Thanks for all your feedback regarding the last patch. We really appreciated and weŽre releasing this patch for the weekend with some improvements we made based on your feedback.
We know that the patches are quite big at this point due to some technical limitations. WeŽre working on a solution to create smaller patches in the future.
Thanks again for all your great feedback. See you on the playground.
Notable Changes:
Added: A loading screen with the explanation of the new Shot Meter and how player stats define the success ratios for the scoring action.
Added: 5 new dunks were added to the current set.
Adjusted: The steal action has been re-balanced based on your feedback to better fit the intended gameplay. Overall, succeeding with a steal action became harder.
Adjusted: The 3 pointers were adjusted so that players with good stat have an increased chance to score whereas the chance to score for players with low stats was lowered.
Changed: The card background of Epic and Legendary cards are now silver for Epic cards and golden for Legendary ones.
Changed: The number of steals needed for the Las Vegas challenge Nr. 2 was reduced to 6 (was 10).
Changed: The number of steals needed for the Shanghai challenge Nr. 3 was reduced to 4 (was 7).
Changed: A team can only include each player once; it is no longer possible to have a team with the same players
Changed: Shaquille OŽNeal chance to score a 3-pointer was drastically reduced
Notable Fixes:
Fixed: An issue that allowed multiple options to be selected at the same time in the Options Menu was fixed.
Another update is now available (at least on Steam & PS4):
NBA PLAYGROUNDS Update 1.2.0
Welcome to the Playground, welcome to Chicago and Madrid.
With this patch not only do 35 new NBA players join the roster, but also 5 Youtubers are gearing up to enter the playground. Along with the new players, we have also added two new playgrounds and four new tournaments.
In addition, we continue to improve the game and we’re looking forward to seeing you on the playgrounds.
You rock!
New Features:
Added: 35 new players join the roster
The following players were added: Ben Wallace, Bernard King, Earl Monroe, Elvin Hayes, Isiah Thomas, Joe Dumars, John Havlicek, Julius Erving, Kevin McHale, Manute Bol, Muggsy Bogues, Steve Nash, Yao Ming, Joakim Noah, Joe Johnson, Andre Iguodala, Bismack Biyombo, D'Angelo Russell, Julius Randle, Justise Winslow, Kyle Korver, Manu Ginobili, Nick Young, Robin Lopez, Serge Ibaka, Tyler Johnson, Adrian Dantley, Arvydas Sabonis, Bob Cousy, David Thompson, Larry Nance, Mark Price, Detlef Schrempf, Wes Unseld, Lou Williams
The following players can now be played on a second team, in which they played during their career: Lebron James (Miami Heat), Dwyane Wade (Miami Heat), James Harden (Oklahoma City), Kevin Durant (Oklahoma City), Derrick Rose (Chicago Bulls), Gary Payton (Seattle Sonics), Shawn Kemp (Seattle Sonics), Rajon Rondo (Boston Celtics), Alex English (Dallas Mavericks), Walt Frazier (Cleveland Cavaliers), Clyde Drexler (Houston Rockets), Alonzo Mourning (Charlotte Hornets), Jason Kidd (New Jersey Nets)
Added: The Seattle SuperSonics and Playgrounders were added to the team selection
Added: 5 Playgrounders, this time famous YouTubers, join the roster as “The Playgrounders” in red card packs
iMAV3RIQ, iPodKingCarter, QJB, Troydan, and DenkOps
Added: The playgrounds Madrid and Chicago are now available
Added: You can now play tournaments in Venice Beach, Seattle, Madrid and Chicago
Added: New Dunk, Crossover and Finger Roll animations were added
Added: New Ball styles can be unlocked in the tournaments
Notable Changes:
Adjusted: Now when the time of the match reaches zero and the ball is still in the air the match won't end until the shot is resolved (either by scoring or failing).
Adjusted: the penalization received from disconnecting from matches has been increased. Now the user loses more ELO points and the progression grows faster.
