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NBA 2K16 Available Today, Post Your Impressions Here

11:01 AM - September 25, 2015 by Steve_OS

NBA 2K16 is available today for those that have pre-ordered. Make sure you play a few games and share your impressions with the community.

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# 781 jeebs9 @ 10/03/15 11:17 AM

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Originally Posted by made in eu


	Points in the paint were always one of my biggest issues with 2k. But this year things are looking good. Most of my games both me and cpu score less than half of the total points, in the paint. And I had a game where cpu scored only 20 points in the paint out of 100 plus!. Same game cpu attempted 27 3p.

I was kind of shocked to read this. Because I haven't scored that much in the paint. Last night I played my first game vs A human online. And even online I missed way more than vs the Cpu offline in the lane. Even my opponent missed a few shots in the lane.

# 782 SeaTownGamer @ 10/03/15 11:52 AM

Love this game. I just finished the first full season of my career and one gripe that I have was my team only wore their alternate jerseys once.

# 783 HeavenlyTouch @ 10/03/15 01:12 PM

Even though I've had great success online (13-2 at the moment), there is just way too much cheese to bear. Much of it is not the users fault, it's actually things in the game that need to be fixed.

For some reason the opposing bigs are always all the way down court running ahead of the defense, even if you instruct your team in POE to limit transition, it doesn't help much. When getting back down court the AI seems clueless as to whom to pick up, and people can pretty much have free reign holding down turbo and throwing hail mary outlet passes.

In one of the two games I lost, a Houston Rockets user was down 15 points against me to start the 4th. He decided that it was in his best interest to call a pick and roll with Motiejunas every time down the floor, and I couldn't do anything to stop it. It wasn't because I didn't know how, its just that with the added lag online, your players simply slide out of the way and can never recover in time, and Motie had a nice time slowly trotting down to the basket for one open dunk after another. It was infuriating to watch this because I earned that win and he cheated his way to a comeback victory.

Another issue is that even if it doesn't always work, turboing down the sideline/baseline is still completely in this year. Throw one quick pass to your PG on an inbounds, another quick pass to half court, and your swings are already jetting down the sides for open dunks before the defense is set.

I don't know why it's not really being addressed anywhere in the reviews, but online cheese is still as bad as ever.

# 784 Mos1ted @ 10/03/15 01:30 PM

I'm loving Hall of Fame this year. No, I haven't won a game yet, but the losses are so satisfying because the CPU is beating me fair and square. I typically play with Tier 3 teams, and I always go against Tier 1 teams. I do this every year to get better at the game.

In previous years, I felt that although the CPU had a better team than me, it still had to resort to cheapness to win. That's not the case this year. With my current slider settings, I can not only force the HoF CPU into bad shots, but I'm also always rewarded with the miss. The CPU still beats me, though, because it's able to force me into bad shots and with better players, they can hit more open shots. I haven't played the HoF CPU with an even team yet, but this is the first year that I feel I stand a realistic chance of winning by just playing good basketball.

I played a game against the Spurs this morning, using the Portland Trailblazers. I lost 95-113, and I used these slider adjustments:

- Driving contact and inside contact on zero for both CPU and me. All defensive strength sliders (both release and gather) were set to 100. Every other slider was left at 50.

I play on 12-minute quarters, and the final stats came down like this:

Points - Spurs, 113 - Blazers, 95
Field Goals - Spurs, 46/105 (44%) - Blazers, 37/92 (40%)
3 Pointers - Spurs, 10/25 (40%) - Blazers, 3/11 (27%)
Free Throws - Spurs, 11/13 (85%) - Blazers, 18/20 (90%)
Fast Break Points - Spurs, 21 - Blazers, 14
Points in the Paint - Spurs, 40 - Blazers, 54
Second Chance Points - Spurs, 4 - Blazers, 7
Bench Points - Spurs, 32 - Blazers, 24
Assists - Spurs, 35 - Blazers, 20
Offensive Rebounds - Spurs, 7 - Blazers, 5
Defensive Rebounds - Spurs, 49 - Blazers, 51
Steals - Spurs, 13 - Blazers, 8
Blocks - Spurs, 4 - Blazers, 14
Turnovers - Spurs, 9 - Blazers, 15
Team Fouls - Spurs, 11, Blazers, 9
Biggest Lead - Spurs, 22 - Blazers, 5
Time of Possession - Spurs, 23:23 - Blazers, 24:36

Both Damian Lilliard and Tony Parker had triple doubles. Lilliard led all scorers with 35.

