NBA 2K15 MyCAREER Opening Scene Video, Face Scan and More

[Sundown]

Re: NBA 2K15 MyCAREER Opening Scene Video, Face Scan and More

The answer to the D-League(or Euro/summer league) path is to invest in it more. 2k can't just make it bootleg teams and costumes that feels like a time waster until you win MVP in the NBA. When you get to the D-League, they need a coach/GM character to connect you to the experience, the same way they would any impatient young player. Imagine getting attached to your D-League coach and teammates because you bought into the idea of making it work. Suppose winning the D-League wasn't just getting VC, but there was a special reward for paying your dues.

There are ways to make the "realistic" paths entertaining rather than tedious. One of the main problems with MyCareer is you start out as a 62(ish) rated player and it takes awhile to get to a 75 because the athletic stats are really expensive. Then when you get past that point you explode in performance going from 75 to 85 very quickly. At that point, you're really a 95 because the Awareness Attributes boost your OVR.

You grind to around the All Star Weekend, then you're MVP caliber from then on. The real NBA is the opposite. You start with most of your athleticism, but it's your skills that you work on. Usually a prospect has at least one skill that they are above average at that justifies their minutes. In this game you start out with no business on an NBA roster, but you go from roleplayer to All Star almost instantly.

Not having you get drafted is a way to artificially drag out the grind period. I'd prefer they invest more in the roleplayer period as you move from 6th man to Starter to First Option, which would ideally take about 2 mostly played seasons.

Good point. It's interesting that you go from being a virtual you that some of your real yous could probably beat physically-- to this generational athletic specimen overnight.

[gausec]

Dang I think it's a cool option especially if done well, a friend of mine just got invited to the Pelicans camp and some of the other offers he had I thought would be better but after he explained it I didn't realize how much thought it took, so if they make it like that it'll be neat.

[godylla]

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Just want to double check on something quick about the face scan; is it the only option, or will we be able to choose/sculpt a face/head like in previous versions? Don't have a PS4 camera, so was wondering if I need to go get one in order to play the MyCareer mode.

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Just want to double check on something quick about the face scan; is it the only option, or will we be able to choose/sculpt a face/head like in previous versions? Don't have a PS4 camera, so was wondering if I need to go get one in order to play the MyCareer mode.

Nah you don't have to use a scanned head. It's an option

[tuck243]

I guess black males don't matter to 2K anymore. Year in and year out they continue to not put in a normal black hairstyle... They only go with the extreme ish like a high top fade, dreads, or braids (only Kawhi wears this). WHY THE FAWK WE CAN'T GET REGULAR HAIRSTYLES!!?? This ENTIRE game is urban driven, literally.

[threattonature]

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2k needs to enhance the drama that is already inherent in playing the MyCareer mode. There is drama and conflict in signing contracts, gaining the confidence of your coach and teammates, making the starting lineup, making friends, losing friends, dealing with the jealousy of aging stars, dealing with the media and many other things.

Instead of choosing such a specific story, they need a more modular tale that allows the player to explore all of the general aspects of being an NBA player. MOST people are going to wind up being superstars, so we're really talking about whether someone is a Duncan-type or a Kobe-type. An Iverson-type or a Rose-type, etc.

There needs to be more payoff in reaction to player choices and less guidance of those choices.

Imagine if someone chose the path of the laid back player, but they were on the same team as an expressive player and management bent to that guy's demands because the squeaky wheel gets the grease. This would put the conflict in the hands of the player and the "director" could hang back and push the drama that is there rather than creating it with a script.

PS: EXCELLENT job with the face capture. Since the launch of this generation, 2k has lead the pack in taking advantage of the new technology while other companies bump resolution and add a few particle effects. Kudos.

Great post. To me the myplayer should be the flip side to the mygm. The chemistry issues the GM is dealing with at the macro level, myplayer should explore them at the micro level. Have it so that if your player is shooting too much other players start grumbling. Have personality clashes. Have it so other players get jealous at the rookie getting too much attention. Don't have it scripted but just based on things such as team chemistry.

[Sundown]

NBA 2K15 MyCAREER Opening Scene Video, Face Scan and More

Great post. To me the myplayer should be the flip side to the mygm. The chemistry issues the GM is dealing with at the macro level, myplayer should explore them at the micro level. Have it so that if your player is shooting too much other players start grumbling. Have personality clashes. Have it so other players get jealous at the rookie getting too much attention. Don't have it scripted but just based on things such as team chemistry.

