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NBA 2K16: The King of Customization

12:30 PM - October 22, 2015 by RaychelSnr

Every year, I sit down with my computer in hand ready to write a list of things down I'd want added to a game's franchise mode. Whether that be Madden, MLB: The Show, FIFA or even NBA 2K. There has always been a handful of things that I'd like to see added -- even if a few of them are a bit trivial. This year, NBA 2K16 has me stumped.

It is hard not to feel totally immersed in both MyGM and MyLeague. You can toy with just about any setting that you'd like, from the league's economic standards to its trade rate. If you aren't happy with the way something is by default, there's a really good chance NBA 2K gives you the ability to change it for yourself. Why isn't that more celebrated?

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# 1 cthurt @ 10/22/15 12:43 PM

I feel 2k has set the standard for current gen franchise modes with Mygm and Myleague, I just hope other sports games take note and try to copy and paste.

# 2 GlennN @ 10/22/15 01:06 PM

From a non-basketball fan, it looks like the biggest flaw in NBA 2k16 is that it is not a hockey game!

# 3 Dazraz @ 10/22/15 01:49 PM

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Originally Posted by GlennN


	From a non-basketball fan, it looks like the biggest flaw in NBA 2k16 is that it is not a hockey game!

Absolutely. I'd be happy to make NBA 2K the template for all sports games.

# 4 HenryClay1844 @ 10/22/15 02:11 PM

You can't really create your own league though. Like be able to create the Big 10 or the Greek League. That would be awesome. Of course that is completely missing from other games as well.

# 5 Dr. Poe @ 10/22/15 02:38 PM

Customization is great. I created my league with a bunch of the legend teams. Got rid of the teams that have no chance of winning and made the league more competitive. Now we can see if the 95-96 bulls are the greatest of all time.
I am disappointed in blacktop that I can't use legends in that mode. They used to let you. That would be awesome again.

# 6 Turbojugend @ 10/22/15 04:08 PM

NBA 2K16 is awesome, but I'd definitely give the "King of Customization" crown to Fire Pro Wrestling. Over two decades in and that series still can't be touched for its customization options, although it is admittedly a far less complicated game than NBA 2K. Not only can you edit every wrestler in the game and add hundreds of your own (totaling over 500 characters), you can also rebuild and reorganize leagues and promotions to an almost infinite degree, designing custom logos, titles, belts, clothing and paint schemes along the way.

Add to all of this the fact that you can actually program custom A.I. tendencies for every custom character (a feature I've yet to see be implemented in any other sports game) and nothing touches Fire Pro when it comes to creation suites in a sports game, or video games period.

# 7 Shadojoker @ 10/22/15 07:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Turbojugend


	NBA 2K16 is awesome, but I'd definitely give the "King of Customization" crown to Fire Pro Wrestling. Over two decades in and that series still can't be touched for its customization options, although it is admittedly a far less complicated game than NBA 2K. Not only can you edit every wrestler in the game and add hundreds of your own (totaling over 500 characters), you can also rebuild and reorganize leagues and promotions to an almost infinite degree, designing custom logos, titles, belts, clothing and paint schemes along the way. Add to all of this the fact that you can actually program custom A.I. tendencies for every custom character (a feature I've yet to see be implemented in any other sports game) and nothing touches Fire Pro when it comes to creation suites in a sports game, or video games period.

Fire Pro Wrestling is the sh*t!!! I still play Firepro Wrestling Returns on my PS4 to this day (only reason I still keep my PS2). This game and Nba216 I can spend HOURS customizing without even playing a game.

# 8 YourHazard216 @ 10/22/15 09:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Dr. Poe


	Customization is great. I created my league with a bunch of the legend teams. Got rid of the teams that have no chance of winning and made the league more competitive. Now we can see if the 95-96 bulls are the greatest of all time. I am disappointed in blacktop that I can't use legends in that mode. They used to let you. That would be awesome again.

You can use legends in Blacktop. Me and my friend was just playing 5 on 5 with teams made up with legends and current players. When you choose your player just press Triangle/Y and the list of legends should pop up

# 9 sirmichael81 @ 10/22/15 10:36 PM

I wish madden had this much customization they used to back in the day on ps2

# 10 Dr. Poe @ 10/22/15 11:06 PM

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Originally Posted by YourHazard216


	You can use legends in Blacktop. Me and my friend was just playing 5 on 5 with teams made up with legends and current players. When you choose your player just press Triangle/Y and the list of legends should pop up

Cool. Thank you!

