VC permeates the MyTeam way again

Posted by Weismart on June 30th, 2021

This is where virtual currency (VC) comes into NBA 2K22 MT play, yet again. It is no surprise that microtransactions litter every corner of NBA 2K21--and for me personally, I've moved on from being outraged to feeling despondent. The game boundaries on a pay-to-win model, with progression tracks that are paced in ways to nudge you towards paying VC instead of earning it. Improving your stats nevertheless relies on paying VC, and the costs increase exponentially the farther you upgrade a particular ability. There are loads of nice cosmetics to earn, and it's true a ton of fun dressing up your participant in fresh kicks as well as also the flyest Nike and Adidas apparel, however their steep VC prices suck the life from their experience.

VC permeates the MyTeam way again, also. This mode functions as a fantasy-esque build-your-own-team endeavor where you make card packs to unlock players one of a roster which spans multiple NBA eras. MyTeam can be attractive for long-time basketball lovers such as myself who have Allen Iverson teamed up with Anthony Davis and may take this dream team roster into single-player or multiplayer games. However, the loot-box nature of earning card packs--which can be obtained by slowly earning MT points via new avenues such as challenges, seasonal events, and turning into cards that are useless, or by purchasing them together with VC--leaves the reliance on VC unsurprisingly egregious.

MyGM, which puts you into the shoes of a team's General Manager, is a mode worth mentioning. It is a sports management simulation dream, but affects here are only skin deep. You will undergo awkwardly animated and written dialogue situations to manage relationships within your organization--like how I chatted to RJ Barrett about the way he had to play clarinet in order to improve his sanity stats, or became the yes-man of head coach Tom Thibodeau to Cheap NBA 2K22 MT Coins keep him happy. MyGM's menus are also flooded in a means which makes it hard to navigate and get a grip of how to invest your limited resources and time through the season. I've enjoyed this mode in the past using its RPG-like sensibilities, but it is one that requires a serious revamp.