NBA 2K10 Draft Combine: 2K's DLC Gamble (Gamespot)

[DC]

Re: NBA 2K10 Draft Combine: 2K's DLC Gamble (Gamespot)

See I am not TOO sure how I am about them adding these new COMPLEX ratings that have NO WAY of being realistically rated. I mean how can we determine how well Derrick ROse's left hand is? That is something that only an advanced scouting tool can monitor, NOT just a joe off of the streets.

I don't know how I feel about that.

[Goffs]

Re: NBA 2K10 Draft Combine: 2K's DLC Gamble (Gamespot)

and no more permanent marker facial hair!!! unfortunately it looks like the hairstyles are the same ol same ol still.

i completely missed the permanent marker facial hair...lol im the one thats usually raggin on that...good catch

since i moved to playing PC and using mods i just stopped caring about the marker facial hair...its about time they did this right tho

oh and dont forget that they can finally have eyebrows as well...

[Da-Man]

It would be cool if you could play in the summer league with your created player in the career mode.

[rockchisler]

Re: NBA 2K10 Draft Combine: 2K's DLC Gamble (Gamespot)

Still a ways off, but this year looks like it will be a great year for hoop players. Both games are trying their best to get our money.

I'll probably get this mode and choose to be a point forward first.

Not that far off, They want to release this in early September, that makes that maybe less then 30 days..

[gluck24]

Got 2k10 paid off- Bought my microsoft points Im ready... cant wait for more info

[gluck24]

Wait a sec... after u download the demo... and u created a player... cant u just save him to your hard drive??? then upload him when 2k10 comes out like they import the drafted players back before the choops seires was gone??!!

[KaptnKirk12]

Re: NBA 2K10 Draft Combine: 2K's DLC Gamble (Gamespot)

Wait a sec... after u download the demo... and u created a player... cant u just save him to your hard drive??? then upload him when 2k10 comes out like they import the drafted players back before the choops seires was gone??!!

Something along those lines. Pretty sure you can create as many players as you want to import onto 2k10, but you can only UPLOAD 1 player to the 2K server that has all the rankings and standings.

[Stumbleweed]

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LOL @ contest shot and rebounding drills...

Man, if those aspects of the game aren't any better this year, we're gonna have some badly-rated career mode players.. can't contest a shot or box out to save your life in 2K9 drills heh...

And on the visuals tip, I don't see how people like these screens except the decent-looking facial hair. He looks decent for a CAP I guess, but the skin textures are horrible. I know it's a WIP and the early shots are always disappointing, but it's like night and day looking at that then the Live shots. Not starting a war, just thought I'd mention it since so many people (in the initial combine thread too) were liking the graphics.

[elev8rmuzik]

Re: NBA 2K10 Draft Combine: 2K's DLC Gamble (Gamespot)

See I am not TOO sure how I am about them adding these new COMPLEX ratings that have NO WAY of being realistically rated. I mean how can we determine how well Derrick ROse's left hand is? That is something that only an advanced scouting tool can monitor, NOT just a joe off of the streets.

I don't know how I feel about that.

I don't understand the difference between some scouting tool or some joe. Ultimately, the same data has to be accounted for no matter who or what is processing it ... right?

[Stumbleweed]

Re: NBA 2K10 Draft Combine: 2K's DLC Gamble (Gamespot)

DNA would have that information precise in terms of success on left hand vs. right, left hand when going left vs. right, etc. and someone like 2K Insider looks at some video of Rose and determines that he deserves a "75" in off-hand... big difference.

DC's just worried about a whole other set of ratings that the 2K Insider will screw up, things that can't even be seen or argued about or quantified as easily as "3PT shooting".

[Altimus]

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DNA would have that information precise in terms of success on left hand vs. right, left hand when going left vs. right, etc. and someone like 2K Insider looks at some video of Rose and determines that he deserves a "75" in off-hand... big difference.

DC's just worried about a whole other set of ratings that the 2K Insider will screw up, things that can't even be seen or argued about or quantified as easily as "3PT shooting".

This is why 2K should have Insiders VS a Insider. We all had problems with the rating last year. Here is to hoping some homework was done and will be done throughout the season.

[NINJAK2]

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LOL @ contest shot and rebounding drills...

Man, if those aspects of the game aren't any better this year, we're gonna have some badly-rated career mode players.. can't contest a shot or box out to save your life in 2K9 drills heh...

And on the visuals tip, I don't see how people like these screens except the decent-looking facial hair. He looks decent for a CAP I guess, but the skin textures are horrible. I know it's a WIP and the early shots are always disappointing, but it's like night and day looking at that then the Live shots. Not starting a war, just thought I'd mention it since so many people (in the initial combine thread too) were liking the graphics.

Comparing CAP skin textures to screenshots of real players may be a little unfair. No matter how good a CAP feature is it will never present the kind of detail and look of a real digital athlete imo. I think people are more impressed with the amount of options available in CAP this year then the graphics in general. You can certainly criticize the final character model but the CAP feature looks to be the best 2k has done in the series based on those screens. I think its safe to speculate that VC did improve atleast one part of the game. IMO graphics should not be the main concern of 2k10 as it had more pressing issues. I mean you no disrespect.

[elev8rmuzik]

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DNA would have that information precise in terms of success on left hand vs. right, left hand when going left vs. right, etc. and someone like 2K Insider looks at some video of Rose and determines that he deserves a "75" in off-hand... big difference.

Is that an OS assumption or was that proven at some point? Where do I go to get the scoops you guys get?!

[Kully]

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Was about to say the same Ninja. I wouldn't compare 2K's generally bad CAP skin textures to NBA models.

That said, the skin models on the CAPs are bad imo.

[Stumbleweed]

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Is that an OS assumption or was that proven at some point? Where do I go to get the scoops you guys get?!

What do you mean? Proven that DNA gets real information, or proven that the 2K Insider just kinda analyzes the players as he sees fit and then assigns them ratings? DNA is 100% legit (execution and implementation into the game is one thing, but the data is rock-solid)... As far as the 2K Insider goes, I think there's team input on the ratings as well, but it's basically his domain and all goes back to his take on things.

NINJAK2 -- yeah, I only mentioned it because other people had specifically mentioned how nice the CAF models looked. I know it's an unfair comparison to look at some random CAP vs that Melo screenshot Live put out, but I was just saying that the skin textures looked really weak and it looks exactly like 2K9 minus the improved facial hair. It's far too early to judge visuals and I know that, it was just an observation since I was surprised that others were fans of the graphics. I agree that graphics need not be 2K10's focus either... they've got plenty of more important things to work on... like making sure people can actually y'know, play Team Up without having to try 15 different times next year, for example.