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NBA 2K10 Q&A: Retail Copy in Hand

03:29 AM - September 25, 2009 by Pared

I and a few others were lucky enough to attend the NBA 2K10 launch party here in NYC.

We were given full copies of the game and are willing to answer questions.

The only thing I'm going to tell you guys right now:

NO QUESTIONS ABOUT RATINGS. We already post them in the NBA 2K10 screenshots section.

Ok, let the madness begin.

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# 721 bowdown2shadi @ 09/27/09 01:44 AM

C'mon guys, headbands may not be important to you, but it is for many people. I'm not one of those guys, but I will be pissed if they only had a few kicks. It has nothing to do with gameplay, but accessories are still important to most people.

# 722 CellarDweller Rick @ 09/27/09 01:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Lagoa


	Infamous, You have the game too? I see this screens, but not photos about home.... i hope home have white headbands for all teams! Thks man!

Stop it man....... Please Stop it

# 723 SBartlett @ 09/27/09 02:34 AM

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Originally Posted by idrisguitar


	sorry to ask another question, but im kind of worried about this auto-post up. i HATE it in live 10. can i ask if you think its a problem that will be ironed out with more practice, or is it simply random when it doesn't work and could potentially ruin post play? or is it somewhere in between? do you move into your defender and end up getting stolen if the backing down doesn't initiate? or is it simply an ugly animation that you can pass out fo and try again? sorry for the long winded question, i just want to gage exactly how much it effect gameplay. Thanks again Pared

The backdown works, but it's not as natural as you would hope for. There will be times where you may be trying to back down and for a moment, they won't initiate the back down.

If you go into practice mode, you can iron out some post moves and get a feel for the game. It's solid, but it's very similar to Live so at one end it's easier to perform moves out of the post, on the other hand occasionally it can lead to frustration.

# 724 SBartlett @ 09/27/09 02:37 AM

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Originally Posted by coolcras7


	Question/request for MC, Pared and Steve are you guys going to put up anymore gameplay videos today ?

I don't know if Pared or MC is, but TD is working on some event coverage and some game play footage that will be going up either tomorrow or Monday.

I was playing with the Celtics a bit we have it on video. I could record some more from my Flip cam aimed at my TV but I don't know how high quality it would be for you all.

# 725 trav402 @ 09/27/09 02:39 AM

Can anyone confirm if the short calf sleeve glitch is fixed?

# 726 SBartlett @ 09/27/09 02:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Anti Honor


	I didn't see my question answered, so I'll ask again. Is player lock still in? Waiting to order the game, thanks.

It's there but not on the same level as it was last year. Last year you had 3 distances you could lock into from the ball handler. This year, it's just like how well you can the defend the guy on your own and it helps you out a bit.

# 727 SBartlett @ 09/27/09 02:41 AM

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Originally Posted by theenemy


	Thank you all for taking the time to do this ! One question, what are the alternate control schemes? Can you customize the controls? and can you please check the Alternate A (Isomotion with buttons) and comment how it works. Thanks again.

There is an A,B, and C control scheme. They just change the turbo, hopstep, and shot sticks up a bit. I'm not sure if you can customize. I looked because I wanted to switch the ISO triggers back to last year and I couldn't figure it out.

# 728 badmrfrosty7 @ 09/27/09 02:42 AM

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Originally Posted by SBartlett


	I don't know if Pared or MC is, but TD is working on some event coverage and some game play footage that will be going up either tomorrow or Monday. I was playing with the Celtics a bit we have it on video. I could record some more from my Flip cam aimed at my TV but I don't know how high quality it would be for you all.

I wouldn't mind. I think most people just wanna see the game in action to help tide us over. I'm sure the questions ought to be answered well enough as the last full week before release starts and maybe thats when we'll actually see a commercial or something. But if you didn't mind filming a game I think plenty of people would be very grateful. You're call ultimately of course.

# 729 drewbaby1414 @ 09/27/09 02:56 AM

Wow...come back and this thread is 80 pages...wow.

