The timed pinning system fromWWE 2K23returns inWWE 2K24. Players have a choice between mashing buttons or using the mini-game to escape pinfall attempts. The timed mini-game is immersive, but can be difficult with the default settings. The timing is very challenging after getting hit with severalfinishing moves inWWE 2K24, making it almost impossible to kick out.

Thankfully,WWE 2K24has difficulty sliders to suit your needs and playing style. With the right settings, you can have more exciting matches with false finishes and near falls to simulate the televised product. This guide will explain how the difficulty sliders work, to help players find a system that works for them.

WWE 2K24 Ultimate Warrior pressed Hulk Hogan

WWE 2K24’s Mini-Game Settings Explained

To locate theMini-GameSettingsmenu, head into theAdvanced tabunder theGameplayoption menu. Before diving into the pinning system, you will need to understand how finishers inWWE 2K24influence the mini-game’s difficulty.

Regardless of the settings, if your wrestler or the opponent has their vitality bar in black and some body parts in the red zone, it’s more challenging to escape a signature or a finisher.

WWE 2K24 Ultimate Warrior kicking out of second leg drop with the custom settings

The sliders only go so far when escaping pins. Use wrestlers with high stats in the Pin Escape Attribute.

Try and avoid getting your wrestler’s vitality bar in black, as this will make it more difficult to escape. It’s still easier than the default settings, but the flag speed increases, and the green bar will decrease in size.

WWE 2K24 Roman attempting to pin Cody

Undertstanding WWE 2K24’s Timed Pin Mini-Game Sliders

The timed mini-games inWWE 2K24can be challenging depending on one’s aptitude for quick-time events.WWE 2K24has a range of settings to help alleviate some of the difficulty and get more exciting and longer matches.

Even if the mini-game settings are in your favor, it’s still challenging to escape pins. Yet, it’s more achievable even after Roman Reigns has hit your wrestler with three finishing moves in a row.

WWE 2K24 Hulk Hogan escaping the first finisher from Ultimate Warrior with the custom settings

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