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NBA 2K14 Features Crew Mode - 3-on-3 or 5-on-5

04:01 PM - August 14, 2013 by Steve_OS

The achievement list teased the announcement earlier, but 2K Sports has now confirmed NBA 2K14 will feature Crew Mode. As Shade8780 points out, it looks like it could be current-gen only, at the very least we won't know about its status on next-gen just yet.

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	For those asking, yes full court 5v5. Community Team up guys were playing a 3v3 halfcourt game. CREWS 3v3 or 5v5 at this time.

(via @LD2K)

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	Crews feature 3v3 half court or 5v5 full court with name/logo customization & leaderboards.

(via @Ronnie2K)

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# 321 packerboy71 @ 08/15/13 06:35 PM

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Originally Posted by HowDareI


	The only thing is, since you can buy VC, I bet you'll go online on Crews the first day and see a 5 man team of all 99's. Obviously it's not as bad as hackers, but still pretty close.

Most likely but at least the ratings have there limits.

# 322 AntiBandwagoner @ 08/15/13 06:48 PM

This is blacktop with a switched label. Dammit 2k, crushing our dreams yet again.

# 323 Saturnis @ 08/15/13 06:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Boilerbuzz


	How do you know what rules will and will not be enforced in the 5v5 Crew mode?!? That's what gets me: some drops and assumption or question, and rest of you go off of it as if 2K made some official statement of fact. Then you got those crying that "2K hyped this and that, but they knew this isn't Crew". Well, technically, THEY made the game and the mode, so THEY decide was defines what Crew is. And I bet it has nothing to do with the venue. But, lord, if you guys don't like the olive branch, then just don't buy it. Jeez. The ONLY reason I didn't play 2K11 Crew as because of the hackers. Those are gone, so I'm going to be all over this one.

thats where you're wrong. WE decide because WE are the ones PAYING with OUR MONEY. if we didn't have a bunch of bend overs who take anything they can get, maybe we wouldn't be complaining because we would get what we want. Maybe you all settle for whatever because of no competition, and i would certainly not buy it if i didn't like basketball or if i had another basketball game to buy. Truth is i like basketball and it just so happens that 2k is the only maker right now so my hands have been tied.

Good thing is i have something to fall back on (GTA) this year and check back next year to see if they cleaned up their act.

# 324 LoSoisNiCEx414 @ 08/15/13 07:21 PM

Blacktop 2.0

# 325 MarvinOida @ 08/15/13 07:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Saturnis


	thats where you're wrong. WE decide because WE are the ones PAYING with OUR MONEY. if we didn't have a bunch of bend overs who take anything they can get, maybe we wouldn't be complaining because we would get what we want. Maybe you all settle for whatever because of no competition, and i would certainly not buy it if i didn't like basketball or if i had another basketball game to buy. Truth is i like basketball and it just so happens that 2k is the only maker right now so my hands have been tied. Good thing is i have something to fall back on (GTA) this year and check back next year to see if they cleaned up their act.

Well, "we" is "you" and the majority of "we" is happy for the gameplay mechanics being improved. A majority of "we" buy for NBA, but we see some of those who don't get it for the NBA, just the modes. Note that the focus is strict gameplay and accuracy of the NBA, so if crew is watered down, its cause it wasn't the main focus cause it was clearly made by a lot of users here about gameplay, with crew guys being a second thought.

You still don't know what 5v5 is like, its just assumptions at this point.

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# 326 DaKiiNG @ 08/15/13 07:27 PM

We should all just calm down and wait until 2k releases some information about 5v5 Crew. The game doesn't come out until October so we still have more time for information.

# 327 green225 @ 08/15/13 07:33 PM

this wait till october stuff is for the birds. they wouldn't have showed us that crew vid if that wasn't what going in the game. why show an early model, and damage sales, if they knew a better one was coming? 5 on 5 will be full court blacktop, and it'll disappoint us. you can either be disappointed now(and be less disappointed by october 1st), or be more disappointed then. our only hope for a good crew is next gen.

# 328 MarvinOida @ 08/15/13 07:35 PM

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Originally Posted by green225


	this wait till october stuff is for the birds. they wouldn't have showed us that crew vid if that wasn't what going in the game. why show an early model, and damage sales, if they knew a better one was coming? 5 on 5 will be full court blacktop, and it'll disappoint us. you can either be dissapointed now(and be less disappointed by october 1st), or be more disappointed then. our only hope for a good crew is next gen.

Cause it was the build used for the community team up guys and there's a strong possibility that they would save the better build for the demo?

You're still making the assumption of 5 v 5 in a Blacktop situation. We all know KSpade gave ideas to the devs so...

