A Bigger Focus on DLC in 2k12

[jordankobewade7]

Reading all these threads about what we want in the 2k12 and beyond has got me thinking about all these things to help make the next game better. DLC was the first and best idea that im sure im not the first to think of,but why not try and discuss how much better the game would be if requests were taken and added year around?

I as a hardcore franchise player would love to have DLC added to keep my game fresh,new,and just thinking of how cool it would be to look forward to a DLC pack full of things like new commentary lines,new shoes, hairstyles, facial hair,tattoos,accessories,updated player models/faces,more animations, jerseys,warmups,courts,or anything else that the dev team just didnt get to.

Maybe we could have categories setup that we could select one thing from each to update,and vote on them as a community for whats added into the game.maybe updates come once a week,bi-weekly,or even once a month.I would just be happy to have a constant flow of new things into the game,keeping it fresh.

We also have to consider how this would affect the normal dev cycle for the game.devs could spend more time on actual game modes and updates to existing game modes like myplayer,franchise,and whatever new modes are brought into the 2k series moving forward.this would also lead to a more fan driven game,and also more revenue through the downloaded content.

what do you guys think,can we benefit from more DLC,or do we need to keep it more traditional,and wait a year for everything?

i think the more realistic things get,the more the bar is raised and we start to compare the game to real life,instead of the previous version.how cool would it be to see a dunk,pass,or shot on sportscenter and see it in the game the next update...the possibilities are endless...

[mpbaseball22]

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Only DLC I could see is Skill Points and shoes

[infam0us]

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Jerseys and sneakers would be pretty good. But remember when they said they were going to keep the game fresh with new animations but it was just crossover and dunk packs that were already in the game but hidden.

If its jerseys and shoes actually added on the year and not hidden I'm all for it.

[Jesus]

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are you asking to be nickled and dimed? If its a matter of keeping the game fresh, time release certain shoes and jerseys.

[Suntan Superman]

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Yeahhh... people want to complain about "casual gamers" but want DLC? Personally, I can see it for skill points like mentioned above(especially, y'know if they're going to continue to prance around and pretend starting off as a 40 something overall is actually fun.) But for anything else other than maybe shoes, or special retro jerseys, They could never justify not having these things in the game already.

[YoungBuck3]

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Hopefully DLC will stay the **** away from my 2K thanks. If I want to pay for stuff I would have gotten free in the past, I'll put an EA game in.

[Altimus]

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Most people that want DLC will be the same people later complaining that PC users get to make the same DLC for free.

DLC needs to stay away from 2K. If they want to throw us free retro courts/jerseys our way during the season then I'm all for that.

[FriedLemonade]

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Pro evolution soccer destroys the competition in this area. they always release FREE dlc-shoes and jerseys that appear during the season. lets say nike introduces a new model of cleats halfway through the season. the pes team creates a render of the shoe(s) and releases them in a patch. 2k could benefit from this especially since players like lebron and wade debuted new shoes as the season progressed. also id like the ability for 2k to bring back real colorways. 2k used to have various models of the same shoe with actual colorways that were able to use on players. for example 2k6 you could unlock all of the lebron 3s that were released that year and they looked exactly like the colorways released in stores. give us authentic colorways or give me DEATH!!!!!!

[23]

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If the game had an editor, a real comprehensive one like a BackBreaker we could probably make this stuff ourselves and more

People are so creative the possibilties would be endless... Now that is something that I want to see

[aloncho11]

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Agree. I'm imagining a better CAP system, better team creator giving us jersey a variety of patterns and graphics to play around and effectively be able to recreate classic teams and arenas. A deep arena builder, giving us the the chance to choose different models of jumbotrons, arena seating, exit locations, floor lighting, capacity and a court creator with editing capabilities which enables us to recreate real life courts and don't notice the difference between "generic" and real courts ingame.

[iLLosophy]

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I'd like to see stuff like the Draft Combine in 2k10. It was a nice alternative to the demo. If they did Jordan Mode as a download by itself this year where u could only play 1/3 of the games, I could see that doing well.

[ffaacc03]

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As stated above from most members the only DLCs I would be interested on (if some sort of payment is requested), would be:

1. Full "game" editor. Not just a roster editor, but an editor of courts, uniforms, logos, fonts, shoes, players faces & pictures, skins, models, league configuration, team ratings, coaches/assistants movement, picks values, extended CAPS & CATS features, etc.

2. Extended "space". For creating players and teams, not just the 10 team 200 players limit, maybe related to as much as ones hard drive space.

3. Online league "special features". For leagues to be able to be customized in full, includding having custom rosters & sliders, FA, maybe association like experience with drafts and multiple years, etc.

4. Crew & My Players "online special features". Like custom teams (any players can be have in a crew), custom playbooks, more detailed stat tracking like advanced stats, custom heads (use one photo and have it converted into the game), custom logos & courts, my player fully experience on line against as many users as possible, etc.

5. "Popular" requests. Like classic players & teams, courts, uniforms, shoes, music, chants, tatoos, hairs, etc. Thus this last one would be significantly covered by the 1st one.

[Jesus]

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this stuff could just be added to the game...smh

[GaryT531]

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if any of you guys have created or downloaded teams using TEAMBUILDER in the ncaa football series, then imagine how awesome something like that would be with the NBA. But I'd be happy with more of any of the following: retro jerseys, arenas, shoes

[jordankobewade7]

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most definitely i would have to agree that after reading some of the replies that dlc isnt the way to go.mostly because pc players would be getting the all the same things that console players would be getting for free,which isnt fair at all.
by contrast,it would be the greatest idea ever if we had a comprehensive editor for teams,courts,players down to the smallest details,jerseys,and a much better cap/cat feature maybe coming from the roots of the ncaa football editor.
if we could fix whatever we wanted in the game,or add anything missing that we wanted then we wouldnt complain about half the things we complain about.
back in shootout 2004 there was a dunk creator that imo worked pretty well.if we can get something like that in the game along with one for crossovers,shooting animations,and even layups would be amazing.
with a really good,deep editor along with the crossover/dunk/layup animation creator would be unparalleled additions to next yrs game.
that way,devs can focus on new modes or updating existing ones,which would work most in our favor as well,because less time would be spent on cosmetics,or animations,and they could focus on graphics,presentation,and things like that.