NBA 2K12 Will Not Have 66 Game Schedule, It Will Only Be Implemented in NBA Today

[Sundown]

Quote: Originally Posted by rangerrick012

I don't get how you can say the technical challenges aren't that difficult. No offense, but are you a programmer? Do you know first hand specifically what tech that 2K uses in association mode that would allow this to be so easy? And if so, do you know that changing to allow for 66 gm schedule wouldn't cause a problem in another area of the game. To me it seems pretty cut and dry. Thinking logically, it's not feasable to say that 2K should have known the specifics of when the lockout would end, how the schedule would be made, and allow for programming to call for this. If you notice even when you choose to make a season 14 games in offline association, it still starts in November, which tells me that there's a specific algorithm that would probably be hard to change with a simple patch which states that associations must start in November and end in April. I'm not a programmer, but to me it seems like it would be harder than you're making it seem for 2K to compensate for this.

Yes I am a programmer/software engineer. If you had to adjust for a shortened lockout season, you don't do it algorithmically, since it would start late at a specific date. You would use a hand crafted schedule, which 2K likely already does for the first full year. Do the shortened season games happen on the same days as they do in the full season? Does the schedule stay the same each year? If yes to both, then the other shortened seasons may be hand crafted as well. Or the game may just algorithmically drop games from the handcrafted 82 game season data. If you planned ahead, you would have season schedules be patchable or downloadable, with the 66 game schedule used only for the first year, and the normal schedule used for the rest if you're playing an 82 game season. It would be a special case for full seasons and you don't need to muck with shortened seasons as they function correctly or wouldn't be accurate to the real NBA anyway.

I'm not saying I know the code, and it might not be worth it if the code is not well structured for this sort of modular updating, but swapping out data sets and tables is not a huge technical hurdle given all the things 2K is able to accomplish that are much more difficult. It is not a monumental technical undertaking, at least not if you're doing it right. At worst it shouldn't take more than a man week to hammer this out, but it might not be a week they have available. Depending on their code base, I can understand if they feel it to be not worth the time or effort, but I do feel that this should have been factored in when planning their contingencies. At the very least new CBA rules should have been updated post patch, as that doesn't change year to year and affects every year from now on. I would have even accepted a 66 game first season with incorrect schedules for association-- at least career and franchise states would sort of resemble real life.

Obviously they had limited time, so this might have been dropped or deemed not worthwhile. But maybe they would have a bit more time for that and other things if they didn't divert resources on what sounds like months on the DLC. Stop working on HORSE and 3 on 3 AI and fix cpu double teaming.

[nonnel]

Quote: Originally Posted by Pared

Considering no other game in the history of sports video games has ever done this, I agree it was a bit much to expect.

Right.

Now... when exactly since patches have existed was there a circumstance where a professional sport had their season shortened?

I mean... why WOULD any "other game in the the history of sports video games" do this before now?

[Pared]

And why would any game do this now?

Again, it is one season. Your expectations are ridiculous to expect this - they really are. To make the game take ALL the factors into consideration and continue with "business" as usual thereafter...

I hope you understand your ridiculous expectations are met with ridiculous questions and answers for a reason. You're throwing out common sense here looking for the only answer that would appease you. There's no room for reason when you do that, so why act as if this is a discussion with valid points being presented when you're responding in kind?

For the comment about High Heat, the only thing they ever corrected on the console side is an incorrect schedule through a roster update, not a shortened season.

[nonnel]

Quote: Originally Posted by Pared

And why would any game do this now?

To simulate real life. You really didn't know the answer to that question?

As for the rest of your rant... just realize that you're speaking your opinion, and not fact. I'm not saying it's possible, or reasonable, or anything like that either. I was just simply pointing out that your reasoning of "it's never been done before" made literally ZERO sense.

[Pared]

Quote: Originally Posted by nonnel

I'm not saying it's possible, or reasonable

I'm glad you finally realize this.

[victorsena13]

I think someone will make a mod i guess

[Detroitfan4life1993]

I did not expect them to put it in the game and its not really that big of a deal, it's only for 1 season any way. Atleast it will be in nba today.

[thugnificant]

66 game schedule is a issue ? smh this is 100% likely to never happen again but people want it in the game as a option. Get off the game and watch some preseason games