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No Crew Mode For NBA 2K13

08:54 AM - September 18, 2012 by Steve_OS

During a recent interview with US Sports Down Under, NBA 2K13 Producer, Erick Boenisch let the cat out of the bag, as he confirmed no Crew Mode for NBA 2K13. This marks the second year in a row Crew Mode will not be featured in the game.

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	We didn�t have time to add a crew mode this year, but its definitely something we will be looking at moving forward because the demand is certainly there.

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# 281 djwax90 @ 09/18/12 08:59 PM

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Originally Posted by 2K Labs


	Perspective Through Estimated (Guessed) Numbers: I truly doubt more than 1 in 20 (5%) of people who bought 2K11 even tried Crew. Out of the people who tried Crew, I seriously doubt more than 1 out of 5 people really liked it and continued to play. That leaves us with a game mode that 1% of players cared about. Maybe my numbers are little off...but not by much. 2K has the numbers...if it was significant, there would be Crew, especially after 2 years. It's not significant...but they can't say that without alienating die-hard customers. People think they added MyTeam for money...maybe a little, but they could have just as easily monetized Crew. The real thing is MyTeam has a much broader appeal, compared to a niche like Crew.

If I could like this more than once, you can bet your life I would.

# 282 Angryman @ 09/18/12 09:09 PM

If I may ask? What is Crew Mode???

# 283 bezyslim @ 09/18/12 09:14 PM

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Originally Posted by green225


	the anti crew posters are ridiculous... makes it really hard to look at the thread reading their nonsense.

Im pretty sure the majority arent "anti crew" ....it just didnt make that big of a difference if crew was in the game or not. I know I didnt care either way.

# 284 coolcras7 @ 09/18/12 09:15 PM

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Originally Posted by green225


	the anti crew posters are ridiculous... makes it really hard to look at the thread reading their nonsense.

You mean the adult rational responses, yeah complete nonsense

# 285 bezyslim @ 09/18/12 09:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Angryman


	If I may ask? What is Crew Mode???

google it or youtube it....people would take their my players and form a team of up to 5 and play each other

And for the sake of Martins angryman....."MAN SIT YO A** DOWN!!"

# 286 green225 @ 09/18/12 09:22 PM

i haven't seen many rational responses. some guy below me just said 1% of people care about crew lol. i think there is something to be said about the fact that even in the end of july, you could get into a crew game in 2 seconds, any time of the day. it was a huge mode. people care about it more than legends and trading cards, deal with it. yea, i have to deal with it not being in the game, i'm aware.

# 287 2K Labs @ 09/18/12 09:53 PM

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Originally Posted by green225


	i haven't seen many rational responses. some guy below me just said 1% of people care about crew lol. i think there is something to be said about the fact that even in the end of july, you could get into a crew game in 2 seconds, any time of the day. it was a huge mode. people care about it more than legends and trading cards, deal with it. yea, i have to deal with it not being in the game, i'm aware.

I'm sorry...not trying to be derisive. I feel bad for the fans of Crew. I know there are a TON of you guys; the raw number is large. Ideally everybody could be happy, and it blows that Crew got the shaft two years in a row. Where you need perspective is to see that in the larger picture, the fans of Crew are a very small minority.

Here's a very serious question: If it's all about the money, and 2K could have as easily brought back Crew as have implemented MyTeam...why not allow the same purchasable upgrades for Crew as they plan(?) for MyTeam? Actually, I've seen Crew fans suggest DLC you could buy just to play Crew. If it's all about the money...and as you say more people are interested in Crew than trading cards, they would make a TON more that way, right? Hmmm...

My answer would be 2K has the numbers; they know exactly how many players played Crew. It hasn't been a high priority for a couple years for a reason. And it is about the money....you can make more money with a mode that more people will play.

# 288 shadio5 @ 09/18/12 10:02 PM

Man i truely thought this was all about NBA basketball and the experience. Whats all this other stuff about????

2k please give us more detail on the core gameplay changes.

VC/2k sports fan

# 289 BRxSKINSx @ 09/18/12 10:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Angryman


	If I may ask? What is Crew Mode???

DON'T FEED!

