Additions to the NBA 2K10 Patch
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Last week 2K Sports released the details of the upcoming patch for NBA 2K10. You can check out the entire list here. They have now added a few items that were not included in that initial announcement. The patch is hoped to arrive in the next 2-4 weeks and is dependent on internal testing and certification from Microsoft and Sony.
- Addressed issues in defensive rotations that didn’t function as intended in various situations, with particular attention to both post double team situations as well as in pick-and-roll situations.
- Lead passes into the paint will now result in more tipped/deflected passes as the interior defense is now more aware of these types of passes.
- The CPU now properly respects any changes to the Help Defense slider settings.
- Fixed an issue in Crew games where the wrong team would be credited with the win after one Crew quit out of the game.
- Users can now change quarter length in My Player to any amount of minutes between 5 and 12.
October 24, 2009 at 10:19 pm
I guest they did listen to the last part. So many were crying about it.
October 24, 2009 at 10:25 pm
I hope they lowered the effectiveness of Alley Oops and the Fatigue factor…my team gets tired in the first 2 mins
October 24, 2009 at 10:33 pm
Lowering your fastbreak will fix that.
November 7, 2009 at 6:11 pm
or not pressing turbo the whole time
October 24, 2009 at 10:47 pm
WHAT ABOUT THE CLONE GLITCH AND GETTING STUCK IN THE NBDL
THEN THE GUY TELLING YOU THAT YOU HAVE TO MAKE A IMPORTANT DESCISION AND PICK
WHAT TEAM YOU WANNA BE ON FOR NO REASON AND ALL THOSE OTHER GLITCHS IN THE MY PLAYER MODE
October 24, 2009 at 10:54 pm
If you read the other post about the patch details you would've seen all those will be fixed.
October 24, 2009 at 11:12 pm
O OK I JUST SEEN IT THX MAN
October 24, 2009 at 10:55 pm
OH YA HOW DO YOU GET THE PATCH FROM XBOX LIVE
October 24, 2009 at 11:18 pm
It'll update automatically once the patch releases and you turn on the game
October 25, 2009 at 12:01 am
It's bullshit that I payed 60 dollars for something that needs this many things fixed. 2K loses my support.
October 25, 2009 at 12:31 am
Think about it, all games are getting patches now. The advent of the new consoles created lazy publishers. That's just the fact now. What happened to actually testing your product before shipping it out for purchase? If companies actually had inhouse testing they would have seen all of these issues and other issues that plague games now.
October 25, 2009 at 2:48 am
I disagree, with previous generations once a game was shipped out, that was it. Patches didn't exist, if a game was flawed, that was it. I don't believe this is a matter of laziness, rather it allows publishers to implement new ideas/modes/features and be able to take some risk. Sometimes these flaws are identified but they have deadlines to meet, and figure it can be mitigated with a future patch.
October 25, 2009 at 3:09 am
the problem is there are too many flaws with games these days
October 25, 2009 at 3:29 am
there have ALWAYS been flaws in games, just in the past there was nothing we could do about it and HAD to accept it for what they were.
October 25, 2009 at 4:49 pm
Cabrillo hit the nail on the head. The real issue is that 1 year is not enough time for developers to implement all of these new features in games. Companies feel a lot of pressure (except for EA when it comes to Madden) to add more as our standards constantly rise & they struggle to meet their deadlines. They will never admit this because at the end of the day it's a business & they're out to make money. Releasing unfinished games will become the norm every year so I'm just gonna start buying sports games 3 or 4 months after they've been released. Either that or buy them every other year.
October 25, 2009 at 11:18 am
even with some flaws, its still the best basketball game ever made (true, im not the only one who says so)… so if they fix these flaws, it should be a good thing, right??? the game gets even better… (and its still 60 dollars lol)
October 25, 2009 at 12:16 am
is all this shit gonna be applied by time the nba season tips off? if not then thats a shame
October 25, 2009 at 12:31 am
nope they just finished in-house testing thursday, so we're looking at about 2-4 weeks before the patch is released.
