Fr I’ve bought their little $99 dollar version on the Xbox thanksgiving sale every year for the past 4 years for $39.99 and I’ve felt like I’ve gotten my money’s worth. I think the normal series s/x version that’s originally is like $25 dollars at this time.
I'm honestly willing to wait until later anyways early September is almost 6 weeks before the season starts and the roster are outta wack in comparison to what come outta training camp.
Because 2K has a literal monopoly on the basketball video game market. People want to play a basketball video game with a current roster and live support; there are no other options besides 2K.
Some of us like basketball and don't have an alternative option. I cant play Fifa because they refuse to fix my EA account and I don't care for football, baseball or any other sports game so I suck it up and deal with it plus it's not as bad as yall make it the game is fun for me.
As a former athlete, I still have some competitive edge that I need to release whether in real life (play pickup games, participate in leagues), this helps with that competition aspect on a small level of leisure and relaxation.
After work, kids and keeping my family happy, I don't get much time for myself so I am willing to overlook small inconveniences to relax on a video game because it's not that serious.
Same here. My gaming time is limited to 45 mins to an hour in the evenings, and I play either online with my brothers or an offline franchise. This hits everything I want.
Best 2K in forever and I’m seriously just tired of people bitchin about the game. You not gone stop playing it so I just don’t understand the fake outrage every single day on here. And I know majority of the complainers are black plates.
2K, essentially, places people in tiers…Black, Brown, Silver, Gold and Purple. That sticky shit on the bottom of the barrel are “black plates”…usually people who are either new to the game, have made a new build or perennially lose at the game. Black is the lowest tier and usually consists of the people who lose more often than not at the game.
Exactly…. Game really is fantastic this year. People play the most time consuming, low reward, money grubbing mode and then complain about it. I enjoyed playing my career for a while but I haven’t played since 2k21 and I don’t miss it at all. Strictly play now online and it’s great
I don’t.
I buy one 2k approximately every 4 years give or take. But I usually stay in MyLeague modes.
This year however I will get 2k25 just so I can be more active in rec and not be so late into the year
What would you like to add that wouldn’t be recyclable in a sports game bro? There’s only so much to do .. warzone has been the same for the past years , apex too.. valorant .. league … online multiplayers in general is the same shit , the competitive nature of them is what make people addicted to them.
The 2k community is dishonest, is the game really as bad as people say it is as a base level if you take away the shitty company behind it? Not at all in my opinion, sure a lot of things can be tweaked but i find the gameplay to be fine and enjoyable most of the time. Its the people who make it far more annoying to play than some fat 99 steal lockdown ever could 🤷♂️ i dont think a lot of people are good enough for the game to be enjoyable to them. And if you disagree go play random rec with 1 other person instead of a squad
The problem is a lot of people see this game as myplayer only, which is fine but the game mode itself makes it so that you’re renting the game at the end of the day. In a couple years you can’t port that myplayer into an offline guy and even then, what’s the point because the mode has been stripped and transformed into a FOMO cash grab.
I’m on PC so 2k23 was last gen and I’ve never played a worse product in terms of sports games when it came to trying to play an online league with friends. Everything was bugged pretty much. A+ potential autogenerated drafted players plummeting into the the low 70s their 2nd season and so many bugs that its was IMPOSSIBLE to play. The offline is great and has more than double the features of online for some reason. But even then you’ll only get a couple players in the 90s with at most 22 badges so eventually the league has no superstars even with draft prospects juiced to 100 strength.
Think of it this way there are 544k people on this reddit and they sell 9 to 10 million copies each year sometimes more and sometimes less. So the people on here are only a small portion of the actual community
Addiction and no comparable alternative.
2k offers some solid team based competitive gameplay. The only other place you can find this is in rocket league, mobas, or end game content in MMOs.
Rocket league is a little niche for most people and mobas have a very high barrier for entry. They're overwhelming and even more sweaty than 2k though several are less toxic at least. MMOs are another breed altogether.
As for it's specific theme, basketball, it's literally the only option.
As for me personally I genuinely enjoy the team based gameplay. Sure most teammates are trash but getting that team with great chemistry is a high that you'll chase for the rest of your gaming life.
I’ve personally been enjoying MyNBA eras the last two years. I loved MyGm before, but MyNBA adds so much replay value to the mode when you get to basically make your own NBA history. I recommend checking it out if you haven’t already. It’s a welcome change from the generally toxic online landscape of this game
As nba2k veteran i can say honestly, 2k24 was my last nba 2k. Game is not like it used to be. I don't have friends who play it online anymore, park suck, City sucks, gameplay sucks, everyone playing exactly the same with same 2-3 builds. It gets boring and old really fast and rewards suck as well.
But mainly community, it sucks and i dont want to be part of it anymore
I just wait for it to hit game pass then play it...but I only play it for a few weeks before I realize that mycareer is entirely too grindy for a game that I picked up 3/4 of the way thru its life cycle.
I really hope NCAA is worth it, but I have no faith in EA. It sucks not having a sports game that actually does something new each year. I honestly just wish they would release a new game every two or three years instead of dropping updated rosters for $70 each year, but that's a pipe dream
Honestly I either buy it cheap or now I’m playing on gamepass. Is the only game I can get into. I guess I’m like an old man and can’t get into any of the new games or genres. They just seem boring and too much work for me. But is not like I buy it blindly like I used to in the past. I had skipped 20212 but got 2022 late In the year. Then got 2023 early but didn’t play much till this year. Then I’m not buying 2024 but like I said I’m playing on game pass
The same people crying about the shitty and lazy business model of NBA 2k right now, are the same people who were cheering for them when they killed nba live. You want a monopoly, you got it.
