Offline MyCareer Unplayable

[saephresh]

I play offline and the only thing i can buy is the attribute upgrades, cant even change my animations or shot. This is a huge set back from the previous 2Ks. I hope they fix this by release date. If they dont fix it could we change our shot and moves from the trainer?

[TBM]

Play online. Unless you're using a torrented game, then I don't see why you'd play offline.

[PeacemanNOT]

This is probably something 2K did on purpose to reduce the amount of cracked PC users. Seems like a great way to reduce the amount since so many people play the game for MyCareer. Although this must be annoying for some people who don't have access to the internet all the time and game on the go.

[TGsoGood]

If you can get this game on pc that means you have enough internet acces to download 50+ gb of data. I would assume you should have no issue creating an online mycareer.

If you the offline mycareer is missing so many features why not just create a player and use player lock in myleague?

[DANet]

This is probably something 2K did on purpose to reduce the amount of cracked PC users. Seems like a great way to reduce the amount since so many people play the game for MyCareer.

That is what I was thinking too. If every attribute or skill requires a VC transaction with the server then if people show up in the park with attributes or skills that the server never provided it is pretty easy for the server to spot someone who is cheating...

[PeacemanNOT]

If you can get this game on pc that means you have enough internet acces to download 50+ gb of data. I would assume you should have no issue creating an online mycareer.

If you the offline mycareer is missing so many features why not just create a player and use player lock in myleague?

Well there are some people who are willing to wait days and even weeks for the game download (a.k.a me)

[sackis]

If you can get this game on pc that means you have enough internet acces to download 50+ gb of data. I would assume you should have no issue creating an online mycareer.

If you the offline mycareer is missing so many features why not just create a player and use player lock in myleague?

I am sorry to tell you my friend but I traveled 378km so that i can download the game because where i leave there is not Internet. I know that most of you can't feel what i'm saying but i am very disapointed with 2k. I just hope they can solve this isuue.

[ConfigSys]

If you can get this game on pc that means you have enough internet acces to download 50+ gb of data. I would assume you should have no issue creating an online mycareer.

If you the offline mycareer is missing so many features why not just create a player and use player lock in myleague?

I am sorry to tell you my friend but I traveled 378km so that i can download the game because where i leave there is not Internet. I know that most of you can't feel what i'm saying but i am very disapointed with 2k. I just hope they can solve this isuue.

where do you live?

[TGsoGood]

How are you commenting on these forums if you don't have internet?
I'm not trying to be a jerk. I'm really asking. If you are using mobile internet try downloading an app call pda net if you have unlimited data.
You can connect to your phones internet data via USB.

I used this method to download the entire game. Sometimes this is my only source of connecting to internet and it works great.
Just trying to help you with a solution.

[Rodzilla91]

You could always just do MyLeague and lock your player. It's more freedom and whether you like the story or not (I don't) it's either worse or better. I don't like how 2k does the stories to where you're the next face of basketball. I feel like I should have the freedom of being as best as I can whether that'd be an all star or just a good role player

[Orson36]

I can't see 2K changing this as they likely did it on purpose so someone will have to find a workaround for offline users.

[eziquiel]

This is probably something 2K did on purpose to reduce the amount of cracked PC users. Seems like a great way to reduce the amount since so many people play the game for MyCareer. Although this must be annoying for some people who don't have access to the internet all the time and game on the go.

Color me cynical, but I suspect they did this to force people into buying more VC, since literally everything is VC-gated at the moment.

[TheKnightSlayerKing]

You need to create an online MC first then create an offline one. Then go into your online MC use the Store to buy and change your movesets, add clothing accessories and shoes. These changes will also affect your offline MC.

[Andrew]

It's definitely a by-product of accessories, gear, etc. being online components.

[Orson36]

You need to create an online MC first then create an offline one. Then go into your online MC use the Store to buy and change your movesets, add clothing accessories and shoes. These changes will also affect your offline MC.

