This sucks lol. I know 2K they'd be like to improve your 3 point shot by 1 point you need to make 1 million 3s in the park, 1 million 3s in my career and 1 million 3s in the rec ... Progress resets after 3 weeks.

Great. 2K is going to create an incentive for people to sell in a game to meet their “grind goals”. That sounds AWFUL.

Badge Degradation is WACK! It feeds into the "grind" instead of actually PLAYING the game! I've never been a fan of "quests" because they detract from playing. Period. I really need LIVE to get their sh*t together.

Can you imagine the first few months of 2K dudes spamming dribble moves for 23 seconds trying to get their dribble up. This system seems like straight trash

So they’re going to cater to content creators that live on the game!! GREAT!!!

Man I'm such a old head I remember on 2k10 and 2k11 it took 2 and a half full seasons, playoffs included, to be an actual 99 and get your shoe deal.

Now everyone in the rec will be on a one man mission. People will take every shot because they grinding they shooting

That mean “HOW TO EASILY MAKE A WEMBY BUILD” lol

Yea 2k25 cooked😭😭 these ideas get worse and worse every year

They need to take squad rec out sucks when u play wit 3 and the other 2 r just selling and staying in the paint and playing buddy ball

Man give us a builder that we can make what we want .. $150 on a build just to play the game grinding all day .. if we are having fun we will play the game! Simple .. tired of grinding for badges .. workouts .. i just want to hit the rec or park day 1 with the gang 💯

My hesitation with these kinds of objective oriented grinds is that 2k doesn't know how to make them cater to the whole community/fun. An example are the takeovers and rep system - you have to play specific game modes and do specific things in those modes to unlock them. As a rec/proAm 5v5 player, I don't want to be forced to play park or MyCareer games just to unlock something.

2K: We don’t condone cheating Also 2K: Let’s make a build system that incentivizes cheating

2k community thinks a Steph curry build is a demigod, don’t be surprised if we end up paying $150 for a fake 99vr that’s a 75 y’all don’t know what your asking for

I think you should have to suck at least 1 thing, otherwise everyone is just going to be the same and there's no strategy, no adjustments, nothing matters, it's just iso'ing for animations.

I still think 2k24 builder is great but I always felt 2k23 & 24 kinda needed to combine some stuff & it would be great. Definitely need to be able to make more all around players at most heights so that we (as players) have no excuse but to show skill/IQ as deciding factors in games. Hopefully 2k brings out something most people will tolerate.

with how expensive builds are they better let us make star player builds

grand badges/ mentality badges, that grind was so real and rewarding this can be achieved 2k done it before

Imagine 2k going back to pie charts but with rise & elite methods

Each height should have a harder time getting things up. 6’4 and under - dunking and rebounding. 6’5 - 6’9 should be balanced and whatever you put up makes the other harder. (Better shooter = harder to dunk) 6’10+ - ball handle and shooting. Just a quick thought

No the grind doesn't need to be that serious, nothing wrong with everyone's players having the same capability, time for skill to shine

Least amount of hype I’ve had personally for a 2k game. Not pre ordering for the first time in years. Seems like 25 will just be damn near the same thing as 24

Bro, don’t forget in 2K21 players were playing interior defense with no interior defense

Forget the dialogue. Do you see this man just getting whatever he wants in the rec center😅😅😅😅

They'll balance it out by having your attributes decrease when you dont use it often like badge regression and the only way to make it permanent is to have like a gold place setter or something that you can only unlock in the season pass

I don't think they should allow every build to go 99 in every attribute, because of balance, but to allow a pure defender to be able to grind their shooting, and lower teir abilities to a respectable level would be good.

Pro am or pro rec needs to have fatigued increased and more prominent in that style game so that your movements or excessive usage of turbo will highly effect ur player in the last two quarters meaning you have to be more aware of over dribbling or creating low strength bigs getting beaten up in the paint ur physical should be on another level in a (pro am/pro rec) mode for the players looking for more realistic competition. If you've turbo the whole game ur stamina should go from 99 to 40 meaning all badges connected to ur stamina would drop from hof to bronze also means ur speed drops ur accelerate drops etc and includes badges dropping also meaning the use of timeout would be more beneficial to the game.

