NBA 2K14 VC Shows Its Ugly Side

[kjjnesb]

Honestly I accept VC for what it is. If its extra needed revenue for them to improve the game fine but at least ATTEMPT to balance the cost of things.

They give you so little VC considering the cost of things and the fact that its split across 3 modes you basically have to shell out real money to enjoy access to the full game or you're stuck at a disadvantage in MYCareer/MyGM and MYTEAM.

But more than anything its effecting design decisions (Always Online/Losing Staff Moral for not buying upgrades in MY GM) and that's what really gets my goat.


Here's hoping Live can put out something worth competition in a couple of years..

[Guy Georges]

Isn't screwing people for money called prostitution in a sane and morale world?

[Entiae]

Quote: Originally Posted by kjjnesb

Honestly I accept VC for what it is. If its extra needed revenue for them to improve the game fine but at least ATTEMPT to balance the cost of things. They give you so little VC considering the cost of things and the fact that its split across 3 modes you basically have to shell out real money to enjoy access to the full game or you're stuck at a disadvantage in MYCareer/MyGM and MYTEAM. But more than anything its effecting design decisions (Always Online/Losing Staff Moral for not buying upgrades in MY GM) and that's what really gets my goat. Here's hoping Live can put out something worth competition in a couple of years..

Aren't there career milestones that require multiple seasons of play that only give you like 500VC?
That's not even enough for a headband if I remember correctly.

It's strictly about profit.

[law_1990]

Ok it's stuff like that that makes the whole idea of VC being a somewhat reasonable thing a joke.
I get it. maxing out your player in 20 games ain't what mycareer is supposed to be and i'm down with that. But these prices are stupid. 15k. really?

The same thing applies to the shop. last year it was 400 for a headband. This year? 1,200.

Honestly i thought EA were the only ones with the balls to be this blatant but 2K are certainly giving them a run for their money.

[VDusen04]

Quote: Originally Posted by Entiae

Aren't there career milestones that require multiple seasons of play that only give you like 500VC? That's not even enough for a headband if I remember correctly. It's strictly about profit.

Yeah, I do not recall the exact number but in 2K13 I remember breaking Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's all-time scoring record (over 38,000 career points) yielded an incredibly low virtual currency reward. I feel one should be expecting an incredible award for setting such a mark.

[MarvinOida]

Quote: Originally Posted by VDusen04

Yeah, I do not recall the exact number but in 2K13 I remember breaking Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's all-time scoring record (over 38,000 career points) yielded an incredibly low virtual currency reward. I feel one should be expecting an incredible award for setting such a mark.

If you actually did that in one career in a yearly game, you should be getting 38,000 VC for every point and add another 50,000 if you did it from the game's lifespan before a new game came out (if that was possible)


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[VDusen04]

Quote: Originally Posted by MarvinOida

If you actually did that in one career in a yearly game, you should be getting 38,000 VC for every point and add another 50,000 if you did it from the game's lifespan before a new game came out (if that was possible) Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Re-reading my post, it kind of makes it sound like I was saying I broke that record. I didn't, but if I did, it would have been the most disappointing payoff in my gaming history. I agree, it should have been 38,387 virtual coins, instead of 500.

[MarvinOida]

Quote: Originally Posted by VDusen04

Re-reading my post, it kind of makes it sound like I was saying I broke that record. I didn't, but if I did, it would have been the most disappointing payoff in my gaming history. I agree, it should have been 38,387 virtual coins, instead of 500.

Now thinking about it, has anyone broken the points record? Cause if no one has, cue in the next NBA 2K competition.


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