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Nodima · 03-19-2011, 12:14 AM

The struggle with Association is realizing it's not going to be a Dynasty or Franchise. You entered that mode to finish 1-4 seasons of basketball AT MOST, and if you play all the games like you would in Madden or NCAA you'll be lucky to hit the mid-way point of the 2nd season before NBA 2Kx is coming out. What you're in Association for is to find the one year within that window where your team can compete for a championship, and build a team that's fun to play with along the way.

Associations are a lot easier to give up on and start over with than Franchises, basically. There's hardly any incentive to hitting a decade with your personal Franchise save, Associations just feel so impersonal by comparison. Hopefully one day 2K or someone else can solve this problem; the GM and coach hire/fire logic is a big part of the problem for me. Also, seemingly random player progression (both + and -), trades and lack of acknowledgement 2012 is a different year than 2011.

03-19-2011, 12:14 AM	#6
Nodima Pro OVR: 10 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Omaha, NE	Re: How to make association mode fun? The struggle with Association is realizing it's not going to be a Dynasty or Franchise. You entered that mode to finish 1-4 seasons of basketball AT MOST, and if you play all the games like you would in Madden or NCAA you'll be lucky to hit the mid-way point of the 2nd season before NBA 2Kx is coming out. What you're in Association for is to find the one year within that window where your team can compete for a championship, and build a team that's fun to play with along the way. Associations are a lot easier to give up on and start over with than Franchises, basically. There's hardly any incentive to hitting a decade with your personal Franchise save, Associations just feel so impersonal by comparison. Hopefully one day 2K or someone else can solve this problem; the GM and coach hire/fire logic is a big part of the problem for me. Also, seemingly random player progression (both + and -), trades and lack of acknowledgement 2012 is a different year than 2011.