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NBA 2K16 Developer Blog - MyLEAGUE, MyLEAGUE Online, MyGM & More

04:00 PM - August 19, 2015 by Steve_OS

NBA 2K16 Senior Producer, Erick Boenisch, a.k.a. SimBaller, has just posted a new NBA 2K16 Developer Blog detailing MyLEAGUE, MyLEAGUE Online, MyGM and much more. Read all about it here and let us know your thoughts!

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# 241 countryboy @ 08/19/15 07:53 PM

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Originally Posted by 23


	What I don't like is this It's one mode, really 3 in 1 We haven't even seen a trailer yet We have this freaking huge blog after weeks of complaining about teeth and no gameplay and no info Yet we have some to come in completely ignore EVERYTHING and pick out one thing they don't agree with and swash over the game like it might as well be DOA because its not EXACTLY how they want it. Forget everything else right? I can't even believe the amount of things here that was in that long post you made, yet thats still not enough, and then throwing shade around as if My League the offline game is not the core of the game, like "yeah im glad for you offliners but this is unacceptable" We just sat back and watched them release a HUGE ONLINE MODE CALLED PRO AM (crew) whatever you want to call it, full customizations, teams staduims uniforms and leagues, because thats what the majority of onliners were complaining about and guess what More onliners complaining again This cycle of ridiculousness never stops with them.

# 242 Number999 @ 08/19/15 07:53 PM

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	It�s a very fun, and very unique way to simulate a game without actually playing it. Now, that being said, if you DO get the itch to jump on the sticks, you can freely switch between playing the game and coaching via SImCast Live with literally zero load time. I�m talking instantaneous switches. It�s pretty nifty. And for those of you who loved the SimCast experience. Don�t worry, it didn�t go anywhere! In fact, it is also better than ever. You can now jump in AND out of games in SimCast this year. Heck, you can even start a game in SimCast, decide to jump in and play, switch it over to SimCast Live, then decide to finish the game on the sticks, only to later change your mind when you want to jump out and finish the game in SimCast. Total, unequivocal, full control in NBA 2K16 my friends. You can literally play/sim/coach/watch a game any way you can imagine. No other sports game offers experiences as robust as this.

One other thing I wanted to add... this right here is amazing. Of course the instantaneous part I'll have to see to believe but as someone who wants the full 82 game experience but doesn't have the time to play each game but I wanna have SOME control, this is in all likelihood gonna be my favorite feature in this game once again.

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	Multiple Injuries � Since the beginning of recorded video game time, a player could only have one injury at a time. In NBA 2K16, you can now have up to two simultaneous injuries per player.

I have a feeling I'm gonna be very frustrated with Wade but this is such a minor amazing detail that no other sports video game has... love this little addition as well.

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	Customizable Progression/Regression � Every player in the league now has a unique editable entry called �Peak Start� and �Peak End�. �Peak Start� is the age at which players have developed as much as they can, and will not see additional ratings increases outside of training. �Peak End� is the age at which players will start their inevitable ratings decline. This is all in your control now!

It seems a little vague but this sounds exceptional if it is what I think it is. If you're allowed to say... extend the peak of KD merely cause he's a shooter a little bit longer and prevent some of the hardcore regressions that have occurred (and have been somewhat fixed) it's all the merrier.

Off the top of my head.. for offline MyLeague I can't think of a single true feature that I am upset about that they missed out on. Oh, and also the addition of storylines is only gonna make the life of guys who do dynasties in that part of the forums on OS just got a tiny bit easier. Seriously can't wait for 2k16 now.

# 243 amedawg00 @ 08/19/15 07:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Taer


	Most of those that complain have no experience in game development and/or testing and they do not realize just how unrealistic some of their expectations are. My signature applies to most complaining posts I've read in this thread. Even to a respected community member's post like amedawg's. Using words like "Orwellian" is hyperbole of the same degree he is complaining about.

Perhaps I should have used the word double speak which is essentially the hall mark of Orwell. Tell me taer; with all due respect; when a mode is given the identical name as a pre existing mode that is tangibly defined as a fully featured offline franchise mode, would it be such a leap to surmise or expect the equivalent, aside from the offline/online components?

