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NBA 2K17 All-Star Tournament Announced, NBA 2K Pro-Am Winner Receives $250,000 & More

08:59 AM - December 14, 2016 by Steve_OS

2K and NBA 2K17 will host their second NBA 2K competitive gaming tournament, following the success of NBA 2K16 Road to the Finals earlier this year. The NBA 2K17 All-Star Tournament is an exciting competition that will culminate during NBA All-Star weekend in February. Players on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One will be able to form their own NBA 2K Pro-Am teams to compete in a series of in-game events to qualify for the tournament to win $250,000, NBA All-Star 2017 Access and more. The new champion will be crowned during NBA All-Star 2017 in New Orleans.

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	�NBA 2K16 Road to the Finals proved that our fans have an appetite for competitive gaming, and we are excited to deliver another opportunity for Pro-Am teams to go head-to-head during the new All-Star Tournament,� said Alfie Brody, VP of Marketing for NBA 2K. �Thousands of teams participated in our NBA 2K16 Road to the Finals competition, and we expect this tournament to attract great talent and inspire more of the intense action we witnessed in the first.� The All-Star Tournament tips off on December 31, 2016 in the United States and Canada with a series of NBA 2K17 in-game rounds scheduled on five qualifying days through January 28, 2017. Teams, which must have Elite or better status, can participate in any of the five qualifying game day rounds where they will compete for a chance to qualify for the tournament. All qualifying wins will contribute to the team�s total score on the leaderboard for that specific game day. The teams with the three highest total scores on each platform on each qualifying day will move on to the tournament. NBA 2K is also introducing Wild Card spots for the All-Star Tournament. The team on each platform with the highest single game day Total Score across all game days that did not otherwise qualify for the tournament will qualify as a Wild Card and receive the 16th and final seed in their platform�s tournament. On February 4th (Rounds 1 and 2) and February 11th (Console Semifinals and Finals), the 16 qualifying teams on both the PlayStation�4 and Xbox One will go head-to-head in a single elimination tournament. The console winners will then face off for the $250,000 championship during NBA All-Star 2017 in February, with the champions receiving tickets to the 2017 NBA All-Star Game at Smoothie King Center in New Orleans. �The NBA 2K development team is thrilled to expand the brand�s footprint in the evolving world of eSports with the All-Star Tournament,� said Greg Thomas, president of Visual Concepts. �We�re raising the stakes with this competition, and can�t wait to see new rivalries emerge and the action unfold.� Open to legal residents of 50 U.S., D.C. & Canada (excluding AZ, CT, MD, ND & Quebec), 13+. Teams must have Elite or better status and must compete on Xbox One or PS4 platforms. Void where prohibited. Game Days begin on 12/31/16 and end on 1/28/17. For the official rules, event dates and more information on the NBA 2K All-Star Tournament, visit the official website.

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Member Comments

# 1 Rockie_Fresh88 @ 12/14/16 09:52 AM

Time to make a sharpshooter with limitless range HOF

# 2 Vroman @ 12/14/16 09:57 AM

"glitched 98 overall not an advantage"

I'm nearly sure we will see those in final tournament

# 3 coachcolbert @ 12/14/16 10:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Vroman


	"glitched 98 overall not an advantage" I'm nearly sure we will see those in final tournament

tbh, i think youll see more of the "4 screens then shoot " teams. im not hating/complaining. do what works for you.

the 98ovl glitch guys do have a slight advangtage but i dont think it will mean that much for them.

# 4 Conspiculous @ 12/14/16 10:55 AM

I recently joined a pro-am elite team and plan on going for this prize. We all have become dedicated to doing this as well. Wish me luck!

# 5 Jhawkfootball06 @ 12/14/16 10:56 AM

Can't wait to see players get kicked while loading in.

# 6 NYCDaFuture @ 12/14/16 11:31 AM

Ha def should be fun, hope the servers work for it this year and the leaderboards to qualify is better then last year's. I wish 2k would bring back regular head to head games big tournament like Play Now Online.. but newayz hope this tourney does well. O yea check my twitch we r recruiting!!

# 7 CBAT @ 12/14/16 11:51 AM

What is necessary to achieve elite status?

# 8 bhzmfia14 @ 12/14/16 12:04 PM

Please don't tell me they have a similar scoring system as last season....

Are we really going to see teams accumulating 1,500 point games?

What's wrong with a simple win/loss double elimination tournament

# 9 Queannn @ 12/14/16 12:39 PM

This is cool and all but when some players have an advantage (ability to pay to make an amazing player). It would make sense if players actually had to play the game mode to become better and earn upgrades instead of VC.

# 10 bhzmfia14 @ 12/14/16 12:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Queannn


	This is cool and all but when some players have an advantage (ability to pay to make an amazing player). It would make sense if players actually had to play the game mode to become better and earn upgrades instead of VC.

I'm less concerned about players with 98 ratings than people abusing the point system again this year (unless I'm not reading it correctly).

# 11 TheBadazz @ 12/14/16 01:21 PM

It's ain't easy being cheesy!

# 12 ph33 @ 12/14/16 01:29 PM

I tried to read thoroughly to see what gets you qualified and is it just like last year?

That system........eh..........

# 13 Korrupted @ 12/14/16 03:18 PM

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Originally Posted by bhzmfia14


	I'm less concerned about players with 98 ratings than people abusing the point system again this year (unless I'm not reading it correctly).

This here. People figured out the point system and it showed heavily the last 3-4 qualification rounds in RTTF last year. Not to mention the boosting that was going on to get in by any means necessary. It's going to be interesting this year. Top 16 teams should've made the tournament on each console IMO. This points system is super suspect.

