I have to agree, 2k seems to think that we are the competition (even more now that the true and only rival company seems dead) when in reality we are the ones who buy the game ... and enhance it, frequently resolving issues that they neglect, sometimes through out the whole cycle of an itineration ...
At the very least we offer a pretty different enjoyable experience, which undubtedly translate into more sales ... be it of new or used games, the 2k name becomes relevant and the prospect of having better sales for the next installment becomes an associated reality ...
Sadly, this seems to be the path taken by 2k, no conspiracy theories but what I have been feeling ... it has been done gradually yet constantly over the past years ... this not so new twist have negated one of the strongest pilars that supported NBA2k path into becoming the acclaimed videogame brandname that is nowdays ... this aberration, tears down iconic synonims of NBA2k: editability/flexibility/options ...
Get this 2k, you dont neglect (not even a part of) your hardcore base of gamers ... you dont neglect the principles that made you what you are ... you should know better, you have risen and have witnessed how it is to fall down by looking at what was your competition ... now, more than ever, you and only you are your own competition, not us ... dont restrict us more ... build upon the features, dont take them away ... please, dont fall down.