NBA 2K14 Next-Gen Screenshot - Building Your MyGM

[royounggoku]

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Why don't people just not buy VC and earn it instead. Wouldn't that negate everyone's issues with it?

[Eman5805]

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It all adds up. Some people don't have the luxury of constant time to make their MyPlayer's good. It's easier to plop down the money for hte 10K VC point package and boost their stats until they're good enough.

If even a fourth of buyers bought that package even once, you're looking at a significant "dent." Enough to permeate the annoying feature into more game modes.

I just hope they never do go the way of forcing you to pay extra to do a quick game. Already bad enough you gotta spend VC to put accessories on your VC and even more for "name brand" stuff.

[royounggoku]

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It all adds up. Some people don't have the luxury of constant time to make their MyPlayer's good. It's easier to plop down the money for hte 10K VC point package and boost their stats until they're good enough.

If even a fourth of buyers bought that package even once, you're looking at a significant "dent." Enough to permeate the annoying feature into more game modes.

I just hope they never do go the way of forcing you to pay extra to do a quick game. Already bad enough you gotta spend VC to put accessories on your VC and even more for "name brand" stuff.

I understand people's frustration with VC on MyPlayers(myself included) because you end up going up against a bunch of 99's online but, I don't get people problems with it on an offline MyGM mode. The only way it can be ruined is if you ruin it for yourself by buying VC.

[Melbournelad]

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Why don't people just not buy VC and earn it instead. Wouldn't that negate everyone's issues with it?

No, the issue is having VC in the mode at all. As many have said, Assocation/MyGM mode should be based soley on your decisions, NOT using VC to level up.

[Sinner]

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Lol this is ridiculous. You're getting worked up over a virtual currency.

We don't know how the mode will play out with VC, but I'm sure it's just fine. The point of the VC is to make the game have a competitive feel to it. What's the fun of doing all of this if you come right out of the gate as a GM with no experience and can craft the perfect team to become a dynasty in a year or two?

VC gives the mode depth. If you can do everything right out of the gate then it's no fun at all.

This isn't Live that we're talking about. We know that 2k will deliver.

The point of VC is strictly for them to make extra money, period....VC and competitive don't even belong in the same sentence. I play through the game and earn whatever VC I can...someone else (many people actually) goes and buys as much VC as they want to make their game easier, advance faster whatever....where is the competition in that? To see who can pull out their wallet the fastest? I can imagine they are happy with all the money they are getting from VC because it's still around but doesn't mean we have to like it.

[VDusen04]

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It all adds up. Some people don't have the luxury of constant time to make their MyPlayer's good. It's easier to plop down the money for hte 10K VC point package and boost their stats until they're good enough.

If even a fourth of buyers bought that package even once, you're looking at a significant "dent." Enough to permeate the annoying feature into more game modes.

I just hope they never do go the way of forcing you to pay extra to do a quick game. Already bad enough you gotta spend VC to put accessories on your VC and even more for "name brand" stuff.

Yeah, I guess the question at that point becomes, is the game-wide virtual currency carpet bombing worth the money gained in return?

Will the game make sales numbers and profitability priorities number 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6? Or is there some point where they'll step up and say, "Wait a minute... aren't we supposed to be making this game a realistic representation of NBA basketball? Then... why are gamers paying for socks with golden coins? And what's the story with us making gamers "level up" as acting general managers? That's not even remotely close to being real."

[royounggoku]

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No, the issue is having VC in the mode at all. As many have said, Assocation/MyGM mode should be based soley on your decisions, NOT using VC to level up.

Oh ok I think I understand now, you're saying we should let our decisions determine how good of a GM we are instead of the actual level of our GM.

[Melbournelad]

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Oh ok I think I understand now, you're saying we should let our decisions determine how good of a GM we are instead of the actual level of our GM.

Exactly. 10char

[royounggoku]

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I honestly don't have a problem with a level based system as it helps to differentiate the good from the bad and makes me feel like I'm really improving my character. Gives a more RPG element.

[Melbournelad]

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I honestly don't have a problem with a level based system as it helps to differentiate the good from the bad.

Wouldn't it do the complete opposite of that? Levelling up would mean anyone, no matter how good you were, to buy their way (or accumulate VC) to the "highest level". Having it based on your decisions would actually help differentiate the good from the bad.

[Sundown]

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Seems cheap to create a style (especially for this mode) to give you an advantage in some part of the game. Once again, the game is holding the gamer's hand.

In Football Manager, they don't give you a style to choose. You decide how you want to manage and then the game tracks several stats out of 20, that measure your style. You have stats for financial responsibility, attitude to foreigners and temperament. These stats are useful when a club is considering you to be their new manager. Your reputation and experience can make players either respect you, or think you're not good enough to be managing the club, and all this can have an effect on the pitch.

You should have to learn how to manage people's emotions, not just choose psychologist and then it becomes easier to manage people's emotions. When Phil Jackson came into coaching, he didn't choose a box that said psychologist which just gave him special powers, he has a naturally cool temperament combined with a knowledge of psychology, and it took experience for him to get better at it.

This is disappointing.

I'm fine with this, as it's not that different from a "class" system in an RPG and RPGs can be plenty engaging.

Still, Football Manager sounds way more fun, but that's the entire game. I just hope MyGM isn't just a mode for grinding unlocks and VC for contracts like MyTeam is. That would be horrible.

[royounggoku]

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Wouldn't it do the complete opposite of that? Levelling up would mean anyone, no matter how good you were, to buy their way (or accumulate VC) to the "highest level". Having it based on your decisions would actually help differentiate the good from the bad.

If it was like this on an online MyGM mode I would have a much bigger problem with this as I would be in competition with other people who could just buy their way to a great MyGM. But if we're talking about an offline solo MyGM I say if the next man wants to buy his way to greatness that's fine for him, has nothing to do with me and my game. I'll be over here doing it my way, by earning it.

But I do see your point of letting your decisions speak for themselves.

[royounggoku]

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I'm fine with this, as it's not that different from a "class" system in an RPG and RPGs can be plenty engaging.

Still, Football Manager sounds way more fun, but that's the entire game. I just hope MyGM isn't just a mode for grinding unlocks and VC for contracts like MyTeam is. That would be horrible.

Yea the RPG element is intriguing to me.

[FloorGeneral]

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lol @ VC being in MyGM. I called it in a thread awhile back. That may be the Death Blow for real. No mode is safe anymore. The 2K world is all about the $$$. Not surprising, but it doesn't get much more disappointing. Sad day for me.

[supermati]

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Leftos clearly said he'd listen to feedback once people play the mode. Well, let me tell you, I don't even need to play the mode to know that VC HINDERS whatever good or bad experience MyGM was gonna offer.

It's just pointless for any franchise playing fan for many reasons.

For example: Suppose I'm playing a MyGM career with the Pelicans, I'm doing the right things and so I see some VC coming in. I'm close to buying an upgrade.

I then take a break and play some quick games. This results in more VC coming in.

I go back to MyGM with MORE VC than I had the last time I played it. I can now buy an upgrade "My GM" does not actually deserve.


Also, as it's been said before, even if the VC would stop being a cross-mode thing, it still makes the thing really annoying. Football Manager is a GREAT example mentioned in this thread. The Manager has a series of attributes that dynamically change depending on user made decisions. How is that not more immersive than VC is beyond me.

People being angry for the right reasons. VC being in MyGM and people hating it was a really predicable response if you ask me. I was excited about 2k14 next gen. But I'm really not buying a PS4 if the VC madness will be part of a game mode that is supposed to be an accurate representation of, well, being a GM.