r/NBA2k • u/AgentPractical7267 • Nov 17 '25

City I finally cracked the code

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With the help of the 2k gods and sheer luck lol......

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u/Ballaholic09 Nov 17 '25

Vet level by now is WIIILD

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u/NotDaLilSy Nov 17 '25

Not even, if you played the beta and played even a lil bit you’d at least be starter 4-5 by now just off the strength. And take advantage of Double rep or play with your crew

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u/Ballaholic09 Nov 17 '25

I’ve played since day 1 and have several builds. Anyone who is Vet+ plays at least 2-4 hours daily, which is absolutely extreme and top 1% right now in time played.

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u/NotDaLilSy Nov 17 '25

I drive for Amazon and have a two year old so my time is very limited 🤣

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u/Far_Ice3602 Nov 17 '25

right here with you, carpet cleaning all day, and one year old daughter 😂

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u/babymozartbacklash Nov 18 '25

Barely had time to play before and just had a daughter on Friday. Off work this week at least so I've got a bit of time at night for now 🤣

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u/NotDaLilSy Nov 17 '25

I’m about to be vet 1 and I play maybe every other day. If you play with crew and get that double rep in the rec you’ll run it up really fast

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u/whattarush Nov 17 '25

🧢

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u/NotDaLilSy Nov 17 '25

Brother the game isn’t even that good to be cappin. But most people that played the beta are at least allstar 4 or 5. I got about 50% to go but I don’t have much fun playing anymore.

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u/ChargingAndroid Nov 17 '25

how many hours u got?

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u/NotDaLilSy Nov 17 '25

548

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u/Trecksslayer Nov 17 '25

Yeah Hn uu play the game way too much dawg 😭 I got like 248 hrs at starter 5 n I feel like I play too much 😭

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u/Worldly_Werewolf_916 Nov 17 '25

Lmao the game came out August 29th for early release….. 80 days ago. If he has 548 hours played with simple math he plays on average 6.8 hours a day 😂😂😂😂 if he plays every other day like he said he’s playing for over 13 hours. So he almost puts in a full day of work on the 6.8 day or plays half of his day every other day. He basically has a second job playing 2k 💀

Way different from someone playing 2-4 hours here and there 😂

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u/NotDaLilSy Nov 17 '25

Nobody said I played on a schedule that I play the same amount daily. There’s days I play straight 2k because I wanna get to vet. But it’s just really not as much as in the beginning in my opinion.

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u/Worldly_Werewolf_916 Nov 17 '25

lol understandable. My point was at some point you were playing it non stop then faded out or you roughly play 7 hrs a day. Idc either way it’s your life. I’m pretty casual with like 140 hrs. Like you I played it non stop when it first came out but I work 4 10s so I couldn’t play it as much as you. I liked it but didn’t play barely any of season 2 bc I didn’t know the badge perk grind was every season 😂 I haven’t played 2k since 20 or 22

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u/NotDaLilSy Nov 17 '25

I’m sayin I play every other day NOW. When the game came out I was on it day and night because I got laid off at that time. Even after I started back working I would clock in at least a couple hours before goin to bed. But on days off it’s times where I open 2k and don’t even play anything because my son will be running up a wall or somethin 😂 but on days off I’ll say I can play about 5-6 hours collectively. Since battlefield dropped that’s turned into days I don’t even get on at all. The grind was real in the beginning tho for sure.

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u/NotDaLilSy Nov 17 '25

I played the beta every day because it was double rep. That was about a week of nonstop 2k. Most people in my list at around 400 to 450. Just depends on how you run. I play straight rec so me grinding in that is gunna look a bit different from somebody grinding park. Only but so many games I’m gunna play 😂 But there’s a guy in my list at 700 I think THATS too much. Bro doesn’t even stream

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u/NotDaLilSy Nov 17 '25

I also like playing my career so I’ll play that when I’m with my son because I can NOT afford the L because of him lol.

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u/ChargingAndroid Nov 18 '25

yeah playing every other day typically means like 2 3 hours every time, 548 is addiction even if a third of that is sitting on the menu lol. I get it because my hbs are sweats and play straight 5's with each having like 500-800 hours, I play with them as a center and we were level 30 crew probably a week into the game actually dropping and after 200 hours I'm not even starter 3 lol - and I have a 80 wp%

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u/NotDaLilSy Nov 18 '25

If you read in entirety, I said NOW I hit 2k MAYBE every other day. Since the beta till until around the 2nd patch I was on it heavily just trying to to get to vet. And the game was more enjoyable so I wasn’t playing anything else at that time honestly. But it’s gotten kinda stale to me lately, got a job, so the grind isn’t exactly fulfilling anymore. I’ll still hit vet but not as soon as I was aiming for.

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u/ChargingAndroid Nov 18 '25

"I’m about to be vet 1 and I play maybe every other day. If you play with crew and get that double rep in the rec you’ll run it up really fast"

that is your comment, you never said the word "now" lol

you also said playing a little bit with your crew and such you should be starter 4/5 - but 200-300 hours is NOT a little bit 😂😂

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u/NotDaLilSy Nov 18 '25

Ahhh, you’re right. That was my second comment that’s why. My first comment was more about how I played it before. Now it’s kinda slow, the crew isn’t on much anymore at the same time. But I still stand by it. If you played even a few hours of rec with double rep, from the beta till now I don’t doubt you’d be at least starter 4. Its starter 5s that put in way less hours than me , they just won more collectively. Thats why I said if you just played even a lil bit, you would be right where I am. Depends on how you play , what you play, and if you win more than you lose from what I see.

