Update 5 Release Notes and Auction House Beta

[yiy1156]

Update 5 Release Notes and Auction House Beta

We give away plenty of Credits from the ladder. Including 100 Credits in the first few minutes of play.

I have 4200 credits saved up(never spent any except for 200) but will that even be enough to buy a leg card? I doubt it

I'm not trying to say that this AH thing sucks, it's just that you guys made the game free to play but this thing is not free to play... Might as well make it 50 bucks and we can get anything we can through playing the game

[DaMonster79]

Re: Update 5 Release Notes and Auction House Beta

We give away plenty of Credits from the ladder. Including 100 Credits in the first few minutes of play.

100 credits allows you to post 5 cards.... With the ridiculous 30% tax and no other way to get credits (besides the one time ladder rewards) the auction house will only be for those willing to drop significant cash into the game.

[StrikerAI]

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Good idea but a more realistic one would probably be
R: 5
SR: 10
UR: 15
E: 20
L: 25
S: 30

Thats very little. those cards would count as a reset depending on the tier. I'm in Star tier and I'd hate to go 300 boards just to draft 30 credits. 500 seems reasonable since the Star tier reset is somewhere above 300 boards.

[Knissley]

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It is a pack of special MVP Star rarity cards. They do not drop anywhere else currently. The pack costs 6500 Credits.

Currently? As in possibly will later?

You may be right, but one of the things we will monitor in Beta. Also, I did forget you get free Credits from the ladder too. Don't forget those either. Even someone who isn't using the Daily VC Bonus gets the Ladder rewards.

If you decide to change either the fee or tax % after the full "release" of the AH, will anyone participating in the beta be refunded the difference? Or receive anything for having used the beta version?

We give away plenty of Credits from the ladder. Including 100 Credits in the first few minutes of play.

I have to disagree with this, as I haven't received a single credit through ladder rewards since I believe the LeBron RC, or possibly halfway through the Rodman one, where I got 1200 credits. I play very regularly and grind in RC, so it's not as if I'm not playing a lot of games. The credits rewards are pretty spread out.

Since you can't really rework the ladder rewards or else it'll be crazy for people farther down the ladder, would you consider anything like having daily goals to hit like play/win X amount of games and receive 10 credits once a day? Or a bonus for logging in X days in a row? I think this alongside Daily picks would be great, especially since not all users have access to the daily cards.

[MichaelC323]

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Thats very little. those cards would count as a reset depending on the tier. I'm in Star tier and I'd hate to go 300 boards just to draft 30 credits. 500 seems reasonable since the Star tier reset is somewhere above 300 boards.

Oh as a reset, yeah your numbers are better

[eVizions]

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Thats very little. those cards would count as a reset depending on the tier. I'm in Star tier and I'd hate to go 300 boards just to draft 30 credits. 500 seems reasonable since the Star tier reset is somewhere above 300 boards.

I definitely wouldn't want credits as a reset. Give me cards. As a board clear, credits would be great, but not as a reset. Grinding through 300 boards in Star just to land 500 credits (which is 1/10 enough to buy a pack that will likely land me a legendary) would suck.

[unreal_insan1ty]

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100 credits allows you to post 5 cards.... With the ridiculous 30% tax and no other way to get credits (besides the one time ladder rewards) the auction house will only be for those willing to drop significant cash into the game.

of course. This is free to play but not free to win/get maximum enjoyment out of, and there is absolutely no reason it should be.

A game like DOTA2 sure you can spend absolutely nothing and be the best player in the world, but this game is NOT skill based. Its a time killer and hobby.

[StrikerAI]

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I definitely wouldn't want credits as a reset. Give me cards. As a board clear, credits would be great, but not as a reset. Grinding through 300 boards in Star just to land 500 credits (which is 1/10 enough to buy a pack that will likely land me a legendary) would suck.

True, I wouldn't like to draft it in Star tier as a reset either. Less credits as a board clear would work, like you draft 100 credits as board clears in Star tier.

[NWGameDad]

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Currently? As in possibly will later?



If you decide to change either the fee or tax % after the full "release" of the AH, will anyone participating in the beta be refunded the difference? Or receive anything for having used the beta version?



I have to disagree with this, as I haven't received a single credit through ladder rewards since I believe the LeBron RC, or possibly halfway through the Rodman one, where I got 1200 credits. I play very regularly and grind in RC, so it's not as if I'm not playing a lot of games. The credits rewards are pretty spread out.

Since you can't really rework the ladder rewards or else it'll be crazy for people farther down the ladder, would you consider anything like having daily goals to hit like play/win X amount of games and receive 10 credits once a day? Or a bonus for logging in X days in a row? I think this alongside Daily picks would be great, especially since not all users have access to the daily cards.

As with any changes we make in pricing, you will not be "refunded" anything for what you spend during the AH Beta. If we decide to change values after Beta ends then going forward that is what the values will be regardless of what occurred before.

