NBA 2K12 Developer Insight #13 - Online Assocation

[SoAwesome]

Check out NBA 2K12 Developer Insight #13, featuring Producer, Erick Boenisch, as he talks about Online Association.

[XxRocky145xX]

in and out before the crew questions


all i have to say is..since they are trying introduce "the masses in the online world". i hope one day they fix the servers and improve online overall...with that being said im careless about the mode, i just hope this mode bring some online improvements for the next 2kgame.

[Eman5805]

Good stuff. I might, repeat, MIGHT give this a go.

Quote:

In Public Associations, a vote can be requested to have a player kicked from an Association in which he/she has exhibited questionable behavior. In Private Associations, the commissioner has the ability to remove a player from his/her league at any time. We know you all take your online leagues seriously, so it was important for us to provide you with the tools you need to maintain these leagues over a period of multiple seasons.

That's a welcome feature, from an outsider perspective I mean.

But it raises a satellite question of just how many females play this game online anyway? Can't imagine it's a large amount.

And by "On the move" insight I assume that's all about The Move functionality, right?

[siraulo23]

Off to read
I know this'll be disappointing

[shayellis]

Does anybody know if we can use sliders in online association??? Its very important

[Classic88]

Sounds cool. Not much of an online guy though. I might give this a shot

[kjjnesb]

Really wish they would have fine tuned the offline before they tried to take it online.

[AgaliareptX]

I would be surprised if Public league are any successful from a "sim" point of view, but it seems like this system is perfect for private leagues if you're playing with friends or a community you're familiar with and can coordinate well with.

On a side note, can you upload draft classes to online associations (by the commish, I'd assume), or are you stuck with the generated ones?

[Gosens6]

So, no information at all about Association mode improvements?? Absolutely nothing..

WOW

[AgaliareptX]

Quote: Originally Posted by kjjnesb

Really wish they would have fine tuned the offline before they tried to take it online.

I think the biggest issues with offline were just the need for AI improvement (something they've gotten better at every year), and I'm sure they've worked on that as well.

In theory, online associations would have significantly less AI interaction (although still plenty, such as Free Agency for example) unless you're playing in a league with a lot of other CPU teams.