NBA 2K17's Run: A Mostly Successful Outing

[RainZ]

Xbox 1 owners out here not even being able to start the game without doing random tricks and waiting 10 minutes! Then being told its "normal" for the game to take so long to load hahah.... 2k17 is in no way, shape or form a "mostly successful outing" and this article is as thin as a piece of toilet paper.. smh man.. OS writers why are you guys not digging in a bit deeper these days...

[GuwopGeezus]

Quote: Originally Posted by dpower15

Agreed but the difference is mind boggling. Honestly I'd be much happier with a matchmaking system rather than the Park. Great concept but with their servers it just doesn't work as well as you'd hope. I assume if we could do 2v2, 3v3, 4v4, 21, 1v1, proam playlists rather than run it all through parks it would help with the lag a lot. We don't really need to see shirtless guys with top hats running around tossing their arms up while we look for a game of online 3v3 do we? Just matchmake and put me in a random game with a server of only 6 people rather than 60! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

This. I've been wanting matchmaking/lobbies for so long. Having an actual park was a cool idea in theory but it sucks when the servers can't support it. Also, it takes forever to start a game sometimes when squads are taking all the spots or you have 3 people on the get next spots for a whole game then just when the game is about to end somebody steps off and you lose your spot. Plus it's rare you can get a 4 on 4 game going. And idk why 5 on 5 is nonexistent in the park. I know they wanna force Pro Am down our throats but that's a poor excuse.

[PardonTheAmbush]

I felt MyCareer has been the best it's been in years... that is, until 2K wiped MyPlayer due to a server issue, right before Game 7 of the Finals for me.

[Simhead23]

I hope 2k18 flops. Maybe the devs will get their stick out their *** and make a real game.

[Marc_Rez]

This is one of NBA 2K titles that I did not enjoy this year. My frustration and dislike for this game is huge. I'm very skeptical about the future NBA games from 2K.

[Dione2014]

Bottom line is that NBA 2k17 is a very ambitious title that is held back solely because of it's dated game engine.

Now i'm no game dev, but i have family that works at some pretty known studios. The thing about game engines is that they constantly modify them year after year until it comes a time to where that engine can't carry the game forward anymore. Battlefield moving over the the frostbite engine was a good example of that, and when The other basketball game moves over to the frostbite engine as well there are gonna be some very noticeable improvements.

2K needs to find a way to get this series running on a new engine or it'll be curtains for the series. NBA 2k17 is the worst 2K they've put out. The game feels like it's struggling to keep everything together smoothly. So many of the issues like Ace bone headed defensive breakdowns, player movement, and awareness are all what seems like engine limitations. Just look at how players don't even notice teammates or defenders in their path when running offense. It's a freaking circus out there man.

Overall I've been juggling between nba 2k17 and 2k16. 2k16 in a much smoother game with much better animations and player movement. Body types are miles better on 2k16. menu is a lot better on 16 (small gripe). 2K18 has a lot of work to do, and that's an understatement.

[bigsmallwood]

Gameplay is stale and needs a new engine.....love all of the bells and whistles but the on the court action is lackluster. Brain dead AI, poor Grading system for MyPlayer after many years, etc.

[Jrocc23]

I always find myself amazed at how 2K after 2K they usually deliver IMO. Even though I feel it's been previous ones better, the games are usually still very good and enjoyable to play.

But for 2K17, this is one of the least enjoyable 2Ks I've ever played besides 2K12. I mean we all know most of the issues and I am not going to list them all but it's been sad how many issues this games has or had mainly because 2K17 has so much potential. Just too many issues and silly decisions like how they implemented archetypes w/ these silly caps in MyCareer. I used to love playing MyCareer but this year, I could barely finish one season. Along w/ all these silly HOF Badges and Grand Badges that turn on like power ups in NBA Street. Just ridiculous decisions all across the board.

I feel us as a community especially the ones that play online, really really need to start getting on 2K HEAVILY about their servers and also the movement gameplay wise. These two things are the biggest reasons I don't even really play 2K anymore. Why can't I fully control myself even offline without 2K pulling my player or making me walk backwards while a player is running past me cutting to the rim? Especially when I have assist on 0. Just give me control of my player. I know we say stuff about the servers, but I think we need to be louder on this.

Ever since I've been playing 2K online, the servers been horrendous. I just don't understand how a company that's making so much money cannot get their servers right. This is the only game that I play where the servers are just terrible most of the time. I can play GTA w/ all these players doing all these different activities w/o as many issues as I have on 2K. We need to demand better servers or hear why after all these years they just can't get it right. So going into 2K18, the two main things I am looking for is more fluid movement and better servers because this year was a major fail in those areas IMO.


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