Please, for the love of all that is holy, don't give us that ape-man-making machine again. The C-A-P engine, in my opinion, has gotten worse every single year. And, in a game that is supposed to allow you to put yourself in the game, it is EXTREMELY limiting. Instead of creating a complicated app that finds me setting up a professional filmmaker's lighting rig in my room while I slowly swivel my head from left to right for 12 hours, only for me to end up looking like Sloth from The Goonies, why not give us a fully functioning C-A-P engine that has a vast selection of features & options? This is LOOOOOOOooooonnng overdue! After years of me complaining about this, I am JUST NOW seeing more & more people actually hate on the C-A-P engine that's basically been the same or worse over the last 3 or 4 releases. I remember a certain someone from 2k--I can't think of his name right now (I actually CAN think of his name--tee hee)--making some snarky comment along the lines of: "this is not a dress up Barbie game"--however, you can buy tons of clothes & shoes of ALL KINDS for your MY PLAYER. Uhhhhh, kind of like a "dress up Barbie game"? Yeah. Aaaanyway... So, maybe dial back the 8 million pointless clothes items and take a cue from a "dress up game", like Sims 4, which has an UNBELIEVABLE C-A-P engine! We use Blender, a powerful, fully functioning 3-D rendering tool to create & edit players, and it takes up 250MB on my hard-drive. NBA 2k17 takes up over 60GB... You're telling me, they can't squeeze in a decent C-A-P tool into this game?
Every year there are ALWAYS going to be players that end up signing with teams through a variety of ways, other than the draft, which 2k cannot account for creating, and we should be able to create those players without having to spend months creating tools in order to get those players into the game. If we had a decent C-A-P engine, we wouldn't have to go through that EVERY SINGLE YEAR... So, I think this is TOP priority...
2. BODIES (More of them & ability to alter BOTH CAPs & EXISTING PLAYERS):
Alot of people complain about the lack of body types, and I would agree. However, I think it is an overwhelming & unnecessary task to expect 2k to scan EVERY PLAYER'S BODY in the NBA. I was actually glad that they added the super-skinny body this year, but others hated it. That's why we need a greater variety of body shapes & an ability to alter the bodies of CAPs AND EXISTING PLAYERS. Not all people agree on the body types. Some people think players are thinner or bigger or more ripped or not. If we had the ability to alter those things, what would make everybody happy. It's great that we can alter the SHOULDER WIDTH, ARM LENGTH, BODY LENGTH... But, I think once we choose a base for the body, we also need the ability to alter the thickness of ARMS, LEGS, CHEST, STOMACH, and NECK. Again, like the C-A-P engine, this is so critically necessary & overdue...
3. CUSTOM TEAMs in PLAY NOW MODE (& ABILITY TO UPLOAD & SHARE TEAMS):
The addition of the CUSTOM TEAMS is great! But it drives me nuts that we can't just load 'em up once we create them and play against anyone. Sometimes people just want to create a custom team with their favorite players and play against the Dream Team or a Classic team--or heck, even one of the Euroleague teams! Plus, if a friend or someone online creates a team, you should be able to download them & add them to your roster & be able to load them up and play against ANY other team available in the PLAY NOW mode. Come on, guys!
4. FIBA (& improved Euroleague):
I was extremely disappointed when we didn't get a full lot of FIBA teams--or hell, even 5 or 10... We got one, non-US team... made up of mostly, crappy simian CAP faces... Absolutely pointless... And, the Euroleague is just an afterthought & has been since it's sophomore year in the game. Again, a bunch of teams loaded with awful CAPs... So, either do it right, or just don't include it at all--and I mean this for Euroleague or FIBA. But, this goes back to my C-A-P engine argument--cause if that was corrected, then FIBA & Euroleague teams made up of GOOD CAP faces would be just fine...
5. WNBA:
There are women gamers and there are women gamers that LOVE NBA 2k. I think it's far time that we include them & their professional league into the game. Personally, I would LOVE to see WNBA in the game--and with the NBA getting to be so boring & predictable (oh, wow... The Warriors & Cavs... hooray...), it would be nice to have the inclusion of another professional league. Also, with this addition, there would be female body types, so girls can include themselves into the MY PLAYER mode. If you don't have enough staffers with WNBA knowledge, then hire me & a few other folks off this forum. We can help you put together a solid WNBA addition.
6. EXPANSION PACKS [FIBA / Euroleague / WNBA / NCAA]:
I've been suggesting this for years, and when 2k released the ALL TIME NCAA expansion, I thought maybe NBA 2k was finally headed that way. If FIBA, Euroleague, WNBA or NCAA are too much to simply add on to an already existing NBA game, then make those expansion packs. There are DEFINITELY people interested in those leagues and people would spend $10-$20 extra to buy a league expansion pack. Hate to keep harping on this (no I don't), but, take a cue from Sims 4 and look at their business model. They LIVE off of releasing expansion packs... You already have a solid basketball engine, you just add the ROSTERS & ART and create the expansions. And, if people are paying extra, that would give 2k the added incentive to make those additional leagues better (actual faces, jerseys, courts, etc), because they are making MORE money for those expansions. I know for sure that I'd shell over another $20 to have a proper version of FIBA, Euroleague or WNBA! And it would be a huge economical boost from foreign markets! Year after year, people get super excited for the FIBA, NCAA & Euroleague MODS! Imagine if those MODS were instead proper official releases from 2k?!
7. More CLASSIC TEAMS:
I know the original line-up of Classic Teams were picked by 2k Staff. But maybe give the fans a shot at picking some Classic Teams to add to the mix? Either a straight up submit vote or create a poll based on votes & then have a vote off... I know there are some teams that could never happen due to licensing, but at least give us a crack at picking some teams. Regardless if it's left up to us or not, I still say: MORE CLASSIC TEAMS!!!
8. "HEY, 2k! HOW 'BOUT YOU UPDATE THE PLAYERS IN MY GAME?!?!"
If you're not going to give us an improved C-A-P engine (No, I'm not going to shut-up about this) or official tools for us to create players, then 2k should continue to update the players throughout the year... We get additional updated ROSTERS & JERSEYS--why not PLAYER'S?! I've never understood that... I mean, there are first year players that come along every year and become critical players to the team, yet they remain CAPs, till someone comes along and patches them. Players NEVER get OFFICIAL UPDATES. Personally, I'd be fine creating them myself if we had a great C-A-P engine (yeah, I'm still on that kick)--but until we get that, I think 2k should provide the official player updates. And again, how about a Mid-Season Expansion Pack that UPDATES faces, jerseys & whatnot... and maybe adds additional shirts, shoes & all that crap for MY PLAYER. Again, people WILL pay a bit extra to get cool stuff... I think it should be FREE, but baring that--if it's worth the price--people will pay. I think we all just want the game to be as complete & great as it can be.
Those are all I can think of at this time.
We wouldn't be so picky if we didn't love the game... Well, that's probably not true... Some people just like to bitch & moan... But, make no mistake about it, aside from the consistently awful C-A-P Engine (yep, got it in there ONE more time), I believe NBA 2k17 was as near perfect as the series has ever been--especially on game play...
Well. Bye!