Thank you 2K

[Bremser_Rules]

I just wanted to say thanks to 2K for all their hard work and attention to detail! I work in the manufacturing business and I understand how difficult it is to produce an outstanding product under budget and on time. I appreciate the demands you face regarding people and resources.

A lot of people call you lazy or lacking in your talent, I respectfully disagree with the notion that you fine folks give anything less than your all! I suspect these games are a true labor of love or you wouldn’t strive to include the “little things” like Jeff Hornacek’s free throw shout out to his kids. No game is perfect and I won’t pretend to understand the coding, graphics and engineering involved in your creations, so I can’t begin to complain about missing details or minor mistakes.

Anyway thank you 2K and have a good day.

[jaebonez34]

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I just wanted to say thanks to 2K for all their hard work and attention to detail! I work in the manufacturing business and I understand how difficult it is to produce an outstanding product under budget and on time. I appreciate the demands you face regarding people and resources.

A lot of people call you lazy or lacking in your talent, I respectfully disagree with the notion that you fine folks give anything less than your all! I suspect these games are a true labor of love or you wouldn’t strive to include the “little things” like Jeff Hornacek’s free throw shout out to his kids. No game is perfect and I won’t pretend to understand the coding, graphics and engineering involved in your creations, so I can’t begin to complain about missing details or minor mistakes.

Anyway thank you 2K and have a good day.

I second what he just said. The people on here calling the developers lazy or saying they don't care is just funny to me, like the average gamer knows exactly what goes on to make a game like nba 2k18 with all the coding and different departments that go into making it. I have a homegirl that is a lead developer over at Red Storm/Ubisoft and she explained to me the some of the coding she had to do for games like ghost recon, she might as well been speaking Chinese cause I didn't understand a single thing lol. For instance like in the art thread people are complaining cause 2k hadn't updated kyrie and gave him his shaved face, like bruh its freaking hair!! It grows back, just look how fast his joint grew back when they played the Cavs the other night. I don't expect 2k to update a players hair just cause he decided to cut it or grow it out in real life. So if Lebron decided to cut his beard today and go baby face people would flood that thread and be like "come on 2k, get on your job and update lebron he doesn't have his beard anymore", only for him to grow it back like a month or two later. People just need to chill and enjoy the game PERIOD!!

[BobbyColtrane]

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Nothing but respect for MY President!

[CaseIH]

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I second what he just said. The people on here calling the developers lazy or saying they don't care is just funny to me, like the average gamer knows exactly what goes on to make a game like nba 2k18 with all the coding and different departments that go into making it. I have a homegirl that is a lead developer over at Red Storm/Ubisoft and she explained to me the some of the coding she had to do for games like ghost recon, she might as well been speaking Chinese cause I didn't understand a single thing lol. For instance like in the art thread people are complaining cause 2k hadn't updated kyrie and gave him his shaved face, like bruh its freaking hair!! It grows back, just look how fast his joint grew back when they played the Cavs the other night. I don't expect 2k to update a players hair just cause he decided to cut it or grow it out in real life. So if Lebron decided to cut his beard today and go baby face people would flood that thread and be like "come on 2k, get on your job and update lebron he doesn't have his beard anymore", only for him to grow it back like a month or two later. People just need to chill and enjoy the game PERIOD!!

The devs of this game are far from lazy, not sure how anyone would think that. If anything they are a little to ambitious with trying to do to much, and the game ends up being shipped with some major issues, that can make certain modes broken until a patch or 2 is put out, for example this yr, MyLeague/MyGM issues. But they typically get things cleaned up, either right before the season starts, or shortly after. Now I wonder about the quality of testers they have working for them that is, who are on their payroll,lol.
But if you look at what all the devs of NBA2k due each yr, to their game, its by far more than any devs of other sports games, and their franchise mode is by far deeper than any of the other sports game as well. So to say they are lazy, is just flat out BS from those who say that. Its not laziness as to why the game has some major issues when it 1st comes out, its them trying to add too much to the game each yr.
Heck MLBTS devs dont do half the work that the NBA2k devs do, and their game which is a good game by the way, even typically has a few major issues when it 1s comes out each yr.

