Learning to Embrace the MyCareer Grind in NBA 2K19

[Yesh2kdone]

Re: Learning to Embrace the MyCareer Grind in NBA 2K19

I hope you didn't expect an answer to this from the usual suspects who hate the grind so much. The grind is too much, but so is the VC. They don't want everyone to be a 99, but something better than a 60. Give them a chance, you know? Everyone should be a scrub and "grind" their way up. The floor should be a 70 or 75. They want to play online day one and have a fighting chance against the people who skipped the grind, or as much of it as they could.

Waiting until they have organically built up their character (a novel concept) takes way too long. Thats no fun! Who wants to do that? "I just want to play online; screw the story and playing and building a character up as he goes from literal scrub to The Hall of Fame!" But they aren't trying to spend any money either, so here we are. The onus is on 2K to put in controls make it more "fair" for them.

They won't be happy until either VC is gone (never ever ever gonna happen), or the attributes and badges have so little impact that a huge spread means nothing.

[ASAP Floppy]

Re: Learning to Embrace the MyCareer Grind in NBA 2K19

I hope you didn't expect an answer to this from the usual suspects who hate the grind so much. The grind is too much, but so is the VC. They don't want everyone to be a 99, but something better than a 60. Give them a chance, you know? Everyone should be a scrub and "grind" their way up. The floor should be a 70 or 75. They want to play online day one and have a fighting chance against the people who skipped the grind, or as much of it as they could.

Waiting until they have organically built up their character (a novel concept) takes way too long. Thats no fun! Who wants to do that? "I just want to play online; screw the story and playing and building a character up as he goes from literal scrub to The Hall of Fame!" But they aren't trying to spend any money either, so here we are. The onus is on 2K to put in controls make it more "fair" for them.

They won't be happy until either VC is gone (never ever ever gonna happen), or the attributes and badges have so little impact that a huge spread means nothing.

Aren't you an offline player? If so, why are you speaking on this subject.

[GisherJohn24]

Re: Learning to Embrace the MyCareer Grind in NBA 2K19

60.00 should be the full price for these games. Period. No anniversary editions don't count either. 99.99 is insane for less than a year of basketball. Its a scam and arguably 2k is not as good as it used to be . Case in point.. they used to make money having no VC and they had more respect. It will catch up to 2k . They are now called the EA of basketball.

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[GisherJohn24]

Re: Learning to Embrace the MyCareer Grind in NBA 2K19

Article is garbage. Just get rid of this whole Road to 99 idea and go back to the old format. Top Rep should be determined by playing against actual people not some stupid MyCareer exploited grind. The rep system and VC is payout is a joke in this game. We need some changes next year.

We need a full accessible game for 60.00

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[Yesh2kdone]

Re: Learning to Embrace the MyCareer Grind in NBA 2K19

Aren't you an offline player? If so, why are you speaking on this subject.

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[Junior Moe]

Re: Learning to Embrace the MyCareer Grind in NBA 2K19

Aren't you an offline player? If so, why are you speaking on this subject.

I don't play nor care for the online stuff. I do play MyCareer. I've actually upgraded my player to a 77 already simply off the VC I've earned playing the game. And Im not a huge MC guy, but I do play it for the variety. I did this without spending a dime in less than a month. So I do know a thing or two about the "grind". And I have an opinion, so I share it. I can do that, you know. The prerequisite to have an opinion about VC and the grind isn't just limited to you raging online park cats. Sorry that triggers you dudes for some reason.

[Junior Moe]

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It's kind of funny how sensitive you guys are. Lol

[ph33]

Re: Learning to Embrace the MyCareer Grind in NBA 2K19

we got a guy here telling others that they're triggered and sensitive, the same dude that will be the first and last in any thread that talks negatively about 2k. Because I've never seen someone love anything in life as much as Junior 2k loves 2k

Who is triggered and sensitive?! [emoji23][emoji23][emoji23]


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[Junior Moe]

Re: Learning to Embrace the MyCareer Grind in NBA 2K19

we got a guy here telling others that they're triggered and sensitive, the same dude that will be the first and last in any thread that talks negatively about 2k. Because I've never seen someone love anything in life as much as Junior 2k loves 2k

Who is triggered and sensitive?! [emoji23][emoji23][emoji23]


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Because you guys are. Not a single one of you have rebutted the points I have been making for years now. Now you're on to who can and can't talk about the grind in an attempt to minimize my view. Like I don't have an inkling of what's going on. I do. Its just a difference of opinion, though. That's all. Kind of like this article. And I am a big fan of 2K. You got me there. You're wrong about me poppin up in negative threads. I don't care. Do you. Apparently 2K is doing something right as you guys (you especially) can't leave it along knowing full well what youre getting into.

[ph33]

Re: Learning to Embrace the MyCareer Grind in NBA 2K19

Oh, trust me, people have tried refuting your "points" but dealing with a brick wall is dealing with a brick wall. You've pretty much shown you can't control your emotions when it comes to defending 2k, there's really no worthy discussion to ever really be had. All you really try to do is start flame wars, like in this thread.

You're wrong about me poppin up in negative threads. I don't care.

https://forums.operationsports.com/forums/nba-2k-basketball/939251-how-did-2k-fall-so-far-grace-fan-reviews.html

Please stop embarrassing yourself. If you care so much about an individual's opinion being valued then you wouldn't go around the operating the way you do.


Anyways, this is a classic attempt to derail the thread and get it locked, so I'm done engaging. Just think the shade this guy tries to throw around is incredible and shows how oblivious people can be.

