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  • RaychelSnr
    Executive Editor
    • Jan 2007
    • 4846

    #1

    What Went Right in NBA 2K17, What Needs Improving in NBA 2K18


    At this point, it feels like the NBA 2K series is in a perpetual state of success. I have enough faith in the series that even if no information was publicly available prior to the release date, I would still happily plop down $59.99 on day one to get the game.

    But that doesnโ€™t mean NBA 2K17 is perfect. So what did the developers get right with 2K17 and what could they do better in 2K18? Letโ€™s take a look.

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  • michaelhawj
    MVP
    • Jul 2015
    • 1739

    #2
    Hopefully gameplay getting more tweak in NBA 2k18. My GM need tweak cpu trade logic, new goals task and add few new features in NBA 2k18.. defense need some tweaks too

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    • BSchwartz07
      Rookie
      • Apr 2012
      • 88

      #3
      My biggest grip is that MyCareer is WAAAY too involved. The mode itself is great, although I'd like for it to be a little more variable on choices I make, and players that I like or don't like to play with.
      However, to play this mode you literally have to play all 82 games, plus practice, plus cutscenes. Every year I play to about the all-star break and then lose interest. If I skip games then I cannot take place in the off day event between that game and the next so I either lose sponsorships, stand-up a teammate or player for an off day event, or skip practice and get yelled at by the coach.

      A few years back you could play the "key games" and sim the rest, make it to where I can play 10-15 regular season games without any punishment and get to playoffs, or big games. This way you can play a career, I'd rather hit free agency, or get a max deal than play a back to back in Utah and Milwaukee in a Tues Wed in January.

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      • BSchwartz07
        Rookie
        • Apr 2012
        • 88

        #4
        Originally posted by BSchwartz07
        My biggest grip is that MyCareer is WAAAY too involved. The mode itself is great, although I'd like for it to be a little more variable on choices I make, and players that I like or don't like to play with.
        However, to play this mode you literally have to play all 82 games, plus practice, plus cutscenes. Every year I play to about the all-star break and then lose interest. If I skip games then I cannot take place in the off day event between that game and the next so I either lose sponsorships, stand-up a teammate or player for an off day event, or skip practice and get yelled at by the coach.

        A few years back you could play the "key games" and sim the rest, make it to where I can play 10-15 regular season games without any punishment and get to playoffs, or big games. This way you can play a career, I'd rather hit free agency, or get a max deal than play a back to back in Utah and Milwaukee in a Tues Wed in January.
        *gripe.... sorry

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        • wallofhate
          Pro
          • Nov 2006
          • 650

          #5
          I love 2k17 but they still leave no real feel of being a dominant big man imo. Smaller players like Isaiah Thomas can't beer utilized like their real life counter parts either. The lack of a fastbreak and how easily you can defend a 2 on 1 out 3 on 1 break against you is based in 17 also. Ball movement needs work it's good but it should be a lot easier to do the Houston type offense or the spurs always extra pass to beat the defense type passing. The arena and crowd sounds really need any overhaul also

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          • VAWereWolf65
            MVP
            • Jul 2016
            • 1751

            #6
            Re: What Went Right in NBA 2K17, What Needs Improving in NBA 2K18

            Before anything else, they need to follow up on their promises and stop blatantly lying to the community. The amount of communication with us is already very, very low, but then when they do come out with some kind of news or something we aren't even sure if it's true or if we can believe them.

            Check my signature for more
            VAWereWolf65's Custom Draft Class Thread - 2k19 (Xbox One)

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            • VAWereWolf65
              MVP
              • Jul 2016
              • 1751

              #7
              Re: What Went Right in NBA 2K17, What Needs Improving in NBA 2K18

              Originally posted by BSchwartz07
              *gripe.... sorry
              You know you can just edit your original post lol
              VAWereWolf65's Custom Draft Class Thread - 2k19 (Xbox One)

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              • JUSTlFIED
                Rookie
                • Dec 2014
                • 371

                #8
                Re: What Went Right in NBA 2K17, What Needs Improving in NBA 2K18

                Originally posted by MMChrisS
                what could they do better in 2K18?
                - First off, and probably the most impactful Global Communication. The Devs are good with it when they come here and drop info. But from an Overall 2K perspective the complete silence and outright ignoring the mass outcry for information needs to change. It's one thing to hold info back to bait/tease and generate hype, but once the information is out, it needs to be clear and precise. Looking at other Publishers 2K Sports is severely lacking in this regards. The Community Managers are too focus on being celebrities, and seem to like the feeling of being in the know/keep information to themselves than informing the community (Almost a "I know something you dont" type of attitude)


                - Spin MyCareer off into its own offline mode. Do not tie it to MyPark/Pro-Am.

