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I OU a Beatn
05-31-2011, 10:55 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXMVcKQ18sQ

morsdraconis
05-31-2011, 11:00 PM
All I can say is they better do something AMAZING with it or what would be the point of getting the new one without all the cool Jordan stuff?

Now, if they get all of those incredibly epic Bird vs Magic games in and all of that, I would be jumping all over it more than I was 2k11. Bird is the man and getting to play all of the epic games that Magic and Bird played against each other would truly be the best NBA game ever.

cdj
05-31-2011, 11:01 PM
All 2K11 footage, FWIW.

I'm anxious to see what they do after having Jordan last year and how they will fare after record sales for 2K11.

SmoothPancakes
06-01-2011, 04:47 AM
Yeah, I'm still perfectly content with NBA2K11, especially considering it's my first NBA game since, I want to believe, NBA Live 2004 back on the PS2 days. I'm doing just fine with 2K11, even with some of the negatives of it. So they are going to have to seriously WOW me to get me to consider buying it. Especially with the loads of great games that are coming out between September and the end of the 2011 that my money is going to be going towards.

JBHuskers
06-01-2011, 08:56 AM
2K11 was my first 2K NBA game, and it definitely sold me.

skipwondah33
06-01-2011, 01:18 PM
Yeah I'll definitely pick this up, but I hope the controls are a little smoother as compared to this current version.

CLW
06-01-2011, 02:54 PM
2K hoop games are great. I haven't picked up on in recent years but if they brought back College Hoops I would be all over both NBA and CH 2K12.

Or perhaps even better just call it Hoops 2K12 where I could play both the NCAA and NBA on one disc. I'd pay $120 gladly for that game. :nod:

cdj
06-09-2011, 10:29 AM
OS' E3 Preview of NBA 2K12 (http://www.operationsports.com/previews/125/os-at-e3-nba-2k12-preview/)


Last year at E3, I found out about the new arena-arrival cuts before the game. This year, the new pre-tipoff eye candy comes in the form of dynamic introductions. These are stylized videos with custom music showing off the marquee players of the matchup. It's basically what you see in real NBA broadcasts that tease the upcoming game.

According to producer Erick Boenisch, no two dynamic introduction videos will be the same as each clip shows off your favorite players performing different signature gestures they are known for doing before or during games. Think LeBron James' pregame toss or a Dirk Nowitzki fist pump after he sinks that high-arcing jumper. There's a new presentation package for playoff games with new starting lineup overlays and home crowds donning uniform colors throughout the arena. In addition, there was a "pop-up" promo involving players at the bottom left of the screen used to promote upcoming games. In terms of graphics, much is still unfinished says Erick, but there's an emphasis on re-lighting faces this year. Player faces and facial emotions are much more recognizable even while the ball is in play because of this lighting tweak.

JBHuskers
07-20-2011, 02:01 PM
From @2KSports

Want to see NBA cover? When 100K different people tweet #NBA2K12, the NBA 2K12 Cover will be revealed. Spread word- http://on.fb.me/NBA2K12

JBHuskers
07-20-2011, 03:01 PM
Da Czar RT'd a post on Twitter where someone brought up Magic and Bird .... that would be a pretty f'n sweet cover.

morsdraconis
07-20-2011, 04:14 PM
If they do a Magic vs Bird thing like they did with Jordan for '11, I'll fuckin' creme myself. Holy hell it would be fuckin' amazing!

SmoothPancakes
07-20-2011, 04:24 PM
If they do a Magic vs Bird thing like they did with Jordan for '11, I'll fuckin' creme myself. Holy hell it would be fuckin' amazing!

Goddamn it mors, I'm eating dinner right now. That was NOT a mental image/thought I wanted to see/think. :sick:

Deuce
07-20-2011, 04:26 PM
Goddamn it mors, I'm eating dinner right now.

are you at the Sizzler? Are you retired? It's barely 4:30 and 5:30 on the east coast. I'm assuming you are eastern time. Still...thats early! :D

morsdraconis
07-20-2011, 04:26 PM
Goddamn it mors, I'm eating dinner right now. That was NOT a mental image/thought I wanted to see/think. :sick:

:D :D

That'll teach you to read the forums while eating!

JBHuskers
07-20-2011, 04:26 PM
Goddamn it mors, I'm eating dinner right now. That was NOT a mental image/thought I wanted to see/think. :sick:

Quit hiding the fact that you popped a boner thinking about Mors creaming himself.

JBHuskers
07-20-2011, 04:27 PM
are you at the Sizzler? Are you retired? It's barely 4:30 and 5:30 on the east coast. I'm assuming you are eastern time. Still...thats early! :D

Wheel of Fortune comes on in an hour or so.

morsdraconis
07-20-2011, 04:27 PM
:smh: :smh: :smh:

:sick: :sick: :sick:

SmoothPancakes
07-20-2011, 04:39 PM
are you at the Sizzler? Are you retired? It's barely 4:30 and 5:30 on the east coast. I'm assuming you are eastern time. Still...thats early! :D

:D No, I usually don't eat dinner until 7:30-8 most nights. But, it's hot enough outside to make your ballsack start sweating a river within seconds, and as there is nothing to really make for dinner at home, I just stopped and picked something up on my way home from work because I have no desire in going back outside again today.

SmoothPancakes
07-20-2011, 04:40 PM
:D :D

That'll teach you to read the forums while eating!

:D Usually I can get away with it just fine. Bit me in the ass this time around. :(



Quit hiding the fact that you popped a boner thinking about Mors creaming himself.


:smh: :smh: :smh:

:sick: :sick: :sick:

What mors said. :smh: :sick:

Deuce
07-20-2011, 04:41 PM
:D No, I usually don't eat dinner until 7:30-8 most nights. But, it's hot enough outside to make your ballsack start sweating a river within seconds, and as there is nothing to really make for dinner at home, I just stopped and picked something up on my way home from work because I have no desire in going back outside again today.

That's valid. Ball sweat sucks.

gschwendt
07-20-2011, 04:47 PM
If they do a Magic vs Bird thing like they did with Jordan for '11, I'll fuckin' creme myself. Holy hell it would be fuckin' amazing!
It's going to be Dr. J and Larry Bird using these sprites

http://www.atariage.com/7800/screenshots/s_OneOnOne_3.png

morsdraconis
07-20-2011, 04:51 PM
Man I remember that stuff, though I think that one isn't the one for the AppleII, which was where I first played it.

gschwendt
07-20-2011, 04:54 PM
Man I remember that stuff, though I think that one isn't the one for the AppleII, which was where I first played it.
Yeah... I played it on the Atari 7800. Always loved the janitor guy coming by to sweep up the broken glass... simpler times.

SmoothPancakes
07-20-2011, 04:57 PM
That's valid. Ball sweat sucks.

I do play a mean game of shuffleboard though! :D :P

morsdraconis
07-20-2011, 04:59 PM
Yeah... I played it on the Atari 7800. Always loved the janitor guy coming by to sweep up the broken glass... simpler times.

:D

Yeah man. That was some great stuff. Every few years, I go and download some of those old games (or just old PC games in general) and relive some of them (thus me playing the old DOS based Pool of Radiance game a few months back).

JBHuskers
07-21-2011, 10:15 AM
From MSNBC's Darren Rovell:

NBA2K12 will feature 3 unique covers of Jordan, Magic & Bird.

JBHuskers
07-21-2011, 10:33 AM
From the 2K Facebook page....

http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/281444_10150726117520305_221292025304_19537672_765 0905_n.jpg

http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/283451_10150726117195305_221292025304_19537664_391 9830_n.jpg

http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/284876_10150726117885305_221292025304_19537679_292 4713_n.jpg

SmoothPancakes
07-21-2011, 10:34 AM
Damn them. They would do three separate covers. :(

JBHuskers
07-21-2011, 10:35 AM
Definitely getting the Bird one http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcS6xOL5HMZNkSbJfOHBnhFCe8XAypFM0 MbfFMKlXBwzeLjXPWcV

skipwondah33
07-21-2011, 10:57 AM
Gotta get another Jordan cover :nod:

morsdraconis
07-21-2011, 11:44 AM
Definitely getting the Bird one http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcS6xOL5HMZNkSbJfOHBnhFCe8XAypFM0 MbfFMKlXBwzeLjXPWcV

:+1:

JBHuskers
07-21-2011, 11:56 AM
+1

In the spirit of Google+ taking over the world, I have added this :+1:

cdj
07-21-2011, 05:10 PM
Yeah... I played it on the Atari 7800. Always loved the janitor guy coming by to sweep up the broken glass... simpler times.

That doesn't seem very sim. :(


Pretty cool idea for the covers though. Nice way to follow-up last year.

JBHuskers
07-21-2011, 05:16 PM
That doesn't seem very sim. :(


Pretty cool idea for the covers though. Nice way to follow-up last year.

I woulda been more of a fan of just one cover where Magic is guarding Bird, but by no means is this a bad idea....I love it!

CLW
07-22-2011, 06:57 AM
So I went to Amazon to see if they had any $20 off deals. No dice. Also no ability to select which cover (at least from what I can tell). :smh:

lilheavy
07-22-2011, 08:36 AM
So I went to Amazon to see if they had any $20 off deals. No dice. Also no ability to select which cover (at least from what I can tell). :smh:

Maybe they haven't updated it yet...

JBHuskers
07-26-2011, 12:30 PM
$10 credit for pre-order on Amazon (http://www.amazon.com/NBA-2K12-Playstation-3/dp/B002I0HIMI/ref=as_li_tf_sw?&camp=212361&linkCode=wsw&tag=thegamtai-20&creative=380789)

cdj
08-03-2011, 02:18 PM
From GameSpot (http://www.gamespot.com/xbox360/sports/nba-2k12/news/6326996/nba-2k12-reveal-nbas-greatest?mode=previews):


Two weeks ago when 2K Sports revealed that three of the greatest NBA players to ever take to the court would be gracing the cover of NBA 2K12, we should have figured there was more to it. Today, 2K Sports revealed a new mode coming to this year's game titled NBA's Greatest. Similar to Jordan Moments from last year, NBA's Greatest lets you play as 15 of the greatest NBA teams in history and re-create some of the best matches ever seen.


http://image.gamespotcdn.net/gamespot/images/2011/214/reviews/627462_20110803_embed005.jpg
These two played in a lot of classic matches throughout the 80s

The mode will play out similarly to last year's game; you will have the ability to re-play various matches and try to complete objectives to unlock additional games. Once unlocked, these Greats and their teams will be available to play against current NBA clubs, opening up the chance to see who is better between Dr. J and Carmelo Anthony, for example.
Matches will be re-created to be as authentic as possible to the time in which they took place. Games will feature commentary that reflects the time frame and that references matches leading to the game in question, and there are promises of extras that should make NBA historians very happy.

Thus far, only five NBA Greats have been confirmed. In addition to Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, and Larry Bird, the Philadelphia 76ers' Julius Erving and the Lakers' Kareem Abdul-Jabbar will be featured in the mode. The other 10 players and teams will be revealed at a later date. Regardless of that fact, debates should commence shortly as to which teams and players should be included and which are better left in the past.


http://image.gamespotcdn.net/gamespot/images/2011/214/reviews/627462_20110803_embed002.jpg
Jordan will be joined by 14 other NBA Greats

Anyone who enjoyed playing last year as Michael Jordan should absolutely adore NBA's Greatest. With debates running all the time as to who is, in fact, the greatest NBA player ever, this might at least settle the debate in the virtual world. Expect that once we get our hands on this mode, we'll give you more insight on the teams featured and how the mode plays out.

morsdraconis
08-03-2011, 03:18 PM
YES!

