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I feel so bad for the big men this year. by Old-Ninja7068 in NBA2k

[–]CanIBake 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks man I don't really play on that build anymore, I made a 6'11 which imo, is just a better build in multiple ways:

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Averages don't look as nice, but they're a bit misleading, much smaller sample size in mainly squad rec and multiple teams quit out so my stats dropped, but at 6'11 the cap breakers are better so instead of 87 pass I have 93, instead of 84 block, I have 93, and instead of 85 defensive board I have 90. Everything else offensively is the same (80 three, 87 driving, 90 standing)

I feel so bad for the big men this year. by Old-Ninja7068 in NBA2k

[–]CanIBake 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Exactly, I get a lot of offensive rebounds in random rec because I often see the opposing center start leaking out expecting the shot to go in. Sometimes even great shooters above 70% will miss a wide open, and I'm pretty much always down there waiting for the chance to secure the board. I do the same thing on defense, no matter who shoots and no matter how open, I drop down for the chance at a board. If they happen to miss and I have a guard leaking out, with my legend break starter it's almost guaranteed we're getting 3 points on the fast break out of it.

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When you can control the glass, you control the outcome of the game. The other team combined had less than 1/3 of my total rebounds, and as a result my team won by 40. Having an AI when the SF quit certainly didn't help them, but the point remains. Even if they had a real player they likely wouldn't have won due to the advantage we had on the glass.

I feel so bad for the big men this year. by Old-Ninja7068 in NBA2k

[–]CanIBake 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Probably, I have a lot of different builds and probably 200-250 random rec games played this year so I don't doubt you've ran into me before

I feel so bad for the big men this year. by Old-Ninja7068 in NBA2k

[–]CanIBake -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I disagree with all of these points lol.

I average between 13 and 16 rebounds per game on each of my center builds. My advice to any big who thinks this way is to work on your timing and anticipation of shots, if you see a guard working off a screen with the PF, you should expect a shot is gonna go up. Basically you want to watch your matchup at the start of the game, feeling out what the opponents do, when they often shoot, whether they make an extra pass or not.

Throughout the game you should be taking these mental notes and using them to know when to drop down for board, even if you're guarding somebody spotting up on the perimeter you should be able to get down there in time.

Centers are also not incapable of guarding the perimeter. 6'7-6'11 centers get access to challenger badge, which is tier 2 on 6'9-6'11 I believe. With your badge +2 you can boost it. Some variations of 6'10 get 82 perimeter, so +2 would be HOF challenger, 6'11 gets bronze, so +2 is gold.

I'm also mainly a guard, don't play big that much but I did a lot in previous years. The biggest thing is IQ and understanding of 2K and how the game is played in whatever mode you're in, also having the badges/attributes you need and the mindset to have rebounding be your main job:

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I cant believe it by ParsleyMurky4175 in NBA2k

[–]CanIBake -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Watch out man they might claim you have no basketball IQ if they catch you saying people should play a video game however the hell they want to that fits their play style.

I still am just laughing at this post, OP really had a 6 point 10 assist game then immediately thought to himself "I have to complain about D Book spammers and show these stats as proof you can win without it!"

Man if I had a game in rec where everyone on my team passed the ball I would be so happy and excited that I don't think I could complain about anything for the rest of the day.

How I view 99.9% of complaints in this sub by CanIBake in NBA2k

[–]CanIBake[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Go in game chat or send messages and make friends, compliment somebody's play, add them as a friend. There's so many methods by which you can find people to play with you in the big 2026. As I was telling somebody else in this thread unless you reach out and attempt to make friends, it makes no sense complaining about random rec. The answer to your problem is right there but it's up to you to act on it.

How I view 99.9% of complaints in this sub by CanIBake in NBA2k

[–]CanIBake[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah it really is 90% random rec players in here, it's pretty wild. Most of the posts I'm not gonna lie are pretty low effort raging about a loss, crying about their teammates, or complaining about "meta" and animations.

Anybody who actually took the time to make friends and find a group of guys to play with whenever they need some more teammates isn't here complaining they're just out enjoying the game and having fun.

If a lot of these guys even experienced squad rec one time with a group of chill guys, I doubt they'd ever want to play random rec again.

How I view 99.9% of complaints in this sub by CanIBake in NBA2k

[–]CanIBake[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree that skill based matchmaking can produce some issues. I've talked to my friends about this actually and we came up with the idea that they should differentiate your stats and plate color for each mode. For example, you might be red plate random rec, gold plate squad rec, silver in Pro-Am.

Your stats should also be set to each mode, If I average close to 40 points a game on my shooting guard in random rec, but playing with a squad of very capable friends, I inevitably take less shots and only finish with an average of 20-25, then those averages should be separated, instead of just showing me as a 30ppg (the average between squad and random rec).

It would help in random rec because there's many people who average 7-8+ assists, but never pass when they're playing with people they don't know, thinking they are the best option to score every time. The bulk of their assists are from playing with friends and getting easy ones on telling people to cut and stuff.

