The "Modern Era" has woeful, unrealistic gameplay

[Pistol44PeteMaravich]

I've played a fair few games in each era.

I can hand on heart say that Magic/Bird, Jordan, Kobe and LeBron era all have realistic and enjoyable gameplay. Without even using sliders, you can have an enjoyable game with realistic scorelines and stat lines. Moreover, a lot of historical players feel like they played in real life. Plays and movement on the court all feels very really.

Then comes the Modern Era. It's awful. Every game goes to 130-140+ and 60% FG, there are nearly no steals, blocks, fouls or offensive rebounds and no amount of tweaking with sliders seems to change this. The AI spends half the time running into you or running down the shot clock. Every play feels the same. Every player feels like they just play to their position.

I've been playing these games for the last 20 years and this era on 2K24 and 2K25 is comfortably the most miserable I've ever been playing them.

I know people will say "Then don't play the modern era" but that's what I want to play. I want to play out the entirety of the upcoming season with one team and it's impossible to do this as a lover of Basketball because this era simply isn't Basketall.

I've given up. I'll use this game to sim seasons and try to build teams, but to actually play it? This isn't Basketball nor does it half replicate a real NBA game at all.

[STLRams]

Haven't purchased 2K25 yet, still releases to early in my opinion but I have been curious about the Era's mode. Has the Bird/Magic, Jordan and Kobe era players play more realisticly than 2K24? I felt like in 2K24 some of the players did to an extended by I still had to do a ton of editing to get the players/teams to play like they use to in real life.

[leoribas3]

Thats absolutely not my experience. The gameplay is really good, and you saying tweaking sliders and tendencies doesnt change anything is just a flat out lie.

The game allows us to edit every single players attributes and tendencies, plus all the sliders in general. We can pretty much make the game play exactly how we want. Theres also coaching adjustment, too.

Put steals at 100, body up sensitivity at 100, change the shot success sliders, edit the freaking rosters if you want to, if you say every team scores 140 points, and shoot 60%fg every game, then comeback to the thread with your results.

I dare you lol.


The sliders and settings absolutely work.

I get being frustrated, but yall just decide to come on the forum and start hating on the game without changing a single setting to make the game work for you.

Cmon bro.

"impossible to play, this era isnt basketball" yet thousands of us here are enjoying the heck out of this game, probably the best 2k ever. This is a you problem.

[Scioto2024]

Quote: Originally Posted by leoribas3

Thats absolutely not my experience. The gameplay is really good, and you saying tweaking sliders and tendencies doesnt change anything is just a flat out lie. The game allows us to edit every single players attributes and tendencies, plus all the sliders in general. We can pretty much make the game play exactly how we want. Theres also coaching adjustment, too. Put steals at 100, body up sensitivity at 100, change the shot success sliders, edit the freaking rosters if you want to, if you say every team scores 140 points, and shoot 60%fg every game, then comeback to the thread with your results. I dare you lol. The sliders and settings absolutely work. I get being frustrated, but yall just decide to come on the forum and start hating on the game without changing a single setting to make the game work for you. Cmon bro. "impossible to play, this era isnt basketball" yet thousands of us here are enjoying the heck out of this game, probably the best 2k ever. This is a you problem.

I had a great game last night when changing tendencies. And I am not having games in the 140-150 range. More 100-115.

Tweaks suck, but that’s any game you play in 2024.

[DonWuan]

Sorry sounds like user error if the cpu is putting up 140+ pts on you.

[SageInfinite]

I agree. Game is absolute trash this year. Just deleted it for the second time. I gotta be done. I LOVE NBA 2K, but I just can’t with this year.

[res2]

To each their own. I find this maybe the best 2K I've ever played...and I've been playing 2K for something like 15 years.

But you gotta use the tools available (sliders and roster edits) to make it all work.

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[JAY_D1]

Everyone has an opinion, Ive been a bit frustrated at this game but I still enjoy the heck out of it.

I do understand people have a need to express their frustration in a way most don't agree with.

Its quite okay to put the controller down and walk outside if this aint the game for you.

Change the settings, so many options out here to get somewhere close to where you want.

NBA Live is not and WILL NOT walk through that door.

989 Sports not walking through that door to give you NBA 25 from Sony.

Take some time to figure out how mot get some enjoyment out the game, there are so many ways to have some fun Im sure.


To each their own though