Fix the defense

[Beluba]

Re: Fix the defense

When are we going to get a blog on defense?

I just posted it.

[Beluba]

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So no more zapping into players, and bumping them back behind the half court line?

That's just tenacious D, BS... completely legit. lol

[michaeljordanjr]

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You need a button for defensive stance movement but not an aut pilot. But defense does not exist in NBA games.

Playing online with 2k I'll use autopilot L2 and there's always a cheese move to get passed you no matter what. And you get dunked on until you quit no matter if there's 1 or 5 guys in the way.

Fight night round 4 is amazing as defensive gameplay in sports. Because your timing and reaction win you matches. In live or 2k it gets you no where because the games were made for offensive cheesing.

I'm buying the game that has the best defense this year.

[KChow21]

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I just posted it.

Where? and how will that find your check work?? better be bug-free as in what if you do it and you get your SF matched up with the C from the other team

[DaWolf]

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It would be great if you could deactivate all defense automatics like lock on in the options for someone who wants to play all for himself. I dont like any help by the CPU at all. But great to hear that the lock on system is gone.

[thesniper321]

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Sorry to ask again but where is theblog about the Defense?

[FlyRice]

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I had Lock-on D killed off very early in the 10 cycle. It made the game too stagnant and didn't require any skill to use.

Defensive Assist will still be in the game, but it's main function now is simply a "find your check" button when you get lost on defense. I find it still has some value in OTP where things can get a little hectic from time to time. On the higher skill levels though, relying on Def. Assist will get you burned if you mindlessly try to cruise control. We really want to encourage the user to take an active role in playing defense this year as we've spent a lot of time shoring up the weapons on the defensive end of the floor.

Personally, I find it just as enjoyable playing defense in Live 10 as playing offense, which is something I've never been able to say about any other hoops sim before. Sadly.

YES! I love playing defense and it has been crap the last few years in videogames. Good to know lock-on D is finally dead. Can't wait to hear more about the defensive mechanics.

I hope we are able to make some monster blocks if the timing is right. Pinning to the backboard would be nice too.

BTW guys, Beluba's post is the 'blog' he's talking about. :wink:

[Teebone21]

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I had Lock-on D killed off very early in the 10 cycle. It made the game too stagnant and didn't require any skill to use.

Defensive Assist will still be in the game, but it's main function now is simply a "find your check" button when you get lost on defense. I find it still has some value in OTP where things can get a little hectic from time to time. On the higher skill levels though, relying on Def. Assist will get you burned if you mindlessly try to cruise control. We really want to encourage the user to take an active role in playing defense this year as we've spent a lot of time shoring up the weapons on the defensive end of the floor.

Personally, I find it just as enjoyable playing defense in Live 10 as playing offense, which is something I've never been able to say about any other hoops sim before. Sadly.

[RayAP19]

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I had Lock-on D killed off very early in the 10 cycle. It made the game too stagnant and didn't require any skill to use.

I've been sayin this FOREVER, but people acted ike I was crazy. But now that Beluba's said it, I suppose everyone's gonna jump on the "Lock On D sucks" bandwagon

[pbz06]

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Speaking of D, is there going to be a different feel from team to team (defensively speaking)?

Will it be harder to score against a Cleveland and Boston, as opposed a Golden State or NY team? Will there be different feels to the "pacing" of the games? For example, phoenix likes to shoot within the first 8 seconds of the shot clock, while San Antonio likes to run it through Duncan and slow it down.

In previous Lives, I always felt like I was just playing the CPU, and the team/opponent they were was just a "skin" template.

[FlyRice]

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I've been sayin this FOREVER, but people acted ike I was crazy. But now that Beluba's said it, I suppose everyone's gonna jump on the "Lock On D sucks" bandwagon

Nope, I thought it sucked ever since the first time I tried it in the 2k8 demo.

[Beluba]

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Speaking of D, is there going to be a different feel from team to team (defensively speaking)?

Will it be harder to score against a Cleveland and Boston, as opposed a Golden State or NY team? Will there be different feels to the "pacing" of the games? For example, phoenix likes to shoot within the first 8 seconds of the shot clock, while San Antonio likes to run it through Duncan and slow it down.

In previous Lives, I always felt like I was just playing the CPU, and the team/opponent they were was just a "skin" template.

Player and team differentiation was a major focus for us in building all of our gameplay features this year. We'll talk about this stuff later on when we start blogging about gameplay. But yeah, it definitely feels different playing the different teams.

[mikenoob]

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Where? and how will that find your check work?? better be bug-free as in what if you do it and you get your SF matched up with the C from the other team

I think he was joking, he probably said he just posted it as in this:


I had Lock-on D killed off very early in the 10 cycle. It made the game too stagnant and didn't require any skill to use.

Defensive Assist will still be in the game, but it's main function now is simply a "find your check" button when you get lost on defense. I find it still has some value in OTP where things can get a little hectic from time to time. On the higher skill levels though, relying on Def. Assist will get you burned if you mindlessly try to cruise control. We really want to encourage the user to take an active role in playing defense this year as we've spent a lot of time shoring up the weapons on the defensive end of the floor.

Personally, I find it just as enjoyable playing defense in Live 10 as playing offense, which is something I've never been able to say about any other hoops sim before. Sadly.

[WTF]

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I just posted it.

Very nicely written B. One of the best blogs yet.

[sportyguyfl31]

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I had Lock-on D killed off very early in the 10 cycle. It made the game too stagnant and didn't require any skill to use.

Defensive Assist will still be in the game, but it's main function now is simply a "find your check" button when you get lost on defense. I find it still has some value in OTP where things can get a little hectic from time to time. On the higher skill levels though, relying on Def. Assist will get you burned if you mindlessly try to cruise control. We really want to encourage the user to take an active role in playing defense this year as we've spent a lot of time shoring up the weapons on the defensive end of the floor.

Personally, I find it just as enjoyable playing defense in Live 10 as playing offense, which is something I've never been able to say about any other hoops sim before. Sadly.

Sounds nice!