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jmmontoro wrote:From the top of my head, I'll say that the problem lies with how VC affects player progress and how badges affect gameplay, and that a vote to kick from game is needed to encourage more basketball.
cavs4872 wrote:I will never do 5v5 games for this reason... 3v3 is perfect. I've only really had success with my paint beast and can lead the game in scoring without even being passed the ball just from cleanup duty...
And honestly, MyTEAM is so cheese that for my online experience I would literally just revert to Play Now Online until you run into LeBron at point.
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I have to blunt: The Rec is absolutely woeful this year. Walk-On play has always been a hit-and-miss alternative to team Pro-Am, owing to the all the issues that arise when you play with randoms. It's been particularly toxic and unenjoyable in NBA 2K21, though. Admittedly, I can only speak to my experiences playing on the Australasian server, and I've yet to create a MyPLAYER on Next Gen and jump online. The scene may be a lot better on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S, at least in North America. It'd be a low bar to clear, as the mode seems to have hit rock bottom.
While the issues are familiar, the continued decline of The Rec - and it's felt like it's grown even worse since NBA 2K21 Current Gen's launch - raises a few questions. The two most pertinent are "who's to blame", and "how can it be fixed". As you might imagine, the first issue has a significant impact on the second. The answer is quite complicated, and that naturally means the solution isn't easy either. Still, I've been thinking about this a lot in recent weeks. While I am taking a moment to grumble here, I want to turn that into something constructive. If we as a community can identify these issues and suggest solutions, perhaps we can help improve the scene.