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NBA 2K17 Gameplay Blog with Gameplay Director, Mike Wang

12:00 PM - September 1, 2016 by Steve_OS

What’s up, 2K fans?! Mike Wang here to give you the scoop on some of the hotness our gameplay team has in store for you this year! I know a lot of news has already come out about some of the gameplay features for NBA 2K17 but hopefully this blog can give you a fuller picture of what to expect when you get your hands on the game and clear up some of the questions you might have. So let’s jump into it!

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# 481 Ed21 @ 09/03/16 09:31 AM

Sad to hear the shot creator is MyCAREER only, but I didn't even realise something like that was possible?! So can't be that mad!

# 482 scottyp180 @ 09/03/16 09:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Beluba


	Just to follow up on this. My shots engineer was able to make this change. You'll only get the pump fake fouls if your Left Stick is pushing towards the blocker. It'll be patched in.

This is great news. A little pet peeve of mine in 2k16.

Any idea if it will make the day one patch (assuming there is one)? Or will it be a later date?

# 483 IlCapitano @ 09/03/16 10:25 AM

Thanks for all the info Mike, really appreciate it.

I have two quick questions for you:

1. Can we now choose our inbounder during the timeout? I want to choose my best passer to inbound the ball after TOs, but it's always the biggest guy on the court.

2. Will there be a MyLeague/MyGM blog soon?

# 484 Crunky @ 09/03/16 10:57 AM

Can you patch in user controlled back tap rebounds maybe turbo with a hard press of the rebound button, just imagine the fun we would have with that risk and reward feature. Sorry that's a noob question I'm not sure what can be patched or not

# 485 ProfessaPackMan @ 09/03/16 11:49 AM

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	And if this is something that's not gonna get fixed, just tell me and I'll shut up about it.

Oh, that'll be the day, lol

# 486 Beluba @ 09/03/16 12:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Trackball


	Mr. Wang, thank you for taking the time to answer all these questions. More chatting with mature players like us is good for everyone. Anyway, I know that isn't a gameplay question, but I don't know where else to ask this, and I'm a stickler on this sort of thing... Does your last name rhyme with HANG or LONG? I've heard both used regarding you. Or do you not mind either one?

Haha. LONG. but no one ever gets it right so I don't really care.

# 487 Beluba @ 09/03/16 12:14 PM

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Originally Posted by amedawg00


	Pretty imaginative combo...but can't envision bringing the shot stick back to neutral in order to time it with 12 or 6 o'clock angle pull back or up on the shot stick. Many users have pulled the stick at various directions to shoot but always needing to pull straight up or down may limit some creativity like the combo you just described no? Lastly, is Right stick passing still in the game along with Rb? The reason many people refuse to convert to the shot stick shooting is because icon passing leading directly into a catch and shoot with the button is more intuitive and fluid than icon passing to shot stick catch and shoot imo. However, if right stick passing is still in the game then that finger coordination from button to button will seamlessly translate to stick to stick if that makes sense. Eagerly anticipating your reply and much respect for your community engagement the last few days.

It's not that hard to train yourself to always pull down IMO. And remember, if you're in the paint aiming doesn't apply so shooting out of the post is the same as last year.

# 488 Beluba @ 09/03/16 12:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Beluba


	It's not that hard to train yourself to always pull down IMO. And remember, if you're in the paint aiming doesn't apply so shooting out of the post is the same as last year.

And yes. RS passing is still there. You can set it to either normal or flashy passes in the options menu.

# 489 Beluba @ 09/03/16 12:18 PM

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Originally Posted by TheDuggler


	If Beluba is still around I would love to hear about this, I hate that using Broadcast gives me a huge disadvantage while playing online

I tweaked the broadcast cameras a bit to not zoom in so close when the offense is bringing the ball up. So it is slightly better this year, but that will always be one of the downsides of playing in broadcast

# 490 amedawg00 @ 09/03/16 12:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Beluba


	It's not that hard to train yourself to always pull down IMO. And remember, if you're in the paint aiming doesn't apply so shooting out of the post is the same as last year.

What about right stick passing? Is it in this year?

# 491 Beluba @ 09/03/16 12:24 PM

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Originally Posted by psydefx


	pretty disappointed these weren't added back in, and baffled as to why they were taken out in the first place. to add to that, why was mj's one handed pump fake taken out in the first place? things like this just don't make sense to me. the goat gets the shaft year after year.

pump fakes were rewritten several years ago. Often times when we rewrite systems, legacy features like MJ's one-handed fake end up getting cut and it's not trivial to add that support back in. Like everything else in development, it's just a matter of prioritizing.

