How to Shake Up the Tired MyCareer Story in NBA 2K23 and Beyond

[ChaseB]

Anyone who has played MyCareer in the NBA 2K games in the time since the introduction...

Written By: Kevin Scott

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[zello144]

All those stories sound horrible

Just take this comemercial and base the story around that

[SteveQ]

Please God no. A more improved and refined version of last years story would be perfect.

[FunGaming44]

No if it would go that direction with those stories i wouldnt play career at all. I rather see them seperate career mode and the city so they can focus career mode to fully offline and complete focus on the NBA career instead of all the nonsense we have now running around the city doing quests to level up brands

[de_jesus]

This is awful.

[jfsolo]

Big no to all of these.

[Pokes404]

Quantum Leap story. Someone is trying to change NBA history, and it’s up to you to travel back in time and set things straight! If you’re going to go crazy with things, might as well incorporate some NBA history and tie in the NBA Eras feature.

But in all seriousness, decisions and branching storylines are what the mode needs, but that’s a MASSIVE undertaking. I don’t see 2K wanting to tackle something like that. At the very least, there should be a no-storyline option for the mode. Boil things down to just games, team practices, and endorsements. Maybe you even remove attribute/badge caps in this version of the mode, but make the player only available for play offline. Let people make whatever player they want, and do whatever they want while still getting to earn VC.

[HeatLifer]

Good hell absolutely please don't do this. I don't know why MYCAREER or MYPLAYER started becoming a niche for a full year cycle of poorly written jokes and cheesily acted lines.

- Literally just call me something we can appreciate, like, "The Franchise" (it's already a name in the game - don't call me Frequency Vibrations or MP). Don't give me family members or friends and family I don't actually have, good Lord. All anybody wants to be in this game is the #1 player on their team or in the league. That's what the STRIVE FOR 99 is all about. Not to be "Play the Romantic Storyline" Career of this guy you have to be for the next 365 days.

- Let me play fake high school teams. Earn my name and my hype before letting my play however many licensed college teams they choose, I don't care if it's 2 or 4 at this point. THEN bring in people like agents and scouts and marketing and allow ME to choose who to go forward with. Giving them to me like I know this person for 10 years is absolutely immersion breaking. "Hey remember that time we..." no. It never happened I don't know you. But I can create my OWN memories of you when you bring me advertising or choosing who to represent me or who I'm going to take a gamble on to get this contract etc. and what we had to do to get there. 2K doesn't need to fill in a back story whatsoever, but they always do lol. "Here's what many are calling the next big thing to come if he can fulfill his potential" that's all that's needed. Let me go from there without any Friday Night Lights backstory that a soap TV drama writer put into it.

- Give me a rival, like, an actual 35mpg rival that is a superstar. Not some "rival" that averages 7 minutes a game on 2.5 points and has a social media platform following like he's today's Kobe Bryant.

- Anything else is just extra and great. If I want to pursue clothing, music, etc. that's great, leave that in the game and let me do it.

- Honestly let me choose. If I pick going to the gym, I get this attribute grade boosted. But if I choose to go out with the team, I get upgraded team chemistry and they'll let me call plays. If I choose to film session with the coach, he'll up my minutes, etc. Give me choices I could actually care about and have weight to my choice.

- Let us make franchise decisions EARLY. I know this sounds ridiculous because no team is literally handing the reigns over to a rookie (even a LeBron type) 1st year. BUT that's the video game aspect - and the reason being: If you're given FULL reign to trade away your players and 1st round picks immediately... you'll get instant reward... and then instant regret as well. Awesome, now you have a contender, but you also have NO assets for the next 5-7 years because you traded EVERYTHING away for the immediate season(s). Risk/reward from jumpstreet makes for very exciting and tough decisions.

- This year starting with the fans not liking the pick my team made, LOVED THAT, because that's almost every single team every single year. KEEP that type of energy. That gave me something to actual play for.