NBA 2K19 (Xbox One Digital Download) Expired

Great deal, horrible game. Don't support it if you want something better

Why is it terrible?

Why is it terrible?

The entire game is a grind designed to get you to spend money on microtransactions. I'm not super anti-mtx but when you're supposedly paying full price for a game and then can't even enjoy it unless you drop another $60 on it it's a scam. The multiplayer community is toxic when it comes to playing with lower level players, filling your initial hours with the game with trying to find out how to exploit the single player just so you can upgrade your player to be good enough that people will even be okay with playing with you. All of the above not even touching the fact on how the multiplayer meta is 100% intentionally focused on being able to use only one player archetype - the 3 point shooter. Go to the 2k subreddit and you can find tons of posts where someone with a character built to dunk will miss a wide-open layup and wasn't even given the choice to dunk, then that person's defender will get the ball, run off the 3pt line to the same distance as Steph Curry or Trae Young, and drain a shot even through smothering defense. 2k only changes the parts of the game that are going to maximize their money making (see: 2k18) and have made no attempt to try and balance the game out, otherwise the little kids that user their parents' credit cards to make a character just like their idol 3pt god would freak out and stop spending money. I feel like it's the best interest of sports gamers everywhere to not support a predatory company and predatory series. Not to mention that you go through my entire post again next year before the next season starts

If you're looking for a nba game to recreationally play with friends. $40 is a good price to get a relatively new game. If you're looking to play competitively like ranked games, my player modes, my team, etc. you're gonna get frustrated. Tons of micro transactions as usual. Server issues.

This the best explanation yet!!

The entire game is a grind designed to get you to spend money on microtransactions. I'm not super anti-mtx but when you're supposedly paying full price for a game and then can't even enjoy it unless you drop another $60 on it it's a scam. The multiplayer community is toxic when it comes to playing with lower level players, filling your initial hours with the game with trying to find out how to exploit the single player just so you can upgrade your player to be good enough that people will even be okay with playing with you. All of the above not even touching the fact on how the multiplayer meta is 100% intentionally focused on being able to use only one player archetype - the 3 point shooter. Go to the 2k subreddit and you can find tons of posts where someone with a character built to dunk will miss a wide-open layup and wasn't even given the choice to dunk, then that person's defender will get the ball, run off the 3pt line to the same distance as Steph Curry or Trae Young, and drain a shot even through smothering defense. 2k only changes the parts of the game that are going to maximize their money making (see: 2k18) and have made no attempt to try and balance the game out, otherwise the little kids that user their parents' credit cards to make a character just like their idol 3pt god would freak out and stop spending money. I feel like it's the best interest of sports gamers everywhere to not support a predatory company and predatory series. Not to mention that you go through my entire post again next year before the next season starts

I see, I guess ill stick with NBA 2k14 and 2k16 for now until something better comes out.