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  • ksuttonjr76
    All Star
    • Nov 2004
    • 8662

    #91
    Re: KOTAKU : NBA 2K18 is Riddled With Microtransactions

    Originally posted by UnbelievablyRAW
    Really? Even with stuff like the timeout lag, tiers not working in pro, not being able to see how many contract cards you have from the manage team menu in MyTeam, people losing saves in MyCareer, the ridiculous VC paywall behind almost every aspect to customization, and not seeing whet the end ratings are for archetypes in the beginning selection screen, settings not saving

    I ageee Ethan the gameplay is the best in 2k history, but the bugs and VC bs ruins a lot of the game
    In the modes I play, I have little problems. In PNO, I've been using the All-Time and Classic teams, so tiers haven't been a factor to me. For whatever reason, I don't experience the timeout lag. My settings save, and I haven't lost any files. To me, the game is a 9 once you throw in gameplay. If they do the future patches right, I have no problem giving it a 10. IMHO, no game is perfect, so I don't weigh glitches heavily against a game unless it can't be fixed.

    As for VC, it doesn't bother me that much. I've seen it enough times in many other games that concept is nothing new to me, and I believe it's a trend that most video games are adopting anyways. To me, you can't penalize a game for having microtransactions when many others are doing it too.

    As for the competitive part, I do alright. I can hold my on in the Park and Pro-Am, and I have a 60-rated Center. If you want the honest to God truth, I find that people with high rated players are THE problem for team losses than the differences between overall ratings. It seems like the higher a player gets in their overall ratings, the dumber they get to the concept of playing as a team.

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    • MrWrestling3
      MVP
      • May 2015
      • 1146

      #92
      Re: KOTAKU : NBA 2K18 is Riddled With Microtransactions

      Honestly,if I had to rate 2K18 on a scale of 1-10 I would struggle with it myself.

      On one hand,you have technical and gameplay aspects; I will be the first to admit the game plays pretty well outside of a few minor things, graphically it looks nice and the presentation, while not perfect, is pretty good.On these aspects alone,it is a good game.

      On the other hand,you have the actual player experience; for a highly featured mode(s) to be so slanted,by design, towards heavily pressuring players into purchasing VC removes some of the fun factor for many,and this is regardless of how well the game may play.When you consider the game is trying to style itself as a legitimate competitive E-Sports title, it becomes even more egregious.

      I think it really comes down a question of the whole versus the sum of its parts...does it play so well than you can overlook the heavy focus on microtransactions? Or does the design focus on microtransactions, in the long run, remove enough from certain modes to make it not worth your while?

      In the end, it probably comes down each person judging for themselves...as stated many times before, some don't mind paying a little extra to be competitive right off the bat, or prefer modes where this is not an issue.Others see it as a major balancing issue, or a matter of feeling they've been getting less, in terms of content, delivered to them each year, from a title they pay full price for.

      If you ask me,it seems it's to the point where 2K will soon have to do something substantial to address the issue, or risk eventually permanently alienating its fanbase.

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      • Ghostly15
        Rookie
        • Oct 2014
        • 97

        #93
        Re: KOTAKU : NBA 2K18 is Riddled With Microtransactions

        They should have just made the game free to play and keep VC how it is..

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        • ksuttonjr76
          All Star
          • Nov 2004
          • 8662

          #94
          Re: KOTAKU : NBA 2K18 is Riddled With Microtransactions

          Originally posted by Ghostly15
          They should have just made the game free to play and keep VC how it is..

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          Lmao...I concur.

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          • Rizz
            Rookie
            • Dec 2007
            • 9

            #95
            Re: KOTAKU : NBA 2K18 is Riddled With Microtransactions

            I have joined this forum 10 years ago and I am mostly a lurker but I feel the need to say something on this topic. I love the NBA 2k series graphics, animations and gameplay and bought it every year from 2k7 until about 2k14. I would have continued to buy it yearly but I began to notice that VC was having a negative impact on the game I loved. I personally don't mind that VC itself was added. If the game developers can con people into paying real money to get fake money good for them.

            Before VC was introduced I used to play for the fun of it. Now that VC is here it seems like they lock everything behind VC and make it a tedious grind to get anything that we used to get for free before VC. So now we are still paying full price for a game and getting less than we got before VC was introduced. It seems like we are paying for the right to play a game with the structure of a free to play game. 2k's stranglehold on the NBA game market have lead to them getting more brazen in their greed without fear of losing business to NBA Live. I am glad that more people are starting to catch on so hopefully they can slow down with the VC money grab or risk NBA Live becoming a real competitor again.

            I have no problem with 2k trying to make a lot of money. All I ask is that you don't degrade the play experience in your pursuit of making more money. Lessen the amount player customization's cost and make them unlock for all your characters when you buy them. Increase the amount of VC for completing games so it does not feel like I have to grind like I am playing an MMO. The more of a grind your game becomes the less people will have fun and the less repeat buyers you will receive. It is ironic that 2k's greed for short term money will end up costing them more money in the long run. For those wondering I chose to skip this years game for these reasons and right now it is looking like that was the right decision. I was tired of the VC grind and it seems like that became much worse this year.

