OS Roundtable: Are 2K12's Online Gaffes a Major Concern?

[JCEVO]

sports games online period is A MAJOR CONCERN. i havent played a GREAT ONLINE SPORTS GAME YET and i have played great online games is other GENRE.

i hate that people bash 2k so bad online but think EA is great at it. i laugh at the mere thought of it

i want online to feel like offline as close as possible so no lag compensation, same game tempo, no disconnection unless the players do it. streamlined play to play basically

[qnzballa5]

I agree jwill thats whats more concerning to me. I've been a fan of 2k since dreamcast days.. Its sad to see where online has become.. Lets not talk about how bad the servers r for a second cuz we all know about the network errors, lag, takes so long to get into quick match, n teamup.. Lets talk about the features..

We had an Online menu for online option for 2k9,2k8 n every 2k before that.. It was to save playbooks, rotations, coach settings. What happen 2k? 2k10 yall took all of those features out y??? For online yall used to show opponent records, rank, dnf before every gm now we cant?? And another thing that excuse about taking rank lobbies out is old now.. Listen certain gamers r gonna cheat regardless but have yall noticed ever since yall took the rank lobbies out there has been serious server issues.. Y not give us a choice to play halloffame rank?? Or if the casual gamerz want to play allstar then let them.. Y restrict gamers to one setting? This way yall can please the hardcore gamers n casual??

I mean if yall keep saying gamers will cheat n lose on purpose then get a better matchmaking system then.. Let it be random for rank but let us choose if we want to get matched up with halloffame rank sim setting or not.. N hae leaderboards for that.. Let leaderboards be about quality of games not about who can play 500 games in 1 month come on 2k..

There is so much i can talk about online it can be pages worth how i can make online much better.. Just do something about it.. Bring back unrank lobbies for halloffame come on 2k.. Y is the jumpshot feedback gone for online?? Y is it allowed for cheaters to still dropglitch since 2k2 on dreamcast?? Get it together for online asap.. No more excuses

[ManiacMatt1782]

Absofreakinloutley!

[qnzballa5]

Also one thing i noticed.. Not trying to bash offline gamers but ive seen them come into these threads n say who cares about online.. Of course they will say that so their opinion doesnt matter.. They say they dont play online cuz of cheesers etc.. Ok if u dont play online then y come into an online thread saying its not a concern?? Of course its not going to b a concern for u if u dont play it lmaoo ignorant fans.. For serious online gamers like myself we all know its a major concern n has been a concern for many years with their series.. Its getting to a point where they are going backwards n doesnt know how to treat Online gamers..

[NINJAK2]

It is a big concern imo. I don't think it's critical to the overall success of the title but it is a problem that is holding this title back from being the best it can be. IMO the most fun I have in 2k was in team up mode when you had 4 other people on your squad all trying to work together to beat 5 other users on the other side. On the rare occasions that I was able to connect and finish the whole game it was a great experience(give or take the no team play shot chuckers you could randomly get stuck with). 2k12 may be worse this year in this regard as far as server stability goes in this mode.

It's perplexing to me that games like COD or battlefield bc2 can have up to 24 players online in the same online game with rockets flying everywhere, vehicles, explosions, and collapsing buildings and suffer very little in performance and connectivity issues while 2k12 is riddled with them. They should really hire a consultant from Valve, Dice, or Infinity Ward to help them develop their servers. It's truly approaching pathetic.

[JCEVO]

well ninja sports game are totally different beast than shooters. shooters are not that hard to make a streamlined online game. everything about shooters online is simple

[skillz7854]

Online is what sells NBA 2K

[Pete1210]

What is upsetting is the unfulfilled promises.

From the Online Association Insight:

Quote:

Private Associations allow for a greater sense of league customization and, essentially, allow the commissioner to control just about anything that happens within the league.

Yet there is almost no control whatsoever. There was infinitely more control and customization in the old online leagues.