We only want more options. We need a game that is similar to
2K MT Path of Exile to Diablo. I am speaking from the point of view of an MyPark participant which is essentially like a seperate match at this point. The good thing is that you would not require a NBA permit to create a game like this. Make a game that is centered on a multiplayer experience. Aggressive (with good game making) and non-competitive modes, different events, well balanced ability system, tournaments using some sort of reward, microtransactions yes, but only for clothes, your private court etc. (could possibly even create NBA 2K20 free such as poe).
To get a NBA-simulation, sure. No demand for a permit to get a MyPark-type game where you make your own player though.99percent is far too high. There are tons of players who never touch another styles and only play MyCareer since it is tied to the playground. Even though NBA 2K20 would only appeal to 10-20percent of those 2k playerbase, that is a standard estimate I think, that could still create a decently sized community. However, I believe that it's not so easy to generate a well rounded basketball game, mainly because of all of the various animations. Career mode is where u make 1 player to play nba together and contrary to established player. Your game would be a bunch of nobodies playing nobodies (image rights duh). It will always be a little game and small community if NBA 2K20play is perfect.
This has been done. Freestyle Basketball was popular for quite a couple of decades, its still running, they left a"sequel" on consoles which I believe is popular if not as popular as the original game. Honestly surprised it hasn't been re-done with a larger budget and somewhat closer to gameplay. But obtaining NBA 2K20play right is likely much harder to do from scratch compared to NBA iterating over exactly what they realized the prior year. Will stay a market game and not a competitor. If you are likening it to Path of Exile and Diablo, it would want the license, which I think is obtainable for the NBA, but nevertheless almost definitely not cheap.
NBA has never been picky using their permit in the past. Leagues. Until that was changed by them. Back in the late 90s there have been several million NBA games. EA do and can make NBA games. They simply don't since it seems like they realise competing with the giant in the room is a ridiculous waste of money.The goes for everybody. That there is no longer nba games. The investment is simply not worthwhile. The EA/2K sports warfare at the early 00s indicates that you are very, very wrong. You could earn a non-licensed sports match, but nobody could buy it.MyPark was only introduced in 2k14. And it is arguably the mode at this point. Obviously a match with a focus on a sensible NBA experience does not make sense without a license, that is not the type of game I had in mind.
I believed they kind of crossed the line so far as microtransactions in NBA2K17 where actual progress of your character was too slow with no major in sport currency bulge. It is still a great game series but those with low tolerance for microtransactions will not have a great time realizing that the in game purchases and skills are usually fairly costly and earning things ingame is more of a grind than it needs to be.I obtained 2k19 for $5 like a month before 2k20. For $5 it was worth and I'll never pay a dime more for those games.And I will never pay another dime for more of those games. No need to buy Sports games annually when they are all the same or worse.
I thought 2K17 was nice. It had been slow, and a grind, but it was sort of leveling up within an RPG. I was ok it took a few games to get a stat point. And the difficulty to increase the gains might turn up. After 2K17 it got pretty awful. 2K18 I believe didn't have a multiplier when you shifted difficulty, so you just play on easy and find exactly the same amount of experience (VC). When it came back in 2K19, it was like NBA 2K20 was developed to be played at the maximum difficulty and after a full season I was only overall 75, LOL. It had been too much. I enjoy NBA 2K20s, but I skipped this season. Maybe I will buy it again in
Buy 2K20 MT a later point, since the remainder of NBA 2K20 manners (including from the 2K11 and earlier ) are still there and don't have any microtransactions. The MyCareer thing is merely one more mode.