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  • Flightwhite24
    Hall Of Fame
    • Jul 2005
    • 12095

    #271
    Re: NBA Live 14 Has Arrived, Post Your Impressions Here

    Originally posted by NimaAkaJoJo
    Sweet, I like what I'm hearing so far! Is there anything in the game that you guys def don't like?

    Yeah, the practice mode would be in handy. I would rather have them implement that then making the game easier!
    I lot of things I don't like. Lack of fouls at times, quirky movement, fast breaks don't happen no where at a realistic pace. From a distance it's not Next Gen graphics IMO. Sometimes it feels stiff but it seems to be getting better just to name a few


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    • DonWuan
      MVP
      • Oct 2010
      • 1756

      #272
      Re: NBA Live 14 Has Arrived, Post Your Impressions Here

      Once they add a little more to the post game (off/def) I will be a happy man. Bums that have no offensive skill can spin off defenders and 99% of the time is a bucket. Shouldn't have to double Kwame Brown when Aldridge should be able to defend him easily.

      But Zach Randolph taught Blake Griffin how to work in the low post. Put up 30 points and no bs, just good counter moves to everything I tried to do.

      Auto play calling would be nice.

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      • JoeDog10
        Rookie
        • Jun 2003
        • 341

        #273
        Re: NBA Live 14 Has Arrived, Post Your Impressions Here

        So, I decided to use the Knicks as my main Dynasty team. I'm a die hard Bulls fan, but playing with Rose just made me depressed, LOL. I really don't like the Knicks, but I've always loved Melo and I really enjoy playing with him in this game.

        I lost my opening game to the Bucks (ouch) 84-68 on default All-Star with 12 minute quarters. I really need to get better on offense. Too many times I find myself having to hoist up bad shots with the shot clock winding down, thus my 39% field goal percentage.

        Ilyasova killed me, going for 22-14 on 50% shooting. Butler chipped in 18, and he hit a couple big 3's in the 4th quarter that really broke the game open. Surprisingly, Larry Sanders had 19 points, though it took him 19(!) shots to get there.

        It was no surprise that Melo led my "offensive" attack with 22-7-4 on 10-26 shooting. Sadly, he was the only player to hit double digits. I had 5 players finish with 8-9 points a piece. Clearly, I need to have a much better gameplan for my next game against the Bulls at the United Center.

        What I liked:

        - Playing at MSG is just awesome. It's even better that they have the license for it.
        - For as ugly as some of these animations can be, they really did a nice job with Melo. I LOVE playing with him. Even his fadeaway looks nice.
        - Rebounding. If you block your guy out, you will get the board 99% of the time if you should be. None of that cheese offensive rebound crap.
        - The crowd was really into this game, especially in the 4th quarter when the game was close. Chants of "DEFENSE!" and shouting "THREE!" when I took a shot from distance, to go along with the organ music really immersed me into the game.
        - Most importantly, the lack of CPU cheese! My only tiny complaint is the PIP being too high for my liking (get to that in a second), but I haven't once thought "well, here we go again" in regards to the way the CPU plays. The Bucks shot 47% from the field...and only 36% (4-11) from 3. Does the CPU even miss 3's in 2K?

        What I didn't like:

        - As I said earlier, the Bucks scored 56 of their 84 points in the paint. It wasn't as cheesy as it seemed to just be their gameplan, but I'm probably seeing this 3 out of every 5 games. If anyone is having better success with seeing less PIP, I'd love to hear what you're doing.

        - I would just like to see a little more movement from my own team on offense. It's nowhere near as bad as the demo, but I feel like on a lot of my possessions, my teammates kind of stop moving with like 8-10 seconds left on the shot clock. I think that's why my shooting percentage and assist numbers are usually low.

        I'm just loving this game overall, but I have A LOT of work to do to get better.

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        • WTF
          MVP
          • Aug 2002
          • 20274

          #274
          Re: NBA Live 14 Has Arrived, Post Your Impressions Here



          Man, that's a tough loss to the Bucks. Ouch. But then again, you are the Knicks.

