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In case you don't realize, the thread we all helped out on for NBA 2k11 was certainly used in fine tuning some details for the game. Let's get this party started for NBA 2k12.

Some rules:

This thread will focus on things such as the following:

Arenas
Player Faces
Player Accessories
Jersey Mistakes

Let's keep the topic focused in these areas. Compiling this information only benefits us.

Now to start and expand on something 2k added this year:

Buzzer beaters
There has to be better emotion out of things like this. You can see 2k put in a variety of fist pump animations and such and it was a great start. Before that, 2k10 had a rare few, including this one:




If you can't view the embedded video, click here. (SIDE NOTE: PLEASE have someone look at the flash player for your site. Embedding videos does not work with the code provided and you get the gray box as seen above)

We need more like this with players running to the other side of the court with the number one finger up or running and stopping and staring at the crowd.

Here is a GREAT reference video.


If you can't view the embedded video, click here.

PAY ATTENTION TO THE CROWD!!

Add yours and we'll put them all in this post.

Player Specific
- Body Types - There need to be more body types in the game. Players like Duncan, Pierce and Glenn Big Baby Davis just don't look right chiseled. Examples:
Wiry - Skinny and long - Tayshaun Prince, Kevin Durant, George Hill
Normal - Undefined muscles - Tim Duncan, Paul Pierce, Anderson Varejao, Samuel Dalembert
Muscular - Very defined - Dwight Howard
Hefty - Big and bulky, a little "chunky" - Glenn Davis, DeJuan Blair

-Player faces in need of updates: Carmelo Anthony, Danny Granger, Matt Bonner, Andrew Bynum, George Hill, Andray Blatche, Javale McGee, Deron Williams, James Harden, Kendrick Perkins, Carlos Boozer, Bill Walker, Wilson Chandler, Joakim Noah, Luol Deng is bald, Andrew Bogut, Monta Ellis, Nick Young, Andrea Bargnani, David Lee,

Carlos Boozer - Signature motion after dunk, scream and head bob up/down
Wesley Matthews - Signature taunt after a three.

Tatoos - Wilson Chandler is in DIRE need of an update. References: 1, 2, 3, 4

Signature Shots - Bargnani and Calderon were changed by the 2k Insider over the course of the season to a better shot. PLEASE don't change it back to their sig's, which were actually off.

Accessories
-Calf Sleeves - Half size and Full size (There is a SLIGHT difference here. At first they look the same but HALF doesn't reach ankle and FULL does.) Don't forget the sleeve pads.
-Small Knee Pads
-BIG Knee braces - As seen on Duncan and Bosh.
-Adidas license - Especially Dwight Howards double arm braces. (We know it's a license issue - but get it anyway. )
-Elbow Bands - You have them below the elbow (probably b/c of graphical glitches). They go on the elbow. One thing you can do is take the arm sleeves and modify that. Less work and solves the problem quickly.
-Player warm up jackets - Randomly add them to players that come back to the bench after playing.
-Mouth guards
-Head bands - be able to position logo (front, angled L/R, Back) The NBA should be ok with this. If possible, try to sneak in upside down as well.
-Baller Bands - able to select two different colors
-Please make accessories specific to player's in-game injuries (SimBaller - this may require your help! )
-Oakley Goggles

Shoes
-Higher Res. shoes, please!
-Add more of 'em. 'nuff said. Even if it is through DLC!
Nike - Kobe Zoom 5/6, KD2/3, Air Max Fly By, Flight Lite 2010, Huarache 2010, Sharkley,
Adidas - Pro Model 2010, Infiltrate, Super Beast, Adizero Rose 1.5, Speedcut, Atitude MC's
Converse - EB3

