In MyCareer, why are open 3 point shots so ridiculously difficult?

[Feekal]

I've upgraded my guy's 3 pt shooting close to the max, yet it's still extremely rare for an open 3 pointer to go in unless it's a green release. I even have all the shooting badges, but it makes no difference. My shooting percentage from beyond the arc is so terrible that I've resorted to taking a step forward so I'm on or over the 3 pt line. My shooting percentage from there magically jumps up to a reasonable percentage, just because I'm a few inches closer so it's a 2 point shot. For $60 per purchase, it's not reasonable to expect customers to tolerate such an unrealistic problem. I usually miss a perfect release by one or two pixels, and the game tells me it's a good release, so it makes no sense that my player would miss wide open shots as the norm. I've leveled up his 3 pt shooting close to the max, so there's no logical explanation for why my player is shooting far worse than literally any real-life NBA player from behind the arc only. My player does well on all 2 point shots, making it even weirder.

There are others who have had this same issue with MyCareer mode, so is it a programming error? In any case, it needs to be fixed. It's a very consistent issue, so it's not just bad luck for an entire season. I put a lot of time into upgrading my player's 3 point shooting so it's incredibly frustrating that he shoots worse than real-life Ricky Rubio unless it's a perfect, green release. This makes the game no fun for many customers, including myself. Any chance this will be fixed in a patch or something?

[FatesEcliipse]

its the same with my ball handling i have decent ball handling on my career and if i get the slitest tap on the side im dribbling i lose the ball. and same with my layups, its like i have to realease it perfect or it wont go in. my ppg has gone down, and its getting a little frustrating.

[Monopoly Peter]

Because if making shots was a thing itd be easier to get the badges for park preventing me from having to spend more vc to make my guy better

[TopangaLovegood]

they ninja nerfed jumpshots all around and decreased chances for greens by at least 10% im sure we can all see that 2k18 is an early access beta that we all made the mistake of paying full price for

[KMBak alias Bumblebee]

Correct. Same problem here. I played 2k15 and there everyting was ok. Here Im more often angry and happy when playing. :-(

[Kris]

Considering even the very best shooters in the league top out at approximately 45% from deep, I don't get what all the fuss is about. Heck, Curry hit about 40% of his open threes this season (per Synergy data). I mean, what do you guys expect? It's actually making the game more realistic.

Maybe try watching a real basketball game once in a while for a change.

Edit: If anything, they need to nerf sharps and eliminate that shooting from halfcourt crap. It's completely unrealistic and ruins the game. Same goes for pure slashers, which are probably the most brain-dead archetype there is. Just sprint towards the rim and press a button. Absolutely pathetic. (Rant over.)

[Voren]

Originally posted by Kris:

Considering even the very best shooters in the league top out at approximately 45% from deep, i don't get what all the fuss is about. Heck, Curry hit about 40% of his open threes this season (per Synergy data). I mean, what do you guys expect? It's actually making the game more realistic.

Maybe try watching a real basketball game once in a while for a change.

Yea the game is realistic, that is why people in Proam and Park can score 3 or 4 times per game from the middle of the court

[Kris]

Originally posted by Borden:

Originally posted by Kris:

Considering even the very best shooters in the league top out at approximately 45% from deep, i don't get what all the fuss is about. Heck, Curry hit about 40% of his open threes this season (per Synergy data). I mean, what do you guys expect? It's actually making the game more realistic.

Maybe try watching a real basketball game once in a while for a change.

Yea the game is realistic, that is why people in Proam and Park can score 3 or 4 times per game from the middle of the court

Shame you missed my edit. But even without it, you completely misinterpreted the point of my post. Go read again.

[Ernasty]

I noticed that successful dribble moves or cleanly coming off of a screen will increase the chance of making threes. Or playing with a passer who has the gold Dimer badge will help your player sink the shot. I typically try and shoot the mid range or corner threes until I am "on fire" then I'll take more of the long bombs.

[Skiz]

@ OP, what is your archetype? I have a pure sharp and tbf i make the most ridiciulous shots i've seen since 2k15. Where post-fades fromhalf-court were a thing.
I'd advise you, to create your own jumpshot in the, who coulda thought, jumpshot-creator. If you haven't already ofc.
There are some jumpshot-bases that work better than others. Here could I start a rant, because that's the most bs thing in this game. Every jumpshot should have the same green window, but apparently they haven't.
And sometimes my jumper bricks (getting full white bars), for whatever reason, so I generally have two in the backhand, which work equally good.

EDIT: I just noticed this post is older than me, so w/e.

[Voren]

Originally posted by Kris:

Originally posted by Borden:

Yea the game is realistic, that is why people in Proam and Park can score 3 or 4 times per game from the middle of the court

Shame you missed my edit. But even without it, you completely misinterpreted the point of my post. Go read again.

nvm