Huge Chunks of NBA 2K15 Aren't Working Properly Thanks to Lackluster Servers

[Mauer4MVP]

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I'm honestly concerned about your IQ

I appreciate the thought, but I am just fine. Thanks buddy!

[strawberryshortcake]

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As someone who DOES work in IT, I would almost guarantee that the majority of issues are software related. Sure, there may be some capacity issues with the hardware. But that would be a case of just throwing some money at the situation and it would be resolved. After all, there are only a few hardware manufacturers out there that make enterprise wide solutions like a game hosting server farm.

The reason they can't get it working, like much of the time for NBA 2k14 and still no better for NBA 2k15, is because their proprietary, in-house software is poorly written, poorly tested, poorly de-bugged.

Thanks. Appreciative. Good to know.

... then 2K, please get your software in order for the sake of all NBA2k online gamers.

[Rondee]

BTW, did anyone who pre-ordered get their throwback KD MyTeam card?

Slightly OT - but maybe due to the server issues.

[BMDinTDOT]

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I appreciate the thought, but I am just fine. Thanks buddy!

Ok whenever you're ready to put your big boy pants on tell
me when you're ready to discuss your complete cheap shot
and what it has to do with what I said.

[zasbury25]

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BTW, did anyone who pre-ordered get their throwback KD MyTeam card?

Slightly OT - but maybe due to the server issues.

I did not either...I'm pretty sure I only got 1 of 2 of the bonus packs as well. Got the 5k of VC...no idea if I got the accessories.

[Lakers 24 7]

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It's really frustrating to me to see developers be rewarded for putting out such low quality products. I'll never understand why anyone bought, let alone strongly supports this title from day one. They deserve no sales until they get their **** together. 2k has been a mess for several years now.

[Retropyro]

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Feeling better about my decision to hold off on this. Hopefully they get it fixed soon. I just hate that MyCareer is "online". There is no reason for this at all.

[emiles76]

It's really frustrating to me to see developers be rewarded for putting out such low quality products. I'll never understand why anyone bought, let alone strongly supports this title from day one. They deserve no sales until they get their **** together. 2k has been a mess for several years now.

I bought day one because, echoing what the MMChrisS brought up in the post, I thought surely they'd learned their lesson from 2k14 and would not make so many of the game modes contingent on being connected to their crappy servers knowing how terrible they have been. I mean you would think logic would tell them to at least wait until they have severs that function reliably until you make 90% of a game depend on being connected to them...especially after it failed miserably last year. But logic doesn't apply to multi-million dollar corporations, I guess.

[bling2k]

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The reason these problems persist in so many videogames (aside from the difficulty of it) is that most games see the biggest server hit on week one. In fact, the week one hit is significantly larger than any other week. Imagine 1 million simultaneous users on the first week of release, and by week 2 or 3 it's down to 100,000 users and it stays there all year. It makes no sense financially to invest in 10x the server capacity for a load that only lasts one week. I might be wrong about this, but I'm sure I read this in a dev interview somewhere (but not 2K.)

[BA2929]

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It's really frustrating to me to see developers be rewarded for putting out such low quality products. I'll never understand why anyone bought, let alone strongly supports this title from day one. They deserve no sales until they get their **** together. 2k has been a mess for several years now.

The product of the actual game is of high quality imo. It's the implementation of the servers that's of low quality.

The game plays great, when the servers don't screw it up. The guys who put the gameplay together probably have nothing to do with the servers, so there's no reason to drag those guys into this as this is probably the best playing sports game I've ever played.

[RogerBlack]

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In my opinion, 2K needs to consistently release a 'demo' around the week of E3, or so.

It doesn't have to be perfect. smh.

But ALOT of these issues could be completely avoided (or resolved) before the official 'release date' if they just did THAT much.

Demos work for OTHER game developers.
They can work for 2k also.

Just saying.

[SPRINGS03]

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Wait, so offline modes are still tied to the servers like last year? They still have DRM? That's a joke.

[RogerBlack]

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The reason these problems persist in so many videogames (aside from the difficulty of it) is that most games see the biggest server hit on week one. In fact, the week one hit is significantly larger than any other week. Imagine 1 million simultaneous users on the first week of release, and by week 2 or 3 it's down to 100,000 users and it stays there all year. It makes no sense financially to invest in 10x the server capacity for a load that only lasts one week. I might be wrong about this, but I'm sure I read this in a dev interview somewhere (but not 2K.)

If you work in IT... you know that proper 'Regression Testing', or 'Stress Testing' covers EVERYTHING you just mentioned. (i.e. Web Server Load Testing)

Software Development companies usually work with 'hosting providers' to set-up & run 'simulations' to replicate 'millions of users' hitting the servers at the same time, in order to uncover & resolve performance bugs, ahead of time.

A senior-level Server Admin who is 'worth his salt' can tell you all about it.

But if your software goes 'gold' only 10 days before your official 'release date'... you may not have enough time to perform these types of server tests.

Just saying.

[gremdog8]

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We need a demo or a beta where they allow us access to it and the online capabilities . Maybe play quick matches or anything to simulate server activity. There would be no shortage of volunteers as we deal with server issues year in and year out.

[Lakers 24 7]

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The product of the actual game is of high quality imo. It's the implementation of the servers that's of low quality.

The game plays great, when the servers don't screw it up. The guys who put the gameplay together probably have nothing to do with the servers, so there's no reason to drag those guys into this as this is probably the best playing sports game I've ever played.

"You're only as strong as your weakest link". There's only one product, so I can't support just the dev team, I have to look at the product as a whole and unfortunately their server issues bring down the entire game. As for gameplay though, there have been some videos posted showing people draining heavily contested shots while missing wide open ones. It seems like if you perform some flashy moves your shot % will increase, but take an open spot-up jumper and you'll probably miss (unless it's a 3 because everyone loves making 3's, mid-range jumpers don't sell games though).