This forum makes it confusing on whether NBA 2K22 is good for an average joe gamer.

[R9NALD9]

Also an average joe gamer here.

NBA 2k22 is the best nba game in years imo.

Not only does it play better than the last couple of years, but it is immensely fun and I easily got through a season in one week (play 1 sim 5). The last time I got through one season was 2k16...and that definitely wasn't in one week's time.

Would highly recommend! Plus get schnaidt's sliders.

[FreddyRoy117]

I am a casual player and play primarily mycareer. From a gameplay standpoint this is the best 2k in years imho. I will say that the AI seemed unbearable initially, but after about 2 weeks I found the game to be much easier.

My gripe is with the skill gap online. It seems like everyone in the city is a YouTuber or watches these vids on how to spam moves and play at a ridiculous level. I can barely sniff a win at the Rec or the park because I don't have the time to treat 2k like it's a part time job. Hahaha

I wish 2k would either find some way to balance things online, or make the mycareer nba experience a little more robust. I have already completed a season, won the chip, ROTY and Fonals MVP...there's no interesting off-season stuff, and no year 2 narrative. I can't earn any significant season xp because I can't dominate like these other cats that just pad their own stats and have zero interest in playing a team game.

At some point I will give the franchise mode a try, and check out some of the sliders here. I like to play GM and then Sim (watch) mostly when playing franchise, but after a while it gets old and I go back to the torture of mycareer hahaha.

[TexasRyan]

All the slider sets I've looked at use real player % for shooting and I'm not a fan of it. Ya'll know any good ones without it?