All I'm saying is that the naming of the mode was entirely misleading and unnecessary. If my fellow OA heads were able to battle through broken leagues in 2k15, then what makes you think, we won't fork over another $60 to VC for functional leagues in 16? 2k will still get our money and no one is threatening to boycott the game or jump ship to the competition or any other ridiculous statements that come from fairweather 2kers that don't invest a fraction of the time that OA OL vets do year in and year out.

Again, naming convention aside, the majority of us that hooped regardless of the broken 2k15 OLs with work arounds now have more tools to work with than last year because of what you may call "complaining", and yet we call "constructive criticism." Hell....didn't Simballer himself ask for our feedback with regards to the very mode that he detailed in the blog? We are appreciative of the functional online league mode that has potential to be extended with the custom roster feature. That shouldn't preclude us from providing feedback that offline heads have given and thus culminated in them getting the motherlode that OA heads erroneously anticipated due to the orwellian double speak of naming a mode "myleague online" when it has little resemblance to the more robust "myleague offline."

# 244 strawberryshortcake @ 08/19/15 07:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Taer


	One thought related to a fellow community member's recent posting: OKC will never "deserve" a team until the wrongs inflicted in Seattle are addressed. A stolen team does not "belong" in the possession of the thief regardless of that thief being a multi-billionaire friend of the ex-Commissioner or not.

I've come to accept OKC Thunder for what they are. They've been in the league for a certain period of time, it's mentally ingrained in my mind that the Thunders in OKC is simply part of the league regardless of how they were establish.

I don't know the history behind the Grizzlies move from Vancouver to Memphis, probably not as much outrage as when the Sonics were gone (or maybe there was?). But the same with the Grizzlies, I see them as a Memphis team now.

If team expansion were possible, I'd go ahead first to create the Sonics but wouldn't relocate the Thunders. And probably give Vancouver their team back as well but leave the Grizzlies were they are.

# 245 threattonature @ 08/19/15 07:56 PM

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Originally Posted by schnakenpopanz


	his complaints may have been a bit too much, but the general point is ok. b2topic i think 2k knows what they have to do in the future. the direction is right. they have set the bar high. when you compare it with other sports games, they are doing a great job. look at fifa/pes. there is no chance to play a franchise mode let alone league with you friends online.

Or you can compare their online modes to other games such as Madden and MLB The Show where you can do mulitple years and actually have free agency and drafts and see where they've done a horrible jobs. Please stop speaking on a mode you know nothing about and have no interest in. Last year's online leagues were a complete travesty and for months games wouldn't even register as having been played for months.

# 246 lvnba @ 08/19/15 07:57 PM

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Originally Posted by 23


	What I don't like is this (...) More onliners complaining again This cycle of ridiculousness never stops with them.

The thing is that there is people spending 60 bucks every year for this particular little thing.

They are not doing that because they are crazy, that was something that made a lot of sense for 5-6 solid years of online association.

The fact that they rant a little even in days like today comes from a growing frustration that they have been farming for a long time.

Even if it's difficult to relate with them, and they are in the wrong, it would be unfair to ask so much of them, as it is to ask more from 2k today.

# 247 Goffs @ 08/19/15 07:57 PM

Is Jersey in the city list? On phone can't see pics lol

Gonna create a better version of Nets .

# 248 23 @ 08/19/15 07:58 PM

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Originally Posted by thedream2k16


	yet outrage ensues if offline myleague was as barebones as online " myleague"

No it doesn't

People who love My League offline after going through years of no real big jump in franchise mode, even with it taking a step back

We have an intelligent poster like Lakers24 who created a Phenomenal thread very intelligent post, with well thought out points, pictures to demonstrate, very organized and easy to understand, that could not be otherwise disagreed with by anyone, and apparently the devs thought it was in line as well.

If someone wants to lie and say they never saw it then here it is. Probably the most liked post in OS history

http://www.operationsports.com/forum...ersion-me.html

And guess what, it didn't happen all in year 1 and people still didn't continue to complain and gripe and act like 2k took their grandmother to the woodshed

# 249 schnakenpopanz @ 08/19/15 07:59 PM

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Originally Posted by 23


	What I don't like is this It's one mode, really 3 in 1 We haven't even seen a trailer yet We have this freaking huge blog after weeks of complaining about teeth and no gameplay and no info Yet we have some to come in completely ignore EVERYTHING and pick out one thing they don't agree with and swash over the game like it might as well be DOA because its not EXACTLY how they want it. Forget everything else right? I can't even believe the amount of things here that was in that long post you made, yet thats still not enough, and then throwing shade around as if My League the offline game is not the core of the game, like "yeah im glad for you offliners but this is unacceptable" We just sat back and watched them release a HUGE ONLINE MODE CALLED PRO AM (crew) whatever you want to call it, full customizations, teams staduims uniforms and leagues, because thats what the majority of onliners were complaining about and guess what More onliners complaining again This cycle of ridiculousness never stops with them.

