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Quote: Originally Posted by Sovartus

I comprehended the article.... wow. When people can't say something intelligent they go straight for the character don't they? At this point, this is a wait and see issue. Yes, the 2K basketball engine is tired in my opinion. Unless they can re-write the movement portion of the engine as well as the physics, I don't see how it can be improved. Maybe I just don't know enough about programming or writing the code that generates the games we play but something tells me that it isn't something they will do easily. I was very disappointed with 2K9 this year and while it was playable, I couldn't stomach playing it for an entire season. Many who know me around OS know that I wrote 3 post game tutorials for 2K basketball games 2K6, 2K7, and 2K8. I really liked the games and was a major advocate for the 2K series. I am not saying that the 2K game is garbage. It is a very solid title but I have come to expect more from the game and they have not delivered in my humble opinon. Anyone who has read my posts know that I don't just make ignorant comments that have no substance. I will say to those who are in love with the series, "I'm sorry if I am talking bad about your girlfriend but her and I had great times together for three years and this year I had to leave her alone." After asking 2k to fix the sliding and physics issues for at least two years and them not to even touch them, bothered me. "Your girl got a make over and a boob job and now many of you are blown away but she still walks walks like a caveman and chews with her mouth open at fancy resturants." The game has no true physics and it is still to easy to score in the paint. "Your girl is still as loose as ever. No matter how much you try to protect her she still lets any young kid with a nice ride, drive all day long because they can get to the goal so easy." The animations are in control of the game and it makes controling players very difficult. "Your girl loves her drama and is so animated that you can predict her every move because you have seen her do it so many times. She is as wild as ever and you can't control her. She all over the place and does whatever she wants to do without respect for your wishes." The game has a ton of coaching options and settings but the defensive AI is very lacking in the game... It is very frustrating to say the least. "Your girl has a lot of options for you and can get you into any club or establishment but she is as dumb as a box of rocks when it comes to guys running game on her." I stated in another post that I have believed they are moving more toward pushing units instead of appeasing the hardcore sim style players. So yay... they sold a bunch of copies that still doesn't mean a hill of beans to me. I want a game that "plays more like real basketball" not just "look like real basketball". I'm asking for too much I guess... I try to put it in terms that some of you can understand and I hope this helps you "comprehend" what I'm saying.

If that is your stance, maybe you should stop reading 2k previews. Since you won't believe anything they say about what they are trying to do to improve the game, no amount of info they give you will be enough to convince you otherwise until you actually play it. Because of that, you will continue to have the same pessimistic attitude about every piece of information released about it up until release. That leaves us with nearly 2 months to suffer through your highly intelligent/assume the worst posts until you actually play it.

While 2k said they were adding a bunch of new animations they also said they were taking out a bunch as well, animations that may have played a major part in problems you had with 2k9. I guess it's just better to assume the worst that way you won't be dissapointed. Once your girl has done you wrong she has to work even harder to earn your trust back.

I'm not in the habit of reviewing people's previous post histories before responding to the post I have issues with so my apologies if you feel you were unjustly attacked.