I think people don’t really care about the difficulty it’s really just the insane delay wierd catch animations for catch and shoots and then the 100 different timings
They need to fix the catch animation if you have high pass accuracy why are your teammates getting slow load up animations. 2k and there stupid "We have 9000 animations" bih who tf cares. 2k community didn't ask for 9000 animations we not Disney's lol. Then proceeds to put the good animations from last year behind the Season and Rep rewards smfh
2k shot themselves in the foot trying to "Combat" cheaters while making the game worse for everyone else. Its gonna be the head next If 2k26 isnt a hit. The only reason people wont admit its a bad overall experience is cause its the ONLY basketball game out lol....
Man I swear I have been saying this since the game launched 😂. Stick shooting isn’t a skill gap idk why people keep thinking that. In previous 2ks they BOUT had the same efficiency. Now they killed the button shooting by 40% to combat zens, because it was created with button pressing. Whole time mfs already making Stick Zens 😂. So both about to be useless in the coming years. ANTI CHEAT everything goes back to how it was. Then stick and button becomes a preference like before in previous 2k. Idk why people can’t understand skill gap and really bad gameplay mechanics to stop cheating. Both stick and button has always worked equally, it came down to user js and user error. Nerfing a whole preference is lazy ash by 2k. Meanwhile we have skill based matchmaking, if this is in the game I know they can put ANTI CHEAT in the game. I feel bad for sum guards man. This sht has to but tuff to deal with.
Man I swear I have been saying this since the game launched . Stick shooting isn’t a skill gap idk why people keep thinking that. In previous 2ks they BOUT had the same efficiency. Now they killed the button shooting by 40% to combat zens, because it was created with button pressing. Whole time mfs already making Stick Zens . So both about to be useless in the coming years. ANTI CHEAT everything goes back to how it was. Then stick and button becomes a preference like before in previous 2k. Idk why people can’t understand skill gap isnt the problem. it’s the bad gameplay mechanics to stop cheating. Both stick and button has always worked equally, it came down to user js and user error this is Skill gap knowing your burner, not having 2000 different shot timing and green window moving . Nerfing a whole preference is lazy ash by 2k. Meanwhile we have skill based matchmaking, if this is in the game I know they can put ANTI CHEAT in the game. I feel bad for sum guards man. This sht has to but tuff to deal with. Spot ups going crazy but guards at a high level Ik this is hell.
I remember 2k16 getting cooked by a 6'3" guard with the shaq jumpshot. I kind of wish that creativity would come back to 2k. (If you learn a jumpshot, no matter the jumpshot, you should be able to green with it.)
You would think that 2k could get a monitoring system that detects when someone is constantly releasing the shot down to the millisecond exactly the same and flag them for cheating like so many other games have. Instead they want to just ruin the game for everyone when there is a much easier fix. And even with their new "cheat proof" shooting people are still cheating.
At first i was shooting about 39 percent changed my jumpshot and my visual cue in my jumper over n over till i was comfortable wit the push release now im shooting 49%. Shooting isnt hard but it is INCONSISTENT like a mf
Yeah I went from 30% to 47% it’s going up instead of down but it seems everytime they do a update it’s a patch with the shooting they just need to leave the shooting alone it’s fine the way it is
What’s crazy is there are multiple shot timings on 24 as well. They just kept your green window constantly where the cue was whether it be push, set point, jump, or release. It’s already hard enough to get an open shot against a good team. Now I’ve got to do all this just to make it? Not fun
If we didn’t have anything to complain about and 2k was a great game there wouldn’t be daily content. 2k being a constant work in progress keeps them constantly relevant. Just a thought.
Nah if the content was majority fun there would be a huge online community of content creators making banger videos but now a days the only vids that pull over 200k for 2k is news and drama related. Prettyboy fredo nem back in the day had the content creation side of TH-cam on LOCK DOWN!!!!
ALL 2k has to do is -invest in servers for better online experience -get a true green window -give all the jumpshot bases (depending on your 3 point and midrange rating) the same green window stat so that there isn’t “best jumpshot” and the jumpshot creator is just for aesthetic and how you want your shot to look like, for your visual cue, timing speed, stability, and height -get rid of different shot timings and just shrink the green window when you take a contested, moving or fatigue shot and that’s it. Shooting would then be perfect. -I don’t even mind keeping normal and low risk in the game cuz kids play this game. I don’t care for send, they can cheat if they want, or add a better report or appeal system
I don’t understand now with how bad recent 2ks have been ( 2k21-2k24 maybe 25 ) that people don’t understand how perfect 2k20 was. The very balanced builds, perfect shooting, best legend grind ever, simple and easy, a non-split community, the best badge system ever, and much more. The only thing 2k20 needed was a fresh new neighborhood ( yes neighborhood NOT CITY ) I swear if they bring the 2k20 servers back online 2K will have the greatest surge of players coming back of all time.😢
2k20 shooting wasn’t perfect lol. It was probably the easiest shooting 2K ever. People started making low shooting builds because it was so easy. Games still on the Mt Rushmore though
@@Fent- Should’ve clarified on the shooting a bit more. What I mean is that shooting was still incredibly balanced and whites went in a decent amount. ( Which I like better than the only green shooting honestly ) But what made it fun is that u didn’t need high 3pt to shoot consistently IF you’re good at the game. That’s just my opinion but remember when 2k21 current gen came out and u had to have 80+ 3pt to shoot consistently? Yeah that wasn’t fun at all 😂
@@aaronmoore186 overall from top to bottom its just horrible paint defense don’t make sense perimeter defense you just have no idea what is considered “lightly contested” or “tight” Offense was supposed to be fun for dribblers but you can’t stop when you want and get random animations when you try to chain moves together not to mention you move like Yao Ming if he was 50 years old 😂
I’ve never understood why some jumpers have bigger green windows like why tf is patty mills shot better than curry or some like that like why can’t all shots be even if u can shoot then u can shoot you shouldn’t need to have to use certain jumpers
Ian gonna lie Rhythm shooting is fire to me on my guard or my center I be hitting. If you’re not a dribble dribble type of guard and you can just get to your spot especially mid range RS is perfect frfr cause it flows for them off the dribble type of shots mid range and 3
If people still crying about shooting under 50% in a nba game but are happy with the unrealistic animations, steals, blocks, rebounds then think 2x no nba player shot above 67% and that was Deandre Jordan and that was inside the 3 Steve Kerr holds the record for highest 3pt percentage at .454 so why is it such a big deal that almost everyone in this game is 50/50? That’s why teams should have rebounders and versatility scoring wise no one want to play a game all year shooting 90%-100% effortlessly at least I don’t but then again I’m a casual I play 3-4 rec games a day when I get off work to have fun
I like the game very much Im glad they buffed shooting. Chasing the realism is what is ruining the game I don't think a game should make players shoot 40% I get on this game to have fun, not to try to virtually re-live hoop dreams
I saw this coming. When 2k said they were introducing allll new everything I knew it was doomed. 2k has been awful through the years in the implementation of new concepts. The ideas are always right but the actual execution is awful.
