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NBA 2K19 Neighborhood Trailer
Check out the new NBA 2K19 Neighborhood trailer and let us know what you think.
The NBA 2K19 Neighborhood is back with a fresh new design and new places to explore. Ball until dawn with new day to night transitions, walk on at the Jordan Rec Center, or get the old Crew back together for exciting 3 on 3 streetball action.
The NBA 2K19 Standard Edition will be available on September 11, 2018. The 20th Anniversary Edition will be available on September 7, 2018. Pre-orders for both editions are available now.
PeacemanNOT 08-29-2018 08:14:05 PM (EDT)
snocone 08-29-2018 08:17:36 PM (EDT)
I wasn't expecting a castle in there
I'll probably have too much dumb fun on the trampoline thing
TheFinalEvent97 08-29-2018 08:18:28 PM (EDT)
Looks like alot more variety, including dodgeball?
ksuttonjr76 08-29-2018 08:18:31 PM (EDT)
Well....I don't know what to think. I'll just read the comments from the MyPark players.
Well.... I didn't expect dodgeball . Could be fun .
Da InFaMoUs NY 08-29-2018 08:20:59 PM (EDT)
that trailer reeks of VC.
Da InFaMoUs NY
Yep pretty much. They're doubling down and there's nothing we can do.
CaVsFaN2273 08-29-2018 08:23:49 PM (EDT)
It actually looks like everything is in one place so no more having to walk around a whole block to get to where young want to go. I love it. Love the open concept, the vibrant colors, mini games, etc. I feel like it's going to make the neighborhood actually feel more alive and fun and actually last a whole year.
Watched the trailer again....
Like the variety in park appearance
Dodgeball could be fun.
Trampoline basketball could be fun.
Day/Night schedules?
Con...we're walking again.
Con...the "gym" is back which means we'll need it for turbo.
Con...Lemonade stand is back which grinding badges in the practice gym again.
How you figure? Examples?
ksuttonjr76
Those bikes and scooters are probably gonna cost $$$
Also, football at the end? huh
kolanji 08-29-2018 08:28:15 PM (EDT)
yea am just in here to read the comments from the ppl who actually plays this mode and try and understand how, what, and why they gravitate towards it.....
Noticed that the "north" part of the park kept changing....not sure what's that's going to be about. Dynamic environment based on the number of people on server to limit waiting time for a game, perhaps?
I thought I saw slamball and football.
Slamball would be dope if they did that for playgounds2
nyk_fatboy 08-29-2018 08:30:34 PM (EDT)
Let the lag begin
swac07 08-29-2018 08:30:46 PM (EDT)
Not gonna lie the slamball and dodgeball look like fun
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MDSavageBeast 08-29-2018 08:31:41 PM (EDT)
Interested to see who will care about the mini games after 2 weeks or after the myCareer story forces you to play them for VC.
Not buying this lol.
KobeDropped81 08-29-2018 08:31:46 PM (EDT)
Looks okay but I doubt it's actually going to be executed properly. Thank god I never cared about the fantasy portion of the game.
Forgot to mention this.
There's a daily spin for free stuff.
Cavs2016 08-29-2018 08:32:55 PM (EDT)
Why is there a football and dodge ball and carnival ish. Fix the ****ty *** nba gameplay and atmosphere. Jfc
Detroit Red 08-29-2018 08:33:01 PM (EDT)
It's so bizarre to see all this stuff in a basketball sim. Dudes running around with all different types of hair colors dancing, skateboarding, playing doge ball, going to casinos and what not.
How, I mean how exactly are they going to incorporate the serious narrative they've depicted in the story trailer to being in the neighborhood after every game and plot advancement. Tonally the neighborhood fit the story of 2k18 MyCareer because it was all over the top and lame but here the tone will clash hard.
I'm a franchise guy who dips his feet in MyCareer so I'm not exactly the target audience but this looks wild and not in a good way.
Detroit Red
I'm a franchise guy who dips his feet in MyCareer so I'm exactly the target audience but this looks wild and not in a good way.
Now I'm picturing all of the cut-scenes from the dumb spike lee story, except your dude is in a mascot costume the whole time :lol:
I don't know how to feel about all of what I just watched lol. Guess I'll just have to wait until the game comes out.
Not too happy about mascots being back lol.
That is the thing that stuck out to me. Chance to get free VC
Ragnar53 08-29-2018 08:36:07 PM (EDT)
I see 2K is gauging how well a football game would go over with that little teaser at the end.
They ain't slick :lol:
but wouldnt it be a bit redundant if they already have it their 2k game bro?
hey 23 what they could do for playgrounds 2 is get the content creators in there, the rappers from their soundtrack( or any popular rappers) and some WNBA players ....that would be dope.... u know to mix it up being the have two licensed NBA title to release
Maybe The Neighborhood won't be implemented into the story mode? That would mean they separated the My Career and My Park modes.
ILLSmak 08-29-2018 08:38:40 PM (EDT)
Haha I'd worry more about lag.
-Smak
MackZillaTV 08-29-2018 08:39:03 PM (EDT)
I wanted to talk about how people in here are always whining boy Park related things, but then I remembered this really isn't the fanbase 2K is marketing towards.
This place actually has people that like Broadcast cameras, you'd get roasted for playing on that camera online
Thetruth9012 08-29-2018 08:40:52 PM (EDT)
The most important question;
Is the frame rate for standard PS4 fixed ??
Ghostf4cekhila1234 08-29-2018 08:41:04 PM (EDT)
Ragnar53
i wont lie i got wet i wouldn't play as much basketball if they released a football game
They could just port a nfl2k5 streetball mode type game just to plant the seed
georgiafan 08-29-2018 08:42:05 PM (EDT)
As a mygm guy I only a barely used the neighborhood last year but this looks really fun and much improved. A guy a grew up with lead slamball in blocks as the rim protector so maybe I'm just biased bc that. I hope it's as fun as it looks will def have to try it out more this time around
kolanji
I don't really know anything about it to be honest.. i was just being nostalgic about slamball lol.
I don't play these fantasy modes anyway so it doesn't affect me at all in that sense.
I think they just clapped back at the "we aint playin no more we all goin to fortnite" crowd with some of the silly stuff you saw like the naruto run and some of the dances, etc...
Anyway, haven't seen any of the children mention fortnite today. :lol:
Goffs 08-29-2018 08:44:15 PM (EDT)
For once I would like to see some old school attire. Just short shorts and tight jerseys...like NBA Street back in the day.
ph33 08-29-2018 08:44:47 PM (EDT)
Dodgeball looks entertaining, but did anybody here ever go play the mini games in 2k18's neighborhood?
cause after 1 or 2 play through I feel like people will just go where they want to quickly
Looked at it once then never touched it again.
Shadow 08-29-2018 08:46:28 PM (EDT)
Slamball, dodgeball, & football? Looks fun af. Luckily we're only a week away
Well I think part of it was that they were hidden in alleyways. The design of the neighborhood last year was absolutely atrocious IMO. I think it looks much better this year having everything pretty much in one open place.
I did during a week of release. I would play the trivia game sometimes when I got desperate for VC.
I did trivia when waiting for friends that said "I'll be right there" which translates to half an hour from now
these games could fit that category
lilteapot 08-29-2018 08:52:42 PM (EDT)
This looks way too gimmicky for me, but I will stick to MyCareer, PNO and MyLeague anyways.
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lilteapot
It's not that bad...once you get past all the foolery there's actually some fun once you get a game going with some friends. Don't run with randoms and make sure you turn off the opponents that has mics. Oh make sure you turn off your inbox as well so you won't get any messages of how much you sucked.