[Junior Moe]

Re: Learning to Embrace the MyCareer Grind in NBA 2K19

Oh, trust me, people have tried refuting your "points" but dealing with a brick wall is dealing with a brick wall. You've pretty much shown you can't control your emotions when it comes to defending 2k, there's really no worthy discussion to ever really be had. All you really try to do is start flame wars, like in this thread.

https://forums.operationsports.com/forums/nba-2k-basketball/939251-how-did-2k-fall-so-far-grace-fan-reviews.html

Please stop embarrassing yourself. If you care so much about an individual's opinion being valued then you wouldn't go around the operating the way you do.


Anyways, this is a classic attempt to derail the thread and get it locked, so I'm done engaging. Just think the shade this guy tries to throw around is incredible and shows how oblivious people can be.

[Scary Larry]

Re: Learning to Embrace the MyCareer Grind in NBA 2K19

Oh, trust me, people have tried refuting your "points" but dealing with a brick wall is dealing with a brick wall. You've pretty much shown you can't control your emotions when it comes to defending 2k, there's really no worthy discussion to ever really be had. All you really try to do is start flame wars, like in this thread.

https://forums.operationsports.com/forums/nba-2k-basketball/939251-how-did-2k-fall-so-far-grace-fan-reviews.html

Please stop embarrassing yourself. If you care so much about an individual's opinion being valued then you wouldn't go around the operating the way you do.


Anyways, this is a classic attempt to derail the thread and get it locked, so I'm done engaging. Just think the shade this guy tries to throw around is incredible and shows how oblivious people can be.

PREACH! Imagine JM in the park if he acts this way in these in the threads. Prime example why JM is a prime example why I can't stand the 2K community for the most part.

[triplechin]

Re: Learning to Embrace the MyCareer Grind in NBA 2K19

IDK what points are not being addressed but I'll add my 2 cents because I'm so fed up with 2k19.

VC is ridiculous and sucks. Why?

First, it's why offline and online are still connected. As an online player, I don't want to play mindless games against the AI. No one can tell me that they enjoy scoring 100 ppg and grinding all their badges. It's mindless and boring. And it takes far too long. They make it so miserable so that people just buy VC so they can go online.

I'll contrast it with NHL and FIFA, two games which do much better with their MyPlayer modes, even though they are made by EA which of course treats players like trash as well. In NHL and FIFA, I immediately begin and can enjoy the game. I start out as a 78-80, level up by playing online games, and don't have to grind against the AI for far too long for stupid badges. I can jump in and compete and enjoy the game. Not only that, but I can experience all positions. I dont get locked into one position, one height, one weight, its just absurd. I can play 3 games as a midfielder, switch to defender, change my height to 6'6, and enjoy the GAME, instead of all the miserable stuff they put between games in 2k.

And it might hurt the offline people too. I'm sure the mode would get less attention, which is a negative, but they wouldn't be restricted by online caps, maybe they could import their own rosters, etc.

Then throw on all the gameplay they lied about leading up to the game and have been silent since then. And the time wasted on VC patches and stuff, rather than fixing the game. I'm glad theres been so many glitches this year. All the BS has made me a wait and see for 2k20 no matter what now.

[trandoanhung1991]

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I've played both online and offline, and the take on the grind is really different.


In park, even as a 60OVR, I can contribute. Most players I've played against generally suck, even at 80+OVR. Coupled with the latency of online and I usually can score/rebound/contribute. Shooting is tough at 60OVR though, even if you make a pure sharp. So the game can be enjoyable if you jump straight to online at 60OVR, depending on your level of skill. However, there's a general disdain for low OVR in the community, so beware of that.


For offline, 60OVR is just appalling. You can't do ANYTHING, since the CPU is very good at defending. So basically you can't really do much until you grind up to a 70-75OVR and have an edge. So prepare to grind mindlessly over and over til you get that 200k VC you desperately need to make the game tolerable. My advice here would be make a pure post, dump into strength, abuse the PnR and post up the guards. That's the only strategy I've managed to make work at <70OVR. But once you hit 75OVR you're good enough to enjoy the game overall.


It's just that to get to 75OVR take so damn long...

[Yesh2kdone]

Re: Learning to Embrace the MyCareer Grind in NBA 2K19

Because you guys are. Not a single one of you have rebutted the points I have been making for years now. Now you're on to who can and can't talk about the grind in an attempt to minimize my view. Like I don't have an inkling of what's going on. I do. Its just a difference of opinion, though. That's all. Kind of like this article. And I am a big fan of 2K. You got me there. You're wrong about me poppin up in negative threads. I don't care. Do you. Apparently 2K is doing something right as you guys (you especially) can't leave it along knowing full well what youre getting into.

What are these mythical points you've been making for years that are going unrebutted, because to be honest, I had to tell you 4 times in this thread that VC wasn't the issue, and you still keep repeating it.

Let me actually lay out exactly what you do; you bastardise the issues people are having, and then mischaracterise them with your straw men fallacies.

We're not sensitive dude, we're just absolutely bored with you spouting off and lecturing people with the same BS in every thread about a mode you don't play.

Oh, that's right, you play it casually and have upgraded your guy to a 77. To upgrade a player to 77 (in the cheapest way possible, but will cost more to upgrade your archetypes key attributes) costs between 115-120k vc. As you haven't spent a dime, I'll average up your vc per game to 1500, which I think is fair.

I'll split the difference and say the cost to 77 is 117.500 vc, so that equals out to about 78 career games, and then to 20 career games per week over a month, and about 3 career games per day broken down further. Am I supposed to believe that someone who is just a casual player has been playing 3 career games per day, every day for a month? How have those endorsement cheques been stacking up, my dude?

Tirelessly repeating straw men arguments about a mode you don't play doesn't make you irrefutable, it's trolling, and is against the ToS for operation sports.