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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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# 881 meccs @ 10/13/15 11:13 AM

Oh man does anyone else have problems with free throws in MyCareer? Literally every ball into the paint ends up with free throws. I'm watching more free throws than actually playing the game. And I already had two games where the ball went out of bounds, bounced off the bench and went back into play without the ref calling it. I captured one and will upload it later.

I don't like that you are stuck in timeouts for too long without the ability to skip them, having to watch your players sitting there. Same goes for the half time and the post game show. I'm hammering X but nothing happens. Waste of time. Combine that with the 15 minute cut scenes in MyCareer and it feels like I'm watching a soap opera. I would rather play the damn game instead!

# 882 meccs @ 10/14/15 06:32 AM

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Originally Posted by apollooff320


	did you touch your foul sliders? I see ppl posting sliders and maxing out a lot of the foul sliders when it's not necessary at all this year. You have to know how to draw fouls. I can go to the FT line about 20 times a game with default sliders.

This is in MyCareer. Whenever I pass the ball into the paint and my teammate tries to score there he gets fouled way too often. Same goes for the AI scoring in the paint. As I said, I feel like I'm watching more free throws than playing the game.

# 883 Johnnythelegend @ 10/14/15 04:17 PM

I just played some 2k11 since i am away from my ps4 and i got 2k11 on my laptop and i gotta say, 2k16 feels much smoother, better, from the visual standpoint is much ahead, but i should also say that 2k11 is really a solid game without some big flaws. If 2k16 could fix some little things like pick and roll/pop defense, that's probably the thing i noticed myself that can be exploited big time, everytime i need a basket i'll go pick and pop with my big who can make it from midrange and he's open most of the time, and some other stuff you guys have been complaining about it will clearly be the best 2k ever. Well it means it's just on 2k, if they can fix most of these things in their next patch, that should be it. Enjoy

# 884 DocHolliday @ 10/14/15 04:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Johnnythelegend


	I just played some 2k11 since i am away from my ps4 and i got 2k11 on my laptop and i gotta say, 2k16 feels much smoother, better, from the visual standpoint is much ahead, but i should also say that 2k11 is really a solid game without some big flaws. If 2k16 could fix some little things like pick and roll/pop defense, that's probably the thing i noticed myself that can be exploited big time, everytime i need a basket i'll go pick and pop with my big who can make it from midrange and he's open most of the time, and some other stuff you guys have been complaining about it will clearly be the best 2k ever. Well it means it's just on 2k, if they can fix most of these things in their next patch, that should be it. Enjoy

Agreed. I have hopes that ACE updates and Patches will fix some of the glaring defensive issues. Doubles in post, sticking to popping screener, etc seems like something ACE was tailor made to actually fix. I guess we shall see.

# 885 Sdrawkcab321 @ 10/14/15 07:36 PM

meyers leonard Is a 2k god this year. My pick and pop with him is deadly.

# 886 Moses Shuttlesworth @ 10/14/15 08:54 PM

How can I change sides in freestyle practice mode? Dont tell me it ain't an option

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# 887 CMH @ 10/15/15 12:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Moses Shuttlesworth


	How can I change sides in freestyle practice mode? Dont tell me it ain't an option Sent from my XT1254 using Tapatalk

Okay.

sent from my mobile device

# 888 Quint75 @ 10/15/15 10:07 AM

Unbelievably stupid and shortsighted decision to remove the interactive tutorials from the game. I need them every year to freshen up and this year especially with the new controls. SMH.

# 889 Gerick90 @ 10/15/15 10:25 PM

waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay too many blocked dunks

# 890 jefferrrson @ 10/15/15 11:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Gerick90


	waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay too many blocked dunks

way too many blocks PERIOD. On both ends... whether it's me against someone online, or CPU. Both myself and the opponent get way too many blocks that are unrealistic..

defense is still over powering. I don't understand how Mo Williams could lock down Westbrook...

# 891 Smirkin Dirk @ 10/16/15 05:15 AM

Yeah CPU doesnt take enough 3s. Most games they take 10-15.

# 892 jeebs9 @ 10/16/15 11:09 AM

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Originally Posted by jefferrrson


	way too many blocks PERIOD. On both ends... whether it's me against someone online, or CPU. Both myself and the opponent get way too many blocks that are unrealistic.. defense is still over powering. I don't understand how Mo Williams could lock down Westbrook...

I hate to sound like some "fan boy" or 2k vet. But maybe you should learn the dribbles moves and play a different style of offense. Then you have in other games.

# 893 IUxHOOSIERS @ 10/16/15 04:44 PM

These are my main concerns with the game so far:

- PLEASE LET MY PLAYERS GET BACK ON DEFENSE. I cannot stress this enough. Just had a game where me and my opponent got 5 straight layups/dunks off of our players not getting back on defense. I score a basket, he throws it in to his point guard, who then launches a full court pass down the court and lays it in due to NONE of my players getting back on defense. We then proceed to go back and forth 4 straight times. So stupid, and yes I have tried sprinting back manually. A lot of this has to do with the dumb celebrations they make all of my players do. It's the first quarter, and Tony Parker makes a simple layup. I should not be seeing Tim Duncan and Kawhi Leonard throw their arms up pumping the crowd for 10 seconds before they finally get back in a defensive position. Every player should not be doing ridiculous celebrations after something as small as a layup in the middle of the 3rd quarter.