Magic vs Bird ALL DAY!

Hope they get enough rights to the role players on the teams to keep it as real as possible. That was the one disappointing thing about the Jordan Moments was seeing fake players on the rosters because they weren't able to get the rights from everyone on the team to recreate them in the game.

JBHuskers
08-03-2011, 03:25 PM
I dunno why Amazon doesn't have it where you can choose the cover you want yet :fp:

cdj
08-03-2011, 03:34 PM
I dunno why Amazon doesn't have it where you can choose the cover you want yet :fp:

I don't think the story was shared here, but I believe pasta reported that it sounds like you will not be able to pick your cover when ordering or pre-ordering. If there's a particular cover you want, you have to grab that cover/edition in a store yourself at/after release.

SmoothPancakes
08-03-2011, 03:36 PM
That's stupid.

cdj
08-03-2011, 03:38 PM
Here's the story:

Specific NBA 2K12 Covers Can't be Pre-ordered (http://www.pastapadre.com/2011/07/23/specific-nba-2k12-covers-cant-be-preordered)

SmoothPancakes
08-03-2011, 03:40 PM
:smh: Horrible decision.

JBHuskers
08-03-2011, 03:42 PM
I don't think the story was shared here, but I believe pasta reported that it sounds like you will not be able to pick your cover when ordering or pre-ordering. If there's a particular cover you want, you have to grab that cover/edition in a store yourself at/after release.

Bah, guess that is what I'll do.

cdj
08-03-2011, 03:52 PM
:smh: Horrible decision.

I agree. Someone didn't think that one through. Maybe they would have had to make them different SKU's for it to work, but people won't be as inclined to pre-order online now IMO.

JBHuskers
08-03-2011, 03:57 PM
I agree. Someone didn't think that one through. Maybe they would have had to make them different SKU's for it to work, but people won't be as inclined to pre-order online now IMO.

I have $10 sitting at GameStop anyways....I'll just get it there.

SmoothPancakes
08-03-2011, 04:08 PM
I agree. Someone didn't think that one through. Maybe they would have had to make them different SKU's for it to work, but people won't be as inclined to pre-order online now IMO.

Agreed. I was going to pre-order this on Amazon sometime in the next month or so, get that $20 credit, but if I have no clue what cover I'm going to get, I'll just go to the local Wal-Mart or something sometime that Tuesday morning and pick out what cover I want. I would go to GameStop, but I don't really care for taking an hour+ out of my day for a drive to the next city over and back just to visit the nearest GameStop.

cdj
08-07-2011, 07:16 PM
The GameStop product listing for NBA 2K12 (http://www.gamestop.com/xbox-360/games/nba-2k12/90868) has revealed some new game features:


Most Accurate NBA 2K Game Ever - Building off NBA Today's real-time stats, rosters, schedules and ratings, NBA 2K12 now delivers the most visually accurate NBA game as well. From shoes to player models and even court floors - every graphic detail of the game can now be dynamically updated. Broadcast style gets a boost as well with player interstitials promoting their upcoming games and dynamic pre-game highlight reels set to 2K Beats music.

Enhanced Gameplay - NBA 2K12 adds +1,000 new animations this year and delivers all-new control mechanics for post play and ball control to make the game more intuitive to play than ever before.


Courtesy: NBA Live Series Center (http://www.nba-live.com/index.php?subaction=showfull&id=1312736277&archive&start_from&ucat=33&)

JeffHCross
08-07-2011, 07:47 PM
Most Accurate NBA 2K Game Ever - Building off NBA Today's real-time stats, rosters, schedules and ratings, NBA 2K12 now delivers the most visually accurate NBA game as well. From shoes to player models and even court floors - every graphic detail of the game can now be dynamically updated.Damn.

morsdraconis
08-07-2011, 08:36 PM
Interesting. Wonder how difficult that is to do on a console? People have been doing it for years on the PC.

JBHuskers
08-07-2011, 09:01 PM
Too bad it may be updating from zero stats. :smh:

cdj
08-11-2011, 02:25 PM
NBA 2K12 soundtrack announced (http://www.facebook.com/notes/2k-sports/2k-sports-unveils-nba-2k12-soundtrack/236036363102515):


2K Sports today announced the complete soundtrack for its upcoming NBA® 2K12, the latest installment in the top-rated and best-selling NBA basketball simulation franchise*. This year’s cross-genre soundtrack highlights both popular megastars and up-and-coming bands, with music from Eminem & Royce Da 5’9”, Travis Barker, Busta Rhymes, Lil Jon, Twista, Cee-Lo, Q-Tip and more.

The extensive collection of 28 tracks includes original and remixes created specifically for NBA 2K12, including Freddie Gibbs’ “Look Easy,” the Duck Down All-Stars 2 featuring Skyzoo, Pharoahe Monch & Smif N Wessun’s “Shout The Winners Out,” CyHi Da Prynce’s “Sideways (2K Remix),” and Alex K. and D.J.I.G.’s “Now’s My Time.”

Alex K. and D.J.I.G. are the winners of the Duck Down contest who, with the help of passionate fans, were chosen from thousands of competing producers and MCs to collaborate on an original track to be featured in NBA 2K12.

Featuring NBA legends Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson and Larry Bird as this year’s cover athletes, along with new modes and enhanced gameplay, NBA 2K12 reinforces the franchise’s commitment to quality by combining the best of simulation basketball with an unforgettable sports game soundtrack.

“Music has always been an integral part of our NBA 2K video games, as it further immerses players into the world of basketball and enhances their gaming experience,” said Jason Argent, vice president of marketing for 2K Sports. “It was important to us that the NBA 2K12 soundtrack was not only what you hear while navigating the menus, but also in real-life situations like pre-game highlight introductions and during timeouts, just as you would hear a song while at a game or watching on TV.”

Following is a complete track list for NBA 2K12:


Eminem & Royce Da 5’9” – Fast Lane
Travis Barker featuring Yelawolf, Twista, Busta Rhymes and Lil Jon - Let's Go
CyHi Da Prynce – Sideways (2K Remix)
Kurtis Blow - Basketball
Friendly Fires - Skeleton Boy
Machine Drum - Let It (edIT Remix)
Aceyalone featuring Cee-Lo - Workin' Man's Blues
Freddie Gibbs - Look Easy (2K Original)
Chiddy Bang featuring Q-Tip - Here We Go
Zion I featuring Rebelution- Many Stylez
Duck Down All -Stars 2 - Shout The Winners Out (2K Original)
Middle Class Rut - New Low
Bassnectar - Cozza Frenzy
Ancient Astronauts - Still a Soldier
Alex K. and D.J.I.G. - Now's My Time (2K Original)
See-I - Haterz
James Pants - We're Through
Shinobi Ninja - Rock Hood
DELS - Shapeshift
Hudson Mohawke - Thunder Bay (instrumental)
Mr. Chop - Intermezzo 2 (instrumental)
Kid Mac featuring Mat McHugh - Hear You Calling
Thunderball - Make Your Move
The Freeze Tag - The Shuffle (instrumental)
The Death Set - It's Another Day
Project Lionheart -They Come Back
Jamaica - By The Numbers
XV – Awesome

morsdraconis
08-11-2011, 02:58 PM
Yay! More terrible fuckin' music I'll immediately turn off in the options section.

JBHuskers
08-11-2011, 03:02 PM
Yay! More terrible fuckin' music I'll immediately turn off in the options section.

Yeah sorry no death metal in NBA 2k12 :D

steelerfan
08-11-2011, 03:50 PM
Yay! More terrible fuckin' music I'll immediately turn off in the options section.

If I have a fuck about basketball, I'd do the same thing. Awful.

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CLW
08-11-2011, 07:37 PM
F me no Bird cover making me go to a brick and mortar store to get it. :smh: no pre-order (and thus probably no purchase from me)

cdj
08-18-2011, 07:11 PM
Here is the full list of legends in NBA 2K12, their team and opponents in-game.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
86-87 Lakers vs. Celtics

Larry Bird
85-86 Celtics vs Hawks

Julius “Dr. J” Erving
84-85 76ers vs Bucks

Wilt Chamberlain
71-72 Lakers vs Knicks

Patrick Ewing
94-95 Knicks vs Magic

Magic Johnson
90-91 Lakers vs Blazers

Michael Jordan
92-93 Bulls vs Hornets

Karl Malone
97-98 Jazz vs Spurs

Scottie Pippen
95-96 Bulls vs Sonics

Oscar Robertson
70-71 Bucks vs Lakers

Hakeem Olajuwon
93-94 Rockets vs Nuggets

Bill Russell
64-65 Celtics vs Lakers

Jerry West
70-71 Lakers vs Hawks

Isiah Thomas
88-89 Pistons vs. Bulls

John Stockton
97-98 Jazz vs. Lakers

Bonus Teams
1990-91 Warriors and 2001-02 Kings

Courtesy: ESPN Video Games (http://espn.go.com/espn/thelife/videogames/blog/_/name/thegamer/id/6874034/the-15-legends-nba-2k12?readmore=fullstory)
Via: Operation Sports (http://www.operationsports.com/news/503675/nba-2k12-all-15-legends-announced/)

morsdraconis
08-18-2011, 07:16 PM
:(

That's really lame. Fuck playing as a bunch of bums. I want all the epic Magic vs Bird games. WTF? How can they not do that?

morsdraconis
08-18-2011, 07:23 PM
Is pretty damn cool that they have Russell though and that's a GREAT year as that's the year it was Celtics vs Lakers in the Finals with Russell, Havlicek, KC Jones, and Heinsohn.

That's gonna be some awesome shit to play.

JeffHCross
08-18-2011, 08:08 PM
The 86-87 Jabbar game is the last of the Lakers/Celtics matchups. Johnson was the MVP of the series, so I'm not totally sure why that one is listed for Kareem. Unless it's not the playoff matchup (possible).

ram29jackson
08-18-2011, 09:51 PM
this and the hockey game would be something I wouldnt mind having/getting this year..they seem to be making huge jumps in presentation and gameplay

morsdraconis
08-18-2011, 09:57 PM
this and the hockey game would be something I wouldnt mind having/getting this year..they seem to be making huge jumps in presentation and gameplay

If you like Basketball, at all, the 2k NBA games are really good. They need to do more work on the plays that teams run, but, overall, it really took some serious strides forward last year and I'm hoping for more of the same this year.

ram29jackson
08-19-2011, 12:15 AM
If you like Basketball, at all, the 2k NBA games are really good. They need to do more work on the plays that teams run, but, overall, it really took some serious strides forward last year and I'm hoping for more of the same this year.

I got 2k nba 2 years ago , I couldnt get last year, I know they are good no matter what

JerzeyReign
08-19-2011, 07:36 AM
Y'all could always go play NBA Elite...

ram29jackson
08-19-2011, 07:11 PM
will you be able to do the sky hook in the game ?

cdj
08-19-2011, 07:16 PM
will you be able to do the sky hook in the game ?

Their blog today breaking down the legends mentions a new post play system with more info coming later. Hopefully we'll get that answer then.

I like 2K11's post-play but not the controls behind it. Hopefully it's less complicated and more stream-lined in 2K12.

JeffHCross
08-19-2011, 10:33 PM
Interesting read: http://kotaku.com/5832793/the-curious-case-of-charles-barkley-and-nba-2k12


Let's look at the other end of the matchup. Maybe 2K Sports wanted to get a special team in against the '85 Sixers, right? Well, the 1984-85 Bucks provide no compelling reason why 2K should have taken the '84-'85 Dr. J team and not one from earlier - like, say, the 1982-1983 76ers, who won the franchise's last NBA title.