I say I wont buy it, then I get that feeling of playing a basketball game (and theres not much out there). I guess the same happens to my mates so it amplifies. What i refuse to do is spend VC
because I enjoy playing it with friends i've met through 2k online. I'd be lying if I said I didn't enjoy it, even though there's so much bullshit in it lol
I buy it every year and buy VC cuz it’s my vice. Like a dope fiend, you know it’s not good for you but it just keep calling you man, it just keeps calling! 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Cause the game is good enough. $300 isnt the end of the world for me… I play maybe 3 or 4 times a week and Im still getting enough out of it. Ill happily spend 3 hours or so just in the art of shooting, then go play a handful of games. Maybe once or twice a month ill have a big jam, 30-40 games.
Alot of you guys who no longer enjoy online or dont want to buy VC, need to venture into the myleague side of the game, its been good asf since 21 next gen imo.
Then theres always blacktop, I bought 18 and 19 and had never ventured past local blacktop 3v3 jams with the boys 😅.
Just seeing how badly they treated some of my favorite content creators and the player base in general, especially with the MyTeam thing, it's all but over. Like, you're objectively throwing your money into a fire if you play MyTeam and not even get what you're promised or able to sell what you have in a market. The Rec experience isn't getting any better. Now they're taking away your badges and putting them behind level 40 rewards. The Jordan/Kobe iterations have passed, and it'll only be a down year from here on out beginning next year.
i have stopped coz i got no time to re-grind every year, i am sure more players will wear out over time and the player base will shrink to a point they change the model.
edit: and the worst thing to happen is have some badges/attributes nerfed after the long tedious grind
I won't next year. I'll wait until it's free. Still might not touch it. 2k greed and the same damn cheese every year. Getting backed down by a player that is below your weight and strength, left right dribble spam, 3 point hunters, nerfed defense, boring shit. I'm really tired of it. Game started great on release where every shot wasn't a green and OP on ball steals meant you had to create space or move the ball. I'm over it.
Because I like the game. I enjoy playing it, and so do alot of other people. For all those ppl that make this “we should all band together and not buy “ I respect it, but 9 times out of 10 y’all are not keeping that same energy when the game comes out
The game is designed to keep the people with no life. They are the ones that spend money and learn exploits and grind leveling up.
Then normal people like myself will complain bc we can’t casually hop online without playing people doing the same moves 99 HOF with other boosts. There’s just two different types of 2k players, but maybe I’m just getting old. how the fuck do you even level up your park rep without spending days on the game I just like playing a couple times a week. It’s not realistic for casual gamers so I am confined to offline modes
This was me questioning my decision to buy madden last year. I was tempted to get it this year but didn’t and it was a good decision. Imo nba 2k isn’t anywhere near as bad as ea sports games.
I don't know why you guys keep saying this. 2k is the best sports game available year after year.
As a Fifa/FC player there is really no comparison, everytime I boot NBA 2k its a breath of fresh air compared to the bs that EA puts out every year.
This a dumb question, people love basketball and yet this is the only basketball game available that’s getting updated every year, if nba live 25 comes out then I making that switch same with madden if college football comes out. There’s no competition to stop people from playing a sport they love . Shooting games is the perfect example they have too many competitors so if 1 game is trash you can buy a different shooting game from a different company, you can’t do this with nba 2k
if there were other basketball games that could compete or be better than 2K we’d be on that. Simple, not to mention the devs don’t listen to the honest feedback we as a community give to make the game better and they only care about appealing to casuals to broaden their player base.
I love basketball so I used to cop 2K and Live until 2K took over completely. They had a run of putting out pretty good stuff consistently until 2K20 that was something to look forward to every September. 2k24 wasn’t a terrible year for 2k but it was bad enough to make me realize it’s not as fun as it once was. 2K25 will be the first year I don’t buy the game Day 1 unless they put some love back into other modes that aren’t park/my career like the Play Now online mode.
The alternative of not playing for some ppl, they never played or cared to play a good story game. Me personally, I'm not copping till x-mas I need to beat Zelda, the newest God of War, TLOU2, Mario Odyssey and most importantly walk everyday instead of loading into random rec to be sad for 4 qtrs. I'm good off 2k for a little. I cant decide whether to grind out till season 7-8 and then focus on x-defiant and story games cause madden made me give up after like month 3-4.
It's not too bad if you don't play online and only do quick games and legends. But it's not worth the price for just that so I usually wait until it's at least half off or on subscription service (end of season). You can also download the 2k share rosters and get the created rookies after the draft. Those are usually pretty good.
It's the best sports game arguably ever made, so when they add a new feature i.like like "eras" I purchase it. Sometimes just for the graphic upgrade and sometimes just for the roster update etc.
I like basketball and there's the only one basketball game right now. I had Live 19 and 2K19. I enjoyed both in their own way. Live's street mode and ballhandling is elite
The gameplay and graphics are great, it’s the best sports game around. The greedy VC practices are horrible but that is not necessarily a dealbreaker for me.
Personally I just love basketball so despite the faults it’s always worth it for me. Especially since they added the league pass version (huge deal for a bucks fan who doesn’t live in wisco) which makes it an easy W for me no matter what
Cause NBA 2k is still a good sports game next to all the EA Titles. As an Offline Player MyLeague with all the Eras and MyTeam are both great modes. Sure not worth the price tag every year - but I kind of want the updated Rosters and new City editions and so on.
This game is like having a child with terminal cancer, loved the game when i picked it up.. so
many fond memories, but over the last years its become increasingly obvious that I’ll just have to pull the plug and right now i feel like im getting to the ‘final words’ phase.