- Comeback momentum is still in the game. Threads have been made in the past regarding this so I won't go into further detail.

- I know I'm playing on Hall of Fame, but can I please make two jump shots in a row? This goes for Park as well.

- The strip steals when going for layups and dunks are out of control. If I am 2 steps ahead of Isaiah Thomas for example, with Kevin Durant on a fastbreak, I should not be getting stripped CLEAN when KD is going for a dunk. It happens way too often.

- Blocks are out of control a little bit. This isn't a huge issue to me, but sometimes the blocks that some players do are just unreal. Some of the blocks are equivalent to the ones that some NBA players do (Durant, Mason Plumlee) at the kids camp when they block the little kid's shot. That's how hard the blocks are a lot of times on this game. Again not a huge issue to me, but it's something that I just see a lot.

# 894 DJ @ 10/16/15 05:49 PM

The only new control change that I'm not a fan of is the 2K Smart Play option. Last year was perfect, imo, where you held down LB/L1. Having to use the D-pad means I've got to take my hand off the stick for a second so I can call a play. Obviously not the end of the world and the game does initiate more freelance sets without you having to press a button, so I guess that's the trade-off.

I need to check, but are there touchpad controls like in 2K15? I really liked being able to call, for example, an isolation by swiping to the right. Can we do the same thing in 2K16?

I went back and played 2K15 yesterday. You really get an appreciation for how far 2K16 has come when you play that game ... which is crazy because 2K15 was the game that convinced me to pick up a PS4 and I played it almost non-stop since the beginning of the year.

# 895 grgmths1433 @ 10/16/15 06:56 PM

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Originally Posted by apollooff320


	I played so many games and I rarely see blocked dunks. What I see is a lot of missed dunks on the user end but the CPU gets them in cleanly. I just hate how the CPU doesn't suffer the same issues like the users.

I definitely seen CPU missed dunks. It's a thing of beauty. It seems like huge dunks give teams a little momentum.

# 896 jeebs9 @ 10/16/15 08:09 PM

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Originally Posted by IUxHOOSIERS


	These are my main concerns with the game so far: - PLEASE LET MY PLAYERS GET BACK ON DEFENSE. I cannot stress this enough. Just had a game where me and my opponent got 5 straight layups/dunks off of our players not getting back on defense. I score a basket, he throws it in to his point guard, who then launches a full court pass down the court and lays it in due to NONE of my players getting back on defense. We then proceed to go back and forth 4 straight times. So stupid, and yes I have tried sprinting back manually. A lot of this has to do with the dumb celebrations they make all of my players do. It's the first quarter, and Tony Parker makes a simple layup. I should not be seeing Tim Duncan and Kawhi Leonard throw their arms up pumping the crowd for 10 seconds before they finally get back in a defensive position. Every player should not be doing ridiculous celebrations after something as small as a layup in the middle of the 3rd quarter. - Comeback momentum is still in the game. Threads have been made in the past regarding this so I won't go into further detail. - I know I'm playing on Hall of Fame, but can I please make two jump shots in a row? This goes for Park as well. - The strip steals when going for layups and dunks are out of control. If I am 2 steps ahead of Isaiah Thomas for example, with Kevin Durant on a fastbreak, I should not be getting stripped CLEAN when KD is going for a dunk. It happens way too often. - Blocks are out of control a little bit. This isn't a huge issue to me, but sometimes the blocks that some players do are just unreal. Some of the blocks are equivalent to the ones that some NBA players do (Durant, Mason Plumlee) at the kids camp when they block the little kid's shot. That's how hard the blocks are a lot of times on this game. Again not a huge issue to me, but it's something that I just see a lot.

I was with it for the first one.... And then you mentioned you are playing on Hall of Fame....

# 897 ProfessaPackMan @ 10/16/15 10:36 PM

Anybody playing on Hall of Fame, you're pretty much throwing "fairness" and "sim" out the window and the sooner people realize this, the better off they'll be.

My pet peeve with this is that when I set my POE before the game start but yet it resets everything back to auto once the game actually starts up.

What's the point of setting it up only for it to reset anyway?

# 898 ProfessaPackMan @ 10/17/15 12:44 AM

This dude Isaiah Thomas...is there anything he can't do on Offense when controlled by the CPU? Lol

# 899 TheBleedingRed21 @ 10/17/15 03:38 AM

Played a lot of my career tonight, and let's just say, please don't bring back Spike Lee story mode.. Not only is it just weird to me, I just wanna play basketball and not have drama overload.

# 900 Walt Frazier @ 10/17/15 01:39 PM

Honestly, this is the best basketball game ever made by so far it is not even close.

I am happy paying $60 just for such an incredibly in depth season mode...that is basically all I want. A full season with total control over all teams where I can replicate trades, play whatever games I want, edit away, load sliders easily, customise rosters, and enjoy a full season. Season mode is perfect. Well done Leftos.

But then we get a ridiculously deep franchise mode also if you want to be a GM.

An insanely addictive pro am...

My career / Spike Lee etc...boring, but that is just a bonus mode / not a factor in why I buy it. So, cannot criticise something 'extra'.

And I am yet to even go anywhere near My Park.

Really looking forward to the day one rosters and getting a season going...

Just amazing depth.

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