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Quote: Originally Posted by bottledwaterfan25

Preach. Sadly in 2015 with the current video game landscape we will no see this change. In fact, it will likely get even more ridiculous with micro-transactions and pay to play models. One thing we all have to keep on mind is that, at the end of the day, 2k's real job is to generate profit. Sure they also want to make the best basketball game, but profit is #1. Think about it: 2k makes x amount of millions of dollars just selling the game. Then they realize they can make even more millions of dollars off the same people who already put up $60, by adding all the micro transactions. I personally hate it, but I fully understand why we are seeing this game go down the path it's going down. The problem is, it's never enough for these companies. Every year since 2k started these micro transactions, each release has seen an increase in available items/categories that you can spend real money on. The question is, when is 2k going to cross the line to where us as customers become resentful? Some would argue that line has been crossed already.

Agreed. Pay-to-play is not going anywhere. It's far too lucrative and 2K doesn't cross the line when it comes to balance. Yes, you can buy your way to an 88 but we all know there's a huge difference between an 88 overall player and a 95 overall. It's not perfect but it works.

NBA Live 16's upgrade system is superior to 2K's. Let's face it, even though it's what we all wanted from 2K, NBA Live suffered financially from that model (along with other issues of course). 2K introduced a model that's here to stay. If I could make a suggestion to them, I would still allow pay-to-play but for it to only allow your player to reach the mid to high 70s instead of the mid-to-high 80s.