My brother forgot to turn off his messages once and hooo boy lol
highlightfactory 08-29-2018 09:01:14 PM (EDT)
Damn. I'm officially too old to have any interest whatsoever in what I'm seeing in any of these trailers or gameplay vids. Even the regular game looks soulless and on rails with zero flow or creativity. Story mode looks underwhelming and forced. Neighborhood looks like Fortnite designed Rucker Park. Guess this means it's time for a new generation to fall in love with the franchise.
Enjoy fellas. It's been a great 20 years and thousands of entertaining hours. But it's definitely time for something new. I'll be back when VR takes over in a couple decades. Then we'll see who really knows the Game.
BA2929 08-29-2018 09:03:32 PM (EDT)
I guess we know what they've been spending a majority of the dev time on for the last 8-10 months now.
Looks fun. Just wish I had any interest in it whatsoever.
Yeah...THAT Guy 08-29-2018 09:04:27 PM (EDT)
I really enjoyed going to the arcade and playing 3 on 3 games against someone else on the PS4s that are in the arcade, and I'd do the trivia when I was waiting for friends to get on.
Pretty meh. Not my cup of tea.
serious question OPERATION SPORTS ......
would you guys mind if the MYPARK was relocated into their newly aquired PLAYGROUNDS IP? i mean the name kinda facilitates the neigjborhood already as a playground based on that trailer
it seems this my park thing has enough fans to stand on its own...and the neighborhood seems to be growing
I think proximity played a part in people not playing it, but even then, after a few weeks, those things will more than likely die. Most people just want a competent Park/Pro-Am.
ghettog 08-29-2018 09:23:57 PM (EDT)
I think the novelty of MyPark for match making has run out for me. Not saying they should get rid of it, but why not just give an option to start a park game from a menu? Running around for 30 minutes to an hour trying to get a game started gets old quick.
Playing Live and just having a street game populate itself in 10 seconds makes me wish I could do that in 2k again.
Caelumfang 08-29-2018 09:25:23 PM (EDT)
Wait wait wait wait wait......lmao they really brought back 2K16 Walk-On, and called it the Jordan Rec Center?! 
PhillyIMBlog.com 08-29-2018 09:27:43 PM (EDT)
Caelumfang
Wait wait wait wait wait......lmao they really brought back 2K16 Walk-On, and called it the Jordan Rec Center?!
In 2k16 it was definitely called the Jordan Rec Center, not walk on.
Wolf Ticket 08-29-2018 09:27:47 PM (EDT)
Other than the slamball type mode I don't see the other stuff having longevity
Players gonna just be running straight to the park/stage/rec after a month.
Day/night transitions and the courts having a little variety is something i'm happy about so I won't be looking at the same thing all year.
ghettog
Exactly. If I wanted to play a sandbox game, I'd pop in GTA.
2K16 didn't have JRC. IIRC.
Lol you know what I mean. People have wanted the 2K15 Rec back, not the 2K16 knock-off version.
dbeth 08-29-2018 09:31:52 PM (EDT)
Question: after seeing all the Fortnite dances and whatnot.... Is Dodgeball the 2k19 Battle Royale mode? Seriously.
In a basketball game. Two teams, play to a final winner, hit people around a map (neighborhood). It's totally 2k Battle Royale!
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tcnumba10 08-29-2018 09:32:51 PM (EDT)
So they add all this and couldn't real NBA players faces and hairstyles like Robert Covington and others for years...nice to see where the real money grabbing focus is.
I've said it before but 2K is becoming more and more like fortnite, and catering to that kind of demographic.
MDSavageBeast
You're right. Its been that long huh
I'm not an online player in the least but I can see myself wasting some time with this. It looks like it covers everything from hardcore serious "sim" ballers (Jordan Rec) to just plain old goofiness.
So is Jordan Rec the same as pro am? I'm confused and I didn't play 2k15
fidelityny 08-29-2018 09:36:50 PM (EDT)
Damn, this is going to keep me entertained all year.
I like the variety in courts and how open the layout is. All of the additional activities should be fun to mess around in. I can't wait for this game.
qjrchris2 08-29-2018 09:41:32 PM (EDT)
Imagine if they'd spent this much attention on myleague. Maybe advertise LeBron, Steph bobble head night before a game or show the players getting off the bus before the game like they used to back when. Have the halftime replay show clips from other games that night. A big dunk or a game winner. Have the crowd get really amped when LeBron comes back to Cleveland in a Lakers jersey. Something. Oh well, awesome news nonetheless for park dudes.
No, it's more like Walk Ons in 2K18. If I remember it right, it was essentially just 5 on 5 Park games, so you had to go to the Rec Center and sit there waiting 30 minutes for a game to end so that you could get on the court basically. I imagine they must have improved on this for whatever this new reincarnation of the mode is, but I personally never understood why people liked it any more than they did the Walk On mode last year.
Really surprised there arent any comments on this:
How I see it is this portion of the game "The Neighborhood" is geared towards the consumers that are on the brink of or already have pre-ordered the $100 Anniversary Edition. They said the real official gameplay trailer is coming next week.
exposedaking 08-29-2018 09:45:10 PM (EDT)
I'm curious about the football.
Huh. Totally missed that
I'll just wait for words. Still don't have anything really concrete yet Because I could have sworn someone had mentioned tiered parks
....wait, is this their version of 2k14's Crews (PS3/360)?
BQ32 08-29-2018 09:52:18 PM (EDT)
I can't for the life of me understand the affinity for the Jordan Rec Center. It was a hot mess before. Lagged for months, then if you wanted to walk on by yourself or with just a friend or two you might wait an hour to play. Totally stupid to want that over jumping into a walk on pro-am game imo.
BQ32
I tried JRC once and when I finally got in a game after 45 minutes (literally showered and ate). I come back and got lagged out. Never touched it again.
Daddy123 08-29-2018 09:56:05 PM (EDT)
If the rewards are nice for those games, then it can be fun..but based on previous rewards it just would be a 5-10 times thing for me.
WarMMA 08-29-2018 09:57:19 PM (EDT)
Nice! Looks like 2k scanned alot of ppl too
uponablackstar 08-29-2018 10:00:19 PM (EDT)
I gotta be honest... this looked pretty corny to me overall. Comes off as more of a circus than a neighborhood.
I'm sure it'll probably appeal to a lot of people, which is fine, but I'm seriously concerned about the fluff (emotes/dodgeball/rappers), obnoxious advertising, the potential for big lag issues with how busy the neighborhood is, and the VC caveat behind a lot of the stuff we've seen.
Charles Bliss 08-29-2018 10:03:04 PM (EDT)
I'm not really a mypark type of guy, but I could see myself wasting some time there. Crew has me intrigued as well as the football. Could 2K football be making a comeback?! First golf now this!! Say what you want about 2K, but they do have something for every type of gamer!!
cthurt 08-29-2018 10:03:07 PM (EDT)
Is 31 the new 51 because I feel old watching this trailer lol but its plain to see this is where 2ks bread and butter is, congrats for the guys that enjoy this mode.
lakers24 08-29-2018 10:16:35 PM (EDT)
It's actually amazing to me how crazy 2k has gotten over the last few years. I know it's still technically a "sim" but it's funny how I actually think Live is trying to replicate what I'm looking for more so than what 2k is doing currently if that makes sense.
I never thought I'd have said that even 3 years ago lol.
WaddupCouzin 08-29-2018 10:18:06 PM (EDT)
It took 69 comments before someone mentioned CREW! the mode people cried about for 5-6 years when 2K took the mode out, they reintroduce it and, NOTHING? I'm extremely disappointed in this crowd, extremely disappointed.
