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  • The_Tempest
    Rookie
    • Jun 2012
    • 47

    #1

    No Coach mode??!

    Did they seriously take out coach mode? I can hardly believe it.

    I know we are a rare breed, but I love just making a team and then watching it play itself in coach mode.

    Now I bought the game and the mode is completely GONE.

    Please tell me I'm wrong and I just can't find it...
  • TG Oneshot
    Rookie
    • Oct 2010
    • 63

    #2
    Re: No Coach mode??!

    Nope it's gone. I'm pretty upset too, I was in the same boat as you with that I would create a team and watch it work out in assosciation

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    • Dice
      Sitting by the door
      • Jul 2002
      • 6627

      #3
      Re: No Coach mode??!

      I guess we weren't loud enough about this. I predicted this last year that they was gonna remove coach mode altogether after degrading it since 2K11. I know me and maybe a few other have repeatedly requested to add more features to this mode. However, our concerns and request aren't being heard due to the fact that too many people are requesting sneakers, accessories and other fluff to be added or modded into the game.

      We just don't have the numbers and other folks do. 2K just won't get my dollars this season.
      I have more respect for a man who let's me know where he stands, even if he's wrong. Than the one who comes up like an angel and is nothing but a devil. - Malcolm X

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      • qpc123
        MVP
        • Jul 2003
        • 3773

        #4
        Re: No Coach mode??!

        Originally posted by Dice
        I guess we weren't loud enough about this. I predicted this last year that they was gonna remove coach mode altogether after degrading it since 2K11. I know me and maybe a few other have repeatedly requested to add more features to this mode. However, our concerns and request aren't being heard due to the fact that too many people are requesting sneakers, accessories and other fluff to be added or modded into the game.

        We just don't have the numbers and other folks do. 2K just won't get my dollars this season.
        Do honestly believe that at some point there was conversation at 2k that went along the lines of.........

        2k guy #1 - Hey, have you seen all the request we have been getting for better shoes and accessories?

        2k guy #2 - Yes, I did see that, there sure are a lot of people requesting that stuff.

        2kguy #1 - I know right. The thing is i really, really, want to make those people happy with NBA 2k14, but I don't think we can do it.

        2k guy #2 - What if......

        2k guy #1 - What if what?

        2k guy #2 - What if we took out Coach Mode?

        2k guy #1 - Brilliant!!!!!!!!!!

        I will admit you don't have the numbers in your corner. But I find it hard believe that the removal on Coach mode hinged on getting the right sneakers and accessories(which really aren't very right).

        For 2k to remove it means that had actually do something, as opposed to leaving which would mean they would have to do little to nothing.

        I'm not saying they had a good reason, and I am not happy that coach mode is gone as I used it for roster testing. But, but whatever the reason was shoes most likely did not factor into the decision.
        "You come at the King, you best not miss..."

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        • Dice
          Sitting by the door
          • Jul 2002
          • 6627

          #5
          Re: No Coach mode??!

          Originally posted by qpc123
          Do honestly believe that at some point there was conversation at 2k that went along the lines of.........

          2k guy #1 - Hey, have you seen all the request we have been getting for better shoes and accessories?

          2k guy #2 - Yes, I did see that, there sure are a lot of people requesting that stuff.

          2kguy #1 - I know right. The thing is i really, really, want to make those people happy with NBA 2k14, but I don't think we can do it.

          2k guy #2 - What if......

          2k guy #1 - What if what?

          2k guy #2 - What if we took out Coach Mode?

          2k guy #1 - Brilliant!!!!!!!!!!

          I will admit you don't have the numbers in your corner. But I find it hard believe that the removal on Coach mode hinged on getting the right sneakers and accessories(which really aren't very right).

          For 2k to remove it means that had actually do something, as opposed to leaving which would mean they would have to do little to nothing.

          I'm not saying they had a good reason, and I am not happy that coach mode is gone as I used it for roster testing. But, but whatever the reason was shoes most likely did not factor into the decision.
          Well, take a look at this thread and tell me there aren't a number of folks concerned about fluff:
          http://www.operationsports.com/forum...ies-right.html

          I bet this thread won't get half the number of replies, likes and views as this thread.

          And yeah, I'm not saying that they took coach mode out to get accessories right. That was just more of a facetious way to make my point. But you obviously know that since 2k11 coach mode was totally ignored. As I stated, we just don't have the numbers to make a statement. Our mode doesn't matter to them. From my understanding, there were other things taken out of the game as well. I'm willing to bet that coach mode was the first thing on their list to be eliminated this year.
          I have more respect for a man who let's me know where he stands, even if he's wrong. Than the one who comes up like an angel and is nothing but a devil. - Malcolm X

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          • yount19
            Rookie
            • Jan 2008
            • 327

            #6
            Re: No Coach mode??!