Not only should it be part of MyGM and MyCareer-- it should be part of the game from the ground up-- what actually happens starts on court from Quick Games to Online, and trickles up all the way to MyGM and MyTeam building. It'd add challenge and fun to super team building balancing egos, playstyles, and the shots they need, and make other teams actually viable.

Now THAT would be an Ecomotion Engine.

[Clappington]

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Some of you have made it very clear you don't like the story mode and wont buy the game because of that reason, ok thats cool but why keep posting when this thread no longer pertains you, since you " arent going to buy the game".

[moonrisekingdom]

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And your point is?


I follow the game every year with the same attention to what I'm looking for both before and after launch. Passing on the game was a well informed decision.

That you're basing a purchase off one game-mode without knowing how the game feels and plays, and the DETALS of the MODE haven't even been REVEALED. You're an ignorant one. Really foolish.

[da ThRONe]

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Great post. To me the myplayer should be the flip side to the mygm. The chemistry issues the GM is dealing with at the macro level, myplayer should explore them at the micro level. Have it so that if your player is shooting too much other players start grumbling. Have personality clashes. Have it so other players get jealous at the rookie getting too much attention. Don't have it scripted but just based on things such as team chemistry.

I think if they add this, plus get rid of skill points/VC in a favor of a natural progression system you are taking about an outstanding mode that's could be unique every single time you play it.


I have said this on so many occasions guys physical mature very little during the season if at all. All growth in season should be skill and experience/awareness. Skill should develop through practice and the specific drills you work on should only impact the specific area said drill is designed to improve. Experience/awareness should only be gained through mins on the court whether real games or team practices.

[da ThRONe]

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That you're basing a purchase off one game-mode without knowing how the game feels and plays, and the DETALS of the MODE haven't even been REVEALED. You're an ignorant one. Really foolish.

1st no need for the personal attack. You have no idea who I am or what I know.



To the point I don't need the details if it's a forced storyline. And if for some reason it's not a forced storyline I'll be the first person to admit I jumped the gun. However this release pretty much confirms that it's a linear storyline again this year. I'm not foolish or ignorant I'm specific about what I want and what I can or can't settle for.

[da ThRONe]

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Some of you have made it very clear you don't like the story mode and wont buy the game because of that reason, ok thats cool but why keep posting when this thread no longer pertains you, since you " arent going to buy the game".

Same rules apply to you. Why keep addressing people for expressing their dislike for this mode?


The developers read these forums. If we are quiet they will likely take that silence as acceptance. No to mention this is just the second day of the news most people are just seeing this.

[moonrisekingdom]

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1st no need for the personal attack. You have no idea who I am or what I know.



To the point I don't need the details if it's a forced storyline. And if for some reason it's not a forced storyline I'll be the first person to admit I jumped the gun. However this release pretty much confirms that it's a linear storyline again this year. I'm not foolish or ignorant I'm specific about what I want and what I can or can't settle for.

Calling someone ignorant is now considered a "personal attack"? Please. You lack information and knowledge of the mode and are assuming; you're ignorant. Your decision to NOT BUY a game because of a forced story line in one game mode is what's foolish.

I mean if you don't like basketball that's fine, I don't get what you're looking for exactly because what you want.. you can't find on the market. At all. It's clear you're here to just troll the 2K forums as you're an avid Live fan. I don't know how that's not a ban-worthy offense but okay.

[moonrisekingdom]

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Same rules apply to you. Why keep addressing people for expressing their dislike for this mode?


The developers read these forums. If we are quiet they will likely take that silence as acceptance. No to mention this is just the second day of the news most people are just seeing this.

and huge face palm if they take actually listen to your advice. I wouldn't play the mode if it went back to its barebones roots. Why is player locking a created player not a viable option for you?

[Clappington]

Re: NBA 2K15 MyCAREER Opening Scene Video, Face Scan and More

Same rules apply to you. Why keep addressing people for expressing their dislike for this mode?


The developers read these forums. If we are quiet they will likely take that silence as acceptance. No to mention this is just the second day of the news most people are just seeing this.

No it doesn't apply to me? I am merely saying you aren't getting the game so why are you here? at this point 2k15 has nothing to do for you. You aren't getting the game correct? so why post in a thread that you aren't getting, it would be one thing if you was on the ropes of considering to get it but you said you aren't getting 2k15. you've already made your point but to keep going on about it is pointless and filling these threads up with your inconsequential statements.