People crying about it looking corny but play Fortnite for 5hrs a nite. Sign of the times. They have something for everyone.
I think what's missing in this Grown Up Forum crowd is how many kids play this game. That corny stuff ain't for you, it's for them, hence they're showing Migos and Lil Uzi Vert.
I'm 20% MP and 80%ML, so its whatever. I'll play a little dodge ball while I'm waiting on a MP game.
jhartman01 08-29-2018 10:24:14 PM (EDT)
I'm not big on the gimmicks they've added (i.e. dodgeball) but I am excited for the Crew aspect.
It would seem that the folks that wanted a GTA style open world may get it. I just want solid, quality game play in the park.
I guess us 40 and older video game players have officially become the "get off my lawn" guys! Lol
T.B 08-29-2018 10:27:11 PM (EDT)
Im sorry but thats a casual players paradise lol thank god i stay away from fantasy modes. I am concerned how "nba fans" can make this the only thing they play :lol::lol:
jhartman01
Lol your last statement is how I felt watching this but then I realized this mode just isn't for me doesn't mean its not a good mode though.
I hate being that old dude, but I guess it's just not for me anymore. The age gap thing is real and I'm only 26 
alabamarob 08-29-2018 10:33:02 PM (EDT)
T.B
Smh. "NBA"2k. What does any of this have to with the NBA? DaCzar's blog cant get here fast enough.
lakers24
Same here, bruh. lmao. 26 and i feel old just wanting a game where I can get in and hoop.
The Gym Reaper 08-29-2018 10:36:07 PM (EDT)
Some of you sound like a lot of fun to be around lol.
SteveQ 08-29-2018 10:36:28 PM (EDT)
Already looking like a day 1 purchase for me, this would make it one of the best 2K's ever off rip.
Its a trailer for park...did yall really expect to see anything sim lol??
I can see why Brian said this could either break or make them though cause its alot going on.
Man lol. I went through a few midlife crisis watching this but had 2 things keep popping up in my head:
1. So they scanned Quavo, Travis Scott, and Lil Yachty for park...I wish they'd put them as front row crowd members like that one year and add them to a celebrity all star game for ASW.
2. Damn all I wanted a few years ago was the D-League back and the Crib to be integrated back in.
alabamarob
Offline players (myself included) need to Thank God for this Carnival My Player stuff, its what's keeping the lights on for our more dignified modes *adjusting my bow-tie*!
Same here wow lol
WaddupCouzin
This the best post I have seen in a while lol.
Haha Preach!!!!!
jyoung 08-29-2018 10:47:29 PM (EDT)
Neighborhood Football 2K19?
I'm only 21 and while all the extra non basketball things don't make me super hype, it's not something I'm against. My favorite mycareer up to this point is still 2K11 cause of the detail to the NBA side of it and this year seems to be the closest to that in a long while. Now when it comes to this carnival of a neighborhood lol, it can be fun especially that slam ball stuff.
With all the sim stuff they've added to the rest of the game, including mycareer, I can live with this. The VC prices and how much you'll need to buy will probably be high as hell though lol.
jclazaris84 08-29-2018 10:59:04 PM (EDT)
sorry, but ho hum. have fun, kids.
SteveQ
2K11... the good ol days lol.
But yeah, VC is what killed me last year. It was ridiculous and doesn't appear to be getting any better
That's the biggest issue though no? Lol. Even if I wanted to do MyCareer, the VC grind and heavy handed elements kills it for me. I'm fine with the mini games and stuff, it's just how it's presented is what's throwing me off I guess. This is where I think they'd benefit if they separated the two.
All in all, I think it's just so far from what we thought this mode was supposed to be/going to become it's offputting to the "old timers." Like I said before though, maybe it's just not for me anymore so I still have MyLeague for my player lock fix.
malky 08-29-2018 11:12:33 PM (EDT)
jyoung
If this is to test out 2kfootball as a game coming soon, then I'm all for the Neighborhood :y1: lol
I heard the Jordan Rec Center will be match making no waiting for next. I'm excited about that.
They went after those fortnite people.
Thank goodness for Simballer Dave z Car and OG.
This isn't for the NBA guys.
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Big facts. I should've known this was coming since Jackson Ellis .
Big facts. I should've known this was coming since Jackson Ellis .
I saw OG post a Kobe tweet
That usually means he's about to make an entrance
It will be terrible if there are going to be some gameplay related things that are off and need fixing and instead they spent time on so much unnecessary stuff.
Some of y'all need to lighten up. It's a game a lot of us will keep in our system for the whole year
It's ok if they have mini games
How some of y'all could get mad st this trailer I'll never know
Take your bum butt to NBA Live and have fun playing with one of the only 75 people that will be playing it online by the time next March rolls around
This is what the community asked for and they listened
If your complaining but your still gonna play 2k over live then sthu
The question is does slamball give actual good amounts of VC?
I could see a good slamball system taking ALOT of the little kids away from the actual park and freeing it up for adults
Actually screw that, if slamball was really jumping i could see my butt on the court with all the little screamers lol
Pure slasher heaven?
And actually dodgeball was my fave game in gym class. If that's fun and gives good VC i could see some time spent in that
The key for all the carnival stuff is basically does it give good VC? If it doesn't no one will play it past week 2
Tunechid 08-30-2018 12:02:35 AM (EDT)
Goffs
Johnnythelegend 08-30-2018 12:06:21 AM (EDT)
Tunechid
Is there going to be a battle royale of some sort
Johnnythelegend
Not even the same team
True, didn't think about that.
FixEverything2k 08-30-2018 12:24:25 AM (EDT)
So they can't get normal defense right but they want to implememt slamball? Hows the defense on that?
Also trying to figure out what dodgeball has to do with basketball...
These are things you do when you're base product, in this case basketball gameplay, is solid.
Its a no from me
hoopheid 08-30-2018 01:07:28 AM (EDT)
Meh. I didn't like the neighbourhood last year and this looks more of the same. As others have said, it looks like an annoying VC circus. I hope that the folks looking forward to it actually enjoy it though.
This trailer didn't swing me to pre-ordering. I've bought every 2K since 10 but last year really soured me. It's Live 19 for me this year. I may also decide to pick up 2K if I really like the Prelude.
FixEverything2k
Game Informer article might clear a few things up for you
https://t.co/sK1jFiMf8S
Mintsa 08-30-2018 01:32:12 AM (EDT)
Please give me a short cut to Pro-Am walk on like in 2k17.
Wejwer89 08-30-2018 01:39:46 AM (EDT)
Anyone knows if Jordan Rec Center is implemented into the game INSTEAD OF typical pro-am walk-on? Or maybe we have Jordan Rec Center AND typical walk-on?
Wejwer89
Read the article i just posted
Jrocc23 08-30-2018 01:58:59 AM (EDT)
Ehh. I highly doubt that's the 2K11 "Crew" a lot of us was crying about lol.
They also been had tried to reintroduce it. This might be similar to the "Crews" they came out with back in 2K14? Idk. Can't even remember lol.
Anyways, most of the guys that was heavy into Crew Mode back then, was satisfied with ProAm which basically is Crew with some minor changes. So that's probably why nobody cared much about this.
swac07 08-30-2018 02:24:20 AM (EDT)
Interesting read indeed....
Fredette 08-30-2018 03:11:54 AM (EDT)
I saw a football in this basketball trailer.
ESPN NFL 2K20 confirmed? :bandito:
Fredette
More like another APF2k20....didn't NFL resign for exclusivity with EA for another 100 years or something?
The loud colors threw me off but at least that's something.
tru11 08-30-2018 03:51:17 AM (EDT)
i see a lot of wasted resources.
Lol yeah it's like a top-secret about EA's exclusive NFL license.