Count all the modes offered and you will have a very diverse group of gamers:
- Sim Heads (Offline)
- Sim Heads/Online Leagues (Online)
- MyPlayer (Online)
- MyPlayer (Offline)
- Park Guys
- Crew Guys
- Casual Gamers
- MyLeague/MyGM (Offline)
- MyTeam

It will be a hard time do develop everything at once and make everyone equally happy. I have empathy with Crew/OL Complaints at some point. 2k is going in the right direction. But they can do anything they want if the online in game experience (input lag), server stability and gameplay it self does not hold up to the standards.

# 250 chrizz15 @ 08/19/15 08:00 PM

I wish I could be as excited as most of you guys, because this definitely is great news and a step in the right direction for years to come.

However I was really excited to revive our Online Association from 2k12 and 2k13 but the way it looks now is that the essence of that mode, which is building a team, preparing for the draft, clearing cap space for free agency etc. is not there this year.

If I got it right, it's basically the first season over and over again but with the trades you made during the season, so the first season will end in 2016 and the "second" season will restart in 2015 right? This means no expiring contracts, player progression etc, so taking a mediocre team wouldn't really make sense because the only goal is to win the championship in the first season and how many teams capable are there? And trading up from lottery to contender without any assets is not realistic in one year.

I still believe that it's a step in the right direction for this mode, because everything else is like I was hoping for. The priority should be to build a solid, and especially a working foundation so that hopefully in 2k17 we can have our online association back!

# 251 23 @ 08/19/15 08:00 PM

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Originally Posted by lvnba


	The thing is that there is people spending 60 bucks every year for this particular little thing. They are not doing that because they are crazy, that was something that made a lot of sense for 5-6 solid years of online association. The fact that they rant a little even in days like today comes from a growing frustration that they have been farming for a long time. Even if it's difficult to relate with them, and they are in the wrong, it would be unfair to ask so much of them, as it is to ask more from 2k today.

How is it difficult to relate? Everything doesn't require constant negative nancy talk, especially when you've been given almost everything else. It's like God told Adam you can have EVERYTHING in the garden except that one tree. I imagine these same ones would argue with him about how wrong he is for holding back on them.

Like how many years did it take My League to surface to what it is now? Don't lie either.. go back a few years and check and let me know

# 252 threattonature @ 08/19/15 08:02 PM

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Originally Posted by 23


	What I don't like is this It's one mode, really 3 in 1 We haven't even seen a trailer yet We have this freaking huge blog after weeks of complaining about teeth and no gameplay and no info Yet we have some to come in completely ignore EVERYTHING and pick out one thing they don't agree with and swash over the game like it might as well be DOA because its not EXACTLY how they want it. Forget everything else right? I can't even believe the amount of things here that was in that long post you made, yet thats still not enough, and then throwing shade around as if My League the offline game is not the core of the game, like "yeah im glad for you offliners but this is unacceptable" We just sat back and watched them release a HUGE ONLINE MODE CALLED PRO AM (crew) whatever you want to call it, full customizations, teams staduims uniforms and leagues, because thats what the majority of onliners were complaining about and guess what More onliners complaining again This cycle of ridiculousness never stops with them.

It's just disingenuous to group all onliners together. There has been a dedicated group of online league/online association/online myleague guys that for years have been patient asking for that mode. We simply have been wanting to be able to do a league with friends. Not play one-on-one or crew or anything like that. A team league with friends. So most of us could care less about crew mode. And since the introduction of online associations there have been game breaking bugs every single year that never get touched once the game is released. If you can't see why that's frustrating then you or just being dishonest.

Myleague offline is great minus a few small annoyances and has seen people complaining hardcore wanting more. All the online league guys wants is basic features such as free agency and being able to draft players year to year. BASIC FUNCTIONALITY. How in the world is that unreasonable to want?

