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[Junior Moe]

Quote: Originally Posted by swac07

I know everyone is saying audio needs improvement, but I just played this game over a homie's house and he had surround sound speakers hooked up through his walls in his gaming room....I was hearing stuff like "the clippers suck" and random praises and boos from the crowd (even swells)and players yelling after dunks & and 1s....it sounded really great...I dont hear these things on my tv at home , maybe I need to invest in some gaming headsets because that stuff is not being heard on regular flatscreen stereo speakers

Yeah, I have a surround setup in my den and the crowd sounds good when I have it on. I hear heckling and all that stuff. I also turned mine up in game to 60 or 65. It's really noticible during the MyCareer mode in the small gyms. I'm gonna check it out without the SS on to see how much of a difference it makes.

[Junior Moe]

Quote: Originally Posted by Panicshade

I like the game (I always like the games) but I'm just soooo bad at them. I have it on Superstar/Sim and Real % for the shooting. I usually play on Pro but figured since Play Now Online is set to Superstar I may as well try that. Yikes...can't hit a shot to save my life and the CPU blows past any defender like they are standing still. Any time I try to go past a CPU defender they are stuck to me like glue and I can't get any space at all to do anything. It's the same with screens..CPU does one and it's like I hit a brick wall but when I try one they never get obstructed by it. They just brush it off like nothing happened. It's just frustrating because I really want to at least be decent but I'm just failing horribly. I hope once sliders come out it may help a bit but I'm not holding my breath.

I had to bit the bullet and go all the way back down to rookie. I was doing decent but losing every game on pro. Now it's back to the basics. I'm having more fun competitive games now. I'm also learning along the way. This really is a different game. I'll eventually work my way back up. I actually like grinding this way.

[thedream2k16]

Rockets are missing their red and yellow alternate away jerseys !!!

[Cyrus09]

Don't like the fact that you can't change controls, especially for going into post and call for screen. For years it was the old way and now I even have to change 2 basic controls, makes the start very hard for me.

Would love an option like in every other sportsgame where you can change it to the old controls.

[DocHolliday]

Quote: Originally Posted by Cyrus09

Don't like the fact that you can't change controls, especially for going into post and call for screen. For years it was the old way and now I even have to change 2 basic controls, makes the start very hard for me. Would love an option like in every other sportsgame where you can change it to the old controls.

Easily my biggest problem right now. Hitting Y to post is so ingrained in my brain. It's going to take some time to adjust.


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[Whaaaazuuuuup]

Quote: Originally Posted by Cyrus09

Don't like the fact that you can't change controls, especially for going into post and call for screen. For years it was the old way and now I even have to change 2 basic controls, makes the start very hard for me. Would love an option like in every other sportsgame where you can change it to the old controls.

i was feeling the same way bro.. but then i hit the scrimmage mode for a few games and got the feel for the new pick system and actually like it.. it more advanced than the 2k15 in terms of placement and control. before the computer would select the wrong side to screen. the nre passing buttons threw me off as well but now that we use LT to manually back drop and makes more sense

[The 24th Letter]

Im a online/park rookie....is there anywhere to play 5x5?


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[Bootzilla]

Super Star Sim
12 Minute Qtrs./Broadcast

After free styling a bit and getting acquainted/reacquainted with the controls I random picked and played a few games and here are my observations/pros and cons.

Rockets(me) vs Celtics(cpu)

Pros: Game looks and plays beautifully. Harden was Harden. Got to the line a lot. Beat people off the dribble, got into the lane, hit step backs.

Dwight was Dwight. Post game real suspect. Menace as a defender in the paint. Finished nice on dunks around the rim. Nice pick and roll finishes.

Really fun to play as Brewer and Beverley on defense.

Able to minimize the Celtics perimeter players effectiveness although Isiah Thomas was tough. Although he got his, he shot too much and shot a poor percentage.

Cons: Celtic inside players played above their true abilities IMO. A little too quick and able to handle the ball like guards (Olynyk, Zeller, Lee, Sullinger).

Not a lot of space for users on jump shots. The cpu gets off shots really quickly and will hit some contested shots and rarely if ever miss an open shot. The user rarely if ever will hit a contested jump shot. Can't get off shots as quickly as the cpu so, even shots that seem open will get closed out on and contested. Some guys IRL hit tons of contested shots. Not so much in the game.

Defense is great but any sliver of space given to the cpu and they will hit shots at a rate that seems too high. I will play off of some players for a reason and poor outside shooters will drill shots with confidence. Went under a couple of screens against Marcus Smart and he's pulling up and draining shots like he's Steph Curry.

All in all I was able to win as I pulled away late. I figured had I not had Harden drop 41 I would have lost. Felt if I didn't have a superstar offensive player I would not be able to hang. So, I played Boston again. This time with the Nuggets.

Surprisingly,I spanked the Celtics with the Nuggets. Gallo and Chandler were great and Mudiay was getting to the bucket. I was able to defend fairly well without a stellar defense and able to score without a true superstar. I'm loving the game right now. And then I random select my next match up and the wheels fall off.

Grizzlies(me) vs Heat(cpu).

Pros: Gasol is a beast with a bevy of post moves.

Cons: Almost everything else. Miami played at one of the slowest paces in the league but everything they did was at hyper Mike D'Antoni pace.

Floor balance was awful for the Grizzlies. If I missed a post shot with a big on a designed play, the Heat would burst out like they were on crack and immediately have a numbers advantage.

Wade would spam the paint and would not give up the ball. He would keep banging into Tony Allen until he was able to slip through or if I got slightly beat and help came he would throw Magic Johnson like no looks through traffic with pinpoint accuracy and shots would go up super fast and be money.

Miami barely ran any plays just Dragic and Wade relentlessly spamming the paint and having their way with good defenders. They played nothing like the Heat and the Grizzlies, a top 3 defensive team, was horrid on defense. Protect the Paint, Get Back on Defense, did not matter. Maybe Memphis is just too slow and plodding.

I replayed this game a few times and the Heat would kill me every time. I would be patient on offense and really work to get good shots and the Heat, make or miss, will bolt out like their hair was on fire and head straight to the paint. If you played off a bit they would just eat up your cushion and get in the paint until they forced help and then make passes through traffic.

I guess styles make fights... But, it seemed like a completely different game vs the Heat. It resembled what I despised about the last two iterations of the series. I went from giddy in my first few games thinking the crack addict forays into the paint were a thing of the past and teams would play similarly to their real life counterparts but........Ummm, No. Looks like I will have another slider project on my hands.

Now I'm stuck and will probably lab this game a few more times or change my team to see if I can defend Miami. I mean if I can defend Isiah Thomas with Jameer Nelson you'd think I could defend Wade with Tony Allen or Dragic with Mike Conley. Back to lab.

PS. No highlights again on 12 minute qtrs is unacceptable.