After playing since launch day, you finally win. I have never been so disappointed in a game. I’ve spent real money just to play a simulated basketball game with players I like. The game is officially pay-to-win. I’ve loved MyTeam for the purposes of creating an all-time lineup up my favorite players throughout history. Instead of enjoying it, I get to watch open kickouts to Klay Thompson in the corner yield a “C-” shot quality, while watching DeMarcus Cousin hit fading/leaning threes off the dribble while being contested. I have a GREAT line-up. I play patiently, I run through plays, I don’t gamble on defense, I don’t cheese, I have a deep understanding of the game and the players I choose to use including where they like the ball and what their go-to moves were. I have an understanding of the various passes, dribble moves, post moves, hotspots, what actions to run. Meanwhile I play against guys that are rewarded for spamming steal/block literally the entire game, sprinting towards the rim holding the shot button, jumping in front of my inbound passer, jump-passing out of every shot, phasing the ball through my team, and negating my diamond Arvydas Sabonis with emerald Manute Bol, Muresan, and discount Whiteside cards. Gameplay is secondary to exploiting the weaknesses in the game’s design. Average rec center kids play better transition than my Hall of Famer lineup, and it turns out a majority of NBA players are incapable of making a pass more than 15 feet away. Nobody at 2K has heard of a leading pass.

So I say all that to that 2K wins. I quit. It is no longer possible for me to play 2K (or at least MyTeam) and get any joy out of it. I know I don’t matter in the grand scheme of things, I know people will troll me, downvote me, tell me to “get good” or some other bullshit rhetoric. I don’t care. This game mode is bullshit, and it’s really a shame because I want to enjoy it. What’s sad is that implementing a rating system, allowing you to trade cards with your friends, fixing gameplay glitches/exploits that are widely reported and publicly tested would be a simple fix, but instead of fixing a rushed-to-release game, we can listen to Future mumble his bullshit in a fake park that you have to pay real money to be able to literally see your player in. You win, 2K; you’re awful.