Official NBA Live 10 Impressions Thread

[luda06]

Re: Official NBA Live 10 Impressions Thread

After one online game, I believe the game play mechanics and fundamentals are solid. My knock that prevents me from devoting my time and effort to the game is art direction.

While the authenticity of this game is top notch with a few exceptions (Pistons Court), the animations and player models don't seem lifelike. While the other title blurs the line between reality and simulation, Live is certainly lacking in this department.

[BTB]

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What you have to do is guide you man into the pick. You don't need to use any dribbling moves at that point, just make sure your defender eats the pick. Sometimes they don't.

I mean yeah thats the extent of what you can do, but in real basketball sometimes its nice to give a little hesitation dribble before going around the pick, sometimes you draw them into it and then can go the other way depending on how the help D is playing

[Pappy Knuckles]

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When I played Phobia last night he was at the FT line with Chris Paul trying to ice the game late. While he was in the middle of his routine these graveyard sounding bells of death played in the background. All of a sudden the stadium gets so quiet you could hear an ant fart. As soon as his free throw went through the net the place exploded. I thought it was cool as hell.

[Pared]

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I mean yeah thats the extent of what you can do, but in real basketball sometimes its nice to give a little hesitation dribble before going around the pick, sometimes you draw them into it and then can go the other way depending on how the help D is playing

Got ya. Just trying to help you out.

[econoodle]

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Dynamic DNA.
Live Rewind.

Its all good in my hood.

Just got done recaptured and reliving the LBJ 52 point outburst against the Knicks.

I wanted to half that.

I did.

he only got 26.

But its the other parts of the game that were the story.

This is not hyperbole.

This game is out of control with the realism.

This game had my boo saying WTF this is off the heezy.

First quarter knicks hang around nicely.

Some numbers

23-23 score wise

but both teams shooting like they were shot out of a butt cannon.

33 % for NY
31 % for Lebrons old team.

Things were just, there.

Chandler led the knicks with seven.

As the second quarter moved along guys started to shine.

They started to pay attention to Chandler and a new star rose.

Gallo. More later.

Jeffries was EVERYWHERE and i hope he brings that to the real team this year so we can jettison him.

Bron was relaxed and playing within the offense.

The Knicks were doubled off the boards in the second 18-9 but it was the hustle plays that helped. a few steals and a few blocks led the defensive charge the Knicks put on.

Chandler was takne out of the offense and in a quick 5 minute stint, Tiny Tm Thomas hit 3 of 3 to keep the Knicks offense flowing.

Buuuut, it was Danilo who had the crowd rocking.

he hit 3 of 4 from downtown in the second, and it seemed like they came every 5 seconds.

Knicks outscore the Cavs by 7 in the second.

Lead at 7 by the half.


Ok art this point I am thinking, when will the wheels come off?

lol

I was just waiting for JJ to revert to his old play.
Waiting for Gallo to cool and nate to spaz out and ruin things.


2nd half.

The cavs got the motors going ans I expected.

The knicks ballooned the lead to 59-48 before an 18-4 run shut the crowd and me up.

Now, with bron at 15 points halfway thru the third and the cavs leading by 3, I figured. Ok it was nice while it lasted.
JJ cooled off, Lebron has yet to REALLy get going and Nate hasnt spazzed out.

But...I hung in there.

The crowd sure helped.

gallo hit another three and a mid range J but after the second quarter where he was left open time and time again, and i mean WIDe open, so open that Britneys legs after getting out of her beamer would have been envious, they finally got up in his face.

Nate came on to keep tit for tating the Cavs.
we were settling in for a back and forth fest.

end of three

Knicks by 2.

It aint over grover.

Both teams shot the garden lights out in the 4th

NY_ 60% on 12-20
Cavs- 50% on 12-26

Tho a lot of those missed came very early in the 4th.

The key to this grindfest late?
NO Cav turnovers in the 4th
and ONE Knicks turnover.

ONE

Thats how we hung in.

Q finally hit a shot after the cavs took a three point lead, the biggest for either team since haflway thru the 3rd.
He has been 2-13 till then, finished 4-18.

That stopped the bleeding.

Both teams were getting 2nd chance ops as the time ticked down, both getting hustle plays, both getting tired.

Nate came on as well with some lane driving Gr8ness.
Giving the Knicks a solid 5 point lead at 90-85

But then, the cavs stormed
six straight with KILLEr second chance putbacks
the O Boards KILLED the Knicks all game even tho the slider for cpu is at 0.

