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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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# 381 Boilerbuzz @ 08/16/13 12:04 PM

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Originally Posted by green225


	defensive? nah, i already know you're schtick, come on here and reply to every single crew post saying "we don't know for sure, blah blah blah". i don't care, it's pointless, but whatever. i'm a crew fan whose seen the vid, and tweets, and can read between the lines. obviously i'm not happy about it. a mode that was perfected years ago(there were no hacks on ps3), and went on a long hiatus(for no reason), comes back as a shadow of it's former self. sure, 2k defines what crew is, but why make it 100 times worse than it was? if it ain't broke, don't fix it. not saying they had to raise the bar, but at least keep it as it was.

No reason? That's a straight up lie there. The reason was that the network foundation was rewritten completely. The reason was that security measures had to be in place.

I'm sure they will see your posts and see your passion for as it was. Eventually, it will return to the way you want it. In the meantime, why can't you be content (not happy, but content) with what's coming? It's getting there. Can't you acknowledge that bit?

# 382 Vni @ 08/16/13 12:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Boilerbuzz


	it could be played in a swimming pool.

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Originally Posted by LD2K


	Great idea, I'am passing this to the devs.

10 characters.

# 383 green225 @ 08/16/13 12:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Boilerbuzz


	No reason? That's a straight up lie there. The reason was that the network foundation was rewritten completely. The reason was that security measures had to be in place. I'm sure they will see your posts and see your passion for as it was. Eventually, it will return to the way you want it. In the meantime, why can't you be content (not happy, but content) with what's coming? It's getting there. Can't you acknowledge that bit?

i can live with it(i'll prob wait for next gen news to see if they got something better coming 1st before buying this though), but you shouldn't expect to not see us complaining in the crew thread. pretty sure we're not going to association threads, or shoe threads to complain about crew. marvin just doesn't seem to grasp psychology, that's where his wait and see comes in.

# 384 Matayeus @ 08/16/13 12:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Boilerbuzz


	You are wrong. I loved the mode. Hacks killed it for me. Those should be gone. I'm all in. That's why I keep coming back to the thread. To see if there is any REAL developments on the mode. Instead, it's more complaints about what we don't know and therefore assume. I'll say this, as long as 5v5 has full court and normal rules, it could be played in a swimming pool. I'm ok with that. Some aren't and that's fair. But to go off as if that is fact at this point is silly in my opinion.

As of the video they released the other day , at that point crew was only 3v3 with limited to no rules and a game to 21 . If the team up guys hadn't "cried and complain " like us "crewbies" have it would still be that garbage.

If we don't speak and let them know what we want and just accept what they give us, there will be no progression

# 385 Goffs @ 08/16/13 12:29 PM

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Originally Posted by MarvinOida


	Funny thing I find about Crewbies, they are the least active people in the 2K subforum, yet when they hear crew, they explode and rise a ruckus. Tap Tap Taptalking away on my iPhone

Its not only Crewbies...new people show up just to complain only to disappear once the game comes out...

This time of year sucks here....

# 386 MarvinOida @ 08/16/13 12:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Goffs


	Its not only Crewbies...new people show up just to complain only to disappear once the game comes out... This time of year sucks here....

Yep, its just sucks how that is for every game in the forums.

Tap Tap Taptalking away on my iPhone

# 387 Jhawkfootball06 @ 08/16/13 01:27 PM

Are some people really being serious in this thread? We are the CUSTOMERS. We have a right to voice our concerns with any mode. Here we have a crew thread, specifically talking and discussing about the upcoming crew mode. What we know right now, we are not happy one bit with it. Why not voice our concerns? We shouldn't be "content", or "happy" that we even got it. We are the customers and demand more.

Can't believe some people are criticizing the people that are criticizing 2k. You are obviously not as passionate for crew mode as the rest of us so gtfo.

You are just basically trying to hijack this thread and have it become a user vs user war instead of talking about crew mode

# 388 Da_Czar @ 08/16/13 01:42 PM

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Originally Posted by bottledwaterfan25


	"you represent a very small part of the audience. Don't think that most people agree with you because you and 10 other Crewbies fill up an OS thread." uhhhh... you mean the thread that has 17.5 thousand views on OS already, after just 2 days? " 2k12 (and i think 2k13) outsold 2k11 without Crew." That's because 2k was the only basketball video game being sold those years, with zero competition. " So, apparently, folks weren't that best up about it as you may think." Have you even spent one minute of time looking at the outcry on twitter and youtube of literally thousands of disappointed people? Not to mention the countless polls over the weeks and months where people have ranked CREW as being the second most important mode to them after Myplayer, which is THE most popular mode in the game. Sorry to say, but for a MOD you come across on here as very bitter and petty towards the crew community.

