Official NBA 2k18 MyCareer Thread

[lilteapot]

Re: Official NBA 2k18 MyCareer Thread

I've gotten really bored with MyCareer.

It's too much of a grind to level up. I just got to 91 and it took me like 2 months at least.

It also takes forever to get a walkon game going on, and after 20-30 minutes of gameplay you're lucky to get a 2% increase in your attribute bar.

Park is useless because you dont even get a 1% increase by WINNING a game.

On top of that, I'm totally put off from making a new player since it takes forever to get to a point where I can just play an NBA game.

[illwill10]

Re: Official NBA 2k18 MyCareer Thread

yeah i just got to 92 and honestly i might be a 93 by the time 2k19 comes out lol

I'm at 87. Its going to be a while before I get to 90. I want to be at least 91 where you get On Court Coach and Defensive Anchor.
My problem is that I have good statistical games, but I dont really do anything "special". I don't get post scores, I don't get many pick and roll scores, I dont take charges, or get alleyoops. So I don't get high XP per game.
I usually don't play the game after finals end. I just want to get 91

[hanzsomehanz]

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I'm at 87. Its going to be a while before I get to 90. I want to be at least 91 where you get On Court Coach and Defensive Anchor.
My problem is that I have good statistical games, but I dont really do anything "special". I don't get post scores, I don't get many pick and roll scores, I dont take charges, or get alleyoops. So I don't get high XP per game.
I usually don't play the game after finals end. I just want to get 91

You'll need to concede and do the actions that drive the most XP. There is no way around it for efficiency. Once you're content with your badge progress just go ahead and spam up the actions that yield the most XP.

There are some drills that will yield 1,000s of XP for the same badge compared to less than 1,000 in another drill for the same badge.

Scour YouTube and ask on these forums for efficient best practices that will yield you the most optimal amount of XP per action.

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[shawnydee]

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Anyone else not getting good contest on some shot u contest from the a.i ? Or them going thru you on offense lol makes no sense cayse if im the one doing that or my teammates we get stealed. Cant even do pnr but a.i sets big body screens on me lol

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[illwill10]

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You'll need to concede and do the actions that drive the most XP. There is no way around it for efficiency. Once you're content with your badge progress just go ahead and spam up the actions that yield the most XP.

There are some drills that will yield 1,000s of XP for the same badge compared to less than 1,000 in another drill for the same badge.

Scour YouTube and ask on these forums for efficient best practices that will yield you the most optimal amount of XP per action.

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Last gamt I just had, i had more XP than previous games. I did more stuff that gave out more XP. As far as badges, I usually get the 1200 XP. Where now I should get Pick and Roller badge before next game. I want to work on Silver Mid Range Deadeye. It is hit or miss if I get 3 stars. I know how many shots I need for 1200. Then after that, I'll work on getting Gold Badges.so those are drills I know I can get 1200XP for.
But I know if I can work on Alley Oop Badge and Runner and tear dropper badge, those are moves that gain alot of XP

[Marvlus91]

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Anyone else not getting good contest on some shot u contest from the a.i ? Or them going thru you on offense lol makes no sense cayse if im the one doing that or my teammates we get stealed. Cant even do pnr but a.i sets big body screens on me lol

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Yeah a.i screens are OP

[illwill10]

Re: Official NBA 2k18 MyCareer Thread

After starting 8-22, we have won 6 of 8 games. I scored 20+ in those last 8 games. I'm averaging 16 points, 19 rebounds, and 2.74 blocks. Im at the point where I got to grind for cap breakers.
I recently got PnR badge maxed at Silver, even though i have yet to ever see the badge trigger. I have been working on Mid Range Deadeye Silver. Im getting close. I think I'm about 12-13 practices away. After that I might try to work on Post Badges. I gave up quick, but after looking at what others told me, I will try again.
I'm not sure if I'm going to grind whole season until for 90. I kind of want to get to 91 before next season so by then I can influence rotations, defensive anchor, and On Court Coach. But not sure I want to grind out pretty much rest of season. I will get to the All Star break and see where I'm at. I finally start buying dunk packages. I saved VC for ratings. But now since i have to wait for Cap breakers, i can use Vc. I finally bought contact dunk animations, alley dunk package, and another dunk package. I immediately saw a big difference. I got several contact dunks and animations. That should give me more XP. I also have been trying to get more steals. I rarely tried to get them. I have high rating. But i have to try to intercept passes more. That way I have more chance for more XP. I'm going to buy the Shawn Kemp dunk package after the next again. Even though I don't have dunk/inside Rating, i can still get contact dunks. So I will try to put an emphasis on getting more contact dunks and getting more steals and poke ball free. I would include Pick and Roll and Alley oops. But the PnR badge never triggers for me and when I do get a good roll, the ball handler either takes a contested shot, kick out to 3pt line, or make a bad pass. Alley Oops are out of question until i have a player with Alley Oop thrower badge.
Yes it is easier to play as a Big for the last several years, but it is a lot easier go grind with a perimeter player. You don't get much XP for screens, rebounds, second chance points. You have to get over 5+ blocks to get good XP for blocks. And if you don't use Post scores, you don't really get XP for scoring much.

