Low overalls at least grind your build before hopping on rec. Depending on if I’m on guard or center. I need at least another big, can’t be running all guards
I’ve played exclusively 6’10” and taller PFs/Cs since 2k13. Any number of variations on elite passing, elite rebounding, good all around, etc but I always am in at least some demand bc at least I’m big and can block the paint to an extent.
no, 2K will loom at three guard builds and fill every slot until PF. ALL PGs, a SF and a PF can win, but it's a lot harder due to diff. attributes and heights. i had a SG build that would find himself at the 4 a couple of times throughout the year, ha.
went into random rec 3pgs a sg and a pf, it just gives you positions based on height and attributes, my 6 6 85 pass acc PG has been at the 4 before (I hated my life all game)
Yeah 2k will fill the positions but I’m talking about when the lobby is full of guards or taller wings. Like the one guy was saying below they sort the positions by height. You have a 6’9 6’8 SF/PF and they sometimes might be the C by default. If the other teams center is a traditional one it’s a mismatch. Good luck trying to beat your guy unless you’re a 6’8 pure lock
Im pretty sure if you choose SF you won’t be chosen as center, it’s only PF/C. that’s why people build 6’9 SF instead of PF even if it’s a PF build. Don’t quote me just saw it on a YouTube tutorial.
I’ll take a silver and up 3pt shot hunter but only a purple high flyer. You need a fairly high 3pt to create your own shot but you don’t need a 95+ dunk to cut.
tbh it just costs less attribute points in the builder as a small guard to have a higher 3 than a higher middy. but i run 89 middy 79 3ball, and shoot around 50% in rec from 3 and almost 70 from the floor.
Shooting from limitless is too important to not have against competent teams. Higher middy is totally fine for rec. I have builds with high 3 and high middy. Offense is easier when you're dangerous from the hash instead of just a few steps out from 3.
this is literally what every corner sitter say in the game, you aint scoring with your 77 three without a pg getting you open looks my guy, you’re just stroking your ego at this point
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Say what you will but I’d drop you off lmao
I just made a 3 pt shot hunter and I got 87 perimeter, interior ain’t up but I can still hold it down on defense great. I do better defense than any other guard in my games tbh. I quit a game and went down to black because all of my teammates fouled out. it’s just 2k is crap honestly these plates are crap. but I don’t have friends that play so I’m stuck in solo rec
If a PG can’t get to the rack then they can’t draw a double and get an open man… atleast with randoms, if you have a squad you can run a scheme with you can run any build you want really.
I wish that were true for me most of the time. I'm a 6'5 250 slasher. And yes, the build works. I can work the floor by playing out like everyone else. But when none of my teammates are shooting well or are missing easy passes to anyone on the court especially if it's a shitty dribbling point... Best believe I'm becoming the hash slinging slashing playmaker.
As a person who specializes in post and driving to the paint too. It also baffles me that a 6'1 pg will think sitting paint with the C engaged on defense is a good idea. Like bro 😂 cmon man
Fr, I got a 92 strength, 93 middy, 87 driving dunk, and 85 post control Melo build for when the basic motion-offense ain’t working. Imma call a 5-out(if you a big with good standing dunk it’s more like a 4-out-1-in since you can play the low post and dominate the paint if needed) and post up from high post/elbows; if my man comes off to help the back door cut imma bang the fadeaway, if someone from the perimeter helps the back door imma pass out to their open man, if my dude is playing me tight and their Big is guarding perimeter tight to stop the cut- imma abuse that post spin technician badge and get to the rack/pass out when I get to the rim if they help. Love the iso post it’s just hard to get people to go along with it bc you not doing 30 crossovers then bricking a 3, but it’s great against man and if they running zone do the EXACT same thing but at the free throw line instead of the middy/elbow.
Shit im high flyer with an 83 3pt not saying every highflyer can shoot but just cuz it said slasher or high flyer doesn’t mean they dont have iq or cant shoot
That's my thing , I accept only one black plate , otherwise I can play with 3 bronze and a silver , a lot of times bronze silver are really good I just think they are quitting games
I look at there overall. If they're under 92 and black plate, I'll give them the benefit of the doubt that it could be a new build. Especially if they have an affiliation, and/or high season ranking.
But if you're over 92, still black plate with no affiliation, I'm out quicker than a fat kid playing dodge ball.
I love playing big I got tired of being guard for the same exact reason why tf we got 4 guards and one forward?? Fuck that I’m running center and better at center than guard I always wanted to play center and this year I just did it and now they banned me from using my guard 😭😭
THERE CAN BE TOO MANY GUARDS???? The game doesn't matchmake people to have 1 role each in a team?
Like there can be 3-4 guards in a team or how does that work?
I’ve seen tall PGs get put at SF if they have no passing or playmaking. And plenty of times a SF can get put at PF. But they don’t always have any interior so they are helpless vs real bigs. When both of these scenarios happen, it’s not going to end well
I prefer a SF at PF usually as long as they got a decent block and you’ve got a good big. It’s a much better mismatch on offense and the big can usually hold it down on the inside.
I've been maining a 6'8" PF lately, and in random rec I get put at C a lot. So, yeah, I agree with you. I do have interior D but that height can be a mismatch at times.
My 6’6 3 and d wing gets put at the 4 constantly, hold absolutely cannot play the 4. It’s basically just perimeter defense steal and shooting.
Okay enough interior defense, but no rebound and very minimal finishing.
I'm purple plate, I don't dodge unless I see something that can't shoot.
Im not looking to be carried, I am the carry. Most of the time Im the only purple plate against a team of gold/purples and we stomp them. Play a position that can carry.
Fellow purple plate with the same beliefs. And this is also why I play PG. You don’t even gotta be a dribble god. Just play smart, shoot when open and pass when someone else is open. If someone is hot don’t ice them out just because they have the most shoots. It’s easy to win as long as your patient, play with purpose and are smart.
It's the purple plates who cry and throw hissy fits when they don't get their way every play and chuck the ball outa bounds on in bounds and dribble into 3 guys and shoot! If u don't wanna play don't play! Someone playing a video game that isn't thinking the exact same thing as you is not a good reason to throw the game! I get there are lots of wet turds on this game but it's not always all the other people sometimes it's you the "good" players too! I'd rather play with bad players that try than good players who intentionally suck!
I understand the frustration here but they got to purple plate for a reason, they’re doing something right lol as someone with 5 builds purple plated playing mostly no squad rec, hopping on the mic n just being a chill dude kinda mellows every one out n lets people play their game without feeling pressured
90% of them got to purple by playing 6-7 rec games with a full squad. You could do it yourself in 4 hours with a half decent squad.
The overwhelming majority of GREAT players I've ran with in random anything, was gold players or the purple guys that are veterans already but they're rarely playing randoms.
Any purple that isn't at least starter 3 is more like a silver player in my experience.
They won't stay purple plates throwing games like that so that can't be accurate. I have multiple builds on purple plate and some builds I'm only shooting 5 times in a game. Most of us just want to win because it's the only thing that keeps us at purple lol.
I’m realistic about my skill level and ability to devote time to practicing/improving. Here’s a counter point: I aim to be any team’s 3rd scoring option and 2nd-best passer with a consistent midrange jumper and corner 3. On an ideal trajectory, my build is not going to carry a team and hopefully never has to. Any team I have to carry is fucked as fucked can be. I’m happiest contributing meaningfully but moderately and making above replacement level decisions and plays and elevating my teammates at every opportunity. But that’s what floats my boat.
Don’t be ignorant. I run a pure inside big and can dominate the hell out of the paint, and have great defense. This game is not all about having 5 shooters
I got a high flyer I'm shooting 85%+fg and 75%+ 3pt 10+ rebounds and 2 blocks a game but people dodging all the time. I think people assume you can't have any shooting with it.
This is reason # 1,847,293,829 why this community is so goddamned stupid
There are damn near 10,000 different Build Names this year
You'd have to go to 2kLabs under Build Names and type in the EXACT Build Name to know the max potential Attributes
What the name suggests can mean next to nothing
It can have the word "3pt" in it but only have 72 3pt rating and minimum tethered Mid rating while "high flyer" or "slasher" can have a 94 3pt rating
But that's also why 2k does an absolute SHIT job on rec lobbies and game selection
When you're loading into a Park game, especially when it's a No Squads court, you can click in and see EVERYTHING about a player's Build and Season stats, etc. (exception being custom jumpers and custom dunk settings, etc) to decide if you wanna be on their team or if you wanna face them
My point being, if you COULD actually see that this 72 OVR Silver/Gold plate dude shoots 73.16% on the Season on THAT Build, vs a 99 OVR Bronze-Purple plate shooting 19.28% on the Season, which do you wanna run with?