I tried this and it doesn't seem to work, my shot is still the default

[hedop]

Only clothes carry over... has always been the case... 2k milks you like a cow when it comes to jumpshot animations and the likes. To answer why you would want to play offline... maybe because you don't want to spend 50 Euro to buy VC or play 120 games on HoF to get to a point where you saved up 240.000 VC to upgrade one player? Maybe you are sick and tired of 2k robbing you off the VC you earned through hundreds of hours the year before? I mean I probably have a combined 600.000 VC on my 2k15 and 2k16 account. I didn't spend it because I didn't need it and back then the rewards were still better so when I spend 10 hours a day for a couple of weeks playing the game I could easily average 20.000 VC a day. Those VC are in nirvana however because they don't carry over. Why not? Are VC different? Why aren't they called 2k15 VC and 2k16 VC then? And why do 2k happily splash out 35.000 VC for a dead game instead of rewarding pre-order customers with one or more previews games with the same bonus for the current game? Why not allow us to take our MyPlayer forward and use him for a new career or carry on an old one like MLB the Show does? Why even have us earn or buy shit in a single player mode?

That is why I'd play offline if I would at least get to have access to animations. You don't however. They completely gutted the offline experience to get greedy with it because no matter what people tell you... check your park the next 2-3 days. You will have several 80-90 rated players... a lot of them actually who bought the super duper legend diamond stud in the ear kobe has the biggest mamba ronnie 2k17 version for 4.000 Dollars and 5.000.000.000.000.000 VC plus a Paul George Jersey and the tattoo Kobe has on his bum cheeks for you to use ingame. Or they simply bought VC. That is why they were whining last year about cheat enginge users. 2k didn't ban those however. They banned people who glitched VC or unwittingly glitched VC during the early tip off release when the 2k server didn't charge for the purchase of VC over 50.000. The park is still full of people who manipulate their stats when they enter the Park but you seem them as 56 or 57 rated players. That is why I would like an Offline Version of MyCareer that doesn't stink. So I can happily cheat away on my own, don't need to have a server connection and can enjoy the game I bought for 50 bob without having to grind hundreds of hours for 3-4 months.

[Orson36]

Only clothes carry over... has always been the case... 2k milks you like a cow when it comes to jumpshot animations and the likes. To answer why you would want to play offline... maybe because you don't want to spend 50 Euro to buy VC or play 120 games on HoF to get to a point where you saved up 240.000 VC to upgrade one player? Maybe you are sick and tired of 2k robbing you off the VC you earned through hundreds of hours the year before? I mean I probably have a combined 600.000 VC on my 2k15 and 2k16 account. I didn't spend it because I didn't need it and back then the rewards were still better so when I spend 10 hours a day for a couple of weeks playing the game I could easily average 20.000 VC a day. Those VC are in nirvana however because they don't carry over. Why not? Are VC different? Why aren't they called 2k15 VC and 2k16 VC then? And why do 2k happily splash out 35.000 VC for a dead game instead of rewarding pre-order customers with one or more previews games with the same bonus for the current game? Why not allow us to take our MyPlayer forward and use him for a new career or carry on an old one like MLB the Show does? Why even have us earn or buy shit in a single player mode?

That is why I'd play offline if I would at least get to have access to animations. You don't however. They completely gutted the offline experience to get greedy with it because no matter what people tell you... check your park the next 2-3 days. You will have several 80-90 rated players... a lot of them actually who bought the super duper legend diamond stud in the ear kobe has the biggest mamba ronnie 2k17 version for 4.000 Dollars and 5.000.000.000.000.000 VC plus a Paul George Jersey and the tattoo Kobe has on his bum cheeks for you to use ingame. Or they simply bought VC. That is why they were whining last year about cheat enginge users. 2k didn't ban those however. They banned people who glitched VC or unwittingly glitched VC during the early tip off release when the 2k server didn't charge for the purchase of VC over 50.000. The park is still full of people who manipulate their stats when they enter the Park but you seem them as 56 or 57 rated players. That is why I would like an Offline Version of MyCareer that doesn't stink. So I can happily cheat away on my own, don't need to have a server connection and can enjoy the game I bought for 50 bob without having to grind hundreds of hours for 3-4 months.

I completely agree, It's a travesty that modders are our only hope for a complete MyCareer experience offline. Every year 2K is making it harder to just PLAY their damn game without VC; it will come back to bite them soon enough though, consumers can only take so much.

