NBA Live 16 Editing PATCH

[vtcrb]

As we have heard NBA Live 16, features NO Editing at Release Date. The purpose of my Blog/Petition is to show them that Editing CAN Make a Difference in Buyers.


As was stated thru Various Sources OS & Google, NBA Live 15 sold Roughly 10,000 Copies in the First week.

TOTAL Sales for Most RECENT Basketball Videogames:

NBA Live 15 were 140,000 PS4 & 110,000 Xbox One( http://www.vgchartz.com/gamedb/?name=NBA+Live+15).

NBA 2k15 Sold over 3.3 Millions Copies for PS4 & XboxOne (http://www.vgchartz.com/gamedb/?name=NBA...esults=200)

NBA 2k15 Sold over 2.3 Million Copies for PS3 & Xbox360(http://www.vgchartz.com/gamedb/?name=NBA...esults=200)


Now looking at THOSE Numbers, NBA Live should be doing ANYTHING possible to ADD Potential Buyers. It is always said, "Casual Gamers DONT use Customization", and for the MOST part this is True.

What Casual Gamers DO is DOWNLOAD what the HARDCORE Gamers Create for them. FIBA, College Rosters, NBA Classic Rosters are ALL VERY Popular. Now lets look at the effect on Sales not Having Editing.


1,000 Buyers at $60 a Copy= $60,000 LOSS

Now if all 1,000 of those guys MAKE and Release a Roster/Draft Class Project, how many Potential BUYERs does that Attract to NBA Live 16?

Let's just say that 50(very low Number) People Download EACH of the 1,000 Projects. That is a Potential for 50,000 NEW people getting the game JUST to Download a Custom Roster/Draft Class. Now as most of you Know who have Ever Uploaded/Downloaded a Roster, the Top Rosters/Draft Classes can be between 10,000 to 350,000 DLs, sometimes more. So lets take 25% of those Numbers and say that it would attract NEW Buyers who Wouldnt have bought the game before the Custom Rosters were released.

2,500 Buyers for Custom Rosters/Draft Classes at $60 a Copy= $150,000
87,500 Buyers for Custom Rosters/Draft Classes at $60 a Copy= $5,250,000

Maybe I am crazy but Most companies, especially ones who sold ONLY 250,000 Copies would take those Sales Increases.

Now I KNOW Draft Classes CANT be Added into NBA Live 16, BUT what I am ASKING for is that Roster Editing/Player Movement be Added into the game thru a PATCH.


What I am asking from #TECNation & #OSNation is to Share this on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Twitch, Youtube and ANY other Form of Social Media You can. Only way to get change is to be heard.

Also Please Leave a Comment in the thread, as I will be hitting up EA on Twitter with this thread.

[cthurt]

A definite yes for me, and well done on the research VTCRB, hopefully this will be seen and taking seriously.

[vtcrb]

Quote: Originally Posted by cthurt

A definite yes for me, and well done on the research VTCRB, hopefully this will be seen and taking seriously.

Thanks for weighing in. Yeah I was actually Shocked by the Numbers. I am getting Tweets out. I am using OS and TEC to try to spread the word and be heard. Be sure to Vote in Poll and Spread the word to other Gamers.

[Hassan Darkside]

Depends on the game's reviews and reception. The Live brand hasn't earned a day 1 purchase from me in about a decade and their reputation is still shaky to me until they prove otherwise. Player editing won't make my decision.

[vtcrb]

Quote: Originally Posted by Hassan Darkside

Depends on the game's reviews and reception. The Live brand hasn't earned a day 1 purchase from me in about a decade and their reputation is still shaky to me until they prove otherwise. Player editing won't make my decision.

I look at it this way. It is hard to judge a Game IF a USER cant make adjustments to it. NBA 2k isnt a playable game for me UNTIL I edit it. NBA Live may just need some Edits to improve the USER Experience, but without that Option we will NEVER Know.

[zrohman]

But if they spend all of those resources improving gameplay and adding new modes don't you think that would attract much more than 1,000 buyers? Live on a great year should sell 1 Million copies.... Even if it's great they will probably only sell like 750,000 but my point is gameplay, live keeping up with rosters, different modes, etc.. I think all of those have a far greater effect. With how far behind they were they chose to use those resources to go towards these things.

I think if the game plays great and is balanced, and the modes are where they need to be, it's well worth patching in. I just don't think they have the ability to do both with how far behind they've been

[vtcrb]

Quote: Originally Posted by zrohman

But if they spend all of those resources improving gameplay and adding new modes don't you think that would attract much more than 1,000 buyers? Live on a great year should sell 1 Million copies.... Even if it's great they will probably only sell like 750,000 but my point is gameplay, live keeping up with rosters, different modes, etc.. I think all of those have a far greater effect. With how far behind they were they chose to use those resources to go towards these things. I think if the game plays great and is balanced, and the modes are where they need to be, it's well worth patching in. I just don't think they have the ability to do both with how far behind they've been

All of my Projected Numbers I just picked out of Random, they could be Higher. I DO believe that Editing would Add HARDCORE Gamers and THEY would bring the Casual Gamers back to NBA Live with their Custom Rosters.

I also feel the NBA Live team loses a TON of Potential Feedback Without Editing Options. 2k gets a TON of Feedback from the Custom Editors and USES that to IMPROVE their game.

EA will keep the Hardcore NBA Live Series buyers, but with the Sales Numbers they need to Appeal to a Larger BASE, because Loyalty ONLY goes so far.

[Muzyk23]

Great incentive and it all sounds very nice, but let's see first if gameplay and animations deliver. Because if they don't it's all for nothing, kind of.