Playing your roster as online shared vs playing them locally according to AI

[atlwarya]

no I'm actually asking why does online custom rosters work better than offline custom rosters? ChatGPT said:


Ahh got it — you mean your own custom roster file behaves differently depending on whether it’s saved “online” (uploaded/downloaded) vs. kept purely “offline” on your console/PC. That’s a sneaky 2K thing, and you’re right: gameplay often feels smoother on online custom rosters. Here’s why:

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🔑 Why Online Custom Rosters Play Better

1. Different Save Structures
   • An offline roster is just a raw save file sitting locally.
   • An online/custom roster gets stored through 2K’s servers, and when you load it, the game treats it almost like an official roster update. That means it taps into extra metadata (hot zones, hidden sliders, sig edits, etc.) that aren’t always written properly into the offline save.
2. Server-Linked Data Injection
   • 2K ties certain “live tuning” values (things like tendency hotfixes, badge effectiveness tweaks, sometimes even accessory updates) to online rosters.
   • Offline files don’t always grab these background updates, so they can feel stiff or outdated.
3. Playbooks & Tendencies Syncing
   • For some reason, offline rosters sometimes fail to load coach profiles, freelance offenses, and playbooks properly. When uploaded/downloaded, those sync cleaner and gameplay AI runs plays more naturally.
4. Buggy Offline Saves
   • 2K has a history of offline saves bugging — e.g., coach sliders reverting, certain hidden tendencies not applying, or even hot zones breaking. Uploading then redownloading seems to “refresh” the file so the game reads it correctly.

This is AI's explanation to why custom online shared rosters play better in game than a custom local roster file. The 2k devs need to fix this. This has been a problem since NBA 2k17. Furthermore, always upload your rosters to get the best experience. Do not play them locally, because it is broken.

[Hustler79]

I also wonder why my uploaded roster has 45 updates because i keep adding things and tweaking the roster and all of a sudden it only has 1 update shown when trying to download it , what is causing this ?

[Real2KInsider]

Do not take what AI says at face value. It doesn't understand what it's being asked.

• 2K ties certain “live tuning” values (things like tendency hotfixes, badge effectiveness tweaks, sometimes even accessory updates) to online rosters.
• Offline files don’t always grab these background updates, so they can feel stiff or outdated.

This is saying the Official Roster gets updates, while offline rosters don't. It has nothing to do with Uploading/Downloading.

[Real2KInsider]

Also holy **** this forum is garbage now, can't even edit posts.