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NBA 2K16 Gameplay Blog With Mike Wang

12:01 PM - September 2, 2015 by Steve_OS

After watching the NBA 2K16 gameplay enhancements video, make sure you read the gameplay blog, written by Mike Wang, Gameplay Director for NBA 2K16.

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	Hey 2K fans! It�s time to talk gameplay! It�s been a whirlwind year for us and the game has seen a ton of improvements. In fact, it�s tough to even name an area of the oncourt experience that didn�t get upgraded in one way or another. We�ve been playing the game til our fingers bleed and loving every minute of it. There�s a lot to cover so let�s jump right in. First off, I want to congratulate and thank the gameplay team. This is the hardest working group of guys in the industry with an insatiable drive to be the best. No one has ever said, �ehh� that�s good enough.� We�re our own biggest critics and it�s cool to work with a team of guys who constantly strive to outperform themselves and genuinely love the game of basketball. Like I said, there�s a lot to cover, way too much to write about in just one blog, so I�m going to try and highlight some of the things we�re proudest of in NBA 2K16.

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# 141 cowboy_kmoney @ 09/02/15 11:45 PM

Looking good so I Kant wait for this game to drop.👏

# 142 youvalss @ 09/02/15 11:59 PM

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Originally Posted by The 24th Letter


	Would've impressed me if you had the courage to keep NBA 2K4, lol

I don't think 2K themselves kept anything related to that game. I bet there's no sign of it in their office. If any employee got caught playing that game around the office, they would lose their benefits.

But hey, it worked out at the end. It might be the reason they had to hire Mike. Only one man could clean up the mess.

# 143 itchyroll_51 @ 09/03/15 02:08 AM

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Originally Posted by michaelsan


	Just marketing baby. I'd be happy if I could see everything with my eyes before buying the game so you can judge and give suggestions which can help developers to modify, fix or do whatever they need to do in order to release a nice game. I can also say that I'm dirty rich but in real I have 3 euro in my bank account! Those are just words that don't hype me so much. Inviato dal mio D5833 utilizzando Tapatalk

I trust Mike Wang, he means what he saids. I don't remember one scenario with him all these years where he blatantly introduced a feature that isn't anything like it in the game. I am grateful he takes time off his busy schedule to write these blogs. Is it marketing ? Of course. But you should really first find out what Mike Wang is about before you call him out for "just hyping" the game.

Sam Pham

# 144 MarkWilliam @ 09/03/15 02:40 AM

Dribble hand off control trigger?!? Cut to basket control trigger!?? I'm thinking Bulls Noah handing off to a curling Rose or bounce passing to a backdoor Rose cut (like he used to before he blew his knee out!)..... whoa.....

Umm...... this blog has TOO much to talk about! I am typing with NO composure.... haha.

I am just hopeful and optimistic that bringing the ball up the floor isn't as "clumsy" as it was in 2K15. I found the animations took control of the player at times. Walk/Jog/Run speed control seemed fiddly at times aswell. Based on what he mentions about controls it will now be a non issue......

Hoping the fading/leaning Js are less "wild" aswell. He mentions a "bunch" of new jumpshots being implemented so there's all this PROMISE......and Mike Wang is a man of integrity!

Vids cant even do it for us, we need to play and feel for ourselves.....

I am very keen to get a feel for this. AMAZING.

# 145 Sundown @ 09/03/15 02:50 AM

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Originally Posted by WISports


	I mentioned this in another thread, but I really hope they don't overdo this. There should be no hesitation of your player once you start pushing your sticks. Sure, there needs to be momentum, but these guys are crazy athletes. They can switch directions and stop and go on the drop of a dime.

Except they actually can't, which is why a simple pump and drive can fake out a good defender closing out if the shooter is enough of a threat. So much of basketball is almost completely about using an opponent's momentum against themselves.

That said, I think the dev team knows they need to keep things responsive-- if only in the actual animation where the player relays the intent and awareness of your action, even if he needs a plant or deceleration step before actually moving in the direction you move your stick. There may be realistic momentum and hesitation due to weight shifts, but the sluggish sliding might be largely reduced.

# 146 Bornindamecca @ 09/03/15 03:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Sundown


	Except they actually can't, which is why a simple pump and drive can fake out a good defender closing out if the shooter is enough of a threat. So much of basketball is almost completely about using an opponent's momentum against themselves. That said, I think the dev team knows they need to keep things responsive-- if only in the actual animation where the player relays the intent and awareness of your action, even if he needs a plant or deceleration step before actually moving in the direction you move your stick. There may be realistic momentum and hesitation due to weight shifts, but the sluggish sliding might be largely reduced.

