36 Karat

For sure, you'd think by this point, in an age where there's access to instant customer feedback en masse that they'd wise up and polish the little things. Can only hope they'll drop an update that fixes this.

Floods

I wonder if the right people aren't bringing it up with the devs or something. From what I hear the devs are pretty receptive to community feedback and ideas.

I wish they'd update the PA announcer as well. They've had that guy forever and he just sounds dumb.

Jamel Irief

My Xbox has been in storage for almost 3 months now (along with 95% of my possesions) but I'm getting it back on the 29th.... trying to decide if I should get this...

Eh screw it, as long as its not a down grade from 2k12 I'll play the hell out of it and therefore get my monies worth.

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RollWithEm

I found some sliders that I really like. Anyone interested?

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Gonzo

Please and thank you.

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R-Star

I'm going to put you in storage.

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Difficulty - All Star
Game Style - Custom
Game Speed - 47
Quarter length - 8 minute
Fatigue - On
Injuries - On
Shooting Type - Real Player %
FT Shooting Type - Shot Stick Timing (too easy otherwise)
Free Throw Difficulty - 50

Controller Settings
Automatic Shot Contest - Always
Def Assist Strength - 100 (this is very important because of other ratings you will see farther down)

Offense
Inside Shot Success - 47/47
Close Shot Success - 47/47
Mid-Range Success - 52/52
3PT Success - 47/47
Layup Success - 54/54
Dunk in Traffic Frequency - 57/57
Dunk in Traffic Success - 50/50
Pass Accuracy - 45/45 (this makes for a really challenging experience with directional passing turned on)
Alley-Oop Success - 57/57
Contact Shot Success - 47/47

Defense
Driving Contact Shot Frequency - 97/97
Inside Contact Shot Frequency - 97/97
Layup Defense Strength (TAKEOFF) - 57/57
Layup Defense Strength (RELEASE) - 57/57
Jump Shot Defense Strength (GATHER) - 50/50
Jump Shot Defense Strength (RELEASE) - 40/40
Help Defense Strength - 37/37 (this seems like the right number after many trials with def assist strength at 100)
Steal Success - 50/50

Attributes
Quickness - 90/90 (this is necessary to compensate for the slower game speed)
Vertical - 45/45
Strength - 97/97 (this makes rebounding numbers more realistic)
Stamina - 50/50
Speed - 60/60 (the final compensation for that game speed slider)
Durability - 50/50
Hustle - 0/0 (this combined with game speed, quickness, and speed makes true "hustle players" stand out appropriately)
Ball Handling - 11/11 (this combined with the pass accuracy nerf makes turnover stats realistic)
Hands - 50/50
Dunking Ability - 37/37 (i've played with this one a lot to try to make things more realistic)
On-Ball Defense - 18/18 (buffed far too much for my taste in this game)
Stealing - 45/45
Blocking - 37/37
Offensive Awareness - 45/45
Defensive Awareness - 19/19 (this has to be turned down mostly because of the high quickness attribute)
Offensive Rebounding - 57 (human)/45 (cpu)
Defensive Rebounding - 57/57
Consistency - 100 (this is probably the most important adjustment of them all to have an enjoyable experience every time)
Fatigue Rate - 47/47 (makes an 8 and a half man playoff rotation possible all season)
Injury Frequency - 50/50
Injury Severity - 35/35 (I hate season-ending injuries on fluke plays)

Tendencies
Take Inside Shots - 45/45
Take Close Shots - 45/45
Take Mid-Range Shots - 80/80 (this really balances out the offensive game)
Take 3Pt Shots - 50/50
Post Shots - 57/57
Attack the Basket - 0/0 (just trust me on this one)
Look for Post Players - 55/55
Throw Alley-Oops - 50/50
Attempt Dunks - 68/68
Attempt Putbacks - 50/50
Play Passing Lanes - 37/37 (another necessity to get real results - just because a guy is quick doesn't mean he should steal everything)
Go for On-Ball Steals - 7/7 (cuts down on annoying fouls)
Contest Shots - 37/37
Backdoor Cuts - 50/50

Fouls
Over the Back Foul Frequency - 50/50
Charging Foul Frequency - 50/50
Blocking Foul Frequency - 70/70
Reaching Foul Frequency - 75/75 (reaching-in fouls have been nerfed beyond belief in this version)
Shooting Foul Frequency - 80/80 (2K never gets this right)
Loose Ball Foul Frequency - 50/50

Extra Note
I haven't pulled the trigger on it yet, but I'm very close to turning off the Kicked Ball Violation all together. It gets called way too much for my taste in this version.


As usual, I fully welcome feedback. This sliders were not all my idea. I started from a template of 2 combined sets of sliders I found on the interwebs and then changed the crucial stuff to make the results as realistic as I possibly could over 100 simulations.

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R-Star

I'm going to pick this up on steam at the end of the month. Then I can play while I'm up at work.

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Gonzo

Don't forget to mod the shit out of your game

http://nbasky.com/

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R-Star

Nice. Thanks for the link.

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Wade County

So I can't play defense in this game. Can't get stops, nor get into the paint really. Kobe has got like 36 in a half on me...FML

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R-Star

Told you Wade has dropped defensively.

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Wade County

Haha, to be fair i'm actually the Hornets...so Eric Gordon sucks defensively. I'll ship his malcontented ass out.

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Pacers Fan

Yeh, I really struggle to play defense around the basket. I feel like near the basket, you can be right on a guy, then the next thing you know, he catches an alley-oop, or he moves just a bit and he's wide open because you can't recover quick enough from him moving 2 feet.

Ont he perimeter, defense is pretty easy if you have a good matchup. Kobe's impossible, but against anyone else, just make sure you're using the right stick effectively.

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Wade County

I even have the double team running at Kobe. Doesn't matter, just fade's away from 20 feet. Cash.

Meanwhile I can't get into the paint at all, and the only dude who scores consistently is Davis.

Did sign Greg Oden for 1yr though. Shame I get owned on the boards regularly.

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