Monday Tip-Off is a weekly feature that comes out - as the name would imply - every Monday. Tip off your week with a column dedicated to opinions, commentary, and other fun stuff related to basketball video games! This is a central discussion thread for the feature, in which I invite you to post any feedback along with your responses to each column's topic. A link to the latest article can always be found here in the first post, along with a link to the complete archive.
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Monday Tip-Off: Revised In-Universe Value of VC in NBA 2K20
Didn't I already examine the in-universe value of VC this year? I did, but since then, one of the patches quietly nerfed salaries and some of the incentive payouts. To that end, I'm interested to see how the in-universe value of VC has been affected by the new base salaries. Since the prices of items haven't changed at all, their in-universe value will of course still look ridiculous regardless. For accuracy's sake though, I thought that I'd go back and redo the calculations in order to determine the current figures. Presumably, no further nerfs or buffs are in the pipeline.
Once again, you may wonder what the point of all this is. After all, the dollar amounts don't have any practical use or bearing on the experience, and the comparison of item prices to per-game salaries already speaks for itself. I maintain that it underscores that discrepancy however, and is useful information to know when someone excuses the need to purchase basic items as being a measure of realism. Yes, clothes in the real world aren't free, but by the same token, a basic t-shirt doesn't cost more than an NBA player's single game earnings; even a player on a minimum contract. With that being said, let's see how the in-universe value has changed following the VC nerfs.