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NBA 2K16 Features Play Now Online on Superstar Simulation Difficulty & Much More

12:04 PM - September 23, 2015 by Scvllp

2K has just released a new NBA 2K16 video, this one features NBA 2K16's Play Now Online mode, which gives gamers an online ranking system for Head to Head and Team Up games, and 10 new created leagues in which you can reach goals and new league seeds. Wins and losses count toward reaching goals and new league seeds, though rising through the ranks won't be easy.

10 different leagues (Freshman through Greatest of All-Time)
Wins and losses now count towards reaching goals to advance in leagues
Competition is based on your skill level with scouting reports on your opponent
Teams are broken out into 3 tiers, beat teams from higher tiers and receive extra league wins
As you advance in Play Now Online, you can unlock classic teams to play with

UPDATE: Also mentioned on Twitter by Scott O'Gallagher, Gameplay Producer for NBA 2K16, the difficulty will be set at Superstar Simulation and match making within your league and teams can change tiers based on real world team rankings.

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# 41 Black Bruce Wayne @ 09/23/15 01:54 PM

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Originally Posted by skitzy129


	It's not like it's only laggy when the servers are being hammered. Literally 24/7 365 days a year the online play has a ton of input delay because of the crappy netcode. It never ever goes away and it makes the game completely unplayable.

What netcode? Do you have any proof of this? Is anyone here a server expert?

And I am not trying to offend but everyone makes it seem like every other sports game, any game that ha or has online play, doesnt have lag or solved it.

Is there a sports game without lag, because all the others Ive played have it. Why does 2k get all the bad wrap for this when no other company has perfected servers?

# 42 EarvGotti @ 09/23/15 01:57 PM

Can a dev or community manager from 2K please confirm what difficulty settings Play Now Online will be on?

Thank you.

# 43 Black Bruce Wayne @ 09/23/15 01:58 PM

People act like , every time you play online, that there is a lag and thats just not true at all. I'm leaving this conversation alone because I know the ban is coming for those who keep going on about it.

Play Now looks fun. I'm done.
Peace

# 44 ultralow36 @ 09/23/15 01:59 PM

guys can we take server talk to a server thread? and no this is not a server thread because 2k didnt bring it up in that video..Its called thread derailing

# 45 oasis90 @ 09/23/15 01:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Black Bruce Wayne


	What netcode? Do you have any proof of this? Is anyone here a server expert? And I am not trying to offend but everyone makes it seem like every other sports game, any game that ha or has online play, doesnt have lag or solved it. Is there a sports game without lag, because all the others Ive played have it. Why does 2k get all the bad wrap for this when no other company has perfected servers?

FIFA has no lag at all.. C'mon, NBA 2K is an amazing game BUT with too many online issues..

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# 46 Bigman101 @ 09/23/15 01:59 PM

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Originally Posted by yellow86


	MJ looks good, not perfect but good enough. Yao looks okay

Where u c yao

# 47 jackzagal @ 09/23/15 02:01 PM

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Originally Posted by EarvGotti


	Can a dev or community manager from 2K please confirm what difficulty settings Play Now Online will be on? Thank you.

Quote:


	‏@ScottOGallagher Superstar simulation is the difficulty level for Play Now Online. #WinnersWin Enjoy...

https://twitter.com/ScottOGallagher/...30716244414464

# 48 EarvGotti @ 09/23/15 02:02 PM

Nevermind. Scot OG just confirmed that the difficulty will be on Superstar/Sim!!!!!

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

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# 49 oasis90 @ 09/23/15 02:02 PM

Oh yeah, SUP/SIM...that's so good!

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# 50 woshihuxingtan @ 09/23/15 02:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Black Bruce Wayne


	Has any sports game solved this?

Well, if you play any other sports game like FIFA, PES, and even another NBA Game(u know what I mean), there is no sports game have such a big issue in Online lag or input delay.

# 51 ivancartago @ 09/23/15 02:03 PM

It would be a nice feature if you could provide BETTER servers from people on the other side of the world who PAY for your games every year but get the same **** server every year.

# 52 LD2k @ 09/23/15 02:05 PM

Superstar simulation is the difficulty level for Play Now Online.

# 53 woshihuxingtan @ 09/23/15 02:06 PM

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Originally Posted by yellow86


	MJ looks good, not perfect but good enough. Yao looks okay

With no offense at all, Yao looks terrible as same as 2K15! If you make comparison, 2K9's Yao is far more better.

# 54 woshihuxingtan @ 09/23/15 02:07 PM

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Originally Posted by LD2k


	Superstar simulation is the difficulty level for Play Now Online.

Chris, can you tell us about something about online experience?
We don't want another year laggy server and input delay.

# 55 NYCDaFuture @ 09/23/15 02:09 PM

Great Feature that myself and the Online Nation will excel in. I just pray the servers are smooth and the input delay is gone. 2K making great moves this year.. Only thing that works is Hard Work!

# 56 Sdrawkcab321 @ 09/23/15 02:17 PM

Offense: unreasonably confident chucker

Defense: lol what defense

# 57 Pokes404 @ 09/23/15 02:17 PM

I've always avoided commenting about the servers because I know that everyone's Internet setup/situation is different, so I never want to come across like I'm doubting that people are having issues. I think everyone would rather spend their time playing than get on the Internet and make up stories about the online not working. So I don't doubt that these issues are occurring. I just want to make that clear.

However, in my experience, I've noticed the online play getting steadily more reliable since 2K11. This past year, the game still wasn't as responsive online as it was offline, but it was pretty close. It had the amount of input delay I've seen in any other sports game I've played, maybe with the exception of FIFA (haven't played NHL). I just know, for me personally, we seem to have come a long way from 2K9-2K10 when only 25% of my online games would even make it out of the loading screen, and you were lucky to get 5 people in a team up game without it breaking immediately. Back then, the online truly was unplayable for me.

# 58 Mintsa @ 09/23/15 02:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Mintsa


	Ok..now a few questions. Does this work in tandem with roster updates ?? If Lebron goes down with an injury, can you not use him online ? Does the Cavs tier drop from 1 to 2 or even 3 ? Also what if your player quits ?? Does it count as if you played the whole game and won ?

Can someone tweet this to Scott. More specifically about the rosters....

# 59 coolcras7 @ 09/23/15 02:46 PM

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Originally Posted by rudeworld


	Since the game is multi platform, 2K has never had the opportunity to test the game on Xbox live or PSN to check for stability. I think releasing it early (pre-orders) is their way of testing out the servers.... in any event we will all see together.

Would hurt their sales numbers, so that won't happen.

# 60 kennyacid @ 09/23/15 02:47 PM

2K tryna take over people lives. The amount of content in this years installment is just ridiculous! Not gonna have time for no other game lol

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