Pay to make a build in 2k25 💀

This is not a new concept they did this before in 2k16 I think where you constantly play like that to keep your stats up so you had the ability to get your man to a true 99 overall

I think it should be like stat based, so like make a certain number of 3 pointers and your 3pt rating goes up(or if 2k wants more money, the amount you can max your 3pt at goes up)

this may be a hot take, but i feel 2k was most fun when every person on the team was role players and not demi gods. You got THE LOCKDOWN the PLAYMAKER and the GLASS CLEANER or instead of lock a SHARP or instead of glass cleaner a STRETCH or instead of playmaker, a SHOT CREATOR

I just hope 2K focuses on the player’s JERSEY DETAIL 🔥😮‍💨

No I disagree, I don’t want 6 or 10 lebron james on the court. I want diversity so that everyone knows their role there should not be a way to grind a build to that level. 8:13 It’ll make the rec random experience horrid bc we already have guys making PG builds not passing the ball.

They should put win objectives to unlock animations like 100 wins in rec , points scored , assists , rebounds & which ever one you complete should towards a category for playmaking , shooting or defense

I like this thematically speaking. Grinding should be incentivesed and the grind should show in your players progression

I like the idea of having more utility in the build/player/builder your right the question is how having a flat 25 stat at 99 overall never sits right with me

if badge regression is in NBA 2k25...I'll pass...don't nobody got time for that!!! 😂

2k just needs to take two years off and add new mechanics. The MP builder and etc. is already cool. Just make the game better

i’m telling yall now: the quickest way to get ppl off this game is for a casual to consistently play against a team of lebrons. keep the game as balanced as possible

Dunking shooting will be the meta..

Idk, how I feel about this, I like the idea about having your player get better, it’ll help on ppl’s first build cause everyone almost always messes it up because they missed the threshold to get the dunk animation or badge they didn’t know about

I’d be happy if they went back to the 2k16 badge system that was my favorite by far

Imagine going into solo rec, hooping with a guy who’s terrible at shooting, attempting to complete a shooting achievement, team ice him out and he sells the game…. 🤦🏾‍♂️ man I hope 2k has a answer for that because I like playing solo rec sometimes. 24 is bad enough with these randoms, 25 might end up being a disaster!!!

I hope they do that but bring back 2k23 badge system it forced people to choose what badges they wanted to utilize vs now people with all 6'6 builds spamming 91 steal

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If we paying 150$ on builds It better for Demi gods we not paying all that money on builds to role players 🤷🏾‍♂️

We need Demi gods back!

So people who actually work and just jump on the game to have fun will never be good on the gameeee.stupidd stupid idea smhhh

I like the idea. It's a good replacement for 20+ badges or hof badges for legend. 2K used the 2k league as one of its reasons for having balance in the game. With the league gone, they can be more free with the type of balance in the game.

These speculation videos are pointless... wait until real news drops bro

Hate that new badges system asf

Until they fix the gameplay completely this won't matter

Hell, yeah let’s bring it back to the 2K 23 that was the best 2K. You could build whatever you want and go out there and have fun people take 2K way too serious.

I really wish they just seperate Mycareer and Park ... Being able to do everything should be in Mycareer but have piecharts in Partk to create more diversity because now more than ever attributes barely matters . 2K24 had guards contesting bigs with high finishing while under the rim . We have people with mid 3s make a lot of shot because of badges from their high midrange

Idk it'd be ok to implement some sort of grind system that'll let your player reach his full potential in every attribute category after you reach that initial 99. I dont have any confidence in them implementing anything that works tho. Plus, limiting the builder as much as they can is how they're able to get people to spend money on more builds anyway. So it's all a pipe dream

It’s fine making a build that can do it all. Just make defense the same and make the it an actual skill gap where u have to actually break down ur defender like real ball.

I feel like they would never do this because then that would discourage people from making new builds and spending more VC.