My Question:

How is the player progression in association work?

# 730 tcnumba10 @ 09/27/09 03:01 AM

Hey just noticed for a couple of gameplay vids i've seen that, the CPU PG does not walk up the court with the ball and direct the offense after a made basket by the user anymore?

Did they eliminate this movement or am I missing something here?

In 2K9 they had it, but so far in the vids i've seen for 2K10, the PG doesn't walk up the court anymore to set up the offense.

# 731 Lagoa @ 09/27/09 03:47 AM

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Originally Posted by bowdown2shadi


	C'mon guys, headbands may not be important to you, but it is for many people. I'm not one of those guys, but I will be pissed if they only had a few kicks. It has nothing to do with gameplay, but accessories are still important to most people.

Thks man! For me, like u say, Calf sleeve is not a problem for me, but i dont trolled this, because is important for some guys....

I dont understand why is so dificult to 2 or 3 guys stop trashing headbands issue!

Pared, Mo....i still waiting for images or info about white HB ok? And of course, thks for your patience with us!

# 732 retrohelix @ 09/27/09 04:25 AM

This is a great Thread I don't know if these questions have been answered but If Pared or anybody with the game can answer these few questions for me I'd appreciate It.

1. Do PG's In the game like Chris Paul, Tony Parker and Deron Williams penetrate and dish the rock? and use the P&R

2. Are there more fouls on default settings and more off the ball fouls?

3. can you finally call inbound plays?

4. Do teams run there real life offenses?

5. Do teams like the Celtics and Lakers using there SSZ defense does the AI use zone at all?

Thanks for answering Its greatly appreciated

# 733 CD90 @ 09/27/09 08:32 AM

1. How many players are we able to create?

2. Are there new legends? / Are there missing legends from last year?

# 734 SBartlett @ 09/27/09 11:37 AM

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Originally Posted by retrohelix


	This is a great Thread I don't know if these questions have been answered but If Pared or anybody with the game can answer these few questions for me I'd appreciate It. 1. Do PG's In the game like Chris Paul, Tony Parker and Deron Williams penetrate and dish the rock? and use the P&R 2. Are there more fouls on default settings and more off the ball fouls? 3. can you finally call inbound plays? 4. Do teams run there real life offenses? 5. Do teams like the Celtics and Lakers using there SSZ defense does the AI use zone at all? Thanks for answering Its greatly appreciated

These are great questions guys - what is a SSZ defense? I will look into these for you.

# 735 domidomdomz @ 09/27/09 11:39 AM

2. is it true that the prospects can be downloaded?

3. how's the FA pool? I read an insight wherein they will have hundreds of Free Agents in the game.

4. what about the hustle plays? im referring to situations like when there's a loose ball, have you noticed if players are diving for the ball? like the one present in Live 10. Is that present in 2k10 also? if yes, that would be so awesome. otherwise, i still love 2k10. lol

5. give some notable FA's like Rubio, Navarro, unsigned draft picks.

6. speaking of unsigned draft picks, do teams hold draft rights of unsigned draft picks like Llull, Rubio, etc. ?

7. And lastly, if the answer in 5 is YES, can we trade these draft rights?

# 736 jmood88 @ 09/27/09 11:41 AM

Players dove for loose balls in 2k9 and the videos show that it's still in 2k10.

# 737 Dice @ 09/27/09 12:02 PM

How are the fouls in this game? I must have seen an NBA Live 10 video where someone was called for an offensive foul on an illegal screen. I've never seen that on any NBA video game. Will we see that in NBA 2K10?

# 738 ffaacc03 @ 09/27/09 12:20 PM

Please forgive me if some of this questions have been answered (but most likely they havent since I read the whole thread) and/or if they seem to be irrelevant ...

...

- Gameplay or Signature Q�s:

1. As individuals, from what I have read and hear, the players seem to behaive as their real life counterparts (posting when they would likely do, driving to the lane or just staying close to the 3pt line) ...

but as a team (NO & SA & CHA: playing a slow pace game - NY & GS & PHO: playing a fast paced game - CLE & BOS: playing great defense and harrasing their opponents on that side), do they ?