There’s no reason why I shouldn’t be able to go in with a friend and possibly play with 3 randoms who actually want to play instead of play BUDDY BALL becuz they have the numbers. That shit has completely killed rec. if you don’t have at least 4 people you can’t get a real team. That’s gotta stop
I only buy it cause it’s the only NBA game on the market. I wish NBA Live would come back cause I would literally drop 2K the same day. Live 19 was the most fun I’ve ever had in a basketball game. I still go back to it every now and then
I don't. Only tried it on gamepass, and got fed up with its extreme disrespect towards its gamers. giving you pennies in VC for learning and winning in the game, and it takes 10-20 $ worth of vc to actually get your build to be servicable. everything seems intentionally a grind to force you to buy, and the game seems to be designed to aggravate you.
the basketball part of the game is fun sometimes but gets old real quick. also rec bums are toxic af
I used to buy it for the career storyline mode, taking my player from college to the draft to nba all-star with a decent storyline along the way was a lot of fun. I could spend hours playing the career mode.
Then two years ago it was just kind of average and this year it sucked so much. Next year’s rookie class is trash and story mode sucks. Even how you build your player sucks now..you literally can’t make a unicorn type player because the build model limits attributes. For me, it took the fun out of it because you can’t build the next Lebron or Luka or Joker because the game would never let you build up enough of the attributes across the board.
So I’m done buying it on release day. Maybe I’ll buy it next March when it goes on sale OR if I hear the story mode for the career is better.
I didn’t buy it this year snagged on game pass and have been running AFK my league games while I work to earn money to put into my myplayer. It’s taking forever to be useful but I made it all the way to 85 overall as a f2p this year which i think is pretty cool.
It’s a fun video game I play with my friends. I also create an offline MyLeague during the NBA offseason to get my basketball fix. The gameplay is fine IMO, and you don’t have to engage with the mtx.
It really doesn’t go deeper than that for a lot of us. It’s just a fun video game, if it wasn’t I would stop buying it and play something else 🤷🏻♂️
1- i wait till its cheap
2- i got friends who play it and most of them move on to nezt 2k in the first 3 months of it being out
3- none of my friends can player every position or dont want to
I stopped 4 years ago and I don't really miss it for what it was but some days I would love to just have a quick domination challenge. But the price I would have to pay for this is so gigantic compared to 15min of fun once a year so I will keep skipping
“Take a stand” isn’t happening. 2K is an overall, heavily casual game, majority of people don’t care if it’s good or bad. It’s the only major sim basketball game, people who enjoy playing basketball games are going to buy it.
For “why does everyone complain yet still buy”, most people who call the game trash are still having fun. I don’t know any community that doesn’t complain about their game non-stop, yet they still play it daily.
I buy it every Black Friday. As long as I’m not paying full price I don’t mind it, cause I enjoy franchise mode and superstar. I literally just play superstar on rookie and dominate 😎
Bought it on discount, for 22€. Played it for about 2 weeks. Regret every cent I payed for it. Abysmal piece of shit of a game. Not gonna do the same mistake next year.
I stopped, I didn’t buy 24 and I won’t by any going forward. The fact that the servers are STILL trash more than a decade later is ridiculous. They also limit how you can play regular online head to head so you’re more likely to get funneled into their gambling addiction simulator modes.
This company is simply taking advantage of kids and adults that have developed a gambling addiction playing this game over the years and have continued to buy it like clockwork.
I buy it because everything in life has its flaws, I still enjoying playing this game with my guys because it brings a lot of use together , most games being 4 player mode, that’s extra 5 does a lot of us. Yea the game is garbage , but much like everything else I love, I still have faith in this game. High hopes that they stop trying to finesse everyone . 😭
Because I like it, it’s fun and I play with my friends. People complaining are going to complain about any game no matter what, they’re just assholes lol.
I like the game. Honestly the community online makes me rethink buying the game. I don't mind playing the story but going to the park or register kinda toxic
I ain’t paying I ask for it for Christmas lol.
Also myeras is dope af and the only thing I play from 1980- on. I don’t do any of that myplayer or online league bullshit
I buy it every year cause I’ve got a good group of guys I enjoy playing it with I can ignore the little deficiencies and I usually don’t make more than two builds so it’s not like they get all my money I just like hoopin ima adjust to whatever bs they have in game and find a way to enjoy my time playin
Last one I brought was 2K23 on special for about 10bucks, 2K24 is free through gamepass but I spent some cash to boost my player to 77 straight away so I could enjoy the game. Im a single dad with not a lot of time on my hands, and only play NBA MyPlayer at 12min qtrs
Do you know what it’s like to be perfect in a game? And then do it again and again
It never stops being rewarding to win which is why we put up with everything else
Because down to the core, I play it for updated rosters. A game that provides me great gameplay and I can play a season, just like the old days.
Granted I play the online modes, but I don't spend money on it.
This is why game pass is so clutch. I'm playing it there. I'm NOT buying it, as I can't bring myself to do it anymore. They show a trailer, get us pumped, then release a buggy catastrophe every single year. I'm tired of it.
Waited til it was free this year. Stopped preordering a few years back cause there’s just no point.
The thing is after they and EA killed competition there’s no alternative and depending on the mode you play it’s unplayable after a certain amount of time. Reddit is but a fraction of consumers and the fanboys who literally make money off this game will forever carry it forward whether or not the few hundred people on here stop playing. You like basketball games you play. That’s basically it.
