NBA 2K23 Wishlist & Feedback
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Now that we're in 2022, I wanted to get feedback for 2K23 started because I'm sure 2K starts to shift their focus to the next game around this time. Post any ideas/features you'd like to see implemented into next year's game. Here's mine:
GAMEPLAY
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Double teams should force you to be locked on to the ballhandler: What I mean by this is that currently when you call a double team you're free to roam and switch between players to steal passes out of the double. This has easily been abused for years. Double Teams should have more of a risk/reward element tied to them. If you double team, you should be locked onto one of the defenders actually DOUBLE TEAMING the ballhandler. This way, you risk being picked apart by a good passer vs trapping the ballhandler and getting the ball out of his hands. Double teams need to be balanced out.
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Icon Bounce Passes: Adding the ability to throw bounce passes to specific icons would open up the passing game a lot IMO
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Shooting Should be Harder: This may be a controversial one but this is my logic for it. In basketball, you're always going to have to GIVE UP something because you can't defend everything all the time. In the NBA, teams prioritize protecting the basket from layups/dunks because those are HIGH percentage shots. When having to choose between giving up a 3 and a layup, NBA teams will give up the 3.
In 2K, this is backwards because shooting is so easy. An open 3 in NBA 2K22 has the same make rate as a layup. This should never be the case. We need to be able to play off of percentages properly to have a chance on defense. Because shooting is so easy, we can't afford to give up 3's at all. Basketball doesn't work like that. Shots further away from the basket should have a higher percentage chance of missing, no matter who is shooting the shot.
- Full Control Over Help Defenders: Add an icon button command that allows us to send a specific help defender to come over while we're playing on ball defense. Sure you can always offball but for those of us who like to guard the ball, this will be very convenient and useful.
MY TEAM
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Add Full Stat Tracking Across Seasons: I think it's about time we can see our stats tracked as we play through seasons. I'm talking about stats for our individual cards (PPG, FG%, 3PT%) AND full team stats in the different modes. In Unlimited, we should be able to see complete stats for how our team is playing. FG%, 3PT%, oFG%, Defensive Rating, eFG% etc. Like truly advanced stats and not just the basic PPG, RPG, APG. Part of the fun is being able to analyze which cards perform the best for us and seeing how our team is improving.
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Weekend League: Limited is fun but we need a true weekend league type atmosphere. Clutch Time was an excellent idea and should definitely stay. However, the only truly competitive mode in 2K22 My Team is Unlimited. Lets build another area for the sweats to go sweat it out and maybe more casual players would venture into Unlimited while playing the game more.
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Ability to Trade Cards With Others: This feature should definitely be in. If 2K is worried about people using this to farm on other accounts, just make it so that once a card is traded it can't be sold on the auction. Once it's traded, it basically becomes a Reward Card.
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Add playoff atmosphere in the later tiers of Unlimited: When you get to Diamond/PD/Opal tier the courts/arenas should have a playoff atmosphere to simulate the feeling that you are close to the championship (grand prize). It would be a cool little touch.
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250k Tourney Qualifier System: This has to change. Especially after the mess this year with people getting disqualified because their opponents threw the game for them etc. It's just time to scrap it and make it based on winning vs quality opponents instead of beating up a bunch of avg players
Please post any ideas you guys can think of. Hopefully the devs can come to 2KU and use this site as a source of credible feedback for the game going forward.
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- Theme Teams: Doesn’t have to be anything crazy, but what’s keeping them from adding team chems? Madden does it great, would make team building much more creative for most game modes
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The effectiveness of the computer on defense has to be way turned down. You should be rewarded more for playing on ball. They have never figured out how to really do that. That should be the focus of next year.
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- a more detailed method of searching cards on the auction house (with specific badges added so we don't have to endlessly scroll)
- I REALLY love the idea of the shoe maker this year, can make your specific shoe however you want it, but I'd suggest to remove the tiers on the shoes and basically make them all diamond/infinite games by default, there are some silver and bronze shoe colorways I'd really love to rock on my players but they just last for 1-3 games
- remove contracts or make them ULTRA cheap when buying in menus
- menu settings that we set up and that will load in to every game without us having to adjust them every game
- BUY BETTER SERVERS YOU CHEAPSKATES
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Mobile app. Its 2022....