I think your missing his bigger point and to an extent a lot of us are. On the internet where crew members are plentiful any poll or any thread or youtube or twitter is going to get blown up.

Let's say there are and I'm being generous 100,000 crew fanatics(Probably closer to 15,000) The game sold almost 6 million copies. or let's say 5.5 to be safe. Crew mode and those who say they won't buy it or will buy the competition is a very small amount of consumers. They just happen to be very vocal.

But on the other hand any developer should be very careful about believe the hype of their sales and usage numbers in years when consumers have had no choice. A company that allows Hubris to have them ignore their small but vocal core audience will eventually find themselves at the bottom of the sales heap.

What fools companies is the shift doesn't happen immediately, and it happens so slowly, that they continue to make decisions that erode their core audience confidence, while enjoying the mainstream success that past games has earned them.

See live from 2000-2014 for a recent example of how that turned out.

So while I agree with Buzz I also say companies should beware not to dismiss those who helped them get where they are. It was OS vets holding release parties and putting up flyers etc when everyone else thought their game was ***. Forget that to your own future demise...AKA Stay thirsty my friends.

# 389 Saturnis @ 08/16/13 01:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Boilerbuzz


	You are right and wrong. Wrong in that you don't define Crew. They do. Now if you don't like it, you can express that. And that's cool and you should. But you need to realize that more often than not, you represent a very small part of the audience. Don't think that most people agree with you because you and 10 other Crewbies fill up an OS thread. 2k12 (and i think 2k13) outsold 2k11 without Crew. So, apparently, folks weren't that best up about it as you may think. But I feel you man. You sound like me and Madden. The difference, though is that EA and the NFL forced out the competition the wrong way.

im talking crew and 2k in general. I haven't seen anything different besides controls and graphics sprinkled in with a few new animations. that has been the upgrade process for several years already. Then when new gen is about to come out, and i get ready to hopefully gain a better experience, only to see that version is just prettier but stripped of a mode that most people i know play. either way you lose with 2k, but with other games i never see any complaining going on. I only ever see nonsense here.

also a big part of the reason it sold so much is because its the only basketball "simulation" game available. Add heavy or superior competition to the mix and you'll see a difference.

2k11 had no competition right? silly us to forget that. Silly you to forget elite 11 was delayed and fans of that game just waited it out, until it was officially cancelled in november.

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Originally Posted by Gman 18


	That's what they do to me also. People need to be patient and wait for all the details to come out before they complain Sent from my Kindle Fire using Tapatalk 2

you know, not to insult you or anyone who thinks this way, but this is a very stupid way to think about things.

if the community is vocal and express what they want, the devs would be more inclined to add what the community wants. Just like in some posts that were already here saying that ideas were past on to the devs. So in essence, at least we are being heard whether it gets implemented or not, at least they know how we feel.

where's the logic in sitting back waiting for info, only to find out they did everything the community doesn't want but now since they were quiet and ho hum about it nothing can be changed since this is the way it is and it's too late? seriously, this is the most idiotic comments that i keep reading. They make these games for your enjoyment, and if you and a whole bunch of people don't agree with things, then be vocal because remember they work for your money so your vote counts.

# 390 Jrocc23 @ 08/16/13 02:51 PM

Really no point in arguing with them. They've been saying the same thing for awhile and some of the people that's not even into Crew commented more than anyone.

They feel how they feel and we feel how we feel. Happy they're progressing, but this isn't what we expected.

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# 391 bottledwaterfan25 @ 08/16/13 04:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Jrocc23


	Really no point in arguing with them. They've been saying the same thing for awhile and some of the people that's not even into Crew commented more than anyone. They feel how they feel and we feel how we feel. Happy they're progressing, but this isn't what we expected. Sent from my iPhone 5 using Tapatalk

This. some of these momos coming in here to argue... lol. By their logic we should stop posting our concerns for obvious flaws in a game mode, and just blindly sit back and wait... Because, you know, 2k knows what they're doing, and who are we to decipher the actual info that we have been shown thus far? We should be happy to settle for a stripped down mode only on blacktop. No need to let your voice be heard, just wait for the facts. Sure seems to be working for the VAST amount of improvements and upgrades to the glorious Association mode over the past few years... oh wait...

# 392 iimrampage28 @ 08/16/13 05:02 PM

It seems like this has turned into more of an argument thread than a crew discussion thread lol. Everybody's going to have their opinion of the situation and somebody will disagree. We'll just have to wait for Oct. 1st to see if everybody is satisfied.

