NBA 2K16: MyTeam's Charms Fade Away

[Denzel Washington]

MyTeam is without a doubt the most lopsided team building mode of any of the major sports titles. In almost every other game you can grind something and come out feeling rewarded and when you play against someone online you don't feel hopelessly overmatched.

In Madden I have a very competitive 92 overall team (before the market was destroyed) and I only spent about $10 on packs. And anytime I spent money I immediately regretted it due to the bad payout. The difference between MUT and MyTeam is that you are given many ways to build a competitive team without spending money. MUT has challenges which give out pretty good rewards in comparison to the time it takes to complete the challenges. In MyTeam you are limited to getting lucky pulls and the Grinds are not productive. I don't think I've seen a worse payout for a huge grind than the 91 Jason Kidd you get for completing the domination and then the 92 Historic Domination Pippen which is essentially a better ball handling DPOTY Kawhi.

In MUT you can build your team around a certain playstyle and you can succeed with the right gameplan even if you have similar skills as your opponent. In 2K if you match someone as good as you but they have a full diamond lineup with Amethysts coming off the bench then you have almost no chance to be competitive no matter what. The reason for this is likely due to how completely ridiculous many diamond and amethyst players are in their attributes where they are given untrue ratings to boost their overall. (ie '96 Jordan with 93 st3 and 90 mov3).

In Diamond Dynasty I had just about every legend and diamond player in the game (Didn't spend a dime on stubs). DD rewarded you appropriately and respected the time you put into the game.

The problem is that MT is moving further away from giving a balanced reward and respecting the time you are putting into the game itself. Every year it seems that the mode is shifting to pay to be competitive.

[Vroman]

Really glad i decided to skip this game mode entirely this year. All those over glorified cards simply throw off immersion, not mentioning other issues others has stated already.

[dwnz]

I played MT a lot last year and gave it a try this year but there were ultimately two things that turned me off (bear in mind I play single-player only).

Domination: I have no interest in playing in a way to meet MT requirements to get 3 stars. Constantly feeding the post to LaMarcus or Dirk to get enough MT points isn't playing fun basketball, but its really almost the only way to ensure you meet the MT requirements. If they upped the difficulty and changed it so you just need to win, I'd be happy to keep playing.

Stupid cards: Diamond Luis Scola was the killer, these devalue all the cards of the good players you work hard to get (I don't spend any real money on packs).

[AdamBa17]

Quote: Originally Posted by dwnz

I played MT a lot last year and gave it a try this year but there were ultimately two things that turned me off (bear in mind I play single-player only). Domination: I have no interest in playing in a way to meet MT requirements to get 3 stars. Constantly feeding the post to LaMarcus or Dirk to get enough MT points isn't playing fun basketball, but its really almost the only way to ensure you meet the MT requirements. If they upped the difficulty and changed it so you just need to win, I'd be happy to keep playing. Stupid cards: Diamond Luis Scola was the killer, these devalue all the cards of the good players you work hard to get (I don't spend any real money on packs).

Exactly. You should just get the rewards from the domination teams for besting the team. Forget all the MT requirements. You play 30 games for a bunch of silvers a low level amethyst, but that takes you at least 24 hours of game play combined.

[BigBadChad]

My argument is.....Why does anyone play My Team or My Park? The game is called NBA 2k16. You play with the current teams and it helps you know what is going on TODAY! I played with the old school players back when in was Bulls vs. Celtics, etc.

Furthermore, let's make an avatar and go to the virtual park and everyone ball hog!? Are you freaking kidding me?

I know everyone is different, and has their opinions, just sharing mine!!

[DevSwerve]

Quote: Originally Posted by BigBadChad

My argument is.....Why does anyone play My Team or My Park? The game is called NBA 2k16. You play with the current teams and it helps you know what is going on TODAY! I played with the old school players back when in was Bulls vs. Celtics, etc. Furthermore, let's make an avatar and go to the virtual park and everyone ball hog!? Are you freaking kidding me? I know everyone is different, and has their opinions, just sharing mine!!

MyPark is a completely different mode for a completely different topic. And I'd rather play MyPark than MyTeam. Nobody asks you to go to the park anyway


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[BOSsTOwN]

Stop paying extra money for in game currency and items.

[ChiliPalmer]

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Tbh, no you shouldn't be able to have an all diamond team with 60$ spent on VC.
I liked the concept of diamonds being super rare and found it dissapointing that pack odds increased all of a sudden.
people complaining about diamonds are "not affordable" are the first to complain that "everyone running around with prime Jordan and Kobe". This year i see at least some different lineups which is a good thing.

And btw, it is def possible to have an all diamond team by now without spending any cent on the game as long as you can spare the time to grind the auction house every day. I didnt and i still got a decent team.
I hope 2k keeps some diversity next year.