NBA 2K17 MyTEAM Blog, Featuring Associate Producer Peter Cornforth

[dwnz]

They've still tied MT requirements with Domination. That is a shame.

I feel like that mode has a lot more potential if they simply up'ed the difficulty and removed the MT requirements.

[tt500]

Quote: Originally Posted by harryl

Lots of nice improvements. Looks like they will make it easier to generate MT through gameplay and also win worthwhile, higher-end rewards through gameplay. A couple things not discussed that I was hoping to find out about more: Custom Team Uniforms/Courts Will we be able to have more than one stored? Would really be great to be able to switch identities between stored created ones, rather than create them anew if one wants to switch. MyTeam Blacktop Controls Would like to know if they still will not allow us to determine our own defensive assignments and settings. I get they want to keep it casual and take out stuff like P'n'R defensive settings or even whether a guy gets denied off-ball or whatever. But I think we should at least get control over matchups, instead of being forced to go by height. I.e. many times I'll have a team of on which my two shorter players are Isaiah Thomas and Michael Jordan and the other team's smaller two are Chris Paul and Raja Bell. The way it is in 2K16 Gauntlet is that I have to have Isaiah defend CP3, and have MJ defend Bell. But I'd much rather put MJ on CP3 and put IT on the guy who may be taller, but who is not much of a slashing or post-up threat.

Yea they better give us the ability to control the defense in Blacktop. It's gonna be a annoying already with technical fouls in rewards, I hated losing in gauntlet because of being unable to change the defense.

Hoping they fixed the automatic double team when someone drives, that led to way too many easy 3s from elite players when a scrub drives. I want to be able to go man to man.

[juicey79]

Dissapointed no era specific Kobe Bryant....I expected Kobe to look like his era specific self

[snocone]

Quote: Originally Posted by Ownal0t

so things that caught my eye, - no more team balls for playing 20k for a collection - actual rewards/locking people in - no more lineup restrictions. I actually liked the bronze games to a extent. but this takes me back to 2k14. I can't wait for day 1 super teams vs bronzes and the trail card haha

I think they mentioned smart matchmaking to prevent bronze vs super team matchups

[Lord Bonium]

Matchmaking based on overall is definitely great news imo. I've personally been wanting something like that since the 2k13. Even longer actually, before myteam even existed. I've always liked using realistic (nba finals level, not all star or dream team) lineups.

[MFDOOMBOT]

Quote: Originally Posted by knick9

Ugh just noticed they eliminated all historic bronze and silver players...not a fan of that. There were a lot of notable and useful historic players below gold. Shooting specialists like Hubert Davis or Dell Curry for example. Definitely needed to weed out some trash but that's throwing the baby out with the bathwater. Edit: looking at the screenshots of team collections, many are traditionally bronze/silver historic players...so I'm not sure what is actually being referred to in the blog.

I think they're all going to be at least gold now. I'm assuming that the former bronze/silver historic will either no longer exist, or will have a gold moments version of their best season, game, era.

[MFDOOMBOT]

Quote: Originally Posted by Lord Bonium

Matchmaking based on overall is definitely great news imo. I've personally been wanting something like that since the 2k13. Even longer actually, before myteam even existed. I've always liked using realistic (nba finals level, not all star or dream team) lineups.

Now I can run my All-Time Knicks squad all year without worrying of running into an all diamond "God Squad"

Am excited.

[packermatt]

I was hoping that Domination rewards would reward real basketball instead of just MT. It was just hyper speed fast break, pass to post, turnaround jumper to get assist & post move then let the other team score quickly. Maybe there are some changes that reward MT for margin of victory or strong defense, but I haven't seen anything yet. It was always frustrating to win by 30 and not get enough MT