Association vs MyGM

[Shade8780]

Which do you prefer? I prefer Association because you don't need to pay VC to do basic things, no owner goals to obey, and it was all-around just more fun. I hope we'll have Association back in 2K15.

[tbennett54]

Re: Association vs MyGM

Association, but with some elements from MyGM

[Vni]

Re: Association vs MyGM

I do not like a game mode if it's name doesn't start by My.

[quehouston]

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I prefer Association for the 30-team control and customization options, but I'd definitely still play MyGM if there was no VC implemented and it had improved trade/FA logic.

[iTofu]

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I love MyGM, except that it's one player only. I play multiple seasons with friends quite often. MyGM killed that and it made a serious dent in my playing time. Thus, I vote for association.

[SavoyPrime]

Re: Association vs MyGM

Definitely Association for me.

[turty11]

Re: Association vs MyGM

if you choose mygm over 30TC association you are the reason why 2k is going down a dark hole

[steelers99_58_36]

Re: Association vs MyGM

Really people are voting for MyGM

[Shade8780]

Re: Association vs MyGM

Hope LD sees this poll.

[RumbleCard]

Re: Association vs MyGM

There is middle ground here but not if 2K is going to predicate all their decisions on how they can capitalize via microtransactions. Which is exactly how it looks right now.

I think a lot of us would welcome myGM or any form of RPG style association as long as it comes with more user control. There are human elements that will never translate well to video game code. However all that is easily overcome and corrected if the user has the ability to shape the league how they envision it...not funneled down similar linear paths as a result of buying abilities to give your team, coach or players an edge.

Full player and roster editing, 30 team control, CPU to CPU trade approval and override, simple set of instructions that could be checked off for each team prior to the draft. So on an so forth...

...but somewhere along the line the business model changed and became less about giving user control and more about taking it away in order to charge a micro fee that will replicate 2K's vision of how a user can utilize a single team.

[NDAlum]

Re: Association vs MyGM

I really want 29-game seasons...

[nascar163]

Re: Association vs MyGM

Association, mainly because it was implemented better than MyGM.

Back on the current-gen consoles, the mode used to have the D-League (taken out due to needing more space for MyPlayer I think in 2K12-2K13?), the ability to play 30-team associations (taken out due to VC) and DID NOT crash at any time between 2026-2032 (Next-gen issues.) Those are three big things for me.

The question is, how will 2K Sports implement MyGM in the future? Will they go towards having a more realistic mode (bring back the D-League, have a fully-functioning Euroleague WITHIN MyGM, allow you to play with more than one team, etc.) or will they focus on VC (charging you 1000 VC to play each game like MyTeam did for NBA 2K13, cheats you can buy for 500 VC, etc.)

If they go the more realistic route, then I'd be interested, but ONLY if the online leagues are high-quality leagues, not the normal bare-bones/Online "Associations" that have been in the game since 2K11.

As you can tell, I preferred the online leagues from 2K11 than the Online Associations afterwards. If they just kept the mode the same from 2K11 and just allowed you to have multiple seasons, D-League, etc. WITHOUT changing the whole chemistry of the mode, we wouldn't be having any problems like we are today.

[nascar163]

Re: Association vs MyGM

If I seem a bit flamey today, I had my wisdom teeth pulled a few days ago and I'm still on painkillers. But you know I'm right.

[MADEMAN3000]

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As you can tell, I preferred the online leagues from 2K11 than the Online Associations afterwards. If they just kept the mode the same from 2K11 and just allowed you to have multiple seasons, D-League, etc. WITHOUT changing the whole chemistry of the mode, we wouldn't be having any problems like we are today.

My short answer to the thread title is, ONLINE ASSOCIATION MODE!!!!!!!!!!!!


Now where I do agree with nascar163 is this:

1. The OLD 2K online leagues used to have far superior websites that accompanied each online league. In fact, looking back now, it's really amazing how good we had it at that point and how much we took for granted that is now no longer available (at least not from Madden/NCAA Football/NBA2K etc).

The OLD 2K online league sites were not just fully customizable with stats and all but also had plenty of space for members to post comments and such. None of this stuff exist now which is weird to take that big of a back step. Now they force us to have to create our own message boards through 3rd party websites that have no official link to league information (scores stats and stuff)

2. The OLD online leagues used to have another simple feature that was GENIUS. You could SCRIMMAGE against any member of the league who was online for practice with your online league teams.

For so many of us now who spend countless hours in our OAs trading, drafting, signing free agents and such, we want very badly the ability to play PRACTICE games vs other league members with our Online Association teams.

The officially scheduled league games are not enough by themselves.

[lgxjames]

Re: Association vs MyGM

Really people are voting for MyGM

They're truthfully the same thing, I don't get the big over reaction to this mode, With a few customizable options they would be identical...THAT BEING SAID...I would take association with alot of the mygm stuff.