But i didnt give in.
the crowd was slowly getting into this one.
U can actually feel it.
Unlike my last rewind game
Knicks/Heat. it was dead throughout

Not here, this was a broadway show with a nude scene by nicole kidman.

NY rocks.

We fell under 4 minutes.
tied.

Cavs cooled a bit. But I wasnt hitting.

Here comes Free Candy Al harrington
where u been al?
hits a BIg shot after the cavs went up 3.

back and forth.

Three point lead for the knicks back to a tie.
2 minutes.

side note, why hasnt cleveland called ONE timeout all game?

the lead stays tied as each team scores, then doesnt score.

45 seconds. Knicks ball Chandler hits his second lane shot in the last two.

Knicks by 1

32 seconds .

Duhon fouled going to the rim.

The intensity in the arena is SICK!
SICK like me after my Boos lentil soup. man can she not cook. her meatloaf was on fear factor.

Dudo.
misses.....both.
my fingers were rattling man.
nerves of putty i have.

I was piiiiiiiiiised.

I knew it.

LBJ would win it.

He did.

Well, he hit his shot with 7 ticks left in the game.

I called a TO. [what a concept huh, time outs in a bball game?] lol

I decided to not risk Gallo or Nate or Ill will and go to Big Al.

the proven warrior.

steven jackson was in the crowd, right next to matthew modine, so i felt confident.

I bring it up, crowd is BA-F#*KING-LISTIC.
give it right to free Candy, top of the key runner and it drops.
i mean DROPS in the hoop. it felt like slow mo when i was gunning the lane.

1.4

FINALLY a TO by the CPU!

It was so amazing that timeout, that they showed it after the game as part of the highlight package.

OK, they called a full which gave me time to change my underwear.

I knew it was lebron, so double teamed him, then triple teamed him, then i called my porn star friend and asked how much kinkier could i get, to stop Lebron?

he told me dont forget about Illgauskus.
always a good call to dish right inside to him as its not expected.

Inbounds pass....to the right baseline near the paint.
Short jumper....no good!
knicks win!
knicks win!

Q and Al chest bump and Q liked it a bit too much it looked like.


The win felt great

felt real.

lbj got player of the game, but Jeffries was the real star
gallo had 19 with a hot 2nd, but JJ was all over while he was in.

4pts
12 boards
2 ast
4 blocks
2 stls
0 fouls
and a partridge in a pear tree

Knicks win 107-106
had to share

only two things took the experience away

lack of to's
and lack of post game celebration feel.
it went right to the highlights and it got quiet in the arena.

[dave374]

Re: Official NBA Live 10 Impressions Thread

This game needs some slider tweaking, but I'm getting there.
I need the game (at all-star level) to allow me a few more inside dunks.
Slider tweaks are doing that.

Yes, I know, you must come in at the perfect angle every time ... but I don't play the game 15 times a day.

And the CPU always gets the perfect angle.

Another issue - isolation.

When the CPU calls isolation, my guys part like the Red Sea.
Whe I call isolation, the CPU always knows it ... and suddenly the Red Sea becomes the Sahara Desert.

All things I think can be tweaked.

[Phobia]

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When I played Phobia last night he was at the FT line with Chris Paul trying to ice the game late. While he was in the middle of his routine these graveyard sounding bells of death played in the background. All of a sudden the stadium gets so quiet you could hear an ant fart. As soon as his free throw went through the net the place exploded. I thought it was cool as hell.

Yea that stood out to me to. That was such a cool little sound effect. Pretty much was like a sound of putting the nail in the coffin. The whole games was great.

[ehh]

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I have to give some major thanks to Da Czar for the tip on starting your layups earlier (pressing the shoot button further from the basket) to cut down on all the contact and collision animations in the paint. I just played a game at MSG, me as the Knicks vs the Warriors. Using Czar's advice I had four collision animations the entire game. I also switched to the baseline high camera for the first time so I could use the euro/hop/etc fancy lay ups much easier. I will def be sticking with this camera angle.

I won 123-118, by far the best game I've had yet!

[bls]

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Beluba or any EA dev if your out their, can you please patch the defensive pressure it is virtually impossible for the CPU to guard people that fastbreak down the court hit the wing man for 3's all day and it's as if the defender is not on the guy immediately, he is lagging after misses and made baskets so people just throw to the wing men and it's so much initial space it's like they are not even being guarded.

