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NBA 2K16 patch #4 is available for PlayStation 4, weighing in at 2.4GB. The same patch is scheduled to be released for PC and Xbox One very soon. Once they release, we will update this post.

UPDATE: Patch #4 is available for PC and Xbox One now.

Check out the patch notes below and let us know what you are seeing!

GENERAL
  • Addressed a hang that can occur when editing/applying tattoos in Edit Player.
  • Resolved a bug where one or more users in a co-op game would lose control of their player at some point during the game.
  • Fixed a disconnect issue that some users were seeing during online games.
  • (PC) Fixed a corruption issue where some users were experiencing hangs, missing art assets, and infinite loads. Please ensure that your virus scanning software (e.g. Avast) whitelists your Steam folder/directory. This is required for new content to properly download and install.
  • Closed a loophole where the pause timer would stop counting down when sitting in the ‘Report Image’ flow.
  • Improved the user interface when applying contracts to players in MyTEAM by removing the display of how many contracts the player would have IF the current card was applied.
  • Fixed a case where the user accepting an online invite would sometimes skip the position selection screen in the way into matchmaking.
  • Headwear should now properly unequip when attempting to do so from within the MyPARK Apparel section of the store.
  • The player portrait will now update when a new user is signed in on the main menu via the account picker.
  • A number of other optimizations and enhancements have been made to improve the user experience.
GAMEPLAY
  • Teammate free throw celebration/interaction behaviors have been corrected.
  • Slightly tuned down the frequency of ball collisions.
  • Fixed an issue that led to a temporary loss of user control on possession changes while in the 2K Cam.
  • Tuned down the frequency of missed alley-oop and putback dunks when open.
  • Fixed an issue that allowed high rated post players to shoot post fadeaway 3's at a high percentage.
MyCAREER/MyPARK/MyCOURT
  • Fixed a rare issue where the game would hang when Doris Burke interviews your MyPLAYER at the end of the first half and/or at the end of the game.
  • The correct records and rep levels will now be shown for the players on the MyPARK loading screen.
  • Corrected the wall and floor art for the San Antonio Spurs theme in MyCOURT.
  • Fixed a case where some purchased shoes were not properly appearing on the shoe racks in MyCOURT.
MyGM/MyLEAGUE
  • Resolved a hang that could occur many, many years into MyGM when entering the offseason.
  • Generated players will now wear the correct color socks for away games.
  • Fixed an issue where generated players were getting their free throw animations randomized every offseason.
  • The Strengths/Weaknesses screen in Team Comparison should now be functioning properly once again.
NOTE: All patch fixes will work in your existing game mode saves (unless specifically noted otherwise).

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# 201 zrohman @ 12/16/15 08:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Bblade
Hey, I'm on XBOX ONE and patch 4 is not 2.4 gigs for me. It's like 1.5 for me. I don't know why it's like that. Is anybody else experiencing this?
. it won't make you download a smaller patch. If you have the full patch you can play online. So check if you can play online. I'm on Xbox and my patch is the same size, should just be the patch size
 
# 202 MeloJello @ 12/16/15 09:01 PM
Come on 2k what the hell is this. I thought this was patch man. COME ON MAN. I should be dunking over Mike Dunleavy. How did I miss this wide open dunk. This game man.

 
# 203 NINJAK2 @ 12/16/15 09:02 PM
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Originally Posted by jyoung
Press the Y and B buttons at the same time and you'll do a pass fake.

The ball can't be stolen while you're in the pass fake animation.

This will buy you an extra second or two to think up your next move while the steal spammers converge on the ball.


..I will give this a shot jyoung...my sf's handles are so bad if someone looks at him sideways he drops the ball...lol.. Get tired of them vultures man...
 
# 204 JoFri @ 12/16/15 09:44 PM
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Originally Posted by jyoung
Press the Y and B buttons at the same time and you'll do a pass fake.



The ball can't be stolen while you're in the pass fake animation.



This will buy you an extra second or two to think up your next move while the steal spammers converge on the ball.

tks for the tip man. i'll try that.

damn, see how fast the ball got stolen just like irl. i think by the time i to press the buttons its gone. Lol
 
# 205 jake44np @ 12/16/15 09:57 PM
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Originally Posted by MeloJello
Come on 2k what the hell is this. I thought this was patch man. COME ON MAN. I should be dunking over Mike Dunleavy. How did I miss this wide open dunk. This game man.

This just in, NBA players miss dunks sometimes. Especially in traffic.
 