Every sports game have a mobile app since years(!!) where u can use the auction house, change your lineups, check your collections etc everything except playing the acutal games. In some areas EA is years ahead of 2k. -
The way cards are rated in MyTeam is too much in 2k also. For example in FIFA Ultimate Team top base cards are useable till endgame. Opening a top tier card like Messi, CR etc its a mind blowing experience in FIFA. In 2k if u open a base diamond Giannis for example its worth nothing. The base sets are way more balanced, why does cards needs here 40 hof badges, 99 all around stats to call them end game.. I really dont like the direction where they went in the last years. Monetize on badges, tendencies, animations... In the "good old days" diamonds were top, only legends like MJ, Kareem, Bron etc got Hof badges, cause they deserved it. Hof means hall of fame... Now avarege players got Hof badges like its nothing. Pink diamonds, galaxy opals, dark matters etc what a bs.
I like the game when the match stats looks like its a basketball match. Right now even in blowout wins, your opponents shoots 70% from 3s, 100% from the free throw line, its shouldnt be like that.
They need to do something serious to balance out the gameplay, cause since years 5out pnr is the meta. Its like playing the same game since years. Not fun overall.
I know, I should play PNO then, but this gamemode wasnt like that years ago
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Bring back realistic cards gameplay will never be good if we have have 90 speed and 90 three pointer shaq day 1 2k22 was fun because all the cards were balanced now all these juiced cards the gameplay suck
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I wish another company would make 2K23
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- Fire Mike “releases idiotic patches” Wang
- Fire everyone else at 2K
- Hire someone from here to take Wang’s place
- Hire us (2KU) to take everyone else’s place
- Nerf AI defense in MC. Like wtf, it’s MY career, not his.
- Make Jayson “40+ PTS” Tatum less of a god.
- Allow @Spicypee43 to make fun of anyone on the 2K staff at any given time.
- Allow @jdealla and @Rsande64 to flick all fired 2K employees into space.
- Allow @RodSquad to mercilessly bully Mike Wang.
- Immediately ban all scammers, hackers, and other cheaters.
- Let a new company NOT named 2K make the game.
This is obviously a partial list.
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Card rarity is too bloated. They "addressed" it by getting rid of Bronzes and Silvers, but that just fucked with cheap end of bench players we could use for contracts.
We've been getting a new rarity every two cycles. Can't wait for DMs to be 98s and Cosmic Pearl to be the new 99.
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Put the badges in alphabetical order. Same with the badge auction filter.
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This list could go on for days, the amount of little things that could be fixed alone is an infinite list (like back blocks on dunks, no card with a 90+ dunk rating should be getting back blocked. What’s the point of having good dunk packages if they’re easily blocked?)
AH should be reduced to 1hr/4hr/12hr and you should be able to list your card up to 500k. People are wasting great HOFS on cards trying to capitalize and by the time the card is sold the wave is gone and they’re shit out of luck….AH needs MAJOR work.
Full court press should deplete your energy drastically.
PNR’s should be nerfed and illegal moving screens should be routine if you’re abusing PNR.
Paint mashing…nuff said
MJ, Bron, and Kobe should be the best cards in the game by a MILE. Real life GOATS should not be shittier than Terry Dischinger.
Green or die if you use the meter. You shouldn’t be bailed out when you’re already using training wheels.
Press on the inbound pass should be nerfed. It’s very rare in an NBA game where the inbound defender causes you to throw it off their head and it hit you in the chest and it’s their ball.
Plays should activate faster, especially during the last 20 seconds of a quarter.