This is a false dichotomy. NBA athletes can stop on a dime, and they also can't. It depends on the situation. This is why we need both and the varying levels of commitment to give us a broad range of results after players commit. In 2k15, there is no representation of any NBA athleticism that translates to an honest balance of offensive and defensive movement.

People are talking about "trusting" or seeing that it's "just hype." I think this is the wrong attitude.

This is all information. When Ronnie2k speaks, please, dismiss it. He's a hype man. When the people who actually MAKE the game speak, it's the first part of the conversation. They're telling us what they're attempting to do.

We'll know the failure or success of these attempts after we spend hours learning and testing the game. If you're not a hardcore 2k player, you can just wait. If you ARE a hardcore player, this is the first tool you need to give reliable feedback to help this team continue to improve this game.

Now we have a standard to measure the product up against. My FRIENDS are making this game and I don't trust them. It's not about trust. It's about them taking on a difficult challenge, setting lofty goals and losing sleep trying to meet them. Trust or mistrust clouds the vision we need for accurate and clear feedback.

# 147 Matty Aqua @ 09/03/15 03:05 AM

I'm so happy they moved the Post up back to L2 button!

# 148 bumpyface @ 09/03/15 03:05 AM

Things that stand out to me are the Role player piece, the feel or control portion, post love, faster ball speeds, and defensive improvements. I want to be excited but I'll wait to hear about any improvements with online. I'm sure the offline will be exceptional though with the list of improvements Mike listed here.

# 149 dj25davis @ 09/03/15 03:37 AM

All of these new improvements are everything!!!! I just want to know have you guys at 2k included splitting the double teams in the gameplay as well

# 150 Daymankarate @ 09/03/15 04:00 AM

sorry to be pessimistic guys but one thing that bugs me is where it's mentioned about having to rely more on role player's and how star players aren't always going to have the hot hand this worries me that MyCareer mode will still have superstars constantly passing me ball and ball watching and expecting me to spoon feed them when I simply want the stars I teamed up with to play like their capable of so I can play off of them instead of vice versa I hope I'm wrong about this but other then that one thing I loved everything else I heard in the blog

# 151 Knickstapeforever914 @ 09/03/15 04:58 AM

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Originally Posted by LorenzoDC


	Some nice footage there. Foot planting? Physics? Post completely redone? Weight makes a difference? Redone player collisions? CPU off ball AI? Passing? My goodness. . .

As someone that plays strictly a low post center this just made me really happy can't wait to really dominate now

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# 152 ataman5 @ 09/03/15 05:12 AM

I'm just overwhelmed with all the things written in blog and all you guys commenting and pointing the new stuff.
I mean really having hard time to truly grasp all these fundamental strides made in just one year cycle. Not even a full one year you know.
I know that i will not do justice just by saying how great they are how much they care for us is just not enough, they make all these changes bring it to life and i'm most definitely sure even us simheads won't throughly grasp of all these changes it will become second nature and i just want to make sure Mike Wang and his team to understand how much we really appreciate Eventhough sometimes we're not able to emphasize that gameplay greatness of nba 2k.
Well i just wanted to emphasize on how much we really appreciate your hard work and ambition as we're that much ambitious about playing the game year on and off at least i am.
Thank you to Mike and Everyone on his team we know that Nino, Scott, Jerson and so on thank you. [emoji111]🏻️

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# 153 strawberryshortcake @ 09/03/15 05:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Daymankarate


	sorry to be pessimistic guys but one thing that bugs me is where it's mentioned about having to rely more on role player's and how star players aren't always going to have the hot hand this worries me that MyCareer mode will still have superstars constantly passing me ball and ball watching and expecting me to spoon feed them when I simply want the stars I teamed up with to play like their capable of so I can play off of them instead of vice versa I hope I'm wrong about this but other then that one thing I loved everything else I heard in the blog

I completely understand your point.

But isn't this what we see during the basketball season and into the playoffs. I'm thinking it's more in line with superstars having off nights with role players possibly making key plays at certain points in the game, or even having to bail out the stars.

Two stars on the Golden State Warriors are Steph Curry and Klay Thompson.

Harrison Barnes, Andre Iguodala and Draymond Green, Shaun Livingston, Mo Speights, and the rest of the bench are considered supporting cast or role players. Having watch the entire past Warriors season, I have seen both Steph and Klay have off nights either at the same time or individually. Role players needed to step up. Barnes had big nights. Iguodala had key moments and big nights. Same with Green. Same with Livingston and Speights and the rest of the Warriors bench.

I already need to do this in NBA2k14 (didn't buy NBA2k15, but will definitely be buying NBA2k16). My Curry 14' have gone on to have a terrible shooting night (1/15 from the field, etc.) and needed to look for my second and third and even fourth option. I had to bring in my back up point guard.

