NBA LIVE...as a sim?

[RedmanR]

Re: NBA LIVE...as a sim?

get live.

i purchased them both the day they came out and didn't enjoy espn at all. i used to love the series but they've dissapointed me two years in a row. live is a much better game imo.

Same here, Live has been my favorite of the two. I pick'd them both up and now ESPN has a mound of dust on it

[RubenDouglas]

Re: NBA LIVE...as a sim?

Oh u need teams, hmm... I don't have the game in front of me right know so I'll have to wait to answer that. But I thought under team stats. It would show per game if u push the d-pad to the right.

Like in the player stats menu. U can move over to the right and it would show u all the per game averages.

yeah i dont see team per game stats and also, defensive stats. i Wanna see how my defense is and what their shooting percentages are... it used to be in Live.. i remember.

[RubenDouglas]

Re: NBA LIVE...as a sim?

Oh u need teams, hmm... I don't have the game in front of me right know so I'll have to wait to answer that. But I thought under team stats. It would show per game if u push the d-pad to the right.

Like in the player stats menu. U can move over to the right and it would show u all the per game averages.

yeah i dont see team per game stats and also, defensive stats. i Wanna see how my defense is and what their shooting percentages are... it used to be in Live.. i remember.

[KBomber]

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You simply cannot go wrong with Nba Live's Dynasty Mode. It's simply the best and IMO blows ESPN out of the water.... It looks better, plays, better, is organized better, has more options that are ususful... ALthough, whats the deal with the box scores? If you save it, and reload it later, you can't view previous box scores??? Is it only when you're actively simming or playing that it recollects it into its memory??

The only problem with Live is the catch up code from what I've seen. It's more passive this year, but is still right there and I detest that there always seems to be two standards of play at work, one for the CPU and one for the user

To me a game should reward you for making the right choices and executing plays, but Live doesn't do this. There are some games and some match-ups that simply exist. These are the ones that dictate that some games are simply going to be a blowout. A team like Houston shouldn't be life or death to get past the Raptors or the Knicks. The CPU has the apparent ability to slip past any defense, where the user has to struggle and always seems velcroed to the defender -- it's problematic to me

If you get up on the CPU by 8-12 points, guaranteed you aren't going to make a shot until the CPU is back in range or ahead, and this includes clear breakaway dunks in some cases -- that is kibe

Maybe it's a slider issue and I'm going to mention it to Pared and see what he thinks, but in a lot of games I do feel cheated by the way the game plays when I'm doing the right things and the game is punishing me for getting too far ahead as a result

One other thing as a straight sim, the execution of plays just doesn't pan out as realistically in Live compared to ID and NBA 2K5

I'd be interested to see what others think....................

[KBomber]

Re: NBA LIVE...as a sim?

You simply cannot go wrong with Nba Live's Dynasty Mode. It's simply the best and IMO blows ESPN out of the water.... It looks better, plays, better, is organized better, has more options that are ususful... ALthough, whats the deal with the box scores? If you save it, and reload it later, you can't view previous box scores??? Is it only when you're actively simming or playing that it recollects it into its memory??

The only problem with Live is the catch up code from what I've seen. It's more passive this year, but is still right there and I detest that there always seems to be two standards of play at work, one for the CPU and one for the user

To me a game should reward you for making the right choices and executing plays, but Live doesn't do this. There are some games and some match-ups that simply exist. These are the ones that dictate that some games are simply going to be a blowout. A team like Houston shouldn't be life or death to get past the Raptors or the Knicks. The CPU has the apparent ability to slip past any defense, where the user has to struggle and always seems velcroed to the defender -- it's problematic to me

If you get up on the CPU by 8-12 points, guaranteed you aren't going to make a shot until the CPU is back in range or ahead, and this includes clear breakaway dunks in some cases -- that is kibe

Maybe it's a slider issue and I'm going to mention it to Pared and see what he thinks, but in a lot of games I do feel cheated by the way the game plays when I'm doing the right things and the game is punishing me for getting too far ahead as a result

One other thing as a straight sim, the execution of plays just doesn't pan out as realistically in Live compared to ID and NBA 2K5

I'd be interested to see what others think....................

[ludacris06]

Re: NBA LIVE...as a sim?

We already discussed this issue, but guys still prefer Live over ESPN.

Some people can live with that, but I can't. I really don't either game this year, but I will have to take the lesser of the situation. (ESPN)

[ludacris06]

Re: NBA LIVE...as a sim?

We already discussed this issue, but guys still prefer Live over ESPN.