[hedop]

Only clothes carry over... has always been the case... 2k milks you like a cow when it comes to jumpshot animations and the likes. To answer why you would want to play offline... maybe because you don't want to spend 50 Euro to buy VC or play 120 games on HoF to get to a point where you saved up 240.000 VC to upgrade one player? Maybe you are sick and tired of 2k robbing you off the VC you earned through hundreds of hours the year before? I mean I probably have a combined 600.000 VC on my 2k15 and 2k16 account. I didn't spend it because I didn't need it and back then the rewards were still better so when I spend 10 hours a day for a couple of weeks playing the game I could easily average 20.000 VC a day. Those VC are in nirvana however because they don't carry over. Why not? Are VC different? Why aren't they called 2k15 VC and 2k16 VC then? And why do 2k happily splash out 35.000 VC for a dead game instead of rewarding pre-order customers with one or more previews games with the same bonus for the current game? Why not allow us to take our MyPlayer forward and use him for a new career or carry on an old one like MLB the Show does? Why even have us earn or buy shit in a single player mode?

That is why I'd play offline if I would at least get to have access to animations. You don't however. They completely gutted the offline experience to get greedy with it because no matter what people tell you... check your park the next 2-3 days. You will have several 80-90 rated players... a lot of them actually who bought the super duper legend diamond stud in the ear kobe has the biggest mamba ronnie 2k17 version for 4.000 Dollars and 5.000.000.000.000.000 VC plus a Paul George Jersey and the tattoo Kobe has on his bum cheeks for you to use ingame. Or they simply bought VC. That is why they were whining last year about cheat enginge users. 2k didn't ban those however. They banned people who glitched VC or unwittingly glitched VC during the early tip off release when the 2k server didn't charge for the purchase of VC over 50.000. The park is still full of people who manipulate their stats when they enter the Park but you seem them as 56 or 57 rated players. That is why I would like an Offline Version of MyCareer that doesn't stink. So I can happily cheat away on my own, don't need to have a server connection and can enjoy the game I bought for 50 bob without having to grind hundreds of hours for 3-4 months.

I completely agree, It's a travesty that modders are our only hope for a complete MyCareer experience offline. Every year 2K is making it harder to just PLAY their damn game without VC; it will come back to bite them soon enough though, consumers can only take so much.

It won't... we are the humblest of the humble. We have to pray that they keep putting the game out on PC because the PC sales are abysmal... but it's better than not having those sales so they do it. Other than that we are a blimp. Yeah PS4 and XBOX users hate VC as well but unlike us they can not fight back with cheats and trainers and what not which mean they aren't as big a threat to show their dismay by hacking the game and destroying the park which would piss other users off. 2k needs competition. I do hope that Fifa will provide a nice career mode, it looked that way in the demo, without the need for VC or other such nonsense so maybe then some people will finally wake up. Not even the reviews mention microtransactions for a single player game of 50 Euro... that is the worst.

[sackis]

If you can get this game on pc that means you have enough internet acces to download 50+ gb of data. I would assume you should have no issue creating an online mycareer.

If you the offline mycareer is missing so many features why not just create a player and use player lock in myleague?

I am sorry to tell you my friend but I traveled 378km so that i can download the game because where i leave there is not Internet. I know that most of you can't feel what i'm saying but i am very disapointed with 2k. I just hope they can solve this isuue.

where do you live?

https://www.google.gr/maps/place/%CE%9A%CE%B1%CF%83%CF%84%CF%81%CE%AC%CE%BA%CE%B9+%CE%A4%CE%BF%CF%80%CE%BF%CE%BB%CE%B9%CE%B1%CE%BD%CF%89%CE%BD+360+72/@39.0796349,21.4376416,745m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x135eb83712202e7b:0x4d9e1f435b7f2752!8m2!3d39.0797518!4d21.4376429

I just do not believe that only internet is the solution. I spend 50 euros to buy the game and i was not informed that the part of the game i am interested to DEMANDS internet. I just hope 2k solves this for the few people like me..

