I am saying release the disk every few years, and provide heavy updates in between. Yes a patch, but not your conventional patch, an over haul patch.
I believe the company will save money and so will we by not needing new disks every year. Most people complain that we're only getting roster updates. 2k is different, I think they do make significant changes bit they too can convert to heavy patches or software upgrades.
What I'm proposing is change, drastic change. You have to think something is going to change. So why be so afraid.