OFFENSE AND DEFENSE MENUS NEED TO GO BACK TO THE WAY IT IS ON CURRENT!! STARTERS AND BENCH PLAYS NEED TO GO BACK TO THE WAY IT IS ON CURRENT!! Man they fucked that UP
We need a playbook creator, where you can create your own plays, routes, etc. monetize it, fuck it, idc…but letting us be our own coach and create our own playbooks and plays would be revolutionary for Myteam
I can keep going, there’s a million ideas but we all know 2K is dumb as rocks and this shit will be worse next year.
I also vote that Czar holla at 2K and get them to hire @EarvGotti, because he’s more knowledgeable about this game than Sam. Sorry but it’s the truth.
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@12th I agree with everything on this make the auction house have 1 hour limit and so on
That playbook creator would be huge bruh ngl
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@errolzzz said in NBA 2K23 Wishlist & Feedback:
That playbook creator would be huge bruh ngl
It would work well too because just like every other cheesy money play, they can still be guarded. But i don’t like dudes knowing every play and route in the game, in real life they switch Shit up to keep the defense honest and i think this game should mirror that.
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2k22's so trash that we already have a 2k23 wishlist not even halfway into the 2k22 cycle
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@harpyeagle72 said in NBA 2K23 Wishlist & Feedback:
2k22's so trash that we already have a 2k23 wishlist not even halfway into the 2k22 cycle
Warpyeagle sighting
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Reduce collector level cards. 2500 should be the limit. This would remove no name filler who just get cheesy animations to make them popular.
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Reduce the number of card tiers. It's just stupid at this point.
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The best badges SHOULD be reserved for the GOAT players. Make achieving MJ feel great again.
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You know its bad when a wish list thread pops up in January.
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@flawlessvictory sad, game started off with so much promise too
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Just make it well balanced!! Every year it’s one EXTRA annoying thing that’s hard to stop cause the game engine won’t let you.
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There is literally no 2k community.
And if there is, it's filled with little Timmy's.
Remember when we had a hard shooting year prior? Kids cried a MOON and got the shit patched. Majority of people playing this game want everything dumbed down, it's a reason the glitches that are found stay in game or devs even encourage to use (RE: cards that can tween and whatnot).
Until community grows a pair nothing will be done.
I went into madden and until i got plays and my lineup down, i got my shit punched endlessly.
This game requires little to no skill and people want to stay that way.
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@knezius said in NBA 2K23 Wishlist & Feedback:
I went into madden and until i got plays and my lineup down, i got my shit punched endlessly.
Shit I'm pretty sure I'm like 2-9 online so far and one of those wins was because I had a WAY better team
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Preciate all the feedback guys, keep it coming. Let's try to keep it as constructive as possible because I'm gonna get this to the guys at 2K that i have relationships with.
Around this time is when they start implementing a lot of the features for the next game so i want our suggestions to be heard and taken seriously.
More feedback from me:
MY TEAM
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Add playoff atmosphere in the later tiers of Unlimited: When you get to Diamond/PD/Opal tier the courts/arenas should have a playoff atmosphere to simulate the feeling that you are close to the championship (grand prize). It would be a cool little touch.
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250k Tourney Qualifier System: This has to change. Especially after the mess this year with people getting disqualified because their opponents threw the game for them etc. It's just time to scrap it and make it based on winning vs quality opponents instead of beating up a bunch of avg players
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@dc80 said in NBA 2K23 Wishlist & Feedback:
- Theme Teams: Doesn’t have to be anything crazy, but what’s keeping them from adding team chems? Madden does it great, would make team building much more creative for most game modes
This.
Would add much needed variety to a stale mode.
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@rsande64 said in NBA 2K23 Wishlist & Feedback:
Cosmic Pearl to be the new 99.
2K: “Write that down!”
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Another very minor, but major thing that irritates me is my cards disappearing after a clutch time game. Like how does that shit even happen in the first place.
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@zackdesenfants said in NBA 2K23 Wishlist & Feedback:
Another very minor, but major thing that irritates me is my cards disappearing after a clutch time game. Like how does that shit even happen in the first place.