Shooting around 41-44% from three is solid, and if you're hitting 44-48% from two, you're in a good spot. I've seen people frustrated because they can't shoot 70% from three-nobody even does that in the NBA! I get that this is a video game, but I believe scoring should reflect real-life basketball , especially in online play. If you want to shoot over 50% from three, play on Rookie in PlayNow or MyCareer and have fun with it. My experience with shooting has been smooth, especially with the addition of rhythm shooting, which has been a great feature to incorporate into my playstyle. Personally, I enjoy the game more when I adapt to what it offers instead of getting upset. If 2K makes changes, they make changes; if not, I'll still find a way to excel at the game.
The blackoutt event varies by overall of a person build & rep level. For future notice for the next blackout event bring out a new build. You will see that the card will be far easier to get done.
I'm gonna keep it 💯, the steals is what kills me , everyone can still everything, but shooting wise I do love ppl are missing shots, like finally u shouldn't be able to make everything
Yeah steals need a revamp, but lanes are solid this year. Everyone keeps complaining about lanes when it forces you to make good passes rather than just throw anything
It’s amazing watching people complain about shooting when the true issue is the lane steal success and the steal success after changes of possession. That alone ruined every 5v5 experience. Simple iq basketball is obsolete because the guy that’s not anywhere near the guy you’re passing to can get a super human animation to steal the ball….or the pass will slow down or not get any height just so the defender can get a steal. 5v5 looks like little kid basketball due to back to back steals that happen all game.
@@ethanj2160never in my actual life of playing basketball (and I’m old 😆) have I ever thrown a full court pass and someone at half court jumped 15 ft. In the air or just put their hands up and stolen the ball. Never have I thrown a pass down court to somebody by themselves and they completely miss the ball and it goes out of bounds lol. I think it’s more of pass logic. A lot of people do throw Stevie’s though 😆
shot 80% in park and 70% in rec for the final season last year. Currently shooting 50% in rec (prolly 55-60% if reset) and 65% in the park. If they change shooting, I will be shooting how I shot last year. Most of my missed shots are catch and shoots because of the weird catch animations or when I get a gather QUICK stopping. I use rhythm shooting on pg after a couple dozen hours practicing
I love 2k25 so much. If im not missing, im lag spiking every shot. If im not spiking, the ball is getting stolen because everyone is Prime Deon Sanders. After I overcome all of that, if I want to relax & play the game I can’t. You know why I can’t ??? Because I have to play skill based match making. I get on the game for a couple hours & I’m good at the game, but I have to play vs mfs who been playing for 20 out of 24 hours of the day. ( the 5’11 2 6’7 lock park special ). Oh but how could I forget , playground has all post scorers & you cant defend a drop step. So yes 2k25 is the best 2k ever, & nothing is broken. F Ronnie
Lane steals makes sense this year, you have to be cautious with your passes and make smart ones that can’t get picked off. That being said, steals in general still need a revamp‼️
Something that I realized that every type of shot has several timings for example on a catch and shoot if u shoot the second u get the ball it has a certain speed but if u wait a split second the jumpshot would be extremely slower and on top of that u get random speed ups on shots
People like you are why nothing good happens to the game. Just because 2K changes the game doesn’t mean it’s changes people want OR changes that are good.
@@Fent- and people like you are the reason why games developers hate changing anything, you guys bash and destroy the makers of the game anytime something don’t go your way, “people like you” need to grow up and learn to stop complaining about every minor inconvenience
Badge I’m a new sub but been watching for a minute now and I’m surprised you haven’t connected every gameplay issue 2k has with what it has been and will always be about, money. You think 2k just all of a sudden turned nice from ‘24 and started focusing on the gameplay over money? Some examples: 1. Steals come out overpowered, everyone makes high steal builds. Steals take little to no skill when you play a team of 5 playing 2-3 all with high steal. Look at how defense is played. No one is actually guarding the ball. So a lot of people make these builds specific to 5s. 2. Post fades are broken and take no skill, but you can’t make a big with high steal, so now you have to make another build if you want to play 1s or 2s. 3. Small guards get a bunch of attributes, but you better have a team around you or else you’re getting cooked with randoms because small guard builds can be abused. So you have to make it for 5s if everyone else has bigger builds. 4. Have you played consistently without boosts? It’s unplayable especially in competitive mode. Proving grounds is already close competition but it’s automatically pay to win when someone can buy boosts and get that extra edge to beat you consistently. Why do buyable boosts exist in a ranked mode that’s supposed to be even gameplay purely based on skill. This 2k is WORSE about stealing money from people than ‘24, they’re just more slick about how they do it. Me and my friend can only afford one build, but we like playing proving grounds and Rec with IRLs. It’s unplayable because you can’t make an all around build and be successful. We’re not scrubs and not the best, Gold in proving grounds 2s, but we’re never going to get better than that since at that point it’s all matchup dependent and you’ll always lose against someone who has more money to make a build specific for 2s and can buy every boost in the game. We don’t feel like when we lose it’s because of a skill gap, but unbeatable matchups. How can I compete as a guard against 7’3 Shaqs but I also can’t afford to make one myself. The state of this 2k is the worst it’s been ever in my opinion and I’ve been playing with the same squad since 2k11 back when GBs was the competitive scene (and you actually had to play with an NBA team not my players). There’s no skill gap in 2k anymore, just a money gap…
1:51 on thing I’ve noticed is 3/4 speed seems the most consistent atleast for me. I changed it about 3 days ago and haven’t had less than a 45% 3pt per game. But also, in the rec everyone seems to hitting shots way more than 2 weeks ago
Not saying nothing. But you haven’t missed a wide open layup yet? Or consistently getting scores on in the paint no matter how good defense you play and how bad they time their shot?