            Sad but true... the "coaches" of the sports video gaming world are being phased out; Madden, NBA 2K, etc. etc....

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            • Dice
              Sitting by the door
              • Jul 2002
              • 6627

              #7
              Re: No Coach mode??!

              Originally posted by yount19
              Sad but true... the "coaches" of the sports video gaming world are being phased out; Madden, NBA 2K, etc. etc....
              It's still prominent in other games like MLB The Show, NHL and I think FIFA. But yeah, in the popular American sports like football and basketball, the way of the coach is going by the waste-side. And then when it was prominent in the college sports games like NCAA Football and College Hoops, those games get eliminated.

              I guess I'll be sticking with 2K13 with my Kinnect voice commands.
              I have more respect for a man who let's me know where he stands, even if he's wrong. Than the one who comes up like an angel and is nothing but a devil. - Malcolm X

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              • thedoob
                Rookie
                • Oct 2012
                • 242

                #8
                Re: No Coach mode??!

                I'm guessing they took it out after people running 12 minute games on coach mode to get VC last year. Really is frustrating for pure Association guys like myself. Really enjoyed Coach Mode.
                Keep Fighting the Good Fight

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                • Dice
                  Sitting by the door
                  • Jul 2002
                  • 6627

                  #9
                  Re: No Coach mode??!

                  Originally posted by thedoob
                  I'm guessing they took it out after people running 12 minute games on coach mode to get VC last year. Really is frustrating for pure Association guys like myself. Really enjoyed Coach Mode.
                  And the thing that gets me is that you can still VC farm in 2K14 as well. Coach mode just made it a little easier. But it didn't make overall sense to remove it because of the VC farming. You basically use the exact same method without coach mode. So coach mode wasn't the problem.
                  I have more respect for a man who let's me know where he stands, even if he's wrong. Than the one who comes up like an angel and is nothing but a devil. - Malcolm X

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                  • thedoob
                    Rookie
                    • Oct 2012
                    • 242

                    #10
                    Re: No Coach mode??!

                    Remember all the VC Farming Coach Mode threads last year? I was just guessing that lead to it's elimination. I can't think of any other reason they would totally get rid of it.
                    Keep Fighting the Good Fight

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                    • Dice
                      Sitting by the door
                      • Jul 2002
                      • 6627

                      #11
                      Re: No Coach mode??!

                      Originally posted by thedoob
                      Remember all the VC Farming Coach Mode threads last year? I was just guessing that lead to it's elimination. I can't think of any other reason they would totally get rid of it.
                      It probably was the reason why. But I also think that if enough voices would have expressed more interest in this mode, this would not have come to fruition.

                      Also, as I stated, coach mode was not the problem in the VC farming issue. You could VC farm without it. Coach mode was just a vehicle to help it move along more smoothly. Heck, if the VC farming was the case then disable the ability to save games in progress. That had more of an affect in grabbing more VC points than coach mode. But of course, they would not think of removing the ability to save games in progress. Why? Because too many people would be up-in-arms about it.
                      I have more respect for a man who let's me know where he stands, even if he's wrong. Than the one who comes up like an angel and is nothing but a devil. - Malcolm X

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                      • thedoob
                        Rookie
                        • Oct 2012
                        • 242

                        #12
                        Re: No Coach mode??!

                        That's true. I wasn't really into farming. I play Association almost exclusively, but I understand why some would be into it. Just a shame getting rid of a useful feature for that reason.
                        Keep Fighting the Good Fight

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                        • EMan77
                          Rookie
                          • Nov 2008
                          • 31

                          #13
                          Re: No Coach mode??!

                          There's no coach mode on the PC version. I can understand them removing it from the console versions so people can't farm VC, but the PC version HAS NO VC. Why remove it from the PC at all? Coach mode in Association was the only mode I played and enjoyed. I'm done with this series.

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                          • PapaOso
                            Rookie
                            • Apr 2009
                            • 59

                            #14
                            Re: No Coach mode??!

                            If VC farming Is the reason they took coach mode out, then once again people like me who do not play online and WILL NEVER PLAY ONLINE are losing their favorite game mode because of online crap. Online has ruined gaming for coach mode guys.
                            If this is where console gaming is going, Action PC and other text strategy games for PC will be getting my money. I don't have any interest at all in this greasy, stick jockey kids stuff.
                            Last edited by PapaOso; 10-04-2013, 04:40 AM. Reason: Had to replace the battery in my Speak and Spell

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                            • Taer
                              MVP
                              • Sep 2011
                              • 1432

                              #15
                              Re: No Coach mode??!

                              I wish 2k would take a page from Rockstar's playbook and completely separate the online from the offline versions. (GTA online will eventually be a stand-alone title).

                              If this was done, both would end up being better.

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