MyTeam Mobile Discussion

[Jay23sb]

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I think most people (including me) don't spend any money to get in 125, money might be needed for 50, but not for 125, 125 is pretty easy to achieve, you just need like 6-7 hours a day

I don't pay and I finish top 50

[yiy1156]

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I don't pay and I finish top 50

That's why I said "might" lol

[lewisb01]

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You could just do the math for some things... i.e. RC clash, i did the math a few pages back.

Basically let say the average credit spent for the top 125 was 20k (i think 125 cut off was 18k, i know top 50 cutoff was 23k, top 25 was 30k). But lets just say they average out to 20k and probably most of the top 125 played exclusively or almost exclusively with HS (i didn't and finished 45... i actually played most of the week with 1 HS not used so i wouldn't buy any by mistake, only started keeping 0 in the last 30 minutes).

Lets assuming the rate is 2500 = $20 (cost for epic/legendary pack and that's how much it cost from what i gather from this thread). That means $160 = 20,000 credit so most in the top 125 spent at least $160.

As far as legendary goes, there's posts claiming to not get 1 legendary in 10+ epic packs while others say its 5. Either way, its not all that common and to get 5000+ rating, you pretty much need all pro versions, that means those with 5000+ are either extremely lucky (plus played since last year) or spent more money on the app than it would cost to buy both XBOX 1 and PS4.

I actually think this App might be making more money than the actual NBA 2k14 game itself considering the average price of the game is $60 but the retailer gets 33% of that (so developer only sees $40).

You're way off I finished 21 and spent $70 with 1800 credits leftover.

During the RC I drafted two epics got the RC card and two legendary Kidd's in my book that's a $100 worth of cards so it was worth it.

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[Benitezj10]

MyTeam Mobile Discussion

Yeah about benitez's case. CD better give him his Rivals Dirk, he could've played more if he knew his actual rank.


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I doubt that will happen


Benitez

[ItsJustaGame]

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Who is saying that you need to spend on HS for a top rank? Someone says he finished 42th without buying HS but he thinks average spending in Top 125 was 160$. The only fact you can read from this statement is that you can finish Top 50 without buying HS. I think the majority of the Top 125 has spend an average of 0 dollars for HS. Now you can think whatever you want.

Well let's meet in the middle and say that you can either spend the money, or spend A TON of time. We'll let everyone decide for themselves if this time well spent, or perhaps maybe not the best resume builder

More importantly though, that's not the point I was making. I'm referring to the "big picture," meaning all the money spent on anything within the app for any purpose. But if you want to focus on the rivals clash and RC rank, I don't really don't care what the average is, I'm curious about the big spenders, whatever their rank is.

And don't worry, I always think whatever I want it's just part of having an opinion

[yiy1156]

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You're way off I finished 21 and spent $70 with 1800 credits leftover.

During the RC I drafted two epics got the RC card and two legendary Kidd's in my book that's a $100 worth of cards so it was worth it.

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How many hours you play each day?

[ActionJack]

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You romanticize " loyalty" so much it brings tears to my eyes. There is nothing wrong with building your team from free agency. Miami became lebrons team eventually when they teamed up. Its not joining dwades team, its making their team. People like you frown upon the way they did it, but the way i see it, they just made the smart thing. The argument that you should just let your GM build your team for you is flawed especially if you only get to play pro sports once in a lifetime. The fact was that nobody wanted to come to cleveland. Its a matter of opinion really, but in my opinion a team no matter how its built is ultimately irrelevant. Sentimentality is moot especially when teams can just dump you at a moments whim. Bottomline was that riley made a good pitch to bosh and james, and the better gm won out.

It's not about loyalty, or sentimentality. It's about the sense of competition.

If I'm the second best at something, I COULD team up with #1, and that's an easy win.. but what did I really accomplish. I was already better than everyone else besides one guy.. So instead of challenging that guy, I eliminate his threat by joining his team? Lame.

Lebron obviously made a smart move. Nobody can say it wasn't the smart thing to do, if he wanted to win. He devalued his wins though. Magic vs Bird was a great rivalry. I'm sure people enjoyed Magic vs Bird more than they would have enjoyed a Magic/Bird Lakers team just beating up on everyone else.

This would be great. But arent they the same franchise, just renamed?

Why would OKC and Seattle be featured as rivals? They're the same team, just different city and logo. Pitting them as rivals is essentially the same as saying that the '07 Lakers and the '08 Lakers are rivals.

I'm not saying the rewards wouldn't be great, but it wouldn't be a "rivals clash"

Why does it matter that they are the same franchise?

They have different players, different ownership, and different executives. Just because the Thunder were born of the Sonics doesn't mean they can't be Rivals.

What connection does Gary Payton REALLY have with Kevin Durant?

Ask a Seattle fan how they feel about the Thunder. I'm sure it isn't pleasant.

[lewisb01]

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How many hours you play each day?

I guess if I averaged it out 8hrs a day maybe 9 at the most.

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[ItsJustaGame]

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You're way off I finished 21 and spent $70 with 1800 credits leftover.

During the RC I drafted two epics got the RC card and two legendary Kidd's in my book that's a $100 worth of cards so it was worth it.

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It might be worth $100 "in your book," but really that's $70 in the dev's pocket

[yungrah]

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Well you guys, just drafted an epic Evan turner. Not a dupe, so this hurts me in the short term by making my seasons harder now


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[ItsJustaGame]

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It's not about loyalty, or sentimentality. It's about the sense of competition.

If I'm the second best at something, I COULD team up with #1, and that's an easy win.. but what did I really accomplish. I was already better than everyone else besides one guy.. So instead of challenging that guy, I eliminate his threat by joining his team? Lame.