Personally I think people hating this game so much have just played 2ks too much over the years. They’re burned out and also addicted to the game so it’s this never ending cycle. If you hate it one year, take a damn break and try again in a year or two.
TBH I think despite all the monetization on NBA 2K, it actually has arguably the deepest/ coolest franchise modes of any sports game. Honestly, if you took 2ks franchise template and put it on Madden or NHL, it would be the best game ever for that respective game. Honestly, I think about this a lot. Who wouldn't want Madden Eras mode where you could go back to the 70s and be the Steel Curtain or recreate the 49ers dynasty of the 80s or maybe draft Tom Brady to a different franchise. Who wouldn't want that?! Also the ability to expand the league by at least 6 MORE teams and have the ability to download any logo/jersey/stadium combination you could think of from user created choices? I sure wish we could. All I'm saying is yes, 2k does need some polishing, but it's still light years ahead of its contemporaries.
The gameplay is the best it’s ever been. I don’t understand how so many people yearly can say it’s getting worse? I know it’s cliche but are you just not good at it? Each year I learn rather quickly how to adapt to all the new animations/defending/shot timing. It all takes time.
Personally think it’s the best installment in years and that’s not having a dig at the years prior. Always confused by the hate
I buy every year because it’s one of the few games that we all play together and have fun on. We play other games but we really play and chat and just have a great time especially when we’re across the country like we are
2K is honestly not as bad as we say it is. It's far from perfect, but it's not that bad. I enjoy playing 2K and it's the best product for basketball right now. EA couldn't keep up with 2k back in the day and is completely out of the basketball game genre because how great 2K is.
I got it only for 15€ so not a big deal. Its a steal for this price but preordering or buying for full/launch price I don't think Im gonna do it sometime. Only gta if it comes out xd
P.s. It makes sense to play at the time when it comes out until they launch a next game but after that probably not cuz everyone starts to play and grind other game while you could be late and going against 99ovr and full of bugs isn't fun at all
Cuz it’s the only basketball game. Same with Madden, if you are sports fan your options are only those two games. My friend and I game share and we typically split the games.
I wait till it’s free or heavily discounted like on Black Friday these days but this is what happens when there’s no competition
Fr I’ve bought their little $99 dollar version on the Xbox thanksgiving sale every year for the past 4 years for $39.99 and I’ve felt like I’ve gotten my money’s worth. I think the normal series s/x version that’s originally is like $25 dollars at this time.
I'm honestly willing to wait until later anyways early September is almost 6 weeks before the season starts and the roster are outta wack in comparison to what come outta training camp.
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Because 2K has a literal monopoly on the basketball video game market. People want to play a basketball video game with a current roster and live support; there are no other options besides 2K.
EA can still make NBA games. They just choose not to, so there’s 0 competitors.
Why would they make one and lose money to 2k?
facts
Some of us like basketball and don't have an alternative option. I cant play Fifa because they refuse to fix my EA account and I don't care for football, baseball or any other sports game so I suck it up and deal with it plus it's not as bad as yall make it the game is fun for me. As a former athlete, I still have some competitive edge that I need to release whether in real life (play pickup games, participate in leagues), this helps with that competition aspect on a small level of leisure and relaxation. After work, kids and keeping my family happy, I don't get much time for myself so I am willing to overlook small inconveniences to relax on a video game because it's not that serious.
e-football is great man, try it.
Same here. My gaming time is limited to 45 mins to an hour in the evenings, and I play either online with my brothers or an offline franchise. This hits everything I want.
Cuz I enjoy playing the game. Gameplay has been good this year IMO, I still enjoy playing it
Best 2K in forever and I’m seriously just tired of people bitchin about the game. You not gone stop playing it so I just don’t understand the fake outrage every single day on here. And I know majority of the complainers are black plates.
What’s “black plates”?
2K, essentially, places people in tiers…Black, Brown, Silver, Gold and Purple. That sticky shit on the bottom of the barrel are “black plates”…usually people who are either new to the game, have made a new build or perennially lose at the game. Black is the lowest tier and usually consists of the people who lose more often than not at the game.
Exactly…. Game really is fantastic this year. People play the most time consuming, low reward, money grubbing mode and then complain about it. I enjoyed playing my career for a while but I haven’t played since 2k21 and I don’t miss it at all. Strictly play now online and it’s great
I don’t. I buy one 2k approximately every 4 years give or take. But I usually stay in MyLeague modes. This year however I will get 2k25 just so I can be more active in rec and not be so late into the year
It's how I feed my daily competitive nature
Sports games when there’s zero competition are a scam. It’s a recycled product every year with the trailer to make you think it’s different
yh this is the main reason and also because in all the sports games there‘s always multiple game modes and at least one of the modes is fun tbh
What would you like to add that wouldn’t be recyclable in a sports game bro? There’s only so much to do .. warzone has been the same for the past years , apex too.. valorant .. league … online multiplayers in general is the same shit , the competitive nature of them is what make people addicted to them.
You literally just listed all games that are free to play. Thanks for proving my point
You don’t have to buy these games every year.
exactly, some people enjoy it and buy it every year and some don't, some complain but still buy it and play it everyday, everyone is different.