Also the trailer was ok. I'm getting old and i like more the MLB-The Show MyCareer (RTTS) mode because it's native and feel's credible.
The last editions of NBA2K i switched from MC to MYGM with player lock. i love it! (EDIT:But NBA2K18 MYGM was bad!)
ForeverVersatile 08-30-2018 04:36:17 AM (EDT)
Pretty sure Mike, Czar, Zach, Scott OG and the other gameplay guys aren't hands on with these features, it's more like the animators and engineers.
The Jordan Rec Center is essentially the replacement to ProAm walk-on.
So basically instead of classic walk-on (2-3 mins to connect to a game, and play) now I have to get in line and wait on "got next" spot (up to 20 mins just to play).
That's bad news.
Housh123
lilteapot 08-30-2018 04:52:44 AM (EDT)
Wow, sounds like you can use your MyPlayer in My team mode? That's pretty cool, I remember asking for that after 2k13.
ForeverVersatile
Now that you mentioned this...so this is where the bulk of the art team went to work on. They need a dedicated art team just for the NBA and have another team work on the neighborhood. It gets annoying if players have yet to be updated for the last couple of years.
Yeah i forgot the art team would need to do art for all this stuff lol.
Junior Moe 08-30-2018 05:12:48 AM (EDT)
Most of them allegedly prefer that game. Yet somehow, every year, a copy of 2K falls off a UPS truck in front of their house and they're here all year complaining instead of playing and supporting the title they supposedly like.
Here's Mike
2K might be about to go after that street football crowd. MyPark Football 2K20. Lol. In all seriousness, it would be kind of cool to be able to play a little 7 on 7 with your avatars. I think though itll probably be more of a prop type of thing. Still cool to see.
Nah, Jordan Rec is matchmaking.
As far as this trailer,
I could see myself anywhere from not stepping a foot in The Neighborhood to getting lost in it a couple weeks. 2K fortunately has enough options to be able to do that...interested to see what Crews is though.
Live and let live I say...its a video game...the modes we opt to play arent that serious...
Thanks for your response. I hope that you're right :)
The Crews concept returns to NBA 2K this year, but it's not the same Crew we remember from NBA 2K11, or the less-than-impressive incarnation we saw in NBA 2K15. This version has an "s" on the end and it is all about 3-on-3 action.
You and two friends can team up in tournaments, single games and other events against other human users and even the A.I. in challenges that will award all of you VC, while assisting in the badge grind. The A.I. won't be generic players, or even just NBA players.
YouTubers and celebrities who have been scanned for the game will be in and will provide opposition for you and your teammates. In the trailer, you may have caught a glimpse of Chris Smoove and Shakedown 2012. Both guys are longtime 2K YouTubers and influencers. Their renders looked great in the trailer, as did Travis Scott, Quavo of the Migos and more.
Just like Pro-Am, users will be able to customize uniforms for their teams just as they can in Pro-Am. Only in Crews, the uniforms isn't restricted to a jersey and shorts. Crews unis can be sweatshirts, sweatpants, sleeveless t-shirts and more. You can even import images and textures to make looks unique.
Along with the customization and head-to-head play, Crews also has a segment that has a similar feel to MyTeam Domination. You and your teammates will take on the three best players from all NBA teams with a chance to win major rewards and VC. You'll also play against All-Time Big Threes from each organization as well for even bigger rewards.
Crews will have periodic challenges such as Protect This House, which challenges your squad to put together a streak of wins. There is also Top Crew, which is one of a variety of tournaments. It's easy to see how this could grow into its on eSport, or at least another event on the 2K competitive gaming landscape.
I have to admit, I was impressed with this feature, which usually isn't the type of thing I'd like. While that mode seems a little like PARK, it isn't.
From our friend Brian Mazique at Forbes . https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.forbes.com/sites/brianmazique/2018/08/30/nba2k19-neighborhood-park-pro-am-jordan-rec-center-3-on-3-crews-and-new-mini-games-revealed/amp/
Sounds like a nice feature probably my favorite that's been revealed . Reminds me of the challenges from EA that I enjoy
K3VO33 08-30-2018 05:55:58 AM (EDT)
Jordan Rec looks like reskin Walk-On Pro-Am..
tcnumba10 08-30-2018 06:11:59 AM (EDT)
Also need to borrow some of that color and lighting from MyNeighborhood and implement it in some of those dark NBA arenas lol
I looks like the first year they incorporated walk-on Pro-Am. Both teams loaded up in the locker room then ran out to 1 of 4 courts.
MrWrestling3 08-30-2018 06:47:11 AM (EDT)
I have to say,I was not impressed.Call me old fashioned, I would have preferred even deeper gameplay to what looks like a bunch of flash and gimmicks.
If I wanted amusing little mini games and such, I would play Mario Party.
Korrupted 08-30-2018 06:56:04 AM (EDT)
So many people are complaining about the JRC not realizing its MATCHMAKING. It's the JRC from 2k16 not 2k15. They are 2 totally different things. Majority of the Park heads on Twitter wanted the 2k15 version back. Sit on the got next and wait for the game, wear street clothes etc.
You won't have to wait 20 mins for games. It's matchmaking just being played in the JRC lol.
Yooo this is perfect for me and my brothers. Also a bunch of challenges and stuff? Incentives? YES! I don't care for the VC but I did enjoy the win streaks we would have trying to hold that one corner of the park lol
extremeskins04 08-30-2018 07:11:51 AM (EDT)
I saw a whole lotta everything, but very little actual basketball....
ph33 08-30-2018 07:25:10 AM (EDT)
extremeskins04
This is a thread about the neighborhood trailer
You were not going to get actual basketball stuff
That'll happen when Czar can drop his nuggets on us
ojandpizza 08-30-2018 07:42:44 AM (EDT)
I'm sure there is a large fan base for this stuff, but this doesn't appeal to me at all... feels like wasted resources to me.
I know, and my comment still stands. Like I said, resource allocation. ;)
2K expanding their horizon. Striving to be not only a basketball game...
This statement is wrong on so many levels in terms of the direction 2K is heading with their "basketball" game
Kstat 08-30-2018 07:58:46 AM (EDT)
Except you can have your core basketball mode and do other stuff on the side. It's silly and limiting to just market to the hardcore hoops fans.
I don't care about dodgeball but i also don't care that they added little extra stuff to the game. Doesn't keep me from enjoying my game.
PippenFan 08-30-2018 07:58:56 AM (EDT)
Next year they'll probably have tackle football over in the neighborhoods field somewhere with the old NFL 2k controls intact.
Then baseball, soccer, volleyball, Track, etc as more installments come out with the park getting bigger on PS5/Xbox Two.
Maybe even some paintball gun action. Gotta take advantage of that first-person shooter fan base right 2k?
PippenFan
Then baseball, soccer, volleyball, track, and field, etc as more installments come out with the park getting bigger on PS5/Xbox Two.
VCsports 2k22
Kstat
But it feels like it's going more toward "the other stuff on the side" over the actual basketball. It's a basketball game lol. But what do I know. Trying to be open minded here, but it's hard.
The resources allocated to the extra modes take away what they should fix in the core basketball game. There has been art problems and other issues that have not been addressed for years still yet they've been expanding on these extra features and modes...
Bowling Tournaments too.
Basically a sports version of PlayStation Home.
tcnumba10
Pretty much this ^.
And there's many gameplay issues that still plagued the game, especially defensively that takes the SimWorld creators months to fix each year.
Resources they wouldn't have without these extra modes to begin with. They've explained this before. If they took out the park tomorrow they'd fire a dozen people along with it. This idea that 2K would be a better game if all they did was program basketball is simply not true.