2k be wanting all your time and money

I don't think it should be EVERY attribute being nearly maxed out...I would say 1/5 of the total attributes: close, mid, 3 shooting, driving dunk, standing dunk, driving layups, steals, blocks, perimeter defense, interior defense, blocks, offensive rebounds, defensive rebounds, passing, dribbling. So roughly 15 attributes...chose 3 that can be nearly maxed out in addition to how your build was designed. Example: I make a 3 and D guy so my 3-ball, perimeter defense and steals would already be capable of being nearly maxed. Then I can choose which 3 from the remaining attributes say mid, driving dunk, blocks. It rounds out the player without being able to do everything well and it makes players consider how to build based on those they run with the most.

If that’s the case they might as well use the same builder as 2k24. When you got to your physicals and see your badges and attributes you should be able to grind and max your player as high as your badges, attributes and animations can be. it can’t go above your cap. That’s fair for every position can be balance and a demigod. Also get rid of badge regression and make badge stacking better during gameplay

Also, the grind in college football 25 is way more fun than 2k24. You can start off with a certain overall, and getting your attribute points isn't that hard either, and when you buy abilities, they didn't cost that much 2k needs to either go back to skills points or go to the 2k16 route with badges and player builder just update it its really not that complicated 2k16 had the best player build system in my opinion

If anything 2k might let you get a demi god build with cap on it like a lebron template but the most 3 an free throw you get is like 90 free throw an maybe 84 3pt maybe 85 3pt

I feel like for the amount of money we’re paying , game and Vc prices etc . we should be able to make those type of builds if we want . Hell it’s already pay to play anyways .

i was saying give us three city's three mentors plus all the legends each season to go train with to gain moves

I think u should be able to do everything on day 1. And there better not be any piecharts. The demigod builder with sim gameplay would be the best to me.

Bro demigods are realistic. Every single professional ball player can shoot dribble and dunk. Obviously some are much better than others but they can all do the basic skills. I love the idea of making play and success build your attributes. The only problems I'm having is I play with randoms so much it's hard to keep a positive win percentage

I hate the badge degradation because if you a person and you don’t have a squad and randoms not passing then u won’t be able to keep certain badges up and change twos from make it take it

Man let us import our vc & players over to the next game im tired of starting at 60ovr

Well if that’s the case they better make the grind reachable for the casuals as well. Than cool

I feel like I shouldn’t be limited in what I make. But if we are going to limit things how about we go to camps for certain players to unlock attributes. So say shaq camp we get standing dunk post hook and rebounding and we do the games/drills and we get +5 on that as the max for a permanent attribute upgrade

The problem there is going to be the animations the smartest way to go about it is give everyone all of the animations however, the speed and effectiveness of the animations be affected by something like the system that they’re talking about center can have Steph Curry‘s jumpshot, however, because of his low three ball The shot speed is nowhere near what it is for someone with a 99 three now if you feel like grinding out to get the animation to be effective by all means go right ahead I wouldn’t be mad at that, but if they put the animations is locked, there’s going to be a glitch where people can unlock it early on and it will throw the whole system off trying to fix it

I don't mind working to grind new stats... but LOSING stats if unused I WON'T buy the game.. I'm waiting a month to see what's going on first..Not gonna pay for a game that makes me keep working for shit i've earned.

Even if this system works, that will reduce the amount of builds one makes, since you're in a marathon grind. That reduces vc purchases, so how does that benefit 2ks profits

my only problem with the concept is that if you make a build that became a 99 ovr and it a +5 to any attribute after was that build able to reach that attribute before the concept

I’m all for making my build better. I just hate the badge regression though. Not every game will require you to use every badge that you have

That game aint gone be worth playing until season 2 probably. Everyone gone be hyped about demigods and they gone patch it all like they do every year. Burnt money everywhere.

