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NBA 2K16's Key to Success

04:40 PM - August 6, 2015 by RaychelSnr

NBA 2K16 will be the third basketball title released by 2K Sports on this generation of consoles. The developers will be looking to improve and stabilize this series, and there is no doubt that the hype for NBA 2K16 is very high. With news continuing to release about new modes, improved gameplay, and enhanced visuals, 2K is continuing to boost the hype as we move towards a late-September release. That being said, let's take a look at what I think are the five keys that will ensure NBA 2K16 is a success this season.

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# 1 grodbetatted @ 08/06/15 04:57 PM

Within gameplay the mention of canned animations would've been nice

# 2 NastyGT @ 08/06/15 05:00 PM

I play mostly MY LEAGUE and MY CAREER.. I wish that Spike Lee is not just marketing stunt and hope he will really do something with MY CAREER story. And, IMO, MY LEAGUE and online ML should be separate modes. Also, considering gameplay, everything can be tuned by sliders except one unbelievably bad thing in 2K15 . foul detection. That thing ruined MY LEAGUE fun. Too many times my player ends pushed in crowd or threw down with judo moves with no faouls at all. But just standing with hands up, not even moving is too often foul for CPU teams. Absolutely most annoying thing in 2K15 I wish they will fix...or make sliders work for this thing...

# 3 Wildcats302 @ 08/06/15 05:10 PM

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Originally Posted by iloveparkmin


	presentation need improved more better especially pregame warm-up along star player showing season stats while commentary talking about that player's performance during season and halftime report need improve better too.. My GM should add weekly wrap up show like NFL 2k5

Presentation is never going to be where we all want it to be at in a sports' game I'm afraid. People will always compare it to real life, and a game is never going to compete with that in the end. I think 2k b-ball does a pretty fine job with presentation, but as you mentions they can tweak/improve it, as any game can. I would like a weekly wrap up show myself...in MyLeague as well of course. I know The Show has daily wrap up shows, which I find impressive...generic as they may be. I like those options to be in a game if I want them, although I fully admit I rarely listened to them.

# 4 lakers24 @ 08/06/15 05:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Wildcats302


	Presentation is never going to be where we all want it to be at in a sports' game I'm afraid. People will always compare it to real life, and a game is never going to compete with that in the end. I think 2k b-ball does a pretty fine job with presentation, but as you mentions they can tweak/improve it, as any game can. I would like a weekly wrap up show myself...in MyLeague as well of course. I know The Show has daily wrap up shows, which I find impressive...generic as they may be. I like those options to be in a game if I want them, although I fully admit I rarely listened to them.

It's not that it won't live up to our expectations by comparing it to real life, it's that we've seen it before in previous games made over a decade ago. The fact that we still don't have it back in over 2 console generations is the problem.

# 5 Wildcats302 @ 08/06/15 05:56 PM

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Originally Posted by lakers24


	It's not that it won't live up to our expectations by comparing it to real life, it's that we've seen it before in previous games made over a decade ago. The fact that we still don't have it back in over 2 console generations is the problem.

Other than not having a wrap up show, I'm not sure what that one game everyone did that 2k does not do at present. I mean 2k hoops had some wrap up shows (each week or month?) and the NCAA Tourney selection show...so yeah it is possible. With Ernie and Shaq they have some ground work for this type of thing.

# 6 WishListGOD 1 OF 2 @ 08/06/15 06:10 PM

Im not a huge graphics head so all i really want presentation wise is an NBA ticker, NBA tv presentation, ABC presentation and TNT. TNT for eastern playoff games coverage, ABC for western playoff games coverage and NBA tv/TNT for regular season games this is huge and far more important in my eyses than an espn license. Hopefully 2k16 adds atleast two.

# 7 scottyp180 @ 08/06/15 06:57 PM

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Originally Posted by lamarking


	This is a question for LD2K and whack * Ronnie 2K, how do you not fix the Demi God issue? This glitch has devalued your game big time its really not worth playing anymore and for the fact that you guys have nothing to fix it really shows the community that you dont care about the game just remember if the NBA 2k series becomes irrelevant so do you two lame asses. I been playing 2K since the Iverson days and as a true fan I am saddened to see you guys do ** all with the game as the ambassadors once you release the title

I'm almost 100% positive they mentioned they are working on ways to prevent the Demigod problem in the twitch stream the other day.

# 8 lakers24 @ 08/06/15 07:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Wildcats302


	Other than not having a wrap up show, I'm not sure what that one game everyone did that 2k does not do at present. I mean 2k hoops had some wrap up shows (each week or month?) and the NCAA Tourney selection show...so yeah it is possible. With Ernie and Shaq they have some ground work for this type of thing.