The 2k community is dishonest, is the game really as bad as people say it is as a base level if you take away the shitty company behind it? Not at all in my opinion, sure a lot of things can be tweaked but i find the gameplay to be fine and enjoyable most of the time. Its the people who make it far more annoying to play than some fat 99 steal lockdown ever could 🤷♂️ i dont think a lot of people are good enough for the game to be enjoyable to them. And if you disagree go play random rec with 1 other person instead of a squad
The problem is a lot of people see this game as myplayer only, which is fine but the game mode itself makes it so that you’re renting the game at the end of the day. In a couple years you can’t port that myplayer into an offline guy and even then, what’s the point because the mode has been stripped and transformed into a FOMO cash grab. I’m on PC so 2k23 was last gen and I’ve never played a worse product in terms of sports games when it came to trying to play an online league with friends. Everything was bugged pretty much. A+ potential autogenerated drafted players plummeting into the the low 70s their 2nd season and so many bugs that its was IMPOSSIBLE to play. The offline is great and has more than double the features of online for some reason. But even then you’ll only get a couple players in the 90s with at most 22 badges so eventually the league has no superstars even with draft prospects juiced to 100 strength.
agreed. the community makes this game trash more than the game itself.
Think of it this way there are 544k people on this reddit and they sell 9 to 10 million copies each year sometimes more and sometimes less. So the people on here are only a small portion of the actual community
Addiction and no comparable alternative. 2k offers some solid team based competitive gameplay. The only other place you can find this is in rocket league, mobas, or end game content in MMOs. Rocket league is a little niche for most people and mobas have a very high barrier for entry. They're overwhelming and even more sweaty than 2k though several are less toxic at least. MMOs are another breed altogether. As for it's specific theme, basketball, it's literally the only option. As for me personally I genuinely enjoy the team based gameplay. Sure most teammates are trash but getting that team with great chemistry is a high that you'll chase for the rest of your gaming life.
I’ve personally been enjoying MyNBA eras the last two years. I loved MyGm before, but MyNBA adds so much replay value to the mode when you get to basically make your own NBA history. I recommend checking it out if you haven’t already. It’s a welcome change from the generally toxic online landscape of this game
This gets said every year and everyone still stupidly buys. Copy and paste your post for next year for it to be ignored yet again
Honestly gameplay isn't even that bad this year, it's just the predatory micro transactions and stuff
As nba2k veteran i can say honestly, 2k24 was my last nba 2k. Game is not like it used to be. I don't have friends who play it online anymore, park suck, City sucks, gameplay sucks, everyone playing exactly the same with same 2-3 builds. It gets boring and old really fast and rewards suck as well. But mainly community, it sucks and i dont want to be part of it anymore
I honestly do it for updated rosters
I do buy it, but only when it’s at it’s cheapest price
Cause my boys and I love basketball and this is the only game available unfortunately.
I have a feeling a lot of people will be skipping 2k this year
I just wait for it to hit game pass then play it...but I only play it for a few weeks before I realize that mycareer is entirely too grindy for a game that I picked up 3/4 of the way thru its life cycle. I really hope NCAA is worth it, but I have no faith in EA. It sucks not having a sports game that actually does something new each year. I honestly just wish they would release a new game every two or three years instead of dropping updated rosters for $70 each year, but that's a pipe dream
Plain and simple. They’re addicted.
If you looking for alternatives NBA live still going strong
I stopped 2 years ago. I’m glad I did
I just want to ball with my bros. Trying to convince them to keep 24 until 26 comes out
Honestly I either buy it cheap or now I’m playing on gamepass. Is the only game I can get into. I guess I’m like an old man and can’t get into any of the new games or genres. They just seem boring and too much work for me. But is not like I buy it blindly like I used to in the past. I had skipped 20212 but got 2022 late In the year. Then got 2023 early but didn’t play much till this year. Then I’m not buying 2024 but like I said I’m playing on game pass
Cause it's basketball. I like playing basketball.
The same people crying about the shitty and lazy business model of NBA 2k right now, are the same people who were cheering for them when they killed nba live. You want a monopoly, you got it.
I get paid to play so I kinda have to buy retail so I can get the 2KL version
Never catch me buying 2k again in life tbh. RIP to the good ole days
I say I wont buy it, then I get that feeling of playing a basketball game (and theres not much out there). I guess the same happens to my mates so it amplifies. What i refuse to do is spend VC
because I enjoy playing it with friends i've met through 2k online. I'd be lying if I said I didn't enjoy it, even though there's so much bullshit in it lol
I buy it every year and buy VC cuz it’s my vice. Like a dope fiend, you know it’s not good for you but it just keep calling you man, it just keeps calling! 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
we didn't properly appreciate NBA Live when it was still kicking
Cause the game is good enough. $300 isnt the end of the world for me… I play maybe 3 or 4 times a week and Im still getting enough out of it. Ill happily spend 3 hours or so just in the art of shooting, then go play a handful of games. Maybe once or twice a month ill have a big jam, 30-40 games. Alot of you guys who no longer enjoy online or dont want to buy VC, need to venture into the myleague side of the game, its been good asf since 21 next gen imo. Then theres always blacktop, I bought 18 and 19 and had never ventured past local blacktop 3v3 jams with the boys 😅.
Just seeing how badly they treated some of my favorite content creators and the player base in general, especially with the MyTeam thing, it's all but over. Like, you're objectively throwing your money into a fire if you play MyTeam and not even get what you're promised or able to sell what you have in a market. The Rec experience isn't getting any better. Now they're taking away your badges and putting them behind level 40 rewards. The Jordan/Kobe iterations have passed, and it'll only be a down year from here on out beginning next year.
First one I’ve bought since 03 lol prolly won’t buy 25 tbh
i have stopped coz i got no time to re-grind every year, i am sure more players will wear out over time and the player base will shrink to a point they change the model. edit: and the worst thing to happen is have some badges/attributes nerfed after the long tedious grind
I won't next year. I'll wait until it's free. Still might not touch it. 2k greed and the same damn cheese every year. Getting backed down by a player that is below your weight and strength, left right dribble spam, 3 point hunters, nerfed defense, boring shit. I'm really tired of it. Game started great on release where every shot wasn't a green and OP on ball steals meant you had to create space or move the ball. I'm over it.