IMO 2k shouldn’t be penalizing the good players by taking out a pure green window they should add a pure green window to ranked and keep it out of the city/easymodes.
If they want to stop cheaters, it's easy... Make badges only target more difficult shots with randomized timing.. no badges for set shot specialist.. Make the meter not unique for the release so that it's harder to use image recognition to do the release.
I just feel like y’all complain because you want to do unrealistic shit on 2K nobody in real life is shooting over 50% from 3 in a season. Y’all complain because your shooting numbers look realistic 😂 if the greatest shooter of all time never shot over 60% tf do you think your bum ass mp should for? Be real.
Tbh I don’t think this delay issue would be such a huge factor if there was only 1 type of delay for ALL MODES I think that would help the dribbling and shooting be more consistent I just don’t know how they get it wrong every year
Idk what the big deal is. The visual cue is so obvious for whichever release point you choose and the rhythm shooting is very easy to learn. I’ve been shooting 65% since switching to rhythm
11:06 in the bingo event I had the same thing to convert an and one in an online game and it was impossible until I went to starting 5 and I got one but it didn’t count and I just hopped off the game. It was my last one I needed for my board too 2k owes me 20,000.
Honesty not a fan of 2k25. A lot of new features, animation, and content. But the game play and movements feel off to me. Not being about to quick stop and shoot, pulling up for a middy and getting a drive animation. Random hitches with jump shots. Its a mess online imo
I HATED how easy it always was to shoot in 2k. I love the realistic inconsistencies in 2k25, but the inconsistency between the different court types is admittedly silly. Love the direction the game is headed though because the games feel much more realistic now. I hope the devs never bend to the will of the people who just want to shoot 3's.
Yeah steals and lane steals crazy but I like it at the same time cause it punishes those who just dribble all damn day thinking they nice cause they dribble in one spot.
We all know 2k is full of greed year after year. I know why we accept this but it’s time for a change. The base pay for this game is $70 and it’s closer to a beta than even a $30 game! I started a go fund me so we can come together and raise enough money to give 2k a competitor. Will you support? Even a share is great and will get the message across to 2k at the very least.
Does anyone else have a problem with the contest system? It feels almost impossible to get a good contest when I’m using my bigs. I understand that bigs don’t have access to challenger at a higher levels, but I’ll be practically on top of someone and the shot is considered open. This is with me trying the stick and jumping with the button as well.
All my friends are struggling this year to shoot and it feels fine for me. This is my year and nobody wanna play 2k cuz they suck this year 😭. Every other year I sucked at shooting it felt horrible and this year I can just rhythm shoot and green it over somebody. To be fair I’m not dribbling I’m either catch and shooting or rhythm shooting on a step back three. ( the green window feels massive rhythm shooting)
That’s because 2k once the worse players like yourself to be better and the dribbling Demons they try to nerf to the ground that’s why they aren’t doing as good
Everyone who is a creative shotmaker is struggling. Players like you who dont dribble aka roleplayers - dont see a difference. You shot 40%-50% the years before - no difference this year. I shot 70% on 3s high volume and mostly off the dribble. Now i barely shoot 50% complete stand still 3s. Thats tough
@@undergroundclassics3130 I’m actually a pretty creative shot creator and I can still say shootings easy with good shot creation. With the addition of a go to shot and shot cancelling you can really throw the defender off guard with blowing by them out of a shot cancel or just fully committing to the step back and shooting it. It all used the right stick and you can simply rhythm shoot out of the step back and it’s a huge green window with shifty shooter. I’m shooting 40 percent from three in Rec and anytime I miss a shot I can just tell that I mistimed the jump shot
@@ogilow3291 on u first comment u said u are not dribbling but okay..I get ur point , but u don't get mine. U said u are shooting 40% at the rec, I guess u shot around the same percentage the years prior? So there's no difference for you. This year I'm at 49% from three, compared to the 70% from last year. That's a massive dip. Because i cannot controll the outcome from my shot like the years before. Green window is shifting. Players who could time their shot better then average get f up. U could just make the green window smaller if it was too easy last year, but the shifting is not a good option in my opinion
@@undergroundclassics3130i feel the same way, shot 68% last year, i felt shooting was easy (on a main ball handling, shot creating pg) year before that around 56% with a 74 3 ball. Now i’m at around 50% over 100 games through theater, pro am 3v3 (most of my games) and proving grounds as the shot creating PG. my strat has changed now tho, since i can’t shoot as good as in previous years cuz the numbers are artificially held lower, i now only get up like what 2-4 3’s per game, get more assists and dunks, where as last year i was at about 6-8 3s per game.
I shoot 66% in pro am 3v3 with an 85 3 ball. Gotta only shoot wide open off catch and shoot. Also learn to rhythm shoot off snatch backs. It makes shooting more consistent.
I’m actually enjoying the game. I played 2k11 and 2k12. Those only ones I played. Took a break and came back for next gen console. They made improvements from 23 to 25. They good games to me. But I think I’m gonna take a break until 2030. See what happens.
