NBA 2K14 - Rob Jones Briefly Explains The Pro Stick: Dribbling and Shooting

[mauro78]

Quote: Originally Posted by Da_Czar

I think what is confusing you, and I by no means am saying I can clear it up for you, Is that in the past you had shot controls, and dribble controls, and some moves that were actually shots. This year you have dribble moves, and you have shots. There are no moves that are actually shots. You do your moves and then you decide to shoot, then you shoot. Nothing is done for you. You want a dribble left pullup... Then dribble left, and pullup.

This sounds really intersting....do you think the transition from dribble to shoot now looks even better in 2k14? Last year It was good...but felt somehow "robotic" and not natural....how does it feel in 2k14?
Thx ^__^

[RyanFitzmagic]

Quote: Originally Posted by Optik

Why can't these casuals just figure it out themselves?

Or better yet, just put a tutorial in the game that explains things like this that casual fans might not be able to figure out.

[JasonWilliams55]

Quote: Originally Posted by RyanFitzmagic

Or better yet, just put a tutorial in the game that explains things like this that casual fans might not be able to figure out.

This... just do as EA does... when you start the game for the first time, have a video with a spokesperson going over all the new things added to the gameplay. Very easy and simple... everyone has to watch it initially.

[Optik]

Quote: Originally Posted by RyanFitzmagic

Or better yet, just put a tutorial in the game that explains things like this that casual fans might not be able to figure out.

Yeah, implementing this into the passing section of training camp wouldn't be difficult or take long. Though, they don't even explain sliders or ratings in any meaningful way. It's not like they've felt compelled to do it before. Why now?

Another thing, Czar, have they taken out that awful turn-around-and-pass animation, where the player is passing to someone behind them? The movement looks so unnatural. The player turns 180 on both feet as if he were Michael Jackson. Shouldn't they be just pivoting on one foot?

[Sundown]

Quote: Originally Posted by RyanFitzmagic

Or better yet, just put a tutorial in the game that explains things like this that casual fans might not be able to figure out.

Totally cool with weakened off hand passing, but 2K might be thinking it's confusing because you don't actively choose which hand to pass with, where as you dribble left when you're dribbling left, and layups depend on how you attack (can we still choose left vs right layups like years past with Pro Stick?).

Right vs left passes happen based on situation and positon of passer and receiver, and usually all the attention is focused on the target not which animation might play out. So 2k is wary of having ratings for things that a user doesn't think about naturally, where as in real life you feel and know your off hand weakness when passing.

I think it should be implemented anyway. Bad passers tend to have a bigger fall-off with their weak hand, and good passers tend to be more ambidextrous. It'll distinguish good vs bad passers even more.

[LD2k]

Quote: Originally Posted by mauro78

This sounds really intersting....do you think the transition from dribble to shoot now looks even better in 2k14? Last year It was good...but felt somehow "robotic" and not natural....how does it feel in 2k14? Thx ^__^

One of the best things about dribbling this year is chaining your dribbles into a natural shot.

For example, off-the-dribble pullups and fadeaways (ala Kobe, Melo etc) are just one silky smooth transition to the next. 2K14 is scary good in this department, among other things.

[Vni]

Quote: Originally Posted by Da_Czar

I think what is confusing you, and I by no means am saying I can clear it up for you, Is that in the past you had shot controls, and dribble controls, and some moves that were actually shots. This year you have dribble moves, and you have shots. There are no moves that are actually shots. You do your moves and then you decide to shoot, then you shoot. Nothing is done for you. You want a dribble left pullup... Then dribble left, and pullup.

I love the sound of that.

[RyanFitzmagic]

Quote: Originally Posted by LD2k

One of the best things about dribbling this year is chaining your dribbles into a natural shot. For example, off-the-dribble pullups and fadeaways (ala Kobe, Melo etc) are just one silky smooth transition to the next. 2K14 is scary good in this department, among other things.

But what about the CPU? I pray to anyone who will listen, every year, that the CPU will be able to and know how to utilize every move available to the user.