NBA 2K11 Demo Available Now, Impressions and Discussion Here (360,PS3)

[countryboy]

Quote: Originally Posted by phenom1990

L2 and circle.

thanks phenom!

[Got The Goods]

2k's demo sucks. I feel like I'm playing 2k10. I feel like 2k is trying to sell us on Michael Jordan, cause other than that it's the same exact game as 2k10.

[fatleg3]

This demo is growing on me as i learn the controls. Does anyone know about the 2k servers. I know they are getting new ones but does that mean 2k will be playable online because last yr i could not get through one game online.

Also does anyone know if there will be a seperate section or screen for online because the way it was in 2k10 was horrible

[kennyacid]

Quote: Originally Posted by fatleg3

This demo is growing on me as i learn the controls. Does anyone know about the 2k servers. I know they are getting new ones but does that mean 2k will be playable online because last yr i could not get through one game online. Also does anyone know if there will be a seperate section or screen for online because the way it was in 2k10 was horrible

i just hope the lobbies are better because last year the set up was bottom of the barrel trash lol

[kennyacid]

Quote: Originally Posted by Got The Goods

2k's demo sucks. I feel like I'm playing 2k10. I feel like 2k is trying to sell us on Michael Jordan, cause other than that it's the same exact game as 2k10.

ummmmmm ok

[fatleg3]

Quote: Originally Posted by kennyacid

i just hope the lobbies are better because last year the set up was bottom of the barrel trash lol

its like they were trying to save disk space

Or could it be that they were not worried about online. Seeing everything that 2k is doing towards gameplay with 2k11 and trying to make it as close to real ball as possible, adding all those things like dynamic attendance, jordan modes, and the other things they have done to association could they be gearing this game towards offline players as in the other game is better to play online or against someone else?

[ataman5]

Quote: Originally Posted by fatleg3

its like they were trying to save disk space Or could it be that they were not worried about online. Seeing everything that 2k is doing towards gameplay with 2k11 and trying to make it as close to real ball as possible, adding all those things like dynamic attendance, jordan modes, and the other things they have done to association could they be gearing this game towards offline players as in the other game is better to play online or against someone else?

Not likely as they had their online gaming since dreamcast times, and there is no way any gaming company would be in a direction like that so.

[Fngb3]

Just threw this up on 2Ks forum, figured it's pretty relevant here too. As always, please don't bother telling me someone said this already, I don't have time to read all 196 pages of posts.

I get that people are nitpicking because it's the little things that make the game, but people also really need to understand what they're looking at with this demo. Don't take this as an indication that every little problem people point out is going to be fixed in the retail, but this is not the finished product.

Animations, graphics, AI stuff, all of this is going to be more polished. No, not perfect, but better. You know what drove me nuts about EAs demo before I ever played it? How long it took to DL. I DL'd and installed 2K in like 10 minutes. They took out an awful lot of a build that was already not finished. So if they don't have every animation like walking upcourt standing up, or no reflections on the court, don't assume it's not in the game at all.

In regards to game play. As Mike Wang (I think it was him) pointed out in one of his developer insights, there are three preset game style modes. Now, under the assumption that 2K is trying to make a DEMO accessible to as many people as possible, what is the likelihood they choose to make the demos gamestyle 'simulation'? Pretty small I'd guess. Here is Wang's quote about DEFAULT settings:
"Kind of a hyper-realism. Shooting %’s will be slightly higher than real life, there will be fewer fouls, slightly more dunks, more and 1’s, etc. “Let ‘em play hoops” so to speak."

People jumping higher, dunking alot, getting to the foul line, hitting crazy turn-around fade aways, rebounding like a gazelle, all of those things ought to be expected here.

Don't turn away from this game because it's unrealistic. SIM ballin' is definitely growing but they can just as easily turn people away because they're new to the game and try the demo and find it too dificult.