Red Hood

Does anyone really want this storyline shit?

fujishig

Give me the rpg elements without having to be online all the time and without the storyline and I'd be fine. I enjoy the storylines sometimes but man sometimes I just want to dominate college, be drafted, and have a simple story with all the rpg stuff. I'm probably the anomaly though because I also don't see the point of spending a ton of VC on stuff like shoes, and that's obviously a big part of the ecosystem.

I mean someone must enjoy running around a city just to get to practice or whatever. I don't.

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Sonny Corinthos

I am having more fun in one day than I did an entire year with 2K22. There's so much to do in this game. My era, which I picked Magic vs Bird, is so much fun. Everything is retro, the broadcast, the uniforms, even the stats they show on the screen. Then you have the MJ challenges, which are fun to play as well. Unless some unknown bug pops up, 2K really outdid themselves this time around.

DJariya

Cool. I’m picking up my preorder after work today.

DJariya

I went to pick up my copy of 2K23 yesterday (The championship edition) which is $149 for PS5.

Gamestop mistakenly put in my pre-order for the $199 Ultimate Gamestop exclusive edition and the woman brought out a limited edition Michael Jordan photo in a frame and souvenir acrylic ticket. I looked at those and I told them, pass, it's not worth it for the $50 extra premium.

So I just got the championship edition. There is a paper inside that says they will email you information on the NBA league pass subscription that is linked to your 2K account. I assume since it's only September, they will send it later. It took roughly 2+ hours to install. Haven't had a chance to fully play it yet, but I noticed that the shooting aspect, which was problematic for many of you is improved. The shot meter is much easier to use and navigate.

fujishig

I forgot about that league pass version. Was that preorder only?

Wait, if it's linked to your 2k account can you not watch it on your phone?

DJariya

I don't think the League pass subscription is a pre-order exclusive. But, you can call Gamestop to check.

They need the email from the 2K account to send you the redemption information.

It says in the packaging that you have to redeem the 2K23 bonus content code from the insert by December 18th. It includes a digital copy of 2K23 for the PS4. And to make sure your email is correct. Then they will send you instructions on how to redeem it on your NBA.com account.

fujishig

Hmmm... the championship edition is no longer on the PSN store and is basically sold out at gamestop and elsewhere. Oh well, post all star break discount for this again.

DJariya

You should have gave in when I posted about it back earlier in the summer. Normally I wouldn't spend $149 for 1 game, but the League pass enticed me to do it.

DJariya

By the way, the insert says the League pass code will be emailed on or around September 27th.

fujishig

I mean I posted about it right before you did, just didn't commit.

Red Hood

Well, now the price of the Championship Edition makes sense. NBA dropped the price for the league pass this season to $100 instead of their regular $200

fujishig

I saw some screenshots with like ridiculous vc costs for upgrading your stats to the top. What in the world happened?

Red Hood

Don’t know where else to out this, but 2K recommends to change your passwords

fujishig

If I have a 2k account that's not just associated with my xbox/ps login, I don't know what it is...

Also, I don't think any passwords, even 2k passwords, were hacked. This was basically a customer service hack and if you got fraudulent mail from them and clicked on one of the links in the email, then change all your passwords in your browser (even non 2k ones) because nobody knows what they could have put on your computer.

DJariya

My code for NBA League pass came today via email from 2K

Red Hood

My Jordan challenge is glitching or something. I’m at the 3rd challenge against the Celtics and already completed the challenge twice with 3 stars but it goes back to the challenge menu and gives me no stars and I can’t move to the next challenge. Anyone having similar issues?

Also, not liking that the shooting is based on the rating instead of timing. Basically, no C-D level shooter can’t improve unless I manually manipulate their rating. In the past couple of years, shooting was based on timing, allowing bench players to actually contribute instead of just sucking the life out of the game

Red Hood

Little annoying things from 2k23: the Bulls 2010-11 classic team doesn’t have Luol Deng anymore since apparently 2k didn’t get his rights. That’s fine. What isn’t fine is that James Johnson, who’s currently on the Pacers roster, is not in the 2010-11 Bulls roster, a team which he was in for the whole season as a rookie. Instead, he’s replaced with generic players.

fujishig

This is now 20 bucks off at Amazon...

Red Hood

Rob V

I bit and got this from Best Buy for $22 after some credits I had. I've not played a 2K basketball game yet... but this one has excellent reviews.

Sonny Corinthos

I wish I gotten the game with the league pass now.

fujishig

Now the digital versions are all on sale, including the Jordan edition (though you still get Booker as an icon on your console)

Red Hood

The league pass is just $100 this year, so it wasn’t that much of a bargain getting it with the championship edition