          I have been using a lot of different options for keeping the CPU out of the paint. I've been going to the defensive options and setting some of the better paint scorers to Front them. Drive them either left or right (towards baseline) pending which block they're hurting me from, and having my opposite block defender set to loose to "help" over quicker.

          I've also had a lot of success switching to a 3-2 for a few possessions, then over to a 2-3. The BIG thing to be aware of though, if you control one of the top defenders near the 3, you have to "know" how the rotations of the zone work, and cover your rotation zone at all time. They will pick you apart if you're not. If they get the ball to the corner, your butt better be rotating down for help on the opposite block. It's my favorite part of the game so far.

          The CPU has still been getting 40-45% of points in the paint against me thus far, but it's nowhere out of the realism factor. I think the highest PiP that I've seen is 53% in the paint so far. And I just broke down on that one.
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          • Flightwhite24
            Hall Of Fame
            • Jul 2005
            • 12095

            #275
            Re: NBA Live 14 Has Arrived, Post Your Impressions Here

            Don't laugh but I just figured out how to set the D on the CPU individually. Lol. What's even better is it works.


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            • DIRK41NOWITZKI
              Pro
              • Sep 2013
              • 956

              #276
              Re: NBA Live 14 Has Arrived, Post Your Impressions Here

              Glad to hear you guys are having a good time with the game. Hearing these make me wanna just man up and open the game. Do you guys think I should. I mean will I get my 60$ worth or should I just stick to the demo.
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              • NimaAkaJoJo
                Rookie
                • Sep 2012
                • 183

                #277
                Re: NBA Live 14 Has Arrived, Post Your Impressions Here

                I've got a question more for u guys. What can I do to contest the shot better?
                Having the hands straight up, rarely works. contesting the shot with Y/∆ helps sometimes. Is there anything else i can do?
                Oh and on the drive especially, what can i do there? I feel like the driver just drives past everybody with no contact at all.

                I just lost against Cavs, I was the Warrios. Curry was 4-16. -.- 49-46. I'm feeling like im getting the hang of it.

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                • Flightwhite24
                  Hall Of Fame
                  • Jul 2005
                  • 12095

                  #278
                  Re: NBA Live 14 Has Arrived, Post Your Impressions Here

                  Originally posted by DIRK41NOWITZKI
                  Glad to hear you guys are having a good time with the game. Hearing these make me wanna just man up and open the game. Do you guys think I should. I mean will I get my 60$ worth or should I just stick to the demo.
                  Play the demo more and decide. Give it a few games and try to get the controls down before deciding

                  I have 8 games and I don't have a lot of gaming time on my hands and this game hasn't left my console since putting it in. I'm getting my $$ worth

                  Just to show you guys how different each game I'm experiencing I'm at the half vs the Clippers and the score is 12-13. CP3 can't hit the side of a barn. Lol


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                  • Flightwhite24
                    Hall Of Fame
                    • Jul 2005
                    • 12095

                    #279
                    Re: NBA Live 14 Has Arrived, Post Your Impressions Here

                    Here's a FB by the Clippers being finished by Barnes


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                    • DirtyMagic5
                      Rookie
                      • Oct 2002
                      • 69

                      #280
                      Re: NBA Live 14 Has Arrived, Post Your Impressions Here

                      I just had a great game against the pacers went down by 4.

                      Was down in the first half until Harden caught fire and started pushing the ball more in the third ala Rockets real life style.

                      I the last I went into my shell trying up play to safe Hibbert dominated Howard in one one ones leaving PG24 to take it upon himself lift the Pacers over the line at home.

                      Loving this game it feels much more like real basketball.

                      Dynasty with 29 game seasons thank god !!!

                      The opposition needs to patch that option back in before I even contemplate playing my gm.
                      2nd place is the first loser....