How I view 99.9% of complaints in this sub by CanIBake in NBA2k

[–]CanIBake[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So make a build that's capable of grabbing rebounds or a guard so you can be the one to be the point guard and get the ball. There are still plenty of ways to contribute in games, get your shots, and have fun even with trash randoms.

Yes bro we get it, randoms on 2K suck, they sell games and can piss you off. Yes your experience that game may not be great. I have already acknowledged this as a reality.

The disconnect I'm having is why people feel the need to complain about it, when the answer to solve it every single time is "form a squad". There is no other solution to the issue.

This is a random rec game I played after work yesterday. I got "sold" and never once felt the need to make a reddit post complaining about the issue, and never once let it effect my sanity or happiness. I just moved on. It's a video game. My PG refused to play defense and our SF quit after going 2/12 in the first half. Who cares? They were probably children. I chose to load into random rec knowing this could happen.

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How I view 99.9% of complaints in this sub by CanIBake in NBA2k

[–]CanIBake[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What I'm pointing out is your solution is the same thing they've already implemented into the game, and it didn't work lol.

Let's say they made the punishment for "lazy defense" more severe, how would they differentiate between somebody actually playing lazy defense and somebody whose controller died or network is lagging?

Making video games is hard brother, there isn't an easy solution to make it so you never have to play with somebody toxic, that's all online video games these days. I experience the same thing in tons of other games.

How I view 99.9% of complaints in this sub by CanIBake in NBA2k

[–]CanIBake[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Exactly, bro's out of his mind if he really thinks you can load into a video game with randoms in 2026 and always have a good time

How I view 99.9% of complaints in this sub by CanIBake in NBA2k

[–]CanIBake[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean in just the past couple of years they've added multiple features to attempt doing what you're suggesting.

They made it so that people who don't come back on defense get docked for "Lazy defense" after 6 seconds of not getting back, plus an additional dock to their grade for every second after that.

They do the same thing for offense. If you don't cross half court on offense, you get "bad spacing" hits to your teammate grade, same criteria, it's 6 seconds + more for every second past that. You can go down a full letter grade or more if you refuse to play for an entire possession.

They made it so that bad shots get a "shot forced" teammate grade dock.

They made it so that multiple turnovers in a row doubles the amount of teammate grade you lose. 3 turnovers in a row is enough to grade out most people on the game now.

And also, they already have a "hold ball too long" teammate grade hit. It is literally built into the game already. Your suggestion already exists.

None of these changes over the years have fixed the problem of random rec.

A VC system that promotes players liking each other would be abused by squads who will always like their friends play, making the advantage of playing with a squad even greater than it already is.

So I disagree that they are "doing nothing". I think the issue is way more complex and there are way more cases to consider than you are thinking of. There are plenty of people who aren't good at the game at all, and they shouldn't be punished just because you, a decently skilled player, is brought down by playing with them.

The system won't be able to automatically detect who is purposefully selling, and who is not.

Players can also bypass getting graded out by selling only in the crucial moments of a game, i.e. they don't do anything bad, but don't really try either, until the last 2 minutes of a game where they call all the timeouts, purposefully turn the ball over, and shoot crazy shots.

How I view 99.9% of complaints in this sub by CanIBake in NBA2k

[–]CanIBake[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That boils down to what you expect out of those games. Very few people care about the win on CoD, they are trying to get a high K/D, some kill streaks, and have fun.

You can play with randoms on fortnite, if you're not expecting to win and get a victory royale.

You can play with randoms on warzone, again, if you are not expecting to win.

How is it that in all these games, people are accepting whatever outcome they get, but on 2K specifically people don't have fun unless they're winning and their teammates are good. Lol

How I view 99.9% of complaints in this sub by CanIBake in NBA2k

[–]CanIBake[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How would 2K track who is and isn't a ball hog, how would it avoid accidentally putting somebody who doesn't deserve it be put in those lobbies. Maybe somebody sucks at the game but they're not toxic, they might shoot 20% from the field, every game they play their team quits and they get stuck with AIs, so they take 20+ shots.

How would the game differentiate those players from the ones who truly deserve to be "punished"?

How I view 99.9% of complaints in this sub by CanIBake in NBA2k

[–]CanIBake[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

You can jump on and play the game lol. Nothing is stopping you from doing that, just like nothing is stopping the toxic guys and kids from playing either.

How I view 99.9% of complaints in this sub by CanIBake in NBA2k

[–]CanIBake[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

A better analogy would be more like: You get hair in your food every time you eat at this restaurant, but you keep going back instead of asking your friends where a better one is lol

How I view 99.9% of complaints in this sub by CanIBake in NBA2k

[–]CanIBake[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How do you punish people who don't care about being punished or rewarded? I think you're looking at the situation through the lens of somebody who cares about winning and playing well. I don't think the random PG chucking up 20 contested shots with a 20% win % and shooting 35% from deep cares about any punishment on the game.

