NBA 2k19

Eaglesfan27 · 08-04-2018, 04:36 PM

Sounds like another nice leap forward for GM/Franchise Mode. Here is an exciting blog:

NBA 2K19 MyLEAGUE and MyGM Developer Blog - Operation Sports

Johnny93g · 08-05-2018, 12:18 PM

Historical draft classes!!! They just made a sale. Wow, that's awesome. You can basically make a retro franchise and play it out!!

Eaglesfan27 · 08-05-2018, 03:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Johnny93g

Historical draft classes!!! They just made a sale. Wow, that's awesome. You can basically make a retro franchise and play it out!!

Yes! So many great new features!

JonInMiddleGA · 08-05-2018, 05:37 PM

The only sports game I even bother with at this point, sounds like it'll be just fine this year (assuming they didn't break nothing)

bhlloy · 08-05-2018, 05:43 PM

So there's no reason somebody couldn't come out with rosters from 1970 and then have a historical sim from that point onwards? That's quite an incredible feature.

You can have a league with less than 30 teams as well right?

Kodos · 08-05-2018, 06:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Johnny93g

Historical draft classes!!! They just made a sale. Wow, that's awesome. You can basically make a retro franchise and play it out!!

That's cool. Heck, if Madden did that, it might convince me to buy it again.

SirFozzie · 08-06-2018, 01:16 AM

Now if they cut down on the MyPlayer unskippable scenes

MrBug708 · 08-06-2018, 09:00 AM

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Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA

The only sports game I even bother with at this point, sounds like it'll be just fine this year (assuming they didn't break nothing)

Lebron James and Jon Loveless, leading teams to titles since 2018

Groundhog · 08-06-2018, 06:18 PM

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Originally Posted by SirFozzie

Now if they cut down on the MyPlayer unskippable scenes

Or even better, a non-"RPG" mode where we just play games and train. Like the good old days.

Eaglesfan27 · 08-06-2018, 07:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Groundhog

Or even better, a non-"RPG" mode where we just play games and train. Like the good old days.

They have that - MyLeague.

Groundhog · 08-06-2018, 07:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Eaglesfan27

They have that - MyLeague.

I mean the MyPlayer mode. MyLeague is what I usually play, but MyPlayer was my favourite mode until it became a cycle of unskippable cutscenes that made churning through games a chore. I think it's entirely intentional as well, to encourage you to purchase VP rather than playing the huge volume of games required to get your OVR up to a respectable number. Makes that process take 2-3 times longer than it otherwise would.

bhlloy · 08-06-2018, 08:24 PM

I actually enjoyed myPlayer last year for the first season, even with the egregious cut scenes. When I realized you didn’t get a VC boost for the second season in terms of “wages” and the game would be increasingly grindy and would soon be almost impossible to improve my player without spending real world money I put it down and never went back to it.

I too miss the old myPlayer mode, even though it was far from perfect. It still blows my mind that other than The Show nobody else can get this right.

korme · 08-07-2018, 04:24 PM

Really if you can be cool with simming your rookie season, cutscenes die.

whomario · 08-07-2018, 04:43 PM

My Player simply needs to have an online and an offline mode where you have free reign over how you want to play the mode and what 'story' you want to create in terms of starting rating, first team, season length, sliders/tendencies, whatever. Basically a myLeague version of MyPlayer.

But of course this hurts their bottom line so it won't happen. I mean, i am glad that at least they try with their Franchise mode (not to say there aren't incredible screw-ups every year and some major legacy-flaws in the game since forever) but from a ressource POV this could be done very, very easily within the existing structure.

whomario · 08-07-2018, 04:49 PM

Other than that, i hope this time they actually put in some semblance of real defense. Last year they hyped up so many changes/improvements that were then pretty much absent in the actual game (improved defensive rotations), not to mention the double-team desaster we had to endure for 2 years running (either no double teams or waaaaay too many, depending on patch version).

Funny that this is one of the few aspects that doesn't have a slider (or 5) devoted to it ...

Because that is another thing: They totally lost controll with sliders/tendencies. Started out very sensibly in terms of both amount of sliders/tendencies and how they are created. For example i remember a time (4 years ago ?) when stuff like dribble right/left/center or drive/shoot/pass or various dribble moves would add up to 100 and not be a bunch of random numbers where nobody really knows what they do anymore.

Eaglesfan27 · 08-07-2018, 05:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Groundhog

I mean the MyPlayer mode. MyLeague is what I usually play, but MyPlayer was my favourite mode until it became a cycle of unskippable cutscenes that made churning through games a chore. I think it's entirely intentional as well, to encourage you to purchase VP rather than playing the huge volume of games required to get your OVR up to a respectable number. Makes that process take 2-3 times longer than it otherwise would.

Ahhh, I completely agree.

