The game-practice cycle that follows once you’re taken by a team is easily binged, and half a season will give me plenty of upgrade juice to be a respectable contributor in multiplayer. In its gameplay, it’s very easy to reach the top tier of draft stock and set yourself up with both your preferred club and a big VC payday with them. M圜areer is set up with an excellent narrative dotted with A-list celebrities, skillfully written and performed, wrapping you in the ideal of being the league’s next big thing. What’s 100,000 VC really worth? An 82 overall rating. But the social pressure to spend is still there, and the more I lean into the emergent exceptionalist fantasy of M圜areer - and that’s half the fun of a career mode - the stronger it is. NBA 2K used to reach into my pocket on every menu in M圜areer, and it no longer does that, or at least it doesn’t do it as much. And yes, I can, as long as I focus on the truly single-player portions of M圜areer. Wrong, my self-imposed task here was to go through NBA 2K20 without spending any real money, and see if I could still have a good time. Why not, I would have paid that for NBA 2K20 anyway, right? Yet perversely, like I do when I buy something frivolous after finding money or avoiding a big bill, I briefly considered spending $60 on in-game moolah. Those starting funds can buy an 82 rating for my player before taking my first shot. The urge inside me to do so is powerful, even though the code 2K Sports gave Polygon was for NBA 2K 20’s Legend Edition - which supplies a modest starter wardrobe and 100,000 Virtual Currency for the extra $40 on its price tag (the cash equivalent of the VC, without bonuses or volume discounts). But the fastest way to fit in is to just buy better skills for real cash. I can improve, by upgrading myself with the Virtual Currency that’s freely earned, in generous amounts, even if my character sits the bench for most of his NBA games. Me hucking up a brick as soon as I touch the ball, or getting my ankles broken on the slightest hesitation move is one thing my 62 overall rating and generic clothing are what really communicate that I don’t belong out here. It’s not that I don’t want my character to get humiliated in a 2-on-2 or 3-on-3 game, I know that’s more than likely coming I just don’t want to waste my teammates’ time. Measuring myself against others, and quietly judging them, is inevitable when you’re dealing with a game that is as social as pickup basketball, an anchor experience for The Neighborhood. That guy must have spent everything on ratings. That guy must have spent everything on clothing. You can tell a lot about folks by comparing their fashion choices - or lack thereof - against the biographical card that pops up underneath everyone you meet. Click here to download for comprehensive coverage of your teams.About a week into NBA 2K20, my favorite pastime inside The Neighborhood, the game’s richly detailed, MMO-like hub world, is simply people watching. Stay connected to the Capitals and Wizards with the MyTeams app. They’re set to head north Monday to face the Philadelphia 76ers in the first game of a three-game road trip. Next Game: It’ll be a back-to-back for the Wizards. The Thunder were only able to get free for 12 three-point attempts the entire game, knocking down five of them. Shot making improved for the Thunder in the second half, but Washington offset it with even better offense. OKC shot just 10-of-29 (34%) that quarter and finished the first half just 39% from the field. Washington blocked 11 shots in the game, including five in the first quarter. The Wizards made all seven of their free throws and clamped down on defense to build a 32-21 lead by the end of the quarter. It wasn’t until the third quarter when the Wizards pulled ahead by at least 20, but they first built a double-digit lead in the first quarter. That's a 2K glitch.) /CylbCPnYZl- Prince Grimes MaFast Start OKC was better in the 2nd quarter, but unable to overcome the early deficit.
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