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Re: Not sure if old but Steam providing a little info to 2k15 MyCareer
I don't mind the story elements, but are so cheesy it's cringe worthy. If they limited it to actual NBA stuff instead of trying to do the "Wassup my dawg, yo son" crap it'd work better. Not to mention the mid court before games stuff which is terrible. If they had it for all your endorsements like commercial shoots, cover shoots, winning awards, etc. it'd be a bit more believable.
This is where I think they need to bring in a Madden type concept instead of the predetermined Jeremy Lin type ascension they have now.
Choosing how to start your career path would at least make it feel a bit more realistic if I suddenly become some star. If I want that, I can choose to be a transcendent talent or star, each with it's pros and cons. Or, if I want to do the long grind and really come from nowhere(like Jeremy Lin) I could choose role player;
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Transcendent- You start with a higher overall and higher caps for skills. You get drafted anywhere between 1-7 and you are placed in the starting lineup right off the bat. It'd also be easier to get endorsements early into your career.
The negative side would be that you are faced with competing against history. Your milestones and Hall of Fame list is on another scale compared to others(ala LeBron). Meaning you have HARD deadlines for certain accomplishments:
For example, your teams' record must improve by 15 wins your first year and 20 your second, making the playoffs a certain number of years without missing or winning 50+ games a season 10+ years consecutively(a nod to Dirk/Duncan & Melo in a sense). Winning ASG MVP, MVP, DPOY, Finals MVP in one season etc.
Now, if you don't live up to expectations to begin your career, fans/media even your team can turn on you and give up on you. This lowers your overall due to low morale. You can get benched quicker and may wind up in the D-League if you don't turn it around.
Star- You can get drafted anywhere between 1-14 and you start with a decent overall. Depending on the team you may or may not start, but you also have a little more leeway for not living up to expectations. It takes longer to receive endorsements and to progress your player, etc. Hall of Fame requirements are a little bit more forgiving and attainable and so on.
I think doing that would make it a bit similar to 2k10 where you could choose the path you wanted to take versus instant stardom 20 games into your first season. Btw, Summer League and the Draft Combine definitely need to come back for this.Comment
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Re: Not sure if old but Steam providing a little info to 2k15 MyCareer
But how would you know it's the custodians birthday?Originally posted by Khaos_Kiwi
I mean your birthday only comes once a year unless it's 2k where the guy has like 15 per seasonn.Comment
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Re: Not sure if old but Steam providing a little info to 2k15 MyCareer
To be fair, we've been starting at an undrafted rookie tryout for the last few years. During the rookie showcase, you're undrafted (obviously) and you're essentially trying out. Based upon how well you play, determines which teams wish to draft you and you overall place in the draft. Just pointing out this doesn't necessarily mean anything has changed in this regard. I hope it has, as the draft combine was one my favorite 2k experiences and I would love to see it reintroduced, even if it's optional and can be bypassed for those feeling that the process is too long. Kind of like being able to skip preseason games in Association.Comment
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Re: Not sure if old but Steam providing a little info to 2k15 MyCareer
Not exactly the same because you are in a game with the best prospects, aren't the names of the team 'The Elites' and 'The Stars'? You are supposed to be someone from the get go.
An undrafted rookie tryout would be like Summer league or D-League tryouts where players actually have to pay to tryout for the D-League teams (hint hint future 2k MyCareer games
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I like what Lakers24 said where you should have different paths where they all lead to different things. They already have the player roles and such and those could be the end game.
Star
Starter
Sixth Man
Role Player
Bench Warmer -I doubt anyone wants to be a career bench warmer so you could probably leave that option
There is a lot things they can tweak to make the MyCareer mode unique and different for users.
Star - Path options would be being a top 5 pick, 6-14 lottery pick, rest of the draft and then the undrafted route.
Starter - Path would be the same thing but you aren't a top tier guy, think like Lance Stephenson, you are not the man but you have a nice role.
Sixth Man and Role Player - Path option would be Late 1st round, 2nd round, or undrafted.