[illwill10]

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I was thinking of which team I want to join next team in free agency. Only way I would stick with Suns is if Booker, Jackson, Chriss takes big jumps next year. Booker should, but Jackson and Chriss aren't having good statistical years at all and their minutes fluctuate every game. Chances at high draft pick is fading since we started winning more games recently. We need a PG bad since Payton has been out whole season and is a Free Agent.

The team I am really considering is the Kings. I want a challenge, but have young talent. Fox is 3rd in Rookie of Year voting and 2nd in Rookie scoring, Hield is 4th in Most improved player. So both should improve next year. Bogdanovic should be a good 6th man or they might slide him over to SF. They just traded Randolph for Ibaka. Which was something I wanted to get in draft. A PF who can shoot from 15 feet out, good perimeter defense/switching, and interior defender. They also have one of the worst records in league so high draft pick is likely. So if they could draft a wing player, more appealing choice. Fox's blazing speed, defense, Dimer and Floor General Badge is the main reason I'm choosing them. We'll have 3 good defensive players. If Fox's 3pt improves(76), we could have 4 of 5 starters with 78+ 3pt rating. I'm at 88 OVR, If I can get to 91, I get Alpha Dog, On Court Coach, and Defensive Anchor. With those and Fox's Floor General, we should play well on both sides of ball. I want to see how Fox & Hield improves and if they can get a good rookie, but they're my choice for now. If Fox can get Silver Dimer and other badges, he should be a good teammate to play with. I have 16 games left before ASW. I want to sim rest of season after ASW. But I still have a goal of at least 90 OVR. If I am at 89 OVR and I have half Cap Breaker progress, I might play to 90. If not, I'll sim. I recently got Silver Mid Range Deadeye which is max. I am still struggling with Post Drills. So I'm focusing on Gold Defensive Stopper. I'm half way there.
I am 13 games away from ASW. I'm at 35% progress for next Cap Breaker. I started focusing on Posterizer since i was close to Bronze. I started doing Gauntlet offense:Top. That has to be one of the easiest drills that gives alot of XP. I can get between 2000-4000 per drill. I use the juice stand exploit so I can get 6 drills between games. So that is 12000-14000XP just using the drills. Which is pretty much what i get in game. So that should help me rep up faster. I should be able to get to 89 in another 7-10 games.

But it will take me a while to get to 90. So i will sim after ASW. I should be able to maintain ROY and DPOY, rebounding. Definitely leaving, Booker has been struggling for like last 20 or so games. Before he was a lock for 20+, now he rarely gets there. 90% of his shots has been heavily contested shots.

[illwill10]

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I'm 6 games away from ASW. I just got my Cap Breaker. I thought it would get me to 89. But, stayed at 88. It will take 12-18 games to get my next cap breaker. I doubt I get to 90 let alone to get 2 cap breakers that might not get me to 90 by the end of season. So I'm not going to play out. So I'm going sim after ASW. But in the 6 games left, I'm gunning for Gold Defensive Stopper and hopefully Silver Free Throw Ace. Im more likely to Gold Defensive Stopper. I'm 9000 XP away and the Agility Defending drill gives alot of XP.
I figured out better way to grind for Post badges. For some reason, I can't get points for the badge-specific drills, but if i do Gauntlet drill I'll get XP. So i just have to focus on certain post scores each time
Edit: 4 games left. I got Gold Defensive Stopper. I'm a reserve in ASG. So I 6 games left in season. Highly unlikely I get Silver Free Throw in that span. So early in next season, i will focus on Free Throw Ace, Glue Hands, Post Badges, and Gold Rim Protector. Payton has been out all but 3 games this season, he is 1-2 weeks away. We are 10 days away from ASW, so chance I can play a game with him

[illwill10]

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I simmed rest of season after ASW. I good games in both Rising Stars and All Star. I managed to get Gold Rim Protector and Chase Down Block before simming. I'm glad I left the Suns. Booker and Jackson didn't progress besides badges. The team pretty much was the same. The problem is that we started winning. We started 8-22, I think we finished on a 30-20. So they ended up with the #12 pick, which was a 66 OVR player. Elfried Payton came back after ASW weekend, but came back last in the rotation. So it would have been the same type of season. The main issues was the 3pt shooting and Front Court. Our team was top 3 in 3pt attempts but had worst 3pt%. Bender was completely out lineup and Chriss minutes fluctuated too much. So we only had 3 guys that could make 3pters. Len and Chandler played a ton at PF so that was a spacing issue on Offense and liability on defense.

