Jeff Thomas on Pro-Am in NBA 2K16 (Operation Sports)

[Andrew]

Quick chat with Jeff Thomas over on Operation Sports, about Pro-Am in NBA 2K16:
http://www.operationsports.com/features ... ff-thomas/

Some key points:

• Custom arenas are for team play exclusively, while the four court Pro-Am arena is for walk-on play.
• Only the team owner can manage team designs and customisation.
• Users can be part of multiple squads.
• Pro-Am is playable with three human users and two CPU-controlled teammates, if you don’t have five users available.
• There are no position restrictions.

Check out the interview on OS for the full scoop!

[TGsoGood]

I looked at the comments on OS, can't believe there were like 2 or 3 guys that just kept complaining about only needing 3 users to play.
The game continues to improve, people continue to complain. I understand some modes will not please everyone but to complain in multiple posts about a mode that no one has played yet is going a little far.

I'm still getting joy out of college hoops 2k8 for crying out loud. These are just games, they can never be perfect.

[Andrew]

Ideally you want to play five users against five users, but that's not always going to feasible. I think it would be a worse idea to lock people out of playing because a couple of friends can't make it, random people drop out or quit, or whatever.

To that end, I also think it's a good idea that the CPU teammates in that scenario will have average AI, so that teams that do field five user-controlled players will have a strategic advantage, and won't be at the mercy of a three user squad sitting back and letting the CPU dominate. It strikes me as a good compromise.