Will MJ actually look like MJ this year?

[PippenFan]

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He looked just fine in 2k17 to me.

[fileman3]

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No just pics and vids for the current players

Thanks bro

[MoodMuzik]

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The real question is will they put in the 95/96/97 season 2 feet closer 3 point line?

Because if not, Jordan's a career 25% 3 point shooter so he should have that same attribute as Derozan lol GOAT.

[LeBronistheKing]

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I'm not sure they are going to correct all the errors at this point. They make some changes for this and that every year, but since it's no longer an important feature (as it was on last gen), I wouldn't expect too much.

Dave, expect the worse...that's the only way you might have a nice surprise.

Dave, keep fighting the good fight!

EDIT: I'm not sure what the Shaq covers mean for this, but I would be very surprised if they put effort into the old-school players. It's like they just add a few names into the mix and just throw this into the game. The attention hasn't been there in years. I don't expect anything different this year, unfortunately. Would love to be wrong.

Agree, but the exception being Rodman, Bill Russell, Scottie Pippen, Kobe Bryant, Steve Kerr, and Mark Price all had vastly improved player models in 2k17. So some care is being put in. Hopefully with the new visuals and graphics fidelity, we will see more strides.

[daystew]

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I know we ask this every year, but are there ANY chances for filters or editing of shorts length?

With the new CAP system I'm set for the next decade if those two aforementioned options were available.

[youvalss]

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Maybe some day 2K can go 25 years back in time and steal the player-likeness technology from Michael Jordan in Flight.

[Goffs]

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Czar says the art director is a huge hoophead....so hopefully he has some love for the legends.

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[midwestking100]

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Czar says the art director is a huge hoophead....so hopefully he has some love for the legends.

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And hopefully he has a passion for the history of the NBA and not just the current.

[scottyp180]

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And hopefully he has a passion for the history of the NBA and not just the current.

It might come down to a time management thing. With the upgrades made to faces, body types, jerseys, accessories, etc I'm hoping there was enough time to do work on legends.

[NINJAK2]

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It might come down to a time management thing. With the upgrades made to faces, body types, jerseys, accessories, etc I'm hoping there was enough time to do work on legends.

Certainly possible . 2k17 had 45 legend teams. If 2k had atleast 10 legends for each team that's an additional 450 face scans needed on top of the 500+ current players..I wish 2k could farm out legends to the pc modding community to cut down on 2k studio's workload..

[youvalss]

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Czar says the art director is a huge hoophead....so hopefully he has some love for the legends.

Unless he's like the guy here who once said about 2K11, that he wanted to play with real NBA players, "not some bum from the 80's".

[jd@os]

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Unless he's like the guy here who once said about 2K11, that he wanted to play with real NBA players, "not some bum from the 80's".

I remember that all too well. I wouldn't be surprised if someone thought the intro to 2K12 was a sample of Bow Wow's song. You gotta have appreciation of the past--especially when that past "bum" changed the way the game was played then and influenced the way it's played now.

[daveberg]

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Dave, expect the worse...that's the only way you might have a nice surprise.

Dave, keep fighting the good fight!

Heh, you know me man, always crawl outta the woodwork this time of year to rep the legends!!

Totally agree though, best to expect the worst, saves me from crying into my Jordan jersey on release day.

[youvalss]

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Dave, I remember you were very disappointed with either 2K16 or 2K17, and you rushed to trade it in quickly.

I actually never bought 2K16 or 2K17, it just wasn't a priority any more. For some reason, I had stopped playing basketball games, and didn't feel like it for a while. But I recently got myself back into it, so I've been playing a lot of 2K14 and 2K15. Now mostly playing 2K14, which is a fun game.

I may get 2K16 at some point, might skip 2K17 (not because of the issues guys on these forums have noted, I don't ever discover 5% of the issues since I just play to enjoy a bit, not to make it my second job). When 2K18 becomes cheaper I will probably buy it.

But in order for me to enjoy legends, I need 2 things:

1) Accuracy - looks, body types, accessories and signature animations.
2) I don't care for playing with a 1992 team vs a 2001 team. I only feel like playing with legends if there is a full roster of every team from a specific season (preferably, the early 90's). I can play a game or two of teams from different years, but I get bored with it after a little while.

[VDusen04]

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But in order for me to enjoy legends, I need 2 things:

1) Accuracy - looks, body types, accessories and signature animations.
2) I don't care for playing with a 1992 team vs a 2001 team. I only feel like playing with legends if there is a full roster of every team from a specific season (preferably, the early 90's). I can play a game or two of teams from different years, but I get bored with it after a little while.

I can vibe with you on that. Sometimes it's hard to play matchups that are even just a few years apart (1989 Pistons vs. 1987 Lakers, for instance) just because of the accuracy thing.

That said, one thing that really helped keep things fresh was a mode of some sort devoted to the classics, based in reality. The Jordan Challenge in 2K11 was obviously the top of mountain in that regard. Jordan even had signature animations for specific games (he'd shrug in the Portland game once he hit his sixth three of the half, he'd slump over in the flu game) while announcers recorded accurate lines from the time (referring to his weight lifting accident prior to the contest).

2K12's Greatest mode was right up there. Era filters, unique era rules, different scorers tables and basket stanchions. Those modes were a great compliment to the standard quick game matchups.

I don't know if 2K would need to create another classics mode—though I'd love it—but I would like at least something that'd encourage or reward players for using those teams. I always thought NFL 2K5's Trophy Room would have been stellar in NBA form. It was a great easy way to promote replayability.

I think it'd be great if 2K had an extensive trophy case for general milestones (Hit 10 3's in a single game) but also individual trophies (a la 2K5) for each team as well (Score 25 in a quarter with Isiah Thomas on the 1989 Pistons, block seven shots with Dikembe Mutombo against the Seattle Supersonics, etc.). Then maybe there could be an achievement or unlockable for earning all trophies in a specific category.

Around the 3:00 mark:

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A man can dream.