First of all i am very happy that i live in this era to witness such season, as much as i was happy when i witnessed 81 pts from Kobe. Yes i talked about this maketing thing in this thread because it's so gimmicky, cheap, corny..call it however you want. 2K represent game as pure sim but can you tell me how much sim 2K16 really is ? Is it at least 50% sim ? As long time 2K fan i am aware that much more effort gameplay wise was put into last gen titles, agree with me or not it was like that.
I enjoy sim basketball that's why i played 2K all these years first and foremost. 2K was always miles ahead in front of Live regarding gameplay quality but in recent years that quality dropped my dude, because it lacks competition. Just like Curry is unanimous MVP this season, 2K is anonimous simulation basketball for years now regarding of gameplay/bugs/flaws. I have feeling they are not interested anymore in making super quality sim basketball anymore because they are nr.1, so obviously main goal now is to use things like this one to boost sales even more, one last time this year.
Devs started to cater to every little complain, especially from casual folks that aren't interested in realism. You think casual average Joe notices how flawed is transition defense ? To him is just important to chuck some treys, win some games online, pimp out myplayer to 99 and that's it.
Bottom line: If you're making some product that was praised for it's quality for years and you end up without real competition, you will over time focus on quantity not quality anymore.