Just weeks after the first patch for NBA Playgrounds was released to mixed reviews, another update was released for the game. Patch 1.20 is now available for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One and the PC.
The highlights of Patch 1.20 have to be the addition of even more playable characters for NBA Playgrounds players. This update adds 48 more current and former NBA players to the game. Names such as Jason Kidd (New Jersey Nets), Yao Ming (Houston Rockets), Arvydas Sabonis (Portland Trail Blazers) and Kevin McHale (Boston Celtics). The constant addition of new players continues to add new matchups to an already stacked roster of players in NBA Playgrounds.
Another major update to NBA Playgrounds are the new tournaments added to the game. In Patch 1.20, newly playable tournaments were added for the cities of Venice Beach, Seattle, Madrid, and Chicago. The courts in both Chicago and Madrid were also unlocked for single games for players who just want to play one game and not a whole tournament. This gives players more options of new locales to play in and adds more depth to the game.
Major fixes important for gameplay were also made to NBA Playgrounds as well. Things like announcer speaking lines being triggered at the wrong times or players having the wrong backgrounds on the intro screens are things that are small, but does have an impact on players. With any game, it’s the little things that make a major impact. And for a game not from industry titans like EA Sports or 2K , the small things make an even bigger impact for the title’s future.
The full list of fixed for NBA Playgrounds Patch 1.20 is below. What are thoughts about the patch? Let us know in our comment section.
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
