NBA 2K22 WNBA Blog: The W & The W Online

[Andrew]

Courtside Report here: https://nba.2k.com/courtside-report/nba-2k22-the-w/

And a summary:

• A new Badge progression system has been introduced, which is more similar to MyCAREER.
• When creating your player, you'll see the available number of Badges in four categories: Finishing, Shooting, Playmaking, and Defense.
• Each category has a meter, which is filled by playing games and performing well in those areas. Filling the meter earns Badge Points, which are used to earn and upgrade Badges.
• Badges can be customised, and it will be possible to save custom loadouts specific to your MyPLAYER.
• Off-Days now have three additional playable activities to help build your player: Scrimmages, Team Practices, and Contact Workouts.
• Scrimmages are a short game with your team, lasting one quarter.
• Team Practices allow you to earn progress on Badge Points, akin to the familiar practices in MyCAREER.
• Contact Workouts will help you to develop new skills.
• Making connections with other WNBA players will allow you to train with them and challenge them to games in NBA 2K22. These games can earn big boosts to Badge progress.
• Three WNBA contacts will be available when you start out in The W.
• It will now be possible to link with friends before beginning a game in The W Online.
• The W Online games will earn Season XP, as with the connected online experiences in MyCAREER.
• Seasons will add new historical contacts that you can earn, as well as other rewards.

[[Q]]

This sounds like a pretty cool mode. I feel like it would be the main mode that I play if I get 2k22

[Andrew]

I played some of The W Online with Kenny in NBA 2K21. It was definitely interesting, and less toxic seeing as how it's multiplayer vs the AI. From the sounds of it, the single player experience is going to be far more similar to MyCAREER this year. In NBA 2K21, you earned set Badges according to your Archetype as you levelled up, which wasn't a bad approach either.