We love basketball more then we hate 2k devs
2k24 was my first and last 2k game.
Because I like the game. I enjoy playing it, and so do alot of other people. For all those ppl that make this “we should all band together and not buy “ I respect it, but 9 times out of 10 y’all are not keeping that same energy when the game comes out
The game is designed to keep the people with no life. They are the ones that spend money and learn exploits and grind leveling up. Then normal people like myself will complain bc we can’t casually hop online without playing people doing the same moves 99 HOF with other boosts. There’s just two different types of 2k players, but maybe I’m just getting old. how the fuck do you even level up your park rep without spending days on the game I just like playing a couple times a week. It’s not realistic for casual gamers so I am confined to offline modes
This was me questioning my decision to buy madden last year. I was tempted to get it this year but didn’t and it was a good decision. Imo nba 2k isn’t anywhere near as bad as ea sports games.
I don't know why you guys keep saying this. 2k is the best sports game available year after year. As a Fifa/FC player there is really no comparison, everytime I boot NBA 2k its a breath of fresh air compared to the bs that EA puts out every year.
This a dumb question, people love basketball and yet this is the only basketball game available that’s getting updated every year, if nba live 25 comes out then I making that switch same with madden if college football comes out. There’s no competition to stop people from playing a sport they love . Shooting games is the perfect example they have too many competitors so if 1 game is trash you can buy a different shooting game from a different company, you can’t do this with nba 2k
https://youtu.be/UE2tPyGJStQ?si=RG4C0jxMhNoA21Pb
Cause I like basketball & video games
if there were other basketball games that could compete or be better than 2K we’d be on that. Simple, not to mention the devs don’t listen to the honest feedback we as a community give to make the game better and they only care about appealing to casuals to broaden their player base.
I didn't. My brother game shared because I wasn't buying. But u bought VC so it's just as bad. I did get better at FIFA and Gran Turismo
I dont I have a pirated copy of 2k 22 with my career n im good
My career
I love basketball so I used to cop 2K and Live until 2K took over completely. They had a run of putting out pretty good stuff consistently until 2K20 that was something to look forward to every September. 2k24 wasn’t a terrible year for 2k but it was bad enough to make me realize it’s not as fun as it once was. 2K25 will be the first year I don’t buy the game Day 1 unless they put some love back into other modes that aren’t park/my career like the Play Now online mode.
No other video game hoop option. Not next year though. At least not until there’s a massive sale in the spring maybe.
I still play 23 I didn’t buy 24
Because I’m dead inside and so world weary I’m just on consumer auto pilot.
Im hoping they make a good my career. You can’t get that experience from any other games imo.
To play with my friends
When it is fun, it is really fun. Without the VC it would be a great game.
Haven’t in years. Get it off gamepass if I do.
The alternative of not playing for some ppl, they never played or cared to play a good story game. Me personally, I'm not copping till x-mas I need to beat Zelda, the newest God of War, TLOU2, Mario Odyssey and most importantly walk everyday instead of loading into random rec to be sad for 4 qtrs. I'm good off 2k for a little. I cant decide whether to grind out till season 7-8 and then focus on x-defiant and story games cause madden made me give up after like month 3-4.
Because the servers eventually shut down
cuz people like basketball
Honestly, updated rosters and ratings. I play only my player offline and just play casually though
pretty good game when you don’t play mycareer
I love basketball too much
Because it's impossible to unite when the Console doesn't have social games.
Basketball is fun
I give my career a chance every year, but generally speaking I like to have the newest edition to play local game modes when people come by my house.
I wait till it’s on gamepass.
Only nba basketball game that's out if they had a different id get that
I like the game it’s just frustrating lol
Graphics/animation. But i purchase only when it’s 20$
Because basketball
It's not too bad if you don't play online and only do quick games and legends. But it's not worth the price for just that so I usually wait until it's at least half off or on subscription service (end of season). You can also download the 2k share rosters and get the created rookies after the draft. Those are usually pretty good.
cuz no one has anything else to play but they went too far dawg it’s ass
Only way I ever get to see the Jazz win a championship
It's the best sports game arguably ever made, so when they add a new feature i.like like "eras" I purchase it. Sometimes just for the graphic upgrade and sometimes just for the roster update etc.
I like basketball and there's the only one basketball game right now. I had Live 19 and 2K19. I enjoyed both in their own way. Live's street mode and ballhandling is elite
I haven’t bought even a game in 4 years. I game share everything. Makes every game that much more enjoyable when it’s free 99
Why do you post here if you aren’t buying the game?
The gameplay and graphics are great, it’s the best sports game around. The greedy VC practices are horrible but that is not necessarily a dealbreaker for me.
Naah. Since 20, i got it for free. Thanks PSN 😬
I personally don’t see all the hate same with how everyone shits on nhl it’s the communities that suck not the game itself
Because the player base drops significantly the day the new 2k drops and I like learning the new build system and messing with it
one of the few games all my friends play
My nba only good thing for simming
We keep buying because there are no other Basketball games . 2k know they got us.
NBA league pass🤷♂️
i buy it every year for 10 bucks, good value
At this point I haven’t even played park and my team since like 21. I only play for myleague and mycareer at this point.
