 Man, I'm ready NBA 2k 18s right down the corner. We're getting so much information now about the different archetypes and thousands hundreds of blends that you can make and so I've been sifting through all them trying to make the decision on which archetype I'm gonna choose I tweeted out I decided I'm sure now which archetype I'm gonna be making first and which archetype I'm gonna be making second now this video right here is if you're Trying to make the best possible build. We're not talking about having fun when it comes to having fun I do my sharp shooter thing, but I'm also gonna have a pure slasher. So I'm gonna lay out the information I'm not gonna make the decision for you I'm gonna let you decide because I know for a fact this archetype I'm looking at right now looks ridiculous and based on some factors that we don't know yet If it comes to fruition, I'm gonna be destroying the game day one now Let's lay out the facts one thing we know is Mike Wang said that attributes matter this year The number we heard was if you have a 60 open shot three you're making 25% on wide open three-point shots That means for me that if you have a 60 or under forget about it I'm sagging all the way down in the paint helping getting ready to rotate So for me, that's not an archetype that I'm willing to play with I want to stretch the floor so much that I'm creating millions of opportunities for my teammates to get open also keep in mind We don't know the different heights this year from which we can speed boost We know speed boosting is in the game, but we don't know what its new limits are last year It was a 6-2 if you were on sunset now It's also more important to note that there's stamina depletes faster this year And so you're not gonna be sitting there ice-o dribbling all clock holding the R2 button unless you can find dribble moves that don't use turbo You're not gonna be dribbling too much before you have to take it to the tin or pass it to your teammate I know in all of that. I know I'm gonna be a shooter. That's me, right? So off rip you guys should know I'm gonna make a pure archetype now I've been watching some videos of people giving advice on whether you should go pure or go blend from so far every time I talk to the devs they're like you can do blend, but you know pure cuz pure archetypes have more Hall of Fame badges It looks like so many people are putting the emphasis on badges now This is the time for you to make a bet just like last year at the launch of 2k17 I made a bet between playmakers and sharpshooters. I went with sharpshooters It was the best build the entire year round this year I'm also making a bet and I'm gonna share that decision with the world so that you can make a similar if not different Decision you got to decide what you value more right now attributes or badges No, not necessarily what you value more But what you think 2k is gonna value more and right now based on the info we know I'm going with attributes So that means that my main archetype is gonna be a blend and not a pure sharpshooter In fact, it's not even gonna be a primary sharpshooter now take a look at this screenshot here This is the first blend I will be using the first archetype is likely gonna be my main I'm gonna be using NBA 2k18 now. There's some changes some archetypes have different badges this year Some archetypes have different specialties So to break it down for you the shock creators and the sharpshooters look like a deadly combo So it's gonna be called a probably a shock creating sharpshooters gonna be the real name for the archetype The best mid-range shooters in the game are gonna be shock creators on top of that this year mid-range Dead Eye is no longer a hall of fame for sharpshooters now. We get gold tireless scorer instead It's also important to note for some reason sharpshooters and shock creators have an unbelievably high amount of stamina That being said compared to last year's sharpshooters have way less speed So the player I played with when I was at the event is part of the reason why I'm making this specific build was a sharpshooting shock creator Now he was 84 overall he was 6 foot 5 and he was slow He played like a 6 foot 8 sharpshooter in terms of speed when it came to I was like I can't do this man It's too slow. I'm not gonna get myself open unless of course there's a speed boost that we haven't learned yet The reason shock creator first makes so much sense is because it gives you a massive boost to the dribbling Attributes it knocks down your three-point or some because now you're no longer a primary three-point shooter But you have Hall of Fame tireless scorer Hall of Fame difficult shots with a good three-point shot You now have Hall of Fame difficult shot and you have Hall of Fame mid-range Dead Eye And you have the max mid-range now Here's the one question mark about the build and this is what I was saying. It depends on some factors We don't know more than what we see on the screen right now if Limitless range is gold on this archetype match set. This can be the most popular archetype in the game Actually, I think the most popular is gonna be a playmaking primary a sharpshooter secondary I don't think that's gonna be the best archetype in the game I think it's gonna be the most popular just because people are doing it based off what they've played in 2k 17 They're thinking if I can play make and shoot the three ball But they're not taking into account all the changes all the info that's been dropping so far in the last few months Now ankle