NBA 2K13 Roster Update Details (4-16-13)

[JZ2]

Re: NBA 2K13 Roster Update Details (4-16-13)

Forever is a strong word.

Rosters have been pathetic and ignored this whole gen for what 8 years and nothing has changed. Why should we think differently? Sorry there's allot of people around operation sports that run circles around the 2k insider and they don't get paid or work for 2k.

I just purchased a new Xbox 360 last night. I really wanted a PS3 but my main game I play is NBA 2k every year. I got a Xbox 360 because the best rosters I feel are Rashadi's and he does them on Xbox. Even though I really wanted a PS3 over a 360 I just didn't want the headache of spending months trying to mess with rosters.

[alabamarob]

Re: NBA 2K13 Roster Update Details (4-16-13)

I recommend everyone to look at the final ratings of the players in 2k13 versus the ratings of the players on the first day of 2k14. If the ratings on most of the players aren't the same from the last 2k13 update to the first day of 2k14, then you already know that the ratings were arbitrary and not really being updated.

Example being. If Marc Gasol has a 70 mid range jumper, and 39 passing rating on 2k13 after his last game of the playoffs, and then in 2k14 he has an 80 mid range jumper and 59 passing rating then you know 2k13 was not updating his ratings.

The season ends tonight for 14 teams. 98 if not 100 percent of all those players won't play another meaningful game of any type before 2k14 comes out. I guarentee that 75 to 80 percent of all those players will have different ratings on 2k14.

If the roster updates are authentic then at least 50 percent (if not more) of the players should have the same ratings to end 2k13 as they do to start 2k14.

[jd@os]

Re: NBA 2K13 Roster Update Details (4-16-13)

Forever is a strong word.

"Electric word life--it means forever and that's a mighty long time..."

[Angel_G]

Re: NBA 2K13 Roster Update Details (4-16-13)

Also Rasheed retired smh! Knicks signed Earl Barron to replace him

[JasonMartin]

Re: NBA 2K13 Roster Update Details (4-16-13)

Sad news, wished he could still play in the playoffs. I hope he stays in the game and he isn't taken out completely like they did with T-mac.


Please put him in an FA pool or something.

[diehardknicksfan]

Re: NBA 2K13 Roster Update Details (4-16-13)

Plz be ****ty with your updates and activate him and leave him in the team. Don't let earl Barron replace sheed. Plz 2k be crappy with this update concerning the knicks

[franch1se]

Did they add Malcolm Thomas to Chicago?

[JazzMan]

Re: NBA 2K13 Roster Update Details (4-16-13)

Forever is a strong word.

I'll tell you what, LD2k, I'm incredibly disappointed by the rosters, and I'm not the only one. Not only has the Insider committed a crime by neglecting many player updates (Gordon Hayward, Jimmy Butler, Danilo Gallinari, Marco Belinelli, etc.) that have deserved upgrades, but he has neglected players from the game entirely. How can this be taken as an Official Roster for an NBA game? The worst thing about it is that so many of the guys missing have their codes in the game. That's sad.

I know roster updates aren't your job, but we are all frustrated, man. We're tired of big market teams receiving every single update, while small market fans are left with rosters from months ago that weren't even that correct to begin with. How does JR Smith get more updates to his ratings/apparel than the entire Utah Jazz team? Talk about biased.

[JZ2]

Re: NBA 2K13 Roster Update Details (4-16-13)

I have now purchased NBA 2k13 on PS3 day one for $59.99. WiiU Day 1 $59.99. Xbox 360 today $39.99.

I support this game because the gameplay is great. So sick of the 2k insider. You guys hired a forum guy today how about hiring someone to help with rosters for next year or a bunch of people.

[mango_prom]

Re: NBA 2K13 Roster Update Details (4-16-13)

I'll tell you what, LD2k, I'm incredibly disappointed by the rosters, and I'm not the only one. Not only has the Insider committed a crime by neglecting many player updates (Gordon Hayward, Jimmy Butler, Danilo Gallinari, Marco Belinelli, etc.) that have deserved upgrades, but he has neglected players from the game entirely. How can this be taken as an Official Roster for an NBA game? The worst thing about it is that so many of the guys missing have their codes in the game. That's sad.

I know roster updates aren't your job, but we are all frustrated, man. We're tired of big market teams receiving every single update, while small market fans are left with rosters from months ago that weren't even that correct to begin with. How does JR Smith get more updates to his ratings/apparel than the entire Utah Jazz team? Talk about biased.

I agree. On the other hand, it's not like other sports games do that much of a better job regarding roster accuracy. Doesn't matter if you're playing FIFA/PES/2k/whatever...the main focus is simply not reality, but things developers know the vast majority of customers cares about.
And that's simply not realism.

So right now it's hard to argue with the way 2k does business, and they are not obligated to care about objective quality of rosters/playbook/whatever...basically we buy the product and assume that "they care", which they don't really have to.
Now if EA releases a quality product, it does't necessarily have to blow 2k out of the water. As long as it shows that the devs at least care about more than shoes and superstars, I'd gladly switch.

[RandallB21]

I recommend everyone to look at the final ratings of the players in 2k13 versus the ratings of the players on the first day of 2k14. If the ratings on most of the players aren't the same from the last 2k13 update to the first day of 2k14, then you already know that the ratings were arbitrary and not really being updated.

Example being. If Marc Gasol has a 70 mid range jumper, and 39 passing rating on 2k13 after his last game of the playoffs, and then in 2k14 he has an 80 mid range jumper and 59 passing rating then you know 2k13 was not updating his ratings.

The season ends tonight for 14 teams. 98 if not 100 percent of all those players won't play another meaningful game of any type before 2k14 comes out. I guarentee that 75 to 80 percent of all those players will have different ratings on 2k14.

If the roster updates are authentic then at least 50 percent (if not more) of the players should have the same ratings to end 2k13 as they do to start 2k14.

So no one improves in the off season?

[RandallB21]

Sorry, let me rephrase.

So 50%+ of the players int he NBA don't work on their skills in the offseason. They just stay the same player they were from one season to the next?

[mango_prom]

Re: NBA 2K13 Roster Update Details (4-16-13)

So no one improves in the off season?

How do we know who improved/regressed during off season if we haven't seen them play?

[turty11]

Re: NBA 2K13 Roster Update Details (4-16-13)

my perspective is to start everyone in 2k14 with their season end ratings from 2k13....problem is 2k's ratings for 2k13 end of season are just way wrong

[alabamarob]

Re: NBA 2K13 Roster Update Details (4-16-13)

Ratings are based off of game performance. There is no way to guess at what someone has improved on in the summer, and uf that work will translate to their in game performance. Some players get better and others get worse. My point is that 2k14 will have totally diff ratings out of the box. 2K14s ratings wont be diff because marc gasol's mid range got better over the summer. It will be beacuse he was a good mid range shooter this season. There is no reason josh smith is the best rated mid range shooter on a team with horford and korver.

Sorry, let me rephrase.

So 50%+ of the players int he NBA don't work on their skills in the offseason. They just stay the same player they were from one season to the next?