NBA 2K26 (PS5/XBOX/PC/Switch2)
ill_will82
What you see, is what you get
MicIsGod
They like what that mean
Not exactly. Rating could make you miss sometimes even on high risk
cyndaquil
Lv 100 Bold natured
Game needs a 2 or 3 year dev cycle. With annual dlc for roster updates at the beginning of the nba season if the newest game is still in development
Broad Street Bully
Sick & Tide Sixers/Phillies/Cowboys fan smh
Because fukking nimrods spend major pape making 10 builds for no reason. shyt terrible. Last MyPlayer I’ve played was like 2k21
djthegreat88
Superstar
Every couple years I cave get it. Same game every year. The my career story was actually decent. After a couple days already regretting purchase. Literally every build can shoot the lights out this year. Feels impossible to play defense. No one should be shooting +70% from 3. I gave up Madden completely years ago. Need to do the same to 2k
J-MIL
Fly Sh!t Only
Madden is actually decent this year
I'll wait til December when this shyt drops to $40 tho. 2k let me down too much recently
Artificial Intelligence
Not Allen Iverson
I only play the quick play and I'm sinking 3 like it's nothing lol... lemme try my player and see if it's this easy.
So it’s actually easier to shoot this year? I actually liked 2k25, but one thing that frustrated me is the number of wide open shots I would miss with players who are ranked high in a specific category. I always use Kareem Abdul Jabbar as an example. On 2k24, doing a hook shot with Kareem was automatic in practice mode (as it should be considering he’s ranked a 99 in close and hook shots), so that green bar would make it impossible to miss unless you intentionally tried to. On 2k25, there was a different shooting meter, and even though I felt like I timed my shot the same every time, I would miss some, and it looked dumb seeing him miss a hook shot from 4ft away.
Obviously defense should play a factor in missing a shot, as well as someone taking a bad shot, but these are also NBA players. You give Michael Jordan a wide open midrange shot, he’s gonna hit 9 out of 10 times. From what I’ve been reading about 2k26 defense hasn’t been much of a factor.
MicIsGod
They like what that mean
You’re gonna make literally everything after awhile with people that can shoot. Didn’t realize how much the rating/randomness was saving this game. The player movement feels looser but they forgot to add that to the defense. You can shake past anyone and green a middy fade.
One way I would mitigate this if I were a video game developer is have a separate rating for shooting off the dribble (or make it so that a badge enables ONLY certain players be adept at it). Once you get that part out the way, there needs to be a a better contest system where a good contest makes it a more difficult shot, but just because someone is standing there in the way, that shouldn’t count so much. You don’t want it to get to a point where you can’t make ANY contested shots, but a defender running in the wrong direction shouldn’t affect your shot either. Finally, I would say fatigue should affect shots more. If someone is doing a bunch of dribble moves, it should make the shot more difficult to make.
MicIsGod
They like what that mean
Ironically, 2k25 was way way closer to some of this stuff than this one.
Another issue is something like free throws. Steph Curry has the highest FT percentage of all time and his FT rating is in the 90s. I rarely use GS but one game I picked them and I went to the line with Curry. I forgot how fast his FT motion was and I missed the first shot slightly late. Someone like him should have a very forgiving window. Meanwhile, a mediocre FT shooter like Giannis has that slow release and I’m able to perfectly time his FTs with no problem.
I popped in 2k21 last week and the shot system wasn’t even bad on there. Might’ve been a little too easy to make shots, but it kinda made sense. The meter different, but there was a clear window where you should take your shot and within that window was a line for your perfect release. If you took the shot anywhere within the window, you had a good chance of making the shot, but it wasn’t guaranteed unless you timed it on that line. Also on 2k21, there was an indicator which showed your hot and cold spots. I’m still unsure if this actually affects gameplay or if it ever did, but I know now, you don’t even see the hot spots unless you click on the player card or go in practice mode.
Illuminatos
#OVOXO
Yeahhhh I take back everything I said about this game. This is the greatest 2K of all time.
I learned how to rhythm shoot and now I can't miss shots.
Yo this is the most hilarious thing I've ever seen in a 2K game.
That rhythm shot + quick shot modifier will have these nikkas online scrambling.
I was running Steph off ball and torturing the fukk out of this one guy.
My defense is still kind of trash but when I figure that out it's a wrap.
I learned how to rhythm shoot and now I can't miss shots.
Yo this is the most hilarious thing I've ever seen in a 2K game.
That rhythm shot + quick shot modifier will have these nikkas online scrambling.
I was running Steph off ball and torturing the fukk out of this one guy.
My defense is still kind of trash but when I figure that out it's a wrap.
