NBA2k14 MyCareer PS4 - Thoughts

[rtkiii]

After playing about 12 games in My Career on Christmas

After reading so many complaints about the VC units in NBA2K14 I was so worried that this mode was going to be horrible and tedious. But I actually find it quite fun and enjoyable thus far. I find the amount of points you get per game is worthy and can be applied to skills easily and fairly. I'm not sure what all the complaints were about unless the people complaining just want to be as high rated as Kobe or something so they can dominate and dominate quickly. I like the idea I might get 5 points one game and the next game get 12 coming off the bench. In time I know I will be a starter and in time I will be more of a star. The only issue I have is the VCs toward the cosmetic things like shoes, wraps and so on. I'm not sure why those things are so expensive as most things do not help your characters skill set(there are some and those should be expensive) but a majority is really just giving some flair to your character which I feel should be crazy cheap if not free. But to that I just don't buy anything.

I think the "STORY" of the mode could be way less cheesy and the options to answers to the questions less vague. Example: In my fist game I'm on the bench waiting to get in, coach calls timeout and I get the option to either celebrate with the other players or "hang back" - as a mello person in real life and understanding it is the 1st quarter I just hang back, nothing negative but then I see my animation where I am shaking my head, disappointed. Next thing I know I am getting yelled at by the GM and the last spot on the roster with 0 minutes in rotation. To me there should have been like 4 choices and a little more detail on the answer so I could decide how to respond. Instead of basically "supportive" or "Non supportive." And that issue carries on through the story. I am only 10 or 12 games in but the questions are just bland and more like "Common Sense" answers which takes the "you" out of it I guess. Also get in some more voice actors with different personalities this stereotypical black Bball player and his buddies is annoying as I do not have that personality at all which takes me out of the whole RPG feel altogether. I dialog is forced and content is just bad, it's laughable. I think that character targets like 10% of the players. You are on PS4...use the tech and add at least 5-10 different characters. And I don't mean Russian or British but mentalities for America.

I was worried there does not seem to be any drills to do but now that I think of it by the 3rd season in 2k12 I never did them anyway unless I was bored. I like how some in game actions can create changes in the story. Example: I missed two free throws in a row at the stripe and Kevin Love comes up to me after the game and asks me to work on free-throws. That was neat...only complaint is I think I should get some stats or VCs after word instead of just ending and getting chemistry.

Overall though I am enjoying this mode but I did not have to suffer through like the rest of you have and I believe I have all 3 patches on. I do not play this game ever year so I cannot tell you if the AI is good or if things seems broken except for the things that make sense to me. But as a casual fan of the series I am enjoying MyCareer a lot

The online version of this mode was down when I tried to play yesterday.

[rtkiii]

Also I wanted to note I think the load times are slower than I expected.

[jaateloauto]

As far as I'm concerned, MyCareer isn't worth playing because 2K once again dropped the ball: your team isn't running plays. Unless you're a PG the game mode is a waste of time as you can't do anything except iso and picks.

The lack of a practice mode is another head scratcher. We know it's in the game, so why not put it in the mode?

[rtkiii]

Quote: Originally Posted by jaateloauto

As far as I'm concerned, MyCareer isn't worth playing because 2K once again dropped the ball: your team isn't running plays. Unless you're a PG the game mode is a waste of time as you can't do anything except iso and picks. The lack of a practice mode is another head scratcher. We know it's in the game, so why not put it in the mode?

I did notice an issue with play calling. Seemed like it was non-existent but with me just learning how to play it did not bother me..figured I was doing something wrong. I'll keep an eye on it.

[Optik]

There's no benefit to them putting different voice actors in. Their bottom line doesn't depend on it, so there's no incentive for them to do it. People aren't going to abandon 2K for not putting in different voice actors.

[rtkiii]

Quote: Originally Posted by Optik

There's no benefit to them putting different voice actors in. Their bottom line doesn't depend on it, so there's no incentive for them to do it. People aren't going to abandon 2K for not putting in different voice actors.

I'm saying if they want it to expand to a bigger audience they should.

And people will abandon...if they play this title for this mode, which I do. Sure it isn't going to impact players who don't play this mode(like I could care less about all the people complaining about MyGM, I don't play it) I won't by 2K bball going forward until I know this mode gets tweaked and fine tuned with the above remarks. This is a nice NextGen start but it could be better and with RPG elements they have in here it needs more variety.

[turty11]

the lack of playcalling really agrivates me...and the one or two times per quarter a play is called its the same play every time

[usace06]

I don't know if I'm nuts or what...I play 2 different MyCareers, a PG and a SF.

When I did that personality quiz thing before the draft, I answered the "Who should call plays?" question differently for each. Obviously the player for pg, but i used the coach for the SF.

On my SF, I also made sure the gameplay options were set so the coach calls plays, and set play art to full, and I'm not having any issues.

Personally, I think that personality quiz has too much weight on the in-game AI, but I might just be psycho.