NBA 2K14 VC Shows Its Ugly Side

[nuckles2k2]

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My Tickets been in there for 20 days and a lot more people had of me im doubting it will ever even be resolved

Welcome to the club.

They can't embed VC as a necessity, then not have the tools or staff in place to take care of any potential problems with it, in a timely fashion.

[VDusen04]

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People can take it up on the forums but in reality a lot thousands of people out there that just play the game or watch youtube guys like QJB , Smoove ect will buy VC and not care

it's not going anywhere

It will start in the forums and it will carry over to the marketplace, where consumers will begin passing over on NBA 2K. I'm a 2K lifer, bought every 2K on release day since 2K2. I passed on their product this year. I know I'm not alone. From the looks of it, those opting not to purchase 2K in the future will grow exponentially if the current system remains in place.

Believe it or not, there was a time not too long ago where the general consensus was that former basketball powerhouse NBA Live would never be able to be supplanted as king of the virtual hardwood. No one is invincible here.

I really don't understand why people want to buy clothes and other useless stuff then complain about the prices

Because... it's a part... of... the game. People aren't purchasing real pieces of clothing here. There's aspects to the game (the game for which they've already paid) they wish to access. And simply playing the game will not allow for an acceptable form of accessibility in many gamer's opinions.

[eslimm]

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You won't be able to do anything with that 200 VC either way

I think you're missing the point. I rather not spend money on visual upgrades if I'm going to spend VC it will be to upgrade my abilities not my looks

(Galaxy S4)

[RangersCruz]

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It will start in the forums and it will carry over to the marketplace, where consumers will begin passing over on NBA 2K. I'm a 2K lifer, bought every 2K on release day since 2K2. I passed on their product this year. I know I'm not alone. From the looks of it, those opting not to purchase 2K in the future will grow exponentially if the current system remains in place.

Believe it or not, there was a time not too long ago where the general consensus was that former basketball powerhouse NBA Live would never be able to be supplanted as king of the virtual hardwood. No one is invincible here.

Because... it's a part... of... the game. People aren't purchasing real pieces of clothing here. There's aspects to the game (the game for which they've already paid) they wish to access. And simply playing the game will not allow for an acceptable form of accessibility in many gamer's opinions.

is anybody forcing gamers to buy clothes? no

[willh313]

Ok...this is a valid argument but honestly most of the stuff you do in franchise is purchasable after a few exhibition games(even if you lose on HOF you get 400-500 VC per game)...without spending a single dime of real money...has the micro-transaction thing gone too far...in a word, yes; but by no means does this game REQUIRE you too spend that extra cash(you spending the extra dough or wanting to is matter of your own impatience)...I have not spent any extra money on the game and get everything I want out of it...They only put $h!t like this in the game because a lot of gamers now a days whine about wanting more sooner and if you want that then there's the option. Same thing for Battlefield and it's instant upgrade kits and damn near every other game that is made by people willing to compensate whiners...It used to be that you could buy a game play it and be happy with what you got in the box until something else came along...then people started saying theres not enough levels...we need new this...I beat it so fast that...so now companies bleed you for stuff like this because a lot of you guys are spoiled and can't play game for more than a month without getting tired of it....I'm sorry to be the one who said this but...the main reason the whole dlc thing in general is getting out of hand is BECAUSE of gamers...remember when we used to get Expansions....things that could have almost been whole games of their own....WE RUINED that....The vast number of us who can't WAIT or have to run through a game in one weekend instead of taking the time get everything out of the games we have....I know this wont be popular but I felt it needed to be said....I mean guys you don't even notice that we don't even have cheat codes in the game anymore....developers are probably like ..."why make secrets when they are just going to run through the game and not try everything it has to offer anyway"....again i understand the anger here but you guys gotta realize this kind of stuff is our fault...when what you paid for stopped being enough this is what happened

[RangersCruz]

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I think you're missing the point. I rather not spend money on visual upgrades if I'm going to spend VC it will be to upgrade my abilities not my looks

(Galaxy S4)

Well then save it and upgrade it nobody is forcing you guys to buy clothes , gear , tattoos or shoes

[apollooff320]

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You can easily get 20-30k VC just off simming in MyGM and its really your choice to buy it or not nobody is forcing you to press X on purchase

easy? you won't get that much with ease. First off doing it is a hassle because you only get 600VC most of the time when doing this. It would take a while to get 30,000 VC doing this since it takes a few mins to do the simming thing, and it gets boring after the 3rd time of doing it. You really do try hard to defend this VC crap. Do you work for 2K?