# 393 Optik @ 08/16/13 05:05 PM

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Originally Posted by iimrampage28


	It seems like this has turned into more of an argument thread than a crew discussion thread lol. Everybody's going to have their opinion of the situation and somebody will disagree. We'll just have to wait for Oct. 1st to see if everybody is satisfied.

When has a subject like crew ever been "discussed"? It's either argument or infantile rage.

# 394 iimrampage28 @ 08/16/13 05:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Optik


	When has a subject like crew ever been "discussed"? It's either argument or infantile rage.

Well I can attest to the infantile rage myself, but I was feeling like everybody else who was excited when they saw the thread title and then watched the video just to make the Squidward face. All I'm saying is the arguments are more prevalent now lol.

# 395 Sundown @ 08/16/13 05:24 PM

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Originally Posted by MarvinOida


	Say what you want man, I'm a believe it once I see it type of person. 5v5 being a regular Team Up game should be fine with everyone.

Yet, you believe Crew could/will be 5v5 with arenas with absolutely no evidence. That seems self-contradictory and I'm not sure how that makes sense.

The safe "I'll believe it when i see it" bet seems to be that Crew will just be 5v5 Blacktop at best, because that's what everything we've seen and heard suggests.

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	"the Facts prove that 5v5 will be Blacktop-only." What do you have? -3v3 footage -Knowledge of 5v5 being started 2 weeks ago

The facts:

5v5 was started two weeks ago-- This is HUGE. Being familiar with game industry practices, dev cycles, and QA time needed for additions and changes, you generally CANNOT completely rebuild a game mode close to release, much less have it all completed in two weeks. Trying to do this and have it be proplery tested in such a short amount of time is nearly irresponsible in software development. 2K has never been one to take risks close to release.

Only 3v3 up to two weeks ago-- It means that 2k did NOT intend on implementing a full fledged 2K11 style crew mode for this year's release, and were interested in doing the least work necessary to sell "Crews" by redefining what "Crews" meant.

No word of Arenas/Jerseys/NBA rules from LD2k or Ronny-- In the very week they are promoting the "Return of Crew", they have avoided responding to questions related to the above. Ronny hyped Crews for a whole week, and 2K Marketing went through the effort to script, film, and produce a promotional video piece. Why would they do all that and NOT answer the biggest concern of folks who are interested in Crews? They could dispel all the angst and misgivings and accusations with one word. Yet they chose not to respond IN THE WEEK that they're trying to make the mode look a good as possible. I think both Chris and Ronny are smarter and more savvy at marketing than that. Notice how Beluba (who's not even in marketing) popped in from his busy schedule to allay our fears that in-paint contact wasn't addressed when it's one of the top 2 issues in 2K13? See how happily that thread has gone for the most part?

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	That's it. You don't have significant proof in my opinion to tell me that its GUARANTEED that will happen, not saying it will not, but its not conclusive enough.

The facts don't *prove* that 5v5 will be Blacktop only. I never said they did. They merely heavily insinuate it will be Blacktop only.

Meanwhile there is *no* fact that suggests otherwise.

I'm going to go in the direction the facts are pointing into, vs. the unlikely polyanna view based on even less evidence.

"You don't know for sure" is not a trump card to support any and all clusions in the midst of varying degrees of certainty.

That fact is there are more facts for my conclusion than your opinion. They may not seem *conclusive* to you, and neither of us know for sure, but one is more likely than the other, and I prefer sticking to more likely conclusions than less likely ones.

And in the end, you have even less supporting evidence to continue a quixotic crusade to convince others that they shouldn't at all be worried or concerned.

A simple "We don't know for sure, and we can hold out hope, but I admit some of this evidence doesn't look good", or "I dont mind Blacktop Crew, but I understand others do" would go a long way towards constructive conversation about Crews. It was your many posts that continued to tell others what they should feel, like, do, accept, ignore, and believe contrary to mounting evidence that compelled me and many others to respond.

# 396 HowDareI @ 08/16/13 05:42 PM

It's pretty simple: If you don't like Crew don't come on a thread about Crew.

People are here discussing why we're upset over no 5v5 Crews like in 2K10 and 11. (We haven't seen ANY evidence showing an arena with customized jerseys, or commentary, or rules, etc.).

Basically what we're doing by "complaining" about these things, is letting the devs know what WE want. Are association/sim/whatever guys that upset we're getting more attention? All that shows is more people are interested in Crews, get over it. (My favorite rapper isn't as big as Lil Wayne, I don't go on Lil Wayne's website crying about it...that's what little kids do).