# 290 Boilerbuzz @ 09/18/12 10:43 PM

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Originally Posted by I Djm


	i'm just not ready to take 2k's word again based of 2k12 so i'm just overly critical now. i really don't like when devs bs around. like with uncharted 3 we've been pushing to get more color options but they had some lame excuses like people wouldnt know who their teammates where when your teammates have green names and enemies have red. im not even convinced they truly fixed my player like they claim

Based on what from 2k12? You say bs around, when they actually said nothing. But that's how EVERY game maker works. If they don't say it's there, then it's not there. But it seems you are set to see this in the most negative light and that's your prerogative. The only way you'll be convinced of anything is to see for yourself. So it's on you now. Crew wasn't ready. It's not coming. People can either deal with it and enjoy what really makes the game good, or not. It's that simple. But don't try to paint this as some huge lie or game at your expense.

# 291 kwabalicious @ 09/18/12 10:45 PM

Sure, 2k knows how many people played crew in 2k11, but what 2k doesn't know is how many people didn't buy 2k12 solely because there was no crew. The only reason that I played my player in 2k11 was that there was a reward, having a good player to compete with online. I, alone, have 2 friends that didn't buy 2k12 just because there was no crew. If I didn't have so much fun with offline quick matches and the occasional online h2h, I would do the same.

# 292 Boilerbuzz @ 09/18/12 10:55 PM

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Originally Posted by green225


	the anti crew posters are ridiculous... makes it really hard to look at the thread reading their nonsense.

You know what is nonsense? You and others like you crying about a mode that was broken and pretending like you're getting crapped on by a company that KNOWS that the mode would only HELP the bottomline. You'd have to be a friggin moron to believe that they didn't try to add something to the game that would help the game be more successful. Instead, you folks act like it's not there because... Well, hell, I doubt any of you can think of a valid reason why they would INTENTIONALLY just give the mode the middle finger knowing threads like this would be everywhere. So please give a good reason why it's not in the game...

# 293 Boilerbuzz @ 09/18/12 10:58 PM

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Originally Posted by lockdownD


	I agree that makes much more sense. I think Visual Concepts/2K was also trying to grab as many casual players/customers away from EA as possible this year. There seemed to be an awful lot of catering to the casual crowd this year - new and easier controls, guitar hero dunking in the all star game, bring in celebrities like jay-z, bieber, pauly d, MyTeam with the cards, shoe creator, etc.

Shoe creator is a casual feature? I doubt that.

# 294 2K Labs @ 09/18/12 10:58 PM

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Originally Posted by I Djm


	i'm just not ready to take 2k's word again based of 2k12 so i'm just overly critical now. i really don't like when devs bs around. like with uncharted 3 we've been pushing to get more color options but they had some lame excuses like people wouldnt know who their teammates where when your teammates have green names and enemies have red. im not even convinced they truly fixed my player like they claim

Completely off-topic...but I just had to comment on this. That is FAR from a lame excuse. In fact, this is a prime example of why people are paid to design games and need to filter out 95% of the noise from the internet.

# 295 Boilerbuzz @ 09/18/12 11:05 PM

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Originally Posted by kwabalicious


	Sure, 2k knows how many people played crew in 2k11, but what 2k doesn't know is how many people didn't buy 2k12 solely because there was no crew. The only reason that I played my player in 2k11 was that there was a reward, having a good player to compete with online. I, alone, have 2 friends that didn't buy 2k12 just because there was no crew. If I didn't have so much fun with offline quick matches and the occasional online h2h, I would do the same.

Not true. Major companies have a pretty good idea of who is buying, not buying, and why. That's their job. WE are the ones that don't know. What's true for you is not necessarily true for the majority. Don't assume you have your pulse on the world. And for the record, 2k12 sold quite a bit. Just as much as expected if not more.

# 296 FLAWDAxBALLA954 @ 09/18/12 11:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Ramboooo


	Just to clear something up that some of yall don't seem to get: - Being a fan a Crew doesn't necessarily mean you're a fan of the hacked version of Crew. It means the concept is genius but was poorly implemented in 2K11. - To trash talk Crew is to trash talk THE MOST realistic FORMAT when you compare it what actually takes place in real life basketball. The Crew format = you controlling yourself, with human teammates, vs other humans controlling their my player. (league setting is best to mirror rec leagues, organized ball, etc) Real life basketball = same thing Real life basketball = NO BOTS. Sorry Association people. There's no robots I see on the court when I go play pickup or 24hr fitness. You rely on REAL CHEMISTRY and how to be the best HUMAN not the best "I Can jedi mind control 5 players at once"

If im not mistaken you can get that same experience in team up....

