Top Engineers Spent the Entire NBA 2K15 Dev Cycle Working on Network Infrastructure

[kurt2134]

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That's cool but I still hope you can save to the HD and not just the servers. I don't care how good the network and servers are, that's just dumb.

[thedream2k13]

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So we have to search again and again to play against friends? Sounds like it will be the faster method to create an online league for playing a quick match against friends...Have done this last year...

there is a play with friends option already in 2k14 why in the heck do you need to search to play with friends?

[Mr.Smif]

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No lobbies in NBA 2K15, unfortunately, and it sounds like they're never coming. Jones told me that Visual Concepts believes online games — and the industry at large — have simply moved away from the lobby system.

Yeah sports game including Madden are moving away from lobbies. I just hope you get a choice to filter by difficulty (pro, all star, hall of fame) and disconnection percentage.

[Scvllp]

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He might be a pc gamer you couldn't directly lay friends unless it was a league game last year.

This is great and all but is the off season glitch fixed from last year for online leagues that broke the game for many of us

I don't know what game you were playing but I played people on my friends last all the time last year on PS4.

[nmeurett]

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So are they saying this should fix the lag issues ive always had with 2k? My internet connection is 30 meg and I have no issues with shooter like COD,HALO Destiny but can never play online in 2k because the lag is just so bad its not fun and is unplayable.

[STLRams]

Re: Top Engineers Spent the Entire NBA 2K15 Dev Cycle Working on Network Infrastructu

No lobbies in NBA 2K15, unfortunately, and it sounds like they're never coming. Jones told me that Visual Concepts believes online games — and the industry at large — have simply moved away from the lobby system.

Madden15 has lobbies..... just saying. 2K online really needs lobbies once again.

[stillfeelme]

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I just hope they dedicated some resources to online leagues. It should have the least amount of strain compared to the rest of the online modes.

My Career
Quick play
Myteam
MyLeague
MyGM


... Online Leagues

Online Leagues should be way at the bottom

[rtkiii]

We'll see...doesn't mean they are fixed just that someone worked on them for 8 months. If they are not fixed these two people need to find new jobs.

[Pokes404]

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Hope this is true, but I'll have to actually play it and see for myself before I fully believe it.

It'd be great to be able to jump into a Team Up game with friends without it turning into a 20 min ordeal to actually get into a game that works ... and then promptly have the other team quit

[juduking]

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What year was it that 2k added fire wire for their online connections and "claimed" it fixed most online issues from their end? 2011? I highly doubt they fixed the online lag issues, but wont be able to know for certain until I get on and play myself.

[Pokes404]

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What year was it that 2k added fire wire for their online connections and "claimed" it fixed most online issues from their end? 2011? I highly doubt they fixed the online lag issues, but wont be able to know for certain until I get on and play myself.

I've never really had much of a problem with lag. Now sometimes it will stutter, and I think we've all had the "countdown" pop up at some point. But as far as actually playing the game, I've found the lag to be pretty minimal. I just always seem to run into connectivity issues when trying to play, especially in Team Up mode. But usually, once I finally get into a game, things run pretty well for the most part.

[Steve_OS]

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@Steve_OS... What is with your misleading characterization of "well into December of last year"?? I hope you're not spinning for 2K here. Everyone that's ever played 2k14 knows that server problems plague the game up until this very day. Lag in almost every game, every timeout with bouncing jerseys, input delays while making subs during timeouts, game hanging during matchmaking/synchronizing, lag during free throws, inability to play head to head with friends "server unavailable" (my friend sold his game 2 months ago, not last December, since we couldn't play eachother) ... Not to mention that the servers are down for HOURS at a time every other week.

The longer I'm here, the more see this sort out of foxnews/msnbc style political theater and spin. Is your basketball game unit just an extension of 2k? I, frequently, witness mods here sacrificing their time to defend 2k while they post nothing but negativity themselves on the Live boards. I'm not a Live fan myself, but it's not hard to see and can be proven with a quick post history lookup.

I'm pretty sure EVERYONE is aware of their ongoing server issues. I was simply pointing out they were still having MAJOR server issues well into December, that's all. I report news, don't get it twisted.

[RocketTMac1]

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Bout freaking time !

This. Didn't make any sense for all of that to have happened in 2K14.

[justanotherguy]

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This! Aside from the way a lot of people played, connectivity issues is what made playing online and in the Park impossible for me. I'd be in the middle of a game, no lag, everything's perfect and at the moment where I least expect it, the window saying there was network issues comes up ending the game abruptly, yet there wasn't even a slight hint that the conditions were poor. I don't even get the countdown like someone mentioned, I just get dropped.

So many streaks on the Park were ruined by either me or a teammate lagging out of a game.

If this is a success, 2k you have my undying gratitude!!!

But until then, I'll be waiting...

[HowDareI]

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So was my (and other peoples') MyCareers getting corrupted due to the poor servers as well?

I had to watch Chris Smoove play through his whole season to see all the cutscenes because mine corrupted twice, both times half way through the season.

Really hoping that's not an issue again.