This is inspired by our Modding Discussion thread, which is a great preliminary discussion to have as well, and something I encourage the modding community to get involved with. However, there's something else I wanted to address before NBA 2K17 came out: talking about the game itself, sharing tips and tricks, and creating resources centred around gameplay.
While our modding community has continued to do some fantastic work - even facing the challenges that have come with the PS4/X1 port the past couple of years - we've seen a big drop off in people just talking about the games. Even though we've still got a lot of active members, I'm seeing less people talking about the game after it's released, except in regards to modding. Now, I certainly want everything to keep going strong on the modding front, but I'd also like to see us getting back to sharing our experiences with the game, and discussing gameplay-related topics.
Obviously, we're going to share impressions, marvel at things we find cool, and complain about problems. That's a given, and that still happens every year. However, I'd like to see us point out features that other people might've missed, and talk about noteworthy experiences we've had. It's been a while since we've come together as a community to produce any kind of strategy guides, tips and tricks for earning Badges, and things like that. Back in the day, we not only had our modding resources for NBA Live (and later NBA 2K), but also lists of Freestyle Superstars and Go To Moves, general hints and tips, and so on and so forth. I'd like to revive those discussions and resources.
Again, I'm not trying to downplay modding, as I definitely want us to do some great work in that area, as our community so often does. However, we're not just a modding community, but a gaming community. Presumably, most of us are spending a lot of time playing these games, so there should be lots to talk about, and good advice that we can give one another.
With that in mind, I thought I'd create this thread not only to encourage everyone to talk about anything and everything related to their experiences with NBA 2K17, but also to brainstorm some ideas for gameplay resources such as strategy guides and the like. We know our basketball games around these parts, and we're certainly passionate about them. Let's have some great discussions this year, and share both our knowledge and experiences with one another.