There are several ways to improve your quality of life in NBA 2K25 MyCAREER. One of the most prominent QoL features is the Badge Elevator, but beware: It’s very easy to misunderstand and misuse these if you don’t fully understand how they work.

Badge Elevators are an entirely new mechanic, aimed to rapidly speed up your MyCAREER progress. New shortcuts to success are generally welcome in any shape or form, but they can also lead to disappointment when the actual effect of a feature has lesser impact than initially perceived. Badge Elevators are kind of going through that process in NBA 2K25, though this has to do more with community misconceptions than the actual feature’s value.