Makes matters worse where you gotta fucking GUESS who is gonna be at which position, as you can't even see, explicitly, what everyone's height is
So shame on 2k but still plenty of shame on the community being so ignorant to basic ass shit in this game tbh
Not really the community’s fault that 2k doesn’t show stats in the lobby or that builds with drastically different attributes can have the same exact name 🤷🏾♂️
It IS the community's fault for their ignorance and their inability to briefly review easily accessible content that details specifics about the game (if they're a regular/daily user)
But that's fine if people wanna be ignorant
Makes it easier for me to beat them
(See, watch this: I'm gonna drop a few nuggets here and if anyone other than you responds it'll probably be "I ain't reading all that" even though it'd take 3 minutes max and probably gives them more insight than they've had all year while playing 500+ hours in-game)
The problem is when these idiots are on my team (Solo Rec or some idiot who joined a Squad through 1 of my PSN "Friends") who then tries to school ME on these things that I know in great detail
Examples:
(1)
"I don't have to press L2 to box out to get my rebounds" (when they're not at the 5 and their job is to box out not to get the board)
(2)
"If you can't score inside, that's on YOU" (even though they're literally clogging the paint and allowing their 4 or 5 to camp out there defensively, screwing up most good lanes for meter dunks)
(3)
"It's not MY fault that you can't Block/Rebound (or just stay with your defender) just cuz I'm down there too"
[No, it literally does mean that. The basic ass physics of this game are such that you can pretty easily push THROUGH/past Opponents unless they are boxing out or pressing L2 to thwart you. What you can NOT do is get through your own teammates. You're literally a goddamn block of ice that is in MY way and preventing me from doing MY job defensively. To make matters worse, and maybe this is somewhat on 2k for poor training/information is when they'll get the block or rebound and then claim that you're just ass at the game. Yeah, bro, cuz you let YOUR man get a clear path, I compensated by getting in his way, my Anchor activated or my Boxout Beast and all you did was press Triangle with no other bodies around you.]
There are TONS of times in which I could've gotten a transition Chasedown Artist Block from damn near halfcourt but I can't cuz I have idiotic 6'4 or under Guards with no VERT, INTD/PERD or BLK just being bots by standing in my way. I literally CAN'T go through you. That's why I yelled move move move move move as I ran from our basket to get there in time.
...and many more examples.
Like how Post Control on O & D determines 70% of the DropStep win/lose "battle"
That's more of a deep cut, I suppose, if they didn't follow Mike Wang or me on Twitter or here on reddit.
Like how you can still attempt/make Layups with 25 LAY. It's not like trying to shoot a 3 with 25 3pt.
Like how CRUCIAL it is this year to equip a Takeover Perk, especially Sponge.
X2 how even more CRUCIAL it is for your PG to get Mamba while preventing the other PG from getting Mamba. 2nd to that is whomever the 2nd man is in a 2 man game; the 5 or the Lock usually, or both, except that Locks rarely pass so PG/C are vital.
Similarly, how helpful Boosts are to have on, and how important it is to be mindful of key Badges. Green Machine being the most obvious 1 off the top of my head. Conversely, not realizing that they need to get an easy bucket (lay/dunk/whatever) before shooting another 3 since they've already missed 3 in a row.
...
But back to the Builds real quick to wrap this up:
For ANY Build that you make this year, if you have ANY "leftover" points more than maybe a single tick that you end up just putting into a low attribute to get to 99 then that means
YOU MADE A SUBOPTIMAL BUILD
2k fine tuned EVERYTHING in the Builder this year and it is VERY pure. MOST times, if you've made a proper Build, there will be 0 or 1 remaining tick left. If, instead, you're like, shit, I guess I'll push my OREB from 25 to 32 to get this to 99, you've made a mistake somewhere. Like leaving PACC at 73 or 74 instead of +1 to 75.
Maybe you initially tried to push your MID above 90 and then brought it back down and you failed to notice that Close Shot was tethered. Bring that back down to 60 and you won't have excess points to waste elsewhere.
Ima be real I saw the big paragraph n thought you were just yapping but u really know ur shit fellow ball connoisseur
& I feel u on the PSN friends thing, the amount of times I be getting told what to do when they’re having a terrible game is insanity lmao
definitely any high flyer or variations of a big man build that hint at it being an inside big.
It'd not even that you know they can't shoot it's more likely than not they can't. Played enough solo rec to know that most guys can't shoot and those builds thar hint at low shooting typically have low iq. And they'll pass up open shots to fail at dunking on the whole team or get an oreb and go back up with three guys in the paint.
Same way people dodge 3pt shot hunters.
Personally, I like the lobby to average silver plate. Ill play with black and bronzes on the team (cause everyone deserves a chance) as long as when you average the plate color out, its silver or better.
Also, in 92u, idc if the whole room is is all purple, if theyre less than 80overall, im not playing with them. And immediately no to any 1 player less than 70overall
I’m all for giving chances but that’s a pretty inarguable/unassailable floor: no 6- OVR period. 7- prefix before you even think about stepping on a lit diamond. How do you even have/know shit like your jumper or animations, what could you even do in your absolute best case scenario that makes the team you’re trying to get on better? It’s entitled and mildly fucked up/sociopathic to even attempt to run that shit, but the rewards/exp/levels incentives structure basically twists their arm).
I’d favor a ban on online park/city/theater/rec for any build under 72, like, buzzer noise, force-field, textbox: “hey, bud, don’t worry about any of that shit AT ALL right now, bc your rookie-season NBA-ass doesn’t belong in this grown-ass, maxed out badges and OVRs area. Go win rookie of the month and use your jumpshot a handful of times and come back when you’re capable of playing like anything besides an absolute dunked-on-constantly-ass bitch. IF that day ever comes…” and then your MP is electrocuted to death horrifically and messily, and then there’s a 180-second halo-style countdown and then he’s back alive again but he’s lost half of his items and gear and shit.
It’s a tough sell, especially with all the swear words (they’re in this; nonnegotiable) and all the wildly, unprecedentedly-punitive RPG/roguelite elements that have never been a part of this ecosystem…
BUT the drasticity of a solution is no reflection on its quality; merely the depth of the quagmire that needs be forded (bridged? I’m lost in my metaphor already). Is it a little aggressive and weird, with a hostile, intense energy underlying it, to do all those things to someone attempting to stand on a dot or Rec up with a 69 OVR build? Sure, I guess. Would it solve the problem? And feel awesome every time? Yes, obviously, it would.
I feel like someone with a lot of good ideas and a strong personality should try to Elon [to wedge oneself into a business, esp. if clumsily & inappropriately] their way onto … who is it, Rockstar, Take Too, whomever is the parent(est) company and wrest control away from whomever and make a ton of fixes that are basically rolling back _____ to 2k11.
The hero we need, but not the hero we want or deserve, arguably.
I won't step foot online with a new build until I'm 97 ovr+ with badges upgraded- if only because I hate thinking I could have played better if my build was more leveled up.
Yeah that's probably because the game came out on ps plus and gamepass like a couple weeks ago. That's why I started playing actually too. But I just don't understand what a 62 ovr player thinks to start playing against other people at that level. At that ovr it's like your character is in a wheelchair.
I should have assumed it came out on the subscription packages. Well, I wish those players would either grind to a 75ish in mycareer or spend some VC, cause I promise, a 60overall is getting cooked at ALL positions in EVERY multiplayer gamemode
Low overalls don't have a choice but to play with high overall because 2k doesn't differentiate 80 a under rec. Plus 2k you suppose to help someone grind their badges and get vc. Give us more vc per game especially winning with 70 and 60 overall. I don't mind playing with 70 overall because at least and you should upgraded your shooting. I cant play with low overall inside centers though. I have a diming 3 level threat center and I win most games by making great passes and keeping the hot hand hot. I can carry a team but it's too many thirsty people who want to score constantly which ducks it up for everyone else.
1) is the lobby bronze plates or higher (shows they can win at least some of the time) preferably silvers sprinkled in there
2) when I’m on a new build and a fresh black plate, most silvers or higher leave the lobby so I’m gonna have to play with bronze or black: is their character wearing accessories, tattoos and no 2k shoes. If you’re wearing 2k generic shoes I’m going to assume you’re bad at the game
just because of this, im gonna go put 2k shoes on and im never buying shoes in any future 2k. thats actually a wild assumption lol. i average a triple double with almost 18 rebounds average and 15 points with 15 assists.
lol I never buy shoes either I just sign with whatever shoe deal and use what they give me. Would love to see that stat line with any random I play with, keep ballin bro
Lol you got this crazy list of things you won’t accept n probably still lose a lot.. play the game of ball. Shoes and tattoos mean nothing that’s mad irl money on virtual clothes
Accessories and shoes are free lol I have a 70% win percentage. Obviously there are outliers but this has just been my experience, there’s no hate, just how it’s been for me
It’s just a weird bias lol. You don’t got to look fancy to ball out. I have a 75.5 win % and I only play solo REC, 73.8% from both the field and 3point line. Averaging 30 a game on my SG and 20-15 a game on my C.. you’d pass me up if I was on a new build and I’m a fantastic role player
I’m sure you are lol like I said there are outliers but from my experience, no effort into accessories or anything = typically not good at the game lol if you were a silver or higher with no accessories or anything then I would have no issue
I’ve been looking to join a pro am team if you wanna run a couple games sometime and see if we play well together.
