Angryjoe's 2k take.

[NoLeafClover]

Quote: Originally Posted by Kstat

It takes like 2 minutes (including load time) to turn the game on, find a neighborhood and spin the damn wheel. Stop. And no amount of VC is going to help you once you get to 85. And if you're still a "role player" level after playing the game for 9 months, that's a "you" problem. It's a competitive create-a-player mode. If you're only playing the game 1 hour a week, you don't deserve the player you want. Sorry. You get out of the game what you put into it.

Sorry but this mindset is just weird to me.

"You have to EARN the right to enjoy the game you already paid $60 for on the same level as everyone else!"

These arguments just seem like dudes justifying wanting to have an advantage over other players via stats/badges/better cards etc. instead of their skill with the game just because they sink more $ or hours into it per day.

I play Tekken (the fighting game) quite a bit and the idea that people who play more should have a more powerful fighter is just hilarious and would instantly be torn down, yet 2K has trained people to expect it.

Just imagining if someone paid more $ to have an extra 10 damage added to their punches or some **** is hilarious yet that's exactly what happens here

[Hellquist]

Lol. Sorry, this is funny to me. I don't play MyTeam or any of those modes ,so it doesn't concern me. No one is putting a gun to your head to buy packs or whatever is going on. I get both sides of the coin, but I am happy there's conversation.

P.S. Borderlands has slot machines, ban it!!!! It's gambling! Stop using fake money you earned in the game for fake weapons! It's unethical!

[Kstat]

Quote: Originally Posted by NoLeafClover

Sorry but this mindset is just weird to me. "You have to EARN the right to enjoy the game you already paid $60 for on the same level as everyone else!" These arguments just seem like dudes justifying wanting to have an advantage over other players via stats/badges/better cards etc. instead of their skill with the game just because they sink more $ or hours into it per day. I play Tekken (the fighting game) quite a bit and the idea that people who play more should have a more powerful fighter is just hilarious and would instantly be torn down, yet 2K has trained people to expect it. Just imagining if someone paid more $ to have an extra 10 damage added to their punches or some **** is hilarious yet that's exactly what happens here

1. In a competitive team based create a player mode, you’re not entitled to ****. If you want your ideal player, you’re going to have to work for it. And once you get past 85, no amount of VC is going to help you grind faster, just your own production based on your own skills. Buying the game gets you in the door, which is all it should do. If you don’t like it, that’s fine, but it’s also your problem, not the game’s.

2. Tekken, last I checked, doesn’t allow you to build your own fighter. If you want to play competitive with pre-built players, 2K has a mode for that as well. It’s called PNO. I’m pretty sure there’s no co-op either.

No one that got to 97 or 98 in the neighborhood in 2K19 got there because they shelled out a ton of money. That’s the most ignorant claim in this entire thread.

[tt500]

We should all really wait for the game to come out to have judgements instead of reacting the same like the rest of the gaming media on loot boxes.

From what I was told from myteam blog. Im expecting fair matchmaking where if im a budget player ill face other budget players in a much fairer game if im not using a lineup of galaxy opals.

Mycareer is fine. I can still put up monster numbers as a 80 overall. If anything the higher ratings would help you on pro am and mypark but there arw plenty of members who can prove they have beaten 90+ rated scrubs with a lower overall character.

My gripes with 2k19 was the defense and the ridiculous juiced myteam players. That ruined the game for me. But 2k so far is intending to make matchmaking better and offering more rewards. The casino theme is stupid but it rewards for winning a game. I wish they can just cut all that animation out cause I dont get excitment watching a ball drop.

I dont care if people want to spend on microtransactions. Its just annoying id they create a paywall, which hasnt really happened. We should get back to talking about the games mechanics and not this damn loot crate media purge. If anyone should be blamed its the parents allowing their kids access to their bank accounts or not properly monitoring them. 2k is in the business of making money not child rearing.

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[Quentin32]

Gamers are soft these days man lol

He a 90. I’m a 75. I’m gonna lose lol

U win some. U lose some.

I locked up 99 rated players being a 85, but I also got served by 99 rated players. Hell even some players rated lower dropped me off. Man up or pick one of the thousands of other games to play

[ksuttonjr76]

Quote: Originally Posted by NoLeafClover

Sorry but this mindset is just weird to me. "You have to EARN the right to enjoy the game you already paid $60 for on the same level as everyone else!" These arguments just seem like dudes justifying wanting to have an advantage over other players via stats/badges/better cards etc. instead of their skill with the game just because they sink more $ or hours into it per day. I play Tekken (the fighting game) quite a bit and the idea that people who play more should have a more powerful fighter is just hilarious and would instantly be torn down, yet 2K has trained people to expect it. Just imagining if someone paid more $ to have an extra 10 damage added to their punches or some **** is hilarious yet that's exactly what happens here

Ummmmm...do they have a create-your-charcter feature? Your analogy would be more closely related if you play with the actual NBA teams.

[StealthBlade98]

Quote: Originally Posted by mb625

His point was that if a game like 2k needs to be regulated via governance for microtransactions, video games which promote sex, drugs and violence ought to be regulated for these things too. Given that no one seems to be taking the charge on that one, why take up this crusade?

Except his point is absolutely irrelevant. The only time you see those types of things in a video game are on games rated Mature and warn people before hand it has these themes in it. Those games hardly need regulated because they're not trying to bleed the consumer dry with micros in several modes, including a offline focused mode, they're honest about what the game has and has a rating truly reflecting this.

The issue is 2k needs to be regulated because it's rating is E for Everyone meaning a kid as young as 7 years old can get his or her hand on nba2k and see these "UI" designs that are taken from casinos and thrown in to give the illusion of gambling and the psychological effect of addiction.

Why this is still a debate to be disagreed with after 30+ pages i have no idea, that example is as bad as the sonic and mario ones with black jack or casino night for (S2/S3).

[Kid OS]

Quote: Originally Posted by mb625

I think at that point, you have to ask a) what percentage of players play the Ante Up mode and b) what percentage of those are spending actual money to play it. It's important to note that most people earn VC, rather than actually paying for it, so they aren't out any actual money, just a minute amount of time. Sent from my Pixel 3 using Tapatalk

While this is 100% speculation, I would assume that someone who plays Ante Up would be on either extreme of the VC fund amount. It'd either be people who bought a lot of VC and want to get some more for a "low risk", or people who barely have any VC and want to get more for a "high risk". I think that the vast majority of the people would have higher overall players, and therefore have a lot of VC. It's probably safe to say that the first couple of months will mostly be people who payed for VC playing in the Ante Up mode. This is based on the fact that once a person spends a single penny on VC, the first game of Ante Up that they play will be with real money.