NBA Elite 11 Demo Available, Post Impressions Here (PS3, 360)

[rEAnimator]

Re: NBA Elite 11 Demo Available, Post Impressions Here (PS3, 360)

rEAnimator, can you tell us anything about franchise mode, dynamic season and online modes..or where we can find info?

I'll see if I can prod our producers to answer some questions on that.

Aside from EASBA and Legendary mode which were the main focus for this year, I'm not educated enough on the modes and changes made this year to give you a very good answer.

[BGtheTRUTH]

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rEAnimator:

2 Thumbs up on the Legendary mode....A pleasant surprise to start the demo, hopefully It will be a great game mode on the actual release

[The Truth 101]

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Agreed.

But, that is the thing ReEanimator, no one is complaining about the controls. Don't change that. The controls are natural and a fresh, fun approach to video game basketball.

However, excluding game play and sound, Elite is behind 2k in every other tangible aspect of recreating NBA basketball. You name it. Animations, AI, Association(Franchise), TV style integration, NBA integration.

Now I don't claim to know how hard it is to program anything but getting guys in there to have people perform NBA caliber animations on motion cap should be your #1 priority as of today for Elite 12.

Yea sig animations should be the #1 priority but they should marry sig dribble moves with 1:1 controls.

[RayDog253]

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Yea sig animations should be the #1 priority but they should marry sig dribble moves with 1:1 controls.

Now that would be "The Truth". Pun intended.....

[striker3771]

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You have no idea how hard it is to try and keep up with all the posts here.

I've read it, haven't replied yet, but it is definitely patchable. Quite easily.

What I wanted to find out before I replied was if it was already fixed for retail or not.

Still haven't got that answer though...

Thanks for the reply. I'm looking forward to the official answer because I'm exclusively an online gamer. This would be a game killer for me.

[sportyguyfl31]

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So you dont like the game? Thats funny because you sure post in here a lot , and you also say it is not even worth you going on about , so I guess we wont be seeing you back in here again then?

23 is as fair as anyone.

Its okay to like, and not like the game for whatever reason.

It gets frustrating though, because there have conveniently been a lot of rookie accounts showing up since the demo release, created just this month, spouting off carbon copy apexisfree youtube lines.

[23]

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So you dont like the game? Thats funny because you sure post in here a lot , and you also say it is not even worth you going on about , so I guess we wont be seeing you back in here again then?

Ill post wherever I want to post. This is a discussion board, not a board dedicated to all things positive Elite.

Thats your problem if you cant deal with it. At least spend more time here to know whats going on before you decide to call someone out, and your next post in here should be an impression or you're violating the TOS

That said, I've said my peace and I was on topic with what I posted.. give it a rest

[gmac0322]

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Reanimator, I was wondering if you can tell us if the substitution patterns are fixed this year?

[wheelman990]

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My impression of the demo wasnt very good. lets just sayI deleted it right after I tried it. Its is very very far behind the competition. I actually thought it was 6 steps backwards from live 2010. Thats my opinion anyway-

[verbalhologram]

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Ill post wherever I want to post. This is a discussion board, not a board dedicated to all things positive Elite.

Thats your problem if you cant deal with it. At least spend more time here to know whats going on before you decide to call someone out, and your next post in here should be an impression or you're violating the TOS

That said, I've said my peace and I was on topic with what I posted.. give it a rest

Love how people use the fact that they have been on a forum longer than someone else in order to point out how valid their point is, I will leave it at that my friend.

[poseidon44]

Re: NBA Elite 11 Demo Available, Post Impressions Here (PS3, 360)

Patch details will come soon once we've collected all our feedback (including shot success data from the demo that we're collecting for tuning purposes).

rEAnimator, I haven't been this excited about an NBA game in years and it's mainly due to the new control system. THANK YOU for implementing this into Elite 11 and not recycling the same, stale game that another NBA video game company keeps repackaging as a "new" game.

I know that Elite 11 has taken some bad press, but I truly believe that lazy gamers and game reviewers are intimidated by the new controls. Instead of looking at this game with an open mind and try to learn/adapt to the new control scheme.....they bash it because it's not their typical "button mash" game that they are comfortable with.

Regarding shooting (bolded above).....I can't seem to hit a jumper to save my life. LOL. I really hope that the first patch you guys release addresses the sensitivity of the shot stick control.

Once I change the controls to "alternate/Live" my jumpshot shooting skills return but it defeats the purpose of the new control system.

Unfortunately when I shoot in the practice gym, it doesn't seem to translate out in a 5v5 game. Please help!

p.s. any idea if a NBA Elite 11 Strategy Guide is set to release (ala Madden 11)?

[dirtypuppet]

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Regarding shooting (bolded above).....I can't seem to hit a jumper to save my life. LOL. I really hope that the first patch you guys release addresses the sensitivity of the shot stick control.

I'm the opposite, I've got a real handle on shooting and I worry about it becoming too easy very soon. I hope they really tune the shooting difficulty harder for Superstar.

[faster]

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The reality is that this game is really risky. You're just not going to get past many people putting it in and not giving it the time needed to start getting into it. It's not easy to get used to a brand new movement system and it's going to be VERY awkward. Graphically is grows on you. I really think graphically it's better than 2K, though all the little touches aren't quite there.

What really needs work is the individuality of each player and I think EA knows that. That's one thing that separates other the NBA from other sports, there's a great deal of individuality that's easily noticeable in every single aspect. Not only from person to person but from position to position. Making a PF not be able to do things a PG can do is a big deal and helps lend quite a bit to the legitimacy of a basketball game.

Beyond that, the AI needs quite a bit of tweaking as it seems that's where the largest step backwards seems to be. Maybe I'm wrong, but it really doesn't play as solid a game of basketball as last year's game.

If EA really wants to win some of us, I wonder how much can be patched to improve gameplay and AI decision making. Still, as hard as I was on this game initially, the foundation is there. I don't know if I'm in the majority though, as far as people who are going to give Elite the time needed. I also don't think most people will be happy waiting yet again to have a game that's really well done. I've said "trust me, this game is almost there" several times now. Again I have to to say, "well, it's probably 2 years again... they redid quite a bit...." That's hard.

[faster]

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And rEAnimator, thanks for your accessibility, even with all the negativity. I think putting in the time and effort this year to patch problems, improve AI, etc, will be worth it to win over quite a few people. A lot of time and effort now by your team would go a long ways rather than "wait until next year."

[nccomicfan]

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5 days to get motivated to even try this demo

15 minutes to download

2 to install

5 in a tutorial

1 minute of regular play against the Lakers

10 seconds to scrap the new controls

1 minute of demo with old controls

press exit game

press triangle to delete

30 seconds to decide this title has lost my business for the duration of the current 3 year plan