Rewatch the NBA finals if possible. Curry had off nights I believe during the 2nd and 3rd game. Other players needed to step up.

I honestly loved reading every single thing in the blog.

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Originally Posted by Mike Wang


	Another big aspect of bringing the game to life is the idea of storylines. The drama of the NBA always intrigues me. Game after game you see different guys step up to play big minutes. Sure, your stars carry you most of the time, but sometimes it�s one of the role players who end up being the X factor that decides whether a team wins or loses. We wanted to bring that element to NBA 2K16 as well. So we re-worked our rhythm feature, badges, and game logic to allow for more flexibility in how games play out. Previously, rhythm was completely performance driven which usually resulted in your great players typically getting hotter and your weaker players getting colder � further encouraging gamers to always take the same shots with the same guys. But this year, we wanted users to have to adjust to what the game was giving them. That means that sometimes your stars won�t be at the top of their game. Sometimes you�ll need to find that 3^rd or 4^th option who might have it going that night and maximize his minutes. Sometimes players will be feeling it from the perimeter but struggle to finish at the rim or vice versa. Some players will struggle on the road while others step up. It�s a deep system that keeps the game fresh and helps bring our virtual athletes to life.

# 154 Daymankarate @ 09/03/15 05:56 AM

I agree with the fact players have off nights like and the example provided was valid im just stating I hope overall for the most part superstars play like their suppose to and if they hav an off night im fine with that the how real basket ball goes I just dont want to see them superstar players be passive and defer to me a 75 ovr nobody rookie

# 155 CaseIH @ 09/03/15 07:05 AM

Looks like a lot of amazing new additions and tweaks. Really looking forward to the release, probably more so than any other time, but I probably say that each yr,lol. Just hope with so many changes and new additions that everything works as intended. It seems when NBA2k devs do a lot in 1 cycle that something major gets screwed up like sim stats glitches, so I really hope everything works right.

Really glad to hear shot blocking is improved, I just hope the stats are realistic as they were way to low last yr on the PS4.

# 156 Junior Moe @ 09/03/15 07:12 AM

I'm out of superlatives to throw at 2K. But this here is what "next gen" is about in my mind. We've reached a point with graphics where every game looks great. Things can always be improved, but I doubt we will see a game that graphically blows our socks off again. The leap from 360 2k14 to XB1 2K14 was just insane...

Now it's about behaviors and AI; strategy over "stick skills"; weight and momentum applying (love the bit about LeBron plowing over people because of his size). Having to apply real world strategy to succeed, CPU acknowledging it and making a counter. A chess match. Czar mentioned this before and how it is going to be a multi year effort. This is where we are and I love it. We aren't there yet but 2K is at the tip of the spear. Crazy thing is that this is only year 3.

# 157 Boilerbuzz @ 09/03/15 07:14 AM

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Originally Posted by lkasprzak


	New rim-ball physics? Long rebounds? Finally I hope we`ll see some wedgies

Agreed. But I doubt you see wedgies. He definitely would have mentioned that.

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Originally Posted by ataman5


	Thank you to Mike and Everyone on his team we know that Nino, Scott, Jason* and so on thank you. [emoji111]🏻️*

Do you mean Jerson?

There are SO many changes this year. All sound great. Solid foundation. I'm sure there will be hiccups with all this new stuff, but even so, the fact that pretty much every gripe I know of was touched in some substantial way just shows how much the team pays attention to the community. The effort is clearly there. Every major change was asked for by community. Some games like to add a handful of features requested by the fanbase, but the rest is geared toward some schmucks vision that no one cares about. I'm still waiting for a certain football game to add features that were in another game since 2004. If that team was like this one, I'd still be heavy into football games. But that's another story. I'm just saying, I love how the community is a primary driver for this team.

# 158 drewwright @ 09/03/15 08:15 AM

I'm very happy that teams will make adjustments in series' now and all, you actually have to have basketball IQ to counter the move I can't wait.

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# 159 The 24th Letter @ 09/03/15 08:26 AM

Question for Mike about on ball defense if your checking out the thread...

Is LT PURELY for defensive assistance now? If we are trying to stay in front of someone, will we automatically strafe?

or "feathering" LT, then holding it down when we anticipate a move?

# 160 BDM313 @ 09/03/15 08:34 AM

Wasn't as hype for 2k but after this read I stand corrected everything I have concerns about was mentioned so big ups this game is shaping up to be great from the new rim and net physics to the blocking system looks like the devs we're listening but the only concern that remains is the servers and presentation packages....

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