NBA 2K15 Wishlist

[Hassan Darkside]

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Don't know if this has been mentioned somewhere but one thing Madden has that I think would make (more) sense in 2k is--don't shoot me--coaching schemes. Players overalls change depending on the scheme of the team that they're on. For instance, in Madden, if you're scheme is say a spread offense with option looks that favors a mobile quarterback, putting a guy like Tom Brady in it isn't going to be your best option. So in Madden, he may be a 95 in NE's offense but in Washington's, he may drop to an 87 or something of that nature.

So likewise, I think 2k could do something similar in MyGM and maybe MyTeam. Granted, it's purely cosmetic, but it'll sort of change the way players try to build their teams. By nature, casual players try to get the highest rated or most exciting players at each position and throw them on the court and expect to win. But different teams and different schemes should favor different types of players. The weighted average used to determine the overall rating of players should change depending on the system.

If your scheme was the triangle offense, you may favor a point guard with high outside shooting ratings, high awareness ratings, and high defensive ratings and even the Dead Eye or Catch and Shoot sig skills. If you're running D'Antoni's 7 seconds or less(mess) offense you may favor a point guard with high shooting ratings, high passing ratings, and high awareness ratings with a preference for the dimer and pick and roll maestro sig skills. Putting a guy like Nash in the triangle offense may drop his overall a few points because the scheme may nullify some of his best attributes and likewise, putting a guy like Derek Fisher in D'Antoni's offense is like playing them out of position. Same with putting a guy like Melo in, say, Popovich's offense.

This would also have bearing on how the AI constructs their teams throughout the mode. Players AI would naturally be interested in schemes where there overall is the highest because to them, that's where they'll be best utilized. Teams would go after role players that make sense for them rather than just signing whoever they can afford with the highest rating. I have Steve Blake sitting in MyGM Free Agency right now because he has a 69 rating when the reality is, there's about a 100% chance he has a job next season barring any major injuries.

[Optik]

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So likewise, I think 2k could do something similar in MyGM and maybe MyTeam. Granted, it's purely cosmetic, but it'll sort of change the way players try to build their teams. By nature, casual players try to get the highest rated or most exciting players at each position and throw them on the court and expect to win. But different teams and different schemes should favor different types of players. The weighted average used to determine the overall rating of players should change depending on the system.

If your scheme was the triangle offense, you may favor a point guard with high outside shooting ratings, high awareness ratings, and high defensive ratings and even the Dead Eye or Catch and Shoot sig skills. If you're running D'Antoni's 7 seconds or less(mess) offense you may favor a point guard with high shooting ratings, high passing ratings, and high awareness ratings with a preference for the dimer and pick and roll maestro sig skills. Putting a guy like Nash in the triangle offense may drop his overall a few points because the scheme may nullify some of his best attributes and likewise, putting a guy like Derek Fisher in D'Antoni's offense is like playing them out of position. Same with putting a guy like Melo in, say, Popovich's offense.

This would also have bearing on how the AI constructs their teams throughout the mode. Players AI would naturally be interested in schemes where there overall is the highest because to them, that's where they'll be best utilized. Teams would go after role players that make sense for them rather than just signing whoever they can afford with the highest rating. I have Steve Blake sitting in MyGM Free Agency right now because he has a 69 rating when the reality is, there's about a 100% chance he has a job next season barring any major injuries.

I didn't like it at first because of the idea of changing the overall ratings, but this is a pretty good idea. What I think would need more work is the idea of highest overall modified rating still coming up trumps. I bet Steve Nash with this feature would still have a higher rating to a team that runs the triangle than Derek Fisher and that he would always be chosen ahead of him.

On Steve Blake, I think that's just another example of 2K's poor ratings, he's better than a 69.

[Hassan Darkside]

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I didn't like it at first because of the idea of changing the overall ratings, but this is a pretty good idea. What I think would need more work is the idea of highest overall modified rating still coming up trumps. I bet Steve Nash with this feature would still have a higher rating to a team that runs the triangle than Derek Fisher and that he would always be chosen ahead of him.

On Steve Blake, I think that's just another example of 2K's poor ratings, he's better than a 69.