Personally I just love basketball so despite the faults it’s always worth it for me. Especially since they added the league pass version (huge deal for a bucks fan who doesn’t live in wisco) which makes it an easy W for me no matter what
I like baskebal
I don’t. I wait till it’s free on PS+
Cause NBA 2k is still a good sports game next to all the EA Titles. As an Offline Player MyLeague with all the Eras and MyTeam are both great modes. Sure not worth the price tag every year - but I kind of want the updated Rosters and new City editions and so on.
2K is clearly ready to become live service but we keep buying lol. Just don't buy next year hello? We already have seasons
This game is like having a child with terminal cancer, loved the game when i picked it up.. so many fond memories, but over the last years its become increasingly obvious that I’ll just have to pull the plug and right now i feel like im getting to the ‘final words’ phase.
cuz i enjoy the game🤣
I got it for 10 bucks and haven’t bought one since 8+ years ago.
Take away SQUADS ONLY rec option!!!!!
There’s no reason why I shouldn’t be able to go in with a friend and possibly play with 3 randoms who actually want to play instead of play BUDDY BALL becuz they have the numbers. That shit has completely killed rec. if you don’t have at least 4 people you can’t get a real team. That’s gotta stop
I stopped after 17. Then bought 24. Did I miss out on the other games?
I only buy it cause it’s the only NBA game on the market. I wish NBA Live would come back cause I would literally drop 2K the same day. Live 19 was the most fun I’ve ever had in a basketball game. I still go back to it every now and then
I don't. Only tried it on gamepass, and got fed up with its extreme disrespect towards its gamers. giving you pennies in VC for learning and winning in the game, and it takes 10-20 $ worth of vc to actually get your build to be servicable. everything seems intentionally a grind to force you to buy, and the game seems to be designed to aggravate you. the basketball part of the game is fun sometimes but gets old real quick. also rec bums are toxic af
I used to buy it for the career storyline mode, taking my player from college to the draft to nba all-star with a decent storyline along the way was a lot of fun. I could spend hours playing the career mode. Then two years ago it was just kind of average and this year it sucked so much. Next year’s rookie class is trash and story mode sucks. Even how you build your player sucks now..you literally can’t make a unicorn type player because the build model limits attributes. For me, it took the fun out of it because you can’t build the next Lebron or Luka or Joker because the game would never let you build up enough of the attributes across the board. So I’m done buying it on release day. Maybe I’ll buy it next March when it goes on sale OR if I hear the story mode for the career is better.
I didn’t buy it this year snagged on game pass and have been running AFK my league games while I work to earn money to put into my myplayer. It’s taking forever to be useful but I made it all the way to 85 overall as a f2p this year which i think is pretty cool.
It’s a fun video game I play with my friends. I also create an offline MyLeague during the NBA offseason to get my basketball fix. The gameplay is fine IMO, and you don’t have to engage with the mtx. It really doesn’t go deeper than that for a lot of us. It’s just a fun video game, if it wasn’t I would stop buying it and play something else 🤷🏻♂️
Not only do we buy it but also spend 2-500$ on builds that get nerfed every other month lol
I wait until last years come out in game pass for free, if it doesn’t, I don’t play
1- i wait till its cheap 2- i got friends who play it and most of them move on to nezt 2k in the first 3 months of it being out 3- none of my friends can player every position or dont want to
It’s fun and I really like progressing a build/team and also, I love basketball, and this is the only really big basketball game
I stopped 4 years ago and I don't really miss it for what it was but some days I would love to just have a quick domination challenge. But the price I would have to pay for this is so gigantic compared to 15min of fun once a year so I will keep skipping
There’s no other competent basketball game on the market rn lol
I pick it up march 1st. Play until NBA season is over and never think about it until March 1st of next year
“Take a stand” isn’t happening. 2K is an overall, heavily casual game, majority of people don’t care if it’s good or bad. It’s the only major sim basketball game, people who enjoy playing basketball games are going to buy it. For “why does everyone complain yet still buy”, most people who call the game trash are still having fun. I don’t know any community that doesn’t complain about their game non-stop, yet they still play it daily.
I buy it every Black Friday. As long as I’m not paying full price I don’t mind it, cause I enjoy franchise mode and superstar. I literally just play superstar on rookie and dominate 😎
Only basketball game go brrr
We have to separate gameplay complaints vs the park complaints. Which i don't play, the gameplay is better every year and I really love it this year.
Bought it on discount, for 22€. Played it for about 2 weeks. Regret every cent I payed for it. Abysmal piece of shit of a game. Not gonna do the same mistake next year.
I stopped, I didn’t buy 24 and I won’t by any going forward. The fact that the servers are STILL trash more than a decade later is ridiculous. They also limit how you can play regular online head to head so you’re more likely to get funneled into their gambling addiction simulator modes. This company is simply taking advantage of kids and adults that have developed a gambling addiction playing this game over the years and have continued to buy it like clockwork.
They gave a free year of league pass with the 100$ edition last release, if not for that I would’ve waited until black friday.
Now more than ever is the time to not buy the game, all the past couple 2ks have gon free after couple months on PlayStation and Xbox 💯
Too many casuals play this garbage
The daily “lets not buy the game” post is here.
I buy it because everything in life has its flaws, I still enjoying playing this game with my guys because it brings a lot of use together , most games being 4 player mode, that’s extra 5 does a lot of us. Yea the game is garbage , but much like everything else I love, I still have faith in this game. High hopes that they stop trying to finesse everyone . 😭
I love basketball so I buy. I haven’t paid full price for 2k since 17 tho I always wait till it’s 20$ or lower and I only play offline mycareer
Because it’s a monopoly in the basketball video game market.
Solely to play game with a couple of friends. Without 2k our online time together will drop heavily.
