Association Mode Likely Patch Inclusions

From OS:

This is not a final list. Not all of these have fixes just, I just wanted to give you guys a heads-up so you are aware of what I am looking into for the Association. As you guys know, we are always listening to the community; so if you think we missed anything important, this is a good place to let me know.

Items we are looking into:
- Tuning down Homecourt advantage during the regular season as well as during the playoffs.
- Issue with players having their roles adjusted downward when they become injured, which results in a low morale, which ultimately results in skewed Team Chemistry values around the league.
- Issue where performing Weekly Practices makes your players have 1-star trade value.
- Issue where Intentional Fouls are disabled after participating in an Intra-Squad Scrimmage.
- Tuning Draft Class values to be more in-line with the players they are replacing in the league. Players will be less uniform in size/weight to their position as well (meaning there will be small chances for talented 6'6 point guards, 7' small forwards, etc.).
- Issue with trade frequency being greatly reduced in future years. Also, tuning the timing of in-season trades.
- Issue with good players still in the free agent pool after the Free Agents period has ended.
- Issue with the Qualifying Offers time period being automatically skipped on occasion, causing the loss matching rights on restricted free agents.
- Loosening the logic the CPU uses to decide whether to accept or decline team contract options.
- Issue with undrafted free agents signing unrealistic contracts (PC users won't notice this issue).
- Issue with in-game saves when the save is made while the game is in a timeout situation (don't create in-game saves during timeouts until the patch is released).

Mind you, this list isn't comprehensive. These are just the core issues we are looking at right now. I've seen a few mentions here and there of people saying they are hanging on a black screen between quarters. If you are one of these people, please get in touch with me ASAP.

Nothing else needs to be said but

Great..... here we go..

sounds good, havent even touched association yet (not planning to until the first good official roster update) but they seem to be on top of things

ahhhh.. one bad thing of not having xbox live, not being able to dl patches lol. tired of the hanging black screen that ruined my 'my player' personally

I just hope it comes on time..

Players will be less uniform in size/weight to their position as well (meaning there will be small chances for talented 6'6 point guards, 7' small forwards, etc.).

I've been wanting this changed for years now, thank God they're going to address it. It got to the point where I'd draft 6'11 power forwards and train them into small forwards just so I could have oversized players at various positions. Think I'll put off starting an Association story until the patch.

How exactly would I get this patch? I'm on the xbox, do you just go to downloads or will it be on 2kShare? I'd been a PC gamer for some years, I didn't even know you could patch xbox games.

This is good news. Hopefully they'll also implement the same changes in the other game modes, as well as make created draft classes available in those modes.

I just hope that the PC patch won't be delayed like in 2K10. I dont want to start an association without the patch.. Make it happen 2k Sports!

How exactly would I get this patch? I'm on the xbox, do you just go to downloads or will it be on 2kShare? I'd been a PC gamer for some years, I didn't even know you could patch xbox games.

You have to plug the controller into your penis. Then start the game while connected to xbox live and the xbox will notify you whether your balls have a load that you can down.

You're too old and serious to talk like that.

Now an un-old person tell me how to do it. Nao.

You have to plug the controller into your Xbox. Then start the game while connected to xbox live and the xbox will notify you whether your game will have a patch that you can download.

^Epic post!

Looking forward to this patch, haven't even bothered exploring Association mode.

Players will be less uniform in size/weight to their position as well (meaning there will be small chances for talented 6'6 point guards, 7' small forwards, etc.).

I've been wanting this changed for years now, thank God they're going to address it. It got to the point where I'd draft 6'11 power forwards and train them into small forwards just so I could have oversized players at various positions. Think I'll put off starting an Association story until the patch.

It'll be good if it is done right. I remember too many 6'1" SG's from Live '05 & '06 days to be too excited about the idea