As a parent, I love getting these games for my son. It keeps him motivated to stay involved in basketball and has turned him into a lover of the NBA. I find that part to be really great and it reminds me of being a kid. Does he love playing 2k18 as much as I loved playing Bird vs Dr J or Double Dribble? Probably not. Why? Because this game is financially intense. Micro transactions have knocked the fun of the grind right out of the box. Listen, I don't mind the grind. In fact, I think that's what makes a game special. Working hard for what you have. But this game promotes paying for what you have. As a parent, it sucks to pay $100 for the best version of the game, then have your kid staring at you hoping you will buy them virtual currency. Plus, once you buy it, its gone in moments and they are right back where they were a few minutes prior, wanting more. More currency for their player to be better. It doesn't end. Sure they can grind it out. But that takes just long enough to almost justify just paying for it. A parent can easily be in this game 200-300 dollars before the season is over. Then guess what? It's time for 2k19. Hopefully one day they do whats right, and just make the game FTP just like mobile versions of NBA games. Then you can justify spending the money on virtual currency to get players or update your roster etc. Otherwise, Parents! Get ready to spend money, have a bummed out kid, or a kid who pays this for hundreds of hours to earn what $$$ can just buy.