Lebron obviously made a smart move. Nobody can say it wasn't the smart thing to do, if he wanted to win. He devalued his wins though. Magic vs Bird was a great rivalry. I'm sure people enjoyed Magic vs Bird more than they would have enjoyed a Magic/Bird Lakers team just beating up on everyone else.















Why does it matter that they are the same franchise?

They have different players, different ownership, and different executives. Just because the Thunder were born of the Sonics doesn't mean they can't be Rivals.

What connection does Gary Payton REALLY have with Kevin Durant?

Ask a Seattle fan how they feel about the Thunder. I'm sure it isn't pleasant.

You're splittin' hairs man. I mean if you want to break it down then how can a team that no longer exists be rivals with one that spawned after it was discontinued?

It's really not even a big deal, I made that comment because its supposed to be a rivals clash, in which case I wouldn't expect to see two teams that aren't rivals. I'm not saying it bothers me, or that it even matters. But since someone asked if we all agreed we would see the Sonics vs Thunder in the next rivals event, my answer would have to be no, on the basis that they aren't rivals.

[lewisb01]

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It might be worth $100 "in your book," but really that's $70 in the dev's pocket

Yeah but I'm not some broke a$$ and I enjoy the competition so CD can have my money

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[Denkiteki]

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Who is saying that you need to spend on HS for a top rank? Someone says he finished 42th without buying HS but he thinks average spending in Top 125 was 160$. The only fact you can read from this statement is that you can finish Top 50 without buying HS. I think the majority of the Top 125 has spend an average of 0 dollars for HS. Now you can think whatever you want.

I'm saying average and while being in the top 50 pretty much the entire time, i notice trends even while playing. I.e. Young who was around my rank/point when i started playing each day always gains 500-600 points in 2-3 hours then he stops (he seems to play like 8 hours a day). I check the leaderboard every hour or so just to compare. Considering i lose 1-3 games most hours and play exclusively +5 games, gaining 200 points a hour pretty much requires at least a decent number of HS ('cause realistically getting 40 more wins a hour or basically 120+ wins a hour is pretty tough).

Of course since i generally play while donig other stuff, i keep gaining points so by the time i stop, i'm @ the same points as him or relatively close again. The pattern repeats for him and a few others so its a pretty safe bet that they are playing exclusively with HS.

Also based on the math, to get 30k+, you pretty much need to spend some amount of money on HS. Not the entire amount but some amount none the less. 30/5 = 6000 games and even over 6 days, that's roughly 1000 wins a day (even if you're lucky with regular HS, that's probably 900). Not really possible unless you play 10+ hours every day and i doubt many have that much free time.

Also the math is just an estimate... not everyone is going to be over that number nor is everyone going to be under (and its by no means exact, its an educated guess that's likely close to the actual number). Reason my initial estimate was 16,000 revenue from the top 125 (i.e. $160 x 100). Sure someone might spend $70 for 30k but then someone else might have spent $200 for the same 30k. Then there's the top 10 who probably played an even higher % of their games exclusively with HS. I'm sure there's probably someone who ranked higher than me without spending a dime too. There also might be someone outside the top 125 that played exclusively with HS but just didn't win a high % of them.

[Denkiteki]

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How many hours you play each day?

Likely 10 hours a day... thats roughly how much i played to finish 45th. I was multi-tasking for the most part... either watching TV or playing civilization (and a few games of NBA 2k14 on PS4 too). Playing QGs right now while reading/posting with 1 hand heh.

[Mookie31]

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It's not about loyalty, or sentimentality. It's about the sense of competition.

If I'm the second best at something, I COULD team up with #1, and that's an easy win.. but what did I really accomplish. I was already better than everyone else besides one guy.. So instead of challenging that guy, I eliminate his threat by joining his team? Lame.

Lebron obviously made a smart move. Nobody can say it wasn't the smart thing to do, if he wanted to win. He devalued his wins though. Magic vs Bird was a great rivalry. I'm sure people enjoyed Magic vs Bird more than they would have enjoyed a Magic/Bird Lakers team just beating up on everyone else.















Why does it matter that they are the same franchise?

They have different players, different ownership, and different executives. Just because the Thunder were born of the Sonics doesn't mean they can't be Rivals.

What connection does Gary Payton REALLY have with Kevin Durant?

Ask a Seattle fan how they feel about the Thunder. I'm sure it isn't pleasant.

You make a good point. "Lameness" is subjective though, what you say as lame, to me is players taking control instead of just sitting back and letting things happen. Magic and Bird were fortunate enough to have landed in great franchises. So no matter how teams are built is irrelevant.
However, let's say for arguments sake that the Heat pre Lebron sucked and tanked on a given year and thus traded Wade to the Cavs for 5 cents on the dollar. Same went with Bosh. Then essentially, the Cavs built a roster around the big three that was built via trades. Would this scenario been preferable for you?
To me, its the same. A trade is just as valid as free agency. And to say that they colluded is something that was never proven. Was it a player move? Maybe. At the end of the day, its was Riley (a team suit) who was the genius behind it all.
As for the Rivals clash Sonics vs The Thunder. Its interesting. But just like Jordan's Bulls had nothing to do with Rose' Bulls, its still the same franchise. We can do it of course, and I would have no objections if we do. I love the Payton-Kemp duo. But doesnt the NBA have more compelling Rivalries yet to be covered? How about philadelphia vs bucks? Iverson vs the big three.
I wish that we don't do present vs past rivalries all the time though. We could do it at times with Lebron vs MJ or Shaq vs Wilt. But wouldn't it be nice to have actual rivalries like Magic vs Bird or Hakeem vs Magic Shaq or Russell vs Wilt? Maybe some modern ones like Durant vs Bron. Or maybe a theme like Kemp vs Blake.