MyCareer progression

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Please tell me if I'm understanding how career works in 2K25. Are we supposed to be grinding training and 250s for a long time before we should attempt to play 1000s and slams? I'm level 9, and the AI opponents have 2-3x the attributes that I have, and stamina is a big issue. I can get to the final of 1000s, but then I have to forfeit because I'm at 10% stamina. Am I missing something, or is it designed to grind for many hours before playing those events?

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You're not missing anything, 2k wants you to have to pay real money to buy things to give you more stamina... on top of the FULL PRICE you already paid just to play the game...

Ridiculous right? IT gets worse when you realize you have to buy homes/trainers that expire in a few games.

want to upgrade racket, or grip? Both those cost vc.

Its the single biggest dumpster fire of a sports game ever made, and 2k should be called out more for just how awful it really is.