I mean it would make sense to actually be able to grind to a actual 99 player. We haven't had a true 99 ovr my player

Again it's a good idea but u gotta understand ur audience 2k players DONT CARE ABOUT BASKETBALL if this was a different community it'll probably work

The grind would need to be slower and through the grind meeting thresholds to develop the actual skills of your player.. but the 2k12 kinda concept of grinding and being able to build your builds and animation regardless of animation iis good but you just gotta grind more or less depending on position. Make that a updates concept of 2k12 amd might just have a winner again

Omm I said somethin almost EXACTLY like this on 2k Tutes channel yesterday. Basically it’s like COD, our build is the gun and grinding for better attributes is like adding attachments. We can make our builds a lil more unique but it worries me that small builds will be phased out again

So people going to mad about everyone making 6’7-6’9 myplayer builds again. People are going to mad how long it takes to get your build to where u want.

This sounds good but, i feel like the casuals are gonna complain about the people who actually grind. And if 2k does something like this they’re gonna make it easy for everyone to be the same as per usual. But overall that concept sounds amazing for the real grinders, I’m here for it.

I need them to bring the +5 custom shoes back and make people grind my career more

Idk man, when I was playing a lot I was absolutely dominating people within the current builder restrictions… you really want the better players have better builds too?

I’ve been saying this for a while. Make it more realistic. You have your specialties but if you want to add skills than you practice those skills so you can learn them. 👏🏻

This idea reminds me of 2k12 being able to get everything attribute to 99

They should have it where as you get better after every Season of my career mode

I would be for it. There should be hard caps on certain things like physicals depending on height and weight, but it shouldn't be as low as they are right now. For example, Giannis has like an 84 speed in the game, but at 6'11" I think the highest speed you can get is like a 77. I'm totally ok with there being a grind. VC for attributes isn't the only thing people spend money for. People really be buying these in-game animations, clothing and vehicles. Plus, if the biggest money maker is MyTeam, then MyCareer shouldn't be taxed the same. But what they could do to achieve this is to make it to where we can make our builds how we can now, but make stretching the build's stats further, again, to a hard cap, is making the next stats above the originally made to be a higher VC cost. Or maybe, once you achieve certain efficiency thresholds, then you unlock that particular attribute up to a certain point. So if you want your block rating to go up, contest a certain amount of shots which result in a miss, and if you don't play good defense then it results in a loss. Dribbling could be performing a certain amount of dribble moves with success, but if you dribble into a defender, even if you don't lose the ball should go against you. That would make it so that these "dribble gods" out here cheesing the game, using the crab mechanic and all this other nonsense that happens would actually work AGAINST what would gain you further attribute points. For steals, make the ratings matter, so if you have mid to high 80 steal, you actually are accurate with where the ball is if you choose correctly with the right stick. Choosing the right direction would be neutral, getting a pluck whether it results in a steal or not would gain you progress toward another attribute, but choosing the wrong direction or trying to steal when the ball is nowhere near you would negatively effect you and so on with other attributes. I'd be all for it, but only if they did it right. And we all know, they usually don't get it right the first time around.

i love this idea im totally down for it i hope it is like this. The only way i can think of it working is if the grind is only attached to my career. Theres already massive problems with people that dribble for 24 seconds and not passing the ball just to take shots

Just make a legit team based oriented basketball game. Where you need to work together to achieve common goals!

2k18 badge system was nice, its force you to practice the move

ATP might as well open the servers for previous 2ks if not I’ll just stay on 24

2k about to kill their game. Aint nobody trying to grind like that

Im actually more for this it makes the grind rewarding because my favorite player is giannis and I try to model my bigs as close to him as I could get but he’s literally a Demi god in the sense that you can’t make a 7ft 243lb pf/center with his attributes and stats hopefully now I get to

I don’t see this happening. 2K makes money through new builds. If we can perfect our build over time, we won’t need new ones, or at least not nearly as many new ones. There’s no upside for them, and u know they don’t do anything just for us.

I'm not sure if anyone remembers that 2K used to have a workout with a legend?? 🤔 This can be huge, if they execute it

Yay another 2k with builds that have 0 weakness……. Thats exactly what 2k needs rn

Plz bring back numbered bases

They’re always revisiting something because they don’t have new ideas. Give them a bottle and they’ll find a way to recycle it and make money off of it.

Just give us templates of nba stars and postion lock for 5 v 5 modes. No custom builder just pick the star you like and unlock sigs by playing