# 14 Inzombniac @ 12/14/16 04:25 PM

Here's my question. Last year, I'm assuming that cash prize was split between all 5 players. However, this year with a 10 man roster, how exactly does it work?

Do all 10 get flown out from each side to face each other and 5 are chosen to play? Does this mean that all 10 split the cash prize or only the 5 that are selected to go? Cause that's kind of a crappy deal if players who helped contribute to those wins including qualifying ended up being left out in the cold due to not being chosen to head the team. I know the ones with the most wins end up at the team of the team leaderboards and all but it's not like it doesn't mean other players aren't as important.

# 15 jyoung @ 12/14/16 04:25 PM

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Originally Posted by bhzmfia14


	Please don't tell me they have a similar scoring system as last season.... What's wrong with a simple win/loss double elimination tournament

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	I tried to read thoroughly to see what gets you qualified and is it just like last year? That system........eh..........

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	People figured out the point system and it showed heavily the last 3-4 qualification rounds in RTTF last year. Not to mention the boosting that was going on to get in by any means necessary. Top 16 teams should've made the tournament on each console IMO. This points system is super suspect.

I don't know a single person in the Pro Am community who liked the points-based system from 2K16, and I cannot understand why 2K is using it again this year after all of the negative feedback it received last year.

This is the only gaming tournament I have ever seen where stat padding and blowing out bad teams is rewarded over beating good teams in close, competitive contests. Plus any team that likes to play basketball at a slow, methodical pace instantly has no chance of qualifying in a system that favors high scores and high margins of victory. That same issue hurts teams who like to take 2 point shots over 3 point shots; you are inherently at a disadvantage in this system if you're not fastbreaking as much as possible and hunting for a three pointer every single possession.

The thing that disappoints me the most about this tournament structure is how 2K used to have a much better qualifying system on the Xbox 360 with games like College Hoops 2K8 and All Pro Football 2K8, where your advancement was only based on winning, with no weight being put on margin of victory.

Collusion also wasn't possible in the old College Hoops/All Pro Football tournaments, because players were put into a March Madness style bracket instead of the blind matchmaking system that was used for 2K16 and is returning for 2K17, which can easily be abused if two team captains with similar rankings and a similar geographic location get into the same party chat and press the search button at the exact same time.

The fact that 2K still hasn't done anything to penalize all of the 98 overall glitchers who have 15 extra attribute upgrades compared to people who've played the game fairly just makes this tournament even less legitimate than last year's debacle.

# 16 Korrupted @ 12/14/16 04:33 PM

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Originally Posted by jyoung


	The fact that 2K still hasn't done anything to penalize all of the 98 overall glitchers who have 15 extra attribute upgrades that people who've played the game fairly do not have just makes this tournament even less legitimate than last year's debacle.

10**. A simple solution would be to put the remaining upgrades back in MyCareer rather than have people play 7k games in the Park to earn them. I have no clue who idea that was from the start but it was a horrible one.

# 17 Ownal0t @ 12/14/16 05:16 PM

ima have my popcorn ready for this **** show.

last year was epic leading into the tourny. now we have more flawed gameplay, buggier servers and the glitched 98s? WITH THE POINTS SYSTEM?

LOL

# 18 Coffinsh @ 12/14/16 05:20 PM

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Originally Posted by jyoung


	I don't know a single person in the Pro Am community who liked the points-based system from 2K16, and I cannot understand why 2K is using it again this year after all of the negative feedback it received last year. This is the only gaming tournament I have ever seen where stat padding and blowing out bad teams is rewarded over beating good teams in close, competitive contests. Plus any team that likes to play basketball at a slow, methodical pace instantly has no chance of qualifying in a system that favors high scores and high margins of victory. That same issue hurts teams who like to take 2 point shots over 3 point shots; you are inherently at a disadvantage in this system if you're not fastbreaking as much as possible and hunting for a three pointer every single possession. The thing that disappoints me the most about this tournament structure is how 2K used to have a much better qualifying system on the Xbox 360 with games like College Hoops 2K8 and All Pro Football 2K8, where your advancement was only based on winning, with no weight being put on margin of victory. Collusion also wasn't possible in the old College Hoops/All Pro Football tournaments, because players were put into a March Madness style bracket instead of the blind matchmaking system that was used for 2K16 and is returning for 2K17, which can easily be abused if two team captains with similar rankings and a similar geographic location get into the same party chat and press the search button at the exact same time. The fact that 2K still hasn't done anything to penalize all of the 98 overall glitchers who have 15 extra attribute upgrades compared to people who've played the game fairly just makes this tournament even less legitimate than last year's debacle.

The majority of weight is still placed on winning. It wasn't listed in the post but its in the rules on the website. Once a team loses they are done for the day (they can try and qualify in later rounds). This should A, cut down on collusion and B, assure that teams who win the most games, qualify.

# 19 awg811 @ 12/14/16 07:55 PM

If you expect this to run smoothly or work as intended in any way, you've not been paying attention since NBA 2k17 released.

Not one single thing they have tried, promised, claimed, fixed, worked on, or patched has even come close to working.

2 months and 7 patches and we're still playing a broken game.

# 20 basehead617 @ 12/15/16 01:06 AM

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Originally Posted by awg811


	If you expect this to run smoothly or work as intended in any way, you've not been paying attention since NBA 2k17 released. Not one single thing they have tried, promised, claimed, fixed, worked on, or patched has even come close to working. 2 months and 7 patches and we're still playing a broken game.

You're wrong. The game is great and has gotten better since launch. Claiming it's 'broken' is ridiculous.

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