# 206 MeloJello @ 12/16/15 10:03 PM
I want to apologize, I literally thought patch 4 fix this game. I had a placebo effect getting hype for patch 4 thinking the issue was fix, because AI teammates leaving their open is still a freaking problem in this game. Why is melo helping out, there is no reason for melo literally walk across the court to help NOOO REASON. How Can I play MyCareer if this keep going on. How can anyone defend this game.



Why is Melo over there when no HELP IS FREAKING NEEDED. COME ON MAN. I am getting sick and tired of posting these videos because this issue aint going to be fix.
 
# 207 DaPope13 @ 12/16/15 10:14 PM
So in my career I've been working towards dimer. I'm like 59 assists away or something like that but anyways, I usually come out trying to score right away in the first to get the double teams to come to me and get easy assists. But since patch 4 I haven't had as many. Now idk if that's just me being paranoid or if it is something but man it's frustrating lol. I dropped 86 last night just going with the "Hey I'm going to score until you double me" type thing and it went all game. Probably only got doubled a hand full of times in that game. I think it was against the raptors?

Just wondering if anyone is seeing this too.
 
# 208 Rockie_Fresh88 @ 12/16/15 10:36 PM
Loving the game . Good job 2k .
 
# 209 NINJAK2 @ 12/16/15 10:44 PM
DaPope -Wouldn't be the 1st time the raptors gave up 80+ points to a player...lol
 
# 210 The 24th Letter @ 12/16/15 10:52 PM
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Originally Posted by NINJAK2
DaPope -Wouldn't be the 1st time the raptors gave up 80+ points to a player...lol

 
# 211 TheDuggler @ 12/16/15 11:26 PM
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Originally Posted by MeloJello
I want to apologize, I literally thought patch 4 fix this game. I had a placebo effect getting hype for patch 4 thinking the issue was fix, because AI teammates leaving their open is still a freaking problem in this game. Why is melo helping out, there is no reason for melo literally walk across the court to help NOOO REASON. How Can I play MyCareer if this keep going on. How can anyone defend this game.



Why is Melo over there when no HELP IS FREAKING NEEDED. COME ON MAN. I am getting sick and tired of posting these videos because this issue aint going to be fix.
Once this is worked out, the game will be perfect in my eyes. I don't care if its unrealistic for players not to make bad decisions, I can only control one guy at a time and its impossible to expect me to be monitoring the offense and the position of every other defender and offender. I don't mind crazy shots going in or missing a excellent release but when I'm playing on-ball D and great shooters are just left wide open in corners it makes me rage.


I'd rather Westbrook drive and dunk on my team for 20 straight minutes than him drive and players who are in no position to help abandon their man for no reason and allow easy kick-out 3 pointers.
 
# 212 Kully @ 12/17/15 12:52 AM
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Originally Posted by MeloJello
I want to apologize, I literally thought patch 4 fix this game. I had a placebo effect getting hype for patch 4 thinking the issue was fix, because AI teammates leaving their open is still a freaking problem in this game. Why is melo helping out, there is no reason for melo literally walk across the court to help NOOO REASON. How Can I play MyCareer if this keep going on. How can anyone defend this game.



Why is Melo over there when no HELP IS FREAKING NEEDED. COME ON MAN. I am getting sick and tired of posting these videos because this issue aint going to be fix.
I was hoping this would be addressed, but it isn't obviously.

Lots of good things came with this patch though, I find it to be a net positive overall. I really am having fun with 2K this year even though it drives me up the wall sometimes.

Great game.
 
# 213 joosegoose @ 12/17/15 01:04 AM
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Originally Posted by jake44np
This just in, NBA players miss dunks sometimes. Especially in traffic.
If that was a wide open dunk, then I need to seriously readjust my definition of "wide open."
 
# 214 HowDareI @ 12/17/15 01:20 AM
So, I was out all day today and when I got home we had 4 on to play Pro-Am...

These are my reactions after 4 games:

Don't lose the ball anymore dribbling, at all. You can go right into the defense and the ball stays; they should've kept a balance but now we're onto the other extreme imo.

Can't hit shots to save my life, it seems like the already inconsistent 3's are even more inconsistent. Deadeye, Limitless Range, and Microwave and I'll shoot below 30% being wide open...nah, that's bogus.

My friend plays at center, has max inside scoring/athleticism/defense/rebounding.
He can easily grab 20 boards a game, but can't hit inside shots at all anymore. Has post move badges but is missing even on mismatches in the post.

Contact layups seem like they're completely gone, unless you're not near anyone I haven't seen anyone making any at all.