In fact, the 76ers and the Bucks and their principal stars—Erving and Milwaukee's Sidney Moncrief—had met in the Eastern Conference Finals of the 1983 playoffs. And both superstars, Erving and Moncrief, had better years in 1983 than in 1985. Absent Barkley, not only is there no plausible difference in the personnel of the two teams, 1985 to 1983, the 1983 matchup is in fact better and more historically relevant.

And so, where last year, in crafting the Jordan Challenge, the game's creators steered away from Barkley, this year they seem to have aimed directly at him, and his debut year, and yet he is not in the lineup of legends.

ram29jackson
08-20-2011, 01:05 AM
or maybe he just didnt sign the paper work?

ram29jackson
08-20-2011, 01:07 AM
Their blog today breaking down the legends mentions a new post play system with more info coming later. Hopefully we'll get that answer then.

I like 2K11's post-play but not the controls behind it. Hopefully it's less complicated and more stream-lined in 2K12.

thats what I hate about B ball games now..too much buttton/command stuff..football and baseball take care of themselves

JBHuskers
08-20-2011, 10:47 AM
thats what I hate about B ball games now..too much buttton/command stuff..football and baseball take care of themselves

Here you go Ram, you can get this with a preorder of 2K12.

http://www.axess.com/twilight/console/detail/2600.jpg

JeffHCross
08-20-2011, 05:52 PM
or maybe he just didnt sign the paper work?That was suggested as the reason he's not in the game. As the article says, that's business and no one really has an issue with that. But the fact that his rookie year team is in the game, without him, is very strange since there's no real reason to use that year and team other than Barkley.

bdoughty
08-20-2011, 11:49 PM
Their blog today breaking down the legends mentions a new post play system with more info coming later. Hopefully we'll get that answer then.

I like 2K11's post-play but not the controls behind it. Hopefully it's less complicated and more stream-lined in 2K12.

That is what keeps me going back to NCAA Basketball 10. Great post play controls on offense and defense. Never liked isomotion and always enjoyed controlling a players moves with the R-Stick. Shooting with the stick has never felt natural to me and they have really made shooting all-together to freaking complex. All the options with buttons, stick, real % or based on timing are great but I never felt comfortable with any of them.

Only way I go back to the 2K or even EA basketball games is if a college game is made. I loved NBA basketball up to the late 90's and not I just end up watching the playoffs.

ram29jackson
08-21-2011, 02:10 AM
Here you go Ram, you can get this with a preorder of 2K12.

http://www.axess.com/twilight/console/detail/2600.jpg

theres too much...and there is just too little control LOL

ram29jackson
08-21-2011, 06:21 PM
if ratings really matter in these/this game with the historic teams, mid range jump shot ratings should be much higher for players from 1980s teams, than any team from this year LOL

CLW
08-21-2011, 07:10 PM
So... does anyone know what I "have" to do to get the Bird cover? Love me some Larry Legend and I'm going to be pissed if I cannot pre-order a Larry Bird cover copy.

SmoothPancakes
08-21-2011, 07:16 PM
So... does anyone know what I "have" to do to get the Bird cover? Love me some Larry Legend and I'm going to be pissed if I cannot pre-order a Larry Bird cover copy.

About the only thing I can think of is to go into GameStop and either see if you can pre-order specifically the Larry Bird cover, or go in when you pick up your pre-order and try to get specifically Larry Bird. Amazon is out, since with them, it's what they give you.

JeffHCross
08-21-2011, 10:04 PM
About the only thing I can think of is to go into GameStop and either see if you can pre-order specifically the Larry Bird cover, or go in when you pick up your pre-order and try to get specifically Larry Bird. Amazon is out, since with them, it's what they give you.My understanding is that no retailer is offering pre-orders on a specific cover.

I could imagine that a store like Gamestop may allow someone picking up a pre-order to choose a specific cover, but since the Larry/Magic covers are "limited run", I'm not sure how many copies of each will actually be available.

cdj
08-22-2011, 09:12 PM
Trailer for "NBA's Greatest"


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79yuPbeQ6mk

bdoughty
08-24-2011, 06:24 PM
Can't miss an opportunity to show off Cartwright at the Free Throw stripe.

Just had NCAA BB 10 freeze up 3 straight games and this is on a new 360 250GB system. Looks like I might be purchasing NBA 2K12 and just play games with the legends.

cdj
08-27-2011, 04:17 PM
NBA 2K12 Achievement List (http://www.xbox360achievements.org/game/nba-2k12/achievements/)

bdoughty
08-28-2011, 04:29 PM
A preview

http://kotaku.com/5834188/trying-not-to-swoon-on-my-first-date-with-nba-2k12

a new post-up control, which does away with last year's unwieldy, dual-trigger command to get a big man to back down his defender. Now it's on triangle/Y, and one touch gets his back to the basket, or gets him to face up. In addition to making half-court basketball less complicated, it also frees up the triggers, as modifiers, for those who are comfortable exploring a new range of post moves, counter-moves, and counters to those counters. It also means players like Al Jefferson, who post up their man, then quickly face up and drive, are represented more accurately and are more useful to your offense.

thanks 2K

JBHuskers
08-28-2011, 08:46 PM
thanks 2K

:+1:

morsdraconis
08-28-2011, 10:17 PM
Awesome, but, damn it, now I gotta relearn how to post people up and do all the fancy moves!

cdj
08-31-2011, 04:00 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=M88NkqIvdc4

morsdraconis
09-01-2011, 12:47 AM
I'm sorry, but rap does NOT go with a bunch of shots of old time players. Stop with these dumb ass trailers and do what they did last year (use real players in awesome commercials that are funny and show off the game).

cdj
09-02-2011, 12:07 PM
Here's a new dev blog discussing the new and improved playcall system in NBA 2K12 (http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=10150278579327267).

ram29jackson
09-03-2011, 06:22 PM
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOO nice

morsdraconis
09-03-2011, 08:24 PM
I agree Ram. That's some good stuff. Definitely VERY interested in seeing how 2k12 plays.

cdj
09-08-2011, 07:59 AM
The NBA 2K Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/NBA2K) has been showing some new additions to My Player:

- Pre-Draft Interviews with GMs
- Mock Drafts
- David Stern will voice first round picks in NBA Draft
- Outdoor billboards
- Magazine Covers (Sports Illustrated)

morsdraconis
09-08-2011, 10:04 AM
The NBA 2K Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/NBA2K) has been showing some new additions to My Player:

- Pre-Draft Interviews with GMs
- Mock Drafts
- David Stern will voice first round picks in NBA Draft
- Outdoor billboards
- Magazine Covers (Sports Illustrated)

All very awesome things.

JBHuskers
09-08-2011, 01:03 PM
I don't think this was ever posted, but NBA 2K12 will not include rookies out of the box.

IF the lockout ends, they will be put in on a roster update.

illwill10
09-08-2011, 05:31 PM
A couple of My Player Previews

http://www.gamespot.com/news/6333233/nba-2k12-preview-my-player?tag=updates%3Beditor%3Ball%3Btitle%3B1
http://content.usatoday.com/communities/gamehunters/post/2011/09/preview-hands-on-with-nba-2k12/1
http://dimemag.com/2011/09/dimes-definitive-nba-2k12-preview-my-player-mode/

CLW
09-11-2011, 07:50 AM
I don't think this was ever posted, but NBA 2K12 will not include rookies out of the box.

IF the lockout ends, they will be put in on a roster update.

That's interesting but I suppose the rookies are not members of the union yet?

morsdraconis
09-11-2011, 08:06 AM
That's interesting but I suppose the rookies are not members of the union yet?

Yeah, that's the reason why.

CLW
09-11-2011, 10:27 AM
Yeah, that's the reason why.

Yeah at first I was :smh: but then I realized they were probably not in the union and it would require 2K to sign contracts with everyone or get sued for likeness misappropriation.

morsdraconis
09-11-2011, 10:52 AM
Yeah at first I was :smh: but then I realized they were probably not in the union and it would require 2K to sign contracts with everyone or get sued for likeness misappropriation.

Yeah, it sucks, but such is how it is. Can only hope that they get their shit together some time soon (seriously, not very likely).

CLW
09-11-2011, 11:09 AM
Yeah, it sucks, but such is how it is. Can only hope that they get their shit together some time soon (seriously, not very likely).

Yeah not looking like it so no Kyrie Irving, Nolan Smith and Kyle Singler for me. LOL I always try to create a :Duke: team

DariusLock
09-11-2011, 11:47 AM
Are you going to have more control of dribbling and stuff? I haven't played 2k since 10 and it was horrible to me. NBA Live I could always use the right stick to control my dribbling and I was a beast on it. NBA 2k seemed like they restricted you in terms of ball handling and shooting.

JeffHCross
09-12-2011, 08:41 PM
New "Insight" posted on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/notes/nba-2k/nba-2k12-developer-insight-6-training-camp/10150288750897267) (:smh:)


Jerson Sapida, Gameplay Producer, here with my first Developer Insight for NBA 2K12. I want to introduce our new Training Camp mode for NBA 2K12

...

During the development of NBA 2K12, one of our main goals was to create a mode where the user can learn both the basic and advanced moves that the game has to offer. This should be a mode where someone new to 2K basketball can just jump in and master the controls with ease. At the same time, it should also offer veterans of the series something deeper to give them that extra winning edge. But we didn’t want to stop there. To make learning the moves fun and easy, we implemented a Feedback System...

Other developers could learn from this, I feel.

morsdraconis
09-12-2011, 10:01 PM
New "Insight" posted on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/notes/nba-2k/nba-2k12-developer-insight-6-training-camp/10150288750897267) (:smh:)

Other developers could learn from this, I feel.

Do you mean in a good or bad way?

JeffHCross
09-12-2011, 10:08 PM
Do you mean in a good or bad way?Good. I think all sports games need to include better "tutorials" then they do now (which most sport games don't even bother with). We need to teach the game (sport) to kids and give a way that fans of the sport (who aren't gamers) can embrace the game.

The :smh: was solely to the fact that it was posted on FB (or, more specifically, that FB was the only place I could find it originally posted).

morsdraconis
09-12-2011, 10:42 PM
Good. I think all sports games need to include better "tutorials" then they do now (which most sport games don't even bother with). We need to teach the game (sport) to kids and give a way that fans of the sport (who aren't gamers) can embrace the game.

The :smh: was solely to the fact that it was posted on FB (or, more specifically, that FB was the only place I could find it originally posted).

Ah, ok. I completely agree. It's great that they're doing more for that. Sadly though, I don't think it helps much in teaching actual aspects of how the game should be played (when compared to real life). Of course, part of that is my pre-Jordan love of the game of basketball and how much it's been perverted into a high screen pick and roll one-on-one crapfest that it is now.

But, more on point, it's definitely good that they are incorporating a more feedback oriented direction for the training camp stuff. Anything to help people learn how to play the game right is always a good thing.

hitman625
09-13-2011, 02:12 PM
Are you going to have more control of dribbling and stuff? I haven't played 2k since 10 and it was horrible to me. NBA Live I could always use the right stick to control my dribbling and I was a beast on it. NBA 2k seemed like they restricted you in terms of ball handling and shooting.

You could use the right stick in 2k as well, you just have to change the controller settings. I never did this b/c I'm a fan of the shot stick when going to the hole

cdj
09-15-2011, 11:13 PM
Here is a new blog on the post-game in 2K12 (http://www.facebook.com/notes/nba-2k/nba-2k12-developer-insight-8-post-game/10150292184137267). There will be a post-game controls trailer next week.

cdj
09-16-2011, 02:55 PM
Another new blog, this one discussing defense (http://www.facebook.com/notes/nba-2k/nba-2k12-developer-insight-9-defense/10150293254127267).

morsdraconis
09-16-2011, 03:41 PM
Wow, I couldn't be more excited for this game. I finally took the time to read through all their blogs discussing the gameplay and My Player changes and I'm stoked to play the game. Wow.