If you go for the low pick, or undrafted route you start off with a lower overall making the mode more challenging. And then depending on the road you take you have rating caps at different levels. Star players can get most attributes to 90s, starters can get some to 90s, most 80s, and a few to the 70s, and you guys get the point for the other roads.
There is a lot that can be done with this mode to give it more value and make it more fun.Comment
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Re: Not sure if old but Steam providing a little info to 2k15 MyCareer
I don't think you should be pigeonholed into a career path that your endgame turns out being a sixth man if you take that path. I may want to start as a nobody who makes his way to superstar status eventually. Picking the sixth man path and then only being limited to eventually becoming a career sixth man isn't exactly ideal.
I do think the Madden approach works well though. Being able to choose the path of a lottery pick, mid to late first round pick, second round pick or undrafted rookie is perfect. Perhaps each path opens up it's own set of cut scenes and storylines to follow.Comment
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Re: Not sure if old but Steam providing a little info to 2k15 MyCareer
So going undrafted huh? So I can take my talents to Europe since 2k has the Euro league in game.....right? Right?Comment
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Re: Not sure if old but Steam providing a little info to 2k15 MyCareer
I know most wouldn't like that, that was more for my own selfish reasons
That's why I brought up the draft position.
Top 5 pick - Start off as starter or sixth man depending on roster.
6-14 pick - Start off as sixth man or role player depending on roster
15-30- Start off as role player or bench warmer depending on roster.
31-60 + undrafted - Bench warmer or D-League.Comment
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Re: Not sure if old but Steam providing a little info to 2k15 MyCareer
It wouldn't pigeonhole you, it would just be to make the process take longer to evolve into a great player vs. everyone being LeBron-lite by ASW. By doing it this way, the commentary would make more sense to then them always saying you aren't consistent and that you weren't supposed to be a good player. If you are a role player and have earned starters minutes or better they can mention that, or if you were supposed to be a star out of the gate and got off to a rough start they'll mention that etc.Comment
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Re: Not sure if old but Steam providing a little info to 2k15 MyCareer
Undrafted rookie tryout could simply mean the rookie showcase, since technically everyone is undrafted.Comment
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Re: Not sure if old but Steam providing a little info to 2k15 MyCareer
I just really hope they don't keep going down the route where the predetermined story acts like we're the next coming of LeBron, regardless of our performance. Like others have said there really should be multiple paths- star, starter, or role player.
And here's another vote for the summer league and D-league to come back. I'm honestly tired of this unrealistic crap where you hop off the street, play one game, and get drafted immediately (and GUARANTEED first round). Just one game simply isn't enough to even gauge NBA2K skill, let alone an actual NBA player's skill.Comment
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Re: Not sure if old but Steam providing a little info to 2k15 MyCareer
Honestly, the more I think about it, they have several different places to look for ideas. They could look inhouse to College Hoops 2K. Because the elimination of Summer League and the D-League from this mode screams casual fans who complained about it taking too long to become an NBA player and not wanting to play the other leagues. So maybe there's a way to choose similar to choosing an open legacy or career like in CHoops 2K where you could just pick your team and go be an NBA guy from the jump or you could choose a legit career mode path that gives a more realistic experience?Comment
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Re: Not sure if old but Steam providing a little info to 2k15 MyCareer
I adore the story, it may be cheesy but it's a damn sight better than the monotonous versions out there. Really they should expand the story bigtime, give us branching storylines, assign our rivals due to games we play so my rival is someone who always beats me or who I always beat etc etc. If you want the slow grind, then they should allow you to go that route and if you just want to play game after game fater game without anything in between they should let you do that too.
Oh and allow us to skip cut-scenes.Comment
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Not sure if old but Steam providing a little info to 2k15 MyCareer
MyPlayer is a wildly popular mode...it had to evolve IMO...slowly grinding and receiving grades and variations of text to read from my coach after games got old quick for me, and I know it did for others..I can't remember how many times I started/restarted because of how repetitive things were becoming.
I'm a sim head...not a casual fan, but I also like to have fun...and the angle they are shifting to is a little more up my alley tbh. A lot of great suggestions above though to kind of find a happy medium..can't say I disagree that some parts do get a little corny, lolComment
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