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NBA 2K12 Developer Insight #10 - Controls

03:02 PM - September 19, 2011 by lv2bll

Check out the new NBA 2K12 Developer Insight #10, featuring Mike Wang, Sr. Game Designer, as he talks about some of the new features and improvements made to the offensive end of the floor in NBA 2K12 – primarily in the areas of ball handling and shooting.

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# 21 Goffs @ 09/19/11 03:46 PM

Mike is R-stick passing still in? or do we have an insight for that?

# 22 UMhester04 @ 09/19/11 03:50 PM

I would do so many things to have NCAA Footballs development team be like this development team. Unbelievable job Mike Wang with the things you guys have put into this game. Im really not even that big of an NBA fan (more of a football fan than anything) but this game is making me like/appreciate the NBA in ways I neer thought I would. I often find myself watching highlight tapes of guys like Rose and Melo and find myself trying to pull off moves in the game that they do in their highlight tapes, and it seems like every year the moves we can pull off in the game go up exponentially.

Unbelievable job, keep doing what you guys do best (seriously, you guys are the best)

# 23 RedSceptile @ 09/19/11 03:50 PM

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Originally Posted by mlp111


	Never fails, Ronnie can never deliver trailer that's suppose to come with insights...... Insight useless without trailer, IMO!

# 24 CX1329 @ 09/19/11 03:51 PM

I wish everybody a happy 2K day tomorrow.

2K basketball seems to be Mike Wang's entire career. With such dedicated devs, it's no wonder the series continues to improve.

# 25 illwill10 @ 09/19/11 03:53 PM

"Another area of focus for us this year was the AI’s (artificial intelligence) usage of shots. In the past, we admittedly haven’t spent enough time adequately equipping the AI with all the same weapons that are available to the user. They would often play a shot randomly, not really looking at the difference between a straight up jumper or one that would create space. This is greatly improved in NBA2K12. The AI is much better at recognizing driving opportunities and, based on the particular player’s tendencies, will now utilize the full suite of shots available in the game.

There have been a lot of instances watching different people play the AI this year in which I felt the AI played smarter, and took better shots than the human. There’s nothing better than watching an AI ball handler take me off the drive, start a spin jumper, pump fake to get me into the air, and then step through for an uncontested floater. It’s a thing of beauty and I don’t even feel bad when I get schooled."
Hopefully this means AI plays better in MP.

# 26 lv2bll @ 09/19/11 03:53 PM

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Originally Posted by mlp111


	Never fails, Ronnie can never deliver trailer that's suppose to come with insights...... Insight useless without trailer, IMO!

You do know that ronnie didn't/isnt making the trailer himself? He could have waited to release the insight till the trailer was ready but he didn't so whats all the entitlement from? This insight is def not useless without a vid and it does the same thing all the other dev insights have done.

# 27 illwill10 @ 09/19/11 03:54 PM

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Originally Posted by UMhester04


	I would do so many things to have NCAA Footballs development team be like this development team. Unbelievable job Mike Wang with the things you guys have put into this game. Im really not even that big of an NBA fan (more of a football fan than anything) but this game is making me like/appreciate the NBA in ways I neer thought I would. I often find myself watching highlight tapes of guys like Rose and Melo and find myself trying to pull off moves in the game that they do in their highlight tapes, and it seems like every year the moves we can pull off in the game go up exponentially. Unbelievable job, keep doing what you guys do best (seriously, you guys are the best)

Me too.
I am far from a basketball fan. I am just a casual BBall fan. But, you have to appreciate the type of job NBA 2K devs does.

# 28 Yeah...THAT Guy @ 09/19/11 03:55 PM

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Originally Posted by richmo

LMFAO!

This sounds amazing, although I'm a little skeptical about that line about the AI being smarter about good shots and knowing when to drive and stuff when we saw in the Clippers-Celtics video that on one of the plays, Bledsoe had an easy drive and instead stayed on the perimeter to continue running their play.

# 29 EarvGotti @ 09/19/11 03:56 PM

YOOOOOOOOO.....!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This is how I feel right now

OMG...

2K I LOVE YOUUUUU

# 30 JWiLL02 @ 09/19/11 03:59 PM

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	From triple threat or stand dribble, if you hold LT on 360 (L2 on PS3) and move the Shot Stick in any direction, you can pull off an explosive escape dribble that directly transitions into a pull-up jumper. The nice thing about these shots is that you can break out of them. So after kicking one off, if the defense reads you properly and jumps in your way, you can retreat out or change directions while maintaining your dribble. There’s a risk/reward to it though because you can end up losing the ball if you collide with a defender.

This + improvements to isomotion + smoother catch and shoot sequences = best perimeter game ever!

# 31 wrestlinggod1 @ 09/19/11 04:00 PM

# 32 23 @ 09/19/11 04:04 PM

Yeah we saw in MC's trailer I think it was Eric Gordon dribbling between the legs in place

# 33 mlp111 @ 09/19/11 04:08 PM

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Originally Posted by lv2bll


	You do know that ronnie didn't/isnt making the trailer himself? He could have waited to release the insight till the trailer was ready but he didn't so whats all the entitlement from? This insight is def not useless without a vid and it does the same thing all the other dev insights have done.

yeah i was talking out of frustration... just had a big test.. it SUCKED.. was going to use that trailer as a mood picker-upper, :brick wall, So ill rephrase this now, insight isn't useless (so guys get don't stone me) it great, JUST DISAPPOINTING AGAIN THAT RONNIE NEVER ABLE TO DELIVER VIDEO WITH INSIGHTS,

# 34 Da-Man @ 09/19/11 04:09 PM

meh..... I prefer pressing a button and watch canned shooting and dribbling animations play out than have having all that precision control that 2k12 has so there's no way im buying this game.

# 35 mlp111 @ 09/19/11 04:13 PM

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Originally Posted by EarvGotti


	YOOOOOOOOO.....!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This is how I feel right now OMG... 2K I LOVE YOUUUUU

lol... i hope 2k championship celebration is like this as well!

# 36 ForeverVersatile @ 09/19/11 04:14 PM

I hate how everything has to be approved, it's just a video and the demo comes out tonight, so what is it they don't want us to see yet??

# 37 JWiLL02 @ 09/19/11 04:14 PM

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Originally Posted by mlp111


	yeah i was talking out of frustration... just had a big test.. it SUCKED.. was going to use that trailer as a mood picker-upper, :brick wall, So ill rephrase this now, insight isn't useless (so guys get don't stone me) it great, JUST DISAPPOINTING AGAIN THAT RONNIE NEVER ABLE TO DELIVER VIDEO WITH INSIGHTS,

The all caps really helped get your point across. We weren't clear the first time, thanks buddy!

*JWiLL02 hates this.

# 38 RipCity71252 @ 09/19/11 04:15 PM

The post moves section goes on forever!!! lol

Glad to so that the new "escape dribble pull up" is breakable. Though it might have worked like a sig gather. Glad I'm wrong.

Bring on the demo!!!

# 39 RedSceptile @ 09/19/11 04:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Da-Man


	meh..... I prefer pressing a button and watch canned shooting and dribbling animations play out than have having all that precision control that 2k12 has so there's no way im buying this game.

# 40 lv2bll @ 09/19/11 04:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Da-Man


	meh..... I prefer pressing a button and watch canned shooting and dribbling animations play out than have having all that precision control that 2k12 has so there's no way im buying this game.

I know, I never asked for all this contextual shot branching and dribble moves, who wants this variety anyway?

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