They did not take anything away from the core gameplay by adding trampolines or dodgeball. It's just easy to blame the low hanging fruit when something goes wrong.
Am I the only person growing up who had just as much fun playing nba street , nba jam , nba ballers as I did playing the 2k series ?
too much fun. hoops is hoops
I am not convinced that 2K relies heavily on the extra money made from MyPark/neighbourhood to make the next year's game.
Their sales exploded when they expanded their game modes. It's undeniably a money maker. The people they hire to program those modes are not the same people they pay to program the core gameplay.
They don't "rely" on it but they would absolutely make less money without it and therefore have fewer people on staff to make the next year's game.
With Dan and Peter commenting for the games...."YOU CAN'T COACH THAT!"
mepting 08-30-2018 08:38:01 AM (EDT)
I am well over 40. Can i join the "Get off my lawn" Crew? :lol:
I've asked it once and I'll ask again, why haven't some of the art regarding some of the players faces and areas been addressed in years yet they've continued to expand on these extra modes if they have extra staff now from the extra money they're making?
If there's one thing I learned from the movie industry, it's that making money often takes precedence over making a good product. I hope it doesn't become that way with this series.
ksuttonjr76 08-30-2018 08:54:43 AM (EDT)
I don't know why some people are bashing the Neighborhood, if you didn't care for mode in the first place. Some people are trying to use it as the "excuse" for why certain art or gameplay things wasn't addressed. Stop. There are other threads for that.
On a personal note, I guess I need to get off the lawn myself, lol. I was getting irritated by all dance moves that I was seeing in the trailer. I have officially become another "old head" on this forum, lol.
Junior Moe
Why are you guys always so defensive? I bought both games last year and criticize both games when I feel it's due, but I don't see people on Live forums being so protective and defensive, "don't buy it", "play the other game" etc.
Must have something to do with them being imaginary.
So wrong, lol.
WaddupCouzin 08-30-2018 09:02:25 AM (EDT)
Dude, Czar has come on here for years and stated, MYPLAYER is what stirs the drink financially at 2K, which allows them to do everything else.
Its the way now. My wife and I went to pick my nephew up from the airport when he came down to visit for the summer, the first thing him and my son did was some weird dance. We looked at each other like WTF are they doing. Well, it was the Orange Justice dance from Fortnight. Neither my son or nephew care for basketball. But I see shades of what they're into all over this trailer.
I'm assuming you're talking about NLSC or another forum? Because that's nowhere near true here.
I mean, "2k" has been typed in that Impressions thread more than the word "Live" has. The game war stuff is so unnecessary, then people cry oppression when we have to start tightening up.
Yeah man, whatever. Like I said before, do you.
At least VC is going back into the game through legends and other additions
This is 2ks response to the Fortnite/2k gamers asking for more content throughout the year to play. Hopefully this keeps the little ones occupied and the rest of us don't have to worry about them ruining the skills gap to appeal to the arcadey 2kers
Simcity24Versace 08-30-2018 09:48:03 AM (EDT)
This is sad man. 2K should be focusing on how to make matchmaking better instead they're just attracting even more non basketball competition to flood the neighborhood. The most frustrating thing abt the park this year is playing with absolute bone heads that don't know how to play team basketball. They need a way to have sessions with competitive players and separate sessions with people more interested in doing the latest dance moves. If more info doesn't come out then I'm not buying 2K for the first time in 10 years.
RipCityAndy 08-30-2018 09:59:51 AM (EDT)
I don't know... I've bought 2k for over a decade - this one looks dumb and especially VC heavy. At what point will the community push back on VC? 2k basketball seems to be the only game series immune from the recent backlash against loot crates and other microtransactions.
No no, I meant here in the Live section, I didn't get that impression reading through there.
Whatever that means
RipCityAndy
2K18 was VC heavy. 2K19 is reading as if they're pulling back on that quite a bit.
What part of that article was supposed to clear something up?
2k sounds nice from these types of articles every year. Studios get fluff every day B.
Even if it was a different team that worked on those parts, that could have been extra hands on a fundamental part of the game like fastbreaks
The difference this year is that 2K Sports is SPECIFICALLY targeting major complainants from the community. Mike and Zach's tweet read as one big "We did to address " blog. Besides things related to art, I can't think of anything that they didn't honestly make an attempt to address.
Yeah...THAT Guy 08-30-2018 10:18:29 AM (EDT)
I have a hard time buying this when I go back and read the MyLeague blog. 2K still puts more effort into it's sim modes than any other sports game out there IMO.
I don't get the intense backlash against VC. I didn't like how simple features in 2k18 required an inordinate amount of VC, like cutting your hair to even see what your hair looked like, and how you get a worthless amount of VC for things like Park games, where you can wait 30 minutes for a 15 minute game only to get 200 vc and a minimal progress in badges and attribute unlocks.
but at least now there are many ways to earn VC. Treat it as the Skill Points in earlier 2ks, except you can buy them now instead. I don't feel pressure to splurge on VC because I rather enjoy working my way up from a scrub to a great player. At the end of the day whoever wants to spend another 50 dollars on the game to get better quick, more power to you. I'd never do it personally though because I'm already paying 100 dollars on the damn preorder bonus lol.
That's something they have to build over time and they are working on it.
Sometimes you forget tech has to be made to do this as well as adding by the year. It's not a more hands thing it's a time thing sometimes
It looks like the kids will take this stuff an run with it, I however will be hitting 30 in April. This kind of stuff just isn't for me anymore. Now a gameplay blog of some sorts would definitely suffice. I'd be a happy camper.
I could see if they didn't touch the core gameplay, franchise mode, my team , or my gm and just focused on the neighborhood THEN I would agree, but some of y'all are just complaining to be complaining. THIS ISN'T NEW...2K has been a multi faceted basketball game for years now.
This is like MC/Neighborhood guys coming on a franchise mode video topic talking about "this is where all the resources went??" "Only old sim heads care about this...it's not the wave with young core street gamers..2k is trash...they should be adding mascots instead of adding team playbooks"
*GOOD NEWS...YOU DON'T HAVE TO PLAY THE MODE!!*
But then again...
Kleinevos 08-30-2018 11:06:42 AM (EDT)
I'm 35 and y'all need to chill.
Grumpy grandpa's.
Ive seen a lot i like about archetype balancing, improved defence and post play improvement.
Does the park contains a lot of **** i wouldnt touch with a 10ft pole? Sure
But they're not forcing me to play dodgeball or buy flashy teenage bikes so who the **** cares.
And if you Think they would fix the art if they dumped the whole moneymaking part of the game, you're delusional
Kid OS 08-30-2018 11:18:30 AM (EDT)
Once the MyLeague and Create-A-Player news came out, I stated that NBA2K19 will be the best NBA2K of all-time. And looking at the MyCareer portion, I believe this will be the best 2K by far! This game has so many different things to do, for so many different kinds of people. It seems like this year's focus was creating replay-ability and longevity. I skipped 2K18, but honestly see myself playing 2K19 for more than 1 year.
itsmb8 08-30-2018 11:22:23 AM (EDT)
Kid OS
Same here. TBH, the only way I see myself going to 2K20 or even 21 is if they massively upgrade the MyLeague rebrand department.
The similariry is every year they say they fix something and its still people complaining.
Remember when they cut up cheese in reference to zig zag?
Remember when Mike Wang was talking about how hes keeping a hawk eye on shooting and he'll make tweaks throuout the year?
Footplanting to combat sliding, then the footplanting all but disappeared weeks into the game?
What year was it that they were talking about defence? Was it 2k17 when the defenders moved with the speed and accuracy of a prime Gretzky on Ice? Or 2k18 where anyone could be prime D Rose or LeBron with the blow by?