@@steezomilly3001 Yea I know but what do they think will happen if they go against someone with a bigger build 😭the game defense is terrible sometimes tho
They need to patch steals beyond anything! Next the close shot and interior defense are broken. Hands up doesn't matter, jump right at them nahhh doesn't matter! So basically you yourself don't matter (in the paint)
Also give us the gd ability to pick when we use boosts 98% of people don't ever want to use them for career games/street ball. Even park games/theater half the time
Finally somebody is addressing the real issue I’ve been saying the shooting difficulty is not the problem it has always been the serves 2k servers are to ass and have always been
played a dude yesterday on 1s who didn’t even put his hands up but would stand in paint and close out just running at me with a high perimeter getting contests more then when i had a hand in their face it’s a shame how much they ruined defense on this 2k
I play park 3s ive got 400 games played, 73% w/l shooting 46.5% from the 3pt. I struggle in the rec, and theatre in the beginning the timing is different for sure. High risk, tempo shooting
The crazy thing about this is people scream we’re just having nostalgia saying the old 2Ks like 15-17 but in those games we didn’t have 100 different shot timings because timing a shot isn’t skill when space and contest is a factor. We didn’t have to shoot different in every mode. We have so many game modes that have to have different settings input to be enjoyable. The park the Jordan rec shot timing all were the same back then. It’s not nostalgia it’s just they didn’t try to accommodate each and every part of the community they just put out their game and updated when game changing things happened. They weren’t tuning the game every Tuesday morning back then and if they did we didn’t immediate feel different. Myplayers all play different week to week starting with the jumpers.
The "and-1" was the one that made me miss the complete card. Needed that for the prizes left... And 1 converted and the 5 games at the city with the shirt of the event. Needed the and 1 to unlock the shirt... :\
I get back down with the 99 strength and 99 interior defense with legend post move lock by person with 91 strength and sometimes standing dunks happen and on the other end when I play against a 6’4 guard they can sometimes stop my post spin and not even react to a drop step like I don’t have strength at all or Hall of Fame and legend post badges
Bro my career don’t give barely any this year I remeber in like 2k20 u got like higher salary and way more endorsements u could get like 5000 vc endorsement the endorsements this year are a joke it’s all just for greed game is good inflation is not
@@ZyZyank all you have to do is play the key games which there's not a lot of and you can sim out at half. every other game you can sim and during the offseason you have the ability to play FIBA games. if you win the FIBA games then its 25k vc every time. It can get repetitive but it is extremely good for vc if you go that route
I really don’t even run into cheaters, probably cause I don’t play stage. It’s like I’m playing a totally different 2k compared to how much yall talk about cheating.
I think people don’t really care about the difficulty it’s really just the insane delay wierd catch animations for catch and shoots and then the 100 different timings
They need to fix the catch animation if you have high pass accuracy why are your teammates getting slow load up animations. 2k and there stupid "We have 9000 animations" bih who tf cares. 2k community didn't ask for 9000 animations we not Disney's lol. Then proceeds to put the good animations from last year behind the Season and Rep rewards smfh
@@indeezie6951dat was just to make it sound good… I see same animations lol
@@kderrusbussey2582 that' part lol
FACTS, THIS IS WHAT IT IS!!!!
Thank you smh
2k shot themselves in the foot trying to "Combat" cheaters while making the game worse for everyone else. Its gonna be the head next If 2k26 isnt a hit. The only reason people wont admit its a bad overall experience is cause its the ONLY basketball game out lol....
No way your talking about 2k26 already. Yeaaa this game must be cooked I haven’t even played yet
Man I swear I have been saying this since the game launched 😂. Stick shooting isn’t a skill gap idk why people keep thinking that. In previous 2ks they BOUT had the same efficiency. Now they killed the button shooting by 40% to combat zens, because it was created with button pressing. Whole time mfs already making Stick Zens 😂. So both about to be useless in the coming years. ANTI CHEAT everything goes back to how it was. Then stick and button becomes a preference like before in previous 2k. Idk why people can’t understand skill gap and really bad gameplay mechanics to stop cheating. Both stick and button has always worked equally, it came down to user js and user error. Nerfing a whole preference is lazy ash by 2k. Meanwhile we have skill based matchmaking, if this is in the game I know they can put ANTI CHEAT in the game. I feel bad for sum guards man. This sht has to but tuff to deal with.
Man I swear I have been saying this since the game launched . Stick shooting isn’t a skill gap idk why people keep thinking that. In previous 2ks they BOUT had the same efficiency. Now they killed the button shooting by 40% to combat zens, because it was created with button pressing. Whole time mfs already making Stick Zens . So both about to be useless in the coming years. ANTI CHEAT everything goes back to how it was. Then stick and button becomes a preference like before in previous 2k. Idk why people can’t understand skill gap isnt the problem. it’s the bad gameplay mechanics to stop cheating. Both stick and button has always worked equally, it came down to user js and user error this is Skill gap knowing your burner, not having 2000 different shot timing and green window moving . Nerfing a whole preference is lazy ash by 2k. Meanwhile we have skill based matchmaking, if this is in the game I know they can put ANTI CHEAT in the game. I feel bad for sum guards man. This sht has to but tuff to deal with. Spot ups going crazy but guards at a high level Ik this is hell.
Bro fr lol im one of those this year that literally said I gotta see what this 2k is talking about before I buy it they not scamming me this year
@@LevarVaroneno they just can’t shoot I’m shooting fine and I’m rookie 3 I just got it Saturday
4:56 “i really do miss when you can just put on a jumpshot and time it”‼️💯✅
I remember 2k16 getting cooked by a 6'3" guard with the shaq jumpshot. I kind of wish that creativity would come back to 2k. (If you learn a jumpshot, no matter the jumpshot, you should be able to green with it.)
Zens and Cheaters ruined 2k is what it is sparking zero out this month 🙏🏽
real
Aka nba2klab
Facts I’m ready for sparking zero my guy
All 2k has to do is ban them but they don’t
You would think that 2k could get a monitoring system that detects when someone is constantly releasing the shot down to the millisecond exactly the same and flag them for cheating like so many other games have. Instead they want to just ruin the game for everyone when there is a much easier fix. And even with their new "cheat proof" shooting people are still cheating.