# 297 FLAWDAxBALLA954 @ 09/18/12 11:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Mrleaderboards


	Thanks fam... I should feel some sort of way that they took out crew 2 years in a row, But I don't. My crew finished rank#2 on the leaderboards for Xbox 360 And I finished rank#2 overall on the overall leaderboards for 2k11 and rank#3 on 2k10. Honestly this doesn't come as a surprise. All the people whine and complain about how crew mode is irrelevant, too many hacks and remember when 2k11 first dropped they had a bounty system on the forums snitching on my players who achieved a 99 overall my player within the 1st month of the games' release? Y'all did this... Don't act brand new. Yeah the game mode was flawed, but no different than any other mode on there. So whether crew is out because there wasn't enough time, or because of online issues, or because they couldn't do anything about hacks, the point is its gon and were gonna have to deal with it. I blame you clowns in the forums for constantly complaining as much as I blame 2k for being that naive as to think that myteam mode was a better use of time to implement than returning crew mode to its glory. The real question for me is since 2k took down the 2k11 Crew servers down in August, are they going to bring them back as a consolation to their fans?

I blame you clown because if you were in the top 5 ranked crews you were all hacks and cheesers. Go head and deny it if you want but we all know its true. Don't bother replying #thatisall

# 298 Boilerbuzz @ 09/18/12 11:16 PM

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Originally Posted by FLAWDAxBALLA954


	I blame you clown because if you were in the top 5 ranked crews you were all hacks and cheesers. Go head and deny it if you want but we all know its true. Don't bother replying #thatisall

I read that dudes post and thought the exact same thing. If he played legit, you wouldn't see him blaming the "snitches". Typical behavior for the cheaters.

# 299 FLAWDAxBALLA954 @ 09/19/12 01:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Boilerbuzz


	I read that dudes post and thought the exact same thing. If he played legit, you wouldn't see him blaming the "snitches". Typical behavior for the cheaters.

Exactly smh its a reason the top 10 crews were damn near unbeatable and it isnt because they were all just that good. I played on a top crew and ive seen how it goes. I will admit myself a had a hacked player a 6'8 pg and a 7'0 SF. A 7'5 center. I played with reasonable hieghts for each position although im not making excuses for having a hacked 99 not having one was basically a death sentence. Its like if you get into a fight and your opponent throws dirt in your eyes am i going to cry and say hey your cheating...no im going to ADAPT. However i do take pridr in the fact i never did any bs or cheese moves or used a player aboved 7'5.

# 300 FLAWDAxBALLA954 @ 09/19/12 01:57 AM

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Originally Posted by kingpnp3


	but this same logic can be used for any game mode in the game that has ranks. ranked online matches. top 300, please someone point me to a NON cheese, non exploit abuser, non lag glitcher, non disconnecter(that never gets a disconnect credited to his account) what i'm saying is , people CHEAT and abuse exploits in every single mode in this game. WHy? because some guys just cant take losing and they will do whatever it takes to win. to them thats fun. the win. not the actual game itself. the win. to me a video...GAME is supposed to be just that. a GAME = FUN. no matter who wins. if i lose i still have a feeling of FUN. of course it will feel that much better if i win while having fun. you cant beat that combination. but the point people use as a reason for crew getting booted is because of exploit abusers, whatever that exploit may be. is NONSENSE . cause if that were the case they shold've shut dwon online ranked matches years ago. way to many cheesers/exploit abusers in the top 300s or more. and everyone knows it.

I dont quite understand what you are getting at. Are you sYing crew should be left alone because people cheat in every game mode?...and i agree there will always be cheesers but in crew ir was taken to a whole nother level you cant denie that. And your right a game is supposed to be fun but losing is not fun when you play against somebody you know you should beat. I don't mind losing to some of my boys but when I lose to some douchebag with an 8'5 (>_<)

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