# 397 Saturnis @ 08/16/13 06:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Sundown


	Yet, you believe Crew could/will be 5v5 with arenas with absolutely no evidence. That seems self-contradictory and I'm not sure how that makes sense. The safe "I'll believe it when i see it" bet seems to be that Crew will just be 5v5 Blacktop at best, because that's what everything we've seen and heard suggests. The facts: 5v5 was started two weeks ago-- This is HUGE. Being familiar with game industry practices, dev cycles, and QA time needed for additions and changes, you generally CANNOT completely rebuild a game mode close to release, much less have it all completed in two weeks. Trying to do this and have it be proplery tested in such a short amount of time is nearly irresponsible in software development. 2K has never been one to take risks close to release. Only 3v3 up to two weeks ago-- It means that 2k did NOT intend on implementing a full fledged 2K11 style crew mode for this year's release, and were interested in doing the least work necessary to sell "Crews" by redefining what "Crews" meant. No word of Arenas/Jerseys/NBA rules from LD2k or Ronny-- In the very week they are promoting the "Return of Crew", they have avoided responding to questions related to the above. Ronny hyped Crews for a whole week, and 2K Marketing went through the effort to script, film, and produce a promotional video piece. Why would they do all that and NOT answer the biggest concern of folks who are interested in Crews? They could dispel all the angst and misgivings and accusations with one word. Yet they chose not to respond IN THE WEEK that they're trying to make the mode look a good as possible. I think both Chris and Ronny are smarter and more savvy at marketing than that. Notice how Beluba (who's not even in marketing) popped in from his busy schedule to allay our fears that in-paint contact wasn't addressed when it's one of the top 2 issues in 2K13? See how happily that thread has gone for the most part? The facts don't prove that 5v5 will be Blacktop only. I never said they did. They merely heavily insinuate it will be Blacktop only. Meanwhile there is no fact that suggests otherwise. I'm going to go in the direction the facts are pointing into, vs. the unlikely polyanna view based on even less evidence. "You don't know for sure" is not a trump card to support any and all clusions in the midst of varying degrees of certainty. That fact is there are more facts for my conclusion than your opinion. They may not seem conclusive to you, and neither of us know for sure, but one is more likely than the other, and I prefer sticking to more likely conclusions than less likely ones. And in the end, you have even less supporting evidence to continue a quixotic crusade to convince others that they shouldn't at all be worried or concerned. A simple "We don't know for sure, and we can hold out hope, but I admit some of this evidence doesn't look good", or "I dont mind Blacktop Crew, but I understand others do" would go a long way towards constructive conversation about Crews. It was your many posts that continued to tell others what they should feel, like, do, accept, ignore, and believe contrary to mounting evidence that compelled me and many others to respond.

about what you said above, they don't even have to answer any questions. A simple, "crew is more than just blacktop, just stay tuned" is more than sufficient. Then we can all wait for the details, but simply getting ignored is what draws us to these final conclusions. I mean, they are promoting crew right? so why can't they say something like that to quell all concerns?

because it's exactly that, blacktop.

# 398 Matayeus @ 08/16/13 06:13 PM

I guarantee you , if they have the team up guys playing indoors , 5v5 like how they should've been , this thread , is a lot smaller and full of happy people .

But they didnt , the put out blacktop and called it crew.

People are passionate about crew , it's the most fun I've had in gaming , and I want It to come back . But I also want it to come back right . Not as a significantly lesser game mode with the label "crew" slapped on to it .

# 399 Optik @ 08/16/13 06:14 PM

People, PLEASE don't conflate facts with evidence.

# 400 MarvinOida @ 08/16/13 06:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Sundown


	A simple "We don't know for sure, and we can hold out hope, but I admit some of this evidence doesn't look good", or "I dont mind Blacktop Crew, but I understand others do" would go a long way towards constructive conversation about Crews. It was your many posts that continued to tell others what they should feel, like, do, accept, ignore, and believe contrary to mounting evidence that compelled me and many others to respond.

Yet, when I started with that, everybody starts exploding with this. I was first one stated the concern of depth and the waterdown version of 3 v 3. Yet that didn't do anything, I'm just saying man, everyone jumped to the complaints wagon, which is fine, but to me, this still would've happened if it wasn't me, maybe even naturally. I'm not trying to say "listen to me I'm right" I'm just saying wait it out. I already stated that I felt that possibility of this being water downed, me being fine with everything until Oct 1st.

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