65 Days Later: The State of NBA 2K14 (Operation Sports)

Piece by Jayson Young over at Operation Sports:
http://www.operationsports.com/features ... -nba-2k14/

Pretty good read, in my opinion. The only thing I'd really disagree with is his take on MyCAREER, which I feel is too scripted and not really the concept I want for the mode.

3/4ths of the article focused on modes I don't play. I haven't found much with online play yet. But I feel about the same about the game. I

I really wish they had playbook creator. I would like to have the ability to speed up/slow down certain sets. Floppy action needs speeded up. Post ISO's players need to stay put and stop cutting/moving all over the damn place.

I really wish they would allow full customization of a myplayer. I wish you could subtract some attributes. Like speed. I have a 6'5 PG that I would like to make like Greivas Vasquez. Problem is the default speed/quickness attribute is way too high.

And the user interface is still awful.....

I must say I was caught in the hype and the "oh look shiny" surface on 2k next gen. Now, it's the best basketball game out (partly by default with no real competition), imo, but like a comment said on that article, after the shiny part wears off, you realize that this game is full of bugs and head scratching implements we always get from 2K.

I don't blame the devs, I think this goes above them. If the management team wanted them to focus on certain aspects, then those things would be addressed, imo. For instance, who ever is in charge of the budget, it is more important that they allocate their money towards marketing and getting Lebron or Jay-Z instead of getting licenses for TD Garden and MSG (unless there is something else in the way of them not getting the stadium licenses). Furthermore, the graphics are great on the surface, but if you look more closely, other than player models for the majority of the players, the rest of the graphics are not that good, and even in some cases are actually ports from last gen. Like courts, specifically the textures of the courts, which contain atrociously looking parquets and low res textures. Player models of players that haven't had their faces scanned have also been ported from last gen.

I'd just like this game to be less Hollywood. They've been listening to people asking for fluff like intro animations, driving to the stadium, pre game crowd stuff, all that junk that adds nothing to the game. A good start would be to stop listening to all those stupid youtubers, who make videos of their guy driving to the game in GTA and put in some 4th grade storyline. That's literally what MyCareer is now.

Make the game authentic with correct colors, stadiums, and player models for ALL players, including d-league guys that get called up mid season. Make MyGM realistic where I can actually pick what the terms of the contract are for free agents amongst other things. Fix the servers, it's only been a problem since always. If there's going to be VC, make it more balanced.

The game doesn't feel like basketball. Every time I play, which is rarely, I get the impression that it's not me winning or losing, it's the sliders.