                - Combine MyPark/Pro-Am clothing back together. The fact that you have the buy the same piece for each mode is disgusting

                -Rank Icon needs to be modified in someway to include record and teammate grade, so we can see it outside of opening a menu.

                - Brink back 5v5 courts to every park. If its a server issue, which buy now I assume always is going to be a problem bring 4v4 to every park


                What went right, is as you stated, Gameplay and Game Modes. Which is what makes NBA2K great
                Last edited by JUSTlFIED; 05-15-2017, 02:24 PM.

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                • VAWereWolf65
                  MVP
                  • Jul 2016
                  • 1751

                  #9
                  Re: What Went Right in NBA 2K17, What Needs Improving in NBA 2K18

                  Originally posted by JUSTlFIED
                  - Combine MyPark/Pro-Am clothing back together. THe fact that you have the by the same piece for each mode is disgusting
                  It would be awesome if they did this but they won't

                  The more VC we need, the more VC people buy, the more money they make
                  VAWereWolf65's Custom Draft Class Thread - 2k19 (Xbox One)

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                  • druez
                    R**k**
                    • Aug 2003
                    • 85

                    #10
                    I wish you could cut the season to like 30 games or something like that. To many games.

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                    • VAWereWolf65
                      MVP
                      • Jul 2016
                      • 1751

                      #11
                      Re: What Went Right in NBA 2K17, What Needs Improving in NBA 2K18

                      Originally posted by druez
                      I wish you could cut the season to like 30 games or something like that. To many games.
                      You can in MyLeague and MyGM
                      VAWereWolf65's Custom Draft Class Thread - 2k19 (Xbox One)

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                      • druez
                        R**k**
                        • Aug 2003
                        • 85

                        #12
                        That is why I like Madden only 16 games plus playoffs. FIFA isn't to bad, in general it is about 40 games. NHL, NBA and MLB to many games to play them all out.

                        I don't like the idea of shortening the game time, then the stats don't look realistic. I would rather, just be able to do 1/4 season, or 1/2 season etc... with full game times.

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                        • hesko
                          Pro
                          • Jan 2012
                          • 534

                          #13
                          Re: What Went Right in NBA 2K17, What Needs Improving in NBA 2K18

                          i wish it could go back to being a strategy game.

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                          • de5m0n
                            Banned
                            • Oct 2015
                            • 1003

                            #14
                            Re: What Went Right in NBA 2K17, What Needs Improving in NBA 2K18

                            1. Loading loading and more loading time. It's not fun doing 2 minute practice and spending another 2 minutes loading in/out. This repeats 3-4 times each off day.
                            There has to be a better way to earn upgrades then doing over 300 practices and spending so much time just loading in and out of them.

                            2. Servers. This is like engine of the car so why neglect it? It needs to be a major priority. Imagine if they had good servers? They ratign and approval would spike instantly.

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                            • GuwopGeezus
                              Rookie
                              • Nov 2014
                              • 117

                              #15
                              This will be an interesting comment section. My 2 cents. Not going into a whole lot of detail:

                              MyLeague Online - Please do not even consider putting MyLeague Online in 2k18 if we have to use the keeper system again. MyLeague will never be at its best until we get a real offseason with contracts and salaries and players that progress realistically and the ability to train these players. We have had either a stripped down version of online franchise or nothing at all for several years running now. It has to end. On top of that, the keeper system doesn't even work correctly. Too many times the keepers I pick don't carry over into the draft correctly.

                              MyCareer - Make it easier to sim through games. The way it's set up now you are almost forced to play every game or you'll be penalized. I can never finish a career because of this. I get burned out by year 2 or 3 and don't pick it up again. Honestly don't know why they set it up like this. Also, get rid of/revamp the archetype system. If you must keep archetypes let us pick two sets of them. Make the ratings realistic (no reason the max three any guard can get outside of sharpshooter is a 73). Also, don't artificially inflate our overall rating in MyCareer to make it look good.

                              VC - This is the most unrealistic suggestion but please don't make every mode so dependent on VC. For example in MyGM the way to earn the most VC is by playing games, but obviously that takes too long to do every season. Again, if you want to progress many years the fastest way is to sim but you don't get anything for that. And your players complain 5 times a week so to keep them happy you have to use guess what... VC. So you end up having to use VC earned in other modes to keep them happy unless you give up and just ignore them or trade them.

                              These are three game modes that I play a lot (or would play a lot), but they have big issues that just sucked the fun out of them. This might be the first 2K in almost 10 years that I will wait to see what other people say before I buy because 2k17 really let me down.

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