NBA 2K16 Available Today, Post Your Impressions Here

[TheDuggler]

Lag online seems WAY lower than past years


Could be due to the improved responsiveness on D but i have never felt that with a good defensive matchup that im just getting unrealistically blown past or zig zagged

[BigDaddyHolmes]

Pre Ordered this game from cdkeys.com with dlc for 20 bucks last week. Unreal deal.

Game is amazing, just downloaded it on steam and played it a bit. Graphics are a nice leap forward this yr.

[jfsolo]

I feel like the CPU opponent still gets 90% of the "50/50" balls. That kind of thing loses games for you.

[djones3]

Quote: Originally Posted by jcwkings

This is their achilles heel. 2k has always had piss poor online, but now this gen the whole foundation of the game is built on server transactions, with all the VC income they have been getting you would think they would invest in that infrastructure.

I know right it makes no sense to me. why is everything built into the server? i always wondered why, is it because of the VC? Whatever they are doing with the money from the VC needs to be put in the right place.. ONLINE STABILITY!! haha

[ironjumpman_23]

Quote: Originally Posted by WISports

I do too. Tho if I'm a quick PG, I should be able to blow past my defender.. if he's a bad defender.. without using a pick or multiple dribble moves.

Yeah I kind of get what you're saying with that, maybe it's the foot planting, cause I played with D Rose against cp3 and I didn't have much work to do, but against kyrie there was a difference. I had more progress not going full throttle on the turbo out of my crossover more playing a guessing game if you say. That is until the defense realized it and started to close out on me forcing me to kick out to a open defender.

[dubplate]

Did they put the difficulty level on steroids this year? I am finding it impossible to be competitive on the stock difficulty level. Can't hit gimme lay ups and the CPU can drive at will and make contested shots with ease.

So damn frustrating.

[Vni]

Kobe can trigger some crazy free throw line dunks like it's 2002. They need to seriously chill with that.

Feels like they sped up the shooting releases overall.

They removed the face up drive.

MWP is done (so good to have him in the game already though).

Lot more zip to passing.

Players take smaller steps, improves the spacing a lot.

[strawberryshortcake]

Quote: Originally Posted by dubplate

Did they put the difficulty level on steroids this year? I am finding it impossible to be competitive on the stock difficulty level. Can't hit gimme lay ups and the CPU can drive at will and make contested shots with ease. So damn frustrating.

Since defense was the better part of the focus plus better adaptive artificial intelligence according to developers' blogs, I believe it is great that default difficulty is more difficult. It is only right. Why do gamers continue to want to "dominate" so to speak in the first week of release. It's a brand new game. It's going to take time to adjust. Make your $60 purchase ... count and worth the investment.

You can overcome challenges...but there's no way to overcome the boredom of beating an easy CPU.

This is the first time I have played 2k basketball and never once have I felt cheated. If a steal happens I know it was my terrible passing. If I missed a shot, I knew I was forcing it. My last 2k game was 2k14 ps4. There were psychic defenders in 2k14. Missing shots because it was that same animation playing out under the rim.

This is finally the year where any mistakes made is on me .... Truly "my bad."

It was frustrating play past 2k basketball due to the above reasons. This year, I have absolutely no frustrations whatsoever. I know I have terrible stick skills, but ball movement has allowed me to be competitive on default. I think I may need to bump up my skill level to all star and for the first time ever, hall of fame. I would never dare upping it to hall of fame in past 2k. This year might be the year I finally go hall of fame...but developers have stated the best simulation experience is anything below hall of fame.