Lmao at entitlement. Also if you think the game would be dead without grinding idk what to even tell you
Some of the most played games like DOTA, fortnite, rocket league, overwatch, etc. Have no/minimal leveling up, you just enjoy the game. Doesn't the 2k league have preset builds (not sure, or was it the combine?)? If 2k has good gameplay no one is gonna care about the grind. Obviously from 2k's side they put the miserable grind in so that people spend cash, but from a player side, no way is the grind necessary.