NBA 2K16: Biggest Pet Peeve?

[Samm27]

LeBrons tree trunk legs and the way they are 3times the size of his in real life. Oh and his weird looking face that has gotten progresively worse since 2k14

[mcdowell31]

What messes-up immersion for me? Immersion. I'll explain.

I play offline MyLeague: I've always enjoyed basketball history and liked creating future history with previous 2K versions using Dynasty mode. I'm a basketball junkie and I'm still playing a College Hoops Legacy I started in 2007: In-game I'm in the 2045-46 season. Immersion in that game is one of the best.

2K16 immersion tries much too hard. My cut-scenes are set to "Never" but I am forced to watch:

1. Zoom-in of players walking to the time-out huddle. No matter how many times I press a controller button I cannot bypass this. It isn't useful to me during a game but it would be perfect for a end-of-quarter montage or a post-game montage along with any highlights. If it must be used, put strategy menus on top of immersion scenes the way Madden 2016 does; multitasking like this would speed-up game play.

2. Zoom-in of coaches looking bewildered/confused/unimpressed every other time a bad play happens. This is a wasted zoom: As a player competing I don't care how the coach feels during a game. Again, save it for a montage, or allow me to “discover” the emotion (or whatever he's doing) when I'm playing around with instant replay. Currently this does not add any information or help me win the game. And, it adds unneeded drama to regular season games that just really doesn't exist on most telecasts I've seen.

3. Zoom-in of players berating teammates when bad plays happen. Same as the coaches, but this might be tolerable if it happened in real-time on the court without a zoom. It would be better if emotional displays indicated a player was out of control and his ratings would be handicapped for 30-60 seconds until he regained composure. Or, he is creeping closer to getting a technical foul. With that information perhaps I could decide to sub him out temporarily. Right now, it is a flashy animation with no substance.

4. Not a zoom-in, but the "upset" highly demonstrative player who slams the ball after an opponent score whether it's the first score of a game or a 20-point blowout with 2-minutes to go. Context goes out of the window and the same animation plays over and over and over... all game. Insult to injury: He's already held-up any attempt at playing up-tempo basketball strategy, but then he holds the ball for 1-2 seconds as he “refocuses” or calms down or something before throwing the ball in. Can't tell what it is but it is irritating because the same animation happens too much, and fundamentally changes the game. Currently, half the players react like Rasheed Wallace; I don't think Rasheed was that demonstrative.

5. Greg and Clark running their own pre-half-post-game-weekly “wrap-up show” on every free-throw and dead-ball. I am forced to look at the graphic and listen to inane chatter about something that is not the game currently in progress. Again: As a user I'm competing... I don't really care about the mundane. This information would be much more tolerable in a wrap-up show separate from the game much like College Hoops and NFL 2K5 did.

I realize in the above I've posited the idea of a highlight show separate from game highlights (extra work for the developer). I've always thought part of the immersion strength of 2K sports games has been the use of algorithmic technology to identify and exhibit highlights during game and in the score summary. Saying the least: 2K is amazing at this. Highlight presentation is 2K's “A-game” or “go to” move: I really don't think anyone in the industry can match them.

To avoid extra work, why not simply plagiarize past creations and update them for use today? Rather than putting talking heads and faces on screen, use that wonderful technology to show an unending source of highlights from in-game. And, use that same technology to create a “highlight generator” that could randomly make highlights of non-user games for viewing by the user watching a wrap-up show. Use the talking heads recordings for highlight voice-over and you have a much more dynamic and interesting show with a minimal amount of work.

Often NBA 2K15 and 2K16 have felt more like reality TV than professional sports. I really miss the “basketball junkie” NBA 2K games from my Xbox 360 days.

[Luke Skywalker]

Lack of ability to edit/create coaches. I wish we could create and edit coaches like we create players.

[mjt844]

Further to my post earlier in this thread. I can say with confidence having read peoples comments that 2K have butchered this game.

All the hype and chest beating by developers in the lead up to the release of 16 would have us believe it was revolutionary. But infact its a massive disappointment and a lot of "Digital Media " crap !!
Case in point the number of "patches" released to fix major problems .

The MyPlayer and MyCareer option offered a lot of promise in 2016 but instead went backwards. The MyCourt , training , College , Connections and Sponsors was a great inclusion , but making the origin "Harlem " and "African American" was not only racist , but a huge mistake given the franchise has a Global market to cater to.
2K seem to start a few good concepts but then cut them out by the time of a new release. Like 2015 had an on court altercation scene , but then didnt take it any further. If anything they need to develop it. There should be more interaction on court. Off court.
14 had scenes with Managers and 15 with Coach and Agent These shouldve been retained and developed .
Also team mate interactions. Such as one player turning ball over , shooting badly , poor free throws. There should be influence in team mates getting better.

- Voice options non existent for MyPlayer. Wheres the Hispanic , European , Caucasian , Asian sample ??
- The audio samples on post game interviews with Freq are atrocious. Its a rehash of 2015 responses , but of a poor quality.
- Locker room 1/2 time is a rehash of 2015 cut scenes. 2k were too f****** lazy to redo these with new coaching staff
- Courtside huddle scenes are limited. I think theres 2 .
- The movement of opponents around the court is superhuman. Im sure if this were real, then most of the current band of NBA players would be in therapy with torn ACL , hamstring as well as broken ankles
- Wheres Charles Barkley ??
- On the offensive end . During gameplay. Constantly being stopped as I get to the 3pt line and the paint by a direct a opponent , is a wtf !!! moment and so not the NBA .
I think 2K have completely overdone the defense . And in return havent balanced the game out allowing MyPlayer and my team the same level . Being able to plant feet and intercept the ball. Also being constantly stripped of the ball . Not 1 single reach in foul called on opposition teams .
Auto generated Rookies coming into a Season with high skill level when I had to start with 50.

[Viking2855]

Quote: Originally Posted by Magnus1959

The 3 second call. Not a big thing but my pet peeve.

Still angry about those dudes who create 7'3 centers and just catch the ball in the paint and dunk over everybody no matter how good the defender is,,its BS plus I thought they said there would be a speed penalty to those who choose to be that tall, dont see how someone with the height of Porzingis is running like Lebron out there it doesnt make Pro-Am as fun because it seems like some players like that dont even need skill just stand in the paint catch the ball and dunk this isnt 1962 anymore that kind of stuff isnt seen as often as it displays in Pro-AM

[beardedaussie]

Mine are purely online pet peeves.

1. Constantly facing Warriors, Cavs and Thunder in play now.

2. The people who just sprint full court from an inbounds pass after a basket with the likes of Westbrook and Wall for the easy dunk or lay in from the baseline. Defense is too slow to keep up with them.

3. Off ball defense. I don't hate it but it really annoys me when people just camp off the ball all game and only man up for double teams, it makes weak defenders and mismatches pointless.

4. Comebacks (more so in MyTeam for me) , whether it be my opponent or me usually whoever is up at half time and dominating comes out in the second half and go ice cold whilst they or i are scorching hot. I like close games but the way the game forces it to be close is annoying.

[Hooperport]

Quote: Originally Posted by mcdowell31

4. Not a zoom-in, but the "upset" highly demonstrative player who slams the ball after an opponent score whether it's the first score of a game or a 20-point blowout with 2-minutes to go.

My player sometimes does that after WE score!

[Hustle Westbrook]

I can't stand watching my players be put in random positions after a timeout/deadball. If your opponent is inbounding the ball in the backcourt the game will literally have 2-3 of your players standing in front of the inbound man for no reason at all. This literally just sets you up to get turboed on to the basket. Some of the dumbest **** I've seen programmed in a basketball game.