# 492 Kstat @ 09/03/16 12:26 PM

Hey Mike can you answer me if these legacy issue have been addressed?

-calling timeout as you're fumbling a pass out of bounds

-3 second count reset if you run out of bounds and hop back in (wasn't addressed in basic team up mode)

-defensive AI not getting back as quickly as the offensive AI after made baskets

-spamming timeouts together to recoup full stamina and never subbing

-intentional fouling at end of games (lack of instant foul button)

- offensive fouls away from the ball resulting in free throws

# 493 Crunky @ 09/03/16 12:29 PM

I've must have the toughest questions.

Can you manually trigger a protect the ball animation when driving to the hoop ex marbury against players/cpu that love to strip the ball.

Can you Alley Oop spin out of post position animation like Blake griffin does.

Do AI big man that are known to push the ball during a break like draymond green push the ball.

# 494 Kstat @ 09/03/16 12:35 PM

Another thought: does the new clutch/grab function basically enable a hack a Shaq strategy? And on that note, are the hack a Shaq rules (1 shot+possession inside of 2 minutes) built into the game?

# 495 Crunky @ 09/03/16 01:35 PM

Abandon Shot Stick

Introduce Right Stick Advanced Controls

Press Up - Tip in Rebounds
Press Down - Backtap Rebounds
Hardpress Left - Protect ball while driving
Hardpress Right - Eurostep control direction with Left Stick
Hardpress Left/Down - Power Dribble
Hardpress Right /Down - Hipcheck

If you don't jump on this idea NBA Live will.

# 496 CyberOps @ 09/03/16 01:37 PM

Not really gameplay questions but no idea who else to ask.

Last year in MyLeague the option to stop skmeone from retiring got introduced which a lot loved and we then discussed if it could maybe be expanded so we could have the option like 3 times instead of only once per player. I hope this made it in.

Also it is coo, we can now retire jerseys bit could this be tweaked so it is up to us players to decide when we wamt it, like for example i have a player that just signed back to the team for one final season after he played years for a different team i love to retire his jersey and not be restricted that he has to play for a bunch more years before i can.

Also it was asked year after year we can have an option to unretire jerseys which i hope made it in this year specially withthe rebranding being so much fun it would only make sense that we can give a team a whole new start without being restricted to retired jerseys. Would also make sense since we can now retire jerseys to also have the option to unretire them.

Another MyLeague function that been requested and talked avout last year was the option to just control 1 team but have the option to quit control of that team and take control of another without having to restart all over again or having to control all teams i sure hope this made it in too.

# 497 Nevertheles109 @ 09/03/16 01:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Crunky


	Abandon Shot Stick Introduce Right Stick Advanced Controls Hardpress Up - Tip in Rebounds Hardoress Down - Backtap Rebounds Hardpress Left - Protect ball while driving Hardpress Right - Eurostep control direction with Left Stick If you don't jump on this idea NBA Live will.

Lol, so unnecessary. Present your idea/thought in a tasteful manner.

You attract more bees with honey then vinegar...

# 498 Crunky @ 09/03/16 02:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Nevertheles109


	Lol, so unnecessary. Present your idea/thought in a tasteful manner. You attract more bees with honey then vinegar...

You right my apologies Mike Wang this is not a Wishlist.

# 499 jbthegreat @ 09/03/16 02:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Beluba


	pump fakes were rewritten several years ago. Often times when we rewrite systems, legacy features like MJ's one-handed fake end up getting cut and it's not trivial to add that support back in. Like everything else in development, it's just a matter of prioritizing.

This is why I still play NBA 2k12 to this day. It's my favorite version of 2k and I've owned every last one of them since the series first began on Dreamcast and even before that when it was NBA Action. 2k12 had the right balance of controls and moves. It has the most indepth control scheme allowing for largest variety of signature moves per situation. I'm really excited with a lot of the changes and additions coming to 2k17 as it seems it will be the only 2k to rival to the depth and control of 2k12. Hopefully in 2k18 all of the legacy moves will return. There is a substantial audience of 2k buyers who appreciate the legendary teams and players. Utilizing the power of next gen systems to fully bring them to life would be unreal. I think its really a missed opportunity being that Jordan is still under contract with you guys. As a game developer myself I understand its just a matter of prioritizing. But Keep up the great work as always , you guys are some of the best devs in the industry and I've been a fan since day 1.

# 500 jfsolo @ 09/03/16 02:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Beluba


	Haha. LONG. but no one ever gets it right so I don't really care.

Wow B, I feel bad for having it wrong in my head all these years.

Are there more long rebounds on deep jumpers, rebounding balance between guards and bigs have been historically too skewed toward the bigs by missed shots all coming off the rim within 3 feet of the basket.

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