I actually hated it in Madden when I first saw it because it didn't make any sense to me. And I agree with your point there about Nash and Fisher, but the other reality is that Nash would probably be taken over Fisher in any circumstance. But that would have to come down to the AI determining the needs and understanding that a scoring, high usage 2-guard or back to basket big is a better fit than Nash and/or other AI teams making Nash a comparable offer because he fits their system better (better overall and tendencies fit the style of the scheme). And conversely, a team that relies heavily on ball movement and balance scoring across the board would try to stray away from high usage, isolation scorers.

Also, with Steve Blake, I was using a custom roster. But yeah, the overall rating system is an issue but scheme-based ratings make more sense to me as a happy medium than tossing out ratings altogether (re: APF 2k8).

[RyanLaFalce]

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Looking back on my post, are custom rosters against friends online actually possible?

[Kakarr0t]

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VC- Please remove VC ENTIRELY from the game. 99 overall people should actually mean something. This game should be play to win not pay to win. 99 overall should mean wow this game has played a lot of games instead of wow he bought vc.

Rebounding- I think the reason 2k make guys over 7 feet slower to rebound is because they are 7ft tall. However that's not a good reason for a 7 ft center to be outrebounded by a small guy.

Mycareer
1. If you're going to bring back cutscenes at least let us skip. It's the same thing over and over and it's a nuisance if your trying to make a new data. I understand that 2k has worked hard to bring us this storyline but after a while I don't want to see it.

2. sp/xp system instead of vc.

3. custom sliders- let us use custom sliders. I know someone people will complain about how you can put everything on 100 but how about they make a limit? I want to be able to use my own sliders to make things challenging in mycareer. I want to lower the fatigue rate since I'm forced into playing 42 min a game. Usually the custom sim sliders you see on forums like these have shooting sliders low and defense high, so their could be a cap on each individual slider.

4. Minutes- the max amount of minutes we should play should be like 36-38 min in a regular game. You don't see too many players play 40+ for a whole season, so our players shouldn't have to either.

5. Playcalling- PLEASE MAKE THE PLAYCALLING ON NEXT GEN LIKE CURRENT GEN. I hate playing positions other than pg because the same plays get called over and over and over. Even when playing pg the plays are repetitive. I don't understand why they changed the playcalling system in the first place but please bring it back.

6. The Draft- Please don't make it impossible to get drafted to certain teams and impossible to get drafted 1st overall. I liked how in 2k13 I could get first overall and go to the hornets. Now the highest you can get is drafted like 4th? Also I think giving an example statline for how to get drafted where would be nice.

7. Rookie showcase- The criteria for getting drafted high for each position should be different. I'm not sure if it is or not, but if I'm a center i shouldn't have to worry about steals and assists and if I'm a pg i shouldn't have to worry about getting blocks and rebounds in the rookie showcase.

8. Accessories- I hate how i have to exit mycareer, go to main menu, go to the dressing room, change accessories, and go back to mycareer just so that I can wear what I want for the next game. The gameday dressing room for mycareer is 1 or 2 games behind and it's frustrating. Make it like current gen. Also, we shouldn't have to buy accessories.

9. This mode tries to make you Michael Jordan- What I mean by this is game makes you have to basically do everything(bring the team back from a huge deficit, etc). I would like to be able to rely on my teammates to shoulder the load. If there is a clear cut star already established on the team you get drafted to, they should be getting the ball more/doing more of the work.

Passing- the passing is really off. sometimes you can throw and nice bullet pass to your teammate, sometimes you can be 5ft away and throw and weak pass that gets jumped by the cpu. Please make it more consistent.

Cyberfaces- Some of these cyberfaces are really bad and look nothing like the player. I think the guys in the pc modding community could do a better job than some of the guys their at 2k.

[2kwishlist]

I know this may sound stupid but you should be able to start off in your last game of college and play from there. You should also be able to go undrafted into the Nba or the d-league. We should have more mobility in my career such as purchasing your own cars and houses, being able to go out with your loved ones or friends. There should also be a rookie camp/ draft combine. Varied Career paths and different crown reactions and announcer reactions to stuff like buzzer beaters and technical fouls. Also include technical fouls in the game and allow players to actually get injured, not just go off of what the script says.