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# 329 green225 @ 08/15/13 07:38 PM

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Originally Posted by MarvinOida


	Cause it was the build used for the community team up guys and there's a strong possibility that they would save the better build for the demo? You're still making the assumption of 5 v 5 in a Blacktop situation. We all know KSpade gave ideas to the devs so... Tap Tap Taptalking away on my iPhone

dude it was 2 weeks ago. spade is giving ideas now. how much can they do in a month? they don't wanna do too much with the mode because they want us to get it on next gen. out of respect for ld2k's wishes in the other thread though, i won't say anymore about that.

# 330 MarvinOida @ 08/15/13 07:42 PM

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Originally Posted by green225


	dude it was 2 weeks ago. spade is giving ideas now. how much can they do in a month? they don't wanna do too much with the mode because they want us to get it on next gen, out of respect for ld2k's wishes in the other thread though, i won't say anymore about that.

Go crazy. Don't underestimate how crazy humans can go... KSpade gave ideas once he started to go back in a E-Mail.

Stuff is still coming next week, and who knows when the game ships out.

Ld2k said the game overall would be different experiences.

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# 331 LD2k @ 08/15/13 07:45 PM

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Originally Posted by MarvinOida


	Go crazy. Don't underestimate how crazy humans can go... KSpade gave ideas once he started to go back in a E-Mail.

Kspade has been in touch since last year's event where he gave ideas.

He is giving feedback to our dev's since the event. Year to year the guys who were here last year had a lot "crossed off the checklist" when they came back with questions. It was great to see.

Don't mistake ideas for feedback. We get ideas into the dev's hands all the time - everything is read and considered. NBA 2K14 truly is shaped by the fans, more on that later.

# 332 MarvinOida @ 08/15/13 07:47 PM

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Originally Posted by LD2k


	Kspade has been in touch since last year's event where he gave ideas. He is giving feedback to our dev's since the event. Year to year the guys who were here last year had a lot "crossed off the checklist" when they came back with questions. It was great to see. Don't mistake ideas for feedback. We get ideas into the dev's hands all the time - everything is read and considered. NBA 2K14 truly is shaped by the fans, more on that later.

Sorry I got those two mixed up, just watched his vid.

Ok then, so when's later? Like next week? Or next month?

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# 333 Sundown @ 08/15/13 07:53 PM

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Originally Posted by MarvinOida


	Cause it was the build used for the community team up guys and there's a strong possibility that they would save the better build for the demo? You're still making the assumption of 5 v 5 in a Blacktop situation. We all know KSpade gave ideas to the devs so...

You really think that there's a much, much, much, better 5v5 crew mode they had in store than what they showed Team-Up 2 weeks ago?

If that were the case, the would have simply said, "we have 5v5 crew, fully featured. It's just not ready yet." Especially if they were trying to get them to promote the mode. Not, "Shoot. You're right. You're not feeling this huh? Let's see if I can fight for 5v5 and squeeze this in."

Pretty sure they don't even have 5v5 crew quite done *now*, because it was just THEN that KSpade complained about it only being 3v3 Blacktop 2.0.

It makes no sense that they would take most of the year to tweak 3v3 Blacktop, pass it off as Crews, and then be able to implement a full fledged 5v5 in two weeks after community guys told them straight up that it wouldn't fly.

Really not sure what there is to gain by convincing others to take a willfully ignorant and hopelessly optimistic stance so late in the game when all evidence points otherwise.

I want to be fair here and say I'm mainly negative about how this Crew situation seems to be handled. The gameplay and features list however, seems to target almost all of my specific requests and problems-- except maybe footplanting, and possibly making it worse by what little I saw in the Crew video. Footplanting will cause the game to take the real next-gen jump both visually and gameplay wise.

Really happy about tying rosters to Stats inc, if done right, and intrigued about Adaptive Defensive AI addressing things I didn't actually post much about except in the sliders section.

# 334 green225 @ 08/15/13 07:54 PM

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Originally Posted by MarvinOida


	Go crazy. Don't underestimate how crazy humans can go... KSpade gave ideas once he started to go back in a E-Mail. Stuff is still coming next week, and who knows when the game ships out. Ld2k said the game overall would be different experiences. Tap Tap Taptalking away on my iPhone

much respect to kspade anyway, he seems like our big hope. i hope he helps improve it(though i don't know why he requested a practice gym for crew games, that means no commentary, or crowd noise... even if the crowd is cardboard cutouts, the arena and noise is always nice) i'm just staying pessimistic right now because it's easier that way... and all we can go off is what we've seen. better believe if they showed a 2k11esque crew, i'd be optimistic as hell(thought i'd probably post 2 or 3 times instead of 50).

# 335 MarvinOida @ 08/15/13 08:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Sundown


	You really think that there's a much, much, much, better 5v5 crew mode they had in store than what they showed Team-Up 2 weeks ago? If that were the case, the would have simply said, "we have 5v5 crew, fully featured. It's just not ready yet." Especially if they were trying to get them to promote the mode. Not, "Shoot. You're right. You're not feeling this huh? Let's see if I can fight for 5v5 and squeeze this in." Pretty sure they don't even have 5v5 crew quite done now, because it was just THEN that KSpade complained about it only being 3v3 Blacktop 2.0. It makes no sense that they would take most of the year to tweak 3v3 Blacktop, pass it off as Crews, and then be able to implement a full fledged 5v5 in two weeks after community guys told them straight up that it wouldn't fly. Really not sure what there is to gain by convincing others to take a willfully ignorant and hopelessly optimistic stance so late in the game when all evidence points otherwise.

