NBA 2K14 - What the 2K Team-Up Members Thought of the New Blocking System

[Da_Czar]

Quote: Originally Posted by mango_prom

Was that the "great news for the sim community" already? I mean what does "balancing" even mean in this context? The best way to "balance" would be to make it more difficult to drive all the way to the basket in the first place. That's much more important than flashy monster blocks. Give me 2k11s contact animations around the rim with maybe better help defense and increased odds of losing the ball in traffic and by spamming dribble moves and I'm perfectly happy. But blocks as the biggest feature? Come on.

The only thing I saw LD2K and Ronnie tweet yesterday was that there would be a "small" gameplay announcement tomorrow. Not sure where you got that bolded part from. If they actually said that then I agree with you but all I heard was "small" gameplay announcement. Not a great sim feature

[LD2k]

Quote: Originally Posted by Da_Czar

The only thing I saw LD2K and Ronnie tweet yesterday was that there would be a "small" gameplay announcement tomorrow. Not sure where you got that bolded part from. If they actually said that then I agree with you but all I heard was "small" gameplay announcement. Not a great sim feature

People quote me on everything I didn't say all the time.

Then they yell at me... over Crews and stuff.

[Sundown]

Quote: Originally Posted by Da_Czar

It completely depends on how they were playing. IF they were even sim gamers doesn't it ? IF your playing against a guy constantly trying to dunk if your constantly challenging those shots there is going to be more opportunities for blocked dunks and therefore more blocked dunks. And it's ALL blocks.. It is a new block system not just a new dunk block system. Not as many balls floating through hands etc. ( note I did not say it never happens) I play a sim style I wasn't seeing several block dunks every game I played but I wasn't playing user vs user. I was playing vs the AI and playing my style. So it wasn't overpowered in the least to me. But when you play online vs a different type of player it could be drastically different. Listen there are some FANTASTIC contextual dunks that make you feel like YES get that **** out of here. DISCLAIMER: I played an earlier version of the game maybe things have changed drastically since I played maybe you can now block shots from the bench I have no clue just giving my impression on what I actually saw in a certain point in time.

That's good that the game feels right to a sim player. And I guess reckless dunking leading to blocked dunks is a sim-like result, though I'd think it should result in layup attempts and realistic animations like years past.

What I'd like to know is how to be aggressive without dunking in 2k14, and whether contested attacks at the rim go into layup animations more often than not.. If the game tends to force you into dunks with guys who have Posterizer and high dunk ratings, and they get sent away at the rim regularly due to the new engine, that will still be more dunks than is realistic.

I hope the results will be dependent on the sim settings: casual/default should equal more dunk attempts and blocked dunks. Sim settings should equal less dunk attempts, more contest dunks turning into layups or missed dunks, with the rare spectacular blocked dunk.

Anyway, glad for the new block engine regardless. Andrew Bogut will actually e fearsome now.

[vannwolfhawk]

I miss the dev insights! I loved reading those blogs with all the detailed information!

[Sundown]

Quote: Originally Posted by vannwolfhawk

I miss the dev insights! I loved reading those blogs with all the detailed information!

Are we even getting dev insights this year? And bummer team up guys didn't get to play next gen version. I wonder how much gameplay base they share.

[vannwolfhawk]

Quote: Originally Posted by Sundown

Are we even getting dev insights this year? And bummer team up guys didn't get to play next gen version. I wonder how much gameplay base they share.

I have no idea. If I had to guess I'd say no. Wasn't last year quick videos?

[ForeverVersatile]

Honestly all this team up junk has me less excited about the game as I was previous years. News on a new blocking system should've been included in an overall impressions video or in a defense dev insight with video included. We aren't all kids we can retain information..So give us info worth opening up my web browser, YouTube or twitter for.

[Gramps91]

Quote: Originally Posted by kjjnesb

Not to be negative but one of my main concerns is this being overpowered.

yea, I have this concern as well. However, I'm going to remain positive as 2k is so good at making a basketball sim. Still remaining cautious though.