# 11 poulka @ 10/23/15 06:07 AM

I truly love the amount of customization in this game. It helps to keep your franchises, gm modes, and my leagues fresh. I am with sirmichael, madden used to have more customization back in the ps2 era than it does now.

# 12 RyanJS08 @ 10/23/15 03:44 PM

Now just PLEASE bring back College Hoops 2k. I know it won't happen next year or even the following year but to have this level of customization for a college game, a college basketball game for that matter, would be gold!

# 13 BluFu @ 10/23/15 06:05 PM

Hopefully, this is something that will only be improving/expanding over the years. I'd hate to look back on this game while I'm playing 2K20 because of the lack of customization in that game.

# 14 2k10Fonzarelli @ 10/23/15 11:17 PM

Just picked up FPRR recently. Truly king when it comes down to it.

I would like to see some options for CAPs that we have for our career players, mainly sig sizeups assigned to hesi, crossover, and stepback.

I also wish the amazing team builder was available from the main menu. Allow roster makers to really go ham on classic rosters and the like.

With the promise of fallout 4 having PC community mod support I wonder if something can be done to get the ultimate base roster on consoles. Online franchise draft anyone?

# 15 elgreazy1 @ 10/24/15 02:45 PM

It's stuff like this that pisses me off 2K hasn't been a player in the football genre. I understand exclusive licensing killed off the NFL 2K series, but I would have liked the company to put out at least a second effort outside of APF2k8, which was half-assed & ill-planned from the beginning.

I bought NBA2K16 after renting it from Redbox over a weekend - and here's the kicker, I'm not even a basketball fan, nor do I really understand the game of basketball. NBA2K16 is such a great, immersive experience that brings you into the fold of the NBA brand and culture. I found myself going to NBA.com, looking up stats of players I've never heard of before, checking out new music (I forgot how much I loved hip hop), watching highlights from last season, looking up on YouTube principals & techniques on playing Power Forward for my MyCareer player, etc on my own. That is a true testament to the game, as it turned me from a NBA customer into an NBA & basketball consumer.

The game has so many different game modes which are all deep in their own right. Add the customization and ability to put your own mark on your experience, and you have a game that has me coming back for more.

# 16 LorenzoDC @ 10/24/15 04:01 PM

The first time I read this, I was like, yeah, I love it, but I know all this already.

And now a day later, I realize this needs to be shouted about and called out for the almost revolutionary nature of this. Games just don't do this, and it what so many gamers want.

2k has really innovated by pushing the envelope on customization and doing it in close communication with its customer base. Really, around here some of us feel like meaningful . . . maybe "partners" is too strong a word - in the development and design conversation.

But if we're not partners, we are definitely valued stakeholders and sometimes collaborators, at least in the high level design and feature concept process, and prioritization.

That's awesome, and it's kind of revolutionary. More people in the industry should be noticing this, talking about it, and recognizing 2k for doing it. And then they should imitate it.

# 17 bkillerbw @ 10/24/15 11:27 PM

I just wish they would have let yo have create an arena and create uniforms in the exhibition mode. also allow you to create more like say 50 or 60 areans/uniforms. then finally let you just have a playoff mode. I dont want to play a whole season I just want to set up the playoffs and play them.

# 18 jwtucker710 @ 10/25/15 10:23 AM

It's fun recreating different scenarios with created teams & players. Have not had a chance to play 2K16 all that much yet on XBOX 1, but I remember creating teams and creating players at the h.s. level in 2K14 on the 360. What you do is create players that have average abilities, height, weight, etc.. create one or two superstars and see how far they go in the playoffs. I will definitely have to get 2K16 and see what all they've done. Sounds fun!

# 19 mcnugget @ 10/25/15 10:26 AM

If 2k still made hockey games (based on NHL 2k8), imagine if it was even close to this? ;( If only..

# 20 dwayne12345 @ 10/25/15 12:17 PM

I think this NBA 2k game is going to go down in history with the best games of all time when we think back about it. It's in the class of games like WWE Smackdown Here Comes the Pain, Madden 05, NBA live 2002 PC, College Hoops 2k8, in my opinion.

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