NBA 2K11 Developer Insights: Association

[JohnDoe8865]

Yeah about the lockout/2k12 talk. The NFL is facing a lockout after this season and if it happens you had better believe there will still be a Madden 12 with or without a football season.

The same applies with 2k basketball. These games are very real money makers for the publishers.

[rspencer86]

Quote: Originally Posted by JohnDoe8865

Yeah about the lockout/2k12 talk. The NFL is facing a lockout after this season and if it happens you had better believe there will still be a Madden 12 with or without a football season. The same applies with 2k basketball. These games are very real money makers for the publishers.

You've got to wonder if a lockout would actually increase sales... people can't get their real-life NFL or NBA fix, so they turn to video games.

[portlandblazer]

if you win the championship after your 6th season will you still be meeting obama at the white house?

[Gamer_of_the_Year]

Game_of_the_Year

Forget Sports Game of the Year at this point. 2K Sports has seriously just made a bonafide contender for GOTY. This is absolutely incredible what they've done to this game this year.

This is going to be a masterpiece.

[pdx_24]

Awesome, just awesome! I'm loving the added metric stats, especially Usage Rate. I cannot believe PER, and EFF and those other advanced stats were in 2K10 all this time. I haven't played Association mode since 2K8. I will definitely jump back to Association this time around. Great job, 2K Team!

[JasonC1363]

Quote: Originally Posted by jmood88

How can something that isn't in any other basketball game be a deal breaker? Have you just skipped every other game in the series?

no i havent ive actually played the 2k series, both football and basketball since its inception on Sega. Last year i was extremely dissapointed with the game in general especially after stupidly buying it for both consoles on the release date because i was so sure i would enjoy it, and couldnt even play a game online. It was the first year that i gave madden a try because they gameplay seemed to be getting similar to NFL2k5s...

Trying Madden's online gameplay and online franchise mode after dealing with 2k's debacle was a revelation and Live, though improved, was definitely no 2K. And now after trying NCAA 11's Online Dynasty, im sorry to be harsh but realistically speaking its just pathetic to go back to one and done seasons with no substance.

i realize no other basketball game has done it, but i just think its a feature that should be in every single sports game its just an absolute must have for me at this point.

once again not trying to bash the game, if anything the reason why im so disapointed is because the game seems so awesome this year and it would be perfect to have that kind of gameplay with this mode. Last year they said that online Franchise is something they would look to implement in 2k11 so they must be well aware of its importance.

[Dazraz]

The great thing with the NBA 2K series is that they have the core game down so well they can now afford to spend development time on loads of little details. For me it's this attention to detail that makes 2K's NBA series stand out, not only in terms of basketball games, but sport games in general.

[Dr.Evil]

I got a question about the team personalities. If you are a few years into your association, will other teams change their personalities? i.e if sacramento start winning and becoming a top tier team, will their personality become a contender instead of rebuilding?