10-20-2012, 11:46 AM
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Prior to 2k11, the last intiration of ANY basketball game I bought was NBA 2K for the DC. The thing that got my attention about 2k11? The Jordan mode and the historical teams included therein. That's somewhat significant because I never missed a yearly virtual basketball release starting with Lakers vs Celtics and the NBA Playoffs for the Genesis in '91. I bought 2K11, 12, and 13 on release day. Honestly I've been spending 85% of game time on 2K12 and the amazing historical rosters sets that are on 2K Share. If the historical players get removed than I'll go back to not buying basketball games. I'll be 40 in Dec. and have had the amazing experience of watching gaming evolve from Pong, which I still remember my father bringing home when I was 5 in 1977, to what we have today. Sadly, I think the generation that's responsible for the game industry being alive today generally get gently pushed aside for the casuals and the teen crowd.
2k11 actually got me back in to watching the NBA and I had a great time watching the finals with the Heat and the Mavs. As I watched the regular season last year my interest waned again quickly. The modern NBA, like a lot of society today is instant satisfaction and me first mentality. What I mean is you have ball hogs, guys that don't play D, and my biggest pet peeve, when did guys start NOT following their shots?? The one thing the absolutely drove me away from the NBA again is guys launching a 3...and standing there with their shooting hand in the air watching the shot. Basketball 101...follow the damn shot! Post rant apology. The point is, I think the modern NBA has chased away a lot of guys like me, who growing up during the 80s and early 90s loved the NBA an has the 90s gave way to the 2000s we lost interest. Point of all this being, if you remove historical players and use only current rosters, a lot of buyers will go away also...me being one as I honestly don't know or care to know because I have no interest in how the game is played today.
I know of several people in my personal everyday life and those I met online who only buy the games for the historical teams. As someone said, "it's like playing EAs classic versus NBA Playoff games of the early 90s with modern technology. Doesn't get any better".
If 2K has no interest in continuing the historical teams, at least give the roster creators a VERY robust creation mode with plenty of slots for created teams. If you have no interest in pursuing that avenue why cut the creators off at the knees? Sadly, removing the ability to export teams is a very bad sign. I don't get why they did that...ppl want to play with the 2012 Heat or a user created Pacers team from the 90s they still have to purchase your game to make it possible. Just my not so humble opinion.
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