The Small Issue that's Stopping Me from Playing MyNBA

[@stevenoweswho]

this is going to drive me crazy in 2k25

[@Ma1q444]

The reason is 2k allocated absolutely no effort into improving simulation basketball since it makes them no money. Sadly the entire game has lil details like this that are wrong, another example is players wearing full suits to games when players today wear street clothes. The game is completely broken, the training system does not work and is useless.

[@ppk355]

Fatigue won't do anything, you have to put CPU injury down/up (forget which way the slider goes) a significant amount. I've played an 82 game season no simming, and found that the players on my team would rarely get injured, which is a whole other problem in itself. You'll probably also notice the horribly unrealistic simmed shooting % of players around the league. Unfortunately, you have to jump through so many hoops to make 2k a realistic experience.

[@MikeLowe47]

Yeah, unfortunately, this all seems to be trending in the wrong direction. Great game potential with this series still, so hopefully, the engine gets some TLC.

[@MikeLowe47]

And I tried messing with the injury sliders yesterday. They had little to no impact on played games.

[@ppk355]

Unfortunately, many of these issues have been in the mode for 3+ years. Shooting percentages have been messed up since they added tiers to badges, since badges also affect simmed gameplay percentages for some reason. Many of the player attribute ratings require manual editing, as they are not reflective of real life. If you are thinking of making a long term series, I would seriously consider looking into editing draft classes too. You will be amazed to see how behind 2k is on the modern day player skillset/general inaccuracies - Most small forwards and power forwards can't shoot one bit, point guards will have 75 ball handling, etc. I used to spend a lot of time editing these categories season by season, and got pretty good at it. It's a real pain. @@MikeLowe47

[@_eth4nb_]

Hey Mike, I’ve been playing 2k MyLeague and MyGM die hard since 2015 and have to say I love this man. Plays great and your sim sliders are awesome too. I really appreciate the effort you put into making the game more playable and fun for everyone, highly recommend!!

[@MikeLowe47]

Thanks!

[@MaddogTwinky]

Lower durability for players? See if that helps...

[@MikeLowe47]

I tried that! I've tried all of the obvious edits I could think of. 😔

[@jessexv9018]

Injuries aren’t the only reason players go out. Sometimes players just take days off or are forced not to play by coaches the game cannot simulate this.

[@MikeLowe47]

For sure. I think the game *should be* simulating this with fatigue like we see in games like MLB The Show.

[@Ma1q444]

Yes the game can easily simulate this

[@stephencurry73]

One thing holding me back is trading up players in one season. Unrealistic trades really kill the immersion for me. Also 2K will never improve without a competitor.

[@MikeLowe47]

Turn approve trades to on for that first season?

[@Steve-sr4bc]

Bruh the goal is to play 82 games you can’t be kidding me

[@MikeLowe47]

Yeah, I hear ya. I'm trying to get a simmed season to match real life. I get it's not a huge focus for everyone, but a lot of other stats come from getting this GP one right. I'm taking about career point totals and things like that in a long-term sim when I look at the career of players I've drafted, etc.

[@Ronthegoat2]

You want more injuries or something lol?

[@MikeLowe47]

I guess? I get that it's a minor thing, but I just want realistic stats, and if this primary stat is off, it will impact a lot of other areas. I like to compare my draft picks in longer sims, and this can definitely skews things.

[@liftyohands3795]

I think bumping up injures but reducing the severity would help. I know you mentioned that perhaps you bumped injuries up, but by how much did you bump it. . ? I haven’t started my NBA yet. Thanks for this info

[@MikeLowe47]

That's a good idea.