October 25, 2009 at 2:09 am
my my player mode is already 8 minutes.. you just had to change the time before you started the mode.. but whatever – either way this is taking way to long to get released, cant even play fucking ranked matches, or pickup games, its getting old really fast
October 25, 2009 at 2:48 am
how do you get the patch without xbox live
October 27, 2009 at 7:36 pm
once the patch is released it will automatic update when u put the game in son.
October 25, 2009 at 3:10 am
they need to hook up some jersey codes for letting this shit ship out to consumers.
October 25, 2009 at 3:25 am
I JUST WANT THE PATCH SO I CAN START MY ASSOCIATION AND ACTUALLY BE ABLE TO PLAY WITHOUT HAVING TO TURN COACH SETTINGS TO OFF AND MANAUAL. Ive never seen two huge sports games (madden 10 and NBA 2k10) take so damn long for a patch. And the thing is that the madden patch is not even that big WTF!!! I can understand the wait for the NBA 2K10 patch due to all the fixes to the gameplay but damn if you need that many fixes why release the game at all if its not finished. Lets just say im quite annoyed with both patches right now.
October 25, 2009 at 3:29 am
DiS AiNT GONNA HELP 1 BiT
LiVE B 2 GEWD DiS YEER
U LOOSE 2K
October 25, 2009 at 6:05 pm
I really hope your just a person doing this as a joke. If not, you need help bro. Stay in school, kids.
October 26, 2009 at 3:14 am
Ha
October 25, 2009 at 4:59 am
I apologize in advance if this has been addressed somewhere before, but did they patch the shot stick? It can be nearly impossible to get a perfect release on most difficulty levels on 2K10. And save your "noob" comments. I am a veteran of the series. Thanks,
October 25, 2009 at 3:54 pm
If you were a veteran of the series you wouldnt have problems with the shot stick, noob……
October 25, 2009 at 4:59 pm
can't dismiss legitimate concerns.
October 26, 2009 at 1:21 am
I never would…
October 25, 2009 at 6:04 pm
Gotta hit the practice gym man. Maybe your taking bad shots. Check your V.I.P. to see how your release is. Mine is 88% perfect release.
October 25, 2009 at 7:15 pm
Sorry man, but the shot stick is not what needs to be patched. Like others said, hit the practice gym because you are a noob if you can't get a perfect release most of the time. Every player has a different release, you just have to learn your player's release. Sorry but you must not be a veteran.
October 25, 2009 at 5:27 am
2k8>2k9 +2k10 decline anyone? 2k10 ice skates more then ever and the defense is pathetic. I agree no game is perfect but when u hav a patch list that long thats a problem seriously its the longest list ive ever seen for a top tier game.
October 25, 2009 at 6:03 pm
I couldn't stand 2K8, loved 2K9 for a long time, love 2K10 the most. LIVE and 2K are both off the chain this year.
October 25, 2009 at 6:24 pm
2k7 and 2k8 were the shit 2 me….2k9 didnt have the same stay power for me. 2k10 is jus 2 easy 2 score and annoying. The high shooting percentages took away the sim gameplay.
November 2, 2009 at 5:31 am
dude 2k10 defense is good! i play 12 min q in association n i allow 96 points a game! lock down is really good u just need to b patient n guard ur man! i also average 9 stl 11 blk with all sliders at 50!
October 25, 2009 at 5:31 am
It was fine the way it was aside from defensive rotation and high shooting percentages.
but they fixed that I guess
October 25, 2009 at 6:39 am
sorry i havent played this game or madden or nba live since i first open the box dey all suck dis yr.
October 25, 2009 at 6:51 am
this is the best madden of all time and it sucks lol maybe sports games aren't ur thing
October 25, 2009 at 7:49 am
LOL No. Madden 2004 is the best madden Quit believeing what the ea hype machine says.
October 25, 2009 at 6:02 pm
I agree Pharrell.