Dude this game has to be built on a VERY old framework that only gets graphical upgrades. Some of the same QOL shit we’ve needed for 15 years now.
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I would like to see (i'm current gen PS4):
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Lower 3pt PCTs: Any open 3s are almost automatic, doesn't matter the shooter, rating etc.
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Make Stamina Matter: I still don't get why 2K doesn't make it matter more, it would force users have to acquire more good players (i.e., some would spend more $$$, duh).
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Nerf Blocks: Outrageous how many blocks there are right. I pick/use cards based on blockability. Harden hardly ever. He's a god. Dr. J gets block 50% of the time.
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Saving Settings: I've giving up on that one, they ain't fixing that. Anything peeps have been complaining about for 3-4 years ain't getting touched. They don't care.
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Fix Your Servers: Haha. Not happening. They don't care. Keep the $$$ rolling.
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Better Unlimited rewards: Seriously, with clutch now the go-to for me, it makes unlimited a total chore and utter waste of time. And better for my health, lol.
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Realistic Cards: Haha. That game is dead. That ended a couple years ago, no putting that genie back in the bottle, though I credit 2K for slowing down to the power creep the last month.
Separately, destroy video sites like twitch and youtube, ban Ty. Twitch, youtube and Ty have collectively destroyed this game. Everyone I face now tries to FCP, steal the inbound, play the passing lanes, 5-out, etc. And nearly all fail miserably. These Ty-clones are horrible and it's so boring to play game after game after game. And if you don't face one of them, it's a full sweat.
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- Bring back Quick Thru STS.
- Reduce Chase Down blocks or reduce how often players go for flash dunk animations in traffic
- Allow us to filter for specific shoes in the AH
- Make AI defenders better in TTO so my players dont automatically double team for no reason. I know there's a manual way to fix this but its hard to execute in game
- Let us save defensive settings so we dont have to manually go into every game and do this
- Bring back the weekly spotlight rewards. Offline players need more content. Even more challenges would be nice.
- Make Domination rewards halfway decent. Draymond was good, but Amare and Manu are so trash they arent even worth using for offline challenges.
- Dont make people go online for Lifetime agendas. Give people the option to get the stats in whatever game mode they choose.
- Giving out diamond coaches at the end of domination was a good idea, but 30 ruby coaches are worthless. Give people better rewards - gold/silver contracts or lower tiered players that can be useful in limited or offline modes (ruby, amythst, sapphire)
- Get rid of RNG rewards. Does any other game do this to piss off its customer base? Tell 2k to model ther game after MLB the SHOW. Every player is obtainable for beating a specific challenge. if Im not good enough to earn a player, Im cool with that. But dont have people playing 2 games of clutch to get Redd and others playing 500 games and not getting them. Im not touching this mode next season b/c of this insanity.
- Give out more players in triple threat offline and make them higher rated. If youre spacing out good rewards every 100 -150 games, people have less motivation to play because the grind is so boring.
Man, I was clearly in a mood this morning. lol I thought Id have only a couple suggestions but once I started I couldnt stop.
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@biscuit22 you play fifa they have this offline mode called squad battles where people play and it has a leaderboard the higher you get the better reward
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@errolzzz Ive only played franchise mode in FIFA in the past, so I'll have to check this out. I didnt buy FIFA 22 this year.
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Nerf 3 point fouls or fix the contest system. If i jump towards a shooter it shouldn’t be an automatic 3 point play because the programming has it where the defender floats across the court when he jumps
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They got to get rid of that shit at half court where if you play good defense and the offensive player goes backcourt then it’s an auto blocking foul
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Please fix this 3pt foul Shit, it gets called way too much and bails people out. Find a better way to balance shot contest. You shouldn’t be penalized 5 times in a qtr for trying to defend 3 pointers.
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My wish is that I don't buy 2k23 but that shit aint gon happen
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@johnnyhimrod said in NBA 2K23 Wishlist & Feedback:
My wish is that I don't buy 2k23 but that shit aint gon happen
