Compared to past iterations, what is the "fun" rating of 2k19?

[MrWrestling3]

Re: Compared to past iterations, what is the "fun" rating of 2k19?

I feel like this has been the general argument for NBA 2K19. There are so many "little" things that hurts the game, but there's no one glaring gameplay weakness that makes me hate the game. I can't speak for the MyLeague/MyGM, because it's my understanding that they have some true game or immersion breaking things going on.

If you don't care THAT much about art, accessories, legendary players, roster ratings, sliders, plays, and/or willing to grind/buy VC and badges, what's there to REALLY complain about the game?

If you play NBA 2K19 with a fine-tooth comb, then yes...you're going to find a bunch of "problems" with the game. People keep forgetting that OS is a very, very small minority. The game is not exclusively catered to OS. Yes, our feedback is greatly appreciated, but we're no longer the main target audience anymore. To me, the general public and casuals will love this game. The crazy part, once I stopped "caring" so much about the little things, the more and more I started enjoying the game.

I think this is the important part, and for me it is what brings the grade/fun factor down.It feels too casual unless you invest a ton of time in messing around with sliders,which in itself is a whole other set of problems.

Out of the box feels like basketball for people who are only vaguely familiar with the game and that's not really what I am looking for.

[ksuttonjr76]

Re: Compared to past iterations, what is the "fun" rating of 2k19?

I think this is the important part, and for me it is what brings the grade/fun factor down.It feels too casual unless you invest a ton of time in messing around with sliders,which in itself is a whole other set of problems.

Out of the box feels like basketball for people who are only vaguely familiar with the game and that's not really what I am looking for.

Honestly...I just think that's just the general trend of videogames. The motto is "Make our games approachable!". Videogames have so much "hand holding" that I really don't find many of them challenging anymore.

[MrWrestling3]

Re: Compared to past iterations, what is the "fun" rating of 2k19?

Honestly...I just think that's just the general trend of videogames. The motto is "Make our games approachable!". Videogames have so much "hand holding" that I really don't find many of them challenging anymore.

For sure, it's an industry trend, not something unique to 2K. Honestly, I wouldn't mind so much if I could get it realistic without having to invest a good chunk of time playing with sliders.

[SeaTownGamer]

Re: Compared to past iterations, what is the "fun" rating of 2k19?

From a customer who played every 2k since 2k7 this is the worse. I give it a C-. The game just isn’t fun and I’m a mostly an online pro-am and rec player.


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[synistatha1]

Re: Compared to past iterations, what is the "fun" rating of 2k19?

I play the game everyday don't play online only mycareer and been playing since the very first 2k and I'm having fun I guess its just me I don't take it too serious the only complaint I really have is the connection errors with the servers. I guess I just understand that this is a man made product and no matter how much we want it it will never be perfect just like any other man made thing in this world I just play to escape reality and love out my fantasy of being a NBA player. But I get the complaints about online if thats all u play and not saying that anyone shouldn't but u have to understand other toxic human beings ruin things for people in every walk of life no matter what it is and its a lot easier for it to happen online cause its pretty much anonymous so no one really has to be accountable for their actions and how they play. So for me I'm having fun so I voted a A would be a A- just cause of server issues. PS I don't buy vc either I just take what I get from in game or the 2k app on my phone

[Zeke11]

Re: Compared to past iterations, what is the "fun" rating of 2k19?

It serves my purposes very well. I've never had more fun playing a video game. In my estimation, it is the best sports game ever made.

Player DNA, as well as custom draft classes and rosters have opened up a limitless amount of options to play. I'm always itching with excitement to get it started after work.

I'm strictly an offline guy, so my view is probably different than that of an online player. I understand the gripes of those game modes, and to be honest they don't seem much fun at all.

[Kleinevos]

Re: Compared to past iterations, what is the "fun" rating of 2k19?

The only thing that really bothers me are the moving 3s from limitless by stretches.

Other than that the gameplay is great.


Biggest turnoff: the immense nerfs theyve done on badge grinding vs out of the box. Trying to grind up badges is a pain now.

[GisherJohn24]

Re: Compared to past iterations, what is the "fun" rating of 2k19?