Some people can live with that, but I can't. I really don't either game this year, but I will have to take the lesser of the situation. (ESPN)

[Ofizzle]

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Is this with the original rosters or edited? Doesn't matter either way, I edit my rosters to interprete the real life stats while changing things like athleticism and shooting ability, but just wondering.

[Ofizzle]

Re: NBA LIVE...as a sim?

Is this with the original rosters or edited? Doesn't matter either way, I edit my rosters to interprete the real life stats while changing things like athleticism and shooting ability, but just wondering.

[HMcCoy]

Re: NBA LIVE...as a sim?

The only problem with Live is the catch up code from what I've seen. It's more passive this year, but is still right there and I detest that there always seems to be two standards of play at work, one for the CPU and one for the user

To me a game should reward you for making the right choices and executing plays, but Live doesn't do this. There are some games and some match-ups that simply exist. These are the ones that dictate that some games are simply going to be a blowout. A team like Houston shouldn't be life or death to get past the Raptors or the Knicks. The CPU has the apparent ability to slip past any defense, where the user has to struggle and always seems velcroed to the defender -- it's problematic to me

If you get up on the CPU by 8-12 points, guaranteed you aren't going to make a shot until the CPU is back in range or ahead, and this includes clear breakaway dunks in some cases -- that is kibe

Maybe it's a slider issue and I'm going to mention it to Pared and see what he thinks, but in a lot of games I do feel cheated by the way the game plays when I'm doing the right things and the game is punishing me for getting too far ahead as a result

One other thing as a straight sim, the execution of plays just doesn't pan out as realistically in Live compared to ID and NBA 2K5

I'd be interested to see what others think....................

In my season I whupped the Bucks by 24. I jumped out in the first quarter on a 18-4 run and they never got closer than 13. I also demolished the Bobcats by 20+.

I do agree that the mo-swings are hard to stop when they go against you...I've found that the key is frequent T.O.'s and defense...defense....defense.

[HMcCoy]

Re: NBA LIVE...as a sim?

The only problem with Live is the catch up code from what I've seen. It's more passive this year, but is still right there and I detest that there always seems to be two standards of play at work, one for the CPU and one for the user

To me a game should reward you for making the right choices and executing plays, but Live doesn't do this. There are some games and some match-ups that simply exist. These are the ones that dictate that some games are simply going to be a blowout. A team like Houston shouldn't be life or death to get past the Raptors or the Knicks. The CPU has the apparent ability to slip past any defense, where the user has to struggle and always seems velcroed to the defender -- it's problematic to me

If you get up on the CPU by 8-12 points, guaranteed you aren't going to make a shot until the CPU is back in range or ahead, and this includes clear breakaway dunks in some cases -- that is kibe

Maybe it's a slider issue and I'm going to mention it to Pared and see what he thinks, but in a lot of games I do feel cheated by the way the game plays when I'm doing the right things and the game is punishing me for getting too far ahead as a result

One other thing as a straight sim, the execution of plays just doesn't pan out as realistically in Live compared to ID and NBA 2K5

I'd be interested to see what others think....................

In my season I whupped the Bucks by 24. I jumped out in the first quarter on a 18-4 run and they never got closer than 13. I also demolished the Bobcats by 20+.

I do agree that the mo-swings are hard to stop when they go against you...I've found that the key is frequent T.O.'s and defense...defense....defense.

[Ofizzle]

Re: NBA LIVE...as a sim?

Yea I spanked the Warroirs today with the Bucks, and I beat the Hawks by 20 with the Celtics

[Ofizzle]

Re: NBA LIVE...as a sim?

Yea I spanked the Warroirs today with the Bucks, and I beat the Hawks by 20 with the Celtics

[KBomber]

Re: NBA LIVE...as a sim?

In my season I whupped the Bucks by 24. I jumped out in the first quarter on a 18-4 run and they never got closer than 13. I also demolished the Bobcats by 20+.

I do agree that the mo-swings are hard to stop when they go against you...I've found that the key is frequent T.O.'s and defense...defense....defense.

Can I ask what your settings are relative to sliders, difficulty level, etc?

I'm holding the CPU to low and sub 0.400 shooting consistently, so I'm not seeing it as a defensive issue

Thanks...............

[KBomber]

Re: NBA LIVE...as a sim?

In my season I whupped the Bucks by 24. I jumped out in the first quarter on a 18-4 run and they never got closer than 13. I also demolished the Bobcats by 20+.

I do agree that the mo-swings are hard to stop when they go against you...I've found that the key is frequent T.O.'s and defense...defense....defense.

Can I ask what your settings are relative to sliders, difficulty level, etc?

I'm holding the CPU to low and sub 0.400 shooting consistently, so I'm not seeing it as a defensive issue

Thanks...............