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[SOM3ROiD]

Quote: Originally Posted by abuC

Everyone is a fan of the Warriors and Cavs? May as well get rid of the other 28 teams and just have those two as the only options. You don't play online so why bother commenting on it? If you did play online you'd understand how annoying it is to pick a Tier 3 team expecting to play a Tier 2 or 3 team and then not have an option to change that team after you see your opponent is using the Dream Team. I'm blaming the game for matching me with the Spurs when I pick the Magic lol, the game decided that's a good matchup, not me.

Yes, this is plain stupid in my book, and just to add, they must put in the option to change the jersey and to see what opponent is using, as people chose team, they don't even know if they are Home or Away team UNTIL they advance in the next step of mathcmaking, where they CAN'T GO BACK from that to change they jersey if they by accident changed to away or alternate one.
Just to point out what I'm trying to say, I played as Miami Heat in red away jerseys, against Chicago Bulls, who also were in red jerseys..

[HeavenlyTouch]

I'm not having as many matching issues as you guys. My last few games I was matched up with Boston and Minnesota. I've also faced a plethora of other mid-tier teams (no low-tier yet though). Granted I've played the Warriors twice, Cavs once, OKC once, Rockets twice.

I only use Milwaukee and the Jazz, I'm 14-2. The only team that I was frustrated playing is the Cavs. For some reason JR Smith, Varejao, etc. are complete lock down defenders. Shumpert and JR are both deadly shooters with amazing handles, it's like having 3 Kyrie Irvings featuring LeBron. Watching Shumpert hit 3 after 3 (contested or not) was frustrating.. What was worse is that the guy I was playing wasn't very good but he didn't have to do much to win, that team is just a dominant all-2k team.

[abuC]

Quote: Originally Posted by HeavenlyTouch

I'm not having as many matching issues as you guys. My last few games I was matched up with Boston and Minnesota. I've also faced a plethora of other mid-tier teams (no low-tier yet though). Granted I've played the Warriors twice, Cavs once, OKC once, Rockets twice. I only use Milwaukee and the Jazz, I'm 14-2. The only team that I was frustrated playing is the Cavs. For some reason JR Smith, Varejao, etc. are complete lock down defenders. Shumpert and JR are both deadly shooters with amazing handles, it's like having 3 Kyrie Irvings featuring LeBron. Watching Shumpert hit 3 after 3 (contested or not) was frustrating.. What was worse is that the guy I was playing wasn't very good but he didn't have to do much to win, that team is just a dominant all-2k team.

Wait until you play in the higher levels against the Rockets or Cavs, Harden and LeBron make the game unbearable at times. There's no fatigue and you get guys holding sprint the entire game just running up and down the floor, the transition defense is horrible so those guys end up going nuts. The higher the levels you go the thicker the cheese gets and the more proficient people get at abusing the games problems.

[spankdatazz22]

Quote: Originally Posted by abuC

Everyone is a fan of the Warriors and Cavs? May as well get rid of the other 28 teams and just have those two as the only options. You don't play online so why bother commenting on it? If you did play online you'd understand how annoying it is to pick a Tier 3 team expecting to play a Tier 2 or 3 team and then not have an option to change that team after you see your opponent is using the Dream Team. I'm blaming the game for matching me with the Spurs when I pick the Magic lol, the game decided that's a good matchup, not me.

I think regardless of the sports game, most people that play online choose to play with the best teams to give themselves the best opportunity to win. I wasn't trying to say the Tiered system is perfect; I didn't understand why you'd "hate" an attempt of a developer to give your fellow online players some incentive to use a variety of teams.

I would've elaborated more but as I said didn't want to sidetrack the thread. My reply was more a rant as an offline player - I don't want my enjoyment of the game offline overly affected because of idiots online that are going to use whatever means necessary to gain a win. Your issue isn't going to affect me necessarily, but I saw it as another instance of online players seeming to place more blame on the game than the other online players they're playing. I'm not exclusively an offline player; I'll play online. It's when I do, I have an expectation I'm likely going to face someone willing to do anything to win.

[HeavenlyTouch]

Quote: Originally Posted by spankdatazz22

I think regardless of the sports game, most people that play online choose to play with the best teams to give themselves the best opportunity to win. I wasn't trying to say the Tiered system is perfect; I didn't understand why you'd "hate" an attempt of a developer to give your fellow online players some incentive to use a variety of teams. I would've elaborated more but as I said didn't want to sidetrack the thread. My reply was more a rant as an offline player - I don't want my enjoyment of the game offline overly affected because of idiots online that are going to use whatever means necessary to gain a win. Your issue isn't going to affect me necessarily, but I saw it as another instance of online players seeming to place more blame on the game than the other online players they're playing. I'm not exclusively an offline player; I'll play online. It's when I do, I have an expectation I'm likely going to face someone willing to do anything to win.