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            • Gramps91
              MVP
              • Sep 2010
              • 2116

              #96
              Re: KOTAKU : NBA 2K18 is Riddled With Microtransactions

              I mostly just play MyLeague so the VC is a non factor for me BUT MyLeague itself is pretty broken until they patch it. As much as I love the gameplay I can't give it anything higher than a 7


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              • jagsrock95
                Rookie
                • Jun 2009
                • 191

                #97
                Re: KOTAKU : NBA 2K18 is Riddled With Microtransactions

                The fact that 2k even approached the reviewer to have the score removed or reconsidered is disgusting to me. The VC is absolutely a problem and we can't ignore it anymore. We can't just say, "well I don't play that mode doesn't effect me." That type of mentality hurts us all. How long before VC creeps into all facets of the game. It's already outrageous and unrealistic how bummy your myplayer starts out, and it's clearly done this way on purpose for the sake of the grind. 2k can step off, The game is also no where near the master piece it is acclaimed to be, the game is riddled with technical issues too. I'd say file deleting bugs that make you lose players and VC alone should warrant a poor review.

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                • RogerDodger
                  MVP
                  • Sep 2016
                  • 1082

                  #98
                  Re: KOTAKU : NBA 2K18 is Riddled With Microtransactions

                  Originally posted by jagsrock95
                  The fact that 2k even approached the reviewer to have the score removed or reconsidered is disgusting to me. The VC is absolutely a problem and we can't ignore it anymore. We can't just say, "well I don't play that mode doesn't effect me." That type of mentality hurts us all. How long before VC creeps into all facets of the game. It's already outrageous and unrealistic how bummy your myplayer starts out, and it's clearly done this way on purpose for the sake of the grind. 2k can step off, The game is also no where near the master piece it is acclaimed to be, the game is riddled with technical issues too. I'd say file deleting bugs that make you lose players and VC alone should warrant a poor review.
                  As a MyGM player, I actually think that it has allowed 2k to develop and enhance the mode to the point where it's the best in sports gaming. You can also spend VC in that mode but I choose not to. But if VC were more limited, I'm convinced we would see 2k prioritise modes like My Team as per other developers at the expense of franchise modes like My League and My GM. The evidence is there from games like Madden.

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                  • 11anthony
                    Rookie
                    • Aug 2012
                    • 119

                    #99
                    Re: KOTAKU : NBA 2K18 is Riddled With Microtransactions

                    Originally posted by Ghostly15
                    They should have just made the game free to play and keep VC how it is..

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                    They should..but why would they? People are throwing in $60 a pop every single year and every single year it's one of the hottest selling games. How can they say no to more profits?

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                    • IGhostUlt
                      Rookie
                      • Sep 2012
                      • 95

                      #100
                      Re: KOTAKU : NBA 2K18 is Riddled With Microtransactions

                      Wow look at that user score on metacritic! Has it ever been this bad for 2k?
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                      • flexbrook0
                        Banned
                        • Sep 2017
                        • 186

                        #101
                        Re: KOTAKU : NBA 2K18 is Riddled With Microtransactions

                        Originally posted by IGhostUlt
                        Wow look at that user score on metacritic! Has it ever been this bad for 2k?
                        Yikes..... this appears to be the most polarizing 2k yet

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                        • Gramps91
                          MVP
                          • Sep 2010
                          • 2116

                          #102
                          Re: KOTAKU : NBA 2K18 is Riddled With Microtransactions

                          Honestly, F2P scares me. I could just be paranoid but going F2P screams no more MyLeague. If MyLeague is gone, that's where I spend the majority of my time.
                          Last edited by Gramps91; 09-22-2017, 08:38 PM.
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                          • RogerDodger
                            MVP
                            • Sep 2016
                            • 1082

                            #103
                            Re: KOTAKU : NBA 2K18 is Riddled With Microtransactions

                            Originally posted by IGhostUlt
                            Wow look at that user score on metacritic! Has it ever been this bad for 2k?
                            That's a couple of hundred users, meanwhile NBA Live 18 apparently is twice as good according to its user ratings.

                            Errr.... ok.

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                            • swac07
                              MVP
                              • Feb 2007
                              • 1842

                              #104
                              Re: KOTAKU : NBA 2K18 is Riddled With Microtransactions

                              Originally posted by RogerDodger
                              That's a couple of hundred users, meanwhile NBA Live 18 apparently is twice as good according to its user ratings.

                              Errr.... ok.
                              Yeah I'm sure those are park players.....it's to the point now folks don't even play the NBA side of the game....it's MC or Bust....I just hope those reviews don't affect the Sim side....folks already complaining that pro "is too hard" and so is defense smh

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                              • nddot
                                Pro
                                • Sep 2012
                                • 611

                                #105
                                KOTAKU : NBA 2K18 is Riddled With Microtransactions

                                Originally posted by RogerDodger
                                That's a couple of hundred users, meanwhile NBA Live 18 apparently is twice as good according to its user ratings.



                                Errr.... ok.


                                I think its mostly a way to protest against vc. The way 2k been handling it since launch is pretty messed up.

                                I hope they dont change the gameplay though.


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