NBA 2K17's Run: A Mostly Successful Outing

[sc00by]

Re: NBA 2K17's Run: A Mostly Successful Outing

Making an online environment for a FPS is entirely different than a sports game.

I don't think anyone would argue this however (and admittedly I am only assuming)..... surely getting servers right for a FPS with many players (versus a 3 on 3 park game) with huge maps (vs a small court) with much more happening in the background...explosions, smoke, bullets ricocheting etc (versus an empty rollercoaster going along a track or fish swimming in an aquarium) would be much more difficult....

If they can get it right (most of the time) why can't 2k??

[wisdom less13]

Just separate online pros from offline ones for people like me who can't stand career modes. FIFA has a decent unlock system. Well, two years ago when I last played...

[jrose57]

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Just separate online pros from offline ones for people like me who can't stand career modes. FIFA has a decent unlock system. Well, two years ago when I last played...

yeah i am an offline player and i abolutely loves this game, period!

[psydefx]

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jesus, op got roasted. this game had great potential, but unfortunately it's half-assed and fundamentally flawed. new features that were added are incomplete and don't work properly. defense for instance - there's so many new options, but the core defense doesn't work properly... namely interior defense. something that should have been nailed down years and years ago. actually it was, but then it got screwed up somehow. mind boggling. the lay-up meter. the timing doesn't coincidence with the hand release! mind boggling. if it doesn't work right, save it for next year. just a couple of examples.

i know that it's just a video game, and progress happens over time, but when you take two steps forward and one step back every year, and implement new features without tuning and polishing them correctly, people are gonna be mad. this game to me is like a vette without a engine.

[NINJAK2]

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I do feel that this game took a slight step back graphically from 2k16 imo-Especially with body types. I do like the title but I was annoyed by the early release issues (dream team not unlocked for weeks), in game mechanics such as player movement on defense and offense, and now freezes and dashboard crashes on X1. I do think this is an ambitious title that can't reach it's full potential until the game engine catches up with all the info O'Gallager, Czar and Wang are throwing at it. Part of me wishes they could take a year off to just iron things out rather than be forced to meet this yearly release window.

[ILLSmak]

Re: NBA 2K17's Run: A Mostly Successful Outing

I feel like a better title would be "A mediocre outing." Or a polarizing offering. Etc. I feel the title doesn't speak for what is seen on these forums, which makes it seem out of place.

The article is pretty short considering how much there is to discuss about 2k17.


-Smak

[psydefx]

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it's crazy that 95% of people replying to this thread don't care much for the game, or are just straight up through with it. i hope 2k is listening.

[fileman3]

Re: NBA 2K17's Run: A Mostly Successful Outing

Comepletly Disagree, Game's so terrible I had to bring it back and stick to 2k16

[TheFinalEvent97]

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Quote from the article: "In terms of changing the genre, the game made some large strides in terms of physics, and improving animations and ball mechanics"

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[Hustle Westbrook]

Re: NBA 2K17's Run: A Mostly Successful Outing

As far as sales go? Yeah. This is a very successful game.

As far as how the actual game plays? Not even close. It's easily the worst 2K I've played. It's really laughable how bad it is.

[PPerfect_CJ]

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This is incredibly profound. It's currently my OS post of the new year. It's a perspective that hadn't even crossed my mind.

I started playing MyTeam for the 1st time to mix it up and have said it made the game enjoyable for me. But what you said better articulates how I feel.

Thanks, man. Appreciate the kind words.

[PPerfect_CJ]

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2k though they are adding new features to their modes, appears to be streamlining their product.
settings and game-play mechanics that were changed or removed benefited more of the online community.

I officially did not like this years version of NBA2k. But will continue to support their product due to their track record with the NBA title.

I think it will be more of a "wait and see" for me, from now on. Definitely no day one purchase, anymore. If we wait until around Christmas, we should have a pretty clear understanding of what the game will be.

[asu666]

"What did they really mess up?"

They 1.00v of the game is a mess. The shorter development window caused all kinds of bugs to slip through, which stinks because 2k is the only series I know of that patches cause the save files to not work with older version of the game. Even the version on PSN is 1.02 this year, because the disc version is so bad.

[awg811]

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I guess "mostly successful" depends on what you consider "success".

This poll, on this forum, suggests, from a fans stand point, that it did not succeed.
132 people voted in the poll and 83%, 109, of them voted that 2k DID NOT deliver.
17 people, 13%, voted that they did.

I am confident that if all 2k fans were polled, the number of people that think this game failed would grow significantly.

http://www.operationsports.com/forum...y-deliver.html

[ssimpsons3]

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This shows OS bias towards selling copies and making people feel good, as opposed to advancing games for simulation standards.

The resounding feeling towards 2k17 as a whole, from the OS community is not a positive one. Besides the obvious internet hate, there are A LOT of well constructed criticisms brought up on this board. Well thought out posts with actual data to back it up. Articles like this disregard the majority of opinions from Sim gamers and say...its successful. Why? To help 2k sell copies. If Madden or NHL has this kind of unrest from the OS community, all at one, would they make this post about those games?

THERE IS NO AUTHENTIC ARENA AUDIO - STRAIGHT UP A LIE
SOUND DOES NOT WORK WHEN RECORDING
BANNING PEOPLE FOR SNIPING SO THEY CANT 'BEAT' 2ks SYSTEM
CORRUPTED FILES WITH $100s and 100s OF HOURS LOST WITH NO COMPENSATION (This literally happens in no other game. BF, COD, ESO, Overwatch, R6...my profile is my profile always...will never happen.)
EVERYTHING COSTS MORE VC, AND YOU EARN LESS VC ACROSS BOARD
PARK AFTER DARK DOES NOT WORK FOR 75% of USERS
NO YEEZYS
SAME PARKS
GLITCH XBOX LOAD SCREEN
1 TIMEOUT GLITCH IN SIMCAST GAMES WHEN JUMPING IN
CAN NOT PLAY WALK ON WITH FRIENDS
KICKING PLAYERS IN RANKED PROAM
GLITCH FACE SCANS MAKING GIANT BLOCKS FOR HEADS
STEAL THE INBOUNDS STILL IN 21
TEAMMATE GRADE SYSTEM FLAWED
THERE WAS NO OPENING DAY ROSTER FOR FIRST TIME IN 6+ YEARS
ACE BROKEN-ISH
AI HELP DEFENSE BROKEN
STILL WRONG COURTS AND COLORS FOR TEAMS
PICK AND ROLL ABUSE
MISSING PLAYERS

And in closing...SKILLS MATTER...put it on Rookie and play 100s of hours spamming pass and shooting 3s JUST SO YOU CAN GO PLAY CHEESE-FEST ONLINE.



If you really can't see how 2k is extorting NBA fans for all their money while there is no competition...and can't see that this article was purposefully ment to change the casual 2k readers outlook on the game, opposed to what they would read from OS HC OGs that put true work into tweaking this game...then I was a brick of whatever you got.

This game, company, vision, and direction is mediocre at BEST.

This will get deleted, I will get banned, but if THIS is they kind of SIMULATION DEDICATION THIS SITE SHOWS NOW...wow man. I'm all set on this little-kid NBA Jam catering to casuals BULL****.

WE NEED TO START A FORUM/SITE THAT WILL ACTUALLY HOLD 2k ACCOUNTABLE, and BRING BACK TRUE SIMULATION DEDICATION