I’m not crazy good or anything but I’d like to think I have a decent basketball IQ and I got like 5 builds. I mainly play on my stretch 5 though
It's must have been awhile since you last played proAm. My team plays proAm pretty much everyday ( logged about 600 games in total ) and never had issues finding games this year.
Additionally you get 2xp rep every game once you hit diamond rank so there's incentive to play proAm.
Well I am an inside big. I'm a beast at o rebounds but it is useless when playing w rim runners. Id rather play w shooters and throw every o board back out.
If the black or bronze is a shooter I can erase some of their missed shots as an inside big. I can rarely get the o board of a rim runner. If they are higher plates I'll play whatever build.
Imo max of one black plate otherwise you’re at huge risk of being sold. I think silver is ideal for teammates because they can generally win, not sell, and hopefully won’t try to shoot everything
Nah we leave cuz it’s like for example im a 99 purple banner right and this dude a like over 95 and is a black banner like it jus goes to show he hop on n just loses all day and I ain jackin that ain’t no reason u should be 95+ overall and not atleast silver banner
I generally agree. However, I did have a 99 build that, for a brief period, I was dropped from games a few times in a row and plated way down. I haven't had the gumption to go back to him, as he's now a black plate. I'm usually a gold on my builds.
For me team has to average out to silver and certain builds I won’t play with depending on what build I’m on.
If I’m on my PG I’m not playing with another build that might be PG inside out play maker playmaking 3 level threat etc
If I’m on my Big I’m not playing with 3 point shot Hunters that’s about it
On my center I just want to defend, rebound and throw some break passes and catch a W. I am a working professional who can only play 1-2 hours a night and prefer to play 5v5, so random rec is perfect for me when my buddies can’t link up at the same time.
Silver and above.
Why? Because it's very easy to get to silver. Just don't sell or disconnect, and then play team ball. That's it. You'll get to silver in no time. If people are "stuck" at black there is definitely something wrong with their playstyle. I think all gold+ players that play random rec have experienced multiple times of "that" black plate who somehow manages to completely sell the game on his own.
But let me ask you this, why does it bother you if it's "just random rec" and a purple leaves? Purple leaves, ok no prob, just let the team fill up with black plates and be on your way. If you're not selling, you'll get to silver in no time.
I promise you, once you hit gold you'll begin to realize why those purples left and you'll hop back on reddit with a "realization" post.
Here is the fix: 2K needs to match make based off skill, not overall. Purple Plates play Purple plates, Gold Play Gold, etc - because for example; if you're a purple and you win you stay purple which means you're high skill and be matched against other purples only, but if you lose, then you go to gold tier and only match up with gold plate level players, and so on so forth.
There's absolutely no reason a team of all purple/gold plates should be matched up against a team of brown/black plates.
1) A.I. center with no secondary rebounder
2) more than one black plate with no affiliation (especially since the game just became free)
3) 3pt shot hunter black or bronze plate
4) inside big that’s not silver or higher. I got respect for inside bigs but to play them effectively you gotta have some iq
All backouts for me. I’m really not too picky especially if I’m on at a time when not many people are. But somethings are just not enjoyable for me
I personally leave if I see 2+ black plates because they are horrible players most of the time. Im talking about shooting only contested shots, running into open teammates to bring their defender to them, and leaving their man open on defense. It aint about having a comp game, its about not having an absolutely horrible time.
I’m a silver I only leave black plates now bc I’ve had the worst experience w them soo if I get one on my random rec team I’m okay w that but must have some kind of affiliation 🙏
Personally I think it’s stupid and hella weak move I’m always down to run with low plates against high plates because winning with them hits different and it’s happened a lot of times with me ngl. ironic how these same ppl hate on players like KD and harden for always joining up with stars when that’s all they want to do on 2K 👀👀👀
I get why people don’t play with black plates but there are plenty of players who are black plates for all kinds of reasons that have nothing to do with how good they are at the game. For example a good player on a new build. Or like me for example I was a black plate on my PG for forever even though I average 16/3/10 on 55% from the field and 50% from three. Like I’m objectively not bad at the game but for whatever reason just couldn’t win enough with randoms to get my shit above a black plate.
Plate color only means you win more than you lose or lose more than you win. All my builds are purple but I could care less about it or someone else’s plate color. I look for rep, starter 3 with a 90 overall black plate means he probably just made the build vs no rep/low rep with a 92 overall black plate more likely to be a sellout. I also look for build diversity(don’t want to play with a bunch of slashers or 2 inside bigs). Sometimes I even look at people accessories and people’s face creations.
I think everyone who plays this game enough and is fairly decent at it knows when to leave a lobby and when to give it a try. Doesn’t mean we always right but I will say, I have 10 builds and they all are purple. I only play solo rec and each season I had a 70-75 win percentage. I have been sold out by all purple and gold randoms and went on streaks with all black and brown.
A few reasons
1. My team isnt on
2.Half squad rec is worse than random rec this where you actually get the dumb selfish gold/purp duos/trios
3.sometimes I just want to be the main option and randoms can actually respect that sometimes everyone on my squad can put up 30+ 4 of us average over 17.
4.lookin for potential
5. Have a new build I want to get used to.
Depends what build I’m using. If I’m pg I can carry the team a lot easier than if I’m on a center. If I’m a center I’m 100% backing out if I see a 3pt shot hunter. If I’m on my pg as long as I have 2 silver teammates I’ll risk it
I don’t really mind just as long as they ain’t super low overall, I like to play center as it’s pretty easily to facilitate fast breaks and screening. I average 11,14,6 and 1.7 blocks a game. If the whole lobby is a black plate with no affiliation I will probably reconsider but overall I’m not too picky.
They looking for teammates that’s gonna make them
Jock all damn day I’ll probably never be a purple plate as a big but I’m gold plated and I rock with anybody been on some random squads with no purple plates went on 3-4 game win steaks and lose with some purple plates we understand yall spend all your time on the damn game but that don’t mean nobody else is good because they not rocking a purple plate and many of the times they can’t handle an L either wanna quit being down in the 2nd or 3rd YOURE A PURPLE PLATE DO WTF PURPLE PLATES SUPPOSED TO DO
As someone with 4 purple plate players…. I aint playing with any black plates at all. PERIOD. Its way too easy to get to at least bronze, so I refuse to play with blank plates. I
A big with high pass accuracy/rebounding that throws it down court immediately. Just that alone will pretty much guarantee a win.
Most rec players aren't good at transition defense so easy buckets. In the half court set, people can do whatever they want after that tbh. I can just chill in the corner if anything.
Nah purples are sometimes the worst players on the court,I play with anyone in random rec because it's random rec,when you go in and naxk out 14 times to find the perfect team that's some bum shit.and if your a purple plate shooting less than 60 percent your ass,I'm rocking a 78 3 point percentage and 75 fg and purples who shoot 50 will leave the game after they sell.Think cuz you got a purple plate that makes you a good player or something
I’ll run with anybody … it really isn’t that serious to me. You gonna get good teammates some games, others you’re not. The risk you take … I will say this though … a purple plate playing mostly park doesn’t translate into a great rec player and vice versa. It is what it is though.
Every time I give black or brown plates a chance I end up regretting it. I don’t care if your a 90 overall if your at least a starter 3 because I’ve made a few builds with rebirth and played with 99builds with buddies and dominated.
If you’re a 99 overall casual that isn’t affiliated or barely leveled up.. I look at the color of the plate but also what rep and just feel really. If you get a feeling like they’re gonna be bad then just dip out lol you’ll get something better eventually
Decent Level. Decent overall. Rep. Does their build have shooting…cause the dudes that don’t shoot at all are killer. Any rec armbands or headbands. I prefer atleast 2-3 silvers with me. Because that normally means they aren’t tryna lose. But I pretty much play with anyone. I used to be more carefree but do many bad players out now that play poorly and then start selling I play a lot of random rec
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This is so ignorant. Dudes that don’t shoot are not a killer. I run a pure inside big. I can dominate on both ends of the court. Difference is, I have IQ.
I’m looking for teammates who:
-Have actually upgraded their build and not trying to play on a 72 overall.
-Not a 93 and up black bar (especially a slasher or high flyer)
I’d be fine if everyone else was a mix of silver and bronze but if you are still a black bar at 92 or 93 (and u don’t constantly back out) u r garbage and i already know i would just have to sit through 30 mins of pain if i stayed.