I choose Suns, Kings, and Bucks as my FA. I had full plans to join Kings but Bucks was my orignal choice to start my career. I knew Kings ended with 3rd worst record so chance they would have high pick. I signed with Kings to a 4 year 99.95mil contract. Fox, Hield, and Bogdanovic all got a little better and more badges. Fox got up to 79 3pt so tjat helps. But the main reason why I'm excited to start the season, they had the #1 OVR pick and guy is a stud and already 2nd highest OVR player. He is a 6'11 240 PF/C 83 OVR rookie. 96 Shot Close, 90 Mid Range, 79 3pt, 85 Free Throw, 98+ Dunk, 80 On Ball D, 85 Speed, and came in with 13 badges including Defensive Stopper and Hustle Rebounder, with A+ Potential. He is a freak, can down any shot from the arc in, blazing speed to be a big mismatch against PFs and even some SF, Fastbreak demon with speed and dunking, and Defensive and athleticism to match of with any SF and PF. Ibaka is still on team. So he is a better version of him besides Blocking and Post D. So all our starters are very young(year 3 or less), Besides me our other top 5 guys have 79 3pt or better so spacing won't be an issue, defensive pieces with Fox/me/rookie/Ibaka. So it should be a fun young team. But there are 2 main issues, rotation and depth. I have 39 minutes, but every one else is 26 minutes or less. So i need to really get up to 90 OVR, so i can lower my minutes and give our starters all 30 minutes. But depth is the major issue. 6th-10th spots are all bigs. Ibaka, Cauley-Stein, Mozgov, and Lassibre(sp?). We dont have a backup PG, no other wing besides Shump and Temple. So that will be a issue when we have 3 or 4 bigs on the court at a time. So i have to get to 90 so i can influence trades. I mainly want role wing players.
So i will focus on Post badges and getting up to 90. I'm near 50% from my next cap Breaker. Hopefully that gets me to 89. And it will probably take 2 more cap breakers after that to get to 90. So it will probably take 22-25 games

Played first 2 games. Both close games. We played OKC first, we got up 19 and held lead most of game. We had a 15 point lead in 4th but they managed to come back and win. We played better and beat Lakers. I thought lack of depth, would hurt but starters played pretty much whole game. Bogdanovic was the reason both games were close at end. He shot terribily. But the rookie PF Cook is as good as advertised. I think he averaged 17.5 points and 5 rebs in those 2 games.

I am 66.6% for next Cap breaker. That should get me to 89. I really want to get to 90. I know how I want to do rotation. Bring all starters to 30 minutes. I will move Rookie PF Cook to SF and slide Ibaka to starting PF. Even though he is 6'11 275, he has athlecism, shooting, and defense to play SF and could be mismatch with size. He shot well but only got open looks, but at SF he should get more looks. Sliding him to SF and bringing in Ibaka makes us a better defensive team. Move Bogdanovic to 6th man since he isn't a defender. Also I looked at all rosters, i saw 4 players I like to trade for. Since I will move Cook to SF, we are okay at SF. We need backup PG, SG. The guys I saw were 73-77 OVR. Only thing i fear is that even though I'm trading for low rated backups they might trade a starter. Cook is the only one untouchable to team. But don't want them touching Fox or Hield either. Other than that we can trade away every one else.

[Buffmeister]

Re: Official NBA 2k18 MyCareer Thread

Whats up fellas,
New to this forum...1.Post...

After playing 2k15 and 2k16, i skipped 2k17...to have a bigger improvement of gameplay and graphics...and that wasn't a bad choice.

Also decided to not buy 2k18 at launch and that was a very good decision! Haha
Grabbed it early early december...i think patch 5 just came out...for 30bucks...and got me some VC for 20bucks...

Since i got it after i had been patched a couple of times, i had no issues with my shoe deal...deleted stuff...custom made shoes...injury stuff...and what so ever...all good.

Position: PG (shot creator/3point)
Team: Timberwolves
Height: 6ft2...and changed nothing else

In the last 2Ks i allways created myself...just with more height...and weight...and wingspan...
This time i decided not to.
I went with a guy who would fit better in this career mode...i didn't want to see myself next to B-Fresh and kinda come across as an arrogant dude in conversations where i have no option of what to say...

1.Season summed together pretty fast:
Finished the season as the runner up for ROTY...this went to Simmons.
What bummed me out was that Simmons got the Award and not me! If you asking yourself why..?..
Simmons did not play the last 20 games of the season and the only stat he was better than me was rebounding and blocks (0.5more)
I averaged more PPG more Assists more Steals...
Hmm...probably because he is in the East and i am i the West, where he was a lock for ROTM...winning all but 1 month...i don't know...

