NBA 2K15 MyLEAGUE Interview

[KennyJ1976]

Since I'm a perfectionist when it comes to real life transactions in my association and I only play friends head to head online, this is the perfect game mode for me. Usually I would wait until all the trades and releases took place before I started any kind of a season or association mode because I wanted my league to be as close to the real thing as possible. Now with this new MyLeage, I can make real time transactions as the season progresses and don't have to worry about the CPU making ridiculous roster moves and unrealistic rotations. Now if someone can tell me 2K has brought back my playoff mode that I couldn't enjoy for these past playoffs, I will literally go out immediately and pre-order this game. (Something I haven't done in a very long time)

[Yeah...THAT Guy]

Oh man, there's so much in that interview to be excited about. One of the smaller things that has me super excited is the AI-AI Trade Approval... now I won't have to make every trade on my own to make sure nothing crazy goes down, and it'll give me a chance to look at what the AI is thinking and potentially see some trades I wouldn't have thought of go down.

I just made the jump to PS4 and wasn't planning on buying 2K with all the negative stuff that went on with the first next-gen game, but this has me completely 180-ing. I couldn't be more excited.

[Yeah...THAT Guy]

Quote: Originally Posted by SimBaller

A few tidbits: Couch Co-op = YES. I started a new MyLEAGUE earlier today, in the 8th season now. The number of 90+ players in the league in year 8 is the same number as in year 1. Anyone who has a history with our game knows how great that is. I've seen a few questions about setting injuries manually. That isn't something we support in the game right now. If you guys need it, I'll see if we can add it before ship. No promises, so don't hold it against me if it doesn't make it! You can trade picks up to 3 years in advance now (instead of 1). Really, this mode is for you guys. Once you get it, I want to hear what you like, what you don't like, and what you think is missing.

Oh my

[TheRealHST]

Quote: Originally Posted by saltyramen

Can someone explain to me the appeal of playing over a span of 80 years? Do people typically sim a majority of the games in this type of mode? I was never an association player but I might want to get into it. Can someone sell me on it?

Basically in 80 years you can make your own NBA universe. I sim some of it. I don't see how anyone wouldn't like to control a team.

[frankwest718]

Quote: Originally Posted by SimBaller

I got a number of PMs on this overnight, so I'll clarify. You can edit players and player ratings at ANY time during the mode (regular season/playoffs/offseason/etc.). It's wide open in this regard.

How about the salary cap? Can we set it to a specific number or can we only have it on or off?

For example, if I want a salary cap of 80 million and 0 hard cap, can I do it?

[frankwest718]

Quote: Originally Posted by Leftos

I'll say this again because it keeps coming up... People thinking that all we did was turn a switch and bring back what was Association in the last generation are so mistaken it's not even funny. We've worked hard to add a plethora of new features which just like SimBaller said we'll be going over in future announcements, besides all the ones mentioned in the article (new injury system, per-opponent gameplan, new prospect scouting, customization sliders). I hate using "smh", but when I see people saying "Oh so they just readded the gamemode that was removed, GOOD JOB 2K ...NOT" I shake my head.

Will there be any "trade demand" logic. For example, if a player has "play for winner" as their top priority (example, Kevin Love) and is on a losing team, can they demand a trade if the team isn't doing well?

[EccentricMeat]

Quote: Originally Posted by miller31time

I like the customizable (re)additions but am more intrigued by what hasn't been announced yet. So far, I don't think there will be too much of a noticeable change from what Association Mode was on Xbox360 and PS3. Sure, the injuries addition add realism and the game planning is nice but on a grand scale, they won't be game-changers.

Did you not read the interview, or at least the first few pages of this thread? Yes, association mode has been reimplemented, but there are so many additions to the mode. Literally, if you wanted control over "X" aspect of the league/mode, now you have it! Even ignoring the things they've added, there are so many ways to customize every little aspect of the mode (trade difficulty, contract negotiation difficulty and non-financial player interests therein, etc) that it is completely crazy and ignorant to say "this is just the old association mode added back in".

People need to either improve their reading comprehension skills or learn to appreciate drastic changes/inclusions such as MyLEAGUE.

[trig]

I hope we can put specific injuries to players during the season. Say edit Paul George and put in to missed