Why I'm Done With NBA Basketball This Year: NBA 2K9

[Joey P]

Started a new season (not a assoc type guy), used these [42, 48, 47 for both you and the CPU] Shooting sliders for Pro, works out fine.

However, many other sliders needs to be tampered with in order to achieve a NBA feel.

[Pared]

I have some other minor changes but this isn't a slider thread. I'm just giving you guys a base to work off of...

Glad you like them. Shooting %'s are always pretty respectable at the end of the game. No more high %'s like default...

[DC]

Just hope we have a way to challenge shots without jumping. Hope that cry is heard LOL

[Joey P]

For some reason, jumping at shots make them go in more than just running over to contest. Seems that everytime I try and block and swipe air, the shot is money.

But, when I contest, run and stand in a shooters face, w/o jumping, the shot misses.

[luv_mist]

And the freaking stats for the shots going in when the clock is 6 seconds or lower is just impossible to ignore. That irks me. Do you guys feel like the stars aren't really as aggressive as they could be? Meaning that the computer uses them generally but doesn't use them like they play in reality?

Also, I must agree that this article was a great article and the thread is pretty good. Don't have that many in depth conversations like this on OS lately.

[Pared]

Yeah, the stars certainly should be more aggressive. Some things that can be done to enhance the user's experience as well... we shall see.

[DC]

Quote: Originally Posted by luv_mist

And the freaking stats for the shots going in when the clock is 6 seconds or lower is just impossible to ignore. That irks me.

Really annoying. Has been in the system since 2K1.

Time for a change

[Stumbleweed]

As far as that glitchy 3-point move, to engage that animation, it's easiest to tap X when you're on the move and then use the shot stick quickly afterwards to finish it. Sometimes you get another animation, but it's either the one shown or a little flip shot kind of thing (still basically an up-and-under). It's pretty money though -- I haven't seen any threes go in from that (most people don't do that move that far out), but I'm sure it happens, given the video.