When I put my defense to TIGHT my defense player should be up on him at all times. And there also needs to be a different type of reward for the pump fake. Right now it's kinda difficult to take the double team from off of auto and put it to NO double team because when people see that they immediately start pump faking to death until the defender jumps and it's a clean drive by and dunk.

Also to add to that I would like to be able to still manually call for a double team with the double team set to NO. As of right now when it's set to NO I can no longer press the B button to call for the double.

[Nomah5]

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Orlando is downright filthy in this game. They pop 3 pointers all day long with Rashard having 30 points thru 3 quarters right now and I am getting blown out by 22. I like how STAT is being shut down and abused by D Howard and is on the bench with 5 fouls and only 9 points with horrible shooting. Love this game.

To the guy who was questioning 3 pointers... I am thru 3 quarters and I am 7-19 with 4 of those hits coming wide open. So I did hit 3 of them with someone guarding me. Not sure if that was what you were hoping to see...

[ataman5]

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Guys finally i had my chance to play the retail game. Wouww justt wouw it is sweet. I had 3 games played on all star difficulty; won 1 lost 2.

First game (me)Celtics against Magic, i don't remember the score i lost it, everything was smooth percentages, turnovers, rebounds feels a lot improved. Lewis and Carter were on fire, i kept the score close with the midrange game of Pierce, but i couldn't get another player to get going which was awesome, too. Second game i won with Cavs against Heat; Lebron took over the game for me in the second half; wade was touching the ball in every possesion trying to get to rim a lot. 3. game (me) Jazz against Spurs, i've lost it again, i really have felt the intensive d of spurs all time; all i could do was p n r with Deron, other than that they shut me down pretty well.

What i can say is that, i really don't remember whenever the last time i have enjoyed with a bball game like this you know. Every game, every team, every matchup were different and authentic as hell. What i thought after the experience was that i could pick Live 10 up in the year of 2013 and have fun with it again, it feels that good believe me.

I can play all 82 games in the dynasty on 12 minute quarters; you know what i mean, because it's that fun and good.

As Da_Czar mentioned the game is fun out of the box. I really am amazed.

[bls]

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I gotta repeat it again and I know I'm sounding like a broken record right now but the pump fake success needs to be LOWERED!!!! It's not even convincing pump fakes, in real life you have to convince the defenders, in this game you just come off a screen they pass the ball pump fake and defenders jump. The funny thing about this is when the user actually does decide to shot defenders (CPU) hardly ever jump. Defenders don't always jump to actually BLOCK the shot, a majority of the times when defenders jump it's to have some kind of an effect on the jumpshot going in but if my feet are always glued to the floor and the defender rises up for the jumpshot it's easy money. That's an offensive players dream.

This coding for jumping on pump fakes and not jumping at all when the user actually shots needs to be reversed. When a coach says don't foul a jump shooter he doesn't mean don't jump at all. The shot has to be effected in some way to lower the success rate of it going in.

[Tomba]

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just picked up the game will be working o a slider set but so far even though it's againa good step forward it just still feels robotic and needs major slider work yet again like last year

[Tomba]

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Slider now available through EA locker

check for umamisano as a username

[DJ]

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I'm really starting to like the off-ball controls. With the Nuggets, I'll take over Melo or JR and work to get them open looks and it works like a charm. Now, that doesn't mean I'm converting every time but still, it's nice to get guys the ball in rhythm and give them a chance to succeed.

I'm getting better at pick-and-rolls as well. Like Pared (I think) said, you've got to really force your defender into your teammate's body (uh, that sounded weird) and make sure the pick actually takes place. I've been taking my time and not forcing the issue and the screens are definitely there and are effective when used correctly.

I still struggled with the post game. I can do the pump fake and up-and-under moves with no problem, same with fadeaway or face-up jumpers. When it comes to drop steps and spin moves, though, I stink. Practice, practice, practice for me.

Czar was right on the money (as usual) in regards to the dunk/layups and avoiding those contact animations in the paint. I see those a lot less now that I get my guys started 10-15 feet out from the hoop.

I'm just loving that I don't have to mess with sliders this year!!! That's one reason I dig Madden a lot; I just play on MySkill and let the game make the necessary adjustments. The DNA system in Live is almost like it's own self-contained slider set and I like that. I am done messing with layers of sliders and editing player attributes just to get a playable game. Give me something I can have fun with out of the box. EA has done that in spades.