MyPark & Pro-Am: Where Your $60 Entry Fee Isn't Enough To Compete Online

[bo.jangles344]

An i the only one who enjoyed starting out as a 45 in 2k10 and being forced to grind your way up?

[KingTocco]

Quote: Originally Posted by bo.jangles344

An i the only one who enjoyed starting out as a 45 in 2k10 and being forced to grind your way up?

I actually really liked that...


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[Schijan]

It's not even realistic anymore if you get picked in the first round being a 55. To me, it's just a big trick nowadays to get players to spend 50 bucks who want to play in the park competitively in the near-term.

But I don't mind the grind for badges and I think that players who want to spend some time to galvanize their characters definitely deserve some reward.

[derlaid]

The real problem in MyPark isn't the VC-to-upgrade-your-character system, which isn't great, it's the people who have set all their stats to 99 regardless of their position. It's a lot easier to win when you don't have to worry about things like "contested shots" or "poor ball handling" getting in the way of you getting to the basket.

Also the 7'3'' PG I ran into last night. That was pretty cool.

[TotesMaGotes]

This is truth. I have a mid-80's rated guy and I am always beat by the Low 90's rated boosters. If you're a 7'3 center you're more than likely going to rebound over my shorter guy even if I have the positioning and boxing the giant center out. it happens multiple times on the court per game, I have position and am boxing out, the ball hits the rim and the 7'3 center just either rebounds over my head or will magically shift through my player's body and miraculously be in front of my before my jump animation will go through. They're building a game towards who can spend the most money to get good or who can find what glitch will make me successful next.

[iLLosophy]

Quote: Originally Posted by bo.jangles344

An i the only one who enjoyed starting out as a 45 in 2k10 and being forced to grind your way up?

I enjoyed doing it the first time - actually played MyPlayer for real trying to win championships and stuff. However it was annoying to do to have to do it all over again the year after that. And the year after that. And the year after that. And the year after that.

And the year after that.



And the year after that.

[OG_Almighty]

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.

[bo.jangles344]

Quote: Originally Posted by derlaid

The real problem in MyPark isn't the VC-to-upgrade-your-character system, which isn't great, it's the people who have set all their stats to 99 regardless of their position. It's a lot easier to win when you don't have to worry about things like "contested shots" or "poor ball handling" getting in the way of you getting to the basket. Also the 7'3'' PG I ran into last night. That was pretty cool.

The second you see a 7'3 pg you need to screen shot it and make a thread, plz. That's something I'm not willing go go though again.