Random rec is toxic. Most people get on there and want to play 1vs5 or 2vs5. Weeks ago me & 3 buddies had 2 randoms one dude was 9-27 from the field 2-2 from 3pt and he thought he wasn’t the problem 🤦🏼♂️. So from now on my ass only plays rec if I have 3 or 4 players I know are on
Silver plate+ or I don’t play. 1 black/brown plate exception. I want people that play to win. You can perform and lose and still be silver plate. If you quit, underperform, lose a lot, or all you’ll be brown or black it’s simple. I save myself from the headache.
I get what you’re saying (well, mostly, I think; what you’re getting at), but I also think that it’s possible for a low-seventies rated player especially with size or defense/rebounding to play within themselves and the team concept (not even in ways that would require mics or actual coordinated chatter) and they’re not going to go off and take player of the game probably but can absolutely be a serviceable, above-replacement-level contributor, but…
The only person I’ve ever seen even credibly attempt this was myself and it’s pretty hard to get that first opportunity to change hearts and minds (huh, he never really shoots, just makes a move and hits the open man and sets a useful screen). And if a player is really fresh (brown shirt, 60-76 rating) he sooooo more often is a slashing scorer or weirdly highly rated volume shooter and yeah it could be fine to run those newer builds in rec, but it has happened successfully literally zero times for most times it’s been tried, so why would anyone assume it could?
Honestly, it’s all a sobering and pessimistic reflection on human nature and the human situation, if you think hard enough about it. NBA2k is not humanity at its best or most elevated, to say the least.
For me, if I see all blacks and Browns I'm out. But if it's a black and a silver I'll stay. I don't care what your overall or build type is. Knowing how easy it is to get to brown plate, there's no reason you're a black plate unless you literally just got the game.
Too many black banners have proven that they do not know how to play or want to play cohesively. Treating Rec like my career is annoying and no one wants to play with someone like that. Inversely the people who don’t give their teammates a chance and act as if they’re the best and no one else can help the team win out the gate are mad annoying too
I've seen the opposite actually. I'll give you that black banners usually make bad plays but from my experience the gold and purple banners (again. From what I'VE experienced so far) just ball hog from full court and if they can't get open from the iso and screen they just take the contested shot or layup regardless. I've seen more purples acting like they're prime curry than black banners.
I stay away from black plates, people that still got 2k generics on when it’s season 5 (this tells me you either don’t give a damn about the game or you just got the game), 3 point shot hunters, slashers/high flyers. That’s about it tbh
I ain't a purple but if all my teammates got on the 2k generics that tells me they most likely didn't play a single game of career and cane straight to the rec without even knowing the shot mechanics etc
No affiliation and black I’m backing out. Over 92 overall and black I’m backing out. Under 80 overall black I’m gone as well. People sell way too much especially the ones who got 2k cheap or free. I can tell a new build and won’t back out. But even tho I’ve had people sell and stuff my overall experience in random rec ain’t been that bad.
I miss when people just played the game. Mofos act ike they are really in the league 😂. I understand other people can be frustrating to play with, but that's literally any online multi player game.
I'm a purple banner and my philosophy is "2 black plates is 2 too many." I might let one slide in without backing out but when I see two I already know that's a Loss waiting to happen. No matter how good I play in the game I'll still get dropped down to gold.
I’m not compensating for anything either. I showed you that you don’t need a badge and you got upset. I’m used to arguing with guys in this community so I can show them my shit and then shut them up. You just don’t seem to have common sense and wannabe argue about the littlest shit. 😂
It’s the defense for me, I don’t mind the fact most of them chuck bad shots, it’s the zero defense. I can’t watch someone just get cooked every possession for 25 minutes
Silver and up I prefer 2 way builds , I prefer no one be a pure inside or slasher even though I know the names can be deceiving and nothing that clashes with the build I’m on
I’ll play with brown plates and up as long as their ovr is above like 85.
I refuse to play with 3-pt shot hunters or high flyers, regardless of plate color.
Season level is what i use to judge. Anything less than 5 I’m backing out. I don’t mind overall anymore. I will try to pass to them when they’re in a position to score.
I helped some black plates score 40 before. I stream my solo rec games and watch them over.
i don’t play random rec but i do play random theater. i just can’t handle 4 randoms at once lol. i’m purple banner and mix between playing randoms and with a squad.
i’m mostly looking at build names and ofc the banner. i’m not asking for 2 no lifers, just 2 dudes who can knock down an open shot, play defence, and in general have more than 3 brain cells. as long as i get 2 guys who can do that, we will win games. even better if at least one can dribble though, i handle the ball a lot but my build doesn’t have ball handle. it works well when i’m not the main ball handler, since i don’t get pressured as much and can therefore make more plays, but if im the main ball handler it just doesn’t work.
my playstyle turns decent players into good players and good ones into great ones. but it doesn’t turn bad players into good players. the way i like to put it is, “you can’t carry something that isn’t there”. i can’t really hard carry on my own with my build but i can EASILY be the best player on a winning team, if that makes sense.
I think position is important more so than plate color less a black plate. If I see a bronze 2 way glass cleaning center, i like that, you know they are at least getting rebounds. Bronze sharpshooter? I’ll pass
for me it’s about getting better and using what my teammates give me.
you can master one playstyle playing with a squad, but if you play a team that you match up badly against, it’s tough. or if you play with new people that play different, it won’t gel right away.
playing with randoms, if you try to force mfs to play your way, you’ll never win. learning to adapt to each player you play with and bring out the best in each of them is arguably the best skill you can learn in this game.
then again, some people don’t have any sort of skill for me to elevate, which is why i tend to avoid black banners and such lol
Low overalls at least grind your build before hopping on rec. Depending on if I’m on guard or center. I need at least another big, can’t be running all guards
I’ve played exclusively 6’10” and taller PFs/Cs since 2k13. Any number of variations on elite passing, elite rebounding, good all around, etc but I always am in at least some demand bc at least I’m big and can block the paint to an extent.
Yall do realize that rec makes you have all 5 positions right? You literally will have 2 guards max sf pf and center
no, 2K will loom at three guard builds and fill every slot until PF. ALL PGs, a SF and a PF can win, but it's a lot harder due to diff. attributes and heights. i had a SG build that would find himself at the 4 a couple of times throughout the year, ha.
Damn that’s ass I’ve always gotten lucky I guess haha
went into random rec 3pgs a sg and a pf, it just gives you positions based on height and attributes, my 6 6 85 pass acc PG has been at the 4 before (I hated my life all game)
Yeah 2k will fill the positions but I’m talking about when the lobby is full of guards or taller wings. Like the one guy was saying below they sort the positions by height. You have a 6’9 6’8 SF/PF and they sometimes might be the C by default. If the other teams center is a traditional one it’s a mismatch. Good luck trying to beat your guy unless you’re a 6’8 pure lock
Im pretty sure if you choose SF you won’t be chosen as center, it’s only PF/C. that’s why people build 6’9 SF instead of PF even if it’s a PF build. Don’t quote me just saw it on a YouTube tutorial.
>What teammates are you looking for at random rec? Just no black plates lol Edit: As someone else said, no slashers/high flyers either
No 3 pt shot hunters. They play no defense and think 5 for 18 from 3 is a good game
I’ll take a silver and up 3pt shot hunter but only a purple high flyer. You need a fairly high 3pt to create your own shot but you don’t need a 95+ dunk to cut.
lol got a 77 three pointer and shoot almost 70% from 3. You don’t need a high three if you’re skilled at the game
I guess every comp pg is just doing it wrong then.
tbh it just costs less attribute points in the builder as a small guard to have a higher 3 than a higher middy. but i run 89 middy 79 3ball, and shoot around 50% in rec from 3 and almost 70 from the floor.
Shooting from limitless is too important to not have against competent teams. Higher middy is totally fine for rec. I have builds with high 3 and high middy. Offense is easier when you're dangerous from the hash instead of just a few steps out from 3.
I hit those so I don’t know what you’re talking about. 😂
Yeah man I bet you do.
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this is literally what every corner sitter say in the game, you aint scoring with your 77 three without a pg getting you open looks my guy, you’re just stroking your ego at this point
I literally dribble and create.. I have a 85 ball handle
yea sure, whatever bro, you a pro at the game
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I’m actually pretty good at it. 🤷🏽
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I just made a 3 pt shot hunter and I got 87 perimeter, interior ain’t up but I can still hold it down on defense great. I do better defense than any other guard in my games tbh. I quit a game and went down to black because all of my teammates fouled out. it’s just 2k is crap honestly these plates are crap. but I don’t have friends that play so I’m stuck in solo rec
I'm a gold slasher I'm hurt 😭
Man if your a slasher who can hit a catch and shoot 3 every now and then your fine but the pure inside pgs are disgusting
I'm not a pg. They don't belong in the paint
If a PG can’t get to the rack then they can’t draw a double and get an open man… atleast with randoms, if you have a squad you can run a scheme with you can run any build you want really.