Some more notes...

- Kawhi Leonard is the real deal on this game defensively. I love how the CPU assigned him to guard Lilliard most of the time. I had a much harder time getting penetration with him on me versus Tony Parker.

- With the defensive contact sliders on zero, there is less superficial contact on drives and shots in the paint. However, having the defensive strength sliders maxed out makes it really hard to make buckets in traffic as well as well-contested jumpers. I'm loving the fact that I have to run a good offense to score. I'm also loving the fact that I can make the CPU miss (even when they have a star players) by playing good defense. I don't recall the CPU making a single shot on me that was well-contested. I'm finally rewarded for playing good defense.

Now I just have to get better at executing on both ends to really compete against the better teams on this level.

# 785 Rockie_Fresh88 @ 10/03/15 05:08 PM

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Originally Posted by WISports


	One thing I've noticed that I don't really care for is pretty much every layup (banked or not) is nothing but net. Ball doesn't even touch the rim.

Really ? I've had a lot of layups roll around the rim.

# 786 jeebs9 @ 10/03/15 06:46 PM

OK... So I started playing online.... In ranked games.... I know I know... You can't expect much to change. But I played about 6 games. I played with the Kings. The first game was a really great experience. The second was too. But then it all started going down hill. The next guy I played. Was lagging the whole first half. He said he didn't notice it. Harden took 40 shots.... Smh...And he won by one. Then the next guy also picked the Kings. He didn't want to quit because he would get the lost.

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# 787 Philstat @ 10/03/15 07:06 PM

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Originally Posted by WISports


	One thing that I think hasn't been given enough credit is the look of the crowd. The crowd looks amazing. So diverse...

Yeah, the crowd becomes extremely lively in certain arenas under the right conditions, definitely underrated by many IMO.

# 788 ClassActFan @ 10/03/15 08:03 PM

I keep reading that you can switch jerseys on MyCareer. How do you do that? What am I missing here? Would appreciate knowing!

# 789 jfsolo @ 10/03/15 09:10 PM

The game needs to recognize the goaltending when a player puts his hand inside of the rim on a shot.

# 790 BluFu @ 10/03/15 09:15 PM

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Originally Posted by WISports


	One thing that I think hasn't been given enough credit is the look of the crowd. The crowd looks amazing. So diverse...

Just wish they made the right sounds at the right times consistently.

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Originally Posted by apollooff320


	the defense is pissing me off more then ever. Don't see how ppl can say defense is good this year. Your CPU controlled teammates are doing dumb things. I'm playing the hawks right now and during a lot of transitions my SG gets lost and leaves Kyle Korver wide open. The SG sits their staring at the other teams PG while I'm guarding him happened multiple times already. Also the CPU teammates leave the paint open for easy lay ups and dunks. For some reason my bigs will let their man get right in front of them for an easy lay up or dunk. This may be the year where you have to babysit your bigs.

Are you making adjustments to your defensive settings?

# 791 DocHolliday @ 10/03/15 09:27 PM

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Originally Posted by apollooff320


	the defense is pissing me off more then ever. Don't see how ppl can say defense is good this year. Your CPU controlled teammates are doing dumb things. I'm playing the hawks right now and during a lot of transitions my SG gets lost and leaves Kyle Korver wide open. The SG sits their staring at the other teams PG while I'm guarding him happened multiple times already. Also the CPU teammates leave the paint open for easy lay ups and dunks. For some reason my bigs will let their man get right in front of them for an easy lay up or dunk. This may be the year where you have to babysit your bigs.

Are you going into defensive adjustments at all? Like maybe, smother korver off ball? Or are you just assuming the CPU will do it for you? Are you using any of the tools they have provided to combat what you are seeing? Just curious.

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# 792 Artman22 @ 10/03/15 10:32 PM

Anyone else notice some framerate problems on the xbox version specifically on certain plays under the rim? I don't know why 2k didn't disable the kinect during gameplay and just use the extra 10% GPU to better optimize the game? Besides that I have no complains.

# 793 Blzer @ 10/04/15 12:45 AM

I haven't been able to score over 100 points yet with the Warriors on 12 minute quarters.

