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Throwback Diamond Cards Are Hurting MyTeam Mode

12:50 PM - December 21, 2015 by RaychelSnr

Which players would you expect to have the highest-rated cards in MyTeam three months into NBA 2K16's lifespan?

Michael Jordan? Magic Johnson? Larry Bird? Oscar Robertson?

Wrong, wrong, wrong and wrong.

Try J.R. Smith, Jamal Crawford, Luis Scola and Ty Lawson.

These are just a few of the ridiculously rated diamond cards (the tier assigned to players with a 95 or higher overall rating) who can currently be used in MyTeam's Gauntlet mode, and will eventually be included in throwback packs, like Crawford was last Thursday.

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# 1 Jhawkfootball06 @ 12/21/15 01:23 PM

Coming soon...

# 2 Jhawkfootball06 @ 12/21/15 01:30 PM

When Diamond Hakeem Olajuwon (requires 2500 players to be unlocked) is worse than Diamond Luis Scola, something is wrong.

# 3 Gman 18 @ 12/21/15 01:40 PM

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	Which players would you expect to have the highest-rated cards in MyTeam three months into NBA 2K16's lifespan? Michael Jordan? Magic Johnson? Larry Bird? Oscar Robertson? Wrong, wrong, wrong and wrong. Try J.R. Smith, Jamal Crawford, Luis Scola and Ty Lawson. These are just a few of the ridiculously rated diamond cards (the tier assigned to players with a 95 or higher overall rating) who can currently be used in MyTeam's Gauntlet mode, and will eventually be included in throwback packs, like Crawford was last Thursday. Read More - Throwback Diamond Cards Are Hurting MyTeam Mode

This is something madden ultimate team is famous for doing. Im guessing 2k took notes from it

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# 4 tt500 @ 12/21/15 01:55 PM

I guess when we said we don't want scrub players, they decided to **** the rating scale and create ridiculous versions of them.

# 5 thormessiah @ 12/21/15 02:05 PM

I totally agree with the fact that it breaks the scale they set before the game, but at least they won't be ridiculously OP like in last years 2K where you could literally score 100 points with whichever diamond card you had. If you pla good defense and contest shots, they will miss period. However, the fact that the cards are over-ranked and their stats are way too high is clear. None of them, with the exception of maybe Kyrie, should be over 92.

# 6 redsox4evur @ 12/21/15 02:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Jhawkfootball06


	When Diamond Hakeem Olajuwon (requires 2500 players to be unlocked) is worse than Diamond Luis Scola, something is wrong.

What am I missing here? Hakeem is a 96 and Scola 95.

# 7 Jhawkfootball06 @ 12/21/15 02:43 PM

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Originally Posted by redsox4evur


	What am I missing here? Hakeem is a 96 and Scola 95.

Whoops. Forgot to link the comparison.

Some notable stats:

Diamond Luis Scola has 97/95 Standing and Moving Shot Mid.
Diamond Scola and Diamond Hakeem have near identical Inside Scoring, with Scola having a +10 advantage in Driving Layup.
Diamond Luis Scola is not only faster than Hakeem, it boasts a 95/95 Offensive and Defensive Rebound compared to just 84/94 for Hakeem.

# 8 McG @ 12/21/15 02:53 PM

Thank God I don't play this mode, like in the past on other games. I can imagine trying to recreate an actual all-time greats team, or a '90's/'80's/'70's team just to watch all my time and effort (probably real $) just to go down the crapper because a 12 year old with mommas credit card bought some VC and gets a 95 Scola or a 96 Crawford. This is a disappointment, but hey if that is what the MyTeam crowd wants, then more power to them.

I just don't think at any point, during any game, these players had these high of an overall. IDC what their numbers were for one game, that would never merit an overall on par with HoF type players, period. 85 or 86 overall, that I could see, but not in the mid 90's. Those overalls are reserved for HoF type players (or that's what 2K said). This seriously just cheapens the game, in my opinion.

# 9 Real2KInsider @ 12/21/15 03:02 PM

I would still take Hakeem's rating set, but the fact that it's even close makes this a dumb idea. Whoever thought "Diamond Luis Scola" should be a thing deserves to lose their job.

Nobody in their right mind would ever ask for this; naturally here comes 2K, supplying to an imaginary demand.

# 10 knick9 @ 12/21/15 03:12 PM

2k obviously has a working relationship with some of these NBA players getting diamond cards but I can't understand the whole Scola thing, does he help them with big man animations or something? There HAS to be a reason they gave him a diamond card that only has to do with him and 2k. The whole thing is just disgusting. It's like if The Show made Daniel Murphy into Babe Ruth. Customers deserve so much better than this.

# 11 QNo @ 12/21/15 03:13 PM

Thank you for this. It's insane that the community as a whole isn't outraged at this.

# 12 E The Rhymer @ 12/21/15 06:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Jhawkfootball06


	Coming soon...

Lol nice one man that actually had me scared till I got to Jason Kidd [emoji23][emoji23][emoji23] funny none the less

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# 13 2kNerd @ 12/21/15 07:28 PM

Bravo!

Glad someone with a voice is saying something about this NONSENSE.

Not only is it total BS garbage...it's also a money-grab.

On top of that...its also a direct CONTRADICTION of their brand new 'legends scale' ratings. And shows they didn't even bother listening to their community after complaints about the SILLY Ruby cards they releases last year.

This game is going in the wrong direction.

It's trying to be too many things...all at the same time.

It's NBA Jam, NBA Street, NBA 2K, and a basketball RPG all roles into one...

The mishandling of MyTeam has been a problem for a few years now...

# 14 mjm76 @ 12/21/15 07:35 PM

Yeah,
For the first time I have been considering switching to NBA LIVE 16 for the PS4. Getting feed up with 2K. NBA Live is suppose to have more challenges. I played the demo and it is not bad. I may need to play it some more to be sure.

# 15 worstsportsgamer1977 @ 12/21/15 09:48 PM

2k this year has bit off way more then they could chew. they dont seem to have the manpower to keep up with this mode. seems like they just do what is easiest for them. which is just to make new cheesy cards like they did last year with their ruby series. "this is not the content we are looking for."

# 16 Luke Skywalker @ 12/21/15 10:05 PM

I just started a MyTeam last week. Now I think I am done lol

# 17 The 24th Letter @ 12/21/15 10:10 PM

Don't see the issue....Luis Scola was a 95 in NBA 2K10.......right?

# 18 jyoung @ 12/22/15 12:39 AM

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Originally Posted by The 24th Letter


	Don't see the issue....Luis Scola was a 95 in NBA 2K10.......right?

Scola was rated in the mid-70s for most of that year if I remember correctly:

# 19 The 24th Letter @ 12/22/15 12:41 AM

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Originally Posted by jyoung


	Scola was rated in the mid-70s for most of that year if I remember correctly:

Surprised you missed my sarcasm there....lol

So ridiculous to have him in the 90's

# 20 jfsolo @ 12/22/15 01:09 AM

I'm asking this as a legitimate question since I don't know anything about these card collecting modes. Isn't the sole purpose of this mode really a pure fantasy land revenue generator with no concern at all for any kind of NBA verisimilitude.

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