Community Q&A: NBA 2K9

[BDM313]

1. I know you said the volume was pretty low but when u played with the pistons did you at least hear a snippet of the arena announcer?...I hope they nailed masons voice in the game

2. Is Rips shot pretty much the same or tweaked?.. because his shot should be a bit faster when he comes off picks.

3. Notice any facial expressions during cut scenes like when a person is fouled?

[Parasight]

Thanks for answering all my questions Chase. I just have one more, for now anyway

1) Since you played with the Jazz, does Deron Williams bounce pass through the defenders in pick-and-roll situations with Boozer? Also, are those bounce passes low and force Boozer to reach down low? I know that may seem a little specific, but I noticed a lack of bounce passing on the pick-and-rolls in 2K8.

[StonesRunIt]

1) was the interaction between the ball handler and the defender realistic on the perimeter? ( by that i mean did the defenders footwork and body position change with the direction of the offensive player when close)

2) Was the Celtics defense fierce as far as rotations, physicality and speed?

3) How hard was it to drive into the paint?

4) how was the passing, will it be a interception festival or will the court size/ passing mechanic prevent that?

5) How was the post game?

6) Did anyone do a mid-air shot adjustment, and if so, how smooth was it?

[tariqosuave]

From your limited time playing... How would you rate this game?

[Bornindamecca]

Great job, Chase. Thanks a lot.


Here are mine:


1: How did the rebounding feel?

2: How were the ball phsyics?(did it feel loose, was there a lot of magnetizing to the hands, etc)

3. Anything you can tell us about defense that felt different from last year?

4. Specifically, how did the double teaming feel?

5. When fatigued, did players play differently?

6. How frequently were fouls called

7. Did you see any charges drawn?

Thanks again!

[RAZRr1275]

Are there any off ball fouls or technical fouls this year?

[blingballa333]

1.Were there animations the just amazed you?

2.Nitpicky-Was the rim actually orange this year?

3.Overall, how would you rate your expeirience out of 10?

Thanks

[Bornindamecca]

Quote: Originally Posted by RAZRr1275

Are there any off ball fouls or technical fouls this year?

He answered the off ball fouls question. I'll paraphrase, but you should go back and check it for yourself.

--Both Live and 2k feel that off ball fouls shouldn't happen with the user's controlled teammates, because the user tends not to like being penalized for something that's out of their control. Chase didn't play against the computer, so can't discuss whether the AI will have obf's called, but OBF's will be called when the user is in control of the offending player.

[ChaseB]

Quote: Originally Posted by Mr.Clutch_Knicks8

With the leaners, is it like 2k6?

Refresh my memory.

Quote: Originally Posted by Moses Shuttlesworth

Does KG have his whole pre-game warmup with the powder clapping and banging head on the padding of the hoop?

Someone asked this earlier. It would be cool if it was, but I wasn't paying attention.

Quote: Originally Posted by CB428

All-Star Weekend mode this year?

If it's in, they weren't telling me about it.

Quote: Originally Posted by wrestlinggod1

man i wish you played with the Heat to say more about D. Wade and Beasley.... Anyways do the dunks look more natural and realistic? Did they get accessories right? Did you see some cool layups or MJ style dunks?

So far the dunks I've seen look pretty good.

I'm not the person to ask about accessories stuff, I just don't get all that talk so I'm not a good judge.

I saw the Pierce reverse lay up like in that latest trailer -- he missed it this time though. Didn't see any MJ dunks.

Quote: Originally Posted by BDM313

1. I know you said the volume was pretty low but when u played with the pistons did you at least hear a snippet of the arena announcer?...I hope they nailed masons voice in the game 2. Is Rips shot pretty much the same or tweaked?.. because his shot should be a bit faster when he comes off picks. 3. Notice any facial expressions during cut scenes like when a person is fouled?

1. Wasn't he somewhat solid last year?

2. Seemed to be about the same. Though I really want to see how players are shooting off the dribble now and off picks. I want to say it felt improved, but still a small sample size.

3. Can't say that I did since I wasn't always completely focused on the game.

Quote: Originally Posted by Parasight

Thanks for answering all my questions Chase. I just have one more, for now anyway 1) Since you played with the Jazz, does Deron Williams bounce pass through the defenders in pick-and-roll situations with Boozer? Also, are those bounce passes low and force Boozer to reach down low? I know that may seem a little specific, but I noticed a lack of bounce passing on the pick-and-rolls in 2K8.

I probably should have been looking for the bounce passes a bit more. When I was doing pick and roll with Okur it was most pops or fades so obviously not much bounce passing there. When I was doing the pick and roll with Boozer i was more on the wing and I would have it so he rolled off going towards the wing, so usually it was more conducive for a chest pass. I hope there are more bounce passes in though, and in general more animations like the one you described because that would be tight.

Quote: Originally Posted by StonesRunIt

1) was the interaction between the ball handler and the defender realistic on the perimeter? ( by that i mean did the defenders footwork and body position change with the direction of the offensive player when close) 2) Was the Celtics defense fierce as far as rotations, physicality and speed? 3) How hard was it to drive into the paint? 4) how was the passing, will it be a interception festival or will the court size/ passing mechanic prevent that? 5) How was the post game? 6) Did anyone do a mid-air shot adjustment, and if so, how smooth was it?

1. Yes I did feel like there was more jostling and battling between players on the perimeter.

2. Hard for me to say after just one game, and not playing against a bunch of other teams.

3. You got to give me a bit more than that to say....

4. I think at first there will be lots of interceptions as users try to force passes that were gimmies last year. You definitely need to make sure there isn't a defender playing a passing lane and so forth, more than in the past.

5. I want to get more time in with before saying anything too much positive or negative. It felt different, but they were talking about how they added a lot of new moves and ways to defend the post etc. and I just don't have the time to really dig into that. The double teams are quicker to come though, but that doesn't mean you'll get stuck in a double team animation. The good players can still get through them etc.

6. If someone did them, I didn't notice. So that either means A no one did them, or B they were smooth enough that I didn't notice.

Quote: Originally Posted by tariqosuave

From your limited time playing... How would you rank this game?

Haha, you know I can't do that.

[blingballa333]

Did you see ANY rookies at all? If so, how did they look and perform?

Thanks