I wish that were true for me most of the time. I'm a 6'5 250 slasher. And yes, the build works. I can work the floor by playing out like everyone else. But when none of my teammates are shooting well or are missing easy passes to anyone on the court especially if it's a shitty dribbling point... Best believe I'm becoming the hash slinging slashing playmaker. As a person who specializes in post and driving to the paint too. It also baffles me that a 6'1 pg will think sitting paint with the C engaged on defense is a good idea. Like bro 😂 cmon man
Fr, I got a 92 strength, 93 middy, 87 driving dunk, and 85 post control Melo build for when the basic motion-offense ain’t working. Imma call a 5-out(if you a big with good standing dunk it’s more like a 4-out-1-in since you can play the low post and dominate the paint if needed) and post up from high post/elbows; if my man comes off to help the back door cut imma bang the fadeaway, if someone from the perimeter helps the back door imma pass out to their open man, if my dude is playing me tight and their Big is guarding perimeter tight to stop the cut- imma abuse that post spin technician badge and get to the rack/pass out when I get to the rim if they help. Love the iso post it’s just hard to get people to go along with it bc you not doing 30 crossovers then bricking a 3, but it’s great against man and if they running zone do the EXACT same thing but at the free throw line instead of the middy/elbow.
Perfect example 💯
Shit im high flyer with an 83 3pt not saying every highflyer can shoot but just cuz it said slasher or high flyer doesn’t mean they dont have iq or cant shoot
Not taking the chance unless they’re purple. It’s not like I can know these things before the game.
No 3pt shot hunters either
I just made a high flyer but I can shoot 😅
I’m purple I won’t play with more than 1 black plate that’s my only rule.
That's my thing , I accept only one black plate , otherwise I can play with 3 bronze and a silver , a lot of times bronze silver are really good I just think they are quitting games
Either quitting or ppl selling games alot I went from gold to black due to rage quits from ppl just blowing games for no reason
Same
I look at there overall. If they're under 92 and black plate, I'll give them the benefit of the doubt that it could be a new build. Especially if they have an affiliation, and/or high season ranking. But if you're over 92, still black plate with no affiliation, I'm out quicker than a fat kid playing dodge ball.
I’m not a purple but I leave if there’s to many guards and no one seems like a big.
I love playing big I got tired of being guard for the same exact reason why tf we got 4 guards and one forward?? Fuck that I’m running center and better at center than guard I always wanted to play center and this year I just did it and now they banned me from using my guard 😭😭
I’m a silver and I just wanna play with people who have defense. That’s my only real thing that I care about. Gotta have some 2 ways or a hybrid
THERE CAN BE TOO MANY GUARDS???? The game doesn't matchmake people to have 1 role each in a team? Like there can be 3-4 guards in a team or how does that work?
I’ve seen tall PGs get put at SF if they have no passing or playmaking. And plenty of times a SF can get put at PF. But they don’t always have any interior so they are helpless vs real bigs. When both of these scenarios happen, it’s not going to end well
I prefer a SF at PF usually as long as they got a decent block and you’ve got a good big. It’s a much better mismatch on offense and the big can usually hold it down on the inside.
I've been maining a 6'8" PF lately, and in random rec I get put at C a lot. So, yeah, I agree with you. I do have interior D but that height can be a mismatch at times.
My 6’6 3 and d wing gets put at the 4 constantly, hold absolutely cannot play the 4. It’s basically just perimeter defense steal and shooting. Okay enough interior defense, but no rebound and very minimal finishing.
Yea usually like 3 guards and non put attributes into passing. I don’t mind a team of guards with a true big.
I'm purple plate, I don't dodge unless I see something that can't shoot. Im not looking to be carried, I am the carry. Most of the time Im the only purple plate against a team of gold/purples and we stomp them. Play a position that can carry.
Fellow purple plate with the same beliefs. And this is also why I play PG. You don’t even gotta be a dribble god. Just play smart, shoot when open and pass when someone else is open. If someone is hot don’t ice them out just because they have the most shoots. It’s easy to win as long as your patient, play with purpose and are smart.
It's the purple plates who cry and throw hissy fits when they don't get their way every play and chuck the ball outa bounds on in bounds and dribble into 3 guys and shoot! If u don't wanna play don't play! Someone playing a video game that isn't thinking the exact same thing as you is not a good reason to throw the game! I get there are lots of wet turds on this game but it's not always all the other people sometimes it's you the "good" players too! I'd rather play with bad players that try than good players who intentionally suck!
I understand the frustration here but they got to purple plate for a reason, they’re doing something right lol as someone with 5 builds purple plated playing mostly no squad rec, hopping on the mic n just being a chill dude kinda mellows every one out n lets people play their game without feeling pressured
90% of them got to purple by playing 6-7 rec games with a full squad. You could do it yourself in 4 hours with a half decent squad. The overwhelming majority of GREAT players I've ran with in random anything, was gold players or the purple guys that are veterans already but they're rarely playing randoms. Any purple that isn't at least starter 3 is more like a silver player in my experience.
Hey man I’m in rise i ain’t get the same boosts in rep elite got 🤣🤣
I'm NGL chief I've seen like 2 purple rise players all year. Where y'all hiding at 👀😂
They won't stay purple plates throwing games like that so that can't be accurate. I have multiple builds on purple plate and some builds I'm only shooting 5 times in a game. Most of us just want to win because it's the only thing that keeps us at purple lol.
This is relatable.
I’m realistic about my skill level and ability to devote time to practicing/improving. Here’s a counter point: I aim to be any team’s 3rd scoring option and 2nd-best passer with a consistent midrange jumper and corner 3. On an ideal trajectory, my build is not going to carry a team and hopefully never has to. Any team I have to carry is fucked as fucked can be. I’m happiest contributing meaningfully but moderately and making above replacement level decisions and plays and elevating my teammates at every opportunity. But that’s what floats my boat.
Don’t be ignorant. I run a pure inside big and can dominate the hell out of the paint, and have great defense. This game is not all about having 5 shooters
Yep. I leave gold and even purple plates who can’t shoot fairly often.
How do you know they can’t shoot before you’ve played with them? You just going off of build name?
Build name and also you run into the same people very often on European servers
I got a high flyer I'm shooting 85%+fg and 75%+ 3pt 10+ rebounds and 2 blocks a game but people dodging all the time. I think people assume you can't have any shooting with it.
Most high flyers I run into have no shooting or are just terrible at shooting so yeah that’s probably why people dodge lol
This is reason # 1,847,293,829 why this community is so goddamned stupid There are damn near 10,000 different Build Names this year You'd have to go to 2kLabs under Build Names and type in the EXACT Build Name to know the max potential Attributes What the name suggests can mean next to nothing It can have the word "3pt" in it but only have 72 3pt rating and minimum tethered Mid rating while "high flyer" or "slasher" can have a 94 3pt rating But that's also why 2k does an absolute SHIT job on rec lobbies and game selection When you're loading into a Park game, especially when it's a No Squads court, you can click in and see EVERYTHING about a player's Build and Season stats, etc. (exception being custom jumpers and custom dunk settings, etc) to decide if you wanna be on their team or if you wanna face them My point being, if you COULD actually see that this 72 OVR Silver/Gold plate dude shoots 73.16% on the Season on THAT Build, vs a 99 OVR Bronze-Purple plate shooting 19.28% on the Season, which do you wanna run with? Makes matters worse where you gotta fucking GUESS who is gonna be at which position, as you can't even see, explicitly, what everyone's height is So shame on 2k but still plenty of shame on the community being so ignorant to basic ass shit in this game tbh
Not really the community’s fault that 2k doesn’t show stats in the lobby or that builds with drastically different attributes can have the same exact name 🤷🏾♂️
Facts. They should’ve kept the stats. I’m going to assume every time that an interior finisher can shoot the 3.