October 25, 2009 at 7:11 am
They didnt notice none of these bugs when they tested or played the game!! Basically the game is unplayable til a patch comes out and who knows what that patch will really fix
October 25, 2009 at 6:01 pm
C'mon man, I understand being frustrated about the game being screwed up, it is disappointing that some things are F'ed up. But I wouldn't go as far to call the game unplayable, that is an overstatement. A friend of mine didnt buy the game until he came over my house and played it. Now he loves the game. I can't wait until the patch comes out, and I'll mix it up with a little LIVE until I can play Team Up, but I am still having a hell of a time with this game.
October 25, 2009 at 11:49 am
good that we r finally being able to change minutes in my player mode
October 25, 2009 at 1:41 pm
This confirms what every has been writing about 2K10. The game wasn't finished in time for the release date. To still compete with NBA Live 10 2K decided to release the game so that they would not miss the head to head sales. The sad fact is if they would've waited about a month or so they could've been able to release a stronger demo, more features and hyped up the game in November just in time for Christmas sales. Sometimes the mentality of game companies is hilarious. It will be interesting to see what NBA Live 10's patch is like and when they will get that out. Also will all the negative press on 2K10 effect the games Christmas sales to the non-die hard fans?
October 25, 2009 at 5:03 pm
Remember, the developers have no control over deadlines. There isn't just 1 single deadline, there are multitudes of deadlines. Releasing a game in November isn't feasible as NBA Live would be the only game in town for 30 days and would ultimately hurt the 2K sales. The thing is, 2K already got their money, and there is no rush to release a patch.
October 25, 2009 at 6:01 pm
NBA games have a contract they have 2 b released by Oct 6th it ties n2 the nba season research it
October 25, 2009 at 11:27 pm
Nice excuses guys. The deadlines and rules should be changed so 2K could bring the public a completed game. But it's nice you guys know the excuse PR. I agree with you Cabrillo24, 2K already has their money.
October 25, 2009 at 6:02 pm
Ive been a diehard fan of the series since dreamcast and i must admit im extremely disappointed with 2k this year! Im basically stuck with a virtually unplayable game until this so called patch is released. and theres no tellin exactly what this patch will fix……im so disappointed i havent even played the game since the first day i bought it and im losing interest and the desire to play ! 2k just got old
October 25, 2009 at 6:47 pm
There seems to be a lot of items that were fixed that aren't even on the list. I know I have asked Ronnie about several things and he's said 'oh that's fixed', yet it's not on the list. I think gamers are going to find that a lot items they weren't expecting to be addressed are fixed.
October 25, 2009 at 7:24 pm
2-4 WEEKS STILL FOR THIS PATCH IS RIDICULOUS! I agree with everyone who is disappointed. Do the people in charge of this patch know that the real season starts on TUESDAY?! This is a major let down. It is sad that this is the better basketball franchise and it is probably going to lose a ton of loyal customers and in the long run that will be the demise of NBA 2K. I wish they had just released the game a few weeks later. I cannot believe they even released this game in the condition they did. This patch probably will not even fix all of the problems, or if it does, there will probably be new problems that form because of the patch. They better hurry and get this patch out, because no one can even play this game and the only thing worse than people not being able to play a game because it is not released, is people not being able to play a game that is released. WHAT A DISAPPOINTING YEAR FOR 2K!
October 25, 2009 at 10:01 pm
While having to wait for a patch really sucks, they are not losing a fan here. I've been a 2k fan since Dreamcast myself. Yes it sucks that the game wasn't 100% before release but whats done is done, and they are addressing the issues so I am content. I have plenty of other games to play while I wait for the patch. Not sure why people are so angry, vast majority of games are broken on release these days. Just be patient, get some sun, play a different game in the meantime. 2k still blows Live out of the water in my book. Once everything is addressed it will be the greatest basketball game to date. What I'm dying to play is Assassins Creed 2
October 26, 2009 at 3:38 am
Well, everyone who is angry deserves to be angry. This game is barely playable. Imagine you bought a brand new car and it only worked sometimes, would you be pissed, would you take it back? You probably would. As for getting sun, there is no sun where I live, it is nearly winter. As for that patch everyone keeps talking about, what they don't tell you is that the patch doesn't always fix everything. You said it yourself, you have plenty of other games to play, well many people want to play the NBA game that had a release date of October 6th, not nearly November. I am sorry if I seem like I am frustrated with you, but I am tired of people just thinking that they can release games half-ass because there is the option of just "patching" the game.
