2K Games has recently announced that the company’s latest installment in popular basketball franchise, NBA 2K14, has received only its third patch for next generation versions of the game. The new patch for the game aims at improving game play, providing several fixes to a number of bugs, while also adding technical updates to both MyCAREER and MyGM.
The patch, already available for Xbox One, is also expected to be pushed out for players on PlayStation 4 in the next few days, although a reveal date for the same is yet to be announced.
While a number of fixes have been added to the game via the new update, it specifically addresses the general game fixes for several Xbox Live issues that gamers have found problematic to deal with, especially the disconnect issues that used to occur during head-to-head and Team Up play modes.
“Our commitment to NBA 2K14 Next Gen is ongoing, as you can see with the level of depth in the 3rd patch. This patch is a mixture of gameplay improvements and fixes for technical issues, including many MyPLAYER cases. We appreciate your patience and support as we venture into this next-generation of gaming,” the official page states.
“Furthermore, the team continues to stay focused on making NBA 2K14 the best possible experience for all of our users out there. We will be monitoring all your feedback after the patch hits to look for any further issues.”
Other gameplay-related updates pushed out via the same include improved ball physics (When dribbling is involved) with physics adjustments made to mid-air collisions. Also, there’s a brand new camera view mode called the ‘Beluba’ camera view.
Check out the complete list of patch notes below
GENERAL
- Addressed a number of issues that were known to cause disconnects during head-to-head and Team-Up gameplay.
- Addressed an issue where blocked users were allowed to enter matchmaking with each other (XB1).
- Addressed an issue where the user would encounter a lengthy blank black screen during the initial launch sequence in certain conditions.
- Corrected an issue where an assigned dunk package would sometimes not be used in The Park.
- Fixed a bug where user Settings weren’t properly saving in specific situations.
- Fixed a case where the user would enter into an unresponsive state after a second user signed in and then subsequently signed out (XB1).
- Fixed a case where the user would experience a loss of controller functionality despite having a controller turned on (XB1).
- Fixed a number of issues that should result in a much more stable experience for users playing in Leagues.
- Fixed an issue in The Park where matches were not starting appropriately, in addition to a large number of optimizations for this experience.
- Fixed an issue where the title did not send game invites to all Xbox Party members when a user enters a joinable online matchmaking session (XB1).
- Fixed an issue where the title would shut down when resuming from low-power standby (XB1).
- The title will now receive game invites if the user is already in an Xbox Party with the host (XB1).
GAMEPLAY
- A new and improved ‘Beluba’ camera is now available for your use.
- A number of other smaller changes have been made to address issues as well as enhance the user experience.
- Addressed a rare issue where the game would potentially hang after a player fouled out during a Team-Up game.
- Addressed a very rare case where a defender would snap up from the ground right after getting knocked down.
- Addressed an issue where teams would call timeouts back-to-back in certain situations.
- Adjusted physics calculations on in-air collisions to make defenders ‘stronger’.
- Corrected a commentary issue where the commentators would discuss (and often praise) a player for a given statistic when the sample size of the stat does not merit the discussion.
- Fixed an issue where players who shouldn’t be physically able to body-up in ride collisions were able to do so at a higher than expected frequency.
- Fixed an issue where the camera would sometimes stay on the scorer after a made shoot, often resulting in a 5-second inbound violation.
- Fixed an issue where the rebound button would sometimes be ignored when engaged in a boxout.
- Made several improvements to fix overextension of player elbows during steal/rebound opportunities in order to reduce arm pops, and to improve hand/ball interaction.
- Made several improvements to the dribbling model in order to smooth out ball movement.
- Passes are now more accurate along the sideline, on fast breaks, and when passed to receivers who are in the middle of coming to a stop.
- Players who successfully block a shot are now more aware and will have a greater chance of recovering the loose ball if it falls nears them.
- Pump Fakes have been tuned to correct an issue where some players would twitch when performing the fake.
- Shortened the distance receivers are led down court (when passing) during regular transition (non-fast break) offense.
- Slightly reduced the shot % penalty on fouls in order to create more appropriate ‘and-1’ situations.
- Tuned down the likelihood that poorly rated blockers will get their blocking hand in perfect position in front of the ball.
- Tuned shooting percentages such that they fall more in line with our expected results.
- Tuned shot blocking logic such that defenders are more aware of attempting blocks when the ball is still rising, and less likely to target the ball on its way down (when goaltending will be called).
- Tuned the body-up system in order to reduce the amount of clipping present in this sequence.
MyCAREER
- A number of smaller issues (e.g. social media message cleanup) in addition to further mode tuning have been performed in this patch to enhance user satisfaction.
- Additional ‘fake’ rookies (some quite good) will no longer be generated after the NBA Draft at the outset of the mode.
- Addressed an issue where player names were occasionally not showing up correctly when dynamic goals were handed out.
- Addressed discrepancies between dynamic goals and follow-up press conferences, headlines, and social media messages.
- Corrected a rare issue where the user would be unable to progress past the All-Star break after playing many seasons.
- Corrected a rare issue where users would not get the VC reward for accomplishing a milestone.
- Corrected a very rare issue where a user’s attributes would be lowered to 25 in all categories.
- Corrected an issue where the title would not resume following a timeout called shortly after halftime.
- Fixed a hang that could occur when the game would try to simulate ahead in scrimmages.
- Fixed a hang that was known to occur when loading save files where a purchased accessory had been equipped.
- Fixed an issue where games would be unintentionally simulated when viewing the NBA.com headline about clinching a playoff spot.
- Fixed an issue where the reporter would reference a stat incorrectly when asking the user a press conference question after a played game.
- Fixed an issue where users would get stuck in the Shooting Drill when they had previous changed their Shooting Type to Real Player %.
- Identified a rare case where the game could hang in the dunk contest at all-star weekend if the user left the controller unattended for a period of time (this fix applies for MyGM all-star dunk contest as well).
- Players will now retire completely in later seasons at an appropriate age (rather than sitting in free agency).
- The in-performance VC earnings overlay will now match what is actually given to the user upon returning to the travel scene between games.
- Tuned AI behaviors such that teammates that are unhappy with your MyPLAYER will now show it more often after the whistle.
- Users will no longer get drafted 30th overall after turning in an impressive performance in the Rookie Showcase.
MyGM
- A number of other smaller corrections and tunings have taken place to enhance user satisfaction.
- Addressed a bug where players would ask for contracts in the MLE pricing range when they clearly deserve contracts of much greater worth.
- Addressed a display error on the Team Finances pricing graphs where it would display the user’s team as earning $0 in specific situations.
- Addressed an issue where players that retired to become coaches would get their name randomized.
- Corrected a rare hang that would occur when the user’s team suffered an in-game injury where the user later performed an in-game save to resume the game at a later time.
- Corrected an issue where certain injuries were not properly healing in the expected amount of time.
- Corrected an issue where some users would hang when attempting to start the mode with an edited roster.
- Corrected and optimized a number of owner goals to ensure they always fire at appropriate times (e.g. staff hiring goals will now always respect the available budget) and that they don’t conflict one another.
- Fixed a number of issues pertaining to the hiring and firing of head coaches and assistant coaches. This should now be more reliable.
- Staff goals will now fire in the offseason even when the user has opted to simulate past the Staff Signing period.
- There will now always be a minimum level staff member available to sign when the user’s team does not have the budgetary funds available for a higher level staff member.
- Tuned player morale/player roles logic to be slightly more forgiving.
- Tuned the height ranges for generational players to be more in-line with our original intentions.
- When asking the CPU to rebuild lineups, the player roles set by the user will now be respected in most situations.