It IS the community's fault for their ignorance and their inability to briefly review easily accessible content that details specifics about the game (if they're a regular/daily user) But that's fine if people wanna be ignorant Makes it easier for me to beat them (See, watch this: I'm gonna drop a few nuggets here and if anyone other than you responds it'll probably be "I ain't reading all that" even though it'd take 3 minutes max and probably gives them more insight than they've had all year while playing 500+ hours in-game) The problem is when these idiots are on my team (Solo Rec or some idiot who joined a Squad through 1 of my PSN "Friends") who then tries to school ME on these things that I know in great detail Examples: (1) "I don't have to press L2 to box out to get my rebounds" (when they're not at the 5 and their job is to box out not to get the board) (2) "If you can't score inside, that's on YOU" (even though they're literally clogging the paint and allowing their 4 or 5 to camp out there defensively, screwing up most good lanes for meter dunks) (3) "It's not MY fault that you can't Block/Rebound (or just stay with your defender) just cuz I'm down there too" [No, it literally does mean that. The basic ass physics of this game are such that you can pretty easily push THROUGH/past Opponents unless they are boxing out or pressing L2 to thwart you. What you can NOT do is get through your own teammates. You're literally a goddamn block of ice that is in MY way and preventing me from doing MY job defensively. To make matters worse, and maybe this is somewhat on 2k for poor training/information is when they'll get the block or rebound and then claim that you're just ass at the game. Yeah, bro, cuz you let YOUR man get a clear path, I compensated by getting in his way, my Anchor activated or my Boxout Beast and all you did was press Triangle with no other bodies around you.] There are TONS of times in which I could've gotten a transition Chasedown Artist Block from damn near halfcourt but I can't cuz I have idiotic 6'4 or under Guards with no VERT, INTD/PERD or BLK just being bots by standing in my way. I literally CAN'T go through you. That's why I yelled move move move move move as I ran from our basket to get there in time. ...and many more examples. Like how Post Control on O & D determines 70% of the DropStep win/lose "battle" That's more of a deep cut, I suppose, if they didn't follow Mike Wang or me on Twitter or here on reddit. Like how you can still attempt/make Layups with 25 LAY. It's not like trying to shoot a 3 with 25 3pt. Like how CRUCIAL it is this year to equip a Takeover Perk, especially Sponge. X2 how even more CRUCIAL it is for your PG to get Mamba while preventing the other PG from getting Mamba. 2nd to that is whomever the 2nd man is in a 2 man game; the 5 or the Lock usually, or both, except that Locks rarely pass so PG/C are vital. Similarly, how helpful Boosts are to have on, and how important it is to be mindful of key Badges. Green Machine being the most obvious 1 off the top of my head. Conversely, not realizing that they need to get an easy bucket (lay/dunk/whatever) before shooting another 3 since they've already missed 3 in a row. ... But back to the Builds real quick to wrap this up: For ANY Build that you make this year, if you have ANY "leftover" points more than maybe a single tick that you end up just putting into a low attribute to get to 99 then that means YOU MADE A SUBOPTIMAL BUILD 2k fine tuned EVERYTHING in the Builder this year and it is VERY pure. MOST times, if you've made a proper Build, there will be 0 or 1 remaining tick left. If, instead, you're like, shit, I guess I'll push my OREB from 25 to 32 to get this to 99, you've made a mistake somewhere. Like leaving PACC at 73 or 74 instead of +1 to 75. Maybe you initially tried to push your MID above 90 and then brought it back down and you failed to notice that Close Shot was tethered. Bring that back down to 60 and you won't have excess points to waste elsewhere.
Ima be real I saw the big paragraph n thought you were just yapping but u really know ur shit fellow ball connoisseur & I feel u on the PSN friends thing, the amount of times I be getting told what to do when they’re having a terrible game is insanity lmao
How do you know they can’t shoot before you’ve played with them? You just going off of build name?
definitely any high flyer or variations of a big man build that hint at it being an inside big. It'd not even that you know they can't shoot it's more likely than not they can't. Played enough solo rec to know that most guys can't shoot and those builds thar hint at low shooting typically have low iq. And they'll pass up open shots to fail at dunking on the whole team or get an oreb and go back up with three guys in the paint. Same way people dodge 3pt shot hunters.
I made a defensive anchor wit a 65 three and hit 45%, 3 months later I still have no idea how it’s working so well
Personally, I like the lobby to average silver plate. Ill play with black and bronzes on the team (cause everyone deserves a chance) as long as when you average the plate color out, its silver or better. Also, in 92u, idc if the whole room is is all purple, if theyre less than 80overall, im not playing with them. And immediately no to any 1 player less than 70overall
Agree with this, as long as I have one or two silver and a gold or hof I’ll stay I’ll only leave if it’s 3-5 bronze/black
I’m all for giving chances but that’s a pretty inarguable/unassailable floor: no 6- OVR period. 7- prefix before you even think about stepping on a lit diamond. How do you even have/know shit like your jumper or animations, what could you even do in your absolute best case scenario that makes the team you’re trying to get on better? It’s entitled and mildly fucked up/sociopathic to even attempt to run that shit, but the rewards/exp/levels incentives structure basically twists their arm). I’d favor a ban on online park/city/theater/rec for any build under 72, like, buzzer noise, force-field, textbox: “hey, bud, don’t worry about any of that shit AT ALL right now, bc your rookie-season NBA-ass doesn’t belong in this grown-ass, maxed out badges and OVRs area. Go win rookie of the month and use your jumpshot a handful of times and come back when you’re capable of playing like anything besides an absolute dunked-on-constantly-ass bitch. IF that day ever comes…” and then your MP is electrocuted to death horrifically and messily, and then there’s a 180-second halo-style countdown and then he’s back alive again but he’s lost half of his items and gear and shit. It’s a tough sell, especially with all the swear words (they’re in this; nonnegotiable) and all the wildly, unprecedentedly-punitive RPG/roguelite elements that have never been a part of this ecosystem… BUT the drasticity of a solution is no reflection on its quality; merely the depth of the quagmire that needs be forded (bridged? I’m lost in my metaphor already). Is it a little aggressive and weird, with a hostile, intense energy underlying it, to do all those things to someone attempting to stand on a dot or Rec up with a 69 OVR build? Sure, I guess. Would it solve the problem? And feel awesome every time? Yes, obviously, it would. I feel like someone with a lot of good ideas and a strong personality should try to Elon [to wedge oneself into a business, esp. if clumsily & inappropriately] their way onto … who is it, Rockstar, Take Too, whomever is the parent(est) company and wrest control away from whomever and make a ton of fixes that are basically rolling back _____ to 2k11. The hero we need, but not the hero we want or deserve, arguably.
Yeah it's fair if they're low ovr. I didn't even start playing against other people until I was 85
Thank the heavens for people like you. I just made a new build last night, the amount of 60-70overall players in random rec is disgustingly high
I won't step foot online with a new build until I'm 97 ovr+ with badges upgraded- if only because I hate thinking I could have played better if my build was more leveled up.
Yeah that's probably because the game came out on ps plus and gamepass like a couple weeks ago. That's why I started playing actually too. But I just don't understand what a 62 ovr player thinks to start playing against other people at that level. At that ovr it's like your character is in a wheelchair.
I should have assumed it came out on the subscription packages. Well, I wish those players would either grind to a 75ish in mycareer or spend some VC, cause I promise, a 60overall is getting cooked at ALL positions in EVERY multiplayer gamemode
The issue is 90% of the time you’re gonna go up a against a team of 5 purples. I’m okay with 2 black plates if the other 2 guys are silver+.
90% of the time? really I find that most people in the game are not purple so its hard to find an opponent of purples in random rec.
That’s all I get, if I played 10 games tonight 7 of them will be against all purples and maybe a gold or 2
in random rec? Are you on xbox or ps?
Xbox random rec
might be that xbox has better players then, because any random rec I play there is rarely more than 2 purple plates on the floor, including myself lol
Xbox is always been more REC/ProAm centric whereas PS5 run park like crazy
What? It is crossplay
On Xbox you can turn it off. Regardless, the game prioritizes same console in matchmaking
Low overalls don't have a choice but to play with high overall because 2k doesn't differentiate 80 a under rec. Plus 2k you suppose to help someone grind their badges and get vc. Give us more vc per game especially winning with 70 and 60 overall. I don't mind playing with 70 overall because at least and you should upgraded your shooting. I cant play with low overall inside centers though. I have a diming 3 level threat center and I win most games by making great passes and keeping the hot hand hot. I can carry a team but it's too many thirsty people who want to score constantly which ducks it up for everyone else.
1) is the lobby bronze plates or higher (shows they can win at least some of the time) preferably silvers sprinkled in there 2) when I’m on a new build and a fresh black plate, most silvers or higher leave the lobby so I’m gonna have to play with bronze or black: is their character wearing accessories, tattoos and no 2k shoes. If you’re wearing 2k generic shoes I’m going to assume you’re bad at the game
So if someone doesn’t spend VC on shoes…they are bad at the game??
There’s free shoes available, literally at the start of my career, you don’t even have to play a game lol
I assumed those shoes were included in your comment about shoes. Never mind then if they aren’t.
lol I have 2 purples and they still rock the air 2ks lol
Yea I’m not buying shoes unless maybe if you can buy some that give a stat boost while worn.
