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Top Spin 2k25 |OT| Not that kind of spinning top
- Thread starter M. Wallace
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A few questions if anybody knows please.
How long is the grind before you max out so you can play online?
Can female characters play against male and are they as strong, stat wise so it's an even match? Or are the ranked games all male or all female, with I presume most picking men? as that's all I've really seen online. (Talking my career online ranked)
I would like to use a female character but not if matchups are rare or at a disadvantage.
Is the xp different for real tennis as in 5 sets compared to say a one set career?
Also how is the xp with the different difficulties?
Can't wait to play on Friday regardless as I used to play a lot of the OG Topspin on Xbox and got quite good ranking in top 100 and top 10 for doubles. So looking forward to trying to climb the board, tho not doubles now sadly and probably not high as I'm sure my skills have diminished with age. š
How long is the grind before you max out so you can play online?
Can female characters play against male and are they as strong, stat wise so it's an even match? Or are the ranked games all male or all female, with I presume most picking men? as that's all I've really seen online. (Talking my career online ranked)
I would like to use a female character but not if matchups are rare or at a disadvantage.
Is the xp different for real tennis as in 5 sets compared to say a one set career?
Also how is the xp with the different difficulties?
Can't wait to play on Friday regardless as I used to play a lot of the OG Topspin on Xbox and got quite good ranking in top 100 and top 10 for doubles. So looking forward to trying to climb the board, tho not doubles now sadly and probably not high as I'm sure my skills have diminished with age. š
Deck is definitely wonky - mine was crashing on different versions of Proton. I tried 8-25GE, 9, and just kind of left it on Experimental. Missing textures, transition loading screen problems, drops to 40ish but 75% res on 800p, low settings it was sailing with performance even though most of the players were missing textures. We're talking FACELESS, ghost limbs, you name it! Also if you switch Proton versions too many times, Denuvo gets upset and locks you out. Going back to PC I had to terminate a session, which took some time loading through their servers so best avoid for now.
Playing it on PC proper, no HDR huh? Added some RTX HDR just to lighten it up a bit. Online has been smooth! Some epic rallies, great duels and it's so dope to see everyone's created player personalities!
I was playing and sure enough came across the HANGAR 13 MAFIA FOX!
Playing it on PC proper, no HDR huh? Added some RTX HDR just to lighten it up a bit. Online has been smooth! Some epic rallies, great duels and it's so dope to see everyone's created player personalities!
I was playing and sure enough came across the HANGAR 13 MAFIA FOX!
It will take Some time to max out your character, but you can start playing online with your level 1 character and you can also choose to level your character by only playing online, so the carreer mode isn't obligaties.
In normal ranked with Pro Players you play male VS female all the time and female players are not at a disadvantage. I play with Serena as my main and had a lot of epic matches against players who uses Alcaraz, Federer, Agassi, ā¦
In the matches with your own player I have played exclusively against male players. No idea if that's a coincidence. I have only played a handful matches with my own player though.
I have more fun with playing the pro players that are already maxed out. I am now number 150 in the world and having a blast. =)
Well they did really went all out with their marketing budget if you have Roger himself telling about the game =)
View: https://youtu.be/jKXJ6QpPgGQ?si=fcLsuJKX-Ksrbuew
View: https://youtu.be/jKXJ6QpPgGQ?si=fcLsuJKX-Ksrbuew
Thanks Kingsora.
So I take it your matched with players that have the same character strength or is it matched through your ranking? Because I don't think you'd get far with a level 3 character Vs a level 20 one for example, no matter how skilled you are. Surely you would just loose a hell of a lot of matches before your player was strong enough?
I'll probably play a lot of the career first anyway and go online after about a week, then just focus on that.
Nice to see people enjoying it, it's been far too long for a good tennis game.
So I take it your matched with players that have the same character strength or is it matched through your ranking? Because I don't think you'd get far with a level 3 character Vs a level 20 one for example, no matter how skilled you are. Surely you would just loose a hell of a lot of matches before your player was strong enough?
I'll probably play a lot of the career first anyway and go online after about a week, then just focus on that.
Nice to see people enjoying it, it's been far too long for a good tennis game.
Difficult to say at this stage. I was matched for example with a level 15 player while I was level 2, so yes I got completely destroyed. It's also one of the reasons that I rather play ranked with pro players because I think playing against real humans is the most fun. And with your own player, especially at the beginning you feel really limited if you play online.
But I also assume that there aren't already tens of thousands copies sold, so the player base to be matched with is probably still quite small. Even though, finding an opponent is always fairly easy.
Does anyone else have this?
I am playing online ranked with pro's and I am close to the top 100 of the world. Had a lot of epic close matches with great rally's.
But whenever I come against a decent player with Sharapova, I can barely make a point. It's Insane, she hits crazy winners from every angle and you just can't do anything about It. I just get destroyed every time.
Sharapova feels so overpowered in the game and a lot of players seem to know It already, probably the main reason who you see so many players are using her.
Or am I missing a tactic that you can use against Sharapova?
I am playing online ranked with pro's and I am close to the top 100 of the world. Had a lot of epic close matches with great rally's.
But whenever I come against a decent player with Sharapova, I can barely make a point. It's Insane, she hits crazy winners from every angle and you just can't do anything about It. I just get destroyed every time.