CLW
09-16-2011, 04:23 PM
New "Insight" posted on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/notes/nba-2k/nba-2k12-developer-insight-6-training-camp/10150288750897267) (:smh:)



Other developers could learn from this, I feel.

Other developers could learn from the 2K series in general. I absolutely loved 2K college hoops and miss it BADLY. I watched an OS video and the commentary was ridiculously good it was almost like watching a game on TV.

I know I'd kill for 2K12 college hoops. :nod:

morsdraconis
09-16-2011, 04:24 PM
Facebook page for 2k says that the demo for NBA 2k12 will be out sometime during the day of Tuesday, September 20th.

JBHuskers
09-16-2011, 04:25 PM
Facebook page for 2k says that the demo for NBA 2k12 will be out sometime during the day of Tuesday, September 20th.

Awesome. Will be hopefully try to land a Bird cover at Gamestop, I need to go over there next week maybe after payday.

cdj
09-19-2011, 12:42 PM
Hands-on Preview from Steve at OS. (http://www.operationsports.com/previews/140/nba-2k12-hands-on-preview-part-two/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter)

cdj
09-19-2011, 10:05 PM
Online Association - Confirmed


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqSNfoG5dTQ&feature=player_embedded



New blog discussing Controls (http://www.facebook.com/notes/nba-2k/nba-2k12-developer-insight-10-controls/10150296628427267)

SmoothPancakes
09-19-2011, 10:42 PM
Damn, this game is about to quickly work it's way into my day 1 purchases, which isn't good, as I may be about to have $500+ tied up very quickly in Navy football uniform purchases in the coming months, but this game is sounding to be too much fun to wait even a month or two on buying.

cdj
09-19-2011, 10:46 PM
I was going to hold off, but I think I'll be getting it day one as well. This and Arkham City will probably be my only day ones for a while.

SmoothPancakes
09-19-2011, 11:05 PM
Yeah, especially with Online Association. That could be fun.

ram29jackson
09-19-2011, 11:20 PM
Dr Js shoe treads ned to be white though...

and you cant use the legend teams online

cdj
09-20-2011, 07:45 AM
Demo out now on 360, later today on PS3.

The lack of options in the demo has quite a few people disappointed and believing this won't endear the game to new players. One four minute quarter, no play-calling, no team selection, no commentary, no sliders, no options, no additional camera views.

SmoothPancakes
09-20-2011, 09:20 AM
Pfft, god I'm starting to hate this half-assed crap with demos. I don't care if it's a smaller download, at least give me a full 4 quarter game, at least 5 minutes a quarter, play-calling, options and sliders. Team selection, I don't really care about as long as it's fun. Commentary, I never care about in any game demo. Camera views, I'll screw around with that in the game. But the no options, sliders and play-calling and only a single four minute quarter, it's a waste. I'm not even going to waste my time and bother downloading the demo for 2K12.

cdj
09-20-2011, 09:23 AM
Same here....I know I want the game, but the demo doesn't sound enticing in the slightest.

SmoothPancakes
09-20-2011, 09:27 AM
Yeah, just reading the blogs, seeing the videos and everything, I know I'm getting this game, at least at some point. That has never been in doubt for me with as much fun as I have had with NBA 2K11 since I bought it back in May. But for a crap demo like that, to me it literally is not worth the time, nor the hard drive space, to spend to downloading it. Really disappointing.

morsdraconis
09-20-2011, 09:55 AM
Demos are a waste of time. I never download a demo for something unless I know dick about it and usually it's just XBLA games that I'm interested enough in to download the demo. With so many people getting their hands on the game and immediately creating videos of stuff online, I can waste a few days on something I'm not entirely sure about getting and just watch videos online of the game to determine if I'll like it or not. Reviews of video games and demos of video games do not make me want to buy them or not. Demos are usually so far behind the actual game, it's pointless and reviews are so subjective they're also pointless.

So, long story short, I don't care if the demo sucks or not. I know for a fact I'm buying this game because it's been the only sports game (2k11) to actually get play outside of the first month or two that I've had it. All the additions to the game make it THAT much better (though the changes to how dribbling work sound even more complicated than before, which isn't good).

morsdraconis
09-20-2011, 09:40 PM
Did I make it up, or has it been announced that 2k12 is going to have an online association mode?

SmoothPancakes
09-20-2011, 09:41 PM
It's been announced that it will.

morsdraconis
09-20-2011, 10:12 PM
Awesome. Thanks Smooth. I went looking and I was starting to think that I was imagining things (or wishful thinking) when I couldn't find anything.

Any interested in giving this a try? Maybe we could create a TGT league or something. I might actually have to buy the 360 version of this game and purchase another year of XBL for it.

SmoothPancakes
09-20-2011, 10:43 PM
I'd definitely be interested for it on 360. I've had a lot of fun with Association in 2K11, so I'm game for Online Association in 2K12.

JBHuskers
09-21-2011, 12:03 AM
Online Association Mode = HELL YES

morsdraconis
09-21-2011, 01:15 AM
Well, it remains to be seen how much of the offline Association translates to the online version. If it's like Madden's where there's no free agency, no contracts, and only a draft, then screw that. Unless the Online Association at least contains FA, contracts, and most of all of the offline Association stuff, I'd probably not be as interested as before.

bdoughty
09-21-2011, 02:32 AM
Well I can finally say goodbye to NCAA BB 10 and its freezing. I really enjoyed the demo but what I liked best was the :360y: for post up. They went simplistic and it works very well. Still hate the shot stick so buttons for me.

cdj
09-23-2011, 07:25 PM
New blog discussing Audio improvements to NBA 2K12 with numerous clips. (http://www.facebook.com/notes/nba-2k/nba-2k12-developer-insight-11-audio/10150301730852267)

Jayrah
09-25-2011, 12:04 PM
New blog discussing Audio improvements to NBA 2K12 with numerous clips. (http://www.facebook.com/notes/nba-2k/nba-2k12-developer-insight-11-audio/10150301730852267)

Now THIS, is a job well done. Football is different of course, but both ncaa and madden could take pointers from the broadcast elements of 2k. It COMPLETELY immerses you in the experience of a game to have this level of detail.

Sent from my Nexus S 4G using Tapatalk

hitman625
09-26-2011, 01:00 PM
Being that the game drops in a week, I'm surprised we havn't heard more about the Online Association feature. Online Association will only be worth while if they fixed their awful servers in the process. All in all, I can't wait for this game to drop

morsdraconis
09-26-2011, 01:05 PM
Being that the game drops in a week, I'm surprised we havn't heard more about the Online Association feature. Online Association will only be worth while if they fixed their awful servers in the process. All in all, I can't wait for this game to drop

I figure they'll have a few more developer's blogs about it and some other stuff before the game hits the streets.

NatureBoy
09-26-2011, 07:29 PM
NBA 2K12 To Have Legend-Based DLC; Historic Teams Online for a Price.

http://www.pastapadre.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/2k12legendsshowcase.jpg

When the news was first reported that historic teams would not be available to play online in NBA 2K12 that was a big disappointment. Considering that rosters are largely the same as last year due to the lockout they would have provided some much needed variety and been the incentive to play online. 2K Sports didn’t really comment on the subject to explain why that was – but now it appears to be evident. The option will be available through paid downloadable content called “The Legends Showcase”.

The image above was tweeted out by someone with a copy of the game and it shows what is being included in the DLC. An outdoor environment in Times Square is the locale for what will be historic team match-ups online and special legend-based challenges. No word on how much the DLC will cost as of yet but it does look like it will be available on release day.

This represents a shift away from the company’s avoidance of holding content to release as DLC – something that was inevitable. This may very well provide value as an add-on but it may not have been the year to go this route considering many consumers don’t view the base product as desirable because of the ongoing lockout.

LINK (http://www.pastapadre.com/2011/09/26/nba-2k12-to-have-legend-based-dlc-historic-teams-online-for-a-price)

If EA had tried something like this with Madden, the internet would melt.

cdj
09-26-2011, 08:54 PM
NatureBoy - I can understand the vast majority of that being DLC. Having to pay for classic teams online is pretty disappointing though. I think overall interest is down for basketball games with the NBA season in limbo, which is pretty disappointing considering both NBA 2K12 and NBA JAM: OFE look to be a lot of fun this year.



How many guys are planning to pick up the game and have any interest in an Online Association? I pre-ordered it for PS3, but if the majority are on 360 I might switch it tomorrow.

SmoothPancakes
09-26-2011, 08:57 PM
I'm definitely interested in Online Association on 360. The only hang-up for me is what all is going to be in Online Association? Is it going to be exactly like the offline Association? Or is it going to be a gutted, half-assed piece of crap that they tossed in at the last minute just so they could say "Hey! Look at that! Online Association! Pre-order today!"

cdj
09-26-2011, 09:02 PM
I'm definitely interested in Online Association on 360. The only hang-up for me is what all is going to be in Online Association? Is it going to be exactly like the offline Association? Or is it going to be a gutted, half-assed piece of crap that they tossed in at the last minute just so they could say "Hey! Look at that! Online Association! Pre-order today!"

With such a late release on mode info, I can see it either being fully fleshed out (great late announcement to spur interest) or a bare-bones feature; it probably won't be anything in-between.

Last year, I could not connect online at all to play 2K11 so that could be a major sticking point as well. Lots of people reported similar issues with the game, so hopefully that has been fixed.

SmoothPancakes
09-26-2011, 09:04 PM
With such a late release on mode info, I can see it either being fully fleshed out (great late announcement to spur interest) or a bare-bones feature; it probably won't be anything in-between.

Last year, I could not connect online at all to play 2K11 so that could be a major sticking point as well. Lots of people reported similar issues with the game, so hopefully that has been fixed.

Yeah, that bare-bones possibility is what I'm afraid of. I'm getting the game for sure, no matter what, but my interest in an Online Association group here is going to hinge on what level of depth is in Online Association.

cdj
09-26-2011, 09:23 PM
Not sure if this has been shared already, but here is the NBA 2K12 Achievement List (http://www.xbox360achievements.org/game/nba-2k12/achievements/).

cdj
09-27-2011, 07:14 AM
The Sneakers of NBA 2K12


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2PFBt9HWhKk



OS: Player Ratings (http://www.operationsports.com/news/513233/nba-2k12-player-ratings-revealed-most-of-them/)

cdj
09-28-2011, 12:13 PM
I canceled my 2K12 PS3 pre-order until we hear more on Online Association. If the mode sounds deep and there's a couple people here who want to play in one, then I'll get it for 360. I wish they'd make the announcement and give some details.


Until then, pastapadre has done a good job of gathering game info (http://www.pastapadre.com/2011/09/27/first-nba-2k12-association-and-online-details-beginning-to-emerge#more-48214) from people who have early copies:

From these two videos (Association – Online) we can ascertain the following regarding NBA 2K12:

•Association mode looks to be largely unchanged at least as it relates to playing in the standard offline manner. We do know however that there will be Online Association for the first time ever which represents the big advancement this year. Users will be able to compete in the franchise against other users and/or CPU controlled teams. Outside of that the structure to how it will all work remains shrouded in mystery.

