200,000 VC to upgrade player to 85

[Junior Moe]

Re: 200,000 VC to upgrade player to 85

Btu threads complainign about font sizes being too big or not enough sweat on players is fine? This is a serious issue not just for people that buy vc but also for those who play for free. It affects them too because lord knows how much time they have to play just to hit 85.

I don't play online at all. And I wouldn't spend an actual dime on VC. But offline I completely dominated with my 55 overall player last year. I played the story on pro, I believe. I even led the league in 3 point shooting like 54% or something ridiculous. At the start of my second season I had upgraded my dude to like an 85 or 87. I played one game (to see if there was any more story left) of the new season and it was almost too easy. You can totally dominate offline without purchasing VC if you want.

[olajuwon34]

Re: 200,000 VC to upgrade player to 85

"Road to 99", it's supposed to be a grind not an easy VC purchasable achievement.

can you still buy VC in 2k18 and level up your player by buying your way to a high overall?

[swac07]

Re: 200,000 VC to upgrade player to 85

Ok, then I guess we will see you around Thankgiving when you get to 80 overall.

Lol wdh?

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[ClassicMan]

Re: 200,000 VC to upgrade player to 85

can you still buy VC in 2k18 and level up your player by buying your way to a high overall?

Yes

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[isdatyt]

Re: 200,000 VC to upgrade player to 85

If the grind is as heavy* as they say it is, it should be more expensive to skip it. I would feel cheated if I worked super hard to get to an 85 and that's easily matched by a guy with no time who just had $40 extra dollars to spare. It's one of the reasons I don't play GTA V anymore. The grind will never amount to disposable income.

Also I only spend minor VC on upgrades, because I want to be reasonably & realistically skilled, not come in as a rookie already better than most the guys in the league.

*This is only if the grind is as hard as they say it is.

[ViolenceFight]

Re: 200,000 VC to upgrade player to 85

I really don't understand this complaint at all. Never have never will.

...it's been a complaint Because some people don't think you should be allowed to buy VC.

Honestly, I'd have no problem grinding the old fashioned way if it were quicker and if I didn't work like 60 hours a week. I'll jump to 85, then work my *** off to get higher.

This is what it boils down to every time on the VC vs. No VC argument. I've even seen it suggested that people who work should not bother playing since they don't have time to play the "right way".

This is a crazily overblown subject, honestly.

[MoodMuzik]

Re: 200,000 VC to upgrade player to 85

Truly am glad that VC is an option should I ever get too busy to play the grind. This is coming from an almost strictly offline player.

It is nice the option is there. "The problem is the punks with their dad's credit card" well I'm sure he'll get the whoopin he deserves when dad finds out won't he?

What's the alternative? "If you can't spend 'x' months grinding then play something else"?

Hell no.

And good Jesus it's not that hard to beat a 90+ scrub with a 70-80 guy anyway.

Like stated before, an incredibly overblown subject.

[de5m0n]

Re: 200,000 VC to upgrade player to 85

I'm just waiting on the screen shot for confirmation

https://ibb.co/hixePF

[de5m0n]

Re: 200,000 VC to upgrade player to 85

This thread wasn't meant to pin free users vs paying users.

This VC hike hurts both player bases.

Free players will have to grind more for same results.
Paying players will have to pay more for same results.

[ph33]

Re: 200,000 VC to upgrade player to 85

I can't think of another 5 on 5 online mode besides this one, where when the game is bought, users are presented with two options:

1. Grind for many hours, days, weeks, to get your player to be skilled enough to compete online

2. Pay for a shortcut

A happy medium to me is if they started us somewhere near 70, so that our player at least has a single valuable skill, and be able to contribute because of good IQ.

There is a grind in FIFA but you are still capable players and are rewarded for good play. If someone joins the team later in the year they can slot right in, instead of saying "Give me a few days where all I do is play offline against the CPU so I am not a liability."

It literally took me like 2 weeks to get to 88 on last year's game. Play well, on Hall of Fame, and you get at least 1000 VC a game.

Then there are things like endorsements which boosted that up.