I remember hearing of differences in speed but I cant think of a single game where a slow big couldn't keep up with or chase down a fast guard every now and then.
I've seen opinions on both sides here, some respectful and some just hand waving away any viewpoints that aren't theirs.
Honestly, I don't think even the most hardcore "sim head" is expecting the most faithful recreation of the sport ever produced, just as even the most casual player would not expect only neat and fun activities with only a smattering of basketball.
At this point we haven't even seen the Prelude, much less the final product.Let's be cool about it, and try to have an open mind.
In regards to AI speed they gave us speed and acceleration sliders, so that's not a problem anymore.
Footplanting has already been explained. People whine and complain excessively when certain things are there, so they are removed...but in this case the movement and smoothness for control was the goal and they achieved that.
That footplanting talk needs to stop man.
Then you haven't been reading the blogs or thread with all the tweets. They definitely addressed a lot of things and added features/changes while trying to make game balance the most important thing. 2K Sports addressing flash pausing in PNO was a huge surprise.
OBVIOUSLY, we won't know results of their effort until it released and cheesers will be cheesers. On paper, 2K19 is on pace to overtake 2K11 as arguably the most "beloved" entry when it comes to head to head competition.
SixGod 08-30-2018 12:11:14 PM (EDT)
2K being very ambitious with these new features. As someone stated in a post above me, a lot of these things aren't my cup of tea (dodge ball, slam ball) but I totally get it from a marketing perspective. Damn I feel old.
IMO, a lot of these features look mad corny to me - I personally just want to hop on and play as much 3v3 or Pro-Am.
In regards to the JRC - I liked it in terms of being able to get together with other randoms and form a squad yourselves. Hopefully it works the same this year.
Da_Czar 08-30-2018 12:23:02 PM (EDT)
Sounds nice but that is not how it works. Defense and offense have the exact same amount of devs and engineers they always had. There is only so many issues you can properly address in a cycle and not every offered solution works as you intend. But trust you don't want park engineers in there configuring transition defense or anything else.
People have things they specialize in. It takes far less time for a specialist to do something than it would 5 novices. Adding more people to certain tasks would actually slow you down. I understand not liking the direction or the what you feel is the focus though.
Da_Czar
with all due respect man, why is it that transition defense never gets improved year after year? at least nothing that i've noticed. it's always just the first guy back camping in the paint with no awareness of the incoming offense whatsoever. is it a game engine limit that doesn't allow anymore improvement?
MoodMuzik 08-30-2018 01:02:29 PM (EDT)
Good grief this board. People can't enjoy anything.
As a completely offline player only, this Neighborhood looks like a damn blast. If anyone ever thought "hey what if we could do this with our MyPlayer..." those Park devs killed it.
At the absolute very least, what harm is it causing anyone? Lord 2Kers are the most spoiled bunch.
itsmb8 08-30-2018 01:28:37 PM (EDT)
I dont get what the negativity is about. There is literally everything in this mode, and sure VC helps you win, but it isnt pay to win necessarily. You can still do everything without paying for VC.
And most importantly, if you dont like it you dont have to play it.
Gosens6 08-30-2018 02:42:17 PM (EDT)
So, are the park and neighborhood guys supposed to bitch and moan because 2K put a lot of resources into MyLeauge this year?
I mean holy hell, I could see if 2K completely neglected the offline and NBA portion of the game like Live seems to be doing this year, but it looks like we literally have the best of both worlds with 2K.
Without all the funds this game makes from the online portion of its fans, do you guys really think we would have such a deep offline experience that keeps getting built on year after year?
I'm happy as hell that everyone gets the game they want. Online guys stay on their end, I'll stay in myleauge and both groups are happy.
What about the PNO folks? We're somebody too :smile:.
Where's all the "if you don't like, don't buy it" people now? 
Kanobi 08-31-2018 11:08:58 PM (EDT)
Best part of the trailer was the football
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Located on the west bank of the Dnieper River, far out beyond the tower blocks, offices and warehouses that form Kiev's industrial and residential zones, lies an unfinished hospital complex. Construction here began in the late 1980s, on a large stretch of land intended for a specialist burns centre and sanatorium.
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We approached the site from an adjacent road, skirting around the metal construction fence for a discrete entrance.
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Inside the three-storey complex we were greeted by a pair of symmetrical stone stairs, weaving around to meet at a spacious landing and balcony above. It was hard to imagine the building alive; walls plastered, windows glazed. Hard to ascribe any purpose to these dull brickwork spaces, which subsequently felt so barren and otherworldly.
We spent a while exploring this building, roaming through empty hallways and unbuilt wards.
The entire site was devoid of metal, plastic, wood… everything but bricks, cement and coarse yellow grit. In one corridor even the floor was missing – to leave a dark gaping void, perforated by vestigial concrete supports. In a tunnel beneath the unfinished ward, I found a thick bundle of coloured electricity cables.
Moving from one building to another felt strangely like crossing a warzone. Deep tracks and heavy craters pitted the sandy terrain, separated by broken walls and jagged concrete outcrops. No sight nor sound of life – only the weak and withered vegetation which had grown up amongst the rubble.
We finally approached the main hospital building – a towering bulk of yellow bricks with just a hint of art deco about it. The ground floor doors were locked, but by scaling the roof of a neighbouring building we were able to scramble in, clambering through a window of the nearest stairwell.
Inside the cylindrical stairwell, walls were tiled in a rich dichotomy of crimson and cream. We made our way up to the second floor, and stepped out into darkness… here the large empty spaces were walled in, with only pale light filtering in from the windows behind us. Either this floor had been stripped, or nothing had ever lived here. Walls and floors alike were covered in a sea of dust.
Most of the building took this form – long dark corridors, empty wards, crumbling pillars and dented aluminium ducts. Only one room showed signs of visitors; two white tiled walls decorated with crude, colourful tags, the empty paint cans discarded on a nearby workbench.
The real highlight of the Burns Centre was the view from the roof. Six storeys up, and this whole barren gully become no more than a dust bowl, a blemish in the corner of Kiev's gold and grey skyline.
The Burns Centre and the site in which it stands are a wreck. It might be hard at first to understand how such a failure came about, how so much planning and investment could end in ruin… but then, in August 1991 Ukraine had only just declared its independence from the Soviet Union. In the tumultuous years to follow, President Kravchuk would find himself issuing a new currency, disassembling nuclear weapons, and loosening military ties with Russia. Mass privatisation gave way to rapid inflation, and investors became scarce.
Nevertheless, the Burns Centre remained somehow magnificent. The grand ambition of this large project, the untapped potential. The sense of the alien, in this bare landscape where human forms slowly reduce to dust.
In 2005, former Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko proposed the creation of a new burn centre; stating that, "the main purposes of it will be scientific researching in the field of skin grafting and the treatment of burn patients."
After an appeal for international aid, a certificate was presented by the UNESCO Ambassador of Goodwill in 2006. A charitable donation in excess of €630,000 was awarded to the supervisory board of the Ukraine 3000 International Charitable Fund – an organisation headed by the president's own wife, Kateryna Yushchenko.
And so the new Burns Centre came into being, situated on the grounds of Kyiv City Clinical Hospital No. 2. Still its predecessor remains however; gradually disintegrating, out of sight and mind.
Future Urban Exploration in Ukraine…
This is the last of my reports from Kiev for the time being, but I'll be back soon – to sample more of the unique variety of urban exploration Ukraine has to offer. Some of my future targets include a Soviet sub base in the Crimea, an underground city at Lviv and the Odessa Catacombs.
Then of course there's Chernobyl.
