VC Buyers vs. Normal Players

[patteca]

Like most sane people, I'm frustrated at the perversion of in-game progression to hugely incentivize purchasing VC. One of the most pressing issues is competition between players that paid versus players that are trying to progress through play alone.

Wouldn't the issue of playing MyTeam or MyCareer blacktop against an obviously purchase-boosted player/team be alleviated if matchmaking were separated into "player's with their mom's CC" and "people who progressed only using play?"

I ultimately don't care if someone else wants to ruin MyCareer/MyTeam for themselves by throwing down another $60, though it encourages frustrating design for future releases. I'd just like to be able to avoid playing against them in this year's release.

[Jonboy]

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People with their mom's CC? Are you serious with that, bro? I'm a grown man with kids and a FT job and my own CC. Because of the job and kids, I don't have 100's of hours to spend playing to upgrade MyCareer. So I bought some points. Don't profile people and say garbage like that, man.

[bm011]

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People with their mom's CC? Are you serious with that, bro? I'm a grown man with kids and a FT job and my own CC. Because of the job and kids, I don't have 100's of hours to spend playing to upgrade MyCareer. So I bought some points. Don't profile people and say garbage like that, man.

I tend to agree with you Jonboy. I'm sure most of the people that are buying the vc points are actually of the older crowd that do have a job and don't mind spending $5. With that said, I do think it screws of the progression of the mode. I'm not a fan of people being able to buy vc.

[Josh Knight]

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Wow OP, good job generalizing.

Just be a good player. I have no problem beating VC bought teams, as the players aren't any more skilled than your average quick match player. Every team has a weakness. Exploit that.

[TheRealHST]

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I tend to agree with you Jonboy. I'm sure most of the people that are buying the vc points are actually of the older crowd that do have a job and don't mind spending $5. With that said, I do think it screws of the progression of the mode. I'm not a fan of people being able to buy vc.

How old is your "older" crowd lol , because im 30 and I bought some. Im not going to buy anymore though.

[pilonv1]

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I'm on both sides of this. I bought some VC with the points I get from Xbox Live Rewards, which was just 240 points. I got two silver players from 4 packs - Mark Price, and Greg Ostertag (who sells for 500 VC and moves like a glacier).

But when you end up against those super teams early on it's really frustrating. There should be a way to level the playing field since salary isn't doing it.

[bm011]

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How old is your "older" crowd lol , because im 30 and I bought some. Im not going to buy anymore though.

Well the op said people that bought VC used their mom's CC. The "older" crowd I'm referring to are exactly the opposite of who the OP is saying, so the people who don't live at home and have their parents buy them things.

[TheRealHST]

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Well the op said people that bought VC used their mom's CC. The "older" crowd I'm referring to are exactly the opposite of who the OP is saying, so the people who don't live at home and have their parents buy them things.

Damn. Its a new world. I can only imagine trying to get my parents to buy something like this me ... lmao . Times have changed

[2K Labs]

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If people just played as much as they complained, this topic will be irrelevant way before the season even starts. The gap between 'earned' and 'purchased' will become smaller and smaller until it's a non-factor. Right now, it's tough, though.

[TheRealHST]

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If people just played as much as they complained, this topic will be irrelevant way before the season even starts. The gap between 'earned' and 'purchased' will become smaller and smaller until it's a non-factor. Right now, it's tough, though.

I plan on playing the whole season of My Player. Im sastified with the purchuses I made. Ill grid for the rest. A game a day

[wrestlinggod1]

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How do you buy VC?

[bm011]

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Damn. Its a new world. I can only imagine trying to get my parents to buy something like this me ... lmao . Times have changed

Thats how I feel. If I had asked my parents to buy me VC back when I was younger and lived at home they would have just laughed.

[2K Labs]

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Damn. Its a new world. I can only imagine trying to get my parents to buy something like this me ... lmao . Times have changed

Ha...I can only imagine how that conversation would go: "I just bought you a new videogame for sixty bucks...NOW you want more money so you don't have to play it?!?!?"

[TheRealHST]

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How do you buy VC?

When you go to add attributes or accessories, try to add something you dont have enough VC for then , X "To Buy" will pop up

[MrBigShot1]

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People with their mom's CC? Are you serious with that, bro? I'm a grown man with kids and a FT job and my own CC. Because of the job and kids, I don't have 100's of hours to spend playing to upgrade MyCareer. So I bought some points. Don't profile people and say garbage like that, man.

I am okay with this logic. I too don't have time to play endless quick matches and rack up VC. Heck I only have access to the game 3 days a week max...BUT, my problem is that the prices are so high in the game that it nearly forces you to buy VC. I don't want that. I want VC earnings to be equivalent to 2k12, and btw before someone comes in and says "But it wont be challenging!". Yes, it would. It would still be a challenge because we would still have to use VC for other things like accessories and MyTeam, not just MyPlayer like 2k12.

I don't want to be paying 500VC for socks or 800VC for a sleeve. I want buying VC to be an alternative option, not a primary one.

I would also like to say that my opinion is not biased, as I too have bought VC. I had little choice at this point...unless I want to start mycareer with a sub 60 overall.