MyCAREER Has a Realism Problem

[RaychelSnr]

Last year, you “Lived the Dream.” This year you experienced your “Prelude” to greatness. Both of these modes in Visual Concepts’ NBA 2K franchise were supposed to acclimate and immerse you into the game’s premier mode, MyCareer. Both years had you assume a player whose visage and role you could create, but whose persona was already determined via the story mode crafted by Visual Concepts. I’m not here to talk about the merits of last year’s “movie of the week” presentation (personally, I liked it) or this year’s evolved version that grants you much more control over your player during your rookie NBA season.

I’m here to talk about something else. Just like last year, your guy. You. The President of basketball, aka Pres, flat out SUCKS!

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[de5m0n]

Re: MyCareer Has a Realism Problem

All would be good if we were allowed to skip these corny scenes. Some of them are cringe worthy.

[trey2k198003]

I have not spent a fine I wasted drafted 7th and I'm avereging 12.7 points and 9ast a game and I'm only a 68 and yes I have all those deals most of those deals come from potential not when you become the guy Lebrun got ALOT of deals out of highschool so did kudos out of college you get those when someone sees greatness in you . Anyway I don't think it's a vcmoney grab if you want to grind it out I think vc is there for the guys who don't WANT to grind and want the easy way to stardom anyway sounded like you needed to get your stick skills up not so much 2ks failt imo

[AirJordanFan93]

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The biggest issue I have always had with MyCareer more so since the jump to the current consoles is how poorly rated you are despite supposedly being a higher touted prospect. If we are meant to be this highly touted prospect why constantly give us such poor overall ratings to begin the game it just doesn't fit the story they are trying to tell. Im not expecting us to come into the NBA and be at the level Lebron was when he made his debut as a rookie but a 59 overall for someone who is meant to be a highly touted player is a joke.

[Whomario]

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My Career has a cutscene problem. Stop trying to act like you want to produce "The Last of us 2" rather than a basketball game.

Also stop forcing people into "themes" and design a system for offline-users to actually play it as a career mode rather than a means to enter online-modes, that way i as an offline user would not be handicapped by restrictions put in place to "protect" other online users.
I have no desire to use my player online, all i want is start as a decently rated player and choose my own parameters of playing the game (heck, i would even enjoy being able to limit my potential to improve).

[Ghostly15]

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They put alot into the story which don't make any sense and no one can relate to it. I don't understand why the forced story Everytime.

[da ThRONe]

Re: MyCareer Has a Realism Problem

If realism was the goal there would be no VC to speak of. You'd improve through drills and in game play.

[Shadojoker]

I agree with the gripe..you almost HAVE to spend $20+ in VC in order to get your player to be at a decent level. If they went with 2 years ago and you went undrafted.. 65-68 rating makes sense. But lottery we should at least be 70s. But then again..people are spending the money so why should they stop!?

[cheez7]

How about one week, you're getting cutscenes about you and Justice being the faces of the franchise and the next week there's talk about him or both of you being traded? Really? Two rookies being billed as the cornerstones of the franchise tied into DIRT CHEAP FOUR-YEAR ROOKIE DEALS involved in trade talk... not to mention I had the Jazz with the best record in the NBA at that point in time (ahead of the Warriors).

And I get the text thing is supposed to be playful, but when the rest of the game is built around realism, it seems really silly.

Why is John Wall getting pissed at me for not wanting to skip a mandatory team practice to go bowling with him? Why am I taking a private jet with the owner somewhere the night before a home game? Why is a team executive, Larry Bird, asking a player who's not on his team to hang out? Last time I checked, that's costing the Pacers a draft pick or two. And why am I hanging out with 1980's Larry Bird?

Why do I go back to my court after games/practices on a road trip? Why are you at your team's practice facility on the road? Why am I making local sponsorship appearances while I'm on the road?

Why does the reporter just stroll into an off-day practice like he owns the place?

Why are my teammates asking me to play 3 on 3 the morning of a game?

None of this happens in the NBA... it's been a couple weeks since I played the mode cause I've moved onto franchise now we have preseason rosters, so I forget some of the other silliness in regards to realism.

2K should form a partnership with Telltale and just come up with a different experience for MyPlayer... one where your choices really have an impact on the storyline and everything isn't scripted/out of place.

And like first post mentioned... PLEASE let us skip cutscenes... I hit a couple bugs where I had to watch the same cutscene three times before I figured out a workaround.

That and not having to press "A" (or "X" on PS4 haha) 50 times during a game to keep advancing through timeouts, free throws, end of quarters/halves would be awesome too... Madden '17 killed it in this department... you hold "A" down and immediately bypass whatever is keeping you from playing the game.

That being said, they do an awesome job with the features in franchise mode... I know a lot of folks will nitpick that the way I did to myplayer hahaha (I hate moving a team and seeing them wear their old warmups), but we've come a looooong way in that department since the original stat tracking seasons of Baseball Stars and Super Tecmo Bowl! :-)

[victorkingchamp]

The biggest immersion breaker for me is the way money is handled in the mode. Clothing items/shoes shouldn't cost VC! It takes a lot of the fun out of the mode for sneaker and jersey heads like myself. I would love to wear all of my custom shoes but I cant afford them even though I'm an NBA player with multiple endorsements?? I have a gatorade endorsement yet I still can't afford an armsleeve.

I wish there was a completely offline option for MYCareer without VC. I don't play online. VC kills a lot of the fun for me.

[phenom2311]

Yes! I know I'm in the minority, but the lack of realism is why I avoid this mode.

You have to wear ugly, generic shoes until you get a shoe deal? Even in college you wearing generic shoes, where shoes are bought and paid for by the school from the company they have a contract with? I'm sooo immersed in the realism LOL

[NaVonn_Jose]

Just when you thought you was being too picky and ungrateful then you see everybody comments feeling the same pain as I am. Wonderful 2K should really listen to us

[GJC1213]

100% agree with this take. I'm about 15 games into my rookie year, shot creator, 6'3", 210 lb PG averaging about 10/5/3 per game. I've grinded my way to a robust 72 overall ranking and am now able to barely hold my own and have respectable games. This is pretty much where we should start, especially considering how stingy the game is with VC unless you open your wallet. Skill just doesn't line up with the hype your player is surrounded by.

Also, is it too much to ask to have a few voices available? I appreciate that I don't have to have a twin sister of a different ethnicity and all but can i please have a voice that matches my player a little better?

[Tom_2634]

I don't know why they don't have an offline MyPlayer so the Park guys don't have to deal with going through MyCareer and the Career guys don't get the realism handcuffed by the park. (I'm only a career guy) Also, yeah why do I have to spend 1,000 VC on a pair of shorts?

I'd love an offline version where you can choose your start (Top pick, undrafted, etc.) so you can choose to start low and build up or come in high, and/or be able to choose a total sandbox option like MyLeague. Part of this would be having your athleticism attributes start out high and depending on your start being able to choose maybe one or two "NBA Ready" skills and rounding out your game as you go.

[Yesh2kdone]

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It's not the realism that kills it for me, I like the story aspect even when there are bugs and glitches. 82 games is a long season so anything that can break that up and add to the experience gets a pass from me. The issue for me is the fact that games are supposed to be fun, and it seems somewhere along the process this has been forgotten.

These practices are an absolute nightmare, and so are these player builds, especially when they take away the skills of the archetype you choose.