Well, the build is old. Then again, we don't know.

I don't know but you don't know too. And What's wrong with hoping? I get that its sounds stupid to you, but I'm more pumped for gameplay then crew, and you're just coming here straight outta left field telling me I basically look stupid for seeing the right side of things opposed to the left. I don't know about you, but I have been hoping to see a lot of things and I see majority of what I hoped is there. Except the new controls, didn't ask or expect for that...

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# 336 Sundown @ 08/15/13 08:21 PM

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Originally Posted by MarvinOida


	Well, the build is old. Then again, we don't know. I don't know but you don't know too. And What's wrong with hoping?

It can't be THAT old. Complete modes don't get implemented and rebuilt in 2 weeks when the build they're trying to impress people is just not that impressive.

Old builds can explain for little glitches, slight physics problems, odd behaviors. "It's an old build" is not justification to believe the final game will be anything you hope, want, and wish it to be with 4 weeks or less left in the dev cycle.

Following what's been revealed about how the 3v3/5v5/blacktop Crew mode situation went down, I'm pretty sure my pessimism that Crew will just be stripped down 5v5 fullcourt Blacktop is more justified than "old build, we don't know, we can hope regardless of evidence."

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	I get that its sounds stupid to you, but I'm more pumped for gameplay then crew, and you're just coming here straight outta left field telling me I basically look stupid for seeing the right side of things opposed to the left. I don't know about you, but I have been hoping to see a lot of things and I see majority of what I hoped is there. Except the new controls, didn't ask or expect for that...

I'm also optimistic about gameplay and all the other features. Stats Inc rosters, new passing system, better paint contact and blocking system, adaptive defensive AI, improved on-ball defensive system. If these features are implemented correctly (they're not always), 2K14 could be the best in the series addressing both old and new problems.

But I don't think I'm out of left field when I say that you should let diehard Crew fans decide what Crew is for them, and what's happened to Crew IS somewhat of a debacle. Telling them not to care about things that don't matter to you specifically and telling them to ignore evidence and hope beyond reason when you don't seem to a hardcore classic Crew fan is doing them a disservice.

Honestly, it does "sound stupid", but I'm guessing you're just trying to give them perspective because you believe 2K14 will be good as a whole. I think it probably will be too. But downplaying their extremely legitimate concerns and goading them into unjustified optimism to allay their justified fears is not the way to do it in my view.

# 337 LakersForLife @ 08/15/13 08:23 PM

Anyone else skipping out on garbage blacktop 2.0?

# 338 Matayeus @ 08/15/13 08:31 PM

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Originally Posted by green225


	much respect to kspade anyway, he seems like our big hope. i hope he helps improve it(though i don't know why he requested a practice gym for crew games, that means no commentary, or crowd noise... even if the crowd is cardboard cutouts, the arena and noise is always nice) i'm just staying pessimistic right now because it's easier that way... and all we can go off is what we've seen. better believe if they showed a 2k11esque crew, i'd be optimistic as hell(thought i'd probably post 2 or 3 times instead of 50).

Exactly , the only thing 2k would have seen from me was a few thank you tweets and their game would've had one more pre-order.

# 339 MarvinOida @ 08/15/13 08:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Sundown


	Honestly, it does "sound stupid", but I'm guessing you're just trying to give them perspective because you believe 2K14 will be good as a whole. I think it probably will be too. But downplaying their extremely legitimate concerns and goading them into unjustified optimism to allay their justified fears is not the way to do it in my view.

The only legitimate concern I see is that its not (100% sure) what they want, but if that's the case, then I have a list in terms of customization that needs addressing. The thing is fulfilling everyone is a big range that can't be completely fulfilled. That fact that Crew is being addressed after a leave and association not is an example that comes to mind. For a couple reasons, the generic disk space, promoting saving, time consuming, etc.

But the thing is we haven't seen 5 v 5. We only have seen 3 v 3. We don't know the facts, I'm still saying that its still all opinion based on what 5 v 5 is/would be.

I'm not justified to say that 5 v 5 will be 2K11 crew, but everyone else isn't justified to say its 5 v 5 Blacktop, since we don't have facts for 5 v 5 to proof right or wrong.

I use facts to decide where my opinion goes and if facts aren't release yet, I guess I have to wait, cause I have all the time I need.

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# 340 lastlastlast @ 08/15/13 09:05 PM

My 2 questions for whether I will play crew or not

1. Is it a legit arena and not blacktop
2. Can you get custom jerseys/logos to show up

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