[erudain]

Only clothes carry over... has always been the case... 2k milks you like a cow when it comes to jumpshot animations and the likes. To answer why you would want to play offline... maybe because you don't want to spend 50 Euro to buy VC or play 120 games on HoF to get to a point where you saved up 240.000 VC to upgrade one player? Maybe you are sick and tired of 2k robbing you off the VC you earned through hundreds of hours the year before? I mean I probably have a combined 600.000 VC on my 2k15 and 2k16 account. I didn't spend it because I didn't need it and back then the rewards were still better so when I spend 10 hours a day for a couple of weeks playing the game I could easily average 20.000 VC a day. Those VC are in nirvana however because they don't carry over. Why not? Are VC different? Why aren't they called 2k15 VC and 2k16 VC then? And why do 2k happily splash out 35.000 VC for a dead game instead of rewarding pre-order customers with one or more previews games with the same bonus for the current game? Why not allow us to take our MyPlayer forward and use him for a new career or carry on an old one like MLB the Show does? Why even have us earn or buy shit in a single player mode?

That is why I'd play offline if I would at least get to have access to animations. You don't however. They completely gutted the offline experience to get greedy with it because no matter what people tell you... check your park the next 2-3 days. You will have several 80-90 rated players... a lot of them actually who bought the super duper legend diamond stud in the ear kobe has the biggest mamba ronnie 2k17 version for 4.000 Dollars and 5.000.000.000.000.000 VC plus a Paul George Jersey and the tattoo Kobe has on his bum cheeks for you to use ingame. Or they simply bought VC. That is why they were whining last year about cheat enginge users. 2k didn't ban those however. They banned people who glitched VC or unwittingly glitched VC during the early tip off release when the 2k server didn't charge for the purchase of VC over 50.000. The park is still full of people who manipulate their stats when they enter the Park but you seem them as 56 or 57 rated players. That is why I would like an Offline Version of MyCareer that doesn't stink. So I can happily cheat away on my own, don't need to have a server connection and can enjoy the game I bought for 50 bob without having to grind hundreds of hours for 3-4 months.

I pretty much agree with what you say, that's why I stopped purchasing the yearly releases and I stick to modding my 2k15 with the current rosters.
Even if the game is always online, I don't play online, I just play against the CPU.
This is not a MMORPG where you pay "for the right to access the game servers"....this is a retail release, if you bought the game, then is yours to play in whatever way you want to as long as you are not harming someone else.
If I want to use Cheat Engine the moment I load the game for the first time to give my character whatever stat, clothes, sneakers, move I want, then it's my goddamn right as long as I'm not hurting other player experience.

The excuse that always online is to prevent cheating it's a lame one, It's pretty simple to program the game to detect an edited save/memory change using Cheat Engine and to flag said character as unable to play online against other players.
Dont fool yourself, the reason every sneaker, clothing, move is hidden behind a virtual currency that doesn't transfer from one game to the other is to milk player as much as possible....not cheating
"Ohh you played 4 hours to save enough to buy those sneakers?....but then you realized after you pruchased them that they look gross on your player?.....another 5000 VC please"...."ohh you designed some awesome shoes...what? you want to wear them? 25000 VC please".

Again, if they only reason for always online is to avoid cheating, then why hide half the game features behind pay walls? just block the cheated character from playing online and let him enjoy the game in whatever way he wants to.

[[Q]]

If you can get this game on pc that means you have enough internet acces to download 50+ gb of data. I would assume you should have no issue creating an online mycareer

This is mostly true if you live in the US. Outside of the states, it's a crapshoot especially in SE Asia or Philippines where a lot of our visitors come from

[Andrew]

Aside from the profits that can be made from the purchase of VC, accessories, gear, shoes, and all that content are online components since they do add new content throughout the season. Since MyCAREER, MyPARK, and 2K Pro-Am are all connected through our MyPLAYERs, that's also a factor.

It does streamline things to have those modes connected, and it also means you don't have to level up multiple players. Of course, some gamers may actually prefer that, and there are definitely drawbacks to the "always on" approach.