I hit more greens on my Center build than I do on my pg and sf builds
Exactly i’d rather play center this year on my footer than my 6”3
Me too
Me three
On God Im a 7 foot Curry and my pg is a 6ft Ben Simmons
Been saying this, jump shots on big men are a good amount slower and way easier to time/ see ur visual Que
2k lost the battle against Zen it’s fucking over
Why do the streetball courts look so much better than the park
At first i was shooting about 39 percent changed my jumpshot and my visual cue in my jumper over n over till i was comfortable wit the push release now im shooting 49%. Shooting isnt hard but it is INCONSISTENT like a mf
That's the problem, it's wicked inconsistent. I shoot the same way on a shot goes in. And do same thing another and miss.
Yeah I went from 30% to 47% it’s going up instead of down but it seems everytime they do a update it’s a patch with the shooting they just need to leave the shooting alone it’s fine the way it is
What’s crazy is there are multiple shot timings on 24 as well. They just kept your green window constantly where the cue was whether it be push, set point, jump, or release. It’s already hard enough to get an open shot against a good team. Now I’ve got to do all this just to make it? Not fun
@@letsgobrandon1906 facts bro it’s a bit much to say the least
You just made our point lol
If we didn’t have anything to complain about and 2k was a great game there wouldn’t be daily content. 2k being a constant work in progress keeps them constantly relevant. Just a thought.
Nah if the content was majority fun there would be a huge online community of content creators making banger videos but now a days the only vids that pull over 200k for 2k is news and drama related. Prettyboy fredo nem back in the day had the content creation side of TH-cam on LOCK DOWN!!!!
Keeps all the content creators & 2K labs eating too 🤷🏾♂️. One hand washes the other
ALL 2k has to do is
-invest in servers for better online experience
-get a true green window
-give all the jumpshot bases (depending on your 3 point and midrange rating) the same green window stat so that there isn’t “best jumpshot” and the jumpshot creator is just for aesthetic and how you want your shot to look like, for your visual cue, timing speed, stability, and height
-get rid of different shot timings and just shrink the green window when you take a contested, moving or fatigue shot and that’s it. Shooting would then be perfect.
-I don’t even mind keeping normal and low risk in the game cuz kids play this game. I don’t care for send, they can cheat if they want, or add a better report or appeal system
I don’t understand now with how bad recent 2ks have been ( 2k21-2k24 maybe 25 ) that people don’t understand how perfect 2k20 was. The very balanced builds, perfect shooting, best legend grind ever, simple and easy, a non-split community, the best badge system ever, and much more. The only thing 2k20 needed was a fresh new neighborhood ( yes neighborhood NOT CITY ) I swear if they bring the 2k20 servers back online 2K will have the greatest surge of players coming back of all time.😢
2k20 shooting wasn’t perfect lol. It was probably the easiest shooting 2K ever. People started making low shooting builds because it was so easy.
Games still on the Mt Rushmore though
@@Fent-i was shooting 70 with a 45 3 on a lock that game was fun but far from perfect
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@@Fent- Should’ve clarified on the shooting a bit more. What I mean is that shooting was still incredibly balanced and whites went in a decent amount. ( Which I like better than the only green shooting honestly ) But what made it fun is that u didn’t need high 3pt to shoot consistently IF you’re good at the game. That’s just my opinion but remember when 2k21 current gen came out and u had to have 80+ 3pt to shoot consistently? Yeah that wasn’t fun at all 😂
@@Tmoneycashdollarsignbeing able to shoot w low 3 and make whites is garbage 😭. People just want their hands held by 2k
Bro being fr this shit the worst 2k ever 💀
You might just be the worst 2k player ever 💀
ong dude ian never raged this much.
Definitely I ain’t never quit this early in a 2k there’s no fun
Trying to stop and shoot is horrible, there is no way a kid can hop on this game and have fun, game play is way to slow
@@aaronmoore186 overall from top to bottom its just horrible paint defense don’t make sense perimeter defense you just have no idea what is considered “lightly contested” or “tight”
Offense was supposed to be fun for dribblers but you can’t stop when you want and get random animations when you try to chain moves together not to mention you move like Yao Ming if he was 50 years old 😂
I remember having 1 jumpshot the whole year
I’ve never understood why some jumpers have bigger green windows like why tf is patty mills shot better than curry or some like that like why can’t all shots be even if u can shoot then u can shoot you shouldn’t need to have to use certain jumpers
Yeah that shit have been dumb for years. A jumpshot should be cosmetic.
Thats how it should be
@@Quan367if you think Kyle Andersons jumpshot and Stephen curry’s jumpshot should be the same speed then you’re buggin
@@TheTemper-King jumpers should be purely cosmetic what’s the point of having all these jumpers if only 10 of em are viable
@@michaelhaynes333 that last part is true. I’ll give you that. Too many jumpers available just for most to be trash.
Perfect timing rt when I'm eating
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im at work😒
I might be in the minority that genuinely likes this 2k it’s good for defense and offense and is pretty fun
Ian gonna lie Rhythm shooting is fire to me on my guard or my center I be hitting. If you’re not a dribble dribble type of guard and you can just get to your spot especially mid range RS is perfect frfr cause it flows for them off the dribble type of shots mid range and 3
If people still crying about shooting under 50% in a nba game but are happy with the unrealistic animations, steals, blocks, rebounds then think 2x no nba player shot above 67% and that was Deandre Jordan and that was inside the 3 Steve Kerr holds the record for highest 3pt percentage at .454 so why is it such a big deal that almost everyone in this game is 50/50? That’s why teams should have rebounders and versatility scoring wise no one want to play a game all year shooting 90%-100% effortlessly at least I don’t but then again I’m a casual I play 3-4 rec games a day when I get off work to have fun
I like the game very much Im glad they buffed shooting. Chasing the realism is what is ruining the game I don't think a game should make players shoot 40% I get on this game to have fun, not to try to virtually re-live hoop dreams
I saw this coming. When 2k said they were introducing allll new everything I knew it was doomed. 2k has been awful through the years in the implementation of new concepts. The ideas are always right but the actual execution is awful.
Shooting around 41-44% from three is solid, and if you're hitting 44-48% from two, you're in a good spot. I've seen people frustrated because they can't shoot 70% from three-nobody even does that in the NBA! I get that this is a video game, but I believe scoring should reflect real-life basketball , especially in online play. If you want to shoot over 50% from three, play on Rookie in PlayNow or MyCareer and have fun with it. My experience with shooting has been smooth, especially with the addition of rhythm shooting, which has been a great feature to incorporate into my playstyle. Personally, I enjoy the game more when I adapt to what it offers instead of getting upset. If 2K makes changes, they make changes; if not, I'll still find a way to excel at the game.