[Miggyman]

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Thank you to the art team.... You guys are, without a doubt, hands down the most hardworking team in 2k sports... I mean just simply amazing and breathtaking.

[Junior Moe]

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I'm not one to bash or over praise something. I speak my peace then move on. I fundamentally believe that once the dust settles, how the product does speaks louder than anything else. Seeing as how people complain about literally everything it seems, I'm sure seeing something positive is welcome. NBA 2K18 is a very good game and great addition to my gaming lineup. Hopefully 2K learns from the missteps this year and address them with 2K19. Still, 2K18 is an excellent product.

[ER1C 3KGSX]

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Thank you 2k for the worst myteam yet. Thank you for not allowing us to play supermax on weekends and thank you for kicking us out of games after 8 team fouls. Thank you so much.

[Junior Moe]

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It's not the devs that most people have a problem with, it's upper management and their decisions that greatly affect or limit what the devs can or can't do in the name of maximising $$ at the expense of quality.

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There are plenty of other threads to moan about VC and what not. I think you've been in all of them. Can those of us who have positive feelings about the game convey that as well? Please?

[tox64]

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Nothing but respect for MY President!

Wang is YOUR president? The guy who routinely screws up the game with his meddling and knee jerk reactionary adjustments? You must not have played bball IRL.

[Chillyt200]

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I can't lie. I am one of those people that have been upset about certain things regarding the game that I still have issues with, however, up until those issues, I said it...This is a great game and I still fill that way. I am thankful for the 2k staff as I play NBA 2k and WWE 2k and every year it amazes that not only do they put out a great product but they also listen to some of concerns and ideas.

So thank you 2k. I know a lot us may make your job hard but you are very appreciated as well.

[bcruise]

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It's not the devs that most people have a problem with, it's upper management and their decisions that greatly affect or limit what the devs can or can't do in the name of maximising $$ at the expense of quality.

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As the post above mine illustrates (as well as any thread involving supposed unannounced changes to the gameplay), plenty of people on this board seem to have an issue with what the gameplay director does. So no, I believe there is more to it than just people disliking upper management decisions.

Edit: 2 posts up. One replied while I was typing.

[jmarcguy]

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If there's one problem with 2k, it's taking on too much. They have to try to keep the online people happy, keep the myplayer people happy, the offline franchise people, the classic people, etc.... They have to have shoes, haircuts, accurate accessories, plus the gameplay has to please everyone. Spread pretty thin to me. Definitely not lazy.


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[3ShowTime2]

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I second what he just said. The people on here calling the developers lazy or saying they don't care is just funny to me, like the average gamer knows exactly what goes on to make a game like nba 2k18 with all the coding and different departments that go into making it. I have a homegirl that is a lead developer over at Red Storm/Ubisoft and she explained to me the some of the coding she had to do for games like ghost recon, she might as well been speaking Chinese cause I didn't understand a single thing lol. For instance like in the art thread people are complaining cause 2k hadn't updated kyrie and gave him his shaved face, like bruh its freaking hair!! It grows back, just look how fast his joint grew back when they played the Cavs the other night. I don't expect 2k to update a players hair just cause he decided to cut it or grow it out in real life. So if Lebron decided to cut his beard today and go baby face people would flood that thread and be like "come on 2k, get on your job and update lebron he doesn't have his beard anymore", only for him to grow it back like a month or two later. People just need to chill and enjoy the game PERIOD!!

Nobody calls the developers lazy or anything like that. But coding being complicated (for some people) is no excuse to ship a software product with bugs like 2k has. They are professionals and get paid for it. Im a software developer myself just fyi. The game has way more serious problems than haircuts and beards not being updated.

[VAWereWolf65]

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Nothing but respect for MY President!

Oh... You’re one of those people...

[Junior Moe]

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Uhh, I'm clearly defending the developers? The point is it's mostly stuff external to gameplay that's caused all the problems, and that the devs have done some great work given the limited time frame they had to work with in terms of raw gameplay.

The thread isnt about ascribing fault or blame to the devs or 2K. It's just saying thanks for good (not flawless or perfect) game. Thats all. Some of us actually are having a good time with 2K18 and dont mind saying it. Evidently, that can't even be done around here. The thread title is pretty clear, but like flies to sh** here comes the complaining about this or that...