[joenuts83]

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What about combining rare enhancements. I got 200 of them?

[eamays]

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This is awesome news. Thanks for publishing the known MINOR bugs and I agree, let's do this!!! BETA LAUNCH. Is Apple on board?

Update 5 Release Notes and Auction House Beta

We are happy to announce that Update 5 will be launching tomorrow. This update contains the following:

• Catch up on past NBA 2KTV episodes. All episodes are now available for viewing from MyNBA2K15!
• The new MVP Card Pack is now available, full of Star rarity players who have won the MVP award!
• Added a new Enormous Credits Pack, an even bigger value!
• Minor bug fixes.

In addition, we will be launching the Auction House Beta this week. Here’s the details on the Auction House and the Beta:

Auction House Beta

The Auction House Beta has arrived! On February 19^th at 9am PST, the Auction House will become live to use for a limited time. You’ll be able to buy and sell cards with each other using Credits. You’ll be able to use all the features of the Auction House during the Beta period and claim any cards or Credits you won at the end. Here’s some additional information about the Auction House feature and the Beta itself.

What is the Auction House?
This is where you can buy and sell cards with other players using Credits. You can search on a variety of parameters to find just the card you’re looking for. If you have cards you no longer want, but think they might be valuable to someone else you can post the card on the Auction House and receive Credits back if it sells.

How do I buy a card?
Just go to the Auction House search page, set your parameters and search for auctions. When you find something you like either make a bid or tap Buy It Now (if the seller set a Buy It Now price) using Credits. Once the auction expires, if you were the highest bidder then you’ll receive the card in Auction Outcomes. If you Buy It Now you’ll get the card after a short time in Auction Outcomes. You can have 20 bids active at a time, so if you want to get a lot of cards, bid carefully. Cards are sold “as is”. Whatever level or enhancements on the card will be how the card is sold. That includes Pro cards. Cards that were not Pro’ed “correctly” can be sold, so check those stats carefully. Once you’ve made a bid on a card it cannot be cancelled. If you get outbid you get your Credits returned to you.

How do I sell a card?
You can sell up to 5 cards at a time. Simply select a card either in MyCards or initiate a sale in the Auction House itself, then set how long you want the auction to last (12, 24, or 48 hours), a bid price, and an optional Buy It Now price. Once you submit the card for auction it is no longer available to be used in games or training until the auction is over (either someone buys it or the card is returned to you without being sold). Listing a card for auction costs 20 Credits. If your card sells you receive 70% of the sale as Credits.

What cards can be sold?
Most cards can be sold on the auction house. There are some exceptions for special cards. Loyalty, Record Setters, Ladder Rewards, Rookie Stars, All-Star, and MVP cards cannot be sold on the auction house.

When will the Auction House be out of Beta?
It largely depends on the results of the Beta. We want to make sure the quality of the Auction House is top notch. We’re at the stage that we need feedback from all of you, hence the Beta test.

Known Issues List
1. Attempting to access the Auction House without a connection will result in an error message that may not dismiss correctly resulting in a soft crash. You will have to completely restart the app.


2. If you attempt to create a new auction while servers are being brought down for maintenance, it will appear that you have lost all of your Credits. However, this isn’t the case and when you restart the app all of your Credits will be there.


3. If you lose connection while inside the Auction House, it may appear you are still connected until you attempt to leave the screen, place an auction, or search for cards. An “Auction House is offline” message may appear, but the connection being dropped is the actual problem. Simply reconnect and restart the app.


4. A situation exists where a bid of -1 can be entered. This will result in “successful” bids being made, but then failing immediately. Change the value from -1 and submitting a positive bid will fix the problem.


5. When selling a card, if you enter a higher bid value than the Buy It Now value, then it will not always prevent you from listing the card. The card will list normally but will remove your Buy It Now price. Just make sure that your Buy It Now price is higher than your bid price to avoid the problem.

[ActionJack]

Re: Update 5 Release Notes and Auction House Beta

100 credits allows you to post 5 cards.... With the ridiculous 30% tax and no other way to get credits (besides the one time ladder rewards) the auction house will only be for those willing to drop significant cash into the game.

I don't understand how people don't see this...

Put up one card.. sell it.. there you go. Now you're bankrolled.

I don't see how this 20 credit thing is prohibitive at all.

It costs you 20 credits, one time, then it pays for itself.

[Necioqx56]

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So just to confirm the update will be available tomorrow February 18th an AC feb 19th?

[ActionJack]

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Will there ever be higher levels of enhancements? Or is Super Rare the highest we're gonna get?

[AiJe]

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I don't understand how people don't see this...

Put up one card.. sell it.. there you go. Now you're bankrolled.

I don't see how this 20 credit thing is prohibitive at all.

It costs you 20 credits, one time, then it pays for itself.

yup, but if noone bought your card, that 20 credits is poof!