Your build matters also, however just because you have a 99 three doesn't mean you should green every shot and I will stand by that.
The blackoutt event varies by overall of a person build & rep level. For future notice for the next blackout event bring out a new build. You will see that the card will be far easier to get done.
I'm gonna keep it 💯, the steals is what kills me , everyone can still everything, but shooting wise I do love ppl are missing shots, like finally u shouldn't be able to make everything
Yeah steals need a revamp, but lanes are solid this year. Everyone keeps complaining about lanes when it forces you to make good passes rather than just throw anything
@rays_network true, but sometimes alot of them lane seals be OP these boys jumping high as long jumper to get a steal
I used to shoot from limitless with a 78 3 in 2k20 consistently with my rebounding wing
light pressure @ 4:12 is crazy work
It’s amazing watching people complain about shooting when the true issue is the lane steal success and the steal success after changes of possession. That alone ruined every 5v5 experience. Simple iq basketball is obsolete because the guy that’s not anywhere near the guy you’re passing to can get a super human animation to steal the ball….or the pass will slow down or not get any height just so the defender can get a steal. 5v5 looks like little kid basketball due to back to back steals that happen all game.
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Fr tjat shit is annoying, looks
Like madden with all the interceptions
Just don’t throw Steve’s it’s that simple
@@ethanj2160never in my actual life of playing basketball (and I’m old 😆) have I ever thrown a full court pass and someone at half court jumped 15 ft. In the air or just put their hands up and stolen the ball. Never have I thrown a pass down court to somebody by themselves and they completely miss the ball and it goes out of bounds lol. I think it’s more of pass logic. A lot of people do throw Stevie’s though 😆
Patiently waiting on sparking zero,Undisputed and BO6
Time it right, get a green. Mistime the shot, miss it. Simple as that.
shot 80% in park and 70% in rec for the final season last year. Currently shooting 50% in rec (prolly 55-60% if reset) and 65% in the park. If they change shooting, I will be shooting how I shot last year. Most of my missed shots are catch and shoots because of the weird catch animations or when I get a gather QUICK stopping. I use rhythm shooting on pg after a couple dozen hours practicing
I wish they didn’t fckn lie abt stats. I woulda never wasted my fckn money on interior defense if ts was still gon be non existent again.
I love 2k25 so much. If im not missing, im lag spiking every shot. If im not spiking, the ball is getting stolen because everyone is Prime Deon Sanders.
After I overcome all of that, if I want to relax & play the game I can’t. You know why I can’t ??? Because I have to play skill based match making. I get on the game for a couple hours & I’m good at the game, but I have to play vs mfs who been playing for 20 out of 24 hours of the day.
( the 5’11 2 6’7 lock park special ).
Oh but how could I forget , playground has all post scorers & you cant defend a drop step.
So yes 2k25 is the best 2k ever, & nothing is broken. F Ronnie
Most folks don't even understand the perception of time so talking about milliseconds is hilarious to me lol😂
Lane steals makes sense this year, you have to be cautious with your passes and make smart ones that can’t get picked off. That being said, steals in general still need a revamp‼️
Something that I realized that every type of shot has several timings for example on a catch and shoot if u shoot the second u get the ball it has a certain speed but if u wait a split second the jumpshot would be extremely slower and on top of that u get random speed ups on shots
“2k is the same every year when are they gonna change it up”
*2k changes the game*
“2k is horrible this year” 😭😭😭 make up ya minds
If this ain’t the truth 😂😂
People like you are why nothing good happens to the game. Just because 2K changes the game doesn’t mean it’s changes people want OR changes that are good.
@@Fent- and people like you are the reason why games developers hate changing anything, you guys bash and destroy the makers of the game anytime something don’t go your way, “people like you” need to grow up and learn to stop complaining about every minor inconvenience
@@nzwrondo7949 “when are the gonna make the game good”… people can complain all they want they paid for it tf.
What did they add that was good I can’t name one thing
Badge I’m a new sub but been watching for a minute now and I’m surprised you haven’t connected every gameplay issue 2k has with what it has been and will always be about, money. You think 2k just all of a sudden turned nice from ‘24 and started focusing on the gameplay over money? Some examples:
1. Steals come out overpowered, everyone makes high steal builds. Steals take little to no skill when you play a team of 5 playing 2-3 all with high steal. Look at how defense is played. No one is actually guarding the ball. So a lot of people make these builds specific to 5s.
2. Post fades are broken and take no skill, but you can’t make a big with high steal, so now you have to make another build if you want to play 1s or 2s.
3. Small guards get a bunch of attributes, but you better have a team around you or else you’re getting cooked with randoms because small guard builds can be abused. So you have to make it for 5s if everyone else has bigger builds.
4. Have you played consistently without boosts? It’s unplayable especially in competitive mode. Proving grounds is already close competition but it’s automatically pay to win when someone can buy boosts and get that extra edge to beat you consistently. Why do buyable boosts exist in a ranked mode that’s supposed to be even gameplay purely based on skill.
This 2k is WORSE about stealing money from people than ‘24, they’re just more slick about how they do it. Me and my friend can only afford one build, but we like playing proving grounds and Rec with IRLs. It’s unplayable because you can’t make an all around build and be successful.
We’re not scrubs and not the best, Gold in proving grounds 2s, but we’re never going to get better than that since at that point it’s all matchup dependent and you’ll always lose against someone who has more money to make a build specific for 2s and can buy every boost in the game. We don’t feel like when we lose it’s because of a skill gap, but unbeatable matchups. How can I compete as a guard against 7’3 Shaqs but I also can’t afford to make one myself.