[MaxMBox]

Only clothes carry over... has always been the case... 2k milks you like a cow when it comes to jumpshot animations and the likes. To answer why you would want to play offline... maybe because you don't want to spend 50 Euro to buy VC or play 120 games on HoF to get to a point where you saved up 240.000 VC to upgrade one player? Maybe you are sick and tired of 2k robbing you off the VC you earned through hundreds of hours the year before? I mean I probably have a combined 600.000 VC on my 2k15 and 2k16 account. I didn't spend it because I didn't need it and back then the rewards were still better so when I spend 10 hours a day for a couple of weeks playing the game I could easily average 20.000 VC a day. Those VC are in nirvana however because they don't carry over. Why not? Are VC different? Why aren't they called 2k15 VC and 2k16 VC then? And why do 2k happily splash out 35.000 VC for a dead game instead of rewarding pre-order customers with one or more previews games with the same bonus for the current game? Why not allow us to take our MyPlayer forward and use him for a new career or carry on an old one like MLB the Show does? Why even have us earn or buy shit in a single player mode?

That is why I'd play offline if I would at least get to have access to animations. You don't however. They completely gutted the offline experience to get greedy with it because no matter what people tell you... check your park the next 2-3 days. You will have several 80-90 rated players... a lot of them actually who bought the super duper legend diamond stud in the ear kobe has the biggest mamba ronnie 2k17 version for 4.000 Dollars and 5.000.000.000.000.000 VC plus a Paul George Jersey and the tattoo Kobe has on his bum cheeks for you to use ingame. Or they simply bought VC. That is why they were whining last year about cheat enginge users. 2k didn't ban those however. They banned people who glitched VC or unwittingly glitched VC during the early tip off release when the 2k server didn't charge for the purchase of VC over 50.000. The park is still full of people who manipulate their stats when they enter the Park but you seem them as 56 or 57 rated players. That is why I would like an Offline Version of MyCareer that doesn't stink. So I can happily cheat away on my own, don't need to have a server connection and can enjoy the game I bought for 50 bob without having to grind hundreds of hours for 3-4 months.

I really like your post in CE thread about how MyCAREER's progression should be implemented but I don't agree at all with your cheating likeness. I don't know how you playing but for me there is no need to max out my player. I'm upgrading only that components that I need. For example I was able to comfortable play with my def-reb C in 2K16 with let me remember 78-or so Ovl. There were about 3+ Blocks, 15 Rebs and 20 Points from that rebs in general per game. So there were no need to max out all other categories as the gameplay was comfortable for me. Then I start to develop SF for Lakers. And I stop at 83 - this was enough for me. This year I pre-ordered Legendary GOLD edition and invest all 100K VCs to my 2nd C (the 1st was for testing). Now I understand that this was my mistake. He is 87 Ovl "from the box" (and even then he is only 10th in rotation with 15 mins) but I feel that I should add couple more upgrades into some categories 'cuz gameplay is changed a bit and some categories wasn't good enough. And there is no feeling that this is My player that developed from the beginning. I think that 70-75 ovl is the fair starting point. And I never bought any VC for real money.

Talking about shoes - when you sign shoe contract all shoes of that brand are FREE for NBA appearances. Even created one. If you doesn't play MyPARK you doesn't need shoes for them, right? For cutscenes you can buy 1 pair after couple of games. After 2-3 month you'll have enough VC to buy shoes when you want (except you are sneakerhead and you want ALL in-game shoes). Clothes - I'm too lazy to change myPark clothes every few days so 1 couple of shorts and 1 T-shirt is pretty fine for me. Plus some t-shirts from 2KTV from the start. After few month buying clothes doesn't problem for me either. And if you want to have 100500 pair of shoes and clothes for MyPARK (that you don't need) and cutscenes then it's pretty fair that you should pay for it with your playing time for grinding VC or with real money for that VC.

[hedop]

Aside from the profits that can be made from the purchase of VC, accessories, gear, shoes, and all that content are online components since they do add new content throughout the season. Since MyCAREER, MyPARK, and 2K Pro-Am are all connected through our MyPLAYERs, that's also a factor.

It does streamline things to have those modes connected, and it also means you don't have to level up multiple players. Of course, some gamers may actually prefer that, and there are definitely drawbacks to the "always on" approach.