•The website nba2k.com will be launching (presumably next week coinciding with release) and will feature the ability to manage Online Associations – completing trades, managing rosters, and running drafts. The site will also house uploaded highlights, screenshots, and ‘My Player’ career mode progress/stats.

•There are no online leaderboards found within the game menus. Instead they will be located on the website.

•There are no online lobby rooms. Team-Up looks to be easier to organize however.

•There is still no ability to save playbooks for use online.

•’Crew’ mode online appears to have been removed. That would then suggest that the only way to play online w/ one’s My Player may be through the paid DLC that was discovered yesterday.

cdj
09-28-2011, 12:17 PM
New blog on Presentation (http://www.facebook.com/notes/nba-2k/nba-2k12-developer-insight-12-presentation/10150307593522267).


Online Association blog tomorrow (9/29)

JBHuskers
09-28-2011, 12:34 PM
Debating on release day for this. I need to talk to GameStop and see if they know if they're getting multiple covers or not.

morsdraconis
09-28-2011, 12:43 PM
I canceled my 2K12 PS3 pre-order until we hear more on Online Association. If the mode sounds deep and there's a couple people here who want to play in one, then I'll get it for 360. I wish they'd make the announcement and give some details.


Until then, pastapadre has done a good job of gathering game info (http://www.pastapadre.com/2011/09/27/first-nba-2k12-association-and-online-details-beginning-to-emerge#more-48214) from people who have early copies:

From these two videos (Association – Online) we can ascertain the following regarding NBA 2K12:

•Association mode looks to be largely unchanged at least as it relates to playing in the standard offline manner. We do know however that there will be Online Association for the first time ever which represents the big advancement this year. Users will be able to compete in the franchise against other users and/or CPU controlled teams. Outside of that the structure to how it will all work remains shrouded in mystery.

•The website nba2k.com will be launching (presumably next week coinciding with release) and will feature the ability to manage Online Associations – completing trades, managing rosters, and running drafts. The site will also house uploaded highlights, screenshots, and ‘My Player’ career mode progress/stats.

•There are no online leaderboards found within the game menus. Instead they will be located on the website.

•There are no online lobby rooms. Team-Up looks to be easier to organize however.

•There is still no ability to save playbooks for use online.

•’Crew’ mode online appears to have been removed. That would then suggest that the only way to play online w/ one’s My Player may be through the paid DLC that was discovered yesterday.

That all sounds really good to me, though not being able to make changes to playbooks kinda sucks (hopefully that's not the case, though the fluidity of the plays now makes that not as big of a deal as before).

I'm definitely gonna get this day one for the 360, so if people are actually gonna be interested in getting into an Online Association in it, count me in (unless it turns out to suck ass - REALLY hoping it doesn't).

JBHuskers
09-28-2011, 12:49 PM
Yeah depending on Online Assoication, will be whether or not I get it right away or wait.

SmoothPancakes
09-28-2011, 01:51 PM
Yeah depending on Online Assoication, will be whether or not I get it right away or wait.

Same. I don't really care about what cover I'd get, so it's going to come down to Online Association to decide whether I get it next week, or wait for a bit to get it.

JBHuskers
09-28-2011, 01:54 PM
Well Pasta said that copies are to be received Friday, but embargoed until release day. Not sure if that is good or bad for Online Association.

JBHuskers
09-28-2011, 02:00 PM
http://twitter.com/#!/pastapadre/status/119123624107065344

cdj
09-28-2011, 06:29 PM
Controls Trailer


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1SZ3wbTt11U





I wouldn't put much stock in the embargo. 2K has been very late but deliberate in releasing game info. With no NBA season to stoke interest, they seem intent on hitting the release date with fresh game info (Online Association) and the reviews.

JBHuskers
09-29-2011, 02:59 PM
I just preordered NBA 2K12 on Amazon for 360. If I don't get the Bird cover and someone does...wanna trade?

SmoothPancakes
09-29-2011, 04:22 PM
Latest tweet from Pastapadre:


NBA 2K12 online association: up to 29 other users (cpu controls any unfilled), season progresses in "real-time". That last part concerns me.

And Facebook update:


According to the NBA 2K12 manual regarding online association: Form your own online NBA league with up to 29 other gamers, and make GM decisions from your computer or console. Make trades and schedule games online. Your season progresses in real-time; scheduled games are simulated when you can’t be present. Receive regular email updates that keep you connected to your team 24/7/365.

SmoothPancakes
09-29-2011, 04:29 PM
Very concerned about that real-time progression. With work and other stuff, I definitely don't have the time to be on playing basketball games every single night. And I'd be pissed to have the game automatically simulate the games that I don't have time to play and potentially get screwed out of wins by the simulation engine.

morsdraconis
09-29-2011, 05:01 PM
Very concerned about that real-time progression. With work and other stuff, I definitely don't have the time to be on playing basketball games every single night. And I'd be pissed to have the game automatically simulate the games that I don't have time to play and potentially get screwed out of wins by the simulation engine.

Well, I don't really have a problem with it. It's highly unlikely most people are gonna want to play more than 30-40 games in a season (that's QUITE a few games) so me choosing to have it simulate OOC (out of conference) and OOD (out of division) games isn't that big of a deal to me. OOC games aren't a big deal at all (they only make up like 15% of the total games played or something like that) and OOD games aren't necessarily horrible to miss, it's the division games that are HUGE for determining how your season really goes in the NBA since you play each team 8 times (which makes up 32 of your 81 games).

Even if you wanted to play 60+ games out of the season, you could do something like 2 games a week and just miss the occasional 3rd game for that week and make a special exception for that rare 4th game in the week (which averages out to be 10 or 11 weeks out of the whole season 29 week season).

What sucks about it is, going by that, it's basically going to be playing out that season (while hopefully being able to make trades and such to make your team better) and that's it. Granted, that's what most likely would happen anyway because of how many games you'd have to play before finishing the season and such, but it sucks that it's going to basically void any real reason for scouting prospects or the draft and it's basically going to make making trades very difficult to pull off because of the lack of draft picks coming into play at all (unless you do nothing but trade with the CPU). Kinda sucks really.

I'm definitely interested to read the entire developer's insight on the subject once the insight is released.

SmoothPancakes
09-29-2011, 05:08 PM
True. Didn't think of it that way. And yeah, looking forward to reading that. From the sounds it of, it should be coming out in an hour or so. Last I heard was around 4pm PST.

cdj
09-29-2011, 05:12 PM
Online Association blog (http://www.facebook.com/notes/nba-2k/nba-2k12-developer-insight-13-online-association/10150309123627267)

morsdraconis
09-29-2011, 07:34 PM
Looks good to me. Basically gives you 3-5 games a "week" to play and lets you choose what to play and what not to play as well as lets you customize the size of the league and how many games are in the season. Has the draft, free agency, takes into account the salary cap (though I'm interested to see if it has everything - like Bird Years and etc), and trades are very regulated through giving everyone a chance to dispute it via notifications in the game "homepage".

Sounds good to me. Now, the ultimate question is how good the online interaction system actually is as, apparently, that shit was so laggy, it was atrocious for the stupid My Player Crew crap. Hopefully it's better.

cdj
09-30-2011, 07:43 AM
So how many 360 users have an interest in an Online Association now that we have news on the feature? I'm willing to give it a try, provided I can connect to online users as mors stated.



My concern with the OA set-up (if I understand it correctly) is that struggling users with talented teams may seem more likely to simulate games feeling they can get easy wins that way. I suppose the way to rectify that issue is for the league commish to boot non-active members.

NatureBoy
09-30-2011, 08:24 AM
This will be the first time in a very long time I won't be buying a NBA 2K Basketball game on release day. Having the Legends in the game is great but with no updated rosters because of the NBA strike, I will pass until the strike is settled.

JBHuskers
09-30-2011, 08:38 AM
So how many 360 users have an interest in an Online Association now that we have news on the feature? I'm willing to give it a try, provided I can connect to online users as mors stated.


We can set up a subforum below in the "other" section where we have NHL.



My concern with the OA set-up (if I understand it correctly) is that struggling users with talented teams may seem more likely to simulate games feeling they can get easy wins that way. I suppose the way to rectify that issue is for the league commish to boot non-active members.

Yeah that works. At least we won't have to worry about that with this group.

hitman625
09-30-2011, 09:17 AM
So how many 360 users have an interest in an Online Association now that we have news on the feature? I'm willing to give it a try, provided I can connect to online users as mors stated.



My concern with the OA set-up (if I understand it correctly) is that struggling users with talented teams may seem more likely to simulate games feeling they can get easy wins that way. I suppose the way to rectify that issue is for the league commish to boot non-active members.

I can not freakin' wait for Tuesday to get my hands on this game. I am worried about 2K's servers b/c they have been atrocious for years now and with OA I am sure there will be even more people than normal trying it out. But I wll most definately be interested in joining the OA.

JBHuskers
09-30-2011, 10:35 AM
Looks like IGN got the exclusive early review.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDMaIJVb2rc&feature=youtu.be

JBHuskers
09-30-2011, 10:49 AM
Holy shit! Something I didn't know previously...legends challenges with guys like Bill Russell are in black & white....that rocks!

morsdraconis
09-30-2011, 10:52 AM
I'm DEFINITELY interested in this. While the online servers are worrisome, I'm still definitely interested in giving it a shot.

JBHuskers
09-30-2011, 10:53 AM
I'm in the process of creating a subforum for the Tailgate Basketball Assoication. Link to the forum and signup thread coming soon. This will be a 360 league.

morsdraconis
09-30-2011, 10:55 AM
Holy shit! Something I didn't know previously...legends challenges with guys like Bill Russell are in black & white....that rocks!

Yeah man. For both Bill Russell and Wilt Chamberlin. It's definitely pretty cool. They didn't show the 70s guys, but when you play with them, it has the cheesy ass giant yellow lettering and shit that they used to use as well.

Only thing I'm disappointed in is it appears that they really missed how the games used to be shown with no information on the screen at all and you would only occasionally get updates on the score and such. There's actually too much presentation for it to accurately show the early years of the game.

JBHuskers
09-30-2011, 11:10 AM
Here is the link to the subforum for the Tailgate Basketball Association (http://www.thegamingtailgate.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?80-Tailgate-Basketball-Association-NBA-2K12) - currently settings discussion, a general talk thread, and signup thread are live.

bdoughty
09-30-2011, 03:00 PM
So is it actually for the 360 or was that a typo? I will gladly sign up if 360.

morsdraconis
09-30-2011, 03:04 PM
So is it actually for the 360 or was that a typo? I will gladly sign up if 360.

Yup, it's for the 360.

JBHuskers
09-30-2011, 03:06 PM
So is it actually for the 360 or was that a typo? I will gladly sign up if 360.

Yep just scroll down to the dynasty section and go to the signup thread.

EDIT: Never mind you found it :D

CLW
09-30-2011, 03:15 PM
I'm in the process of creating a subforum for the Tailgate Basketball Assoication. Link to the forum and signup thread coming soon. This will be a 360 league.

:smh: when did this site become 360 friendly?

JBHuskers
09-30-2011, 03:16 PM
:smh: when did this site become 360 friendly?

When it was almost all 360 guys talking about it on here.... :D

bdoughty
09-30-2011, 03:21 PM
:smh: when did this site become 360 friendly?

That is why I was shocked and thought it was a typo.

bdoughty
09-30-2011, 08:06 PM
IGN Review for those who might care.

http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/119/1197538p1.html

Closing Comments
No sports game has ever made me this excited to play. Seriously it's all I've been able to think about for the last week. The realistic, challenging, gorgeously animated gameplay carries across a cornucopia of modes. Playing legends of the past, the stars of today, and my own personal NBA rookie are all different flavors of f#$%ing rad. Any one of these modes would be reason enough to purchase the game, but all of them together make for a game that any basketball fan has to pick up.

