Think about how FIFA’s Pro Clubs works for comparison sake. It’s the standard sports game part where you make your own player and pick how you want him to be. That honor truly belongs in the hands of MyPlayer, NBA 2K19 ‘s largest and most popular game mode. MyTeam isn’t even the greediest game mode either. That’s not too far off costing $50 for a single transaction. Not just is that the most obnoxious name I’ve ever read, it costs 175,500 VC. Instead, you’d probably have to invest into the currently available ‘Throwback East Super Pack 20 Pack Box’. Of course, you’re never going to get anything of value out of a single basic pack. A basic pack is usually around 6000 VC (virtual currency), which is just over $2.

To keep things simple, MyTeam is basically NBA 2K19 ‘s version of Ultimate Team but worse in almost every way. Loot boxes, or ‘Card packs’ as they’re adorably referred to as, are on offer in 2K’s MyTeam game mode. The worst of all is pay-to-win models that either hard lock content behind a paywall or make it near impossible to get. Others use mobile like microtransactions to punish players who don’t want to spend money with an unfun grind. Some games rely on predatory loot boxes to make money. Reddit user afilathiel posted how despite the ‘GAME LOADED’ message coming up, the option to skip into actual gameplay is not there.

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