The state of this 2k is the worst it’s been ever in my opinion and I’ve been playing with the same squad since 2k11 back when GBs was the competitive scene (and you actually had to play with an NBA team not my players). There’s no skill gap in 2k anymore, just a money gap…
1:51 on thing I’ve noticed is 3/4 speed seems the most consistent atleast for me. I changed it about 3 days ago and haven’t had less than a 45% 3pt per game. But also, in the rec everyone seems to hitting shots way more than 2 weeks ago
I made this little discovery 1 week ago it’s a lot more consistent especially if u a guard that dribbles with or without screens
I’ve been loving this game besides the whites simple as that
Not saying nothing. But you haven’t missed a wide open layup yet? Or consistently getting scores on in the paint no matter how good defense you play and how bad they time their shot?
Feel like there’s a couple things wrong with this game than just whites
I lag out everyother game sometimes. & never did last year. Same internet even upgraded. Not to mention how lag combined with delay effects your shot
10:39 those are for sprint speeds though, those motion styles suck for lateral movements
I like the fact that no one can shoot.... In retrospect shooting isn't that bad once you take the time to actually work on it 🤷🏽♂️
This is why I just made a post scorer with a 99 standing dunk, no one can stop me, if they're a shooter then their bound to miss one shot
HOW ABOUT MAKE IT EASY AND ALLOW US TO REPORT PPL AND SEND IN CLIPS WITH A SYSTEM
IMO 2k shouldn’t be penalizing the good players by taking out a pure green window they should add a pure green window to ranked and keep it out of the city/easymodes.
If they want to stop cheaters, it's easy... Make badges only target more difficult shots with randomized timing.. no badges for set shot specialist..
Make the meter not unique for the release so that it's harder to use image recognition to do the release.
Rhythm shooting changed my life 😭😭😭😭. Park settings should be different, it’s park
I just feel like y’all complain because you want to do unrealistic shit on 2K nobody in real life is shooting over 50% from 3 in a season. Y’all complain because your shooting numbers look realistic 😂 if the greatest shooter of all time never shot over 60% tf do you think your bum ass mp should for? Be real.
Best motion style for 7”0???
Tbh I don’t think this delay issue would be such a huge factor if there was only 1 type of delay for ALL MODES I think that would help the dribbling and shooting be more consistent I just don’t know how they get it wrong every year
Bring back GREEN WINDOWS
Are shooting boost necessary
It’s a placebo effect bro
@@chrisjones720 thanks
Honestly only people complain shooting are non comp players
Fuck comp nobody cares ab u no life losers go touch some grass
@10:40 Thank you family for the Motion Style tips cause they making a huge difference
Rocket science to play a basketball game😂😂😂
Idk what the big deal is. The visual cue is so obvious for whichever release point you choose and the rhythm shooting is very easy to learn. I’ve been shooting 65% since switching to rhythm
11:06 in the bingo event I had the same thing to convert an and one in an online game and it was impossible until I went to starting 5 and I got one but it didn’t count and I just hopped off the game. It was my last one I needed for my board too 2k owes me 20,000.
exactly same
I always ask why can’t we see our ping and packet loss in 2k?? They wouldn’t dare because how bad their servers are
Honesty not a fan of 2k25. A lot of new features, animation, and content. But the game play and movements feel off to me.
Not being about to quick stop and shoot, pulling up for a middy and getting a drive animation. Random hitches with jump shots. Its a mess online imo
Channels like these is why we can’t have people think for themselves
I HATED how easy it always was to shoot in 2k. I love the realistic inconsistencies in 2k25, but the inconsistency between the different court types is admittedly silly. Love the direction the game is headed though because the games feel much more realistic now. I hope the devs never bend to the will of the people who just want to shoot 3's.
Talking REAL ON THE JUMP SHOT 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 LET US JUST TIME IT....
Btw we all use no lay timing because it's broken... In play online you literally cannot miss under the basket
Man they need to patch steals bc it make no sense when u infront of a defender going for a dunk and they reach at your back and u loose the ball
Yeah steals and lane steals crazy but I like it at the same time cause it punishes those who just dribble all damn day thinking they nice cause they dribble in one spot.
We all know 2k is full of greed year after year. I know why we accept this but it’s time for a change. The base pay for this game is $70 and it’s closer to a beta than even a $30 game! I started a go fund me so we can come together and raise enough money to give 2k a competitor. Will you support? Even a share is great and will get the message across to 2k at the very least.
Does anyone else have a problem with the contest system? It feels almost impossible to get a good contest when I’m using my bigs. I understand that bigs don’t have access to challenger at a higher levels, but I’ll be practically on top of someone and the shot is considered open. This is with me trying the stick and jumping with the button as well.
All my friends are struggling this year to shoot and it feels fine for me. This is my year and nobody wanna play 2k cuz they suck this year 😭. Every other year I sucked at shooting it felt horrible and this year I can just rhythm shoot and green it over somebody. To be fair I’m not dribbling I’m either catch and shooting or rhythm shooting on a step back three. ( the green window feels massive rhythm shooting)
That’s because 2k once the worse players like yourself to be better and the dribbling Demons they try to nerf to the ground that’s why they aren’t doing as good
Everyone who is a creative shotmaker is struggling. Players like you who dont dribble aka roleplayers - dont see a difference. You shot 40%-50% the years before - no difference this year. I shot 70% on 3s high volume and mostly off the dribble. Now i barely shoot 50% complete stand still 3s. Thats tough
@@undergroundclassics3130 I’m actually a pretty creative shot creator and I can still say shootings easy with good shot creation. With the addition of a go to shot and shot cancelling you can really throw the defender off guard with blowing by them out of a shot cancel or just fully committing to the step back and shooting it. It all used the right stick and you can simply rhythm shoot out of the step back and it’s a huge green window with shifty shooter. I’m shooting 40 percent from three in Rec and anytime I miss a shot I can just tell that I mistimed the jump shot
@@ogilow3291 on u first comment u said u are not dribbling but okay..I get ur point , but u don't get mine. U said u are shooting 40% at the rec, I guess u shot around the same percentage the years prior? So there's no difference for you. This year I'm at 49% from three, compared to the 70% from last year. That's a massive dip. Because i cannot controll the outcome from my shot like the years before. Green window is shifting. Players who could time their shot better then average get f up. U could just make the green window smaller if it was too easy last year, but the shifting is not a good option in my opinion
@@undergroundclassics3130i feel the same way, shot 68% last year, i felt shooting was easy (on a main ball handling, shot creating pg) year before that around 56% with a 74 3 ball. Now i’m at around 50% over 100 games through theater, pro am 3v3 (most of my games) and proving grounds as the shot creating PG. my strat has changed now tho, since i can’t shoot as good as in previous years cuz the numbers are artificially held lower, i now only get up like what 2-4 3’s per game, get more assists and dunks, where as last year i was at about 6-8 3s per game.