10 Presentation
The only way this could be more like an actual NBA broadcast would be if it locked the players out and canceled itself.
8.5 Graphics
Fantastic animations, beautiful stadiums, realistic crowds, all hindered by the too regular appearance of a few hideous character faces.
10 Sound
Hands down, the best commentary of any sports game ever. At times it surpasses actual NBA commentary. Dope soundtrack, too.
9.0 Gameplay
Some pretty minor AI weirdness is the only spot on an otherwise gleaming game.
9.0 Lasting Appeal
Between My Player, Association, NBA's Greatest, Creating a Legend, and the online modes, you'll be playing NBA 2K12 for the next 365 days.
9.5
OVERALL

Amazing
(out of 10)

Papa LoneStar
09-30-2011, 09:45 PM
Can't wait

Jayrah
10-01-2011, 01:09 AM
SOUNDSBALLIN!

Sent from my Nexus S 4G using Tapatalk

cdj
10-01-2011, 09:07 PM
Player Ratings inc. Free Agents



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmt63arhcD4
Courtesy Operation Sports

ram29jackson
10-03-2011, 09:48 PM
When it was almost all 360 guys talking about it on here.... :D


:D screeeeeeeuuuuwwwwww yyoooooouuuuuuu:D

ram29jackson
10-03-2011, 10:17 PM
heres a link to a midnight release/stream ,where Magic Johnson will be in California..of course that wont be be till 11 or 12 west coast time

http://www.livestream.com/nba2k12

SmoothPancakes
10-03-2011, 10:20 PM
And my copy is on it's way. Sitting in Indianapolis as of an hour ago.

JBHuskers
10-03-2011, 10:42 PM
And my copy is on it's way. Sitting in Indianapolis as of an hour ago.

You joining the league?

SmoothPancakes
10-03-2011, 10:48 PM
You joining the league?

I signed up back on Friday. I posted that I wanted to take the Denver Nuggets as they're my favorite team. And if 2K12 is anything like 2K11, it's going to be ugly because I can't shoot the 3 or deep 2 for my life.

http://www.thegamingtailgate.com/forums/showthread.php?3750-Tailgate-Basketball-Association-Signup-Thread&p=107687&viewfull=1#post107687

morsdraconis
10-03-2011, 10:53 PM
:up:

I'm excited for the possibilities of 2k12. If nothing else, I know I'm going to get a TON of play out of the My Player and Association stuff if the Online Association portion turns out to be garbage.

I should have mine sometime tomorrow as well, hopefully.

SmoothPancakes
10-03-2011, 11:07 PM
Yeah, getting the game here on release day, and not randomly picking it up in the middle of May, I'll be able to get a ton more playtime out of it than I did in 2K11. Unfortunately for 11, it had to share time with NCAA, the three Assassin's Creed games, L.A. Noire, and others.

Right now, there are no games coming out that I'm buying until the end of the month, so I'll have all month to dedicate solely towards 2K12 before other games start getting released and steal some time here and there from 2K12. So I should have plenty of time to get very deep into My Player and offline Association this time around.

I OU a Beatn
10-04-2011, 12:14 AM
I'm going to go ahead and assume the fact it's taking a really long ass time to connect online means I shouldn't hold my breath on online being a quality experience. :D

SmoothPancakes
10-04-2011, 12:32 AM
Why does that not sound surprising. :smh:

SmoothPancakes
10-04-2011, 05:48 AM
Those motherfuckers. As of 6:09 AM ET (40 minutes ago), this is the status of my game according to UPS tracking.


The package was left in a UPS facility. / Forwarded to the facility in the destination city.

Those fuckers better get that thing shipped up here from Indianapolis today as I went with the release day shipping option from Amazon.

Edit - Something gives me a feeling it will for sure not be showing up today. I've now completely lost the "On time" and Delivery Estimate on the UPS Web Tracking. It's no longer even showing a Delivery Estimate at all. Just says In Transit and shows Indianapolis on Tuesday 10/04/2011 as the Last Location.

God I hope this isn't about to become a repeat of Tiger Woods 12. That damn thing took over a week from the date of release for it to arrive from UPS and Amazon.

I OU a Beatn
10-04-2011, 07:51 AM
Words can not describe how much I hate blind matchmaking. First NBA 2k11 did it. Then Madden 12 did it. Now NBA 2k12 does it again. Come on, NCAA, you do it, too. It's such a HORRIBLE idea. Oh well, I wont have time to play until tonight, so fingers crossed they improved the online connection quality by a lot.

ram29jackson
10-04-2011, 01:39 PM
any other observations etc, game-wise ?

JBHuskers
10-04-2011, 01:44 PM
I won't be able to get to it til about 9 or so tonight....will post some thoughts as CDJ and I are going to play a couple of games to test out quarter lengths and what not for the Online Association.

hitman625
10-04-2011, 02:01 PM
Those motherfuckers. As of 6:09 AM ET (40 minutes ago), this is the status of my game according to UPS tracking.



Those fuckers better get that thing shipped up here from Indianapolis today as I went with the release day shipping option from Amazon.

Edit - Something gives me a feeling it will for sure not be showing up today. I've now completely lost the "On time" and Delivery Estimate on the UPS Web Tracking. It's no longer even showing a Delivery Estimate at all. Just says In Transit and shows Indianapolis on Tuesday 10/04/2011 as the Last Location.

God I hope this isn't about to become a repeat of Tiger Woods 12. That damn thing took over a week from the date of release for it to arrive from UPS and Amazon.

I had planned on renting a copy today until I get paid, but of course UPS didn't deliver its shipment yesterday, like they do every other Tuesday. Of all days, when you have NBA 2K12, Rage, Spiderman: Edge of Time, and Dark Souls all releasing on the same day, you would think efficiency would be stressed

JBHuskers
10-04-2011, 02:14 PM
So I heard that not only can you not change the sliders on Online Association, but you can't change settings either. I guess that will make it easier to get through a season :D

CLW
10-04-2011, 02:15 PM
I just don't have time to run to a store and get my Larry Bird cover today. :smh: at not being able to order the cover you want on Amazon.

JBHuskers
10-04-2011, 02:18 PM
I just don't have time to run to a store and get my Larry Bird cover today. :smh: at not being able to order the cover you want on Amazon.

I went on Amazon Help Chat and asked if there was anything I could do to get the Bird cover. They notated something, we'll see if that worked. Not holding my breath.

JBHuskers
10-04-2011, 02:48 PM
According to Pasta. (http://twitter.com/#!/pastapadre/status/121310471323271169) Server problems (no surprise), but worse on PS3 than 360.

bdoughty
10-04-2011, 04:28 PM
I am waiting for mine to show up (UPS is a touch slow in the boonies here) but if I somehow get a Bird cover and someone wants it, I will mail the cover to you.

CLW
10-04-2011, 05:29 PM
I went on Amazon Help Chat and asked if there was anything I could do to get the Bird cover. They notated something, we'll see if that worked. Not holding my breath.

Yeah I might just wait until I just happen to be near a video game store. Its not like Amazon is selling it on sale or anythign either and I can use my credits for UCIII

bdoughty
10-04-2011, 06:40 PM
I got the Magic cover. Beats getting stuck with Jordan I guess.

bdoughty
10-04-2011, 07:00 PM
Online Server is definitely borked. 2ksports server not available a this time. I just wanted to enter a freaking code to access my exclusive teams but one must be logged into the 2k server to do so.

cdj
10-05-2011, 07:23 AM
Overnight the 2K community manager said the team had a 'breakthrough' and that the online issues should improve.

Any thoughts so far?

SmoothPancakes
10-05-2011, 07:24 AM
Thank God, I'll actually have this game today. Now that the idiots at UPS actually were able to get my game shipped out of Indianapolis last night (since for whatever reason they weren't able to ship it out on Monday night when they should have), and it got into town this morning at 7:30 after arriving from Columbus, I'll finally have it today. Release day shipping my ass. :fp:

SmoothPancakes
10-05-2011, 07:24 AM
Overnight the 2K community manager said the team had a 'breakthrough' and that the online issues should improve.

Any thoughts so far?

Define 'breakthrough'. :D

cdj
10-05-2011, 07:26 AM
Define 'breakthrough'. :D

"Believe it when we see it." :P

Nah, I'm optimistic they'll get it ironed out sooner than later. Their servers probably got crushed yesterday.

SmoothPancakes
10-05-2011, 12:45 PM
Finally got this baby in hand. Took a day longer than it should have (so much for release day shipping :fp:), but at least UPS somewhat made up for it by putting my package on the early route and dropped it off about 15 minutes ago, instead of sticking it on the late route and not showing up until after 4:30.

Edit - Got the Michael Jordan cover. Which is fine with me. Didn't really have a preference one way or the other.

SmoothPancakes
10-05-2011, 02:42 PM
Damn. Just had a hell of a Rookie Showcase game to kick off My Player. Playing on the Elites, we beat the Stars 76-73. We were tied at 73-all with 57 seconds left to play in the game. I got the pass as I drove to the basket and got fouled on the shot. Missed the first free throw, made the second to give us a 1 point lead with 49 seconds to play.

After trading a pair of missed shots (including my dumbass CPU teammate throwing up a bad 3-point attempt with 15 seconds left to play), the Stars got the ball and drove down. They took a shot, missed and I came down with the rebound, getting fouled with 2 seconds left on the clock. Went to the line, sank both free throws, they missed their full court Hail Mary attempt, and we won 76-73, thanks to my going 3 for 4 from the free throw line, the only points in the entire last minute of the game, and getting the rebound with 2 seconds left

Followed that up with pre-draft interviews with the Houston Rockets, Phoenix Suns, and Indiana Pacers. Ultimately, got drafted in the first round, 13th overall by the Phoenix Suns. Based on the pay scale for my draft slot, I got a 2 year, $1.65 million contract with a team option. Now to bide my time on the bench behind Steve Nash while slowly improving.

bdoughty
10-05-2011, 02:45 PM
Just FYI if you pre-ordered it from Amazon they will send you an e-mail that has a download for all three covers.

JBHuskers
10-05-2011, 02:51 PM
So the greatest mystery is how often the automatic advance is on slow for Online Assocation. Pasta posted that on fast, it advances 3 NBA Days every 6 hours (JESUS) .... and normal is 3 NBA days every 24 hours. If slow is 3 NBA Days every 3 realtime days, I'd be happy with that.

hitman625
10-05-2011, 02:59 PM
Damn. Just had a hell of a Rookie Showcase game to kick off My Player. Playing on the Elites, we beat the Stars 76-73. We were tied at 73-all with 57 seconds left to play in the game. I got the pass as I drove to the basket and got fouled on the shot. Missed the first free throw, made the second to give us a 1 point lead with 49 seconds to play.

After trading a pair of missed shots (including my dumbass CPU teammate throwing up a bad 3-point attempt with 15 seconds left to play), the Stars got the ball and drove down. They took a shot, missed and I came down with the rebound, getting fouled with 2 seconds left on the clock. Went to the line, sank both free throws, they missed their full court Hail Mary attempt, and we won 76-73, thanks to my going 3 for 4 from the free throw line, the only points in the entire last minute of the game, and getting the rebound with 2 seconds left

Followed that up with pre-draft interviews with the Houston Rockets, Phoenix Suns, and Indiana Pacers. Ultimately, got drafted in the first round, 13th overall by the Phoenix Suns. Based on the pay scale for my draft slot, I got a 2 year, $1.65 million contract with a team option.