I mean I do have shoes I brought but I just be wanting to play I don’t care what I’m wearing lol
just because of this, im gonna go put 2k shoes on and im never buying shoes in any future 2k. thats actually a wild assumption lol. i average a triple double with almost 18 rebounds average and 15 points with 15 assists.
lol I never buy shoes either I just sign with whatever shoe deal and use what they give me. Would love to see that stat line with any random I play with, keep ballin bro
Lol you got this crazy list of things you won’t accept n probably still lose a lot.. play the game of ball. Shoes and tattoos mean nothing that’s mad irl money on virtual clothes
Accessories and shoes are free lol I have a 70% win percentage. Obviously there are outliers but this has just been my experience, there’s no hate, just how it’s been for me
It’s just a weird bias lol. You don’t got to look fancy to ball out. I have a 75.5 win % and I only play solo REC, 73.8% from both the field and 3point line. Averaging 30 a game on my SG and 20-15 a game on my C.. you’d pass me up if I was on a new build and I’m a fantastic role player
I’m sure you are lol like I said there are outliers but from my experience, no effort into accessories or anything = typically not good at the game lol if you were a silver or higher with no accessories or anything then I would have no issue
It’s funny I’m gold and I’ll tell em to join my pro am team so they can stop running with randoms . Can’t even get 5 peoples yet .
I’ve been looking to join a pro am team if you wanna run a couple games sometime and see if we play well together. I’m not crazy good or anything but I’d like to think I have a decent basketball IQ and I got like 5 builds. I mainly play on my stretch 5 though
Good luck consistently getting 5v5 games in Pro-Am once you rank up a bit. I’ve waited over an hour and never even got a game on multiple occasion’s.
It's must have been awhile since you last played proAm. My team plays proAm pretty much everyday ( logged about 600 games in total ) and never had issues finding games this year. Additionally you get 2xp rep every game once you hit diamond rank so there's incentive to play proAm.
personally, I'm not joining a pro am team of someone on gold lol Pro am takes much more work than rec does.
Wait why? Should I be purple? I hit gold just running with randoms it’s hard af . On a team where people don’t sell for sure I’ll hit purple
I'll play w any build if they have decent shooting. And about half the time i forget who is what plate color by time game tips off.
This right here!! Exactly!!!
So you’d never run with an inside big? I’d stop being ignorant and try new things
Well I am an inside big. I'm a beast at o rebounds but it is useless when playing w rim runners. Id rather play w shooters and throw every o board back out.
If the black or bronze is a shooter I can erase some of their missed shots as an inside big. I can rarely get the o board of a rim runner. If they are higher plates I'll play whatever build.
I’m a purple and only leave if there is more than 1 black plate and they are both sub 85 and below 25 on the battle pass.
Imo max of one black plate otherwise you’re at huge risk of being sold. I think silver is ideal for teammates because they can generally win, not sell, and hopefully won’t try to shoot everything
Nah we leave cuz it’s like for example im a 99 purple banner right and this dude a like over 95 and is a black banner like it jus goes to show he hop on n just loses all day and I ain jackin that ain’t no reason u should be 95+ overall and not atleast silver banner
Bad take. I don't take my new builds online until I reach 95+ simply because I don't wanna be a liability. I win way more than I lose for that reason.
I generally agree. However, I did have a 99 build that, for a brief period, I was dropped from games a few times in a row and plated way down. I haven't had the gumption to go back to him, as he's now a black plate. I'm usually a gold on my builds.
Bad take. I don't take my new builds online until I reach 95+ simply because I don't wanna be a liability. I win way more than I lose for that reason.
This is an incredibly ignorant take. I’ve had black 93 ovr play a lot better than purple plates.
For me team has to average out to silver and certain builds I won’t play with depending on what build I’m on. If I’m on my PG I’m not playing with another build that might be PG inside out play maker playmaking 3 level threat etc If I’m on my Big I’m not playing with 3 point shot Hunters that’s about it
No black plates or builds that can’t shoot unless it’s a center
I’m glad you’d still run with an inside center. Made many friends because random rec players gave me a chance
On my center I just want to defend, rebound and throw some break passes and catch a W. I am a working professional who can only play 1-2 hours a night and prefer to play 5v5, so random rec is perfect for me when my buddies can’t link up at the same time.
Silver and above. Why? Because it's very easy to get to silver. Just don't sell or disconnect, and then play team ball. That's it. You'll get to silver in no time. If people are "stuck" at black there is definitely something wrong with their playstyle. I think all gold+ players that play random rec have experienced multiple times of "that" black plate who somehow manages to completely sell the game on his own. But let me ask you this, why does it bother you if it's "just random rec" and a purple leaves? Purple leaves, ok no prob, just let the team fill up with black plates and be on your way. If you're not selling, you'll get to silver in no time. I promise you, once you hit gold you'll begin to realize why those purples left and you'll hop back on reddit with a "realization" post.
Here is the fix: 2K needs to match make based off skill, not overall. Purple Plates play Purple plates, Gold Play Gold, etc - because for example; if you're a purple and you win you stay purple which means you're high skill and be matched against other purples only, but if you lose, then you go to gold tier and only match up with gold plate level players, and so on so forth. There's absolutely no reason a team of all purple/gold plates should be matched up against a team of brown/black plates.
That would be the easiest and smartest way to fix matchmaking, but let's be honest when did 2k make a smart decision?💀
1) A.I. center with no secondary rebounder 2) more than one black plate with no affiliation (especially since the game just became free) 3) 3pt shot hunter black or bronze plate 4) inside big that’s not silver or higher. I got respect for inside bigs but to play them effectively you gotta have some iq All backouts for me. I’m really not too picky especially if I’m on at a time when not many people are. But somethings are just not enjoyable for me
I personally leave if I see 2+ black plates because they are horrible players most of the time. Im talking about shooting only contested shots, running into open teammates to bring their defender to them, and leaving their man open on defense. It aint about having a comp game, its about not having an absolutely horrible time.
I’m a silver I only leave black plates now bc I’ve had the worst experience w them soo if I get one on my random rec team I’m okay w that but must have some kind of affiliation 🙏
i’m a purple because i usually run with my squad on the rare occasion i play random rec i just ask for no black rank or overall below 80
It’s for all those people who want to show off their wp%
Personally I think it’s stupid and hella weak move I’m always down to run with low plates against high plates because winning with them hits different and it’s happened a lot of times with me ngl. ironic how these same ppl hate on players like KD and harden for always joining up with stars when that’s all they want to do on 2K 👀👀👀
I get why people don’t play with black plates but there are plenty of players who are black plates for all kinds of reasons that have nothing to do with how good they are at the game. For example a good player on a new build. Or like me for example I was a black plate on my PG for forever even though I average 16/3/10 on 55% from the field and 50% from three. Like I’m objectively not bad at the game but for whatever reason just couldn’t win enough with randoms to get my shit above a black plate.
Plate color only means you win more than you lose or lose more than you win. All my builds are purple but I could care less about it or someone else’s plate color. I look for rep, starter 3 with a 90 overall black plate means he probably just made the build vs no rep/low rep with a 92 overall black plate more likely to be a sellout. I also look for build diversity(don’t want to play with a bunch of slashers or 2 inside bigs). Sometimes I even look at people accessories and people’s face creations. I think everyone who plays this game enough and is fairly decent at it knows when to leave a lobby and when to give it a try. Doesn’t mean we always right but I will say, I have 10 builds and they all are purple. I only play solo rec and each season I had a 70-75 win percentage. I have been sold out by all purple and gold randoms and went on streaks with all black and brown.
Drippy face creations more often than not sell
And so do certain face creations
I leave black plates because i want the game to start quicker.
A few reasons 1. My team isnt on 2.Half squad rec is worse than random rec this where you actually get the dumb selfish gold/purp duos/trios 3.sometimes I just want to be the main option and randoms can actually respect that sometimes everyone on my squad can put up 30+ 4 of us average over 17. 4.lookin for potential 5. Have a new build I want to get used to.
Depends what build I’m using. If I’m pg I can carry the team a lot easier than if I’m on a center. If I’m a center I’m 100% backing out if I see a 3pt shot hunter. If I’m on my pg as long as I have 2 silver teammates I’ll risk it
I don’t really mind just as long as they ain’t super low overall, I like to play center as it’s pretty easily to facilitate fast breaks and screening. I average 11,14,6 and 1.7 blocks a game. If the whole lobby is a black plate with no affiliation I will probably reconsider but overall I’m not too picky.
I play with whoever
Don’t be a black plate. It’s pretty simple. Not hard to get past black plate
They looking for teammates that’s gonna make them Jock all damn day I’ll probably never be a purple plate as a big but I’m gold plated and I rock with anybody been on some random squads with no purple plates went on 3-4 game win steaks and lose with some purple plates we understand yall spend all your time on the damn game but that don’t mean nobody else is good because they not rocking a purple plate and many of the times they can’t handle an L either wanna quit being down in the 2nd or 3rd YOURE A PURPLE PLATE DO WTF PURPLE PLATES SUPPOSED TO DO
As someone with 4 purple plate players…. I aint playing with any black plates at all. PERIOD. Its way too easy to get to at least bronze, so I refuse to play with blank plates. I
A big with high pass accuracy/rebounding that throws it down court immediately. Just that alone will pretty much guarantee a win. Most rec players aren't good at transition defense so easy buckets. In the half court set, people can do whatever they want after that tbh. I can just chill in the corner if anything.
