[Discussion] Creating Defensive Settings

Question

One of my biggest frustrations with this game is the fact that, on many defensive possessions, I literally have no chance to stop the opposing team.&nbsp; In most of those cases, one of the defenders that I am not controlling will just abandon the man he should be covering.&nbsp; That&nbsp; opponent will then receive a pass and make a three before I can get anyone in position to defend his shot.

Could the developers consider the following options?

1.&nbsp; Program the automatic defenders on a user's team to actually stay with their man?

OR

2.&nbsp; Create defensive "tendencies" that you can select for your team?&nbsp; That is, allow the individual user to influence how the players he/she doesn't control play defense.&nbsp; For instance, you could create: a man defense, no switching option; a man defense, with switching option; and a zone defense option.&nbsp; The option that you select determines how the automatic defenders will behave.

It is hard for me to come up with an effective manual defensive strategy because my teammate defenders don't do the same thing every time.&nbsp; If they did, I'm quite sure that I could come up with a strategy to improve my defense.&nbsp; I'm just looking for CONSISTENT behavior from my defensive teammates, who currently are very inconsistent.

Thank you.

EA_Blueberry: Added [Discussion] to post topic

dane069__8kldcl · Answer

@EA_Blueberry&nbsp;wrote:@DANE069__8kldcl&nbsp;Thanks for the topic! I'm going to throw this up at the top of the boards to gauge more feedback on. Love the idea of defensive schemes like man or zone.For everyone else here, let's talk about defense. Do you agree with OP and what are your thoughts on current defensive behavior from the AI?Thanks for turning this into a discussion, @EA_Blueberry&nbsp;.&nbsp; Hopefully we will get some valuable feedback/insights in this thread.

thescholaram · Answer

@DANE069__8kldclThe settings of defence are now different for all lineups, check the defence manuals in the give and go gameplay post.

Also, there might be a change in sharpshooter defence when the next promo launches.
Don't have any more information, blueberry will be checking this thread. though.

ea_blueberry · Answer

@DANE069__8kldcl&nbsp;

Thanks for the topic! I'm going to throw this up at the top of the boards to gauge more feedback on. Love the idea of defensive schemes like man or zone.

For everyone else here, let's talk about defense. Do you agree with OP and what are your thoughts on current defensive behavior from the AI?

antitexnh · Answer

I think the previous gameplay, defensively and offensively, was far better.

tclevy4403 · Answer

This new gameplay is terrible and it is worse when you have shots going through the defenders arm or hand like magic.&nbsp; Players using clutch shots when the shooter is double teamed but still makes it is mockery of the game.&nbsp; There should not be clutch shots&nbsp;Iin a setting of arena for players who like a realistic basketball game not the crap that is currently being played&nbsp;

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