# 253 schnakenpopanz @ 08/19/15 08:03 PM

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Originally Posted by threattonature


	Or you can compare their online modes to other games such as Madden and MLB The Show where you can do mulitple years and actually have free agency and drafts and see where they've done a horrible jobs. Please stop speaking on a mode you know nothing about and have no interest in. Last year's online leagues were a complete travesty and for months games wouldn't even register as having been played for months.

In fact i know very well what you are talking about. I am a member of a 30 player online league, doing 2 seasons in a year. I am not defending what they have done in the past, i can see them walking in the right direction. You are right though that Madden/MLB are better in that part.

# 254 23 @ 08/19/15 08:04 PM

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Originally Posted by threattonature


	It's just disingenuous to group all onliners together. There has been a dedicated group of online league/online association/online myleague guys that for years have been patient asking for that mode. We simply have been wanting to be able to do a league with friends. Not play one-on-one or crew or anything like that. A team league with friends. So most of us could care less about crew mode. And since the introduction of online associations there have been game breaking bugs every single year that never get touched once the game is released. If you can't see why that's frustrating then you or just being dishonest. Myleague offline is great minus a few small annoyances and has seen people complaining hardcore wanting more. All the online league guys wants is basic features such as free agency and being able to draft players year to year. BASIC FUNCTIONALITY. How in the world is that unreasonable to want?

Im not grouping anyone im talking about the complainers

and like i said most of them have been complaining about crew more than anything and they got that

but whatever, ill focus on what they DID add more than what they didn't this go round.

BTW, im not against what you're saying in particular at all

Its the incessant complaining that gets old man. There are way too many entitled folks out there

# 255 WaddupCouzin @ 08/19/15 08:07 PM

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Originally Posted by 23


	No it doesn't People who love My League offline after going through years of no real big jump in franchise mode, even with it taking a step back We have an intelligent poster like Lakers24 who created a Phenomenal thread very intelligent post, with well thought out points, pictures to demonstrate, very organized and easy to understand, that could not be otherwise disagreed with by anyone, and apparently the devs thought it was in line as well. If someone wants to lie and say they never saw it then here it is. Probably the most liked post in OS history http://www.operationsports.com/forum...ersion-me.html And guess what, it didn't happen all in year 1 and people still didn't continue to complain and gripe and act like 2k took their grandmother to the woodshed

I remember that thread! So many things he mentioned in that thread have been implemented.

Sent from my SM-N910T using Tapatalk

# 256 Toaster @ 08/19/15 08:07 PM

This sounds absolutely amazing and really makes me want to set up a online league with my friends.
Two key questions that come up are:

1) can we customize the league to include LESS teams so all teams (let's say 10 teams) are user controlled?
If not as a full fledged myleague, then is there an option for an online association with team customization and flex scheduling?

2) can I simply re-brand my team (Name, Uniform, Arena) without relocating the franchise?

This really has me licking my chops. Bravo!

# 257 lvnba @ 08/19/15 08:09 PM

I also wanted to add: Simcast Live is dope. At least the way it sounds. Amazing stuff.

It reminds me a lot to Football Manager, a soccer simulator that is the most advance stuff I have never seen in any sport.

# 258 CEOHaize @ 08/19/15 08:09 PM

The only think I'm mad at is looking at the map Saint Louis isn't one of the available cities. Smh.

# 259 Bexthelegend @ 08/19/15 08:09 PM

Regardless of how 23 wants to demonize you for criticizing 2k, I want ago applaud you for speaking up for the online association guys. What happen with online association reminds me a lot of what happend to crew. 5 years ago both modes delivered a great product, then for the next 4 releases they were either completly eliminated or stripped. When you see something you like in an old edition, and the company eliminates the things about that game mode that made it great, you have every right to complain. In fact you have an obligation to make sure that mode returns to the quality it once was.

If it wasn't for the crew guys constantly complaining they would have never gotten an improved version in 2k16. 23 also tried to demonize that vocal minority as well. So keep voicing your concerns, so hopefully in 2k17 you guys recive the real online association you've been asking for.

Today I'm Extremly satisfied, but that doesn't mean that you need to be. I'm mostly an offline association player, so I got what I wanted. Keep fighting the good fight

# 260 nova91 @ 08/19/15 08:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Goffs


	Is Jersey in the city list? On phone can't see pics lol Gonna create a better version of Nets .

I never noticed that the cat in your avatar is actually moving lol!

To you question, from the looks of it yes it is.

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