What makes this game frustrating is all the Zen users, Titan users, and players who only care about scoring instead of playing team basketball. A lot of people don’t pass the ball and care more about their own stats than winning. I know it’s Random REC, but I think the games would be more competitive, and there would be a lot less quitting, if everyone played the game the right way.
This game is horrible!!
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So I'm an old head and I've been playing for a long time. My first 2K was 2K9 with KG on the cover. Back then I had to choose between NBA Live and 2K and man I'm in Boston and the Celtics are my team, how could I not take 2K. I loved it. There was a steep learning curve and more advanced gameplay than Live but the MyPlayer mode was everything.
A few years later I'd fall in love with MyTeam and that was ALL I ended up playing. I never was able to get into MyNBA/Association but I really want to. So when I saw 2K26 for so cheap I was like yo maybe I should dive in.
Last year with 2K25 when Tatum was on the cover I gave it a chance. I played for 7 hours according to Steam and I remember thinking it was fine but I also felt like the game was unfair at times. I could not get into the MyCareer mode and wished it was more like MyPlayer back in the day where you'd just go through Summer League, get drafted, and try to bring a championship to a team!
I tried to look up reviews and everything is MOSTLY from around launch so its tough to gauge because I have always felt that everything is way more positive at launch than later in the lifecycle. I know 2K27 is around the corner in October so I'm trying to see if $10 is worth dropping for a few months worth of playing before then.
So I guess the bottom line is:
Not even gonna ask about MyTeam because I'm sure it's the same.
2k needs to address quitting mid game this year has been the worst I've ever seen bring back the rubber band effect at this point anytime a team goes up by 10 in the first qtr at least 2 players on the other team are quitting. I feel like they should either just remove the ability to quit games period and or institute harsher penalties for quitting games 1-2 hour bans clearly arent enough to stop players from quitting games.
This was awful on 25, a lot better in season 1 of 26 but crept back in through updates. All my bigs have 85 to 99 block and gold to legend pogo but all get hit with this terrible stun animation after attempting block in the paint. The attackers animation only lasts have the time so they get a free refund. I know 2K hates defense but as a big, this is infuriating to happen so often.
Simple.
Most teams available rn, come get em.
Updated 27 roster with realistic rookies and sliders. Did my homework for both and have tested them. This will be fun. 2 weeks for regular season then push playoffs, simulated rounds every 3 days, push to off season. Play at your own pace, the more games the better. Simulating regular season after 2 weeks, regardless of games played.
Hilarious intro to the game when you first load it up and pick your team lol.
I checked out the USA 2012 Olympic Team and was surprised to find a young Anthony Davis with a randomly assigned 3D head. This was definitely too hilarious not to share
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Gold plate C and PF rec player on pc and I swear it takes at least 10 minutes to get into a game. I’m debating for the next 2k to just get it for my ps5. My question is are you console players having to wait that long to get into rec games at this point of the year?
I'm thinking about buying the game due to its steam sale, but I'm wondering if I'll still be able to play online when the next game releases (rec or just regular games with friends online) or if the servers will be shut down.
Another question: I have a friend that has the game on xbox. If I buy it on steam, will I be able to play with him without any problems?
Not much to explain. Inside Bigs have to play damn near perfect games to get their Takeover and to KEEP it if they're not shooting 3's. I'm getting tired of being statically better than matchup with 4 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists (as an example), but my matchup has Takeover from 2 3PT shots, 1 rebound, and 1 assist. Also, it's not fair how defensive bigs (in general) can be penalized multiple times in a single possession by simply playing help defense which makes it harder to get Takeover. As stupid as it sounds, bigs should be immune to the defensive breakdown penalty unless it was their matchup that scored.
Been playing casually for about a year or so now wondering if my builds any good I play semi pro and I'm 2xmvp+fmvp and x2 chips
If you see that your matchup can’t shoot or can’t drive or can’t play defense or you see a teammate that shoots 80% and scores 28 a game. Why would you not take that information to try and win games. I see so many people take this time at the beginning of games for granted. Also, I recommend having a few takeovers made/ selected so you can use them based on matchups.
How many games have yall quit out😂
Im new and I'm completely clueless
I just wanted to make a build to have fun on I know it’s not meta or properly optimized but I made it to have fun but I’m open to criticism about it
I’m overall confused with cap breakers tbh