NBA Live 16 Demo Available For Xbox One and PS4, Post Your Impressions

[WTF]

You won't need to be connected to play Live retail. You will to receive Synergy updates and roster updates, but not to just play the game. Proam, of course you'll need to be online as well.

The demo is digital only, so to ensure that it's still in the "demo period" online is required initially. I was able to sign out of the EA servers last night though, and didn't get kicked from the game.

[mrprice33]

Quote: Originally Posted by SpritePuck

I am thinking this also. For the demo that is fine. But if the retail game has to always have internet access to even play a completely offline mode I am not buying it. Which stinks as I actually like the game a whole lot. I was gonna purchase last night but have to wait until the release and someone can assure me you can play without internet connected.

I assure you, it's a demo-only thing.

[SpritePuck]

Thanks gents, I will purchase as am online often enough to update and stuff just not all the time. I like dynasty mode and never care much if the synergy thing updates. Rosters I usually update every month or so.

Thanks WTF and mrprice33

[SpritePuck]

My internet issue clarified (a parent/quest problem)

Here are what I like in the game.

- player off ball movement
- new shooting (this meter is useable, way more than any I know of)
- better defensive animations (like steals swiping correctly)
- graphics look great
- my created player looks good (even the generic faces look like actual people)
- spacing on the floor seems good
- handoff is pretty awesome addition
- Lebron seems always mad (moving from South Beach to Cleveland this makes sense) *this is just a joke

Cons

- I miss Lillard (he was adorable)
- rebounding seems to have no reasoning, one guy gets the borad others do not but why is what I am not seeing
- kinda hard to find a balance game seems way easy on lower difficulties and really hard on higher (sliders probs fix this and I am still learning play calling and running the plays I call)
- my CPU teammates do not react to pick and rolls against us like the CPU does when I use it.

I really like the game and can see this being a long lasting dynasty game for me.

[Traceur]

Initially I did not like the demo. However with the recent Synergy update + adjusting shooting sliders (shooting% was sway too high for both cpu and user) and adjusting the camera from default to BASELINE LOW - I'm really digging the game now and probably will purchase the retail version when it releases.

WTF - is the Live team aware of the late game AI mishaps and will they FINALLY address this 2-year issue with an update patch?

This is unacceptable IMO to have this bug/glitch for the 3rd consecutive year. It completely ruins the game experience when the score is close towards the end of the 4th quarter.

[Junior Moe]

Quote: Originally Posted by nick_sr

Obviously this game isn't for everyone, but the lies I see man smh. Learn to play the game and stop trying to play it like the other game. Maybe some of your minds are set n are trying to ignore the massive improvements in live 16. Rebounds,cross court passing,shooting responsiveness n paint defense need to be addressed tho.

If you like Live 16, great. Rock out! Options are good. But everyone has a right to feel however it is they do about the product. That's the point of the demo. And if they don't like it, it doesn't mean that they are playing it like 2K; or they have their minds set on hating on Live or any other excuse that flies around here. They may just not feel it. There are a bevy of places to get impressions outside of here like Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, etc. Many are saying the same stuff. It's not some vast conspiracy, man. You said yourself that Live may not be for everyone. Just leave it at that.

[WTF]

Quote: Originally Posted by Traceur

Initially I did not like the demo. However with the recent Synergy update + adjusting shooting sliders (shooting% was sway too high for both cpu and user) and adjusting the camera from default to BASELINE LOW - I'm really digging the game now and probably will purchase the retail version when it releases. WTF - is the Live team aware of the late game AI mishaps and will they FINALLY address this 2-year issue with an update patch? This is unacceptable IMO to have this bug/glitch for the 3rd consecutive year. It completely ruins the game experience when the score is close towards the end of the 4th quarter.

Hey Traceur, I've forwarded all instances I've found of it from the demo, and they're not able to replicate it in the retail w/ day 1 patch. I know that I hadn't seen any occurrence of it while down there.

Pretty certain that all instances are fixed.

[Playmakers]

Quote: Originally Posted by Walt Frazier

Anyone seen the CPU try an ally oop yet? Also...rebounding is really, really, really bad. Hoping the day one patch addresses it as it is terrible.

I saw 2 attempts in about 12 games played...

Hopefully this gets tweaked with the retail version.

Now having said that i didn't like the way it was executed by the CPu looked rather clumsy so i jacked up their Alley Oop succes rate slider hoping that will make the play evolve more realistic for them when they do attempt it.

They don't abuse the alley oop which is why i don't have a problem with it the slider being raised higher.