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RaychelSnr · 10-13-2011, 04:56 PM

NBA 2K has never had reliable servers for online gaming, and it's starting to take a toll on their image. With EA out of the NBA game for now, it seems as though 2K is wasting valuable time to recreate what is broken.

Too many times gamers are disconnected in the middle of a game, too many times you aren't able to even log on to your Online Association, and too many times (every day to be exact) are the servers down for maintenance.

So with that said, I ask you, OS staff writers, are NBA 2K12's online gaffes a major concern?

Read More - OS Roundtable: Are 2K12's Online Gaffes a Major Concern?

qnzballa5 · 10-13-2011, 05:05 PM

Of course its a major concern...for offline gamers its not going to be.. For Online gamers like myself its a major concern.. Not just the servers tho but its features.. Not saving playbooks, coach settings etc.. Yet we had this for 2k9 n b4.. Sad

hoop xyience · 10-13-2011, 05:08 PM

If the game was sold new at 35$ then NO...

But for 65$ YES its a major concern..

Why settle for half of a game sold at full price..

RedSceptile · 10-13-2011, 05:14 PM

I'll keep it simple

HipHopandBasketball · 10-13-2011, 05:15 PM

Online has been a pain for me. When I get into a game, right after tip off a message will come and say that the game has encountered an "error". Cmon 2k. If you guys would just fix the servers. And also the nba 2k website still hasn't come up yet. It just says "coming soon".

And then when I get in a game, it freakin ridiculous. Cheesers have found the weaknesses in the game already and its only been out for 2 weeks. Last year, cheesers abused the hopstep and the euro step online. 2k fixed this. but now cheesers are abusing 3pointers and steals. In this game you can steal almost anything, and if you get 3 inches of space at the 3 point line you can knock down the shot. 2k needs to turn the steal and 3pt success down a bit. if they can do that and fix the servers, 2k12 would be PERFECT.

JWiLL02 · 10-13-2011, 05:16 PM

My biggest issue is the removal of features/modes, it just doesn't make any sense. 2k may have the only game this generation that is moving backwards online every year. In 2k8 we had ranked and unranked lobbies of different difficulty levels, leagues, tournaments, saved settings, a working VIP system, player % ranks, a functioning leaderboard, etc.

Now we have....quick games, team up and a poorly functioning online association? It's just baffling. I don't understand the decision making.

I'd like to hear one good reason why they removed single season leagues. The only people who were really asking for online association are here on OS. 95% of 2k online gamers would rather single season leagues where you can choose the # of teams. Even those rarely finished because people would become inactive, what hope does a 30 team association have?

Even looking past all the server and latency issues, they're moving in the wrong direction online. I can't think of a single other gaming franchise this generation where that holds true.

UniversalNoob · 10-13-2011, 05:22 PM

It is a great issue. I'm a member of a online league community. We are over 30 players and are now in a lockout like the Real NBA players. locked out from 2ksports. We're playing on PC and there its not possible to play a game in online association, cause the benchmark is not saving for online association. and with no benchmark, the game forces you to play with 15 fps. all we can do is wait for a patch, but in the recent announce, ronnie just speaks of patch headed to microsoft/sony, so i think, patch is not for pc...

truintellectplaya · 10-13-2011, 05:26 PM

Nope, this has been a issue for quite some time. As I have stated the last time a played a 2K game online was NBA 2K8, some claim that was there best online game and it failed because of plug pullers and such. Did I stop buying NBA 2K even though Live was on the market, NO. It is a concern but it is not a major concern. A major concern must have major penalties for handling it wrong and there are no major penalties for 2K not having it's online game correct, just like there were never any major penalties for MLB THE Show not holding up online. Answer this for me, why have I never seen a roundtable about MLB THE Show and how poor there online operated?

Once again, I think people are reaching with this. Yes, I want it fixed even though I am not into online like that, but making article after article beating a dead horse is really not the answer. At the end of the day, 2K will not be good online next year either and they will not lose significant share to Live. Too strong of product recognition at this point.

