NBA 2K14 Feature List Revealed

[mango_prom]

Quote: Originally Posted by Sundown

I really hope it doesn't involve rubberbanding and attribute boosts. At the very least it should intelligently select Tight/Sag/Deny settings, Pick and Roll settings, and choose appropriate defensive formations or switch between them to give you different looks. Oh, and the AI really needs to intelligently switch matchups. That would be brilliant. Better defenders/matchups should be brought in to counter the best/hottest player. Again, using Curry as an example (he's plays like a video game character), I want to see teams throw their Iguodalas, Corey Brewers, Danny Greens, and Kawhi Leonards at him after realizing Lawson/Miller/Parker can't stop him. This would be huge! It gets a little silly hitting 6-9 3's every game without the CPU making adjustments that happen in the real world.

Good post. But I kinda doubt it will work that way. I remember talk about dynamic AI all the way back to Konami promoting PES 6, and until now it was pretty much marketing talk everytime.

I'm kinda worried about AI gameplay with 2k mentioning they've taken the "run best play" option and mapped it to a single button. The best play script was almost singlehandedly ruining playing against the CPU in 2k13, rendering playbooks and touches pretty useless. Now they're expanding it? Well, looks like since you can't test stuff like AI playcalling, association and so on in a demo, I might have to download 2k14 before purchasing to test these issues. If they didn't fix the AI, I won't buy it and delete the copy. Simple as that. Don't wanna rip them off, but I might have to test the full game before making a decision on whether it's worth it.

[KyotoCarl]

"More Signature Styles - New jump shots, dunk and layup packages, dribble moves, free throws, pre-game intros, getbacks, celebrations and more."

Could this be starting lineup intros? I so hope so!

[VDusen04]

Quote: Originally Posted by KyotoCarl

"More Signature Styles - New jump shots, dunk and layup packages, dribble moves, free throws, pre-game intros, getbacks, celebrations and more." Could this be starting lineup intros? I so hope so!

It could be, though my first inclination was to believe they were referring to more of the pre-game rituals (i.e. Vince Carter pulling himself up on the net). It was a part of the "More Signature Styles" sentence, so I sort of feel that's what they were getting at as opposed to actual pre-game P.A. introductions.

[KyotoCarl]

Quote: Originally Posted by VDusen04

It could be, though my first inclination was to believe they were referring to more of the pre-game rituals (i.e. Vince Carter pulling himself up on the net). It was a part of the "More Signature Styles" sentence, so I sort of feel that's what they were getting at as opposed to actual pre-game P.A. introductions.

Yeah, that's my thought too but i'm just hoping it's starting lineups.

[Conda]

I'm loving all the new gameplay improvements and features. But...

Dear 2KSports,

Where is the part that talks about the return of saving Playbooks & Coaching Profiles online; and Online Lobbies. Saving the best for last? Why were these features removed from the series in the first place?

P.S. - There should be lobbies for each online mode (Exhibition, Team Up, Online Association, Crews etc... And within the modes; Sim, Casual, Arcade, Custom, etc...)

[KyotoCarl]

JerzeyReign: This list is for the current gen features, you should probably put that in the first post since they will be announcing next gen features later on.

[jarod43]

Features looking good but really want to see gameplay footage as well as playing the game myself. I have learned not to get hype over new features and what not, most of time we end up disliking something later on. Good features nonetheless.

[miller31time]

No improvement to Association Mode? 2K, you never cease to amaze me.

I know there are always "those" kids every year who don't see one minor improvement and exclaim "I'M NOT GETTING THIS GAME, NOW!!!!1!" but in this instance, I feel perfectly justified not purchasing 2K14.

Will it make a dent in their sales? Nope, but they've lost me as a customer until they spent one iota of time on the only mode that matters to me.

Pity.