[MarvinOida]

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I understand where you are coming from don't get me wrong I love the implementation of legends, I'm afraid I haven't played with them in Nba 2k14 yet simply because not all rosters are accurately represented. But there are things are give in take 2k is a business and we as consumers want things in the game such as legends. Those people cost maybe some agreed to be in for free but those players cost money. I remember Pippen didn't want to be in the game unless the money was right and they made that happen or Sir Charles, I forgot which one. But with that being said as much as I hate VC, this is what's paying for the soundtracks, the Jay Z, the legends etc. I'm sure they meet and exceed expectations of VC purchases so yes they probably pocket that money too but I do understand where you are coming from

(Galaxy S4)

Then what paid MJ at 2K11? Obviously if VC was really a sure pocket money, team USA and Dream Team would still be here. Jay-Z and these legends came BEFORE VC, Jay-Z "produced" 2K13 and that INTRODUCED VC, so your argument involving him is invalid because they had Jay-Z and these legends in the game BEFORE VC. If VC went into the Euroleague, then its not much still cause its on like 14 of the 24 teams in that league.

[RangersCruz]

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easy? you won't get that much with ease. First off doing it is a hassle because you only get 600VC most of the time when doing this. It would take a while to get 30,000 VC doing this since it takes a few mins to do the simming thing, and it gets boring after the 3rd time of doing it. You really do try hard to defend this VC crap. Do you work for 2K?

I did it in only a couple of hours was not hard at all it gets boring but oh well
then i just play games and earn 925 VC

I don't mind the VC not defending it but you guys are complaining about this but a few years ago you were asking for it

[VDusen04]

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is anybody forcing gamers to buy clothes? no

I do not understand how your post relates to my initial response (regarding gamers wishing to have reasonable access to all aspects of the game for which they purchased).

[MarvinOida]

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I did it in only a couple of hours was not hard at all it gets boring but oh well
then i just play games and earn 925 VC

I don't mind the VC not defending it but you guys are complaining about this but a few years ago you were asking for it

But regardless of performance, you're not gaining a lot of VC. You should be rewarded A LOT MORE if YOU ACTUALLY PLAY GOOD.

[VDusen04]

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You can easily get 20-30k VC just off simming in MyGM and its really your choice to buy it or not nobody is forcing you to press X on purchase

I did it in only a couple of hours was not hard at all it gets boring but oh well

To clarify, your solution for consumers wishing to earn enough virtual currency to fully enjoy their purchased product is to "easily" spend multiple hours of banality in an attempt to game the game?

[RangersCruz]

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To clarify, your solution for consumers wishing to earn enough virtual currency to fully enjoy their purchased product is to "easily" spend multiple hours of banality in an attempt to game the game?

Did i say you have to simulate it? play it if you want and earn more

[TheRealHST]

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Its unfortunate that this is the future of gaming. Micro-transactions. I read an article about this a while ago and sort of let it go by the wayside.

Now it seems to be ruining one of my favorite franchises. Its sickening that 2k hasn't addressed this at all.

Noone asked for VC here, so some of you defending it and saying "I don't mind VC.." stop it.

VC was pretty much thrown on us. Yes, some of us dabbled with it but that doesn't mean we wanted it or wanted it implemented in every gamemode controlling routine tasks such as setting rotations?

ugh

[VDusen04]

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Did i say you have to simulate it? play it if you want and earn more

That's my fault. I didn't understand that you meant you could earn 30,000 virtual coins by actually just playing the games in your MyGM for a few hours without any simming. That seems kind of crazy. How did you pull that off?