I don't care either way I don't play online because it's all pay to win. That's the model and idiots soak it up and pay for it.

Got two questions for you. How many hours did you spend in those two weeks, and you started playing on HOF at 55? You were able to get 1000 VC with a 55 overall? I know you can get a decent grade by just moving ball and playing D, but it's pretty tough to put up any kind of significant numbers with a low rated player.

Getting to an 88 took about 150k. So if you add endorsements, accolades, mobile app, etc., then it sounds like you played nearly an entire season in two weeks?

[El_Poopador]

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I wouldn't mind the VC cost of your player actually started off as an NBA-caliber player. But you are slower and weaker than everyone else in the league, have the worst shooting and ball handling attributes, etc.

Considering that in the story mode, you are generally pegged as the next MJ, it makes no sense, and it's incredibly frustrating to be a player with the skills and athleticism of a high schooler in the NBA.

I don't have the time or patience to play 3 seasons just to upgrade one player, especially if this isn't the only video game I play.

[BA2929]

Re: 200,000 VC to upgrade player to 85

Free players will have to grind more for same results.
Paying players will have to pay more for same results.

How is that a problem?

You have to actually play the game more to rank up. What's wrong with that?

I thought we liked this game?

This new mode is called the "Road to 99". It's supposed to be difficult and rank 99 is a status symbol. It's not called the "Road to quickly get to 88, then get to 99 shortly thereafter so it's fair to everyone" mode.

Also, people complain every year about those guys on the park that pay real money to get their guys leveled up high quickly are now saying those guys having to pay MORE is BAD?

You people confuse me sometimes.........

[ViolenceFight]

Re: 200,000 VC to upgrade player to 85

How is that a problem?

You have to actually play the game more to rank up. What's wrong with that?

I thought we liked this game?

This new mode is called the "Road to 99". It's supposed to be difficult and rank 99 is a status symbol. It's not called the "Road to quickly get to 88, then get to 99 shortly thereafter so it's fair to everyone" mode.

Also, people complain every year about those guys on the park that pay real money to get their guys leveled up high quickly are now saying those guys having to pay MORE is BAD?

You people confuse me sometimes.........

And on top of that, not all VC buyers are the same. For every guy from OS that buys VC, there's probably 50 scrubs doing it. The overall doesn't ever equal skill level.

Ain't no use in having a Ferrari without a drivers license...

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[ph33]

Re: 200,000 VC to upgrade player to 85

How is that a problem?

You have to actually play the game more to rank up. What's wrong with that?

I thought we liked this game?

This new mode is called the "Road to 99". It's supposed to be difficult and rank 99 is a status symbol. It's not called the "Road to quickly get to 88, then get to 99 shortly thereafter so it's fair to everyone" mode.

Also, people complain every year about those guys on the park that pay real money to get their guys leveled up high quickly are now saying those guys having to pay MORE is BAD?

You people confuse me sometimes.........

I have no objection to grinding whatsoever. In Diamond Dynasty, MUT, FUT, HUT, MyTeam, that's a big part of the game.

But I do have a big objection to starting a player as low as they have you start at, in a mode that they're trying to tout as a competitive E-Sport.

You can't really be an E-Sport if a lot of it revolves around a heavy grind or paying for a shortcut.

[de5m0n]

Re: 200,000 VC to upgrade player to 85

How is that a problem?

You have to actually play the game more to rank up. What's wrong with that?

I thought we liked this game?

This new mode is called the "Road to 99". It's supposed to be difficult and rank 99 is a status symbol. It's not called the "Road to quickly get to 88, then get to 99 shortly thereafter so it's fair to everyone" mode.

Also, people complain every year about those guys on the park that pay real money to get their guys leveled up high quickly are now saying those guys having to pay MORE is BAD?

You people confuse me sometimes.........

You are confused because you don't get the point. Grinding is not fun and every year they make the grind worse and worse. I just want to play pro am with friends. I don't want to play vs computer for 2 months just so my player can be respectable. I have a job and a life so i dont have the time to waste on grinding.