[YogiGarebear89]

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Even though there is zero chance of this happening what if they included Cyberface updates like for say when Gerald Henderson shaved his head. that could be something that they could implement into the game


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[eslimm]

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I'd have to say that the step back jumper needs to be implemented better. I see nba players using that move well to create space and to get behind the three point line. The animation needs to be faster as well as the most fade animation. a lot of move to create space is too slow. the court needs to be a little bigger as well. you have no space to operate in the post and can't punish the defense for cluttering down low and leaving players open

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[VDusen04]

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Even though there is zero chance of this happening what if they included Cyberface updates like for say when Gerald Henderson shaved his head. that could be something that they could implement into the game

Yessir. Not only that, but I think it'd be awesome if 2K kept previous cyberfaces as options accessible from the "Edit Player" menu, so users could shift between looks as they see fit.

[dfonseca89]

Bring back ONLINE ASSOCIATION.

I thought it was strange that Xbox 360 2k14 had OA but the Xbox One version didn't. Great mode

[midwestking100]

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Bring back customization options. More classic teams.

[RyanLaFalce]

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Bring back ONLINE ASSOCIATION.

I thought it was strange that Xbox 360 2k14 had OA but the Xbox One version didn't. Great mode

It would be online myGM now, but I agree with you. Maybe they didn't want an online system overload for the first next gen game. I expect it to be in 2K15

[Lief215]

How about some real Tattoos and not the same Tattoos from 2k1 why not have a JR Smith Tattoo package to unlock or for sale?

[Salessandro3]

. There should be multiple storylines that you can choose to play from. One could be that a top 10 prospect that has a lot of pressure to succeed. Another could be you are from a small college but are generally getting more noticed before the draft. A third could be that you play in Europe hoping to make it big in the NBA.
2. Before your draft it would be really fun to play in the NCAA march madness. How you play in the madness will affect your draft stock and it could lead to a spot in the Rookie Showcase
3. Please let us choose from more than one default voice. A 5'6 white man shouldn't sound black.
4. It would be fun to have a sidekick. You could create him and he would be drafted to your team. Maybe they could have some cutscenes where he gets injured and show your emotions to it.
5. Don't make it all about the rival who isn't close to being as good as you. Maybe as you start making a name for yourself in the NBA you develop actual rivals like Kevin Durant or Kobe Bryant. I am fine with having a rival it is just that he should be close to your skill level.
6. Your coaches and teammates should have voices two not just lines of script.
7. Maybe youn could make something like Sportscenter's top ten plays after playing a week in the NBA.
8. Bring back practice mode to practice with your teammates and work on dribble moves or your jumpshot.
9. Fix the attribute caps- I get that you sholuldn't be able to get a 99 rating in something that isn't your style of play- for example, a defensive center having a 99 three point rating. However, a 3pt specialist should be able to have a 99 three instead of 92- especially if his post fadeaway cap is 95. Why is his post fadeaway higher than his 3pt if three pointers are his specialty?
10. Fix the animations like when you are trying to pass to a teammate and you get shoved but by that time when you pass to him he is covered and you get a turnover.
11. If you play badly in the NBA you should get sent to the D league until you get called up.
12. You should be able to respond to messages on social media maybe you could have a choice of four possible responses maybe one of them could be to challenge the other person and if the other player doesn't meet your challenge then you get vc but if he does then you lose vc just like the social media challenges he is already giving you.
13. Fix the dynamic goals- if my player is a defensive center I shouldn't be given the goal to score 10 straight points especially if my teammates aren't passing me the ball.
14. Fix the shot tendencies- if your teammate is open for a three pointer he shouldn't hesitate for 5 seconds until the defense is there - if they are open they should shoot. If Stephen Curry gets the ball open on a three pointer he should shoot it 99 percent of the time. Related to this you should have a button to make your teammates shoot.
15. Similiar to the storyline we should have new cutscenes with new endorsements we shouldn't have repeat cutscenes.

[YogiGarebear89]

NBA 2K15 Wishlist

Just saw that Trey Burke sat down with 2k and was doing Voiceovers!!!


NBA- Boston Celtics
MLB- New York Yankees
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