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NBA 2K11 Developer Insights: Association

02:15 PM - September 22, 2010 by lv2bll

Check out the latest NBA 2K11 Developer Insight, discussing the Association.

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	"Over the past few years, we have implemented some very successful features in NBA.com, Player Roles, Player Ambitions, Player Morale, Player Personalities, and so on. I feel like these additions have defined the 2K Association experience. Moving forward, I would like The Association to be defined by something completely different, and that�s the smartest AI of any franchise mode across all sports titles. To achieve this goal, the main focus for us this year has been to completely re-write the underlying logic that drives the mode, along with adding new systems that will help the AI to make the smartest decisions possible at all times. Every time the CPU makes a move, they are making it for a very precise reason. It may not be completely evident to you at first as they often think two, three, even four steps ahead, but they are always thinking, always assessing. They have brains this year folks; here is how we did it�"

Read the entire blog right here.

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# 121 Greene_Flash03 @ 09/22/10 05:04 PM

Holy s*** 2k! My dream comes true! Thank you! I just pre-ordered my copy today, and picking it up at midnight!

# 122 aholbert32 @ 09/22/10 05:06 PM

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Originally Posted by TMagic


	So is that a yes? Did Mike or another producer confirm this? If so, I'm sold! Can't run this amazing franchise without all 27 teams.

LOL..I completely confused. Is this a really bad attempt at a joke? Of course the game will have every current team.

# 123 23 @ 09/22/10 05:06 PM

Great insight 2k.. I definitely plan on running a season or two to get the full 2k11 experience.

Man I cannot believe how much work has been put into this game, its incredible.... It leaves for little to no excuses elsewhere

# 124 Eman5805 @ 09/22/10 05:08 PM

This might actually make me continue an Association beyond the playoffs.

# 125 Gosens6 @ 09/22/10 05:10 PM

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Originally Posted by aholbert32


	LOL..I completely confused. Is this a really bad attempt at a joke? Of course the game will have every current team.

I'm thinking he wants to know if there are 27 classic teams in the game to use?

Either that, or he doesn't know there are more than 27 teams currently in the NBA. Either way, i'm also confused

# 126 TMagic @ 09/22/10 05:13 PM

The 27 teams in the NBA currently.

# 127 ffaacc03 @ 09/22/10 05:14 PM

WOW ... I mean ... WOW ... ment ... WOW ... I am speachless ...

If I were rich I would probably buy 365 copies of 2k11, so I could take the plastic envelope and smell that "new aroma" one copy, each day, for 364 days until 2k12 ... the last copy would be placed in a sanctuary kind of shell ... and since I would be rich, I would hire the most highly rated team of security experts to keep it safe.

This is the first game that has 99% of my requests from a previous installment ... did I say ... WOW ?!

P.D.
Will have to go and quickly edit my post on the 09/30 2k11 Q & A thread, so I dont take the risk to sound like a stupid ignorant ...

# 128 Self313 @ 09/22/10 05:15 PM

there are not currently 27 teams in the nba

you're missin what some bro

# 129 JasonC1363 @ 09/22/10 05:15 PM

Congrats on the added features to everyone that requested those things... i on the other hand am severely disappointed at no announcement of Online Association.

I hope there is some mention of it in the next insight. Its just such a huge omission. i mean truthfully you dont even have to implement a full blown association mode online, Just give us player development and progressive leagues. smh, the game looks great this year but after playing two years now in Madden's online franchise mode and NCAA's Online Dynasty mode, its really hard to go back to just regular one and done leagues :-/

Im not trying to hate or be one of those peoples that are never satisfied, they did great work on the game...but honestly this was just the biggest deal for me and it seems to not have been improved :-/

# 130 aholbert32 @ 09/22/10 05:15 PM

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Originally Posted by TMagic


	The 27 teams in the NBA currently.

LOL. There are 30 teams in the NBA currently.

# 131 jmood88 @ 09/22/10 05:17 PM

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Originally Posted by TMagic


	The 27 teams in the NBA currently.

1. There are 30 NBA teams
2. Why would they need to confirm that every team is in the game?

# 132 Self313 @ 09/22/10 05:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Jayizratedx2


	Congrats on the added features to everyone that requested those things... i on the other hand am severely disappointed at no announcement of Online Association. I hope there is some mention of it in the next insight. Its just such a huge omission. i mean truthfully you dont even have to implement a full blown association mode online, Just give us player development and progressive leagues. smh, the game looks great this year but after playing two years now in Madden's online franchise mode and NCAA's Online Dynasty mode, its really hard to go back to just regular one and done leagues :-/ Im not trying to hate or be one of those peoples that are never satisfied, they did great work on the game...but honestly this was just the biggest deal for me and it seems to not have been improved :-/

Like, can you atleast wait for the online insight before this man? Seriously, Im noticing that on this site too much isn't even enough.

# 133 23 @ 09/22/10 05:18 PM

He might have meant the classic teams

# 134 HealyMonster @ 09/22/10 05:20 PM

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Originally Posted by TMagic


	Everything sounds fantastic this year. I haven't heard anything mentioned about the number of current NBA teams. So I'm getting kind of worried. I just hope that all 27 teams are included in the game. Because if they are not, that would be a definite game killer for me. Jordan or not. Anybody know?

run that by me again bro?

# 135 dipset2050 @ 09/22/10 05:21 PM

i LITERALLY SHEAD A TEAR OF JOY! (That one slow tear that rolls down your face oh so slowly)

And I'm a grown man.

and Sim Baller - why you gotta hit them with the sword like that at the end............

LOL!!!!! Just dirty!!! (but a good dirty)

# 136 Onpoint17 @ 09/22/10 05:21 PM

I'm absolutely blown away by all these changes in Association! With the number of them, and most of them being so significant, I would think this would be an Association mode of the future--maybe NBA 2K13 or something.

Reading through all these sweeping changes almost made a grown man cry!

This is just absolutely incredible. Everyone one the issues we've ever had with Association mode has been addressed!

Am I dead? Did I just go to heaven? I'm so glad I put in for a vacation day on Oct 5th! Thank you 2K!

# 137 Rocboyz101 @ 09/22/10 05:22 PM

This is the insight I've been waiting for..just amazing.

# 138 ehh @ 09/22/10 05:22 PM

Is TMagic under the influence?

# 139 Fiasco West @ 09/22/10 05:22 PM

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	After all, players are going to have different values to different teams now with the Roster Building system.

I'm sorry, was reading this and had to stop to take this in. FINALLY!

World Football Manager has had this type of thing in it's game for years now, what was taking yall so long?!?!?

Wow 2k...just wow. I love how you guys didn't add some new feature to Association but are rebuilding it. It needed to be rebuilt because teams were stacking up on positions and just doing stupid things.

I have not even read the 2nd half of this insight and I think enough has been added...

# 140 Onpoint17 @ 09/22/10 05:25 PM

Ok, I still so blown away that I have to post again. Where did they find the time to do all this? How is all this even possible? Somebody pinch me.

Thank you 2K!

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