NBA Elite 11 Video: Exclusive Physics Diary

[mario_2324]

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I can tell from this post that you don't really grasp the scope of what they have put in elite in an extremely short dev cycle. 2k is without a doubt bringing it content-wise this year but they haven't come close to the amount of work tech wise that elite has been showing. Its not a negative at all to say that they will be able to improve even more in the comin years on the foundation they have laid out with 11.

This ^^^^^^^^

[TreyIM2]

With most games having the final code completed 4-5 weeks before ship date, all of this "lots of tweaking" talk has me wondering what the final build of this game is really going to look like. With the blog being indefinitely postponed, total lack of trailers, weekly screen shots, dev write-ups, and the few short clips we have illustrating major skating issues, I'm beginning to think there's a major scramble occurring behind the scenes with this game.

I'm still holding out for Elite as I was initially very excited about this game. But the more I see along with the more silence from EA's end has me growing increasingly skeptical.

I feel u on this one but since this vid was most likely made months ago based on rEAnimator's comments about a previous vid, I'm trying to hold on to faith that the game's current state is light years ahead of this...except maybe the sliding, which rEAnimator said, recently, is still an issue cuz footplanting fights with the real time physics engine.
They are trying to do a lot with this year's core game play so we shall see how it turns out. It's crunch time. Worse comes to worse, I'll possibly have 2K11 to toy with.

[Dewie12]

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I played NCAA basketball 10. I thought it they could have made the players unique (different dribble types, jump shots (selectable), finishing moves) it would have been a great game.

I like the idea of the physic engine allowing random plays to happen. Pass deflections and all that.

I will give the demo a test. But since it is not coming out on the PC I doubt I will buy it.

[TUSS11]

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live's TEAm have never made the player move/act like human in every year~Everybody is flying and skiing~so funny~ only fool would support this stupid game ~~

Only a fool would write a game off before trying out the demo.

[Da-Man]

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The video won't load.. can someone please upload to youtube?

[mario_2324]

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Only a fool would write a game off before trying out the demo.

lol well maybe he doesnt know much about the game....he should just wait till the demo

[The 24th Letter]

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Glad you can attempt a steal on command again...that was just inexcusable last year......you had to phone in your swats ahead of time and get them approved by the coach first in Live 10, lol....

Cant wait to actually get my hands on the game...

[rEAnimator]

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Great you can do self-alley oops, but how much variation of the self-alley oop is there? Most of the time you see guys toss it from the free throw line so they have time to get to the basket. Is there a pre-determined location where only there one can be done?

Also, 2:03 you see the ball bounce awkwardly. This was an issue in Live 10, bounce physics were just way off. Normally that trajectory would make the ball spin upwards, but in Live 10 you had only 3 spots the ball would ever bounce from with the same distance and arc. Very frustrating.

I'm on vacation right now but I saw this question and really wanted to answer since I worked on this particular feature.

You can do the self alley oop anywhere from just before the free throw line to just under the dotted circle.

There is a fairly large set of animations to cover that distance and several styles of finishes.

I've also greatly improved the pass physics from what you saw in this video.

I added topspin to the pass so the ball could kick up off the backboard a bit. It makes it much more realistic and makes it so the pass doesn't have to be as high off the backboard as what you see in this video.

[Bwnarrow3]

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EA definitely has the right idea this year. I'm just hoping it comes out to perfection. I saw some good and bad.

Lol @ KD buttoning the top button on his shirt. I love him.

[flyboy703]

well 2k7 had blocks off the backboard none canned, similar to the Elite 11 clip. I think Elite will do fine this year. Just need another year to improve the graphics.

Also would be good to see franchise, ai, and create a legand soon.

they do have the become legendary mode this year. that was announced a few weeks ago

[pdawg17]

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To me this year it comes down to this:

Either play a "polished" game that includes some historical moments OR

Play a game that is trying to be "inivative" and unique but will probably have some kinks to work out...

Some people prefer the game that they already know how to play while others are tired of the same thing and want something different...

[noshun]

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The video was okay, but how many times do i need to hear about physics?

[gamerkid421]

Man this early stuff has me excited for both games! i think this year should be a close battle although 2k should probably win. their game seems so much deeper with the jordan mode.

[dannyr326]

Only the DEMO will let me know for sure.

[stizz]

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Ugh, small nitpick but O'Neal has red shoes in that pic. They need to have a system like 2k where the players shoe colour gets changed automatically once they get traded.