the game for me.

If there's anything that I can do, stats, help, feedback, whatever. Just let me know. It's the least I can do for this great slider set.

[rspencer86]

Good stuff tcrews. I felt the same way as you did on multiple occasions. Was just about ready to give up on this game but decided to really sit down and pound out some sliders that would try to fix the issues I had. These have given me fantastic results and have made the game incredibly fun.

I also added the coaching sliders to my original post. They are a work in progress, and before the start of each new season in my franchise I will look at which players were added/dropped from each team and kind of tweak them to fit the new pieces.