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Re: Sean O'Brien Issues Apology for NBA Live's Quality, Promises Improvements
OBrien was part of the Live 10 dev team but not sure if he was producer on it.
From Live 10 wiki@ nba-live.com/nbalivewiki
Development
NBA Live 10 will be produced by a revamped development team headed up by new lead producer Sean O'Brien, formerly the lead producer on EA Sports' NCAA Basketball (formerly known as March Madness) series. Mike Wang, who previously worked for 2K Sports on the NBA 2K titles from 2005-2007, will assume the role of the new lead gameplay designer for NBA Live 10.
In an interview with IGN , both O'Brien and Wang outlined a focus on improving the product and avoiding the mistakes of the past, though suggested it might not be possible to fix all the "cracks in (the) foundation" within one production cycle. Forum and blog posts by producer Marcus Stephenson have revealed that emphasis will be placed on developing more accurate shot trajectories for specific players as well as increased backboard usage for players who like to go glass and amongst the generic layups that will be in the game.
A further blog post by producer Matt Lafreniere inviting feedback on the audio in NBA Live 09 and desired improvements in NBA Live 10 also revealed that Marv Albert and Steve Kerr will return as NBA Live's announce team, making NBA Live 10 the fifth game to feature Albert and Kerr on commentary and Albert's seventh appearance in the NBA Live series.Last edited by kingeo19; 11-27-2013, 12:15 PM.Comment
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Re: Sean O'Brien Issues Apology for NBA Live's Quality, Promises Improvements
You can look at the information being released/not being release prior to the titles release but I'm just gonna focus on them making attempts to improve.
I want to see this game succeed especially if Synergy is working as it should. I've been far too disappointed with the lack of roster updates elsewhere and Live's daily roster changes always made it a winner in that category.
I applaud the videos to help with those confused on how to play. The demo confused me for sure. I couldn't figure out how to perform some moves.
It may seem trivial to make a game complicated but if the game is actually deep, then that's bound to happen. Makes me wonder what moves are available that others couldn't figure out.
Or this could all just be nonsense and it won't even matter. We will see.
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"You'll not find more penny-wise/pound-foolish behavior than in Major League Baseball." - Rob NeyerComment
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Re: Sean O'Brien Issues Apology for NBA Live's Quality, Promises Improvements
I was one of the main ones saying that Synergy would be the bright spot for this series...as EA is usually on point with updates....
but between players being on the wrong team, random players named "point guard", and teams playing nothing like themselves I've been disappointed...Comment
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Re: Sean O'Brien Issues Apology for NBA Live's Quality, Promises Improvements
Ah that's not good then.
I guess I just don't get it.
We visit NBA.com and can see every teams roster and box score. Why is this so hard to do right in 2014?
Sent from my mobile device."It may well be that we spectators, who are not divinely gifted as athletes, are the only ones able to truly see, articulate and animate the experience of the gift we are denied. And that those who receive and act out the gift of athletic genius must, perforce, be blind and dumb about it -- and not because blindness and dumbness are the price of the gift, but because they are its essence." - David Foster Wallace
"You'll not find more penny-wise/pound-foolish behavior than in Major League Baseball." - Rob NeyerComment
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Re: Sean O'Brien Issues Apology for NBA Live's Quality, Promises Improvements
Point Guard. At Shooting Guard... Number 99!
Should never have someone named Point Guard though.Twitter - WTF_OS
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Re: Sean O'Brien Issues Apology for NBA Live's Quality, Promises Improvements
Honestly I'm a little concerned that there isn't even going to be a Live 15. The writing is looking like it's on the wall here. He says in the coming weeks and months we'll see 14 get better visually. Why would you intentionally cut into the development time of Live 15 worrying about improving Live 14? I simply cannot see EA Sports wasting resources like that. Especially not after the way they cut and run on those of us that purchased NCAA Basketball 10, a game that they KNEW they weren't making the following year and could actually afford to take a step like this.Comment
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Re: Sean O'Brien Issues Apology for NBA Live's Quality, Promises Improvements
I'd say that message is refreshing if it were actually heartfelt.
If NBA Live 14 sold 3M copies, this letter doesn't exist.
This is nothing but a veiled attempt to keep the sheep fed so they're ready to buy when they finally right their ship.
I can't help but think the money used to develop NBA Live 14 could have been better spent on MVP 2014.Comment
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Re: Sean O'Brien Issues Apology for NBA Live's Quality, Promises Improvements
Im interested to see 14 will look like around March. Chances are not too different but i'm open to being surprised.Comment
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Re: Sean O'Brien Issues Apology for NBA Live's Quality, Promises Improvements
Two things wrong with that.
1. Live 14 is that bad, it NEEDS to be fixed to restore some of the ever increasing damage done to the franchise but also to show some respect to those who paid full price for it and essentially got a dud.
2. Whatever fixes they do now will simply carry over into 15.
Seriously, if EA don't dramatically patch 14, their basketball franchise will never recover.
And by dramatically, I don't mean simply removing a few dodgy animations and updating a few faces.Comment
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Re: Sean O'Brien Issues Apology for NBA Live's Quality, Promises Improvements
You miss his point - patching 14 only limits 15. What good will it do if 15 is only going to be a marginal improvement on 14? You don't have enough time to make 15 worth buying over 14. Live 14 is pretty much DOA man. The only people that will care are fanboys and stragglers. By the time stragglers come, Live 14 will be in the bargain bin or a heavy resale.Comment
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Re: Sean O'Brien Issues Apology for NBA Live's Quality, Promises Improvements
At the same time, if they don't fix 14, no one will go anywhere near 15.Comment
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