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It's that time again where we start to look forward to the next installment of NBA 2K, and we all have ideas on what would make the game better for our own personal experience. Here's a couple of mine...
Uniform Styles
An addition that anyone who utilizes the games pool of Legends has been waiting for. Era specific uniform styles for the 90's and 80's-70's. Selecting the style would be done through the Team Options screen before a game.
Continuing to Expand the library of throwback uniforms would go hand-in-hand with this new feature. Like those great Phoenix Suns uniforms from 1993, or the Mutombo era Hawks, and finding a way to get the Seattle SuperSonics back in the game.
Crowd Reaction
I love how 2K10 has the crowd stand for the final 2 minutes of a game, but let's take a look at the crowd's reaction to it's home team hitting the game winning shot at the buzzer...
Granted, it's a small gif, but you can tell as it loops around that there is absolutely no change in the crowd. They cheer, wave their arms, pump their fists, and even do the cabbage patch, the entire time. It takes away from what should be a great experience in these games. If the score is tight and clock is ticking down, the crowd should be watching nervously. If a home team hits a game winning shot, the arena should explode! The crowd should go from watching to jumping up and down going crazy. The perfect model for this is Lebron James' game winner against the Magic during the 2009 Eastern Conference Finals.
The other side of the coin is of course the home team losing at the buzzer. In 2K10 the crowd simply stop cheering and sit down. What are they sitting back down for? Ha, they should remain standing and show their disappointment.
Timeout Playbook
Speaking of buzzer beaters and end of game situations, it's all too rushed as it is now. You're not allowed to bring up the play-call screen until your players are on the floor, then by the time everyone gets set to run the screens involved, you're down to a second left. During a timeout you should be presented with a number of plays in diagram form. Once you've chosen the play, everyone would get into starting positions before the ref hands over the ball to begin his count.
Gameplay
Clicking the Left Stick to go into a post-up/protective dribble. If done while on the move, there should be a smooth transition. This would of course take the place of the awful auto-post.
Create A Player
• A slider based system for Body Types, instead of presets.
• More in between options for Skin Color and Hair Color.
• A big reason CAPs have looked relatively the same is that there is only 1 texture, and all we do is move around the features. Take a page out of Top Spin's book by creating several different skin/facial textures to choose from.
• More hair, eyebrow, and facial hair options. Noticeably absent for those of us who create legend rosters, are fades; of the high and low top variety.
• Transparency sliders for short hair, facial hair, and tattoos.
• The ability to customize attire for Home and Away.
• More accessories. A couple different goggle styles, from the sleek look of today to the bulky versions of Horace Grant and James Worthy. Jordan-style Calf sleeves.
• A Celebration panel, much like how the Dunk package was expanded. Possible sections would included Field Goal, Dunk/Layup, Three pointer, And 1, Game Winner. With maybe 5 open slots for each, possibly a couple more for Field Goal. Each section would have "random" as the default selected, for those that don't want to bother with it.
Replay
• Remove the strict invisible wall around the court, let the camera back up into the crowd and anywhere in the arena.
• Let the camera go all the way to the ground, instead of just chest-high.
• Stop making saved replays default to the low resolution player models, which ruins created player's faces.
Blacktop Mode
• Make Created Players eligible to participate in the Dunk Contest.
• Let the players actually wear their number & team jerseys.
• The ability to choose any arena in the game as the location for each event.
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So there's just a couple areas I'd like to see touched upon in 2K11, what's on your wishlist?
Uniform Styles
An addition that anyone who utilizes the games pool of Legends has been waiting for. Era specific uniform styles for the 90's and 80's-70's. Selecting the style would be done through the Team Options screen before a game.
Continuing to Expand the library of throwback uniforms would go hand-in-hand with this new feature. Like those great Phoenix Suns uniforms from 1993, or the Mutombo era Hawks, and finding a way to get the Seattle SuperSonics back in the game.
Crowd Reaction
I love how 2K10 has the crowd stand for the final 2 minutes of a game, but let's take a look at the crowd's reaction to it's home team hitting the game winning shot at the buzzer...
Granted, it's a small gif, but you can tell as it loops around that there is absolutely no change in the crowd. They cheer, wave their arms, pump their fists, and even do the cabbage patch, the entire time. It takes away from what should be a great experience in these games. If the score is tight and clock is ticking down, the crowd should be watching nervously. If a home team hits a game winning shot, the arena should explode! The crowd should go from watching to jumping up and down going crazy. The perfect model for this is Lebron James' game winner against the Magic during the 2009 Eastern Conference Finals.