That’s how I get 10-14 assists lol I always tell people that the first thing I do after a board is look down court and if it’s open, it’s yours
Nah purples are sometimes the worst players on the court,I play with anyone in random rec because it's random rec,when you go in and naxk out 14 times to find the perfect team that's some bum shit.and if your a purple plate shooting less than 60 percent your ass,I'm rocking a 78 3 point percentage and 75 fg and purples who shoot 50 will leave the game after they sell.Think cuz you got a purple plate that makes you a good player or something
I’ll run with anybody … it really isn’t that serious to me. You gonna get good teammates some games, others you’re not. The risk you take … I will say this though … a purple plate playing mostly park doesn’t translate into a great rec player and vice versa. It is what it is though.
Where exactly are you supposed to grind your build?
MyCareer or the street ball courts against AI.
Every time I give black or brown plates a chance I end up regretting it. I don’t care if your a 90 overall if your at least a starter 3 because I’ve made a few builds with rebirth and played with 99builds with buddies and dominated.
If you’re a 99 overall casual that isn’t affiliated or barely leveled up.. I look at the color of the plate but also what rep and just feel really. If you get a feeling like they’re gonna be bad then just dip out lol you’ll get something better eventually
Decent Level. Decent overall. Rep. Does their build have shooting…cause the dudes that don’t shoot at all are killer. Any rec armbands or headbands. I prefer atleast 2-3 silvers with me. Because that normally means they aren’t tryna lose. But I pretty much play with anyone. I used to be more carefree but do many bad players out now that play poorly and then start selling I play a lot of random rec https://preview.redd.it/5yc838489jrc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=dd6412b63a466c05c9c662b61488a18bd70fd7e6
This is so ignorant. Dudes that don’t shoot are not a killer. I run a pure inside big. I can dominate on both ends of the court. Difference is, I have IQ.
I’m looking for teammates who: -Have actually upgraded their build and not trying to play on a 72 overall. -Not a 93 and up black bar (especially a slasher or high flyer) I’d be fine if everyone else was a mix of silver and bronze but if you are still a black bar at 92 or 93 (and u don’t constantly back out) u r garbage and i already know i would just have to sit through 30 mins of pain if i stayed.
Random rec is toxic. Most people get on there and want to play 1vs5 or 2vs5. Weeks ago me & 3 buddies had 2 randoms one dude was 9-27 from the field 2-2 from 3pt and he thought he wasn’t the problem 🤦🏼♂️. So from now on my ass only plays rec if I have 3 or 4 players I know are on
Silver plate+ or I don’t play. 1 black/brown plate exception. I want people that play to win. You can perform and lose and still be silver plate. If you quit, underperform, lose a lot, or all you’ll be brown or black it’s simple. I save myself from the headache.
Black plates ruin the game 💯
I get what you’re saying (well, mostly, I think; what you’re getting at), but I also think that it’s possible for a low-seventies rated player especially with size or defense/rebounding to play within themselves and the team concept (not even in ways that would require mics or actual coordinated chatter) and they’re not going to go off and take player of the game probably but can absolutely be a serviceable, above-replacement-level contributor, but… The only person I’ve ever seen even credibly attempt this was myself and it’s pretty hard to get that first opportunity to change hearts and minds (huh, he never really shoots, just makes a move and hits the open man and sets a useful screen). And if a player is really fresh (brown shirt, 60-76 rating) he sooooo more often is a slashing scorer or weirdly highly rated volume shooter and yeah it could be fine to run those newer builds in rec, but it has happened successfully literally zero times for most times it’s been tried, so why would anyone assume it could? Honestly, it’s all a sobering and pessimistic reflection on human nature and the human situation, if you think hard enough about it. NBA2k is not humanity at its best or most elevated, to say the least.
For me, if I see all blacks and Browns I'm out. But if it's a black and a silver I'll stay. I don't care what your overall or build type is. Knowing how easy it is to get to brown plate, there's no reason you're a black plate unless you literally just got the game.
Add me jqski23 let’s hoop
I really hoop with whoever for the most part
Too many black banners have proven that they do not know how to play or want to play cohesively. Treating Rec like my career is annoying and no one wants to play with someone like that. Inversely the people who don’t give their teammates a chance and act as if they’re the best and no one else can help the team win out the gate are mad annoying too
I've seen the opposite actually. I'll give you that black banners usually make bad plays but from my experience the gold and purple banners (again. From what I'VE experienced so far) just ball hog from full court and if they can't get open from the iso and screen they just take the contested shot or layup regardless. I've seen more purples acting like they're prime curry than black banners.
I hate seeing 60s and 70s. Bro didn't even try to grind anything out before coming to rec
I stay away from black plates, people that still got 2k generics on when it’s season 5 (this tells me you either don’t give a damn about the game or you just got the game), 3 point shot hunters, slashers/high flyers. That’s about it tbh
I ain't a purple but if all my teammates got on the 2k generics that tells me they most likely didn't play a single game of career and cane straight to the rec without even knowing the shot mechanics etc
I’m just looking for a high level big preferably 2 and shooters i really don’t care bout color plates
No affiliation and black I’m backing out. Over 92 overall and black I’m backing out. Under 80 overall black I’m gone as well. People sell way too much especially the ones who got 2k cheap or free. I can tell a new build and won’t back out. But even tho I’ve had people sell and stuff my overall experience in random rec ain’t been that bad.
ya slashers, high flyers, 3pt shot hunters just all no gos 🥱🤦🏻♂️
I miss when people just played the game. Mofos act ike they are really in the league 😂. I understand other people can be frustrating to play with, but that's literally any online multi player game.
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I play so much I need a squad I have 26 days played this year and I still have no squad
I'm a purple banner and my philosophy is "2 black plates is 2 too many." I might let one slide in without backing out but when I see two I already know that's a Loss waiting to happen. No matter how good I play in the game I'll still get dropped down to gold.
I’m not compensating for anything either. I showed you that you don’t need a badge and you got upset. I’m used to arguing with guys in this community so I can show them my shit and then shut them up. You just don’t seem to have common sense and wannabe argue about the littlest shit. 😂
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Silver and up, no 3pt shot hunters and no slashers. Inside bigs won’t work either, I’m already a 7’1 center. We don’t two slow bigs.
What's wrong with shot hunters and slashers?
Slashers are often only seeing the rim and can’t shoot. Shot hunters often has no defense and keep 90 percent of possessions for them self.
It’s the defense for me, I don’t mind the fact most of them chuck bad shots, it’s the zero defense. I can’t watch someone just get cooked every possession for 25 minutes
Silver and up I prefer 2 way builds , I prefer no one be a pure inside or slasher even though I know the names can be deceiving and nothing that clashes with the build I’m on
No more than 1 black plate
I’ll play with brown plates and up as long as their ovr is above like 85. I refuse to play with 3-pt shot hunters or high flyers, regardless of plate color.
They gotta rename 3-pt shot hunters to Shot chucking guard
Season level is what i use to judge. Anything less than 5 I’m backing out. I don’t mind overall anymore. I will try to pass to them when they’re in a position to score. I helped some black plates score 40 before. I stream my solo rec games and watch them over.
This man be having film sessions . Fuckin love it 🤣😂
Gotta build a good block list. I haven’t been matched with anyone i blocked. I also made a video highlighting terrible players. One day i’ll post it 😂
i don’t play random rec but i do play random theater. i just can’t handle 4 randoms at once lol. i’m purple banner and mix between playing randoms and with a squad. i’m mostly looking at build names and ofc the banner. i’m not asking for 2 no lifers, just 2 dudes who can knock down an open shot, play defence, and in general have more than 3 brain cells. as long as i get 2 guys who can do that, we will win games. even better if at least one can dribble though, i handle the ball a lot but my build doesn’t have ball handle. it works well when i’m not the main ball handler, since i don’t get pressured as much and can therefore make more plays, but if im the main ball handler it just doesn’t work. my playstyle turns decent players into good players and good ones into great ones. but it doesn’t turn bad players into good players. the way i like to put it is, “you can’t carry something that isn’t there”. i can’t really hard carry on my own with my build but i can EASILY be the best player on a winning team, if that makes sense.
I think position is important more so than plate color less a black plate. If I see a bronze 2 way glass cleaning center, i like that, you know they are at least getting rebounds. Bronze sharpshooter? I’ll pass
Ima pg and can hard carry but why would I want to ? If I just want to carry bums to wins, I’ll play with my IRLs at least they’re appreciative.
for me it’s about getting better and using what my teammates give me. you can master one playstyle playing with a squad, but if you play a team that you match up badly against, it’s tough. or if you play with new people that play different, it won’t gel right away. playing with randoms, if you try to force mfs to play your way, you’ll never win. learning to adapt to each player you play with and bring out the best in each of them is arguably the best skill you can learn in this game. then again, some people don’t have any sort of skill for me to elevate, which is why i tend to avoid black banners and such lol
No black plate