I had a pretty good Rookie Showcase, but ended up losing b/c I was taken out of the game w/ 3 mins to go and didn't see the floor again. But while on the floor I had 15 pts, 2 reb, 6assists at the 2 spot. I would've had more points, but my PG(Kemba Walker's doppleganger) didn't see a shot he didn't like. During my pre-draft interviews, I met with the Sixers, Rockets, and Wizards. The Rockets chose me 14th overall. I haven't played a game yet, but I do like the newish drills and was able to get gold in all 3 drills

JBHuskers
10-05-2011, 04:19 PM
From Pasta:

Online Association, the aspect of NBA 2K12 that was most intriguing to me, looks like it will be a failure to many. The way the mode is structured will appeal to people who like all, or at least most, of their games simmed. Those who want to actually play the games will have a hard time sticking to the rigid schedule.

There are three periods to choose from for advancement. Slow, Normal, and Fast. 2K12 doesn't actually even explain what those mean when preparing the Association which will be troublesome in itself - but I've set up one with each to figure it out.

Slow (24 hours), Normal (16 hours), Fast (6 hours) - Associations advance to the next block of games at that rate reportedly simming any games that are not completed. There is no way to manually delay advancement.

An example of what that means: 82 game season on Slow - there will be around 7 games to play or sim in each 24 hour period. You can't take a day off and good luck playing all of them each day if that is what you're hoping to accomplish.

So this is a bummer and solely the fault of a poor design decision. Of course the servers would have to be working anyway for the mode to matter and at this point who knows when/if that'll happen. If one can even access a current Online Association head-to-head games have been broken all along and random disconnects from the server threaten progress being made.

ram29jackson
10-05-2011, 04:22 PM
2K Always makes an effort where EA lacks..in such things as a sports history and a few of the details like uniforms...Madden doesnt bother putting in historic uniforms and just leaving them in, like the Eagles 70s and 80s uniforms and heck,..for that matter, Ive been waiting for years to see the eagles white helmet uni's.

this game has almost too much in it LOL..but I do find it annoying that i have to look in menues to modify the visuals for the play art and stuff..and traing camp should have the ability to just move on and learn the next thing,..dont hold me hostage having to get 5000 points trying to move on and making those 5000 hard to get in some cases..took me forever with that triple threat jab step crap LOL... but they have finally for the last 3 years made B Ball believable in a video game.. EA in the old ps2 days ..you couldnt really drive around people etc.

bdoughty
10-05-2011, 04:32 PM
I agree with your Ram, consider us both shocked. Tons of old school unis to play with. The commentary in this game is simply amazing. I was playing with one of the unlocked teams from Amazon, the 90's Warriors and they went into detail on Tim Hardaway's son and how he was playing college basketball, his size compared to Tim and their play-styles. All this for a guy not even in the league anymore. Then when playing one of the Legends games they went into long detail on the Hawks history, who they used to be and when they started playing in Atlanta.

Also the broadcast look of the 50's, 60's, 70's an 80's games are all unique and very nicely captures for it's time. Everything from the scoreboards, to the opening where it shows the starters. It makes Maddens AFL attempt from a few year back simply look foolish.

Playing with Maurice Cheeks (played at a local school), Dr. J and Moses on the old Spectrum (when they used a spectrum at midcourt) from the 70's just brought me back to my youth and when I really loved the NBA.

cdj
10-05-2011, 09:37 PM
From Pasta:

Online Association, the aspect of NBA 2K12 that was most intriguing to me, looks like it will be a failure to many. The way the mode is structured will appeal to people who like all, or at least most, of their games simmed. Those who want to actually play the games will have a hard time sticking to the rigid schedule.

There are three periods to choose from for advancement. Slow, Normal, and Fast. 2K12 doesn't actually even explain what those mean when preparing the Association which will be troublesome in itself - but I've set up one with each to figure it out.

Slow (24 hours), Normal (16 hours), Fast (6 hours) - Associations advance to the next block of games at that rate reportedly simming any games that are not completed. There is no way to manually delay advancement.

An example of what that means: 82 game season on Slow - there will be around 7 games to play or sim in each 24 hour period. You can't take a day off and good luck playing all of them each day if that is what you're hoping to accomplish.

So this is a bummer and solely the fault of a poor design decision. Of course the servers would have to be working anyway for the mode to matter and at this point who knows when/if that'll happen. If one can even access a current Online Association head-to-head games have been broken all along and random disconnects from the server threaten progress being made.

That is a bummer. Everything else I've heard about the game is impressive, but the OA advance settings are head-scratching. I guess it's designed for people to play if they are home all day; not for people with school, family or jobs. Hopefully they can patch in some realistic advance settings.

SmoothPancakes
10-05-2011, 09:43 PM
Yeah, I have absolutely no clue how they came up with 6-12-24. Who the hell has enough time each day to play where it advances every 6 hours? Besides college students and people either who sit at home all day and don't have a job, or people who who work from home. Anyone and everyone else, 6 hours will the absolute least used of those options.

Personally, they should have timed it 12 hours (fast)-24 hours (normal)-48 hours (slow). 6-12-24 is just stupid.

ram29jackson
10-05-2011, 10:32 PM
well, i just finished and unlocked all the practice drills..interesting but a few times the commands dont translate like they say and your doing something 20 times to figure it out.....and who the heck is getting the timing on how Magic Johnson shoots a set shot jumper LOL..still cant unlock any clasic teams.....you can re color the all the shoes and put them on whomever you want..anyone got some different codes yet to use for what ever? football will always come first but this cool to mess with, i never got to see last year...they should have had the Lakers from 86...is there any difference between my player and the mode where you pick an actual player ? I cant see plays in the classic games no matter what ive done with menue/options so far ?? help ?

ram29jackson
10-05-2011, 10:37 PM
i guarantee you, Keith Erickson was not that athletic...at least i'm pretty sure LOL

i suck at this game but its very nice and the player attributes and caricatures are believable for the most part...it gets pretty close to a cartoonish videogame definition of the word-virtual...stil not sure how to do a hook shot but i learned-triangle- to post up LOL..i turned it off to cool down, but im turning on my ps3 again in less than a hour to mess with it some more..my ncaa dyn. can wait a couple days

ram29jackson
10-05-2011, 10:56 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03nh3O9b-lM

SmoothPancakes
10-06-2011, 03:14 AM
It took until our fourth game of the season, but we have finally given the fans in Phoenix their first win of the season, an 87-79 victory on the road at Memphis. And, after scoring exactly 8 points each of the first three games, I finally managed to hit double digits, hitting 10 points for the game with under 2 minutes to play, to go along with my season high 2 rebounds.

Gotta work on my shooting though. I went 5-17 in field goals, 0-5 from beyond the 3-point line. If I want to earn more minutes on the court, I'm going to have to start sinking some of those shots. And I still need to find a good signature free throw. I had a good one in 2K11 that I was able to get the timing down perfectly on when to move the R-stick up to release the ball, but I can't find one yet this year that I'm comfortable with. I'm not doing too bad, currently 4-6 at the free throw line through four games, but it's been more luck of the ball bouncing or rolling in, than it has been of me making good shots. I just wish they would give you an option to work specifically on your free throw shooting in the My Player menus.

Edit - I think I might have found my signature free throw, ironically titled 'Smooth'. :D Just shot 10 free throws in the practice mode from the main menu and went 8 for 10, with 8 of them being perfectly timed releases.

SmoothPancakes
10-06-2011, 04:44 AM
Nice. While we got our asses whooped by my old team (scoring 11 points, I was the third highest scorer for our team :fp:), the Minnesota Timberwolves (my My Player got drafted by the Timberwolves in NBA 2K11), I had my best game of my career so far, scoring 11 points with 4 rebounds and 3 assists in 13 minutes on the court. For what was going to be my last game for this morning, that's a nice way to end it.

JBHuskers
10-06-2011, 08:41 AM
With not much time the past couple of days, all I have had time for is Training Camp. Man there are a lot of things you can do with the ball.

hitman625
10-06-2011, 09:39 AM
I haven't gotten into the game as much as I would've thought, but I've been trying to get through training camp to nail down everything, even though I've been playing yearly since '06.

I've dabbled in My Player and this may be the year that I commit some major time into this mode. Played my 1st game with the Rockets and although they have some good depth at the 2 & 3, I was still able to log 17 minutes in a blowout W. I finished the game with only 7 pts and 1 assist, but I did get a highlight And 1 dunk on Raja Bell. On a fast break, I got the outlet and just tried to get to the line and all of a sudden my player just took off for a monster 2 handed dunk.

By the way, all sports games need to take notes when it comes to commentary. 2k12 by far has the best commentary I have ever heard. After a Terrence Williams jumper, they started talking about his potenial and once the action lulled they went back to talking about his scoring ability and his ups and downs with the Nets.

JBHuskers
10-06-2011, 09:42 AM
Yeah I played a full season of My Player last year. Then got pissed when you can choose any team after year one. Hope they fixed that. Other than that, I absolutely love that mode.

ram29jackson
10-06-2011, 05:34 PM
LOL at you people referring to your my-player in the first person.


finally logged online but their site still isnt up and I linked it to my youtube account but I dont know what that does or how i'm supposed to get it to connect or work ? the kids seem to be upset over lack of a crew now

JBHuskers
10-06-2011, 06:15 PM
LOL at you people referring to your my-player in the first person.


finally logged online but their site still isnt up and I linked it to my youtube account but I dont know what that does or how i'm supposed to get it to connect or work ? the kids seem to be upset over lack of a crew now

My Player is the name of the mode :D

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ram29jackson
10-06-2011, 06:24 PM
My Player is the name of the mode :D

Sent from my DROIDX using Tapatalk

I would liken that to "my dog" its "my-player", it isnt me. its an image I manipulate with a controller...but enough psych banter LOL

the game is interesting in its newness to me.. too bad their site and online suck right now, I want to see all this junk.

i still havent unlocked any teams and thats disappointing. but its fun for now

ram29jackson
10-07-2011, 01:15 AM
if this was already posted here,somewhere, ...sorry for repeat. But if not, when you have time, listen to parts of this conversation with a/ the developer of this game...its very good as far as I can tell

http://www.operationsports.com/forums/nba-2k/513798-nba-2k12-developer-conference-call-listen-all.html

Nothingface
10-07-2011, 01:29 AM
I just played the game in 3D. It's kinda neat but my eyes are shot now.

ram29jackson
10-07-2011, 01:50 AM
I just played the game in 3D. It's kinda neat but my eyes are shot now.

down some vitamin C


problem- is it a problem with auto save or what because I made 4 my players but cant tell wich file is wich because the title i gave it wont save dangit

SmoothPancakes
10-07-2011, 08:20 AM
Well, had my best game yet. In an 81-75 win over the Pacers, my player ended with 13 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists and one block (all career highs). I did, however, commit my very first turnover of my player's career. Not bad, not committing a single turnover until the 4th quarter of the 6th game of the season, but definitely liked having that 0 on my stats for turnovers.

JBHuskers
10-07-2011, 08:26 AM
Started My Player last night. I really liked the whole opening of this with the interviews with team GM's and such. In the rookies game, I ended up with 12 points, 5 assists, 4 rebounds, 2 blocks, and 2 steals for a B+ rating. I wasn't a lottery pick, barely, Houston drafted me with the 16th pick.

SmoothPancakes
10-07-2011, 08:59 AM
Started My Player last night. I really liked the whole opening of this with the interviews with team GM's and such. In the rookies game, I ended up with 12 points, 5 assists, 4 rebounds, 2 blocks, and 2 steals for a B+ rating. I wasn't a lottery pick, barely, Houston drafted me with the 16th pick.

