The most popular basketball title in the worldNBA 2K23 It was released almost three weeks ago, and the reviews for the game are quite polar. Fans and critics alike seem to agree that many additions to the game this year such as MyNBA Era and new gameplay additions make it an improvement over previous versions. However, PC gamers are forced to play the old-gen version of NBA2K, and even worse than that, the in-game prices have left many gamers shocked to say the least.
For yrs I’ve been internally preaching to this Co. then public mid 2K17 to show I was never tight lipped to point out the obvious direction @NBA2K Dept Heads were heading way past just a @NBA gm#NBA2K23 VirtualCurrency Boundaries=????is evilly camouflagedhttps://t.co/c9a5IVlga3
— FL1GHTMARE (@FL1GHTMARE) September 18, 2022
In-game virtual currency prices have always been seen as a sticking point in NBA 2K titles, especially in recent years. However, it seems that this year the situation is really absurd. Many players have found challenges and other tasks that reward players with very low VC payouts. In addition, the numbers show that trying to max out your character in theMyCareerwill require a financial outlay of hundreds of dollars to purchase the virtual currency in the game.
When a player starts playing in reading mode, their character starts with a score 60, meaning not only do players have to save a ton of VC to level up their abilities, but they also have to pay extra if they want to be able to afford the special moves. Plus, that doesn’t even take into account items of clothing and other expenses the game demands or tries to get you.
As an example of the problematic situation, a certain NBA2K player tweeted a screenshot of the VC cost to raise the player character’s MyCareer score from97 to 98. The player was shocked to find out that he had to pay 57,465 VC for the process. Of course, this post drew more comments from other gamers who expressed their dissatisfaction with the prices in the game.
57,465 VC to go from 97-98 Overall… I didn’t even put up attributes that really matter to my build. SHEESH #NBA2K23 pic.twitter.com/v7ZqFZXyNu
— iPodKingCarter (@ipodkingcarter) September 17, 2022
to make order in the mess. About 5,000 VC will cost you about 2 dollars, which means that the same gamer will have to spend in the region of 15 dollars and more just to increase the score by a point. The cost to get your player to 99 can range from 450,000 to 480,000 VC, that’s more than $100 in total. All of these issues together have greatly angered the game’s fan base. The cost of VC to build a player is astronomical. In addition to this, 2K also raised the base price for VC.
The 2K company did not come out with an official announcement regarding the review of the prices. What’s more, network host Ronnie2K, who is also NBA2K’s digital marketing manager, responded to the players’ claims. Roni2K said, “We try to put out as much content as possible and give as much as we can to the consumer. I remember the cost of the game when the generation changed was the big issue at the time. And obviously the price and cost of developing a game has gone up a lot. But, I think we’re still doing a very, very good job of giving some more content.” We give hundreds of hours of entertainment versus a few hours in a theater.” Rooney also reiterated that players are not obligated to spend money to improve their player, saying, “There are ways to earn your rating with the player, that too and we try to give the opportunity to play the game As you want and not to force you to follow one path.”
In the end, Roni2K is right. The power really lies with the gamers when it comes to payouts. No one forces us to spend 60 dollars on a game (or the price of that game in Israel) and another 100 dollars on content within the game. The only way gamers today can fight back against moves they don’t like is through their wallets. Anything else will be portrayed as “crying”. What do you think about this topic? Is 2K doing a good enough job of not forcing players to spend extra money on the game on VC? Or is it all a bluff? Share in the comments!