I think the idea is that you want variety. 2k Online has been plagued by a decade of people picking the Lakers, Boston, Miami/Cleveland, OKC, and this year it will be the Warriors/Rockets.

When I play with friends we try to go for interesting matchups, and this year you can use lots of teams stylistically that normally you would've never used in years past. I'm completely dominant with the Jazz and they're a tier 2 team with an offensive ranking of a tier 3 team (24). I've enjoyed the hell out of playing with some different teams (not your normal top 3-4 teams). I used the Hawks vs my friend and they're a ton of fun, but you bet your *** only a small % will use them despite the fact they're a top tier team (no household names on the squad ala LeBron).

I totally see his point that people would like variety. I'm not sure whether his matchmaking problems are exclusive to him or not. In my past 3 games of picking the Jazz (Junior varsity level difficulty at the moment), I've faced the Celtics - Timberwolves - Suns in that order. It's getting better for me with the types of teams I'm facing, and I've only seen one Cleveland user so far.

Abuc didn't state how far up he is in the ladder, but he claims that its worse the higher you go and you get more people cheesing with Cleveland (that remains to be seen as far as others' experiences). Nevertheless, history tends to repeat itself, and I'd much rather see people using various teams. If I'm using tier 2, I'd like the percentage of facing tier 3 and tier 2 teams to be higher than tier 1 teams (I don't agree with penalizing people losses for using tier 1, but maybe a system where within the 10 games you play in ladder you can only use a top 3 team a few times would be more fun - however it would be frustrating for home team fans of those top franchises).

[Yuss]

small complaint is that when controlled by the CPU guys like Dwight Howard, DeAndre Jordan, Tristan Thompson rarely go 0 for 2 on free throws

maybe its due to the difficulty level

[jfsolo]

Quote: Originally Posted by spankdatazz22

I think regardless of the sports game, most people that play online choose to play with the best teams to give themselves the best opportunity to win. I wasn't trying to say the Tiered system is perfect; I didn't understand why you'd "hate" an attempt of a developer to give your fellow online players some incentive to use a variety of teams. I would've elaborated more but as I said didn't want to sidetrack the thread. My reply was more a rant as an offline player - I don't want my enjoyment of the game offline overly affected because of idiots online that are going to use whatever means necessary to gain a win. Your issue isn't going to affect me necessarily, but I saw it as another instance of online players seeming to place more blame on the game than the other online players they're playing. I'm not exclusively an offline player; I'll play online. It's when I do, I have an expectation I'm likely going to face someone willing to do anything to win.

Them being able to tune online and offline separately this year should theoretically be good for everyone.

[jeebs9]

Quote: Originally Posted by HeavenlyTouch

I think the idea is that you want variety. 2k Online has been plagued by a decade of people picking the Lakers, Boston, Miami/Cleveland, OKC, and this year it will be the Warriors/Rockets. When I play with friends we try to go for interesting matchups, and this year you can use lots of teams stylistically that normally you would've never used in years past. I'm completely dominant with the Jazz and they're a tier 2 team with an offensive ranking of a tier 3 team (24). I've enjoyed the hell out of playing with some different teams (not your normal top 3-4 teams). I used the Hawks vs my friend and they're a ton of fun, but you bet your *** only a small % will use them despite the fact they're a top tier team (no household names on the squad ala LeBron). I totally see his point that people would like variety. I'm not sure whether his matchmaking problems are exclusive to him or not. In my past 3 games of picking the Jazz (Junior varsity level difficulty at the moment), I've faced the Celtics - Timberwolves - Suns in that order. It's getting better for me with the types of teams I'm facing, and I've only seen one Cleveland user so far. Abuc didn't state how far up he is in the ladder, but he claims that its worse the higher you go and you get more people cheesing with Cleveland (that remains to be seen as far as others' experiences). Nevertheless, history tends to repeat itself, and I'd much rather see people using various teams. If I'm using tier 2, I'd like the percentage of facing tier 3 and tier 2 teams to be higher than tier 1 teams (I don't agree with penalizing people losses for using tier 1, but maybe a system where within the 10 games you play in ladder you can only use a top 3 team a few times would be more fun - however it would be frustrating for home team fans of those top franchises).

So is that how it works?... That's awesome!! I was wondering why I haven't seen anyone using the top teams you mentioned. Now it makes sense why I haven't seen those tops. I've only seen Houston and Clippers once each. And like I said in my other post. The guy took 40 shots with Harden. I've been only using the Kings and the Jazz.