Arena Specific
-Camera Angles! Create a camera angle setting called "Arena" and make it specific to that arena. Don't think your customers can't handle a slight change in angle - we can!
-New Orleans - Benches are reversed; Home is on the left, Visiting on the right (if you are facing the scorer's table)
-Verizon Center: Please fix the arena lighting. You guys have them playing in lights out lighting, and it's not the correct lighting used when watching their games on TV. The crowd should be very visible and the court lighting should be much brighter. The lighting you had in 2k10 was correct.
-Staples Center: Not dark enough on the crowd.
-MSG was very well done!
-Staples Center (Clippers) - Red needs to be more red. Looks more pinkish than red.
-Oracle Arena (Warriors) - Colors are off, especially the blue. Real life vs. In game.
-America Airlines Arena (Heat)

Jerseys
-Nets logo must be larger on the front (as opposed to this).
-The Raptors jerseys all have the maple leaf above the name on the back of the jersey now. In 2k11 it still only had the leaf on the black alternates. Ref. 1, 2, 3.


Other
-Pre-game shootaround in warmups
-Different gear on players during pre-game intro (Beats headphones, backpack, non-suit attire)
-Injury cut scene to the "tunnel"
-Injured players should get helped by at least one or two other teammates, not back away.
-Have the CPU send players to the scorers table for substitutions ... they always seem to run on the court in between FT's or during TO's.
-Different jersey fittings (tight, regular, loose)
-Accessory color selection right before tip-off (for players that wear "team specific" gear)
-Post game interview? Can make it just a cut scene as the announcers wrap up the game.
-Crowds wearing team-specific jerseys.
-Arena court "scuffs" as the season progresses.
-Players falling into fans and interacting with them
-Fans catching the ball and throwing it back when it goes out of bounds
-News from around the league during gameplay
-Other scores and stats from different games showing up in a ticker!
-CAP Tattoos need to be updated: Options for a sleeve, etc.
-Clear the bench on a game winner!

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# 221 Shinyhubcaps @ 07/17/11 02:02 AM
It is with great regret that I pull up some previous gripes:

1.) Brandon Jennings needs tattoos. I would recommend him for a new cyber face as well.

2.) Milwaukee Bucks now have a HD scoreboard, kinda similar to Portland's (link).

3.) This post refers to missing mascots. Please address, I think it is a licensing issue but I would like to hear it from the horse's mouth if so.

4.) This post refers to changing hairstyles. I understand putting the hair to the 3-D player-specific head sculpt, but like I mention, Winning Eleven (now Pro Evolution Soccer) has the ability to change the hairstyle for existing players. If Dirk shaves his head, like he seasonally does, I want to be able to see him with a shaved head in my game.

5.) This post refers to the history of NBA players with face masks. Please add this, along with Horace Grant and Amare Stoudemire goggles, as a selectable accessory.

6.) Can we get into classic jerseys that we'd like to see? I don't want to shift the dialogue of the thread, but I think any large era of uniforms should be covered, as well as quirky ones that people love and the first uniforms of any franchise (Raptors with the pinstripes and the dino graphic would fit all three of my criteria, for instance ).
 
# 222 aloncho11 @ 07/19/11 11:08 PM
Something I would like to see is different textures (materials: fabric, leather, plastic, cloth) for the different layers of the shoe
 
# 223 Ceothachosen1 @ 07/21/11 01:13 PM
wilson chandler is another player whos covered in tattoos in rea life but has none in the game
 
# 224 Ceothachosen1 @ 07/21/11 01:19 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Goffs
yep...i got my three dornas for my MSG when i asked Sim about it when he ventured in one of these threads....granted the length of the dornas were off but stuff like that don't bug me...


ON TOPIC:

i know he doesnt play for the Knicks anymore but can 2k give Wilson Chandler some love! he needs a lighter skin tone and give him his tats!



eh...just incase 2k decides that players can take there jerseys off after a tough game...
ooops someone beat me 2 it lol well consider it seconded
 
# 225 Ceothachosen1 @ 07/21/11 01:37 PM
nick young is way 2 dark hes a light skinned guy in the game he is dark skinned and looks nothing like himself
 
# 226 aloncho11 @ 07/23/11 03:15 AM
Now that we know Classic teams are back. The good old Chicago Stadium floor should be corrected.

1.The baselines and sidelines along the court lines and three point line should be white.

