NBA 2K26 (PS5/XBOX/PC/Switch2)

[Buckeye Fever]

Yea

I started a season with the Bulls and I need to start that shít over after I get these sliders right.

Im my 2nd game, Buzelis scored 25 in the 1st qtr on 7 for 8 from 3.

I never played using real player %, but I think I might have to. I want SOME sort of realness

 

[Joe Sixpack]

Never seen 2K drop the price that much so quickly

I was shocked when I seen $48

I’ll wait till it’s $34.99

 

[ajnapoleon]

I like playing classic teams but in a league format

Like the 86 Celtics but playing against a all time great team like the 2000 lakers

 

[Buckeye Fever]

I like playing classic teams but in a league format

Like the 86 Celtics but playing against a all time great team like the 2000 lakers

I used to make custom league with all those previous champions

 

[Lord Beasley]

This year might be the worst since 18, but for diff reasons. I was on 18 heavy, especially because of the shirt kiosk LOL......slower gameplay and a boring city like structure, but at least the mechanics were right. There is shyt that just doesn't work in 26, like perimeter defense. Rhythm shooting works too well I gotta admit, FADES work too well because they're difficult ASF to contest. Paint defense is inconsistent again! Just doesn't make sense....it's like they don't learn from previous years any more

Overall they gotta fix defense. If season 2 continues to be ass I might put this down for an extended period

 

[Left.A1]

Players look too small relative to the arena and general space for some reason… idk its like a weird thing were everyone just looks undetailed on the court

The biggest problem tho is that they just can't get player movement to consistently feel right...it changes dramatically every year...

This year the game plays so damn loose and physics just once again do not work.… big men can stay in front of guys that are way faster and more agile than them because momentum doesn't mean anything in this game... You can be going one way full speed then stop on a dime and change direction like gravity doesn't exist… which they have continued to fukk up since like ‘21 maybe...

The sliding/teleporting on defense by the cpu still is a problem even tho they said the real player data feature was going to fix it

Which leads into player speed.… nikkas fly across the court way too fast...i get the wanted to feel more arcade like after the last two years of people complaining that offense was too hard but got damn this shyt feels as untethered as the old lives used to... Just speed boosting and dribble moves taking players way too far across the court... I had to turn the game speed down to like 42-45 to get movement to feel better.…


But on the flip side...shooting is excellent this year... Especially with the tempo stick...you can consistently hit middy’s which just wasn't the case in prior years... Which completely changes how you can play offense

Defensively I feel like being able to stay in front of your man in solid too... I like how that feels.…

all the other modes I normally play (Era’s) are largely unchanged unfortunately…they desperately need some fresh upgrades to give us more engaging side things to do

but overall

 

[Tunez]

 

[MicIsGod]

This patch What the hell did they do to the shooting

 

[Po pimp]

Players look too small relative to the arena and general space for some reason… idk its like a weird thing were everyone just looks undetailed on the court

The biggest problem tho is that they just can't get player movement to consistently feel right...it changes dramatically every year...

This year the game plays so damn loose and physics just once again do not work.… big men can stay in front of guys that are way faster and more agile than them because momentum doesn't mean anything in this game... You can be going one way full speed then stop on a dime and change direction like gravity doesn't exist… which they have continued to fukk up since like ‘21 maybe...

The sliding/teleporting on defense by the cpu still is a problem even tho they said the real player data feature was going to fix it

Which leads into player speed.… nikkas fly across the court way too fast...i get the wanted to feel more arcade like after the last two years of people complaining that offense was too hard but got damn this shyt feels as untethered as the old lives used to... Just speed boosting and dribble moves taking players way too far across the court... I had to turn the game speed down to like 42-45 to get movement to feel better.…


But on the flip side...shooting is excellent this year... Especially with the tempo stick...you can consistently hit middy’s which just wasn't the case in prior years... Which completely changes how you can play offense

Defensively I feel like being able to stay in front of your man in solid too... I like how that feels.…

all the other modes I normally play (Era’s) are largely unchanged unfortunately…they desperately need some fresh upgrades to give us more engaging side things to do

but overall

Do you play on HOF? I don’t have 2k26, but one thing I do know is the higher difficulties cheat, which leads to the CPU having abnormal defense.

 

[Illuminatos]

Depending on how badly they nerf rhythm shooting, I might not touch this game ever again.

 

[Left.A1]

Do you play on HOF? I don’t have 2k26, but one thing I do know is the higher difficulties cheat, which leads to the CPU having abnormal defense.

Yeah I play on HOF then I turn the awareness sliders up for the cpu. Only way I can get a close game against the CPU.

 

[Po pimp]

Yeah I play on HOF then I turn the awareness sliders up for the cpu. Only way I can get a close game against the CPU.

Sometimes you may be too good, but jacking up some of the CPU’s sliders just causes them to cheat and do unrealistic things. I know some of the gameplay mechanics are simply 2k shyt as well though. I’m guessing your main issue with them being too easy is they can’t stop you vs you being able to stop them too easily?

 

[MicIsGod]

Depending on how badly they nerf rhythm shooting, I might not touch this game ever again.

So basically, the shooting is windows were so in accurate before, so now that they are “smaller” it’s a completely different system. From my quick testing. Feels basically like the button in someways. What’s funny though, the shooting feedback is still…wrong sometimes.

 

[MicIsGod]

Nvm it’s cooked use the button.

 

[Left.A1]

Sometimes you may be too good, but jacking up some of the CPU’s sliders just causes them to cheat and do unrealistic things. I know some of the gameplay mechanics are simply 2k shyt as well though. I’m guessing your main issue with them being too easy is they can’t stop you vs you being able to stop them too easily?

I'm getting to the basket if I want and they can't stop it.… I gotta crank up the def awareness to make it some sort of challenge but line you say...thats when shyt gets silly and they'll have you completely dumb out randomly or the cpu defenders can catch up with you by the teleport slide.…. It's just hard to get a good fun competitive and semi realistic game without messing with the sliders to some degree