I usually agree with a lot you add but do you really think a couple of T-Shirts is content worth 2.000 VC or more? Content is something like the Witcher 3 DLC's which added around 60 hours of gameplay with hundreds of quests for 30 Euro. I don't mind paying half the price of the game again if I get at least half a game again which does not feel like it should have been part of the main game from the start. Where is the excuse of a yearly 50 Euro game to not come fully equipped when it comes to animations and clothes? Why do I even have to "earn" using those animations and clothes? Shouldn't they be free since they are an integral part of the MyPlayer experience?

Only clothes carry over... has always been the case... 2k milks you like a cow when it comes to jumpshot animations and the likes. To answer why you would want to play offline... maybe because you don't want to spend 50 Euro to buy VC or play 120 games on HoF to get to a point where you saved up 240.000 VC to upgrade one player? Maybe you are sick and tired of 2k robbing you off the VC you earned through hundreds of hours the year before? I mean I probably have a combined 600.000 VC on my 2k15 and 2k16 account. I didn't spend it because I didn't need it and back then the rewards were still better so when I spend 10 hours a day for a couple of weeks playing the game I could easily average 20.000 VC a day. Those VC are in nirvana however because they don't carry over. Why not? Are VC different? Why aren't they called 2k15 VC and 2k16 VC then? And why do 2k happily splash out 35.000 VC for a dead game instead of rewarding pre-order customers with one or more previews games with the same bonus for the current game? Why not allow us to take our MyPlayer forward and use him for a new career or carry on an old one like MLB the Show does? Why even have us earn or buy shit in a single player mode?

That is why I'd play offline if I would at least get to have access to animations. You don't however. They completely gutted the offline experience to get greedy with it because no matter what people tell you... check your park the next 2-3 days. You will have several 80-90 rated players... a lot of them actually who bought the super duper legend diamond stud in the ear kobe has the biggest mamba ronnie 2k17 version for 4.000 Dollars and 5.000.000.000.000.000 VC plus a Paul George Jersey and the tattoo Kobe has on his bum cheeks for you to use ingame. Or they simply bought VC. That is why they were whining last year about cheat enginge users. 2k didn't ban those however. They banned people who glitched VC or unwittingly glitched VC during the early tip off release when the 2k server didn't charge for the purchase of VC over 50.000. The park is still full of people who manipulate their stats when they enter the Park but you seem them as 56 or 57 rated players. That is why I would like an Offline Version of MyCareer that doesn't stink. So I can happily cheat away on my own, don't need to have a server connection and can enjoy the game I bought for 50 bob without having to grind hundreds of hours for 3-4 months.

I really like your post in CE thread about how MyCAREER's progression should be implemented but I don't agree at all with your cheating likeness. I don't know how you playing but for me there is no need to max out my player. I'm upgrading only that components that I need. For example I was able to comfortable play with my def-reb C in 2K16 with let me remember 78-or so Ovl. There were about 3+ Blocks, 15 Rebs and 20 Points from that rebs in general per game. So there were no need to max out all other categories as the gameplay was comfortable for me. Then I start to develop SF for Lakers. And I stop at 83 - this was enough for me. This year I pre-ordered Legendary GOLD edition and invest all 100K VCs to my 2nd C (the 1st was for testing). Now I understand that this was my mistake. He is 87 Ovl "from the box" (and even then he is only 10th in rotation with 15 mins) but I feel that I should add couple more upgrades into some categories 'cuz gameplay is changed a bit and some categories wasn't good enough. And there is no feeling that this is My player that developed from the beginning. I think that 70-75 ovl is the fair starting point. And I never bought any VC for real money.

Talking about shoes - when you sign shoe contract all shoes of that brand are FREE for NBA appearances. Even created one. If you doesn't play MyPARK you doesn't need shoes for them, right? For cutscenes you can buy 1 pair after couple of games. After 2-3 month you'll have enough VC to buy shoes when you want (except you are sneakerhead and you want ALL in-game shoes). Clothes - I'm too lazy to change myPark clothes every few days so 1 couple of shorts and 1 T-shirt is pretty fine for me. Plus some t-shirts from 2KTV from the start. After few month buying clothes doesn't problem for me either. And if you want to have 100500 pair of shoes and clothes for MyPARK (that you don't need) and cutscenes then it's pretty fair that you should pay for it with your playing time for grinding VC or with real money for that VC.

