Does HOF level mean the game play more like the NBA?

[jrose57]

I really don't understandt his level thing, I mean, playing with a good team against a bad team you have higher chance of winning, playing with a badteam against a good team, you have higher chance of losing, so does the higher difficulty setting screws up the game? For instance, if I use RAPTORS and play LAKERS and its at PRO, then I have higher chance of winning? If I play at HOF, I almost have ZERO chance of winning? On the other hand, if I use CELTICS, and play WOLVES on PRO, then the chance of winning is really really high eh, but if its on HOF, then even I am using a STRONG TEAM, I might not win because the CPU will cheat at HOF just to make everything MORE CHALLENGING, in a LESS REALISTIC WAY, so help me out guys, I am just so confused about all these setting things all of a sudden~

[jubba910]

Difficulties just change your chances of hitting shots.

[KyotoCarl]

Quote: Originally Posted by jubba910

Difficulties just change your chances of hitting shots.

That is not true at all. Granted, I almost always play on pro (cause it's challenging enough ) but that's not all difficulties does.
Someone who has more in-depth knowledge should really answer this but my view on difficulties is that the higher the difficulty, the smarter the AI will play.
The CPU will set up more offensive plays, react smarter on double-teams, react smarter on defense.

[jrose57]

Quote: Originally Posted by KyotoCarl

That is not true at all. Granted, I almost always play on pro (cause it's challenging enough ) but that's not all difficulties does. Someone who has more in-depth knowledge should really answer this but my view on difficulties is that the higher the difficulty, the smarter the AI will play. The CPU will set up more offensive plays, react smarter on double-teams, react smarter on defense.

But does CPU play smarter than the USER can handle MEANS they are cheating and doing stuff unrealisticly? I really want an answer from some devs here...

[KyotoCarl]

Quote: Originally Posted by jrose57

But does CPU play smarter than the USER can handle MEANS they are cheating and doing stuff unrealisticly? I really want an answer from some devs here...

Don't think a dev will answer you but, hopefully, Da Czar, or someone else who has more in-depth knowledge of how the the difficulties work will answer.

Have a look at the Bulls vs Magic HOF/Simulation thread and video. There you'll get a bit of a grasp of how the CPU plays on HOF. Ideally, the higher the difficulty the higher the intelligence of the CPU. In previous year it's meant some cheating by the CPU but this year it looks like it's more an intelligence matter than anything else.

That's my point of view, hope it helps a little. Hope Da Czar could shed some light on this for the both of us.

[jrose57]

Quote: Originally Posted by KyotoCarl

Don't think a dev will answer you but, hopefully, Da Czar, or someone else who has more in-depth knowledge of how the the difficulties work will answer. Have a look at the Bulls vs Magic HOF/Simulation thread and video. There you'll get a bit of a grasp of how the CPU plays on HOF. Ideally, the higher the difficulty the higher the intelligence of the CPU. In previous year it's meant some cheating by the CPU but this year it looks like it's more an intelligence matter than anything else. That's my point of view, hope it helps a little. Hope Da Czar could shed some light on this for the both of us.

I like that comparsion you used 2k 10 vs 2k 11, I m not saying 2k 11 is cheating if played at HOF, becasue I dont have the game yet, but 2k 10 was really unplayable, all those bullet passes to the paint makes me throw the controller away, but this year, I STILL HAVE NOT SEEN ONE BULLET PASS TO THE GUY INSIDE THE PAINT YET, so hopefully HOF does mean AI will play smart, IN A FAIR WAY????!!???

[Real2KInsider]

IMO, the CPU cheats on HoF. A lot of unrealistic shots will go in.

The main thing the difficulties do (which DOES qualify as CPU cheating) is the CPU will recover faster to prevent fastbreaks, while you will not be able to do the same to them.

So the CPU will get some easy points on fastbreaks, get players hot because of them, and then that helps them in the half-court, while you most likely won't have that same luxury.

I'm talking about 2K10 btw. But that's probably in 2K11 too, as it was in all prior 2K's and is a staple of their "difficulty level"

[Nines]

HOF makes the AI do very unrealistic things. It flat-out bends the laws of the game to pull out the W.