2. Last year if you assigned some plays to the playbook the AI (CPU) would just ignore them and wouldnt playcall them, to some extend all the teams would just call the same plays over and over. Is it different this time around ?

3. Have you tested, after downloading the game to the HD, that the slowdown has gones or is reduced to the point of not being a complain ?

- Association or Season Q�s:

1. Have you simmed a season ?
2. if so, are the simmed stats on par with what you would expect on real life ?
3. Are there still the same problems like last year (huge FG%, few RBS, lots of AST) ?

- Other complementary Q�s:

1. Can you really change the coaches themselves (not the coaching slider or tendencies but the individuals) ?
2. If so, Is there any coaches FA pool (be it with real life unhired coaches and/or created ones) ?
3. Can we edit the created ones ?
4. Can we promote asistant coaches to coaches ?

5. Besides the FA pool, is there any Retirement pool where you can put the players that retire whitin the season, so they wont be consider as FA�s for the next season and we wont have to alter their ratings (this could also be used to place the players that went to Europe with multiyear contracts) ?

# 739 Pared @ 09/27/09 12:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dice


	How are the fouls in this game? I must have seen an NBA Live 10 video where someone was called for an offensive foul on an illegal screen. I've never seen that on any NBA video game. Will we see that in NBA 2K10?

Not in this year. I know this for a fact as I asked about it at the launch party. Kicked balls are still there.

Fouls need to be increased from the default for sure. There's seemingly nothing being called out of the box.

# 740 Pared @ 09/27/09 12:43 PM

Guys, I need to sidestep questions for a bit and give you some unfortunate news.

Private Team-up games are bugged to the point where most people will deem the mode unplayable.

I'll try my best to explain.

Right now, we've encountered 2/3 bugs that absolutely kill this mode for practically everyone.

Scenario: 3 guys playing on the same team vs. the CPU. Pro difficulty. PG, SG and SF being controlled.

1) There's a bug where somehow, the PG is making their subs for the 2nd or 3rd time and while someone else is making subs and all players will have the name of the PG's player in their current position. Here is a screen shot:

Now, everyone can still make subs. The problem is only the PG's name will be reflected. The other players can press left or right and you will see guys get off the bench, but you can't see their names in that menu. This does not go away and you must restart another game.

2. Everyone has a designated color to start the game. PG is red, SG is blue, SF is yellow. These aren't the actual colors, I'm just using them for this example. Well, sometimes what is happening is after timeouts, the colors will be all screwed up but you maintain your position. We've had scenarios where after a timeout (user called AND CPU called) where the PG is suddenly blue, the SG is yellow and the SF is red. There's no consistency to it, but it's very disorienting when it happens.

3. To piggyback on bug 2, there are times when the players POSITIONS will get all screwed up. In a few games where I started as the PG, I've been switched to the SG while others have been switched to other positions as well. It only switches among the user controlled positions and there's no consistency to this either. To make it worse, there are times where your player's color gets switched with the position switch as well and times where it doesn't.

4. When creating a team-up game privately, you are thrown into a lobby to set up the game. Once the game is over, you are brought back to this lobby where you can re-start a new game. Problem is, every time you go to restart the game, everyone but the host gets kicked a good % of the time and I believe their console freezes.

5. The CPU does not seem to make subs for the guys you are NOT controlling. If they do, they leave players in way too long and will be extremely tired. The CPU manages their fully CPU controlled team extremely well, just not your CPU teammates. You can not control the CPU teammate subs.

It's such a shame because this mode is just a complete blast against the computer now. They are running a solid offense and you really have to man up this year on your man.

Momentous and a few others tested all this out extensively last night. There is no consistency to any of these bugs, so we can't even suggest how to reproduce. If we were, I'm sure 2k would be able to address them.

For the record, we played one ranked team-up game and none of this happened during it. Not sure if that's the key or what.... but if you didn't know, in a ranked team-up game, you can't select your sides or position.

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