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Just catching up on your travels, do you ever sit still? I'm thinking I need a return visit to Kiev
Sleepyg 8:42 pm | October 18, 2013
Haha, not if I can help it! I'm taking a good look at the Balkans next… I'll hit Macedonia on Tuesday.
As for Kiev though, do it – every time I'm there I find more little hidden wonders.
Hard to imagine how it would have felt to be a patient, sitting there on the 2nd floor of the main hospital building with no windows.
Probably a blessing that this project died.
Christopher King 2:07 pm | October 23, 2012
I don't doubt that the standard of healthcare provided, had this facility ever been finished, would have been exceptional.
Having said that, you're right – it certainly wasn't designed to be comfortable!
Some really good pictures in this one. Particularly like the one of the staircase.
dale cooper 7:42 am | October 23, 2012
Thanks – the staircase was my favourite, too.
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This video explains the requirements for radio equipment. (External link)
When you are buying radio equipment, check the following
There is a CE marking on the equipment and the packaging.
The equipment comes with a manufacturer's EU declaration of conformity. It means that the manufacturer declares that the equipment meets the essential requirements.
The use of the equipment may be restricted in Finland. Check any restrictions on the packaging or manual or ask the seller.
If there are restrictions on using the equipment in Finland, check whether you need a radio licence, for example, or whether using the equipment in Finland is prohibited altogether.
It is important that your radio equipment operates on the correct frequency. Radio equipment operating on wrong frequencies can interfere with other radio communications, or your radio equipment can suffer from interference by other radio equipment.
Examples of equipment that you cannot use in Finland due to wrong frequency
49 MHz and 72 MHz radio-controlled cars, drones and toys
1.2 GHz wireless cameras
FRS (family radio service), GMRS (general mobile radio service)
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Operating frequencies of equipment for example
27 MHz radio-controlled toys, wireless keyboard and mouse
433 MHz car key remote fob
446 MHz PMR446 radiotelephone
2.4 GHz wireless headphones, WLAN router, radio-controlled toys
If the information on the conformity is not available or correct, you should not buy the radio equipment.
When you buy radio equipment from outside the EU, you are responsible for the equipment and any radio interference caused by it. Non-compliant devices that, for example, have excessive radiated power or operate on wrong frequencies may cause a risk of interference to other users of radio equipment. Some foreign online stores may sell models with excessive radiated power but importing, reselling and using such devices is prohibited in Finland. Traficom supervises the use of frequencies and investigates radio interference.
Read more about the markings required for radio equipment
Conformity of radio equipment guarantees interference-free radio communications
You can use most radio equipment, such as WLAN, mobile phones, tablet computers and radio-controlled toys without a licence issued by Traficom.
Regulation 15 on collective frequencies for licence-exempt radio transmitters and on their use
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You have to apply for a licence to use certain types of radio equipment, such as maritime VHF radiotelephones, VHF/UHF radiotelephones and FM radio transmitters. If the use of the equipment is restricted, this must be indicated on the packaging and manual. The seller must also inform the buyer if a licence is required.
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165 Yours Will Be the End
Thousands of people were gathered in the Center Square of the City of Wolf, but it was very quiet.
Most of them were standing along the edge of the square, circling the place. They were looking at the Mos and the machine-operated beasts and puppet bolt throwers.
In the past several hours, two shocking things had happened.
Mo Fei, Mo Li's cousin, had died tragically. The murderer was a mature man with a beard.
Mo Fei was of the direct line of descent of the Mos. People were expecting Mo Li's to respond.
Shui Sheng, who had been imprisoned there, had been rescued in the presence of many people. Neither the machine-operated beasts nor the bolt throwers that Mo Li had deployed prevented this.
At this moment, Mo Li was standing by the fountain. Although he still looked emotionless, people could sense the killing intent he gave out.
"Did you let Shui Sheng go intentionally?" Li Xin, standing beside Mo Li, questioned Tan Yun and her two companions loudly.
"Why would we?!" Tan Yun denied immediately.
"Young Master Mo Li's bolt throwers were precisely deployed. They attacked non-stop. As those in the front fell, those behind took up their positions. Even though Jiang Chen could fly, he should have failed. How was it possible for him to leave without any injury?!" Li Xin wouldn't waste any chance to give a blow to her rivals.
Tan Yun kept shaking her head. She told them what had happened and emphasized that Jiang Chen's speed had been many times faster.
The quarrel between the two women was the only sound in the square.
After a good while, Mo Li said, "I'll go to the Natural Law School to kill Jiang Chen in person."
His words were like a freezing wind that blew across the square; everyone on the spot got goosebumps.
No one questioned him, but they were curious as to how he would do it.
The only possibility was to go to the Natural Law School and ask for a duel.
"That won't be necessary."
While others were in heated discussion, Jiang Chen's voice suddenly sounded from the air.
It created an uproar in the crowd. Everyone looked up, but no one saw him, since he had landed.
"Jiang Chen!"
Tan Yun, Li Xin, and the others rubbed their eyes. They couldn't believe that Jiang Chen had come back, since he had rescued Shui Sheng already. Was he looking to die?
Even Mo Li was surprised.
"You've got the nerve to come back here?" Mo Li said coldly.
"Why wouldn't I? Didn't your brother's guys bring you my message?" Jiang Chen smiled slightly.
"Hum?"
Mo Li and those of the Mos were confused.
"Oh!" Jiang Chen intoned. He smiled without another word.
"You were that guy? You killed Mo Fei?" It dawned on Mo Li. His killing intent soared to a terrifying extent, turning into a gale that blew over.
Tan Yun and Li Xin were close to him. They turned pale out of fear. They kept stepping back.
"It was him?"
The red-haired guy who had sold Jiang Chen the fierce black metal was also in the crowd. He had found Jiang Chen's voice familiar. At that moment, it finally dawned on him.
He was surprised that there were such good disguises in the world. At the same time, he was interested to see the following fight.
"I'll kill you today for sure."
Mo Li stopped speaking. He drew his Sword of Sun and Moon out directly, ready to display the highest level of fighting.
He had mastered the minor doctrine of metal. The stronger his killing intent was, the better he could fight. This was his belief in his quest for killing.
He threw his sword out. A frosty radiance travelled across the sky. It was a simple but formidable attack.
Jiang Chen didn't dodge it. He raised the Redcloud Sword to take it.
"Hum."
Jiang Chen was the successor to the doctrine of sword. Mo Li wasn't surprised he could take his attack. He drew out another sword with his left hand.
One sword was emitting a flame that burned the sky red. The other had a shapeless magnetic field that could tear the sky apart.
With two swords in hand, Mo Li was formidably powerful.
"They're going to fight. The show is on!"
The crowd became excited. They thought Jiang Chen had come back because he had backup or a gorgeous spiritual weapon, but to their surprise, the fight began in a different way.
In other words, Jiang Chen had come back to kill!
Where did he get the confidence? Where did he get the strength?
Everyone was confused. Mo Li was in the beginning of the middle stage, and he wasn't mediocre at all.
He was first-rate in many senses, including holy points, martial arts techniques, secret methods, and martial arts techniques of creation.
"Jiang Chen is asking for it! He's absolutely courting death!" Tan Yun said emotionally.
Tan Yun and her two companions were forced to stay in Mo Li's group. Theoretically speaking, they should have wanted Mo Li to lose. The reason was, they didn't want Jiang Chen to defeat Mo Li, because they had betrayed Jiang Chen.
"It'll be like last time. He'll run away after exchanging a few blows," Tan Yun said.
"No, he won't be able to run away."
The Mental Wander States on the spot were sure it would be impossible for Jiang Chen to escape.
