Top 10 things that need to change in sports
NBA Live 2005 has 6 out of the ten things this guy has mentioned.
Also, when playing this game online there are a TON of things are aren't explained in the instruction booklet leaving you to read the FAQ posted that also doesn't touch on much, leaving you to guess.
When playing on higher levels of difficulty in NBA Live 2005, it is near impossible to get around your defenders without trying to freestyle or post up on them. You have to tweak the sliders so much that it's not even fun anymore. There isn't an increase in the A.I, whatsoever.
Since there isn't any fatigue in ranked games (and with the F****ED up ratings this game has) online players will do the UNREAL just to get a win. Almost everything you can and cannot think of can be done online with this game. Running around in circles to get open, running around with Shaq at sonic speed, 3 pt bombing, it's not even cool. You should only play against people you know or just don't play ranked games at all.
EA Sports has to have some of the laziest developers on the face of this earth. Instead of making the A.I. challenging, they take the easy way out and decide to cheat.
^^^ Read that.
All the EA sports games I have played have inaccurate ratings. They are soo inaccurate that it makes you wonder how the guy who does them is still working. When I first popped in NBA Live 2005, I already knew something was wrong when the Hornets were better than the Spurs.
NBA Live 2005 has 6 out of the ten things this guy has mentioned.
10) Slider Settings
The problem is that many of these slider settings are not fully explained anywhere in the game, leaving you to only guess as to their definitions and, more importantly, how they can affect your game.
The solution here is simple: documentation. These days, most manuals for sports games are pretty thin, at best, and laughable, at worst.
The problem is that many of these slider settings are not fully explained anywhere in the game, leaving you to only guess as to their definitions and, more importantly, how they can affect your game.
The solution here is simple: documentation. These days, most manuals for sports games are pretty thin, at best, and laughable, at worst.
7) Smarts, Not Speed
What we should expect from higher difficulty levels are smarter plays, more chances taken to make big plays, and an aggressive attitude on both sides of the ball. Instead, we are penalized with things like unrealistically poor fatigue settings or player performance handicaps that seriously undercut the "fun factor."
What we should expect from higher difficulty levels are smarter plays, more chances taken to make big plays, and an aggressive attitude on both sides of the ball. Instead, we are penalized with things like unrealistically poor fatigue settings or player performance handicaps that seriously undercut the "fun factor."
6) Cheese-Free Zone
If there's one negative, ancillary effect to be found in the rise of online gaming over the past two or three years, it's the prevalence of questionable tactics in sports games, typically known by the colloquial name "cheese." Not exactly cheating, though the two often cross-mingle, cheesing implies strategic choices that are either entirely unbalanced
If there's one negative, ancillary effect to be found in the rise of online gaming over the past two or three years, it's the prevalence of questionable tactics in sports games, typically known by the colloquial name "cheese." Not exactly cheating, though the two often cross-mingle, cheesing implies strategic choices that are either entirely unbalanced
4) Catch-Up AI: A Necessary Evil?
^^^ Read that.
1) Fix Your Ratings
All the EA sports games I have played have inaccurate ratings. They are soo inaccurate that it makes you wonder how the guy who does them is still working. When I first popped in NBA Live 2005, I already knew something was wrong when the Hornets were better than the Spurs.
2) Sim Away!
Problems creep in, though, with the seemingly random outcomes of so many of these simulated games. It's hard to put together any kind of streak (either winning or losing) when simulating games, because so often the outcomes of these games feel more like the results of random chance rather than truly simulated matchups.
Problems creep in, though, with the seemingly random outcomes of so many of these simulated games. It's hard to put together any kind of streak (either winning or losing) when simulating games, because so often the outcomes of these games feel more like the results of random chance rather than truly simulated matchups.
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