With no news for MyCareer announced or teased yet, I wanted to gauge the community and ask what NON-GAMEPLAY features you guys want to see or are expecting for the mode and before we get 984 responses saying "No Justice Young" we're likely going to have some form of sidekick because to devs, it provides immersion when they can't get a bunch of NBA guys to do voice acting and they can get real actors.
I was initially expecting an injury story line from 2K or something else that would allow us to play more than one year of college. To me that's the funnest part of Career because I miss college hoops games, but really it just feels like a breath of fresh air grinding the same 48 minute games. I hate that we can't change the minutes in college to play full games.
Speaking of breaking up the grind, I was hoping they'd bring some of the Pro-Am leagues to 2K because they keep me fed in a summer full of sports I don't care about. One thing I love about that like demo is playing in the Pro-Am leagues, Rucker, Venice, Drew, Crawsover. These are things guys do in the offseason and while it's just standard pickup in Live, I know 2K could expand on it. Maybe you go to the Drew and try to recruit a free agent. Or you have to do other things during the summer, similar to endorsements. I'd love to convince PG to come to my team by dominating the Drew league with him.
I was mainly hoping they'd add some more personality in this regard, hanging out with players in 2K17 has no real effect in terms of relationship. You can get a signed jersey, signature shot, Free Agent card, but that's it. Imagine if you had to manage friendships. Maybe you hang out with PG as much as possible so you end up snubbing another player. Maybe that develops into a rivalry and they play better against you or you get a bonus when you play well against them.
I need them to freshen up the mode and I have no doubt they will for the initial portion but what will they do about the incessant grind that comes around the time that you get into the playoffs the first year? This mode can span 20 years but after the first one it's all a blur. We need more features, give us back the ability to respond to people on social media which can tie in with the rivalry system or allow me to trash talk Jason Whitlock at every opportunity. It was so fun to have little bets with guys who talk trash and you beat them. Maybe you go too far and get asked about it post game. Maybe you collude with a player during the season and get in trouble for tampering or lower team morale when you say something that disparages your guys.
I feel like this mode needs more RPG elements because as of now it's nothing but a glorified grind mode for Pro-Am & Park and as someone who has zero interest in either one of those modes, I've been playing career less and less each year.
Bring back the d-league, I'd love to get sent down for having a bad game. I want branching, yes sometimes it's fun to build the best player of all time, but sometimes I wish I could make a guy who could at least struggle initially. The only year I struggled in career was the first year they did the draft combine prelude. I ended up on the Reno Big Horns and that was honestly the most fun I've had in the mode.
What are some ideas you guys have to breathe new life into the mode?
I was initially expecting an injury story line from 2K or something else that would allow us to play more than one year of college. To me that's the funnest part of Career because I miss college hoops games, but really it just feels like a breath of fresh air grinding the same 48 minute games. I hate that we can't change the minutes in college to play full games.
Speaking of breaking up the grind, I was hoping they'd bring some of the Pro-Am leagues to 2K because they keep me fed in a summer full of sports I don't care about. One thing I love about that like demo is playing in the Pro-Am leagues, Rucker, Venice, Drew, Crawsover. These are things guys do in the offseason and while it's just standard pickup in Live, I know 2K could expand on it. Maybe you go to the Drew and try to recruit a free agent. Or you have to do other things during the summer, similar to endorsements. I'd love to convince PG to come to my team by dominating the Drew league with him.
I was mainly hoping they'd add some more personality in this regard, hanging out with players in 2K17 has no real effect in terms of relationship. You can get a signed jersey, signature shot, Free Agent card, but that's it. Imagine if you had to manage friendships. Maybe you hang out with PG as much as possible so you end up snubbing another player. Maybe that develops into a rivalry and they play better against you or you get a bonus when you play well against them.
I need them to freshen up the mode and I have no doubt they will for the initial portion but what will they do about the incessant grind that comes around the time that you get into the playoffs the first year? This mode can span 20 years but after the first one it's all a blur. We need more features, give us back the ability to respond to people on social media which can tie in with the rivalry system or allow me to trash talk Jason Whitlock at every opportunity. It was so fun to have little bets with guys who talk trash and you beat them. Maybe you go too far and get asked about it post game. Maybe you collude with a player during the season and get in trouble for tampering or lower team morale when you say something that disparages your guys.
I feel like this mode needs more RPG elements because as of now it's nothing but a glorified grind mode for Pro-Am & Park and as someone who has zero interest in either one of those modes, I've been playing career less and less each year.
Bring back the d-league, I'd love to get sent down for having a bad game. I want branching, yes sometimes it's fun to build the best player of all time, but sometimes I wish I could make a guy who could at least struggle initially. The only year I struggled in career was the first year they did the draft combine prelude. I ended up on the Reno Big Horns and that was honestly the most fun I've had in the mode.
What are some ideas you guys have to breathe new life into the mode?
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