We made the Playoffs...
3rd Seed after Houston and GS.
After sweeping New Orleans and the
Rockets, we ended up loosing to GS 4:3 in a back and forth series in the WCF...
GS ended up sweeping Cleveland and adding another ring to their collection...

Curry won the regular and finals MVP's
KAT won DPOTY (17.4 RPG 2.3BPG and 1.2SPG)
Simmons won ROTY (runner up: me)
...............….................................. ......
Barely missed to get to 90 overall...could've reached 89...
But i chose not to...so stayed at 86.
Why?
Well, because my main goal for getting up to 90 overall would've been getting LeBron James in the FA, to sign with the Timberwolves.
Since it didn't play out i chose not upgrade to 89...
Mainly because, i would like to see 'big' improvements and no 'slightly' improvements...
I could get my 3Pointer up, from 80, to 84(max) ...my speed up, from91, to allmost max, like 94 or a but higher (still have a bar to free up)...and so on...
I think i won't be satisfied with those little improvements, if i just fill bar for bar...you know what i mean?
So i will keep grinding until i have more free bars at mid-range (currently at 80...max at 84)...and then just fill it all up...

[nico_lomo]

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i give up with this game, i make a pure playmaker 85 ovrl and i am 33-2 on HOF with the nuggets 30pp 9r 15as 3stl per game, too easy , so easy that the game is boring, blowout almost every team (and with SILVER DIMER not even gold and without FLOOR GENERAL)

[jerwoods]

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i started my carrer about 3 Weeks ago i am a 6-4 PG on the Knicks i am basic r westbrook with a better passing eye i am a 72 ovr but get this the last 4 games i AVE 33 pts 11 reb 11 ast and all i do is drive to the paint dunk or dish i play on pro level i started 1-6 but now i am 35-10


let me shair how to get more reb ast

Reb DO NOT play off Your Defender if u do he turns into S Curry tubro a lot

try to get 2 or 3 off reb a game then tubro like crazy play like the 86-87 LAL push push push most teams will be gassed in the 3rd q

the only thing i dont like is i am at 78 spd and 78 ACC and i am dom the NBA beating 90 spd guys easy

the weird thing about the knincks is other than shanny and num 6 the team is bad yet playing like magic and westbrook kanter is a doule-double mach
beasley can run and make a lot of plays C Lee can play def and hit a 3 other than Hou and maybe GS i cant lose

so souild i stay with NY or join philly or NO

[howardphillips214]

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i give up with this game, i make a pure playmaker 85 ovrl and i am 33-2 on HOF with the nuggets 30pp 9r 15as 3stl per game, too easy , so easy that the game is boring, blowout almost every team (and with SILVER DIMER not even gold and without FLOOR GENERAL)

To be fair, I have a point forward with HOF dimer and yes, my teammates make a significant amount more shots than any of my other characters. However, the game isn't difficult per se, but the challenge I often face is to NOT have 30ppg. I'm constantly trying to get Paul George and Westbrook into the 30s and Melo into the 20s with me only having 20 or so. And IN THAT the game can be a challenge.

[howardphillips214]

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I've been trying to play more career since my PS plus lapsed. The only characters I can tolerate career on are my point guard and point forward. My point guard is a 90 OVR with gold posterizer and ankle breaker. He's fun because I can finish over anyone 1 on 1, and I can get to the rim at will since I can speed boost. I'm in my 2nd season and signed with the Pistons. This is an older save file, so they don't have Blake Griffin and still have Tobias Harris who I hate. I LOVE running pick and roll with Drummond as I can get about 4-5 alley oops a game to him without really trying. My favorite play isn't even the PNR tho. I love calling an ISO on the wing, driving past my man and watching the big man rotate to help, once he leaves Drummond I'll throw an oops and he'll come from the other side of the basket to slam.

However, there is a rookie on our team with an 86 3 ball and he's a PF. I've been trying to use him in the 4-1 set, but they gave him such a broke jumper it's ridiculous. The CPU will play all the way into the paint, and when I hit him it's like they suck him into the mid-range and he STILL bricks. IDK what jumper they gave him but it's TERRIBLE. what's worse, is the bench on that team is so ghastly pathetic, so there's no real replacement. I started marjonovic a few games at PF, and even turned it to a 3-2 set but it screws with the spacing on my PNR with Drummond.

So I traded myself to the Bulls who have Paul George, lavine, and markkanen. Lol played 1 game and had 25 in the first half. I really wish your teammates didn't play like morons just because you're on the team. George was averaging 28ppg before I got there and he barely had 16 on a terrible shooting percentages.

Should have just started in Detroit.