2.The mid-court line should be red and not overlap the center court logo.

P.S. Old School Benny the Bull should be fat also
 
# 227 J_Posse @ 07/23/11 11:11 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Ceothachosen1
nick young is way 2 dark hes a light skinned guy in the game he is dark skinned and looks nothing like himself



Quote:
Originally Posted by Ceothachosen1
wilson chandler is another player whos covered in tattoos in rea life but has none in the game


Note: Props to CJ for posting this great image in the media thread.
 
# 228 VDusen04 @ 07/23/11 12:18 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by aloncho11
Now that we know Classic teams are back. The good old Chicago Stadium floor should be corrected.

1.The baselines and sidelines along the court lines and three point line should be white.

2.The mid-court line should be red and not overlap the center court logo.

P.S. Old School Benny the Bull should be fat also
Great call, I became quite used to 2K's version of Chicago Stadium and their floor (to where I forgot about the minor missteps) but getting another look at your version, it is making me hope that 2K takes note and rectifies their small dust ups. Your court looks warmer and more natural.
 
# 229 aloncho11 @ 07/23/11 03:41 PM
Thanks! Yes, the parquet of Chicago Stadium wasn't as light as 2K's default parquet, the same goes for the Blazers and Pistons floor.
 
# 230 wrestlinggod1 @ 07/24/11 06:03 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Knicks101
allow us to swing the ball at will , like kobe and melo do alot.... hold the ball low and swing it back and forth
Yeah man! I really hope the ART department can implement this!
 
# 231 Mr_Riddick @ 07/24/11 07:21 PM
I know
Quote:
Originally Posted by wrestlinggod1
Yeah man! I really hope the ART department can implement this!
 
# 232 J_Posse @ 07/24/11 08:20 PM
Need to add goggles and visors to Create-A-Player options. That way we can make an appropriate looking Antoine Carr or Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for a classic Jazz or Lakers squad. Also, we need bald and balding hairstyles options as well. It would also be nice if we could change the color of the goggle/visor and tint of the glass like the MLB 2K series.






 
# 233 cavsfan2 @ 07/25/11 09:35 AM
OKC's arena will be called Chesapeake Energy Arena.
http://www.nba.com/2011/news/07/22/o....ap/index.html
 
# 234 wrestlinggod1 @ 07/25/11 03:10 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Knicks101
add some better moves wen ur not dribbling the ball like a jab step, the one in 2k11 barely dose anything.
Why do you keep posting things that are off-topic bro? What do jab steps have to do with artistic improvements?
 
# 235 Pared @ 07/25/11 03:24 PM
Let's get back on track.
 
# 236 wrestlinggod1 @ 07/25/11 03:27 PM
During the playoffs, the fans here in Miami started doing this thing were we throw our rally towels in the air when we feel the game is over
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXRtj...eature=related
They did it at the end of that game, but like in Game 2 of the Finals ( )
they do it when the Heat gets a big lead in the 4th quarter.
 
# 237 LiveAllDaWay @ 07/25/11 05:04 PM
I know this is really late and I don't know how to make it show the video i can only use links but anyways:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdC-W...eature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVPx_...eature=related

Btw is Ronnie and Mike Wang gonna lok at this
 
# 238 aloncho11 @ 07/26/11 02:27 PM
Coach faces should be revamped, many just look way off and other have the face of action figures.
 
# 239 VDusen04 @ 07/26/11 02:39 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by aloncho11
Coach faces should be revamped, many just look way off and other have the face of action figures.
I'm just thankful John Kuester got canned. He was the most disturbing looking cyber head coach I've ever seen. Those bug eyes and permanent creepy smile. . .nightmares.
 
# 240 aloncho11 @ 07/27/11 12:50 AM
Now I'm going to nit pick a little. It's no big deal, but it can improve the realism of faces and I feel this is the appropriate thread to request it:

Get the color of the eyes right for key players. This is just one example of many players. In 2K11 and previous versions, Larry Bird has dark brown eyes...He's one of your cover athletes...
 


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