was it ridiculous to force customers to pay for something as simple as adjusting your line up? sure it was but would i say that it was totally unreasonable for them to do it, not necessarily. sports games and video games in general are headed in the direction that microtransactions are almost expected to be there, but i haven't paid a single dollar for VC in that game and had no problems winning championships in 2k14.
i'm also pretty sure they give you something like 5,000 VC when you first start the game, and an iOS app that would give you 1,000 VC every 24 hours.