On the court with a friend? A. It's really a great playing basketball game, the most realistic it's been. 18 is no slouch either, I still say 16 was their best for gameplay.

Against CPU on the couch? B
Online? F.

Game modes and replay value? F

Bring back fun offline game modes. Bring back Create a Legend. Who remembers and misses the Greatest of all Time mode from 2k12? Or the Jordan Challenge? Or the Lebron mode? It's when 2K wasn't caring about making extra money, it cared about giving us a game to want to play a whole year and not get gouged with VC.

[DoWork]

Re: Compared to past iterations, what is the "fun" rating of 2k19?

More frustrating than fun to play, especially on defense. They keep dumbing down the defensive side and boosting what the offense is capable of doing.


The game is just nowhere near as fun as it was years ago.


Gameplay is probably a D at best. The defense and overall physics in this game are atrocious.

[Chemthethriller]

Re: Compared to past iterations, what is the "fun" rating of 2k19?

I voted "D"

I primarily play Park/Pro-Am, and while I have a decent record (around 70% on park and 68% on Pro-am) I am getting bored quicker and quicker every year due to the following:

1. Lack of environment
- I have played a total of 1 game on NBA Live, and the environment on the live run was a lot of fun. The extra NPCs standing around and cheering, the whole instagram live camera, the play of the game, the court and everything about it made for a overall more exciting experience than the blandness of 2k's JRC and Park.

2. Sharpshooters are so overpowered it has turned the game into a glorified shoot around.
- If you're playing anything but a sharp at the moment, you are playing defense and doing windsprints as your watch shooters drop 40 a game. Due to how well people are shooting online, PGs are hyperfocused on keeping up (rightfully so) with the other team, turning the high majority of shots into 3 balls regardless of matchups on the court.

3. Love and hate the defense
- I love that people can't just blow by you, and that if someone is beat you can shoot and hit with them near like IRL. I also hate that if you're not directly in front of a shooter 96% of the time it's a open shot for them with them shooting at such a high percentage.

- I like the ability to make people pay for their mistakes of dribbling right in front of you, but at the same time it feels like with a lot of builds, if you dribble at all you're going to be stripped, there needs to be a better balance.

4. The game feels needs to be a little refreshing in 2k20. I feel as if I've been playing the same game, same modes, same everything since 2k15. Yes gameplay has been tweaked here and there, I got it. We need something to revitalize 2k, I was hoping for the ability to create a Pro-Am league this year or join one through in game measures. The whole Court Battles thing NBA Live has is interesting, give us new locations around the world to play park at, give us things to make the game exciting. This has a definite feeling of when EA got comfortable with madden and the game became very stale due to fear of messing up.

[TonyBake]

Re: Compared to past iterations, what is the "fun" rating of 2k19?

It's a C on a good day but usually ends up at D or even F by the time I finish playing lol.

The transition and pick & roll defense piss me off, whether it's CPU or H2H and since the only way people score is by setting picks over and over and over and over and over again until you get sucked in just right, playing online gets stale pretty quick. And even with custom sliders, the CPU still relentlessly probes into the paint over and over and over and over again until they can get a cheesy layup.

I don't even try to play Park anymore. There is not enough time in the day to wait around just to try and get MAYBE 2 games in.

[packerboy71]

Re: Compared to past iterations, what is the "fun" rating of 2k19?

I put a B. I like it more than 2k18 and playing with friends can be fun if you don't keep running into cheesers. Though this isn't the most fun I had with a 2k that would probably still be 2k11.

[FapAssTurd]

Re: Compared to past iterations, what is the "fun" rating of 2k19?

I Was too late but I would grade it a C overall... I've spent $60 on the game, $40 on an 80 overall slasher post scorer (doh) and rerolled another character to a Playmaking Sharpshooter PG and spent another $20 and he is only 74... like, what. I just want to play single player here without breaking the bank. At least let us respec our players or set our overall level to 80 or something once we have spent $100... I feel like I am done with the game now and I have only played about 30 hours so far. Too much microtransaction BS now I am practically broke and stressing finances instead of enjoying my game lol (half joking here).