Changed: Actions from teammates count now towards finishing the tournament challenges
Improved: The patch system for Steam to support smaller patches
Improved: The execution time for throws was reduced
Reduced: The probability of receiving duplicates in card packages
Notable Fixes:
Fixed: The visual effect when leveling up was corrected
Fixed: Some miscalculations in shot attempts with long animations regarding their success chance were corrected
Fixed: Some issues in the matchmaking were fixed which caused that players were unable to join the matchmaking when a former online session was not closed properly
Fixed: An issue that prevents the user from canceling a match made via Challenge Code by using the ESC key
Fixed: An issue that froze the input, when the application focus was changed with Alt+Tab while the exit message from the game was shown
Fixed: An issue that prevented the user from using a controller to modify the challenge code
Fixed: Some issues related to the random selection of players and the rule that prevents the picking of the same players twice for the same team.
Fixed: Some Legendary and Epic players didn’t have the correct background.
Fixed: The loading screens with the control scheme and the explanation of the shot meter were not rotating as intended
Fixed: Some commentator lines were triggered at the wrong moment
Fixed: Some issues related to the audience and its appearance were addressed
I thought the previous big update that added the shot meter took the pendulum back too far in the other direction and haven't played as much since. Previously, anyone and everyone could make a lot of threes, but now the meter seems to be tough to match up properly as I don't think it matches the jump shot animation correctly.
I would like to get back into it and give it more of a chance, though.
Hot Summer, Great Fans, Hot Update.
The new content update for NBA Playgrounds is here.
Thanks for continuous feedback and support. You Rock!
See you at the Playgrounds.
New Features:
* Added: New players join the roster
* * The following players were added: Elgin Baylor, Jerry West, Rick Barry, Tim Duncan, Brandon Jennings, Brandon Knight, Deron Williams, Derrick Favors, Gerald Green, Iman Shumpert, Jeff Green, Josh Richardson, Kenneth Faried, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Khris Middleton, Michael Carter-Williams, Mike Miller, Timofey Mozgov, Trevor Ariza, Tristan Thompson, Tyson Chandler, Bob Pettit, Jerry Lucas, Lenny Wilkens, J.R. Smith, Danny Green, J.J. Redick, Wilson Chandler, Alex Len, Dario Saric and Baron Davis
* * The following players can now be played on a second team, in which they played during their career: Chris Paul (New Orleans Pelicans), Carmelo Anthony (Denver Nuggets), Al Horford (Atlanta Hawks), Ray Allen (Boston Celtics), Luol Deng (Chicago Bulls), Dennis Rodman (Chicago Bulls), Tim Hardaway (Golden State Warriors), Scottie Pippen (Houston Rockets), Dwight Howard (Orlando Magic), Goran Dragic (Phoenix Suns), Shawn Marion (Phoenix Suns), Jason Kidd (Phoenix Suns), Grant Hill (Phoenix Suns), LaMarcus Aldridge (Portland Blazers), DeMarcus Cousins (Sacramento Kings), Wilt Chamberlain (San Francisco Warriors) and Vince Carter (Toronto Raptors)
* * The following Playgrounders join the Playgrounders team: Ian Eagle, EJ “The Mayor” Johnson, Agent 00, Shake4ndBake and HipHopGamer
* Added: Friends’ invitation system
* Added: 1 vs. 1 Unranked matches (in all game modes), using the matchmaking algorithm, but players don’t risk losing any ranking points or changing their ELO
* Added: 3-Point Contest
* * A new way to compete online. Challenge your opponent to find out who can hit the most 3-Pointers
* Added: A short steal and push protection when changing characters was added for the Client player in an online match to reduce the Host advantage
Notable Changes:
* Adjusted: Pushes are no longer effective once the shot attempt is made and the player jumped.
* Changed: The difficulty of the tournaments was reduced
* Changed: The lightning ball can now be blocked by a player just like any other shot
* Changed: The experience gain during the tournaments was increased and slightly decreased for online matches.
* Improved: The rebound system was reworked and improved to better reflect the intended game style and to make it understandable
Notable Fixes:
* Fixed: Several issues that caused Desyncs during Online Game Sessions
* Fixed: An issue that could prevent a player from joining an Online Match after aborting a former matchmaking search right after it succeeded
* Fixed: Height and Weight stats of the Playgrounders in the metric system
* Fixed: An issue that could freeze the game, after winning the Tokyo tournament
The Hot N' Frosty DLC is Now Available for purchase on PS4, Xbox One, and Steam! Featuring 8 Rookies including Lonzo Ball, Markelle Fultz, Jayson Tatum, and Josh Jackson!
The DLC also includes 3 New Playgrounds & 3 New Tournaments, so get ready to bring your 'A' game!
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