Most refer to NFL 2k5 as the holy grail when it comes to presentation, and tbh it deserves it. Weekly recaps(in studio w/ highlights), score ticker, halftime show (w/ highlights), postgame interviews, etc. That game was made in 2004 on PS2 and Xbox yet it still is the bar that really no sports game has come close to outside of bits and pieces of it. Regarding Ernie and Shaq, I actually mentioned last year the formula for a legit halftime/weekly recap show was there, whether they try to do it is another story.

# 9 AgentZer0 @ 08/06/15 07:09 PM

They should work on a solution to all the Cheat Engine abusing on PC, too, they could sell a lot of VC on PC if they did, also it would make the game more fun to play not having to deal with 7'5 99 ovr all badges and tendencies wannabes all the time.

# 10 juicey79 @ 08/06/15 07:16 PM

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Originally Posted by scottyp180


	I'm almost 100% positive they mentioned they are working on ways to prevent the Demigod problem in the twitch stream the other day.

What is the Demi God problem

# 11 Wildcats302 @ 08/06/15 07:21 PM

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Originally Posted by lakers24


	Most refer to NFL 2k5 as the holy grail when it comes to presentation, and tbh it deserves it. Weekly recaps(in studio w/ highlights), score ticker, halftime show (w/ highlights), postgame interviews, etc. That game was made in 2004 on PS2 and Xbox yet it still is the bar that really no sports game has come close to outside of bits and pieces of it. Regarding Ernie and Shaq, I actually mentioned last year the formula for a legit halftime/weekly recap show was there, whether they try to do it is another story.

I agree on presentation...gameplay was another story, but presentation was legit. I think 2k college hoops 2k8 was as good as I have seen on the basketball side.

# 12 Vni @ 08/06/15 07:21 PM

Personally I thought the pre game show was a waste.

# 13 juicey79 @ 08/06/15 07:22 PM

Fix presentation also....need to replace Kerr, halftime highlight package, fix the music to play after POTG package (I like to hear soundtrack while watching player highlights)....weekly wrap up like nba 2k5/college hoops

# 14 woshihuxingtan @ 08/06/15 07:31 PM

Presentation needs to be addressed to versus NBA Live's ESPN

# 15 Trackball @ 08/06/15 07:41 PM

As a guy who likes to play a Moses Malone type in MyCareer:

As long as we don't end up averaging 30 boards a game in that mode again despite putting NOTHING into the Rebounding attributes, I'm good.

# 16 DonWuan @ 08/06/15 08:25 PM

Make 2 separate games

One for offline and one for online.

Online players have ruined the game.

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# 17 JKSportsGamer1984 @ 08/06/15 09:07 PM

Add Foot Planting to the Gameplay improvements! Foot planting has continued to plague 2K basketball. They improved some with the transition to Next Gen but it's still a problem. Players feet constantly slide into position when receiving passes (especially on Inbound passes). Players often glide into position as well. I really hope they addressed this because it's the only major issue I have with the game. Now rebounding, CPU AI, getting stuck in canned animations, etc...are also some of my gripes but 1st & foremost please fix the Foot Planting!

# 18 LeBron_On_Mars @ 08/06/15 09:16 PM

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Originally Posted by WishListGOD 1 OF 2


	Im not a huge graphics head so all i really want presentation wise is an NBA ticker, NBA tv presentation, ABC presentation and TNT. TNT for eastern playoff games coverage, ABC for western playoff games coverage and NBA tv/TNT for regular season games this is huge and far more important in my eyses than an espn license. Hopefully 2k16 adds atleast two.

See, I think this is exactly why 2K hasn't leaked or released any in-game footage. Only due to the fact that presentation is a huge consumer factor. So I feel like 2K is holding out on us till release. All because they got the TNT broadcast for 2K16 to compete with the competitions.

# 19 Lanowalker @ 08/06/15 09:49 PM

My Player Uniform Schedule: This may not matter much to everyone else but as someone who plays my player almost exclusively I would really appreciate a rotating jersey schedule since we have no control of what uniforms we wear game to game. Make all shoe/accessory selections with options for team color schemes that change with each jersey. Its a subtle change that could make a huge impact in my opinion.

My Player Commentary: Finding a way to develop evolving commentary can also be key. I've had cut scenes and commentary that talk about my player as a rookie through his 2nd and even 3rd season. If I come in to the league and dominate the commentary should reflect that. As I begin to rack up all star appearances MVP's and NBA Championships i should be compared to other great players. More emphasis on records scoring titles rings triple doubles etc throughout the career mode including more stat overlays.

2K Shoes: More brand specific create a shoe options i.e. : reebok zigtech. adidas shell toe, Nike foamposite etc.

# 20 YaBoial @ 08/07/15 05:29 AM

Game play. Work on those exploits. That zig-zag bs. 2k lied and said they fixed it last year. Makes me sketchy on whatever else they say

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