Mo Li had learned from his past experiences. He was sticking close to Jiang Chen, attacking him fiercely. He wouldn't give Jiang Chen any chance to fly away.
In these people's eyes, the two had a huge gap in states. They didn't see what was really going on when the two were fighting.
Jiang Chen wasn't inferior, but even Mo Li hadn't realized it.
He was making an all-out effort, sometimes using the son-and-mother double swords in turn, while other times using them simultaneously. The blades were becoming more brilliant as he fought.
His sword method was so magnificent and neat, and he was so handsome. Many women on the spot were captivated by him.
"What a genius and ranked on the Prince List," someone said. Most people agreed.
Mo Li's performance was like the two swords in his hands, as brilliant as the stars.
"Almost ten minutes have passed," the red-haired guy suddenly said.
The people around him didn't understand what he meant.
"Jiang Chen has been confronting Mo Li's fierce attack for such a long time. Doesn't that mean anything?" the red-haired guy suddenly said.
Others tumbled to the realization. They had been neglecting this fact since Mo Li's performance was so brilliant.
With his reminder, others noticed that although Jiang Chen's performance didn't look as beautiful as Mo Li's, his elegant momentum of the sword made him look more like a swordsman.
Mo Li finally realized it too. In theory, Jiang Chen should have been unable to take his attack.
"Last time we were fighting, I told you that your only advantage was your higher state. I only had two holy points back then, but now, I have many times more. I can kill you without having to catch up with you in terms of state."
Jiang Chen smiled. His words shocked Mo Li, who knew Jiang Chen wouldn't flee this time, so he stopped attacking fiercely.
"Now it's my turn!
"The Rainbow Sword Method: Three Movements in One!"
Jiang Chen saw through it and thrust his sword ruthlessly.
With the complete creation of metal merged with the elevation of the sword, the radiance of the Redcloud Sword overshadowed the Sword of Sun and Moon.
Jiang Chen looked extremely powerful.
The seven holy points in his body all started to work. The astounding energy of the sword soared into the sky.
The Immortal Doctrine of Sword also empowered this attack.
The most formidable, this movement was the essence of The Rainbow Sword Method.
The basic sword formula said, "Three movements in one; one movement with nine changes; the holy dragon shows nine times; nine divided by nine is one." The first attack was the essence of sword movement.
As Jiang Chen moved, a crack appeared on the ground.
Mo Li sensed danger that he had never experienced. He took back both swords and waved them around him.
Clang! Clang! Puh!
Three rattles. Mo Li warded off the first two attacks, but the last one left a bloody scratch on his neck.
Only silence!
Although the bloody scratch wasn't deep enough, the fact that Jiang Chen had almost killed Mo Li made everyone feel like they were dreaming.
"I told you, your brother's death was only the beginning, and yours will be the end," Jiang Chen said coldly.
At this moment, people started to question which one of them was the genius who was known to be decisive in killing.


The facts of the initial fight, in which a young man was killed, have been entirely eclipsed by the politics of nationalism.
During New Year celebrations in the Kazakh city of Karaganda, the country's fourth largest city, a 23-year-old Kazakh man was killed in a bar fight. Three others were reportedly injured by knives in the brawl at the Ancient Rome cafe. The fight has been described as being between two groups of youths. According to RFE/RL, one of the groups comprised of ethnic Armenians, presumably the other of ethnic Kazakhs.
In a January 3 statement, the Karaganda police said three suspects — Torgom Malkhasian, Sokhak Malkhasian, and Qaiyr Nadyrbekov — had been arrested in connection with the incident and that a fourth, Narek Gururian, remained at large. A man identifying himself as Gururian posted a video on Telegram on January 7 admitting involvement in the fight but denying having killed anyone. "I am ready to give myself in to the authorities of the Republic of Kazakhstan, and ask the authorities to provide me with security and carry out a transparent investigation. I am ready to bear responsibility for what I did but will not take somebody's sin on myself. I am not a murderer," he said.
Armenian media meanwhile reported that the country's acting Foreign Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan held a phone call with his Kazakh counterpart, newly appointed Foreign Minister Beibut Atamkulov, on January 7. The call reportedly covered bilateral relations and the two ministers specifically discussed the Karaganda incident.
The Armenian Foreign Ministry, in a statement published also on January 7, cautioned people against spreading "unverified information" that manipulated public opinion by imparting an interethnic tone to what the Armenian government stresses was a criminal incident on domestic soil. Kazakh authorities have similarly pointed to social media postings as spreading inaccurate information.
For Kazakhstan, which often touts its multiethnic composition and interethnic harmony on the international stage, the ethnic overtone of both the incident and the protest is worrisome. While the authorities of both Kazakhstan and Armenia have stressed that there was no interethnic dynamic to the New Year brawl, the protest demonstrates that no matter what Astana or Yerevan wish, there is now an ethnic tone to the matter.
As Eurasianet's Almaz Kumenov pointed out, "Nationalist-minded internet users have… called for justice and indulged in calls for reprisals against members of the Armenian community." Kumenov cited reports of "overzealous and ill-informed attempts at score-settling" including a group going "from cafe to cafe in search of Armenians against whom to vent their fury" in Semey, a city in northern Kazakhstan.
The facts of the initial bar fight, in which a young man was killed, have been entirely eclipsed by the politics of nationalism.
Before and throughout the Soviet period, people from across the Eurasian region settled or, in some cases, were forcibly resettled in the territory of what is now independent Kazakhstan. Shortly before independence, in 1989, ethnic Kazakhs were not even a majority of the people in the republic named for them. Of a population of 16.4 million in 1989, only 39.7 percent were Kazakh (37.8 percent were Russian). In the years since independence Kazakhstan has simultaneously embraced its existing multiethnic nature, while also promoting Kazakh nationalism in various ways such as the promotion of the Kazakh language and the Oralman program calling on ethnic Kazakhs abroad to move to Kazakhstan.
The dark side of nationalism or efforts to promote national pride is that groups outside the government's control can abscond with the rhetoric and pervert it: It becomes less about celebrating (an inclusive Kazakhness or the Kazakh state writ large) and more about persecuting (anyone who isn't ethnic Kazakh).
Kazakhstan takes seriously efforts to "incite hatred" against different ethnic groups, sometimes to the extreme. In the past few years, prosecutions have focused on individuals insulting Kazakhs and such cases have been seen through the lens of Russia-Kazakh relations in light of the Ukraine conflict and Crimea annexation. In March 2015, a woman was charged with inciting hatred for using a slur for Kazakhs in a post suggesting Kazakhstan should become part of Russia. In November 2017, a man in northern Kazakhstan was given a two year sentence for using "negative words insulting ethnic Kazakhs" and citing material that "distorts historic facts" in an online post. The previous year, in December 2016, a man was jailed on incitement charges for a social media post insulting Russian President Vladimir Putin. While the incitement law has been criticized for its broadness, its existence underscores Astana's sensitivity.
Astana and Yerevan have made clear their intentions to manage this situation carefully, mindful of how emotionally charged the issue at hand can become.


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Fears that the housing market is bottoming out due to economic uncertainty, fuelled by Brexit, are likely to be unfounded in Swindon.
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Iain Mason, our Head of Legal Property Services, said there was no sign of any imminent slowdown in the housing market in the Swindon area, despite reports to the contrary.
"You just have to look at all the housebuilding that is going on in and around Swindon, for example, at Badbury Park and Wichelstowe, and slightly further afield at Filands in Malmesbury," he said. "The local picture looks healthy. "There will always be naysayers and doom-mongers who predict a crash, but at the end of the day, we are a small island nation with an increasing population, and people need places to live, so the housing market in the long-term should prosper.
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