Poor CAP system COMPLETELY hinders MyGM and MyLeague (and no one seems to care)

[Sublime8992]

Yes, this is partly in response to Ronnie's barbie dress up comment in regards to no CAP hairstyles. You can lock the thread if you feel it is unnecessary.

I wanted to make this topic in very plain English. I keep seeing posts disparaging people who are upset at the lack of improvement to the CAP system. Usually the response is something along the lines of, "look at all the other improvements! how can you care about the CAP system with all of this other stuff!"

I have been playing 2K games since NBA 2K2 and College Hoops 2K3 when I was in elementary school. You can see how old my account is--there are probably decade old threads of mine in the Dynasty HQ.

The selling point of these games (until online play came) was the ability to run a deep, continuous, and realistic franchise mode. The most integral thing to achieving this is off-season mechanics and REALISTIC LOOKING AND PLAYING ROOKIES. It is literally fundamental to the process.

There is no way around this fact. This current NBA off-season has been one of the best in memory due to the free agency shenanigans and this rookie class. Next off-season will be even more exciting because it will be one of the most stacked draft classes of all time. This excitement will be lost due to 2K17's ugly rookies that don't even look human, a poor CAP editing system with only ONE BODY TYPE, and weird tendencies. This results in a fundamentally handicapped MyGM and MyLeague.

At least in last-gen you could create a 290-pound center and have that be reflected in his appearance to some extent, even though that system was plagued with issues as well. I simply cannot suspend my disbelief and pretend that a 350-pound center in 2K17 on PS4 will look more like Tyson Chandler than Eddy Curry.

You want a stocky 6'3" guard who barrels through defenders due to his low center of gravity? Too bad!

I am SOOOOOOO excited to download 2018 draft classes where Dennis Smith Jr., Josh Jackson, Harry Giles, and Lonzo Ball all look the same save for skin color and hairstyle...........

This stuff cannot be ignored and I'm tired of this sentiment getting buried in thread after thread or mocked. The centrality of diverse and good looking CAPs to MyGM and MyLeague is immeasurable. You told us we were getting a "robust" CAP system in 2K15. It wasn't robust, and no significant improvements have been made.

Yes, I will buy 2K17. Yes, I will put dozens of hours into MyLeague. But the reality is, I would play twice as much if the CAP system at least had three different body types (skinny, average, heavy).

[jada855]

This is why I am thinking about buying a juiced up PC and making visual edits myself. Those mod guys are where it's at if you want updates through out the season.

Check out the mods forums they do incredible work and if you are skilled at photoshop you can make your own CAP player look just right. Also I believe it takes some time for the mod software to be released after the game.

But it seems like a awesome idea until year to year saves are released and this 2k looks very fluid. Even though I heard PC users express some game play issues I'll give it a shot.

[Barttramer]

Look...this game is unreal. They HAVE added some SICK features...especially on MyLeague. I will buy this game.

BUT...I stand with the OP on this.

*raises fist*

[Sublime8992]

Quote: Originally Posted by jada855

This is why I am thinking about buying a juiced up PC and making visual edits myself. Those mod guys are where it's at if you want updates through out the season. Check out the mods forums they do incredible work and if you are skilled at photoshop you can make your own CAP player look just right. Also I believe it takes some time for the mod software to be released after the game. But it seems like a awesome idea until year to year saves are released and this 2k looks very fluid. Even though I heard PC users express some game play issues I'll give it a shot.

Oh yeah man. I played 2K13 and 2K14 on PC and used that Ultimate Base Roster. They also had dudes creating AMAZING fictional and real draft classes with real cyberfaces. I don't have a PC that can run 2K right now, hence some of my frustration and passion around this issue lol.

[Black Bruce Wayne]

They better do something before the gets out of control. Well, its already out of control a little. I guess this is something for 2k18. I don't see them overhauling it now its probably too late

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[ksuttonjr76]

Not understanding this...what is it specifically that CAP tools missing?

[LionsFanNJ]

Op said it all, yes the game has made major improvement, no one denies that. However, you can't play years into your MyLeague unless you like seeing the same players with the same face the same body on every team.

[DonWuan]

Yeah in in 2030 in my league and most NBA players are retired or on their last leg and game just looks bland. Biggest issue is all the players have amazing ratings but horrible tendencies.

Everyone looks the same.

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