10-13-2011, 04:56 PM	#1
RaychelSnr Executive Editor OVR: 57 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Oklahoma City, OK Posts: 4,846 Blog Entries: 490	OS Roundtable: Are 2K12's Online Gaffes a Major Concern? NBA 2K has never had reliable servers for online gaming, and it's starting to take a toll on their image. With EA out of the NBA game for now, it seems as though 2K is wasting valuable time to recreate what is broken. Too many times gamers are disconnected in the middle of a game, too many times you aren't able to even log on to your Online Association, and too many times (every day to be exact) are the servers down for maintenance. So with that said, I ask you, OS staff writers, are NBA 2K12's online gaffes a major concern? Read More - OS Roundtable: Are 2K12's Online Gaffes a Major Concern? Platform: Xbox 360 / PS3 / PC / iOS

10-13-2011, 05:05 PM	#2
qnzballa5 Rookie OVR: 6 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Jamaica,Queens	Re: OS Roundtable: Are 2K12's Online Gaffes a Major Concern? Of course its a major concern...for offline gamers its not going to be.. For Online gamers like myself its a major concern.. Not just the servers tho but its features.. Not saving playbooks, coach settings etc.. Yet we had this for 2k9 n b4.. Sad

10-13-2011, 05:08 PM	#3
hoop xyience Rookie OVR: 13 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: NC Blog Entries: 3	If the game was sold new at 35$ then NO... But for 65$ YES its a major concern.. Why settle for half of a game sold at full price.. DoWork, fatleg3 and EarvGotti like this.

10-13-2011, 05:14 PM	#4
RedSceptile MVP OVR: 17 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Okinawa, Japan	Re: OS Roundtable: Are 2K12's Online Gaffes a Major Concern? I'll keep it simple DoWork, AsianPowwwa, dangerzone1 and 3 others like this.

10-13-2011, 05:16 PM	#6
JWiLL02 MVP OVR: 8 Join Date: Oct 2003	Re: OS Roundtable: Are 2K12's Online Gaffes a Major Concern? My biggest issue is the removal of features/modes, it just doesn't make any sense. 2k may have the only game this generation that is moving backwards online every year. In 2k8 we had ranked and unranked lobbies of different difficulty levels, leagues, tournaments, saved settings, a working VIP system, player % ranks, a functioning leaderboard, etc. Now we have....quick games, team up and a poorly functioning online association? It's just baffling. I don't understand the decision making. I'd like to hear one good reason why they removed single season leagues. The only people who were really asking for online association are here on OS. 95% of 2k online gamers would rather single season leagues where you can choose the # of teams. Even those rarely finished because people would become inactive, what hope does a 30 team association have? Even looking past all the server and latency issues, they're moving in the wrong direction online. I can't think of a single other gaming franchise this generation where that holds true. DoWork and J-H!zZl3 like this.

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10-13-2011, 05:15 PM	#5
HipHopandBasketball Rookie OVR: 0 Join Date: Sep 2011	Online has been a pain for me. When I get into a game, right after tip off a message will come and say that the game has encountered an "error". Cmon 2k. If you guys would just fix the servers. And also the nba 2k website still hasn't come up yet. It just says "coming soon". And then when I get in a game, it freakin ridiculous. Cheesers have found the weaknesses in the game already and its only been out for 2 weeks. Last year, cheesers abused the hopstep and the euro step online. 2k fixed this. but now cheesers are abusing 3pointers and steals. In this game you can steal almost anything, and if you get 3 inches of space at the 3 point line you can knock down the shot. 2k needs to turn the steal and 3pt success down a bit. if they can do that and fix the servers, 2k12 would be PERFECT.

10-13-2011, 05:22 PM	#7
UniversalNoob Rookie OVR: 0 Join Date: Oct 2008	It is a great issue. I'm a member of a online league community. We are over 30 players and are now in a lockout like the Real NBA players. locked out from 2ksports. We're playing on PC and there its not possible to play a game in online association, cause the benchmark is not saving for online association. and with no benchmark, the game forces you to play with 15 fps. all we can do is wait for a patch, but in the recent announce, ronnie just speaks of patch headed to microsoft/sony, so i think, patch is not for pc...

10-13-2011, 05:26 PM	#8
truintellectplaya Rookie OVR: 0 Join Date: Jun 2011 Blog Entries: 4	Nope, this has been a issue for quite some time. As I have stated the last time a played a 2K game online was NBA 2K8, some claim that was there best online game and it failed because of plug pullers and such. Did I stop buying NBA 2K even though Live was on the market, NO. It is a concern but it is not a major concern. A major concern must have major penalties for handling it wrong and there are no major penalties for 2K not having it's online game correct, just like there were never any major penalties for MLB THE Show not holding up online. Answer this for me, why have I never seen a roundtable about MLB THE Show and how poor there online operated? Once again, I think people are reaching with this. Yes, I want it fixed even though I am not into online like that, but making article after article beating a dead horse is really not the answer. At the end of the day, 2K will not be good online next year either and they will not lose significant share to Live. Too strong of product recognition at this point.