NBA 2K17 MyLEAGUE, MyLEAGUE Online & MyGM Blog With Erick Boenisch

[Black Bruce Wayne]

The dev team did alot of work. I dont know what it takes to develop games. I'm thankful that these devs even take the time to answer questions and try to implement as much as they can given the time and technology.

If anything isn't in the game this year, there is always next year. Its not like this is the last 2k they will ever make and this is why they make these games yearly. Every year we see improvements. Ups and downs. Still, a great product.

[SportsGameGod]

NBA 2k far and away the best sports franchise. It's not even close.

[mqt]

Quote: Originally Posted by Leftos

So, that's not to say D-League will never be back in full effect. But I'll say this as an NBA 2K gamer as much as a developer, if you want to see it return in some form or fashion, you're better off thinking outside the box, not as an all-or-nothing proposition. What are the things D-League would give you as a feature that you'd like to see implemented, even if there's not every D-League team there and a full separate league simulation?

In terms of outside-the-box thinking, I'd be perfectly cool with an expanded roster option where you can assign players to the D-League or overseas, and then those players become unplayable without corresponding roster moves. Perhaps a mechanic similar to the draft prospects where some abbreviated statistics show up to let you know their progress.

If it were possible to implement something minor like that roster status it would help bring the draft closer to real life. In real life, the second round is interesting mostly due to Eurostash guys that might be a few years away from coming over and raw players that need to be developed slowly. Being able to stash players would allow for greater variance in the draft class pools without the lower rated players being essentially useless. Currently a late second round pick is nothing but end-of-the-bench fodder that you can't afford to keep on your roster because a couple injuries will derail your rotation. A stash system would allow for players to search for future role players while not handicapping that user's roster.

Finally, while I think a full D-League might be cool, I don't find it critical for the implementation of this kind of system. I'm not going to pretend I know how easy it would be to add roster spots in the manner I'm suggesting, but I guess it seems more achievable perhaps? Even a stashing mechanism where you get next to no feedback could still improve roster construction, which would be huge for building on the improvements you guys have made in the draft and team building logic.

[Crunky]

2k put in that work, they continue to amaze me on the amount of stuff they put into these games yearly. It's because of 2k I feel grateful to being a basketball fan because we have the best video game in sports period. The competition wishes they could pump out stuff this good.

[amedawg00]

Quote: Originally Posted by Leftos

ataman5, not allowing those kinds of resets in the playoffs was a conscious decision for 2K16. We didn't have the time to test all the possible edge cases that come with this, and under the mantra of "everything should just WORK first and foremost", I decided against trying to implement that late in the cycle, potentially ending up with a progression blocker for the whole league. There's too many games affected, too big a part of the schedule and too many teams by resetting a single close-out game in the playoffs. Including the potential timing of other users' games, it becomes very complicated to do this safely. The reasoning for allowing resets in the playoffs is sound, just the same as allowing resets in the season. I do want to re-evaluate and take a stab at it for 2K17 after having a detailed discussion with the team to make sure we cover all edge cases. It totally makes sense, just didn't have the time. Very happy to hear you're enjoying the mode though.

Leftos...based on this comment from 2k16...do we now have the ability to reset playoff games that disconnect in Myleague Online? Eagerly anticipating your answer on this vital issue. Thanks in advance.

[simbayless]

Lefto please answer if i made all 36 ex's teams can we create our own fictional rivalry and playoff seedings?

[isherdish]

Will there be a coach mode this year? If not, were you able to keep simcast live the same as last year?

[Td1984]

Quote: Originally Posted by nddot

First off, Thanks to all the devs team who worked hard on this games and thanks to those who take their time to post here and answer some of our questions. Salute to y'all. Just wanted to know though, can somebody confirm that dynamic jerseys update is featured in MyCareer aswell ? I dont want to have to start all over again mycareer in January.

Yes it's featured in MyCareer as well (I asked that same question earlier today).