NBA 2K12 Patch 1.04 Available Now - Post Impressions Here (PS3, 360)

[Sundown]

Quote: Originally Posted by wepr3

And in my opinion, this is a basic staple of basketball and shouldn't be so difficult - certainly shouldn't feel like a gamble.

It could also be me being bad at reading the pick and roll defense. But the set doesn't ever look as cleanly run as in real life. I'm not sure 2K11's was all that clean-- just that your roller tended to catch and finish a lot of unlikely passes, and I think the pass defense wasn't quite as psychic.

[MarvellousOne]

Quote: Originally Posted by OGKing

Yea, maybe they did want to get rid of Love to pave way for Derrick Williams, now that i think about it, that trade is pretty good.

Yeah it seemed like a fairly realistic trade scenario, I just wonder if they would try for something more for K. Love but then again not all trades in the NBA are great trades, that one was about average but since T-wolves traded for another PG it seems about right for there GM to do something like that lol

[blues rocker]

Quote: Originally Posted by NINJAK2

uh oh..so are defenders not reacting at all to the passes going inside? I worried about this when daczar brought up that thread asking about passing..

defenders tip fewer inside passes now...sometimes it's just because they can't get to it, which is good...other times the ball just whizzes right by them like in 2k11...it's a decent balance though...it's harder to pass inside than it was in 2k11, but much easier than it was pre-patch...some will say it allows too many lead passes to cutters, but i'd rather have it a bit too easy than way too hard.

[JaySmooov]

Quote: Originally Posted by MarvellousOne

Yeah it seemed like a fairly realistic trade scenario, I just wonder if they would try for something more for K. Love but then again not all trades in the NBA are great trades, that one was about average but since T-wolves traded for another PG it seems about right for there GM to do something like that lol

I also like the fact that they recognized Kemba was the future and acted accordingly.

[Nodima]

In my experience with one online game guys are reacting if they have time to react. I got two or three steals off bad passes from the FT line to the middle of the paint, plus some deflections that didn't go my way.

[Mos1ted]

Just finished an online game. Like I mentioned earlier, I picked the Wizards and my opponent picked the Heat.


Pros

- He quit in the fourth quarter. He was leading by 20 at the half, but I adjusted my strategy and realized that if I wanted to win, I had to play his game. I noticed all he did was try to drive with Lebron, so all I did was pack the paint and hold L2. He missed a lot of shots, which led to easy buckets for me.

- Contested shots don't fall as easily, even with superstars.

- Controls are just as responsive online as offline.

- Passing is inaccurate, but the speed is still there. I guess this was to prevent lead pass cheese online. Be smart with your passes and this won't be a problem.

- Reach-in fouls are now called with regularity. Make steal spammers pay!

- Jumpshot timing is better. You still have to compensate slightly, though.

- Lebron actually got fatigued in the fourth. I saw the Gatorade cup.

- More loose balls if you just run around recklessly on offense.

- Finishing in traffic is harder.

Cons

- The game is too fast online for my personal taste.

- The players don't move with any weight. This allows players to cover ground in unrealistic ways.

That's it as far as cons go. I won't hold it against 2K by the style my opponent chooses to play. I'm just glad I was able to counter his cheesiness defensively. That's all I ask for when playing online.

Offline is where it's at, though, if you want to play against an intelligent opponent, unless, of course, you have friends to play with.

[Mos1ted]

Quote: Originally Posted by luckeeloo

Can anyone confirm whether or not they addressed the speed issue? Where the slowest players have the same speed as the fastest players? I still have my copy on loan and won't get to play till tomorrow.

If they can fix the speed differential, this game would be nirvana. Fortunately, it's an issue that can be overlooked because of the other improvements the patch made.

[Rockie_Fresh88]

Quote: Originally Posted by Mos1ted

If they can fix the speed differential, this game would be nirvana. Fortunately, it's an issue that can be overlooked because of the other improvements the patch made.

my thoughts exactly