NBA Live 15: Is the Delay a Reason for Panic or Optimism? (Roundtable)

[Sundown]

Re: NBA Live 15: Is the Delay a Reason for Panic or Optimism? (Roundtable)

Remember everyone, keep this in mind, some of the greateset games in the world had mega delays. Zelda, Uncharted, Alan Wake, Red Dead Redemption, you name it. Delays can be good!

NBA Elite 11, NBA Elite 12, NBA Elite 13, NBA Live 14.

Delays can be bad.

[CaseIH]

Re: NBA Live 15: Is the Delay a Reason for Panic or Optimism? (Roundtable)

they certainly lost focus after Wang left. Were like chickens with heads cut off after wang left. IF 15 fails, they need a new crew, simple as that.

Yeah it seemed like the 1 yr Wang was there the game looked like it might finally be coming around, even though it wasnt a good game especially compared to the competition that year, it did show some promise. Then he left and it all went to hell.

Personally I would love to see it succeed and be competitive with NBA2k, cause imo competition is always a good thing when it comes to sports game's, and there is deifnitely enough room in the market for 2 solid basketball games to succeed.

EA is definitley running on fumes with their basketball game after all the years of failures.

Nothing wrong with delaying a game to get it right, problem is EA dont have any good will left with people after all the poor products they have put out along with all the times they have shafted its customers over the years.

[GisherJohn24]

Re: NBA Live 15: Is the Delay a Reason for Panic or Optimism? (Roundtable)

I'm kinda shocked that you would have a post like this, because you consistently have optimistic posts about Live. I guess you understand that this is a pivotal year for them to be well received. I hope they do because I hate to see people lose their jobs when they are not put in position to succeed. I just think the Big-Wigs are not investing in them enough, and are not providing them the proper resources or personnel to really get this series off the ground.

Well I wanted 14 to be so great it was hard for me to accept how truly poor it was. I also agree completely it's a big wig problem. Not a dev problem. They need more help and need to spend money on a big crew. But we know ea loves to cut corners to save a buck. Look how they gutted NHL NEXT gen this year? What they didn't think anyone would notice? Lol

[GisherJohn24]

Re: NBA Live 15: Is the Delay a Reason for Panic or Optimism? (Roundtable)

NBA Elite 11, NBA Elite 12, NBA Elite 13, NBA Live 14.

Delays can be bad.

I'm optimistic for at least decency

[Rules]

Re: NBA Live 15: Is the Delay a Reason for Panic or Optimism? (Roundtable)

Here is my guess to why there may be a possible delay:


NHL 15 was released with most of the previous features / game modes missing. They are taking a beating by not only the consumers but also by the press. NBA Live 15 probably had planned to do the same thing. I am guessing they decided to go back and probably add in at least a season mode that NHL 15 unfortunately did not include. I might be far off but then again it is a possibility for the delay.

[El_Poopador]

Re: NBA Live 15: Is the Delay a Reason for Panic or Optimism? (Roundtable)

they certainly lost focus after Wang left. Were like chickens with heads cut off after wang left. IF 15 fails, they need a new crew, simple as that.

This is why they're in the position they're in now, though. Every year after Live 10, they've had a new team, trying to take the series in a different direction. If the direction of the game changes every year, it will never be any good.

Everyone talks about the three year plan, but I've never seen one executed for the full three years. I'd like to see what game looks like after year three, to see if they can pull off what they started out to do. Changing teams is not the way to do that.

[da ThRONe]

Re: NBA Live 15: Is the Delay a Reason for Panic or Optimism? (Roundtable)

Here is my guess to why there may be a possible delay:


NHL 15 was released with most of the previous features / game modes missing. They are taking a beating by not only the consumers but also by the press. NBA Live 15 probably had planned to do the same thing. I am guessing they decided to go back and probably add in at least a season mode that NHL 15 unfortunately did not include. I might be far off but then again it is a possibility for the delay.

The modes were already confirmed to be in Live 15. Now what they might be doing is adding more content to those modes as it was expected to be very similar to last year modes.

[youvalss]

Re: NBA Live 15: Is the Delay a Reason for Panic or Optimism? (Roundtable)

It's sad to say this, but I just hope they manage to put together a good/very good game before this generation is done. Because history shows, that next generation we're back to where we started again.

I hope some day they manage to break out of this circle...

[loosey101]

Re: NBA Live 15: Is the Delay a Reason for Panic or Optimism? (Roundtable)

The game hasn't even released yet, so check it out when it drops and maybe you end up liking this iteration of it. Like I've said many times, there is no way this game can be worse than 14 so I already know I'll enjoy it. Plus we know it def looks better as well. Not saying I think the game will be perfect, just that I'm reserving judgement until I get my hand on the sticks.

[youvalss]

Re: NBA Live 15: Is the Delay a Reason for Panic or Optimism? (Roundtable)

The game hasn't even released yet, so check it out when it drops and maybe you end up liking this iteration of it. Like I've said many times, there is no way this game can be worse than 14 so I already know I'll enjoy it. Plus we know it def looks better as well. Not saying I think the game will be perfect, just that I'm reserving judgement until I get my hand on the sticks.

I agree with the bolded part. No reason the believe it won't get better. How much better...well, that's where it gets tricky.

[KyotoCarl]

Re: NBA Live 15: Is the Delay a Reason for Panic or Optimism? (Roundtable)

Remember everyone, keep this in mind, some of the greateset games in the world had mega delays. Zelda, Uncharted, Alan Wake, Red Dead Redemption, you name it. Delays can be good!

Those are all titles that were in development for multiple years. Live is a game that has a one year dev cycle and should come out in time.

[GisherJohn24]

Re: NBA Live 15: Is the Delay a Reason for Panic or Optimism? (Roundtable)

Those are all titles that were in development for multiple years. Live is a game that has a one year dev cycle and should come out in time.

I assume this is the engine 14 used so it's been a good 2.5 years or so for total development time for next gen Live

[MLBTheShowShortStop]

Re: NBA Live 15: Is the Delay a Reason for Panic or Optimism? (Roundtable)

I wish the game wasn't delayed..but if they polish it up some more that's ok to me, I guess we aren't getting a demo?

[KyotoCarl]

Re: NBA Live 15: Is the Delay a Reason for Panic or Optimism? (Roundtable)

I assume this is the engine 14 used so it's been a good 2.5 years or so for total development time for next gen Live

Even bigger reason why the changed release date could be a sign of concern.

[WTF]

Re: NBA Live 15: Is the Delay a Reason for Panic or Optimism? (Roundtable)

It's not a cause of concern. I understand with the series cancellations in the past, why guys are "weary", but this is not a reason for concern. It's actually a positive to fix these items prior to release. For all we know, it could be minor aesthetic things to enhance all of our experiences collectively.

As much as it stinks for everyone not to be able to get their hands on it 3 weeks earlier, like we all anticipated, but it's no cause for concern.

The game will come out, and you can judge upon it's release if you want it or not. There is gameplay coming, there are podcasts and blogs coming. You'll see plenty before release to base your decision on. Pushing it back a few weeks to give "you", the buyer, a better, more complete product is not a bad thing.