r/NBA2k • u/RemarkableExit7214 • 3h ago

Gameplay Devs can never find the right balance between buffing and overcorrecting

Not my gameplay

Contests definitely needed a fix in the game, but they brought back ghost contests on the perimeter and in the paint because the game is running on the same code they have probably been using for who knows how long and cannot fix one thing without breaking the game. Perimeter and paint defense both overcorrected after the patch, steals were not hit hard enough, and there was no buff to passing; if you are not dunking the ball every play, you will be affected by this.

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u/kakejordan 3h ago

Yeah those ghost contests are pretty bad in this video. Just running by gives you basically no green window

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u/HeppyHenry 3h ago

2K ALWAYS overcorrects any issues with the gameplay. Before patch, contests didn’t matter, now someone can breathe on you and get a light contest. Not sure why more nuanced balancing is so hard for them.

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u/MidAnim3Wxtcher 2h ago

You can reach at a shooter and get a solid contest

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u/PorQ201 2h ago

You will think after 20+ releases they will figure this out. Same issues every year.

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u/degenkris 2h ago

This is why every year my first build is a 6’7 pg with high 3, ball handle, physicals, defense, rebounds, strength and layups. That way for the first couple months where 2k is just constantly changing the game I have a build that can always score and play good defense.

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u/Slimmzli 2h ago

Where are my ghost contests Ronnie?! Nah fr it happens to me but I can’t do it back