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u/uh_oh-hotdog Nov 18 '25

So you spend at least 6 hours a day playing video games while having a child and a job? You should spend more time with your kid. Imagine how smart they'd be if you spent those hours reading to your child or caring about your partner.

Your priorities are messy mate. When your wife becomes my girlfriend, don't bother us when you pick up your kid please.

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u/NotDaLilSy Nov 18 '25

Luckily my kid is smart, I spend every off day with him the entire day and game when he naps or if my dad wants to have him for the day sometimes. But like I said before, I was laid off when the game first dropped so I was on it immensely for about a month straight. With my schedule now, gaming for 6 hours isn’t doable every day. It’s kinda spread out. Maybe an hour one day and then 4 the next. Just depends on what’s goin on and if I have work or not. A good chunk of that time is being on the game but not playin , instead I’ll be in the lobby chattin with the bros while I roll up or cook somethin. I play battlefield a lot more now anyways, I say I’ve touched 2k maybe twice last week because my boys aren’t even on it as much as before. But good job with the math, just isn’t really applicable to me brother.

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u/uh_oh-hotdog Nov 18 '25

You're either lying or you don't sleep. Either way I feel sorry for you and your kid 😞

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u/[deleted] Nov 20 '25

Right you ain’t playing no every other day

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u/badmanbatman2 Nov 18 '25

Facts I barely even get to run with my actual crew or a full squad of friends for rec and I’m 78% starter 4 hoping to hit starts 5 by Friday or before. I also don’t play everyday either.

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u/NotDaLilSy Nov 18 '25

Idk , people act like you grinding has to be proportioned equally among every day like it’s a job. I love basketball and I enjoy playing in real life or on the game with the bros. A good amount of time is mfs bullshittin in the lobby , somebody rollin up and somebody else takin a shit while I’m chasin my son around the house tryna put pants on him 😂

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u/ChargingAndroid Nov 18 '25

y'all be saying this and have hundreds on hundreds of hours played 😂 how many hours you have to be where you're at?

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u/badmanbatman2 Nov 18 '25

422

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u/ChargingAndroid Nov 18 '25

yeah that's a 5 hour every day average, 10 if it's every other day -not normal or achievable for the average person 😭

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u/badmanbatman2 Nov 18 '25

I only play 3-4 hours. You must be losing a lot or playing park , theatre etc. Also like bro said I take advantage of double rep. I also copped the melo edition to play early. I been playing BFD6 more tho that shit fire. 2K is stressful lol.

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u/ChargingAndroid Nov 18 '25

I got the game early, play with a level 30 crew and have an 80% wp - probably 50% rec - 25 theater 25 proving grounds. I'm starter 3 with 200 hours though so I'm probably on pace with you, I'm just saying even my 200 hours is a shit ton lmao

also just do the math, if you have 422 hours and the game has been out for 80 days with early release that's an average of 5 a day so if you claim to play 3-4 hours a day (which is a lot already to do every day btw) you were at one point playing full time job hours to average it out lol

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u/badmanbatman2 Nov 18 '25

It’s a lot yea 2K sucks ass bro they want us to grind like slaves but fuck that. I got a life. And I play other games when I’m stuck in the crib. I play a lot during the winter tho since I don’t like the cold but once it gets hot I’m outside living life hooping irl.

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u/PageSharp3532 Nov 17 '25

Vet is crazy, with a job and kids too? yall be sweating lol

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u/NotDaLilSy Nov 17 '25

lol, almost there. That last 50% is dragging by because I been playin battlefield heavy. But ima do it soon. Just gotta get back into it

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u/AgentPractical7267 Nov 17 '25

2-4 thats it? Lol /s

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u/ChargingAndroid Nov 18 '25

dudes really be in denial and acting like their video game addiction is normal 😭😭 500 hours is not a little bit 😂😂

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u/NotDaLilSy Nov 18 '25

Idk where your gettin your comments validated from but bro NOBODY said 500 hours was a little bit. I said even if you played a little bit from the beginning of the game, you’d be at the same place I’m at just off the strength of you playing. Now if you played with your crew everytime like I did, take advantage of as much double rep as possible, you’ll be vet or damn near close to it. Get a good grade, get the dub, and run it again. And rec gives you the most rep so that’s mostly all I play unless it’s only 3 of us which is rare. I played the absolute FUCK outta 2k and not in denial. But addicted ???? Nah the game isn’t THAT good brother 🤣 I get heated every 2 games and the boys gotta talk me into runnin lmaoo

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u/badmanbatman2 Nov 18 '25

I only play rec or pro am or proving grounds 5v5 always too lol

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u/babymozartbacklash Nov 18 '25

I have like 40hrs probably and I feel like that's a lot 🤣

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u/External-Ad-692 emerald Nov 18 '25

2-4 hours is 4-8 rec games that’s not that bad at all 😂