breaker is a useless badge this year. You're not getting I I was playing for an hour maybe on the park I didn't get one ankle breaker I never see I saw actually I saw one person get an ankle breaker and it was Kyrie and it was in a five-on-five game I'm assuming Kyrie has Hall of Fame ankle breaker So that's not a badge I'm worried about tear dropper useless in fact most of the playmaker badges outside of Hall of Fame dimer I'm not even worried about but just that combo of having the gold sharpshooter badges with now Hall of Fame difficult shots Hall of Fame tireless scorer and I'm gonna make him a shorter player around six foot two I'm gonna make him minimum weight so he's faster and I think I'm gonna make him max wingspan But I don't know we're gonna have to do research on the wingspan shit to find out is he's gonna be a fast likely and hopefully a speed-boosting shock creator that could also shoot with so many Badges from three-point land the only negative to this specific archetype is that I can't shoot from agent range anymore Like agent range you're gonna need Hall of Fame limitless You know you get you're not gonna be able to pull up with gold limitless and do the same thing Which is why I'm also gonna be making a pure sharpshooter I'm gonna be using both of these now the pure sharpshooter I make is likely gonna be six five or six six all my players are gonna be left-handed all them gonna be rocking I have the number zero or 23. I know that the only way this doesn't become the best possible archetype at the end of the day Is if the three-point right there? Increased for moving shots not for standing shots So if you get what I'm saying is that your standing shot isn't gonna be that good But your moving shots can be crazy so really it all depends on that geez that means this year You can take ankles and then go up for a three from limitless That's crazy, but if you are a three-point shooter and keep in mind if you're a three-point shooter They'll like to spot up in the corner This is easily not gonna be the build for you But if you want to be a point guard one the point and create your shots and shoot deadly from three point Then this might be it this might be this is it this is the one the thing I like about the shock crater is it takes the sharpshooter you get a minus on three-point or a little bit But you get a boost on ball handling you get a boost on athleticism and in those are the things that especially when you're Trying to create your own shots. You're gonna need you mesh those two things together The only L you're taking is not having Hall of Fame limitless score limitless score geez limitless range and Varese is straight w in fact if you're playing with me in NBA 2k 18 and you can't shoot the three ball turn your PS4 off I'm not gonna be on your team It's just that simple because I'm the last thing I want is somebody doubling up on me because you can't shoot the Three ball. There's a lot of players. I see making lockdowns pure or Driving and finishing pure and I'm like that's fine because those builds are gonna be fun I'm gonna want to play with those builds myself But I'm not gonna be on a team with a guy who can't shoot and stretch the floor Especially in 2k when it's so simple to close out and by the way this year You can't just hold L2 to do all the defense for you You have to close out and do all that stuff for yourself manually But I'm saying it's so simple to close out that if you can't shoot the three ball is you're making everybody on the team's life Harder the only time that makes sense for me is if you're like a pure paint protector And then I could see why all right because you get if you're protecting the paint for us on the defense event I understand but I'm gonna be playing a little bit different than most of y'all when I play NBA 2k or even when I'm playing in real life. I'm I'm like Mike Dan Tony Why don't we stop worrying about defense which can outscore the other team because as much as I'd like to believe that Defense wins championships and be a 2k such offensive oriented game If you're not firing on all cylinders then you're missing out now I tend to believe that the post score is gonna be a really good build this year I think the pure playmaker might be holding an L this year because if they can't shoot the three ball like they did last year And they can't what's gonna happen, man If you can't do all the dribble moves to shoot a three if people predict that you're gonna go to the paint every time I'm just saying that might be a little bit more simple to eat Unless you have some crazy dribble moves it's gonna be a lot easier to clamp down on the playmakers Now that you can sag off a little bit. So anyway, that's it for the video. All right This is the build when it comes to attributes all the way I'm saying you got to make a decision whether it's badges or attributes if you're going for badges You have to make a pure player. So in my opinion, I recommend a pure sharpshooter But if you're going for attributes without a doubt, I haven't seen an attribute nor will I that's even close to competing With what this one can offer. So we'll see man. I'm addicted to more of these and see if I can uncover anything else, man If you guys enjoy make sure to drop a like let me know what y'all think about the archetype And which one are you walking with because you don't necessarily have to use what I use It's just the play style that I prefer. I'm gonna catch you guys in the next video If you guys are new be sure to subscribe. I'm out. Peace