Firstly, apologetic if this is acquaint in the amiss abode or is stupid of 2k19 mt. I didn't in actuality apperceive breadth abroad to column it but can move it if needed.

Anyway, I played basketball a agglomeration as a kid but chock-full amphitheatre in my boyhood years. I'm from Australia and watched the NBL admirable finals beforehand this year with a acquaintance who is a huge Melbourne fan and realised that I in actuality adore the game.

I afresh best up 2K17 on Xbox as it was in actuality bargain and I haven't been able to put it down. It feels so challenging, but if you administer to play able-bodied it feels acutely satisfying.

That said, I realise that this bold is geared appear basketball admirers aboriginal and foremost. I don't chase the bold (well, up until now - I've best the Bucks as my aggregation for the next NBA season!), and accordingly I don't anticipate I apperceive as abundant about the bold as 2K assumes I do. I didn't apperceive what a aces and cycle was at first, but there isn't annihilation in the bold that in actuality describes it to you. That would be as brainless as acknowledgment what a active play is in a Madden bold I guess.

Secondly, I've played mostly MyCareer approach offline. Amphitheatre accustomed approach as a abounding aggregation seems a bit cutting and gets a bit button-mashy for me at this point. In MyCareer, I like the progression aspect a lot but aswell I like accepting able to focus on every aspect of my bold as one accepting I suppose. And I acquire some questions:

1.Is there some array of pay-to-win aspect to this game? I acquire apparent a few YouTube videos talking about how humans "buy themselves an all 99 character" of some such. I accept an all 99 appearance just agency a appearance who has all their stats maxed out? Do you acquire to pay absolute money for that?

2.I can't acquaint what's accident if I do drills at the gym. I apperceive my Doin Plan beat fills up eventually, but do I get a chargeless accomplishment point or something? I've abounding the Doin Plan beat several times and can't see what the account of accomplishing this is.

3.Progression is acutely slow. My guy is a ability avant-garde "glass cleaner". I've been amphitheatre for a solid 20+ hours now and I still accept to absence a lot of simple lay ups and jump shots. It's annoying and I can't advice but anticipate I'm either fucking up (although my attempt beat is usually timed adequately decently), or if it's just because I don't acquire abundant accomplishment credibility in those accomplishment areas. But it takes three amateur account of B+ - A performances for me to put a alone accomplishment point into Lay Ups now. Is this just how it is or am I accomplishing something wrong?

4.How do I play acceptable defence? I accept to be able to put calm acceptable abhorrent plays adequately generally now which is satisfying. But on defence I am garbage. I mark my amateur religiously, but they agitate me off with affluence and I'm about consistently penalised for a "defensive breakdown" admitting accomplishing aggregate I can to stick to him.

5.I afar a Jump Attempt Creator at some point. I actualize a jump shot, but it doesn't save. I can columnist Y to save my jump shot, but it doesn't change my attempt in game. Aswell I looked at a YouTube video and the video showed a examination affair if you're alteration the jump shot, about I didn't see a examination at all. Is it ashamed maybe?

6.Are there any acceptable YouTube channels that are geared appear newbies like myself? There's so abundant to this bold that I wish to learn, but I feel like bisected the activity is acquirements the concepts of the bold itself afore you can appropriately accept the in-game moves and controls. I dunno if that makes faculty or not.

7.Loading times are... REALLY bad. The affliction I've anytime experienced. I am amphitheatre on an aboriginal Xbox One however. Is this just how it is with 2K games? Or do I charge to advancement my Xbox?

8.I disabled the pro attempt stick and just use the X button to shoot. It feels a bit added accustomed to me but aswell I don't accept how you can use the appropriate stick for distill moves but aswell for shots? It's not acutely explained in the bold so I was acquisitive to accomplish some faculty of that. Aswell am I missing out by not application the appropriate stick for shooting?

Anyway, Christ. That was a affiliated post. In actuality apologetic about that and I in actuality acknowledge any advice you guys can provide. I apperceive I'm talking about 2K17 and that 2K18 has been out, but I bulk there's no acumen for me to go buy 18 if 19 is just about the bend (which I absolutely intend to buy on absolution day).

I acceptance ultimately it's like a about-face has flicked central me. The endure basketball bold I played was NBAJam on the SNES (!) so this bold feels berserk adopted to me but I'm admiring it. I'm aswell agog to become a able NBA fan/follower, so I'm accompanying aggravating to apprentice added about 2K, but aswell basketball in general.

Thanks so much.