The worse parts now:

So many pump fakes getting called into fouls. I'm seeing hands up defense now being sucked into animations; not good at all. My friend got called on a foul perfectly contesting a 3 with no contact at all...it was almost hilariously bad.

Every person in the world can reach on a drive and get a steal. Stealing was toned down? But it's actually worse...makes sense.
I had 5 turnovers in a game, all off reaching on a drive. By a help defender...on the opposite ball hand.....but it's not a foul........riiiight.

The good?:

I have a little more control of my player.....that's it....literally.......

Wow yo, I don't think I've EVER had such a negative experience playing 2K in my life. Even the infamous patch 4 on 15 wasn't that bad too me. People were hitting everything but I just gunned right back..and I was always a good scorer.
I pray that this was just a fluke, and maybe the connection is off or it needs to be tuned a little more or SOMETHING...

But honestly yo, (IMO, key words) this is the worst patch I've ever, ever seen.
They've strayed so very far away from what I remember on day 1. I'll take all the crazy blocks from guards over what happens now any day. To me, this game out of the box was nearly flawless...I'm so disappointed in this game right now it's crazy.
 
# 215 The 24th Letter @ 12/17/15 01:32 AM
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Originally Posted by Rockie_Fresh88
Loving the game . Good job 2k .

Yeah game is playing great right now overall

The CPU defense on SS/Sjm feels crazy sticky right now though....it's like my pet crossovers are getting canceled by contact...and this is coming from a guy who hadn't complained about it from day one...

I'll get after it again tomorrow, but it felt off in my last game tonight...
 
# 216 jyoung @ 12/17/15 02:48 AM
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Originally Posted by JoFri
tks for the tip man. i'll try that.

damn, see how fast the ball got stolen just like irl. i think by the time i to press the buttons its gone. Lol
If you receive the ball while your player is moving, the ball can still come loose before your player has enough time to go into the pass fake animation.

It's because the pass fake animation is a stationary animation only. Your player has to be at a stand-still before the pass fake will trigger.

Your player is most vulnerable to being stripped of the ball while he's moving, even moreso if you have the turbo button held down.

So I recommend using the pass fake immediately after a rebound, or immediately after catching the ball along the perimeter or down in the post on offense.

I use it all the time in Pro Am whenever I'm spotting up in the corner for a three pointer and someone is closing out on me to where I won't have enough space to shoot or drive. Just stand still, pass fake once or twice to plan out your next move, then carry on from there and you won't turn the ball over.

That same strategy works in MyPark/Gauntlet whenever you're taking the ball out at the top of the key after a foul or turnover. Just pass fake until you know where you want to go with the ball and you won't have to worry about it coming loose.

The game of 2K is like a sword fight:



You must think first...



...before you move.
 
# 217 CaseIH @ 12/17/15 02:51 AM
After playing some more, Id have to say shooting is not only harder for me but also the AI, and I know its not me just being a good defender,lol. Before this patch I felt shooting was near perfect for me and the AI, but not a big deal, Ill just have to do some slider work to find the right spot for me and the AI offensively.

Lack of fouls were a issue on day1 and its even worse now with this last patch. Sadly Im not sure it can be fixed with sliders either considering I have them cranked too 100. Going to try and lower off/def awareness to see if that might make for more fouls but dont have much faith in that fixing it.

Gameplay other than what I mentioned with lack of fouls is still solid with this patch, so no complaints other than lack of fouls and really there needs to be more organic tournovers besides lowering passing slider to get more.

The issues that have been mentioned time and time again with My GM and My league along with lack of fouls and organic turnovers is where my gripe is and it seems this has been the same complaint for any hard core simulation style player for years. Every year I hope for the best and get very disappointed but end up buying the game anyway. I have to learn to not believe the hype and quit buying this game day1, so thats going to be a New Years resolution quite buying NBA2k day1, and treat it like I have een able to do with Madden for several years now. But thats not 2ks fault, its part of advertising and they all seem to struggle with the truth nowdays, its just sadly the way things work, but definitely going to try and stop buying into the whole BS each year.
 
# 218 swac07 @ 12/17/15 02:58 AM
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Originally Posted by Rockie_Fresh88
Loving the game . Good job 2k .
Quote:
Originally Posted by The 24th Letter
Yeah game is playing great right now overall


cosign
 
# 219 Mjchael @ 12/17/15 03:02 AM
Did they Change something on Foul Calliing.

user vs CPU nearly no foul calling against me
 
# 220 thevardano @ 12/17/15 03:06 AM
Teammates on the bench still not clapping when you make Free Throws, zero reaction, it always happens in the NBA.
Cmon 2k
 


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