NBA 2K16's Latest Shooting Update Has Made 3-Pointers Too Easy in Pro-Am

[Jrocc23]

Smh. This guy man.

[Caelumfang]

I'll just be here waiting to hear the whiners come out of the woodwork saying people are hitting wide open shots again. This should be funny.

[Jrocc23]

Quote: Originally Posted by Caelumfang

I'll just be here waiting to hear the whiners come out of the woodwork saying people are hitting wide open shots again. This should be funny.

The last time was just ridiculous. Even Mike admitted people were making 3s like layups even though it was a slight exaggeration but it was bad.

[hanzsomehanz]

Another update to coddle casuals.

I won 12 🔥 with a 6'1" Inside PG and 6'5" Inside SG - I was using my 6'6" Balanced SG (before the live update / update required patch hit the streets).

Not only were the two inside dudes hitting consecutive 3s in multiple games: they were hitting the middy reliably as well.

How people can claim shooting needs boosts: I don't even know. If Inside Gs are cashing out: this tells me shooting is already friendly!

But ok, let's run this lap again, Mike. There was still a group who cannot make a shot outside of it being green. Let's include them in the fun. I got you. And those who are already shooting lights out? Ya, let's turn those Inside and Balanced players who already shoot well: let's turn them into pure scorers who can green from 3 and dominate in the paint lol.

Now teams with bigs will be at an even more detriment in Park. It's back to bearing these teams off majority 3s fromm the gate. Get in a game of 2's and just sweep thru on 3s.

In Park, a slight increase in greens can literally be the difference that allows you to more consistently go 3/4 and 4/4 from 3. I m3an, what sample size are we working with here.. the game only goes to 21 lol but Ya up those numbers.

It's casual season. Spring is approaching and NBA regular season has under 20 games remaining. It's water in the bucket at this point.

Think I'm concerned for my match ups scoring on me? I'm disappointed because my balanced player and inside players basically will become spot up 3pt specialists again who have little need to take a middy or challenge the paint and if we do challenge the paint: we have a reliable kick back for a green 3: bang bang, easy peasy, goodnight sweetheart.

Sincerely,

Greenhouse 3s

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[Jax08]

Shouldn't it be contextual when saying if a shooting % is "sim" or not? IF the Warriors were unguarded all game, of course their 3pt % would go up a lot. So you gotta consider that this is a video game, and a lot of the % of something matters on who's playing the defense.

Conversely to this article, do we really want to see WIDE open shots miss just to fit into some "sim" shooting % ? That takes the skill out of the user's hands. Shot success rate should be totally contextual to what's happening on the court. That's "sim". Sim is realistic outcomes to realistic actions. The NBA % are that way because NBA teams plays defense. Pro-am teams don't always play defense. Pro-am teams leave players WIIIDE open many times a game. And that's where Mike Wang should focus is on having "realistic situations" instead of some pre-determined "realistic outcome". Also quality of shot should trump timing of shot. We should be rewarded for wide open shots.

But yeah, this requires tweaking and trial and error more than any other gameplay mechanic. But at the end of the day, we want to be rewarded for good shots with a decent shooter and punished for bad shots more often than not. Get that right, and that's as sim as you can get because you are giving realistic results to realistic actions. That's where numbers and stats can lie or not tell the full story - we don't know how wide open those shots were. Gameplay video would be better to demonstrate if contested shots are going in too much or if bad shooters are making too many outside shots, etc.

[Jax08]

edit: Just saw the video. Those 3's were Wiiiiiide open. Why is that a bad thing that they went in? The defense SHOULD be punished if they're going to leave players that wide open. Lowering 3pt% helps the defense too much to just pack it in the paint and dare anyone to shoot (if the shot% isn't determined on shot quality).

[Jrocc23]

The thing is most open shots do go in though. If someone is leaving me wide open, I am positive I will be shooting over 50% easily. So why would a smart team pack the paint when someone is shooting that well from 3?

I've never had any issues making open shots besides the ones at the top of the key and that was because my hot spots were cold there. Yeah, of course I missed some shots when I was wide open. So what? It's basketball. But like I said, I bet if I was open all game I am easily making over 50% of those shots.

Most people that's crying just simply can't shoot, have cold spots they don't know about or etc. And a lot of people just think they are open when they actually don't be. I mean look at the shots randoms shoot. They just don't know ball. I've seen plenty of people over the month that shot 3s w/ ease. And if you left them open I was pretty positive it was good. Now 2K is babying players at then end like they always do. Making 3s easier. Just really wish he didn't have a Twitter or just stop listening as much.

[A6_Foul_Out]

Steph does not go into an empty practice gym and hit 97 out of 100 3pts. It simply does not happen.

The green release mechanic is a childish casual one that spoiled kids now have to not play real basketball.

60,65... 75?! Sure. Why not. But not 97.