Why did you stop playing 2K17?

[MarkWilliam]

Obviously this is aimed at those who found something in the game that caused them to stop playing NBA 2K17 once and for all.

The "game breaker" if you will.

Mine was when I discovered an offensive exploit against the AI pick and roll defense. Keep in mind, I don't hunt for exploits. In fact I wish I hadn't found it. But when I find something that works, my hope is that it's eventually stopped and I have to find something else. This didn't happen for the following exploit.

I'd call for a pick and roll at the top. I'd do it with all team mates until I find the match up that leads to my ball handler getting double teamed (hopefully you guys can picture it). Once the double team takes place, I'd keep a stationary dribble with my ball handler and wait for the roll to happen.

Once this happens, you time the pass so your roller catches and dunks/lays the ball up in stride. No weak side help comes. It's 2 points pretty much automatic.

Now no matter who you're playing against, this shouldn't happen in an NBA game more than 2 plays in a row IMO.

OKC at Orlando - 22 with Roberson in 1st quarter on 11/11 FG.

LAL at SAC - 57 with Ingram in 1st half.

Not sure how this is in the game, what's going on with the PnR help defense but I'm hoping to god it doesn't exist in 2K18. I will try it when I get it and if it's still an issue, I will not play it.

So yeah..... was enjoying a season until I found this and now I don't play 2K17 at all.

Such a shame.

And the other (smaller) one was the AI subbing. I had AI big men fouling out in the 3rd quarter because they're re-inserting bigs in foul trouble mindlessly.

Interested to hear anyone else's and I'm hopeful 2K are equally interested in the name of improvement.

[VAWereWolf65]

Slow movements, horrible ball handling mechanics, steal-spammers, faulty progression in myleague, bad sim stats in myleague and mygm, boring and cringey story mode in mycareer

Many reasons but I still play for Park and Pro Am mostly. Those have their own problems but it's fun to play if you have friends who also play

[raiderphantom]

I'd say there were a few reasons for me personally.
But they all somewhat intertwine.

1. The lack of responsiveness. Pressing a button and being stuck in limbo wondering what is going to happen. Pass to an open teammate, and the ball arrives 2 seconds too late. Click on a player to rotate him to help, and he is stuck in quicksand.

2. Defense. There are numerous defensive issues. The CPU warping to stay in front of you, the horrendous AI, the lack of undeflectable passes vs the CPU, the lack of off ball contact.

3. Passing. The slow passes, the floaty passes, the long drawn out animations that take place when everyone knows it's a pass. The spamming of passes inside, outside, etc.

4. Draft classes. Auto generations are awful and making draft classes in recent years have taken far too much time, even with quick edit.

If I had to narrow it down it was definitely the responsiveness that drove me away and made me go back to last gen. Hopefully 18 addresses these issues

[NoLeafClover]

* Defense is a mess as discussed, players ignore manual settings like "play tight" on shooters all the time and leave them wide open. The AI can't defend a single pick and roll, and the roller can always catch the pass cutting under the hoop. Transition defense is also still atrocious, having to manually switch to my Center and sprint him down the court after every made basket got tiring, fast.

* Plays take WAY too long to initiate. The fun last year after playing the game to death for me came by making a bunch of custom play books in MyLeague and trying out all these different plays, which was fine in 2K16. However half the plays are broken this year as players take at least 10 to 15 seconds to get into position.

* For MyTeam, they gave every single player in the game ridiculous 3 point shooting stats (including guys like Hakeem, Ewing etc.) which broke the game and made the 5-Out Offense even more overpowered than it already is.

There were a bunch of other reasons, but I've played every other 2K game up until end of cycle but haven't touched 2K17 in months, which should say something.

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[cthurt]

Responsiveness and control killed 2k17 for me I never felt like I had complete control of my player they added so many unnecessary animations to help the lack of Cpu defense that it killed the entire experience. Then I popped in 2k16 and it felt like a breath of fresh air compared to 2k17 and I knew it was over for me and 2k17.

[alecast]

It is impossible to play consistent defense in this game.
Gameplay wise, 2k17 is much worse than 2k13, for example.
I quit it months ago.

[Goffs]

Quote: Originally Posted by VAWereWolf65

Slow movements, horrible ball handling mechanics, steal-spammers, faulty progression in myleague, bad sim stats in myleague and mygm, boring and cringey story mode in mycareer Many reasons but I still play for Park and Pro Am mostly. Those have their own problems but it's fun to play if you have friends who also play

That slow turn around for defense really kills the game for me. You can see what the offensive player is going to do but when you try to get there you're stuck in a backpeddle animation.

That fake coach is also a gamekiller for me....I just hate that he pops up when playing quick games. I just turn off the game...

Like you I only play Park with my brothers and few friends that still play....

[Rockie_Fresh88]

I still play but only once Every other week or so.

For me ...

1. The defense was lame this year . Too much sliding , slow reactions , ineffective contesting shots in the paint , etc ...

2. Over Paint passing success in crowded areas
3. Ball always going back to offense . I literally watch the Ball warp back to the offense .
4. Inaccurate and inconsistent foul call and animations .
5. Too much ball clipping when guarding dribble gods

All those things took the fun out the game for me . It's so deflating to even play this game. I try not to take it too serious and just have fun . But defense is my favorite part of basketball . Maybe 2k should hire a defensive Guru