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Why Are Multi-Player Dynasties Being Neglected? Stuck

Posted on November 18, 2008 at 12:40 AM.

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When 2K Sports announced that they were discontinuing their College Hoops series, I'm one of the many who were HIGHLY disappointed. Now, I know it wasn't a perfect game, but I liked a lot of things about it. To name a few things: the gameplay (same engine as NBA 2K), the College Hoops weekly Show, and last but not least...multi-player dynasty.

College Hoops (as well as NBA 2K) may only allow you to control up to a certain number of teams, but you could still play any game you want within the seasons.

When I read that EA was going to try and "win over" the College Hoops fans I decided I would be open minded. Even though I wasn't a March Madness fan. The more I read, the more excited I got. I couldn't wait to see what they would do different.

But now that NCAA Basketball 09 has released, it is a major letdown to see that the dynasty-user part of the game is indeed a carry over from March Madness instead of a "win over" item from the CH2K series.

I can't help but wonder if the multi-player dynasty will EVER be a default item in sports games. NCAA Basketball 09 (while a fine game) only caters to one type of gamer when it comes to dynasty mode. And that is the fan who wants to play the game through the eyes of a coach. With all due respect to coaching, I don't wanna coach. I wanna enjoy the season as if I worked for a TV network. Going all over the country and always attending the "happening" game.

Even if the season mode only allowed one user, you could still make it a multi-player dynasty if you could play WHATEVER game you wanted. If I selected Duke as my team, who's to say I wouldn't wanna check out UCLA and Arizona? Or when the tournament starts; "make like" CBS Sports and jump from region to region enjoying all the best games. I know a lot of gamers like the whole recruiting thing and all that. But there are some of us who couldn't care less about that part of it. Some of us like multi-player dynasty or open schedule playability to enjoy the season with friends. I have buddies who gather every Saturday at one house and play through the college football season together and have a BLAST!!!!

Thats what makes NCAA Football have a model dynasty in my eyes: the gamer can play the season mode however they wish to. As one school, as long term coaching project, compete against friends, or you can play all the best games like I do and enjoy the season from a spectator standpoint.

I don't get it. EA's games are so cool (believe me I'm not a EA *****). But year after year all their games, except football, come out with single player dynasties. Lord knows I would lose my mind if they took that away from football. I just love it that I can play Cowboys-Redskins and then jump right over and play Jets-Patroits or Steelers-Browns at the Dawg Pound. Thats what the NFL is all about! Each game affects the whole league. Same with college...Auburn-Alabama, USC-Notre Dame, Florida-FSU. If its on ...then its ON!!!!

There have been some great games that had that one hangup:

NHL (EA series): One team dynasty... only play your own games.

MLB 08: The Show: Two player dynasty... only play your own games. (two helped, but I still got tired of Yankee and Met games)

NCAA Basketball 09: One team dynasty... only play your own games.

Nascar: One car season...

Top Spin 3: One player career mode... (at least open up the tournament mode)

Tiger Woods, FIFA Soccer, Fight Night, you get the picture.

Even the wrestling series, SmackDown vs. Raw, only lets you wrestle your own guys matches in career mode. You think we might eventually get bored with the same team, same race car, same golfer, same boxer, same wrestler or same tennis player for a WHOLE season or career? Let me answer: YES!!!!! And no, exhibition play doesn't do the trick. Neither does starting another season or dynasty.

WE WANT FLEXIBILITY!!!!!!!!!!! Think we'll ever get it once and for all???

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# 1 jwn0303 @ Nov 18

I want the multiplayer dynasty, but for different reasons than you. I don't care to play other games around the nation like some of you. I enjoy having at least two people get on it, and play the dynasty mode. Me and a friend for as long as I can remember have been playing College Hoops 2k8. When we read that NCAA Basketball didn't support this, we started up another dynasty on CH. I do not plan on getting NCAA Basketball for this sole reason. I play these games with a couple of people. If we can't actually play with other people except in Play Now games, what's the point. EA said that they were going to try and "win over" the 2K fans. Well, they failed to get me to bite.

# 2 Skyboxer @ Nov 18

Multiplayer dynasty needs to be in next year for Live and NCAA. Would be ncie to see an online dynasty mode also but one step at a time I guess.
It adds so much more having friends/family over and playing dynasty mode.
Hopefully next year it will be in.
Thanks for the read

# 3 statum71 @ Nov 18

Maybe you didn't read the whole thing. I did mention that as another reason people like multi player dynasty. I didn't leave you out playa. (6th paragraph) Next to last sentence

# 4 statum71 @ Nov 18

(Skyboxer) Exactly. If there's no online dyansty and no multiplayer dynasty...then what good is it to have at all. Unless you wanna walk in a coaches footsteps as I mentioned.

# 5 Anaxamander @ Dec 14

I completely agree with this blog post. Madden and NCAA Football have got the right system--just allow us to play any game we want to. It doesn't harm the folks who only play with one team, and it opens up a multitude of gameplay opportunities for everyone else.

NBA Live 09 is a game I really, really like this year. Yet, I know I don't play it as much as I would if it had a multi-player dynasty. So I've decided that Live was the LAST game I'll ever buy without this feature--it's that important.