I suppose my 22 turnovers last game might have something to do with that. I'm trying the Freelance offense, and besides the fact that it takes me forever to move left or right on picks, that I can't seem to pass to the guy I want to. I know how the passing system works and I know about passing icons as well, but on the fly those aren't very useful and the passing system doesn't seem to allow me to pass to the guy I'm directing toward, which often leads to a broken play or an overthrown/intercepted pass.

Any help here would be appreciated.

# 794 The 24th Letter @ 10/04/15 12:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Blzer


	I haven't been able to score over 100 points yet with the Warriors on 12 minute quarters. I suppose my 22 turnovers last game might have something to do with that. I'm trying the Freelance offense, and besides the fact that it takes me forever to move left or right on picks, that I can't seem to pass to the guy I want to. I know how the passing system works and I know about passing icons as well, but on the fly those aren't very useful and the passing system doesn't seem to allow me to pass to the guy I'm directing toward, which often leads to a broken play or an overthrown/intercepted pass. Any help here would be appreciated.

What difficulty/game style are you on?

Also what camera angle?

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# 795 Blzer @ 10/04/15 12:59 AM

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Originally Posted by The 24th Letter


	What difficulty/game style are you on? Also what camera angle?

Sim, 2K camera.

# 796 CMH @ 10/04/15 09:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Blzer


	Sim, 2K camera.

Not just you.

I've had dozens of plays a game break up because the pass goes somewhere else than intended.

The big man setting up at the free throw line is perhaps the most difficult to pass to. The pass always goes cross court to the guard or forward at the three point line.

I have to use icon passing except I find that process much longer to accomplish when you see a give and go opportunity.

The directional passing in this game has always been a problem.

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# 797 jeebs9 @ 10/04/15 10:03 AM

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Originally Posted by abuC


	I cannot stress enough how much I hate the Tier system, it's not fun in anyway shape or form to pick the Pistons and get matches up with the Cavs or Warriors. I've won some Tier 3 vs Tier 1 games, but if you play even a semi competent person you're going to get rolled over. There's no penalty for picking a Tier 1 team and losing, it still counts as 1, it should honestly be 2 losses just like it's 2 wins for the Tier 3 team. I don't want to have to use Tier 1 teams all the damn time it takes the fun out of the game for me at least since I'm a Pistons fan and like using them but when I see the Cavs/Rockets/Spurs/Warriors on the other end I can't help but think "What ******* thought this would be fun match making?"

That was the other thing that bothered me. I was using the Kings. The most powerful team I saw in the last two days was Houston.

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# 798 ProfessaPackMan @ 10/04/15 10:28 AM

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Originally Posted by CMH


	Not just you. I've had dozens of plays a game break up because the pass goes somewhere else than intended. The big man setting up at the free throw line is perhaps the most difficult to pass to. The pass always goes cross court to the guard or forward at the three point line. I have to use icon passing except I find that process much longer to accomplish when you see a give and go opportunity. The directional passing in this game has always been a problem. sent from my mobile device

I still have this issue from time to time, although I have improved somewhat, by looking to see if the circle is under the player I want to pass to.

Still trying to get passing handoffs down where the process is much smoother for me, because I still have the player I want to hand the ball off to stopping and then going, as opposed to getting the handoff while continuing to move in the same process.

Anybody else struggling with Offensive Post moves when you switch the shooting over to the button instead of analog or is it just me?

# 799 ClassActFan @ 10/04/15 11:31 AM

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Originally Posted by abuC


	I cannot stress enough how much I hate the Tier system, it's not fun in anyway shape or form to pick the Pistons and get matches up with the Cavs or Warriors. I've won some Tier 3 vs Tier 1 games, but if you play even a semi competent person you're going to get rolled over. There's no penalty for picking a Tier 1 team and losing, it still counts as 1, it should honestly be 2 losses just like it's 2 wins for the Tier 3 team. I don't want to have to use Tier 1 teams all the damn time it takes the fun out of the game for me at least since I'm a Pistons fan and like using them but when I see the Cavs/Rockets/Spurs/Warriors on the other end I can't help but think "What ******* thought this would be fun match making?"

Agreed. I'm so sick of playing against the Spurs and Thunder.

# 800 The 24th Letter @ 10/04/15 11:45 AM

Personal preference here....but I wish the icons on icon passing wee larger.

On the tier system....what does that have to do with who people pick? You can't restrict that regardless...

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