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Over the past five to seven years, we have seen some patterns with NBA 2K. So later on in the year, in seven months' time the new game will release and naturally garner huge success while also having major issues too.
Some of the problems from previous installments will have been fixed, others tweaked and some not paid attention to. On the other hand, the game's developers will have made some in-game changes and the graphics too will have been enhanced.
At the same time, from the outside looking in, this current game looks perfect. With the number of new features added each year, it's hard to outline a definite list of things that could make something already great, better. However, there's always room for improvement and with that in mind, here are five things we hope to see in NBA 2K20:
#1 A revamp on the Archetype and Progression system
Of everything we wish to ask of the NBA for 2K20, this is by far the most intensive and far-fetched wish. Currently, there are caps on My Players because they wanted to ensure no player was created that would grossly overpower teams around them. So, players could be created like a real-life replica, but being larger than life wasn't made possible.
As a result, these caps limited diversity and arguably made upgrading less fun. This is the same concept that didn't allow for differentiation during the NBA 2K League as the player ratings are so similar that it's hard to distinguish them from one another at times.
With this in mind, the idea is that 2K should remove the current archetype concept to allow free player creation. Now, this would still have its own limits - you cannot just create a 7'8" 350-pound guy with 99 in stats aplenty because a player like that has never existed.
However, players should be allowed to increase their stats as we have seen on the court and not just to their body type. As a means to avoid it becoming overpowered, it should be difficult to mould these great players, requiring a lot of virtual currency and badges maxed.
#2 Improving the VC grind issue
Now, virtual currency is any game's way of getting you to pay more for something that you've already purchased.
This isn't strictly a bad thing, but can get annoying when the methods of earning it in-game are limited and strenuous. Currently, the best way to earn VC is through the MyCareer game mode. However, this is insanely mundane and we hope the developers address this issue sooner rather than later.
The hope now is the developers come up with new, innovative ways to earn and purchase VC for game lovers to have new methods to get what they need - whether that be power-ups for boosts or otherwise. Honestly, the MyCareer storyline has been quite boring and repetitive over the past few years. So either they improve the storyline, or make the game mode more intensive and rewarding as a result.
#3 Better tools to allow startup leagues in Pro-Am
This year's installment of NBA2K had high expectations with respect to their new private matchmaking feature. This was supposed to allow players to create their own leagues for Pro-Am, but didn't work well for months after the game's original release nor was as extravagant as expected.
So with that in mind, we hope to see much better options going forward in NBA 2K20. Ideally, we'd see online Pro-Am leagues with capabilities such as stream hosting, stats tracking and much more besides.
This would be the first major step into showing players what it would be like to create their own 2k League-like experience - while allowing more minor, organised leagues an opportunity to pull away from their annual drafts. This would also provide smaller prospects a chance to build their name, gaining notoriety and popularity in the NBA2K world.
#4 Removal of the MyCareer story
It has been many years since NBA2K first introduced their story-driven game mode called MyCareer. It started off as an experience into the high-profile, high-intensity lifestyle that players live, but over time has gradually become a drag.
The time for this story portion of the game has passed and most fans today echo the same sentiment. Rather than add further entertainment value to the gaming experience, it feels like an outdated feature that has been surpassed by other modes.
Furthermore, fans have also pointed out that since it's not regularly updated, it causes some irregularities in the presentation of players and extended cut-scenes are either buggy or needless at times too. In recent years, it's become heavily evident that the Neighbourhood has so much more potential and personality than MyCareer, being an offline mode, which needs more focus drawn towards itself.
#5 An improved half-time show
The NBA2K team has created a half-time show that looks like no other. From the surface, this is pristine and appears to check all the boxes, but it's clear that it was created with the thought that no-one really takes time out to watch it.
However, if you do ever end up watching these cut-scenes from start to finish, all the sense it makes at face value quickly fades away after time. Now, the actual technology and execution in some parts are impressive - such as the motion capturing of Shaquille O'Neal, Kenny Smith and Ernie Johnson.
On the other hand, some things appear disjointed just like player celebration on-court makes sense, the highlight reel package often doesn't. The plays shown are usually insignificant and it's hard to understand why they're being shown. Crucially too, there seems to be no real correlation between the commentary and actual highlights. Overall, it just needs a major revamp.
Here are some of the things we want to see in NBA 2K20, let us know if there is anything else you want from the game in the comments down below!