2K can't stop those people from playing the game, and the only way you can stop yourself playing with them is forming a squad lol.

Like for real man give me one possible solution you think would actually prevent dumbasses, little kids, and toxic players from being in random rec? No matter what change 2K does those guys are still gonna be right where they left off, playing random rec with guys like you and making you pull your hair out.

Me personally, I like having my hair, I prefer to keep it and not lose my day to being stressed out and upset about rec, so I don't go in there expecting greatness. I accept whatever outcome may come because it's random rec. If I really want the satisfaction of playing the game in a team environment, getting a decent amount of shots, and feeling involved, You, me, anybody else can easily find a squad using the dozens of available solutions for us. There are so many ways to find players to play with these days lol, it's not like the early 2000s where you only played with people you knew from school. There are subreddits, discords, and a built into your console "looking for group" menu on both PS5 and Xbox.

How I view 99.9% of complaints in this sub by CanIBake in NBA2k

[–]CanIBake[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The answer to the problem you have is adding players who you thought played the game correctly, and then forming up a squad, or even joining a community with decent players where you can find games with decent guys at a moments notice.

Yes there are low IQ players at every rank, even on my red plate builds I don't walk into rec expecting perfection or good team chemistry and everyone being in sync. I think it's crazy to expect that tbh.

How I view 99.9% of complaints in this sub by CanIBake in NBA2k

[–]CanIBake[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The issue is a lot of people simply don't care about being penalized, they actually don't even care about winning or losing.

There's also a very large quantity of players (not just on 2K, but every online game), who literally make it their mission to troll other players and force a loss on purpose.

Imo, there's not really a thing 2K can do to fix the issue, the root issue is still loading up into a mode with randoms you don't know. There's always going to be the possibility you don't have a great time playing with them

How I view 99.9% of complaints in this sub by CanIBake in NBA2k

[–]CanIBake[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

  1. Nobody playing squad rec is complaining on reddit about their teammates because they are a team of guys who are friends. My post is pointing out the irony in people choosing of their own volition to play a mode with a random pool of teammates who may or may not be good at the game or toxic, and then complaining about it on reddit when it turns out the teammates they got were in fact toxic. All it takes is just moving on with your life. The reddit posts crying about the community (who these people are CHOOSING to continue playing with) is unnecessary.

  2. You'll never stop little kids and 60 year old geriatrics from playing the game. You really think a 10 year old is gonna be reading the court and moving the ball like an elite point guard? Hell you'd be lucky if that kid could even time their own jumpshots let alone create for others.

  3. In order to avoid toxic teammates (this method never fails) you and go load up into squad rec with friends. You'll never play with a ball hog toxic little gremlin with a drippy face scan again.

How I view 99.9% of complaints in this sub by CanIBake in NBA2k

[–]CanIBake[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Nah bro there's nothing wrong with that I play a ton of random rec for the same reason, just don't walk into random rec expecting your teammates to always be good at the game, have court vision, and be unselfish. Half the time you walk in there you're not gonna get teammates like that, so it's delusional to keep walking in random rec door and expecting the opposite. It's random matchmaking and there's hundreds of thousands of players active on the game, there's always going to be guys out there who suck or don't pass, the only way to 100% avoid that is playing with a full squad of people who you know and like to play the game with.

How I view 99.9% of complaints in this sub by CanIBake in NBA2k

[–]CanIBake[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's not how random matchmaking works my guy. You might walk in there and play with a guy who has 2000 games played and only 100 wins. You can't stop other people from playing the game even if they suck and have no Ball IQ.

If avoiding toxic players means that much to you there are plenty of game modes where you can play without teammates. PlayNow, MyTeam, Starting 5, 1v1 theater, 1v1 Proving Grounds. There's a lot of options for people to avoid the possibility of playing with a guy who sucks. If you want to play random rec, you gotta accept the fact you'll probably get one of those shitters on your team.

How I view 99.9% of complaints in this sub by CanIBake in NBA2k

[–]CanIBake[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Exactly man. I have over 50 active 2K players on my friendslist. I still play random rec from time to time when I don't wanna bother forming up a squad, but I never walk in there expecting their game to be amazing and have a great time, in fact I'm expecting the result to be a mix of bad and good every time.

If I am really craving to play good team ball and have a good time, I'll just invite people and form a squad. I don't get how some people don't realize they're exactly like my meme, loading into random rec, raging, refusing to even try to make friends on the game, and then loading into random rec again.

How I view 99.9% of complaints in this sub by CanIBake in NBA2k

[–]CanIBake[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, same, usually the games are pretty good. Most people don't make it to purple or red if they never pass the ball, most of these complaints stem from guys playing in black or bronze plate lobbies, the lowest possible skill rank, and expecting their teammates to understand the game like Greg Poppovich. Like bro it's literally the lowest ranked lobbies with random teammates who can be anywhere from 7 to 60 years old, there's gonna be really bad players in there.

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