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Old 11-13-2015, 08:34 PM   #1
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MyPark & Pro-Am: Where Your $60 Entry Fee Isn't Enough To Compete Online


"Black Friday" circular ads are already surfacing on the Internet, so if you're planning on purchasing NBA 2K16 during the Holiday shopping season, and you're looking forward to taking your created character into multiplayer matches, know that whatever you spend for your copy of the game, it won't be enough to compete online -- at least, not right away.

NBA 2K16's Pro-Am and MyPark modes are built on competitively unbalanced and psychologically manipulative grind-to-win/pay-to-win models -- the kinds you'd expect to find in a free-to-play mobile app, not on a $60 Blu-ray disc. If you want to keep up with the majority of Pro-Am/Park players, who are presently rated in the mid-80s to high-90s, your avatar must choose between slowly earning or outright purchasing six figures of in-game currency just to raise your player's overall rating from a completely inept 55 up to at least the low-80s.

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Old 11-13-2015, 08:49 PM   #2
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This is great! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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Old 11-13-2015, 08:52 PM   #3
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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.
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Old 11-13-2015, 08:58 PM   #4
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If my comment helps get something like this implemented I AGREE!
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Old 11-13-2015, 09:49 PM   #5
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I agree with this. The 90-99 ovr day 1 teams would have gotten a huge head start in Pro-Am if it worked.
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Old 11-13-2015, 10:06 PM   #6
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This is great and exactly what I am trying to emulate, but in more details. Check out "Community Playstyles" thread. I've been working on SF position and have came up with 6 different playstyles with detailed numbers and fair amount of badges.
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Old 11-13-2015, 10:53 PM   #7
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Totally agree with the post. But this is nothing new with MyPark. It's one of the most obvious pay to win models.
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You can win without boosting. You can win with a mediocre player. You just have to have the right team.
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