Did he miss a green @6:34
they’re finding any way to hoe you😂😂 “tempo” my ass
He rhythm shot so if u dont time the tempo of the shot as well as the release u miss.
like i said just waiting for sparking zero and bo6 lol
Reaaaaal
I shoot 66% in pro am 3v3 with an 85 3 ball. Gotta only shoot wide open off catch and shoot. Also learn to rhythm shoot off snatch backs. It makes shooting more consistent.
how do you switch the lock on to the guard before you check the ball??
I’m actually enjoying the game. I played 2k11 and 2k12. Those only ones I played.
Took a break and came back for next gen console. They made improvements from 23 to 25. They good games to me. But I think I’m gonna take a break until 2030. See what happens.
Why did i just notice you got this intense ass music in your videos😂 Its fire tho you goated🔥
It intensifies the breaking news vibe lmao
What do they mean if you time it perfectly there is a 50 percent chance it will go in?
When I green it, it always goes in?
I didn’t buy this game to get drop stepped all 21 fckn points.
Make a bigger build
@@KAAKO00nnobody doing that that’s $50 minimum that’s what 2k want u to do
@@steezomilly3001 Yea I know but what do they think will happen if they go against someone with a bigger build 😭the game defense is terrible sometimes tho
@@steezomilly3001 nvm this make sense bc they don’t give you know information
2K forcing mfs to play actual basketball and they are losing their minds 😂😂😂😂
Exactly lmao 😂 Make it make sense
They need to patch steals beyond anything! Next the close shot and interior defense are broken. Hands up doesn't matter, jump right at them nahhh doesn't matter! So basically you yourself don't matter (in the paint)
Also give us the gd ability to pick when we use boosts 98% of people don't ever want to use them for career games/street ball. Even park games/theater half the time
Different delay in every game mode has been a thing for 3 years
I like this 2k 😅
@@LowLyfe_Drip me too just need sum fixing fs
i dont get how the harder the mode, the more latency there is
beyond frustrating
Having RNG on jump shots is like having a headshot in a fps game do a random number of damage 0-100
Badgeplug the goat🔥
They need to fix the the dunk meter shooting is fine.
Finally somebody is addressing the real issue I’ve been saying the shooting difficulty is not the problem it has always been the serves 2k servers are to ass and have always been
played a dude yesterday on 1s who didn’t even put his hands up but would stand in paint and close out just running at me with a high perimeter getting contests more then when i had a hand in their face it’s a shame how much they ruined defense on this 2k
Contest are better if you run head first rather than with a hand up, that shows the devs don’t even understand basketball 😂
I’m currently debating on buying this game after 5 years of not touching 2k
Is it worth buying?
I play park 3s ive got 400 games played, 73% w/l shooting 46.5% from the 3pt. I struggle in the rec, and theatre in the beginning the timing is different for sure.
High risk, tempo shooting
The crazy thing about this is people scream we’re just having nostalgia saying the old 2Ks like 15-17 but in those games we didn’t have 100 different shot timings because timing a shot isn’t skill when space and contest is a factor. We didn’t have to shoot different in every mode. We have so many game modes that have to have different settings input to be enjoyable. The park the Jordan rec shot timing all were the same back then. It’s not nostalgia it’s just they didn’t try to accommodate each and every part of the community they just put out their game and updated when game changing things happened. They weren’t tuning the game every Tuesday morning back then and if they did we didn’t immediate feel different. Myplayers all play different week to week starting with the jumpers.
The "and-1" was the one that made me miss the complete card. Needed that for the prizes left... And 1 converted and the 5 games at the city with the shirt of the event. Needed the and 1 to unlock the shirt... :\
Quick stopping every shot as a pg is annoying, lane steals, broken dunk meter and takeoffs. Rough out here as a pg right now.
If they are going to implement SBMM then everyone should be held to the same standard when shooting, get rid of the risk system
I was trying to tell people they made shoot overly complicated
I am a 6’9 SG and I stg Alex Caruso motion style is way faster than Eubanks when dribbling 😅
I get back down with the 99 strength and 99 interior defense with legend post move lock by person with 91 strength and sometimes standing dunks happen and on the other end when I play against a 6’4 guard they can sometimes stop my post spin and not even react to a drop step like I don’t have strength at all or Hall of Fame and legend post badges
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The fact that I can perfectly time a shot and miss it is insane to me
You using Button if so then you are putting yourself at a 40% disadvantage and no rhythm shooting. Thank zens for this mechanic 😂
@@Yooo__CooP shit I’d rather play against Zens and be able to use my own skill to try and beat them then basically just play a luck based game😂
Call me crazy but what’s rhythm shooting? Is that with the stick?
Yes
Ngl I love this 2k its been great and the mycareer giving so much vc allows me to make another build for free
💯💯🔥🔥
Yep, great game this year
Bro my career don’t give barely any this year I remeber in like 2k20 u got like higher salary and way more endorsements u could get like 5000 vc endorsement the endorsements this year are a joke it’s all just for greed game is good inflation is not
@ZyZyank if you search up 7 szn vc method, you can get like 150-200k vc in like 6hrs
@@ZyZyank all you have to do is play the key games which there's not a lot of and you can sim out at half. every other game you can sim and during the offseason you have the ability to play FIBA games. if you win the FIBA games then its 25k vc every time. It can get repetitive but it is extremely good for vc if you go that route
I really don’t even run into cheaters, probably cause I don’t play stage. It’s like I’m playing a totally different 2k compared to how much yall talk about cheating.