Inside game over-focus

[fjccommish]

The issue isn't sliders. NBA teams/players don't only shoot outside because it's their tendency. It's their tendency because they can't get inside or are really good with the shot.

In NBA and 2K, players can get inside at will. So it's not a matter of adjusting their game to what they do, but rather it's adjusting out things that are unrealistic even though the players can do those things.

[StyxTx]

Playing The One

Well, I've tried everything. Team shooting % is just way too high for both teams every game, over 50%. Why?

Well, when 70% or more of your points come from in the paint, that will happen. Major 3-point shooters still drive to the basket even when given wide open 3's. They prefer running into 3 defenders under the basket. And since every team does it, it has gotten pretty boring to play.

There is no difference between teams and their strategy. Just get in the paint. Just played a game where Hayward took all but one of his shots in the paint. 3 point shots are still rare.

And my player? Ratings of 72 on all offensive interior ratings but plays like a 98 rated shooter in there. The interior defense in the preview seemed better than it is now.

On defense, I never cover my opponent when he's outside any more. No need to. Just sit back and wait for them to pass or try to drive. I've left players like Thomas, Curry, and players of that ilk, all alone out there and they don't shoot. Just wish the rest of my team would forget about defending outside so I don't have to try to stop their opponent when they drive.

This really needs to be fixed because I have gotten so bored with the game and have very little interest in continuing to play it. They need to come up with shot tendency ratings or something to add individual personality to players and teams. Right now it just seems that regardless of who the players are, they play the same. They could all have generic names.

[Dee4Three]

There is no difference between teams and their strategy. Just get in the paint. Just played a game where Hayward took all but one of his shots in the paint. 3 point shots are still rare.

On defense, I never cover my opponent when he's outside any more. No need to. Just sit back and wait for them to pass or try to drive. I've left players like Thomas, Curry, and players of that ilk, all alone out there and they don't shoot. Just wish the rest of my team would forget about defending outside so I don't have to try to stop their opponent when they drive.

It's a huge problem.

Both NBA 2K18 and NBA Live 18 defense have major issues. Both are disappointing in a big way. On one hand, I can drive by anybody with anyone at any time on NBA 2K18, and on Live I can just leave players open on the perimeter and not play defense because they don't shoot. On 2K18, I can hold the Jazz to 3-19 shooting while I drive in from the perimeter with Hassan Whiteside on every posession, and blow them out, with CPU sliders jacked to 100. In Live, I can drive by my opponent with Chris Johnson and score on acrobatic layups on 3 people a good majority of the time.

Both games are disappointing to me this year. I think the AI in both games is incredibly weak, and that makes the user vs user gameplay suffer as well, because we can't control all 5 players at once at all times.

NBA Live 18 is better than 16 in my opinion, but it still has a ways to go. NBA 2K18 is a step backwards in my opinion for 2K.

Being a big basketball gamer/fan, this fall has had me scratching my head, it's also been sad for me. Both 2K18 and Live 18 have already gotten boring gameplay wise (2K18 has never been exciting for me).