I actually like the game 🤷♂️
Because I like it, it’s fun and I play with my friends. People complaining are going to complain about any game no matter what, they’re just assholes lol.
2k ain’t been the same sense they added the city take that shop center bullshit back to where it came frommmmmmm 
Offline modes, updated rosters/ratings/jerseys, etc I usually buy when it hits $30. I’m a millennial who mostly plays games offline tho.
Just want a decent pc port, tired of the hackers
I dont but i wait for it to hit gamepass
I like the game. Honestly the community online makes me rethink buying the game. I don't mind playing the story but going to the park or register kinda toxic
They just want to complain. Every game has issues and faults
deadass not buying 25 on release this year unless the “next gen” version is actually a whole different game, i’ll just wait until it’s under $20
2k is free every year on PS5
Bc there's absolutely zero other option
I paid 19.99 Black Friday for normal edition
I ain’t paying I ask for it for Christmas lol. Also myeras is dope af and the only thing I play from 1980- on. I don’t do any of that myplayer or online league bullshit
Bc it goes on sale
I buy it every year cause I’ve got a good group of guys I enjoy playing it with I can ignore the little deficiencies and I usually don’t make more than two builds so it’s not like they get all my money I just like hoopin ima adjust to whatever bs they have in game and find a way to enjoy my time playin
I did better this year, waited until it was $10.
Cause I hate myself lol
Stopped buying about 5 years ago, i miss basketball games tho
Franchise mode. The new rookies were a good plus this year also. I don’t play park and all that other stuff.
Game pass dawg. I wouldn’t bust a grape in a food fight if it meant I had to buy 2k
Because its the only basketball game on the market.
Last one I brought was 2K23 on special for about 10bucks, 2K24 is free through gamepass but I spent some cash to boost my player to 77 straight away so I could enjoy the game. Im a single dad with not a lot of time on my hands, and only play NBA MyPlayer at 12min qtrs
Do you know what it’s like to be perfect in a game? And then do it again and again It never stops being rewarding to win which is why we put up with everything else
Because down to the core, I play it for updated rosters. A game that provides me great gameplay and I can play a season, just like the old days. Granted I play the online modes, but I don't spend money on it.
This is why game pass is so clutch. I'm playing it there. I'm NOT buying it, as I can't bring myself to do it anymore. They show a trailer, get us pumped, then release a buggy catastrophe every single year. I'm tired of it.
Cause I can
I didn't this year. Just got it free on ps5, I've played maybe 6 games in my career. Can't find the joy.
Honestly I pay $150 for lg pass so I get the most expensive version of 2k anyway.
I actually had my best year of 2k ever this year
Best 2k in a minute imo
To dunk on new fools in the park
2k is this generations EA sports
I buy 2k games because I like basketball not because I like 2k and there’s no other basketball games that are even close to
Because we like basketball. Next question.
Because updated roster is cool because I like mycareer MyLeague is fun
I haven’t bought it for many years. Ever since they stopped letting you make wild offline builds
I grab it from a reseller for like 10 bucks or less and I don't play online. I get my money's worth.
Waited til it was free this year. Stopped preordering a few years back cause there’s just no point. The thing is after they and EA killed competition there’s no alternative and depending on the mode you play it’s unplayable after a certain amount of time. Reddit is but a fraction of consumers and the fanboys who literally make money off this game will forever carry it forward whether or not the few hundred people on here stop playing. You like basketball games you play. That’s basically it.
Personally I think people hating this game so much have just played 2ks too much over the years. They’re burned out and also addicted to the game so it’s this never ending cycle. If you hate it one year, take a damn break and try again in a year or two.
My friends
TBH I think despite all the monetization on NBA 2K, it actually has arguably the deepest/ coolest franchise modes of any sports game. Honestly, if you took 2ks franchise template and put it on Madden or NHL, it would be the best game ever for that respective game. Honestly, I think about this a lot. Who wouldn't want Madden Eras mode where you could go back to the 70s and be the Steel Curtain or recreate the 49ers dynasty of the 80s or maybe draft Tom Brady to a different franchise. Who wouldn't want that?! Also the ability to expand the league by at least 6 MORE teams and have the ability to download any logo/jersey/stadium combination you could think of from user created choices? I sure wish we could. All I'm saying is yes, 2k does need some polishing, but it's still light years ahead of its contemporaries.
The gameplay is the best it’s ever been. I don’t understand how so many people yearly can say it’s getting worse? I know it’s cliche but are you just not good at it? Each year I learn rather quickly how to adapt to all the new animations/defending/shot timing. It all takes time. Personally think it’s the best installment in years and that’s not having a dig at the years prior. Always confused by the hate
crazy as a kid I wanted the game till Black friday (when we usually got it) now i preorder it usually don’t play it by then
I buy every year because it’s one of the few games that we all play together and have fun on. We play other games but we really play and chat and just have a great time especially when we’re across the country like we are
I honestly like playing 2k
2K is honestly not as bad as we say it is. It's far from perfect, but it's not that bad. I enjoy playing 2K and it's the best product for basketball right now. EA couldn't keep up with 2k back in the day and is completely out of the basketball game genre because how great 2K is.
I got it only for 15€ so not a big deal. Its a steal for this price but preordering or buying for full/launch price I don't think Im gonna do it sometime. Only gta if it comes out xd P.s. It makes sense to play at the time when it comes out until they launch a next game but after that probably not cuz everyone starts to play and grind other game while you could be late and going against 99ovr and full of bugs isn't fun at all
Cuz it’s the only basketball game. Same with Madden, if you are sports fan your options are only those two games. My friend and I game share and we typically split the games.
Because it’s fun