NBA 2K9 Teaser Video #4

[blues rocker]

Quote: Originally Posted by Bornindamecca

But that doesn't work ONLINE. They either have to let you adjust sliders for ranked matches OR make the game sim out of the box. Or lastly, make a sim setting, that is made for people who want to play NBA, and not And 1.

exactly. for online play you have to play with default sliders....the default sliders are always "arcadey" and not realistic.

i can understand it in arcade mode, but if you are playing on a harder difficulty setting, it should be harder to dunk.

[Bornindamecca]

Quote: Originally Posted by aholbert32

Sucks for the online foiks. Still I promise you more people would rather have highlight plays like that online than super realistic sim games. Its just the way it is. Sim gamers are out numbered and the goal is to sell the games.

All the more reason to make a SIM lobby with SIM sliders. It doesn't make sense to do all of the things that VC does to make the game realistic, then shoot yourself in the foot by minimizing the effect of contact in the paint.

They can even give the lobby a corny name like "fundamental" so the arcadey people who want to mash the X button don't feel offended by playing in the normal lobby.

[videobastard]

Quote: Originally Posted by aholbert32

Yep because the teasers arent meant for anyone on OS. I just showed the teaser to my cousin and he loved it. Why? Because it looked cool and he recognizes that its a trailer. Is anyone here realistically worried that this game wont be sim? If not, why does it matter if Rose dunked over Wallace?

Im basing my purchase off of what i see from 2k in videos and when i get to play their demo. Im not speaking for anyone else but myself. I dont want to play the same old engine were you can defy physics.

[Bornindamecca]

Quote: Originally Posted by blues rocker

exactly. for online play you have to play with default sliders....the default sliders are always "arcadey" and not realistic. i can understand it in arcade mode, but if you are playing on a harder difficulty setting, it should be harder to dunk.

That's the other solution. Make the "Hall of Fame" lobby have Sim sliders. People will just stick to the Superstar lobby and again, we're all happy.

[Pared]

Quote: Originally Posted by videobastard

Im basing my purchase off of what i see from 2k in videos and when i get to play their demo. Im not speaking for anyone else but myself. I dont want to play the same old engine were you can defy physics.

If that's the case, are you not going to play any basketball game at all this year?

All three games have their oddities... I don't see why it seems like 2k is being held to a higher standard, IMO.

[Bornindamecca]

Quote: Originally Posted by Pared

If that's the case, are you not going to play any basketball game at all this year? All three games have their oddities... I don't see why it seems like 2k is being held to a higher standard, IMO.

I actually agree with what he's saying. If 2k put out a bad game, I'd just do manual roster updates, like many NFL fans were forced to do for a few years after NFL 2k5. Even if the game wasn't "bad", but there was a problem that I just needed fixed(like turbo blocks in past years), I'd skip the new game if the problem wasn't remedied.

With the addition of 5 on 5, I'm pretty much guaranteed to get it this year, but there is still the possibility that the game has a broken feature that needs to be patched. If that were the case, I'd wait and buy other games I plan to get this fall.

If 2k is held to a higher standard, it's because it has been the highest standard in bball gaming. That's just natural. The smart kid is expected to get better grades.

[DC]

Quote: Originally Posted by aholbert32

Never had an issue with easy dunks in traffic. Using the sliders did a great job in fix issues like that.

But there were no slider adjustments that could prevent Anderson Varejoa from dunking on a whole front line because the game doesn't recognize defense when defending standing dunks (2K8)

[Bornindamecca]

Quote: Originally Posted by DCAllAmerican

But there were no slider adjustments that could prevent Anderson Varejoa from dunking on a whole front line because the game doesn't recognize defense when defending standing dunks (2K8)

I do hate that. It makes certain offensive rebounding situations a guaranteed bucket. Should be a foul situation most of the time. We should also have a quick Mikan drill type animation to beat the defense with after a rebound. Drawback should be that it's an easy block.