NBA 2K13 Features Sprite Slam Dunk Contest, 3 Point Contest, Rising Stars Challenge

[luda06]

Is this a joke? You take out features from previous installments, and make an announcement to bring it back, but only as pre-order DLC?

This is almost an insult.

[KSOR24]

That sucks because I never pre-order games. Especially with 2K because I just wait for Black Friday which is only about 2 months away and I get a good deal on the game and I'll have already heard tons of feedback on the game.

If this isn't integrated with my player mode then I'm going to be pissed. I only play my player or association; I never play a quick game or blacktop because I don't feel like I gained anything, it doesn't count for a win or loss on my record or I don't get any skill points etc. *Sigh*

[blues rocker]

meh...i have no interest in the dunk contest or 3-pt contest...so it doesn't really bother me that it's not included - it's filler. I just want the main gameplay to have minimal frustration.

[VDusen04]

Quote: Originally Posted by Ruff Ryder

I hope this has full Association integration. I also imagine that 2k will make this purchasable after the game comes out. More ways to get money.

It's definitely open to interpretation but I'm with you there. When I read, "Fans are encouraged to pre-order now at participating retailers in order to receive the NBA All-Star content on day one at no extra cost" I took that as 2K possibly stating those who did not pre-order may still be able to acquire the All-Star content but at extra cost.

I definitely like the idea of an All-Star Weekend, but I'm skeptical of it being add-on content. I don't like the possible idea of it being a stand alone mode, like the Legends Showcase DLC was last year. As many of you know, the Legends Showcase was not at all integrated into NBA 2K12. Selecting the Legends DLC icon more or less felt like one was entering another game. This may have not been a huge issue for the 2K12 DLC since the mode mostly had to do with streetball, but All-Star Weekend is something I feel should be fully integrated into all facets of 2K13.

I'm hopeful 2K13 has a way of incorporating All-Star Weekend into one's Association/MyPlayer for those who purchase it, but it seems like a somewhat complicated procedure at the current time. Could a game allow one user to encounter a true All-Star Weekend in-season but not another (to account for one buying the content but not the other)? Seems like a recipe for glitching.

Also, with the real life NBA Dunk Contest being so unbelievably jacked up in terms of rules, regulations, and judging, I'll be curious as to how 2K chooses to tackle their new interpretation. I'm hopeful there's some innovation that pushes the new dunk contest beyond the similar iterations we've seen from 2K since 2008.

[spankdatazz22]

Quote: Originally Posted by kbmnm247

I guess I am just a depressing guy but I don't see how this is a major announcement at all. It is a reskinned version of the dunk contest and 3 point contest that they took out of 2k12. Very depressing and hardly a major announcement in my opinion. Is this what Ronnie was hyping or is there another announcement coming?

Some of you guys' expectations seem out of whack. Sadly a few years ago the general sentiment on these boards was that 2K needed to remove Blacktop mode outright because it served no purpose to them, in part because it wasn't All-Star weekend affiliated. Here's a thread referencing some of those views:

http://www.operationsports.com/forum...mode-game.html

They do the All-Star weekend thing that people wanted and now it's either not enough or it's chastised by some because it's tied to a preorder. Which is no different than what pretty much every other game does, giving incentive to preordering a title. ASW isn't a big deal to me either way so the announcement doesn't affect me much. But I do think people should show some perspective of what NBA2K offers content-wise versus every other sports game, both from a core offering and DLC offering. It's like people here are very unwilling to give 2K the leeway they'll give other developers in trying to leverage content for extra $$$ and I don't understand why that's the case.

[Pirate]

Quote: Originally Posted by WaddupCouzin

On the psp, but not the Vita?

Unbelievable

[deetoman]

I'm back just in time for complaining and bashing season......


Anyway I will wait for more info to judge this...

[VDusen04]

Quote: Originally Posted by spankdatazz22

Some of you guys' expectations seem out of whack. Sadly a few years ago the general sentiment on these boards was that 2K needed to remove Blacktop mode outright because it served no purpose to them, in part because it wasn't All-Star weekend affiliated. Here's a thread referencing some of those views: http://www.operationsports.com/forum...mode-game.html They do the All-Star weekend thing that people wanted and now it's either not enough or it's chastised by some because it's tied to a preorder. Which is no different than what pretty much every other game does, giving incentive to preordering a title. ASW isn't a big deal to me either way so the announcement doesn't affect me much. But I do think people should show some perspective of what NBA2K offers content-wise versus every other sports game, both from a core offering and DLC offering. It's like people here are very unwilling to give 2K the leeway they'll give other developers in trying to leverage content for extra $$$ and I don't understand why that's the case.

I'm with you on the majority of your points. I'm pretty excited about the inclusion of a legitimate All-Star Weekend. If nothing else, this puts to rest that strange, word-of-mouth rumor floating around here for years stating EA Sports somehow bought the rights to host the Dunk Contest indoors (http://www.operationsports.com/forum...-question.html).

I feel my only objection would be a rightful one, and that'd be if the All-Star Weekend content was stand-alone and not integrated into any other modes. I think the point of most people's requests for an All-Star Weekend was for the ability to play it during All-Star Weekend, whether that be in their Season, My Player Mode, or Association. I think it'll be a fun addition regardless (as I had a blast with NBA Live's All-Star modes) but if the only reason it's not incorporated into the rest of the game is because 2K decided to make it downloadable content, I'd be a little bummed.