NBA 2K12 Will Not Have 66 Game Schedule, It Will Only Be Implemented in NBA Today

**mike24forever** · 12-16-2011, 02:55 PM

Originally posted by Pared

By the way - it's bothersome for a "developer" on here to be so critical of other developers. That's very low brow and I would expect more from the representative of a company.

Are you kidding me? Pared this guy is constantly hammering other developers!

**STLRams** · 12-16-2011, 03:01 PM

Re: NBA 2K12 Will Not Have 66 Game Schedule, It Will Only Be Implemented in NBA Today

So has anyone's home menu/nba today menu updated to the current preseason schedule that starts tonight to reflect the new 66 game schedule? I noticed yesterday that that my home menu/nba today was still showing scheduled games for the old 82 games schedule.

**Gotmadskillzson** · 12-16-2011, 03:01 PM

Re: NBA 2K12 Will Not Have 66 Game Schedule, It Will Only Be Implemented in NBA Today

Not that big of a deal since it is for this year only.

**ghettogeeksta** · 12-16-2011, 03:04 PM

Re: NBA 2K12 Will Not Have 66 Game Schedule, It Will Only Be Implemented in NBA Today

Who cares, theirs a lot more stuff that needs fixed in this game. I sim through the reg season anyway and only play the playoffs.

**Gramps91** · 12-16-2011, 04:11 PM

to be honest despite what is really going on I still prefer the 82 game schedule

**Al Bundy** · 12-16-2011, 04:28 PM

Re: NBA 2K12 Will Not Have 66 Game Schedule, It Will Only Be Implemented in NBA Today

No biggie. This game is too awesome to matter.

**Pared** · 12-16-2011, 04:32 PM

Re: NBA 2K12 Will Not Have 66 Game Schedule, It Will Only Be Implemented in NBA Today

Originally posted by mike24forever

Are you kidding me? Pared this guy is constantly hammering other developers!

I understand that and hopefully it stops.

**EccentricMeat** · 12-16-2011, 04:37 PM

Re: NBA 2K12 Will Not Have 66 Game Schedule, It Will Only Be Implemented in NBA Today

He says it's not possible for "My Player and Online Association", does that mean that it is possible for OFFLINE Association? Did he leave Offline Association out on purpose?

Maybe something is in the works as we speak.

Color me hopeful.

**qpc123** · 12-16-2011, 04:41 PM

Re: NBA 2K12 Will Not Have 66 Game Schedule, It Will Only Be Implemented in NBA Today

Originally posted by EccentricMeat

He says it's not possible for "My Player and Online Association", does that mean that it is possible for OFFLINE Association? Did he leave Offline Association out on purpose?

Maybe something is in the works as we speak.

Color me hopeful.

Re-Read the title. The key word is "only".

**EccentricMeat** · 12-16-2011, 04:53 PM

Re: NBA 2K12 Will Not Have 66 Game Schedule, It Will Only Be Implemented in NBA Today

Originally posted by qpc123

Re-Read the title. The key word is "only".

Yes but things can change. Seeing as he never mentioned that it couldn't be added to Offline Association, and the fact that many people are asking for it to be added there, could definitely leave a chance that it could be added.

**Sundown** · 12-16-2011, 06:41 PM

Originally posted by youALREADYknow

Was this really a huge deal though in the grand scheme of things?

The only mode that is seriously hurt by this is Season Mode. Other modes go back to normal within one season.

It's kind of a big deal immersion wise for any mode that has to do with a full season: season, association, and my player. For some folks it's the fantasy of playing what if: what if I ran a team starting this season? What if I was drafted this year? Etc. it puts a damper on any simulation of this year, which I think is the most relevant year in simulated sports games.

**Sundown** · 12-16-2011, 06:48 PM

Originally posted by rangerrick012

How was 2K supposed to know that once everything was settled the season would be exactly 66 games? This was not something that you could just plan for. It's like people are ignoring the fact that there was a lockout and expecting everything to be perfect. I know sim people might be upset, but realistically speaking I don't see how people could think that this would be something that could just be patched in.

So you have a 66 gm season, then every other season is 82 games? Association has never allowed you to change season length for different seasons first of all, and there's always been the standard of 29, 58, and 82 games. Again I understand why this may be a letdown for some but to make the jump and call 2K lazy for not being able to add this is just unnecessary.

You can plan for this in code. You can allow schedules and season length updates to be modular and downloadable through patch or roster updates, and logic to switch between on season length and another isn't that difficult, depending on how the code is structured. I was simply taking 2k somewhat seriously when they said they had contingencies for the lockout

I'm glad the rookies are in, though I haven't heard any commenter about them. But I also expected season/CBA parameters to be updatable. I guess it was too much to expect.

**Pared** · 12-16-2011, 06:50 PM

Re: NBA 2K12 Will Not Have 66 Game Schedule, It Will Only Be Implemented in NBA Today

Considering no other game in the history of sports video games has ever done this, I agree it was a bit much to expect.

**mike24forever** · 12-16-2011, 07:09 PM

Re: NBA 2K12 Will Not Have 66 Game Schedule, It Will Only Be Implemented in NBA Today

Originally posted by Pared

Considering no other game in the history of sports video games has ever done this, I agree it was a bit much to expect.

Not trying to play devils advocate here, however didn't High Heat (sorry i do not remember the year) put out the "real" roster after the season began? The game shipped with a fiction schedule and then in one of the gaming magazines they released a disk with the actual schedule.

What did the NHL do in their strike shortened season? Did the game ship with a shorter schedule? I cannot remember exactly.

**Sundown** · 12-16-2011, 07:37 PM

Re: NBA 2K12 Will Not Have 66 Game Schedule, It Will Only Be Implemented in NBA Today

Originally posted by Pared

Considering no other game in the history of sports video games has ever done this, I agree it was a bit much to expect.

Shrug. For some reason I held out hope for 2K to handle it right. The technical challenges aren't that difficult, and 2K seems to be tenacious about authenticity. They also have plenty of framework in place to update aspects of the game through download. I would have thought a correct season schedule after roster update or patch was more plausible than a ridiculous amount of love lavished on legends, a three man play-calling crew, HORSE, dynamic download of graphical changes, and having Michael Jordan in the game. All of those have either been rarely or never done in a sports video game before 2K did it.

Whether past games have done things doesn't play that much into my consideration when it comes to 2K (that's a good thing). Updated, correct schedules falls in line (and seems to be the least work) of what they appear to be going for this year. I would argue it might be more important than some of the other features, with an incorrect number of games and schedule staring at you all year as you go through the season's games.

A part of the fun of going through a season is connecting it with real games that were actually played this year, thinking "oh, I remember that game," and trying to change or reproduce recent history. Oh well.

NBA 2K12 Will Not Have 66 Game Schedule, It Will Only Be Implemented in NBA Today

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