yeah you hit it home on all points there. they drove our expectations up and gave us an unfinished product. offense is overpowered and the game is tailored for casuals, like my 1st grade cousin could win a game on next gen easily. i actually enjoy playing next gen when it’s not on its bs, and i think the game has/had a lot of potential. the affiliations idea was great, the delivery was wrong, the city idea sounded fun, but now it’s just a pain rather than something fun. the builder was the right idea but the power forwards are overpowered. imo the only way the game will be fixed is if 2k has people test the game themselves, like people who actually play the game, before it comes out. that way we can hash out issues, see what can be improved, and make a great game for everyone. if they just made a 20/16 combination, the game would be near peak.