Now for those who want to dig deeper into the Xs and Os of NBA 2K24. This year we added a new freelance called Comp. This freelance is for competitive players who prefer to control all the movement of their AI teammates. There are no pass or cut actions in comp freelance. The AI players space the floor in a five out set. All actions are triggered by the user using the 16 favorite plays and actions available on the directional pad left.
To assist players with the comp freelance we introduced five new double action plays. These are mini-plays with two actions combined to create endless quick combos for users to create scoring opportunities. We have Give Flare actions with a hand-off leading to a flare screen. Give fist with a hand-off leading to a ball screen. Fist flare with a ball-screen leading to a flare screen. First screen with a ball-screen leading to an off-ball screen. Screen fist with an off-ball screen leading to a ball-screen.
These plays are fast and effective and can be combined with any of your favorite plays for a myriad of creative options.
To further enhance the comp player’s arsenal, we also included a teammate cut-to-basket setting with auto and manual options. Auto allows the AI to cut when they see an opportunity. With manual selected the AI will only cut when the user gives them a cut command. Note this only applies to the freelance and not the AI of specific plays.
This year we also introduce the motion freelance. This is a freelance that was built to create scoring options for players who may not be masters of the playbooks. The motion freelance automatically runs actions based on the best players on the floor. As a user you don’t have to call anything in motion to see your best players get into the best actions to score.
Unlike past freelances this one has no set form. It can morph from 3 out to 4 out to 5 out. It can also be dynamically updated through our roster updates, so we can continue to add new actions for new scorers all year long.