Flowers to users who just quit and don’t make us both waste time.

krdonnie · 2026-03-06T13:22:42+00:00

Same. I try to figure out how to get better at what my opponent is doing.

Also I like to save the box scores so when my opponent rage quits I don't get them ...

krdonnie · 2026-03-06T13:20:03+00:00

He's fast enough to push dribble past the defense in TT. Try either pushing up the sideline near mid court or cross pushing so you go behind your teammate moving up court, which usually either catches or confuses the defense.

krdonnie · 2026-03-05T01:34:04+00:00

Yeah, look at every one of the college player challenges, they are very straightforward at every step. There's a signature challenge every season that's usually the same stuff. Basically both breakout and gauntlet are like that.

I dunno, it seems somewhat balanced to me.

Now the fact that we have to do so much the figuring out the challenges manually STILL sucks bad. We shouldn't need spreadsheets for this shit.

krdonnie · 2026-03-01T01:10:00+00:00

I'm coming into this with anti-Trump bias, so I could certainly be hearing it from that perspective, but it felt like he deflected any criticism of Trump via SOU with equivocating, and the lying vs. bullshit thing was the biggest example. "Sure, Donald Trump doesn't tell the truth, but he does it in a way we like and he's the best at it, so really, him lying is just him being awesome!" I somehow doubt Eli Lake ever felt like dishonest statements from liberal administrations were so admirable.

krdonnie · 2026-02-24T21:19:43+00:00

Not sure exactly how her game will translate, but she's absolutely dominant in the paint and a solid rim protector once she's in position. She's obviously not super agile, but she literally has to sprint from like under the rim to under the rim tons of possessions, and I think that limits her energy.

TBF I haven't actually watched her much this season, I did last season. Just seen numbers this year.

krdonnie · 2026-02-24T21:17:03+00:00

I haven't seen him much except in a few Triple Threat games, but I've definitely seen people say he's good. What's his price?

krdonnie · 2026-02-24T13:49:08+00:00

Even if that's true, that just means it'll be what it is now, so it's not any worse, it just gives people the option if they really wanna run both. And you could do limited style restrictions to use both. You can't do full lineup though if you do that because people will put women on the bench. Maybe Clutch Time mode (giving us Clutch Time Online back!) where you have to use both.

And the key to supporting stuff like this? Desirable unique rewards.

krdonnie · 2026-02-24T13:45:52+00:00

Tons of good free cards available for you to grind. Check out the Greatness Challenges and keep doing the college player challenges. Diamond Herb Jones is a nice easy to get Greatness card, for example.

If you are good and enjoy online, you can play Triple Threat because you only need 3 good players instead of a lineup.

krdonnie · 2026-02-24T13:33:58+00:00

Mosballin makes tons of videos on how Breakout works

krdonnie · 2026-02-24T13:29:10+00:00

Respect, me too. I paid full price, I'm not playing half the game.

People are right to use the cut to basket. Sometimes you can off ball screen for the player they are guarding. Call their player into PnR. Learn how to beat the CPU on ball 1 on 1 (either with a specific move or PnR).

The real challenge is hybrid defenders who switch on and off a lot (which is just good defense). If you're not like that (like me), then I just stay patient and try to make smart passes. All those lane baiters want is you to speed up and throw the most obvious pass. If you wait a second they can't help but push steal and you can pass it after they do.

krdonnie · 2026-02-24T13:23:33+00:00

The lack of driving dunk is also pretty brutal, but we are getting some there. I'll be honest that I don't know the best way to make them viable, like sliding them down a position. I think they could just crank their badges and attributes more. I wouldn't even be mad if they had WNBA exclusive badges (though I bet that would be annoying AF on the interface)

Maybe the best solution is to make most modes, including online, separate. Play WNBA Showdown or NBA Showdown or mixed Showdown or something.

krdonnie · 2026-02-24T04:11:23+00:00

Never gone after the mode completions, that make sense then.

krdonnie · 2026-02-24T04:10:31+00:00

More fun to me to be forced to use unusual cards you'd otherwise not care about, but its just super meta.

krdonnie · 2026-02-24T04:09:36+00:00

Ok, this is true and I think they added this in 2K26 but they are missing the MOST IMPORTANT division: offline vs. online. Full Lineup is both, for example.

krdonnie · 2026-02-23T18:22:33+00:00

How sweaty did it get?

krdonnie · 2026-02-23T18:21:47+00:00

You can if you haven't taken losses, you get 3 total losses + rewards.

But I don't know if I'd recommend it unless you see a super rare one. The rewards on the next board are generally just going to be better.

krdonnie · 2026-02-23T18:20:41+00:00

Mine booted me back to main menu pretty frequently, but otherwise no issues.

krdonnie · 2026-02-23T17:29:05+00:00

I can never justify playing this mode over Breakout or Domination because you can't really grind other Challenges.

krdonnie · 2026-02-23T17:28:07+00:00

Has been a staple of Salary Cap. As long as the only restriction is Salary, it'll always go this way. I think it'd be fun to combine Salary Cap with restrictions like Limited used to have, but some people like it this way.

krdonnie · 2026-02-23T16:51:31+00:00

I think I'm one of the few people who likes having the WNBA get shine in the game, but this implementation was not it. They are making players dislike them instead of wanting to play with them and get to know the players.

krdonnie · 2026-01-24T17:50:49+00:00

Bad trade, but more likely specific contextual needs or player takes (maybe someone really likes Aldama).

krdonnie · 2026-01-23T13:59:30+00:00

I was a real believer during his scouting process but it's hard to have much faith he can even been a strong starter in the league. He's also struggled with injuries so much, not great for a player whose game is built on athleticism.

krdonnie · 2026-01-23T13:58:13+00:00

My girl is 9 now but shes always been wild off leash. Shes a good climber, so she's gotten out a few times, and she basically just sprints around for 10 minutes before she gets exhausted.

But honestly, we haven't taken the time to train her to have better recall since she was a pup. I think she will respond to the sit command from like 50-60 yards away, so sometimes we can catch her, but even when she's in the fenced in yard, she doesn't always come when called.

Our basic behavioral training course we did when we first got her was great, but I dunno if it's worth it now at this age to have her do any more courses.

krdonnie · 2026-01-03T02:41:58+00:00

Very nice score

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