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                      PSN - Kangawallaby

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                      • GisherJohn24
                        MVP
                        • Aug 2008
                        • 4600

                        #281
                        Re: NBA Live 14 Has Arrived, Post Your Impressions Here

                        Game is better the more you play. Still don't like it yet. But am liking more I play. If that makes sense

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                        • Flightwhite24
                          Hall Of Fame
                          • Jul 2005
                          • 12095

                          #282
                          Re: NBA Live 14 Has Arrived, Post Your Impressions Here

                          Originally posted by GisherJohn24
                          Game is better the more you play. Still don't like it yet. But am liking more I play. If that makes sense
                          I felt the same way. Lol. Hopefully it gets better for you as well


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                          • DonWuan
                            MVP
                            • Oct 2010
                            • 1756

                            #283
                            Re: NBA Live 14 Has Arrived, Post Your Impressions Here

                            For defense think 2k slightly. Literally push your defender into the attacking player and you can interrupt most animations. This works in post also.

                            Euro step and pro hop are overpowered for the CPU. If you think they just went through your player most likely a eurostep.


                            Just had a weird game against the Rockets with my Wolves. Harden couldn't hit anything until the 3rd/4th and Howard faced up and shoot jumpers the whole game. Asik was looking like Hakeem down low though. Everyone ended up with great stats. Lin took maybe 5 shots.

                            Good game overall. K Love couldn't hut outside of 15 feet.

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                            • WTF
                              MVP
                              • Aug 2002
                              • 20274

                              #284
                              Re: NBA Live 14 Has Arrived, Post Your Impressions Here

                              Originally posted by FLIGHTWHITE
                              Don't laugh but I just figured out how to set the D on the CPU individually. Lol. What's even better is it works.


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                              Game changer.

                              But be prepared to make some additional adjustments. They will find other ways to attack.
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                              • DirtyMagic5
                                Rookie
                                • Oct 2002
                                • 69

                                #285
                                Re: NBA Live 14 Has Arrived, Post Your Impressions Here

                                Now that I have a pretty decent handle on the way to play this game I decided I'd have a comparison and play a game of 2k and Live back to back 5 min quarters, all start diff on 2k and Pro on live.

                                The bleeding obvious is that Live is so far behind in graphics and animations it's not even funny, when I was a quarter into the game of 2k I'm thinking Jesus I can't go back to playing Live can I?
                                As the game progressed and may FG % grew I got to the 4th quarter and was up but 12 against the kings (as Rockets) on all star and as per usual the kings start their run as if the director of a movie yells action.
                                Ended up winning by 6 but it felt like every game I've played of 2k for the last 5 years. BTW my FG % ended up at 62% for the game. kings shot 35% and I only won by 6.

                                Then I load up Live, as the camera zooms in on the tip off and I shudder thinking how bad the game looks.
                                I proceed to play against the Grizzlies and get out to and early lead on the back of a Hardens 8 pts in the first.
                                The game continues with ebbs and flows throughout although I'm really hitting my shots and making a lot of open looks and really playing great D.
                                I get to the last quarter up around 10 and come out and score six un answered, continue the last quarter and end up blowing them out by 20.
                                I shot well and needed up with 48% FG, and my stifling defence held the Grizzlies to a lowly 36% ......but I won by 20.

                                Now this might seem like a great story but the moral to it is the game of Live I played felt nothing like the 8 or so I've played since getting the game and probably another 8-10 on the demo. That's the key here, the game feels fresh, it's plays like basketball, play well, run plays and you'll be rewarded, like Inside drive that someone mentioned earlier.

                                I can't believe I've gone from laughing at this game to loving it, but that's what happens when you give things a chance.

                                I'm starting a Dynasty in LIVE with 29 game seasons because it offers that.
                                I'll keep 2k to play a couple of mates online and to maybe play my player if they ever fix al the issues, along with al the new ones the patch has created.

                                Till then I will be happily enjoying the variety and realistic representation of the sport that live gives me, with its worts and all.

                                Anyone else made the jump to all star I'm wondering if it's too easy?
                                Does it change the fundamental way the game plays?
                                2nd place is the first loser....

                                Xbox Live - Kangawallaby
                                PSN - Kangawallaby

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