NBA 2K14 Features New Blocking System, Includes the Ability to Block Dunks

[BallIsLife2]

Quote: Originally Posted by RyanFitzmagic

You can't use a dictionary definition to tell someone what they mean when they use a certain word. That's ridiculous and, quite frankly, embarrassing.

WHAT.

That's ridiculous. You have every right to tell them the definition of a word if you believe it was used improperly.

[LD2k]

Quote: Originally Posted by RyanFitzmagic

You can't use a dictionary definition to tell someone what they mean when they use a certain word. That's ridiculous and, quite frankly, embarrassing.

[Optik]

Quote: Originally Posted by BallIsLife2

WHAT. That's ridiculous. You have every right to tell them the definition of a word if you believe it was used improperly.

Pretty sure he was being sarcastic... (the use of the word 'embarrassing' kind of gave it away)

[RyanFitzmagic]

No, I was being dead goddamn serious.

If I call a girl "tough" because where I grew up, that means "Good-looking," you ain't gon sit there and tell me that's not what "tough" means. Because that IS what it means, in that solitary context, because that's what I meant.

It doesn't matter what I said. It matters what I meant.

You can't tell someone to stop calling something a "feature," because they might be thinking of the word in a different way than you are. You're trying to tell them that they mean what the dictionary says, which they most likely don't. They can use whatever word they want. It doesn't matter. What matters is what they mean by the word they use.

[spankdatazz22]

Quote: Originally Posted by RyanFitzmagic

They can use whatever word they want. It doesn't matter. What matters is what they mean by the word they use.

Imo the people using the word "feature" to describe the news are simply trying to get in some petty derogatory digs at 2K. It's not like the concept of blocking shots was ever removed from the game, and it's not like the news is being promoted as a feature. This is being promoted as an enhancement of what's been done previously. If anything the inability to block dunks may have been an unintended side effect of them getting away from pre-determined animations (canimations, another term that's usually used in a derogatory fashion around here). Which coincidentally, was something the forum was collectively asking for (getting away from canned animations). Here's a dictionary definition I'd use to describe some here:


fick·le - [fik-uhl]

adjective
1. likely to change, especially due to caprice, irresolution, or instability; casually changeable: fickle weather.

Synonyms
1. unstable, unsteady, variable, capricious, fitful

[RyanFitzmagic]

Quote: Originally Posted by spankdatazz22

Imo the people using the word "feature" to describe the news are simply trying to get in some petty derogatory digs at 2K. It's not like the concept of blocking shots was ever removed from the game, and it's not like the news is being promoted as a feature.

It's the first news regarding gameplay, and it was released as a single, solitary piece of news. I don't think saying that 2K is treating it like a "feature" is much of a stretch, especially when the thread title has the word "Features" in it, and it's being touted as a whole new engine/system, and just a slight tweak.

[spankdatazz22]

Quote: Originally Posted by RyanFitzmagic

It's the first news regarding gameplay, and it was released as a single, solitary piece of news. I don't think saying that 2K is treating it like a "feature" is much of a stretch, especially when the thread title has the word "Features" in it, and it's being touted as a whole new engine/system, and just a slight tweak.

You'd think most would be happy to get early tidbits of info about the game and not make assumptions. Things shouldn't get parsed to the degree they are around here. 2K had to purposely downplay the news before they released it so it wouldn't spiral out of control - which is exactly what some would've been trying to do had 2K not prefaced the release so there was some perspective. How is trying to make it seem like something was said when it wasn't not a huge stretch?

[BallIsLife2]

Quote: Originally Posted by RyanFitzmagic

It's the first news regarding gameplay, and it was released as a single, solitary piece of news. I don't think saying that 2K is treating it like a "feature" is much of a stretch, especially when the thread title has the word "Features" in it, and it's being touted as a whole new engine/system, and just a slight tweak.

2K14 gameplay features a new blocking system.

Does that make you feel better? Or do you still want to argue?