Groundhog · 08-07-2018, 06:01 PM

I believe very much that from a ratings perspective they come up with an overall rating first, and then adjust the ratings until they get there. For tendencies I believe it's similar - they have a template for each player type, and then adjust to get simulated stats in line with what they project for guys. That how it seems to me, having done a lot of work with custom rosters over the years - more focus on the accurate stats than the on-court CPU play.

rjolley · 10-16-2018, 03:20 PM

I'll post this here since the game discount thread is not working correctly:

NBA 2K19 is on sale on 2k.com for $20 off. Also saw it on Steam for 33% off ($40.19 for the Standard edition). Sale is on until 10/23 @ 10a.

08-05-2018, 12:18 PM	#2
Johnny93g College Starter Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Toronto	Historical draft classes!!! They just made a sale. Wow, that's awesome. You can basically make a retro franchise and play it out!! __________________ FOOL- Toronto Marlboros FOOL Classic Champions 2073, 2078, 2079, 2114, 2116, 2117, 2129, 2152, 2155, 2169, 2192 46 35 FOOL H- New York Giants World Champions 1914, 1928 BBCF: Notre Dame TML

08-05-2018, 05:37 PM	#4
JonInMiddleGA Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Behind Enemy Lines in Athens, GA	The only sports game I even bother with at this point, sounds like it'll be just fine this year (assuming they didn't break nothing) __________________ "I lit another cigarette. Unless I specifically inform you to the contrary, I am always lighting another cigarette." - from a novel by Martin Amis

08-06-2018, 01:16 AM	#7
SirFozzie Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: The State of Insanity	Now if they cut down on the MyPlayer unskippable scenes __________________ Check out Foz's New Video Game Site, An 8-bit Mind in an 8GB world! http://an8bitmind.com

08-07-2018, 04:43 PM	#14
whomario Pro Starter Join Date: Jul 2007	My Player simply needs to have an online and an offline mode where you have free reign over how you want to play the mode and what 'story' you want to create in terms of starting rating, first team, season length, sliders/tendencies, whatever. Basically a myLeague version of MyPlayer. But of course this hurts their bottom line so it won't happen. I mean, i am glad that at least they try with their Franchise mode (not to say there aren't incredible screw-ups every year and some major legacy-flaws in the game since forever) but from a ressource POV this could be done very, very easily within the existing structure. __________________ “The only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn, like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars and in the middle you see the blue centerlight pop and everybody goes "Awww!”

08-07-2018, 04:49 PM	#15
whomario Pro Starter Join Date: Jul 2007	Other than that, i hope this time they actually put in some semblance of real defense. Last year they hyped up so many changes/improvements that were then pretty much absent in the actual game (improved defensive rotations), not to mention the double-team desaster we had to endure for 2 years running (either no double teams or waaaaay too many, depending on patch version). Funny that this is one of the few aspects that doesn't have a slider (or 5) devoted to it ... Because that is another thing: They totally lost controll with sliders/tendencies. Started out very sensibly in terms of both amount of sliders/tendencies and how they are created. For example i remember a time (4 years ago ?) when stuff like dribble right/left/center or drive/shoot/pass or various dribble moves would add up to 100 and not be a bunch of random numbers where nobody really knows what they do anymore. __________________ “The only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn, like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars and in the middle you see the blue centerlight pop and everybody goes "Awww!”

08-05-2018, 05:43 PM	#5
bhlloy Coordinator Join Date: Nov 2003	So there's no reason somebody couldn't come out with rosters from 1970 and then have a historical sim from that point onwards? That's quite an incredible feature. You can have a league with less than 30 teams as well right?

08-06-2018, 08:24 PM	#12
bhlloy Coordinator Join Date: Nov 2003	I actually enjoyed myPlayer last year for the first season, even with the egregious cut scenes. When I realized you didn’t get a VC boost for the second season in terms of “wages” and the game would be increasingly grindy and would soon be almost impossible to improve my player without spending real world money I put it down and never went back to it. I too miss the old myPlayer mode, even though it was far from perfect. It still blows my mind that other than The Show nobody else can get this right.

08-07-2018, 04:24 PM	#13
korme Go Reds Join Date: May 2001 Location: Bloodbuzz Ohio	Really if you can be cool with simming your rookie season, cutscenes die.

08-07-2018, 06:01 PM	#17
Groundhog Coordinator Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Sydney, Australia	I believe very much that from a ratings perspective they come up with an overall rating first, and then adjust the ratings until they get there. For tendencies I believe it's similar - they have a template for each player type, and then adjust to get simulated stats in line with what they project for guys. That how it seems to me, having done a lot of work with custom rosters over the years - more focus on the accurate stats than the on-court CPU play. __________________ Politics, n. Strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles. --Ambrose Bierce

10-16-2018, 03:20 PM	#18
rjolley College Starter Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Roseville, CA	I'll post this here since the game discount thread is not working correctly: NBA 2K19 is on sale on 2k.com for $20 off. Also saw it on Steam for 33% off ($40.19 for the Standard edition). Sale is on until 10/23 @ 10a.

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