NBA Live 09 Producer Blog

[Goffs]

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Last time I checked, this is still the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA and anyone (including a producer of a video game) has the right to express his views and opinions any way he chooses to do.

Get over it.

why so serious?

[infamousD]

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Honestly The only people that should be offended is the guys at 2k, some off you act like he was talking bout your mother or something lol.

[Dynamite]

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I don't know, some folks are just hilarious, considering that their product has been sub par, and being destroyed by 2k.

The whole thing is just not a good look for them.

[J_Posse]

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The Live DNA feature and deal with Synergy Sports are huge moves in the direction of creating authentic playing NBA games, no one can deny that fact, but EA's only scratching the surfaces of it since it only effects offense at this point, IMO.

Also, who is to say that both their competitors (Sony & VC) can't partner up with other NBA scouting services? I mean, last I checked there are 30 teams in the NBA, yet only 23 use Synergy services? So, there are likely other companies providing this same services and the competitor could (possibly) work out contracts with them.

[SageInfinite]

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Sean O'Brien needs to show some class and keep the other games out of his mouth. Live hasn't given basketball fans a good game in a long time, meanwhile the devs of the hockey teams at EA are knocking it out of the park, and even Madden is seeing early patches and some real care. I hear that Fifa is excellent, and with Skate being awesome, Live is pretty much the worst thing EA Sports is putting out if you don't count their awful, awful, awful college game. They took a few steps towards a playable game this year and now they're talking **** about one of the best sports games out, regarding a feature that doesn't even affect franchise play.

If Rob Jones put out a blog talking smack about all of the things 2k does better than Live, we'd all be playing 2k11 by the time he finished typing. "If it's in the game..." you should compete in the game, and not on blogs. How about fixing that rebounding, passing, defense, shooting and loose balls. It's pitiful watching this guy talk about 2k when his franchise just got pulled off of the "too broken to play" list.

Live has taken some nice steps, but they take steps backward when people like this take EA back to their reputation of hype over quality gaming.

Nice post once again.

[Pared]

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I think he's defending his game... albeit in not the best fashion.

His focus on automation over subjectivity takes the human element out of these games. If someone feels that Kobe drives too much in the video game but mathematically he drives 51% compared to 49%... technically, he's driving the appropriate amount of times. But the human element is still key in perception.

It's nice to have the system automated but I do like the fact fans can interact with someone "in the know." I think he would have done a better job focusing on how EA will listen to the fans "if the automation needs tuning" or something to that extent.

[Glenn33]

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I don't know fellas - this seems like a producer hyping a new feature that they believe will be a big selling point with the game. What's he supposed to say? When you are in competition you down the other guy while you build yourself up. LOL. As a 2K guy - I didn't take offense at all. As a matter of fact - he's right. DNA>Living Roster.

[jmood88]

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You can hype up your game without talking **** about another game.

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Im going to ask you guys to stop injecting political talk into the conversation

[Tomba]

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His focus on automation over subjectivity takes the human element out of these games. If someone feels that Kobe drives too much in the video game but mathematically he drives 51% compared to 49%... technically, he's driving the appropriate amount of times. But the human element is still key in perception.

Hey I thought you didn't defend us editors!

[Pared]

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If it came down to automation vs. human touch... one or the other not a collaboration of both... I'd take a human touch every time.

There's only so much you can achieve with statistics.

Still, it's a step in the right direction that is needed with Live. I can't stress that enough.

[Tomba]

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If it came down to automation vs. human touch... one or the other not a collaboration of both... I'd take a human touch every time.

There's only so much you can achieve with statistics.

Still, it's a step in the right direction that is needed with Live. I can't stress that enough.

I absolutely love the concept of it and the fact that it's being implemented.

The blog was actually just a guy talking(like us) about what he and his team are doing in a open way. I mean I can hype up my last years rosters and edits as well. had about over 5000 downloads etc but it's just that i don't advertise. In a forum or a blog you can kinda write freely (ex:"I pwn u newbs"),but it wasn't all that crazy. he said 'competitor" not "2ksports funny guy trying to make game" right.

[Pared]

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lol We can all read between the lines.

[Glenn33]

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If it came down to automation vs. human touch... one or the other not a collaboration of both... I'd take a human touch every time.

Aw C'mon Pared! The computers are right all the time! I mean look at the BCS - that's a great example! They never .....

On second thought - never mind!

[Pared]

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Give me a real college playoff system and quit bending the little schools over the table!