The other side of the coin is of course the home team losing at the buzzer. In 2K10 the crowd simply stop cheering and sit down. What are they sitting back down for? Ha, they should remain standing and show their disappointment.
Timeout Playbook
Speaking of buzzer beaters and end of game situations, it's all too rushed as it is now. You're not allowed to bring up the play-call screen until your players are on the floor, then by the time everyone gets set to run the screens involved, you're down to a second left. During a timeout you should be presented with a number of plays in diagram form. Once you've chosen the play, everyone would get into starting positions before the ref hands over the ball to begin his count.
Gameplay
Clicking the Left Stick to go into a post-up/protective dribble. If done while on the move, there should be a smooth transition. This would of course take the place of the awful auto-post.
Create A Player
• A slider based system for Body Types, instead of presets.
• More in between options for Skin Color and Hair Color.
• A big reason CAPs have looked relatively the same is that there is only 1 texture, and all we do is move around the features. Take a page out of Top Spin's book by creating several different skin/facial textures to choose from.
• More hair, eyebrow, and facial hair options. Noticeably absent for those of us who create legend rosters, are fades; of the high and low top variety.
• Transparency sliders for short hair, facial hair, and tattoos.
• The ability to customize attire for Home and Away.
• More accessories. A couple different goggle styles, from the sleek look of today to the bulky versions of Horace Grant and James Worthy. Jordan-style Calf sleeves.
• A Celebration panel, much like how the Dunk package was expanded. Possible sections would included Field Goal, Dunk/Layup, Three pointer, And 1, Game Winner. With maybe 5 open slots for each, possibly a couple more for Field Goal. Each section would have "random" as the default selected, for those that don't want to bother with it.
Replay
• Remove the strict invisible wall around the court, let the camera back up into the crowd and anywhere in the arena.
• Let the camera go all the way to the ground, instead of just chest-high.
• Stop making saved replays default to the low resolution player models, which ruins created player's faces.
Blacktop Mode
• Make Created Players eligible to participate in the Dunk Contest.
• Let the players actually wear their number & team jerseys.
• The ability to choose any arena in the game as the location for each event.
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So there's just a couple areas I'd like to see touched upon in 2K11, what's on your wishlist?
# 16
tswiatkowski @ May 22
I think NBA really just needs to work on refining what they already started. My Player is such a fun mode, but there are no difficulty settings. It was too easy to score 40 or 50 points while having at least 10 assists with my PG, and I was getting less than 30 mins every game. Once my player was rated higher than 65, it just gets too easy, while at the other end of the spectrum, it may be too hard (i.e., when you are 39 ovr you struggle to make layups)
# 17
Themule @ May 23
Focus more on the old school and little things in the game, Bring back legendary teams not just players, bring every sneaker like NBA LIVE, authentic nba sleeves and headbands, all star weekend not nba black top,better crowds.
# 18
LiL sLiM 23 @ Jun 2
1.have updated shoes. if kobe makes kobeVI there should be a update or downloadable content so he could where them in the game
2. on create teams there should be a slot for writing the name on the jersey instead of just a letter or a logo
3. u should have the option of wat arena or playground to play on all nba blacktop features
4.created players and celebrities should be able to participate in the dunk contest. if u could do it for the 3 point shoot out why not the dunk contest
5.there should be all of jordans shoes from the air jordans 1
6. the face of the created player should be shown instead of a blank face
7. on quick game there shoudl be a feature where u could make it game 7 of the nba finals and the winner gets the trophy and etc.
2. on create teams there should be a slot for writing the name on the jersey instead of just a letter or a logo
3. u should have the option of wat arena or playground to play on all nba blacktop features
4.created players and celebrities should be able to participate in the dunk contest. if u could do it for the 3 point shoot out why not the dunk contest
5.there should be all of jordans shoes from the air jordans 1
6. the face of the created player should be shown instead of a blank face
7. on quick game there shoudl be a feature where u could make it game 7 of the nba finals and the winner gets the trophy and etc.
# 19
LiL sLiM 23 @ Jun 2
and you should be able to customize your accerories. like put #23 on your arm band. that would be dope
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