Sharapova feels so overpowered in the game and a lot of players seem to know It already, probably the main reason who you see so many players are using her.
Or am I missing a tactic that you can use against Sharapova?
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lol I get it now. The meter is the ball essentially. The closer it gets the meter moves towards green. I'm hitting nothing but perfect shots now.
She does seem overpowered. There are tactics that can work if you're skilled enough. Drop shots work well. Making sure you serve well is also integral.
The game has cloud saves but it's managed by 2K in the game itself not by Steam. I switched between multiple PCs and my save carried over.
Honestly, I think I am fairly ok to good at this game. But a good player playing with Sharapova just kills me everytime with 1 or 2 shots. I barely get the chance to even do anything.
And she is literally the only player where I have this problem with. Haven't come across anyone else who played so insanely powerful and wasn't using Sharapova.
If this is confirmed to work across PS5 and Steam, I'm double dipping.
IGN Review
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View: https://youtu.be/zeQ1GXbwkII?si=v16VE9kHuPATsM1F
Sharapova of all players being the most OP...
That VC stuff is so dumb. To not have the money you earn from the tourneys and Slams especially, play a part is weird. Any sort of credit in the hundreds for winning one of the most prestigious titles in tennis seems wack.
That VC stuff is so dumb. To not have the money you earn from the tourneys and Slams especially, play a part is weird. Any sort of credit in the hundreds for winning one of the most prestigious titles in tennis seems wack.
Yes, you have to charge your shot dependable on how hard you want to hit or with which timing. Which is actually realistic, because in tennis in the real world you also can charge your shot.
You can do a single button press, but that's going to be very difficult to time and you're going to have a lot of bad shots.
A 7 is actually a little bit harsh knowing that they are actually quite positive overall.
But I guess sports games are always rated different when comparing to 'real' games.
3 sets with games to 4. An average match will take 15 minutes. 20 minutes if it's very close.
This game is significantly better. Lots of real licenses, much better visuals, more polish in the general gameplay and UI. TopSpin is considered a AAA sports title, whereas Matchpoint is like a small budget game by comparison.
You cannot disable the scoreboard in the corner but you can disable all other UI whilst playing, yes.
Tnks.
Thing is i don't really support the 2k sports stuff that put in their games like virtual currency and whatnot. Is it possible to avoid that and ignore it while playing peacefully?
Yeah! It's not obtrusive at all in my opinion. You earn enough VC by just playing the game and it's used purely for cosmetics for your myPlayer. You unlock plenty of cosmetics without any VC too as most events in career mode unlock them as rewards for winning. In terms of playing the exhibitions with pros and online there is no reason to spend VC whatsoever.
Warning/PSA: do not play this game on Steam Deck. It wiped hours of progress from my PC save on Steam, even when returning to my regular desktop. Booting the game on Deck seemed to have wiped all court unlocks, mycareer progress, my players, rookie rise - all was wiped after trying the game on Steam Deck. Weirdly the centre court pass progress, VC currency and cosmetic unlockables didn't get wiped.
The centre court passes with unlockable cosmetics/skins etc are "play at your own pace" meaning that they do not expire. You can progress through the "battle" pass at your own pace, even once the season officially finishes you'll still be able to progress.
Really? They are not time limited like Fortnite or other GAAS? Wow! I am highly considering picking this up now. They have the right approach IMO.
Can someone post a comparison between Sampras in Top Spin 4 vs Top Spin 2K25?
I think he looks 10000 times better in Top Spin 4 š
I think he looks 10000 times better in Top Spin 4 š
Control shot meter is new, yeah? That and noticing the meter tracks with the ball on top of everything else has me really enjoying this. Never was the best at serving in previous iterations and this one I find aiming serves still as difficult as ever. Haven't really dug in too deep yet outside of the Academy and MyCareer.
I hope this does well.
I hope this does well.
Feels great nailing a power shot + perfect timing meter!
I wanna turn off these "training wheels" but I don't think they improve your shots if they're off though.
I wanna turn off these "training wheels" but I don't think they improve your shots if they're off though.
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I think so lol, but totally not sure. I have not looked at his model in game yet.
Ok, this is Sampras in 2K25...
How can they fuck up the Player models this hard??
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Ok, this is Sampras in 2K25...
How can they fuck up the Player models this hard??
Yikes lol that's even worse
Sad but true...
A few years ago I imagined how a next gen Top Spin would look like. With the power of current gen machines... Lifelike players with great textures, tons of polygons, visible sweat and hair physics. And we got this.
Amazing.
Emulating the Xbox360 or PS3 version of Top Spin 4 in 4K is better than this.
Have you actually ever seen a tennis match in the last 3 years?
That's so clearly Alcaraz =)
Let's not exaggerate, the difference is stil very big with Top Spin 4.
Sure the player models aren't on par with FIFA, WWE, NBA, ... But what did you expect? This game probably has probably 1/5th of the budget of a NBA2K games. The presentation of the courts and the gameplay still looks very good.
Let's hope the game sells wel enough, so that we get a new entry in 2 years and that they can improve the player models. It's already a miracle that 2K even gave a budget to make a new Top Spin game.
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