Well I didn't buy the Legends or Legends gold or whatever edition because I don't see the point of spending 25 or 50 Euro more for VC for a game that is already basically a DLC and not a full game. For all the hype trailers the game doesn't really change all that much and most games would be slaughtered for offering a 50 Euro DLC with the amount of changes that Fifa and NBA 2k offer each year for 50 Euro more. Sports games tend to get away with that because we let them.

Yes you don't need to max out your player. But to get to a decent level, say 80, you will already have invested 100.000 to 150.000 VC. That is a lot of grinding for that little of a step forward and it also means you haven't spent any VC yet on Badge upgrades, animations, dunk packages or maybe at least some decent clothes. How is it, that MyPlayer has been wearing the same rubbish stuff for 3 years now? Why not give us at least a decent t-shirt and jeans? Why do I need to pay for tattoos when in every other game that offer the option to add tattoos those are considered cosmetic and are completely free (WWE 2k15/16/17 for example)? And no. If I want 5.000.000 pairs of shoes they should come free of any charge because I paid for the game and accessories for cutscenes that do not in any way effect your rating are cosmetic and therefore should be part of the basic version of MyCareer.

I also don't need the feeling that I developed a player from scratch because I already did that in 2k15, 2k14, 2k13, 2k12 and 2k11. I'm done with the grind. I'd like to have fun and fuck about in MyCareer and enjoy it from the start as the superstar my player is apparently meant to be. Think about it, even the story tells you you should be a god by your third game. The third game is when the Orange Juice get's created. By the third game, even with the pre-order bonus, you might have around 15.000 VC, even on HoF which brings you to what? a 62? Your partner in crime was drafted in the second round and has been at college for 4 years and is a 69. Do you really think that the whole gym would shout "orange juice" for two scrubs coming of the bench scoring 4 points each? Would anybody on twitter care? Would announcers call them the future of the franchise? The game implicitly tells you: if you want to experience this properly, get drafted number one or two, be a star in the league, buy 100.000 VC to get there otherwise you'll be a scrub playing 10 minutes a game and not even being subbed in during garbage time. So I'm sorry but I just don't see your point.

[Andrew]

I usually agree with a lot you add but do you really think a couple of T-Shirts is content worth 2.000 VC or more? Content is something like the Witcher 3 DLC's which added around 60 hours of gameplay with hundreds of quests for 30 Euro. I don't mind paying half the price of the game again if I get at least half a game again which does not feel like it should have been part of the main game from the start. Where is the excuse of a yearly 50 Euro game to not come fully equipped when it comes to animations and clothes? Why do I even have to "earn" using those animations and clothes? Shouldn't they be free since they are an integral part of the MyPlayer experience?

I don't, but just to clarify, I never said that I did. I was just talking about the technical side of things; the way that it's implemented, not my opinion of the value placed on gear/accessories, or the concept of VC in general.

If that's what we're talking about though, then I definitely don't think gear should be that much at all, nor do I think we should have to pay VC to unlock the basic movesets. Signature styles of players? Fair enough, one might say, but not the basic ones that have been freely available in past games. Like I said in the other thread, I would prefer a similar approach to NBA Live's take on upgrades, where there's separate "currencies" for ratings and player gear. I also think that VC rewards should be better, or the prices lower.

Also, since the subject has been broached, I'm all for a "loyalty bonus", or "returning player boost", or whatever you want to call it, so that players who significantly levelled up in the previous game don't have to start over from scratch. I'd actually prefer that to a pre-order bonus of a handful of VC. Even if it's an immediate boost to 75-80 Overall, it'd be better than starting over at 55 Overall. It'd still be a step down if you levelled up to 90+ Overall the previous year, but it's not quite as harsh, and presents some kind of a challenge/task upon starting a new game. Higher starting ratings in general wouldn't go astray either. From memory, Rising Star players start at around 75 Overall in NBA Live 16, so again, that's a concept I wouldn't mind seeing 2K borrow.