October 29, 2009 at 11:18 am
I guess you are rich, cause to pay 60$ plus tax for an unfinished game on this economy is to get pretty damn angry. And yes they lost a fan in me I already returned the game and got the money back. Also there where a couple of client that where returning the game, and they where very disappointed. Imagine Assassins Creed 2 get release and then trowing a patch to fixed it, it will kill all the hype and emotion off the game. That exactly what happen with 2k10 this year. And to all of you people that feel the same as me don't buy game on the first day or pre-order, wait for reviews and then make your choice.
October 25, 2009 at 5:47 pm
SO ALL I GOTTA DO IS BE CONNECTED TO XBOX LIVE
AND WHEN I TURN ON THE GAME IT WILL UPDATE THE PATCH AUTOMATICLYA
AND WHEN DOES THE PATCH RELEASE
October 26, 2009 at 3:40 am
the patch releases in 2-4 weeks, do you believe that? f-ing ridiculous
October 26, 2009 at 5:51 am
I don't know if I should be impressed that they're getting such a large patch out so soon or upset that it was necessary.
I'll let you know when I rent the game following the patch dropping.. (try before you buy folks, EA can't get you that way. And yes I know this article is about 2k but I'm still bitter about Madden damnit.)
October 26, 2009 at 5:34 pm
Exactly why I rented both NBA titles this year. Live only seems like a good game because it's a major step up from past 3 years. 2K, which would be my choice this year, is unplayable. With that said, if this patch fixes a majority of the problems in 2k I might decide to buy it.
October 26, 2009 at 6:19 pm
Wait is the autosave issue going to be fixed? You know where you cant turn off autosave?
October 29, 2009 at 9:24 pm
This game is fuckin terrible not only is my my player cloned, but my stats indicate that i aver 1749 a game..basicaically every stat that i have earned during the year is shows i average that a game
October 31, 2009 at 6:58 am
can u get the patch without beeing connected to xbox live
and when does the patch come out
November 8, 2009 at 4:50 am
this is such bullshit i started a season with my pg now an 85 who won rookie of the year with the bucks i hear that guy in the corner saying this is an important choice, i stay with my team the (bucks) and now i cant start my 2nd season what is up with this? 2K's patch better fix this or else that would have been the biggest waste of 60 bucks and i will never by a 2k game again
October 25, 2009 at 3:48 am
I'm somewhat agreeing with you cabrillo24, but I understand what the dude means. Like for a game such as NBA 2K10, and a brand that's known for great basketball over the past 5-10 yrs in 2k, it's just sad to see them come out with a game that had the flaws it had OUT OF THE BOX. I agree every game, sports to first-person shooter, has flaws, issues, and I agree almost every game gets patched now. However, there should be some kind of standard (at least in a consumer's mind/opinion) as to what a game should or shouldn't be like out of the box. 2K10 sounds like it didn't meet a lot of people's standards because of it's issues, and even though it got a lot of good reviews, for it to not be a huge improvement over 2k9, and to have even more glitches/bugs, just helped me to save my money.
October 25, 2009 at 1:48 pm
Patches are supposed to enhance gameplay and fix minor aspects which flaw the game. What has happened here is pretty ridiculous. NBA 2K10 wasn't finished, its as simple as that. 2K will spin the negative press every which way but this patch list is the proof. They didn't want to loose out on the head to head sales so they released an unfinished game. It won't really effect them much because after the patch 2K10 is still a much better game than NBA Live 10.
October 25, 2009 at 4:57 pm
I don't mind patches that fix and enhance the game play. I appreciate it even more when they solicit community feedback