Yeah, I loved those interviews. Not only gave me an idea of exactly what teams were interested in me and gave me a good idea of where I would end up, but it also gave me some insight into what the teams wanted to do. Phoenix was the best case scenario as they wanted to groom me as Steve Nash's replacement when he retires. The Houston Rockets would have been my second preferred choice, as while they are rebuilding, their GM said they would rebuild and build up the team around me as the centerpiece of their team.

The Pacers were the team I wanted to avoid. Not only were they in long term rebuilding mode, but their GM was talking about how they since they're a small market team and not as flashy or key destination as teams like New York, LA, Miami, etc, that they gear their franchise towards players that will spend their entire career with Indiana and wanted me to give them a commitment of spending my whole career with them if they were to draft me.

While I can certainly leave anytime I wanted, either by requesting a trade or by signing somewhere else after the completion of any current or future contracts, I just didn't really feel like getting myself into that situation, with the state of the team, and the hits I'd take to my chemistry ratings.

As for my player, getting better with each game. Just set a new career high for points with 19 points in a 100-90 win against the Bucks and was the Player of the Game. My player and Vince Carter finished tied on top in leading the team in scoring with 19 each. Also ended the game with 1 rebound, 1 assist, and 1 block. I was really hoping that I'd get to 20 points, and was at 19 at the end of the 3rd quarter, but that apparently was enough for me, as the Suns kept my player on the bench for the entire 4th quarter.

JBHuskers
10-07-2011, 09:07 AM
Doh never mind. The Sixers drafted me :D man my memory is shot today.

I could have sworn that Phoenix at 13 or Houston at 14 were going to take me.

Those were the three teams that talked to me.

I liked the billboard they had put up in Philly for my arrival...that was sweet.

SmoothPancakes
10-07-2011, 09:15 AM
I will also say, I am very happy the Suns took my at 13th, as I was able to just barely squeak into the lottery picks and get the Dawn of an Era achievement for getting drafted as a lottery pick.

And oh boy. Next game for the Suns, sitting at 3-4 now on the season after winning two in a row, we go on the road to 5-0 Detroit. I think I'm going to leave that one for tomorrow evening when I get my next chance to sit down and fire up the 360.

morsdraconis
10-07-2011, 10:40 AM
Haven't gotten a chance to start yet, but I'm hoping to make use of the new dribble controls for a better PG setup. These new controls are AWESOME compared to the last two years. Just gotta get used to the post move stuff (which are definitely cool - makes me want to learn how to do the dream shake :) ).

JBHuskers
10-07-2011, 11:48 AM
Okay, got some clarification from Ronnie at 2K. This isn't so bad. ONE NBA day is advanced every 24 hours on SLOW.

ram29jackson
10-07-2011, 05:09 PM
down some vitamin C


problem- is it a problem with auto save or what because I made 4 my players but cant tell wich file is wich because the title i gave it wont save dangit


any ideas here ? ...and Im sure youve seen...put "23" in codes for Jordan shoes.without quotes LOL but it wont be usable in a my player you already started

ram29jackson
10-07-2011, 05:11 PM
are there codes to unlock the classic teams ? because i'm not playing and winning those games soon enough to get what I want out of the game

ram29jackson
10-07-2011, 07:18 PM
when you get a trade- pick, buy dinner for team before first game, it boosts team chemestry

ram29jackson
10-07-2011, 10:18 PM
I made a 6'6" PG and he was guarded by Earl Boykins in a game LOL that dude is short

morsdraconis
10-08-2011, 09:46 AM
I don't know what's up with this game (or maybe it's something weird with the PC version) but the playcalling system seems fucked up to me. It feels cluttered and ends up just being a clusterfuck when the CPU tries to run a play. I haven't tried it in Association Mode yet where I'm making the play calls completely and can change them, but, for the My Player Mode, the playcalling system is pretty fucked up. Anyone else experience it?

SmoothPancakes
10-08-2011, 09:58 AM
I haven't really messed with playcalling yet on 2K12, just been playing freestyle ball so far in My Player, getting used to and learning the various moves that I can make and use to my advantage when I have the ball. I've started up a Denver Nuggets Association, but I haven't done a single thing in it yet. Any and all of the time that I've spent in NBA2K12 since it arrived on Wednesday has all been in My Player. But I'll keep an eye for that when I start getting playcalling up and running.

ram29jackson
10-08-2011, 02:50 PM
I put the qtrs to one minute and finished all the classic games to get the classic teams...and theres a couple more that were thrown in to the classic lot as well...oh yeah, now i remember,it was the 76-77 Sixers that were added, with Dr Js fro



an odd thing...when you use the 65 Celtics in play now , its in color, not black and white and there is a 3 point line on the court.

I have it on autosave but when I went into rosters to change classic players shoes, it didnt save when I used them in a game.

The game displayed that since I unlocked all the classic teams, i could use them in games online of 2 or more players

SmoothPancakes
10-10-2011, 08:12 AM
Well now, after literally not having a weekend at all (the entire weekend was spent either at work, driving or riding in a car, or sleeping, I finally got the play the Pistons this morning in My Player. Despite being 5-0, the Pistons literally were pushovers. We were winning 30-6 after one quarter, had a 55-25 lead at halftime, and just completely bitchslapped them on our way to a 93-58 win, our third victory in a row.

As for my stats, best game yet. Led the team with 22 points, the last two of those points coming on a layup with 28 seconds left (Steve Nash had 21), 2 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal. Went 8-22 on field goals, 4-10 on three pointers, and 2-2 from the free throw line. Also had my best performance of the season. Had my individual performance rated as good, ended with a B+ teammate grade, completed all three objectives (Teammate grade of B+ or higher, take at least 5 jump shots, and hold my matchup to 48.0% shooting from the field (matchup ended with 12.5%).

I also completed my dynamic goal of not committing a turnover for the last 5 minutes of the 4th quarter, and completed the milestone of scoring 20 points in a single game, giving me 1374 skill points from the game. And damnit, why couldn't I have gotten a extra point somewhere. I'm currently sitting at 99 career points. Just need one more for the 100 career point milestone and another 500 skill points. Now I just need to get a better contract. A mere $100K every 14 days isn't going to cut it.

Also, we apparently suck at home. So far, with a 4-4 record, the Suns are 0-3 at home, 4-1 on the road. If we have the lead after 3 quarters, we're golden, currently 4-1 with a 3rd quarter lead on the season. 0-2 if trailing after 3. 3-2 when ahead at half, 1-2 when trailing. Some other stats, we're 2-3 against .500 or better teams, 0-3 against teams with a better FG%, 3-1 against teams with more rebounds, and 3-0 against teams with fewer turnovers.

SmoothPancakes
10-10-2011, 12:59 PM
For fuck's sake. I started up 2K12, have just one last Legend game to play, the John Stockton one, and what do you know, not a single fucking prior legend game is marked as completed. Thanks 2K, your fucking glitch just fucked up my game. Now none of the legends teams are unlocked anymore because your piece of shit fucking game doesn't recognize that I already completed every single one of the 14 prior fucking games. :fp:

ram29jackson
10-10-2011, 04:36 PM
For fuck's sake. I started up 2K12, have just one last Legend game to play, the John Stockton one, and what do you know, not a single fucking prior legend game is marked as completed. Thanks 2K, your fucking glitch just fucked up my game. Now none of the legends teams are unlocked anymore because your piece of shit fucking game doesn't recognize that I already completed every single one of the 14 prior fucking games. :fp:


I stumbled on solution- go to legends games, click on panel to description screen but dont start game, hust click back and its unlocked , move to next one do same,,,,.... but yes, auto save is a bunch of bull.... I made a player, put him on Bobcats, he is in their roster, but wasnt recognised/available in play now game...he might be there when i use game today for all i know though ?

SmoothPancakes
10-10-2011, 04:45 PM
I stumbled on solution- go to legends games, click on panel to description screen but dont start game, hust click back and its unlocked , move to next one do same,,,,.... but yes, auto save is a bunch of bull.... I made a player, put him on Bobcats, he is in their roster, but wasnt recognised/available in play now game...he might be there when i use game today for all i know though ?

Yeah, I stumbled upon that solution too a little bit ago. Still stupid as hell. Now I have a new reason to bitch at 2K. These stupid fucking glitched achievements in every goddamn 2K Sports game. I played a Quick Match Team Up game, playing on OKC against Chicago, and got lucky and the game made me Kevin Durant. Played it straight through, beginning to end, never got the fucking "The Sum of It's Parts" achievement for "Play a Team Up Game." Thanks a lot 2K. Because of you douchebags I wasted an hour of a meaningless fucking game when I could have been playing Association or My Player.

ram29jackson
10-10-2011, 04:50 PM
Yeah, I stumbled upon that solution too a little bit ago. Still stupid as hell. Now I have a new reason to bitch at 2K. These stupid fucking glitched achievements in every goddamn 2K Sports game. I played a Quick Match Team Up game, playing on OKC against Chicago, and got lucky and the game made me Kevin Durant. Played it straight through, beginning to end, never got the fucking "The Sum of It's Parts" achievement for "Play a Team Up Game." Thanks a lot 2K. Because of you douchebags I wasted an hour of a meaningless fucking game when I could have been playing Association or My Player.

i got it after my second team play game on line

SmoothPancakes
10-10-2011, 04:56 PM
i got it after my second team play game on line

That's the only problem, it takes forever just to find one game. I've spent I don't know how long, on 10+ occasions since Thursday, trying to get into a Team Play Game. One I was able to get to the team select screen, before it collapsed and I got sent back to the Online menu. Then tonight's game, after sitting there searching for about 5 minutes, it finally found 10 people and I was able to get in. It takes as long just trying to get into a game, as it does to actually play it.

ram29jackson
10-10-2011, 05:02 PM
That's the only problem, it takes forever just to find one game. I've spent I don't know how long, on 10+ occasions since Thursday, trying to get into a Team Play Game. One I was able to get to the team select screen, before it collapsed and I got sent back to the Online menu. Then tonight's game, after sitting there searching for about 5 minutes, it finally found 10 people and I was able to get in. It takes as long just trying to get into a game, as it does to actually play it.

lat at night with 8000 people in on is when it gets faster LOL ...either way, eary in release this happens to most games and servers, it will level off..but their online doesnt have alot anyway... i dont see a leader board or nothin' ? and who dictates what teams are used in teamplay? I dont see a tab to start one and pick teams and such..?

SmoothPancakes
10-10-2011, 05:08 PM
lat at night with 8000 people in on is when it gets faster LOL ...either way, eary in release this happens to most games and servers, it will level off..but their online doesnt have alot anyway... i dont see a leader board or nothin' ? and who dictates what teams are used in teamplay? I dont see a tab to start one and pick teams and such..?

It seems to be random, maybe even team matchups. The game selects the teams, then the players can vote to skip/reselect, until they have teams that they are alright with using. I think the first teams were Memphis and Sacramento. It took about 3 seconds for us to get 6 votes to skip. The second teams selected was the OKC-Chicago matchup.

CLW
10-10-2011, 05:10 PM
So... what's the "general consensus" of the community. Worth picking up? I still haven't stopped by a video game store to get my Larry Bird cover game. Also, with the strike and no new rookies in the game I'm tempted to hold off unless/until those rookies get put in the game.

ram29jackson
10-10-2011, 05:15 PM
what does the video mean and how did he do it,...the Jordan court is in game ?


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0krJrp1xic&feature=feedu

ram29jackson
10-10-2011, 06:05 PM
BobTrain McBaconpants


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ji7xE_ruWT8