NBA Elite 11 Interview with Creative Director David Littman

[eDotd]

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The amount of info you receive 3 months before release is your deciding factor? Not the demo? Not reviews? Not a rental? wow....

Personally I think the interview was good. It talked about his vision and direction of Elite, and everything is looking promising.

This is like NHL '07 starting the process of dominating the market....it's pretty big news.

:wink: i couldn't said it any better, im not a bias gamer, i usualy purchase both game considering on what they bring to the table, but elite is losing much steam.... i might not be purchasing elite this year at all..... demo will be my deciding factor.....

Did you read his post?

[sportyguyfl31]

Good interview. Shed some light on some questions I had.

Looking forward to the game.

[Fiddy]

im sorry, i couldn't read that last paragraph without laughing. really? practicing moving your thumb straight up and release? hilarious!!

with that said, the 2k game for me anyway is stale. they make the best b-ball games year in and out but i just need a change. i'll be getting NBA Elite on release.

[NoTiCe_O]

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im sorry, i couldn't read that last paragraph without laughing. really? practicing moving your thumb straight up and release? hilarious!!

with that said, the 2k game for me anyway is stale. they make the best b-ball games year in and out but i just need a change. i'll be getting NBA Elite on release.

I actually get where he was coming from with that. Because when I used to play street fighter alot I would practice doing the full half scoop cause it was pretty difficult to pull off in the heat of the moment. Not to that degree where I'm drivin and moving my thumbs, but i did give it some air practice lol.

i like this interview because I see where the game is going, its nice to know that they have a 3 year gameplan and they're not going in every year just trying to outdo 2k, they're sticking with their gameplan. I can't wait to try this out because I really feel like after playing the game I will see the difference, and whats so different about Elite.

[ghiz143]

common man.. we need gameplay videos not text or words. peace. 2k11 has alot of gameplays coming out.. what happen to elite?? isnt ea sports always the first who shows gameplay earlier than 2k?

[mlp111]

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enough with these interviews, god read, but its time for some gameplay at least

[Positive Chance]

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common man.. we need gameplay videos not text or words. peace. 2k11 has alot of gameplays coming out.. what happen to elite?? isnt ea sports always the first who shows gameplay earlier than 2k?

Man, don't put the game off because of lack of vvideos ...

[ajknows]

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common man.. we need gameplay videos not text or words. peace. 2k11 has alot of gameplays coming out.. what happen to elite?? isnt ea sports always the first who shows gameplay earlier than 2k?

I think they are waiting to wow people with their demo. If they were to put alot of vid's out people would just pick them apart... me included.

It's probably going to look like live 10 put feel/play like elite 11, which you can't convey trough a vid. So from a pr move it would probably only hurt them more to show a bunch of vid's that can't show their improvement's.

[da ThRONe]

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I think they are waiting to wow people with their demo. If they were to put alot of vid's out people would just pick them apart... me included.

It's probably going to look like live 10 put feel/play like elite 11, which you can't convey trough a vid. So from a pr move it would probably only hurt them more to show a bunch of vid's that can't show their improvement's.

Excellent point. When you read the interview you get the idea that much hasnt changed that can be seen visually.

[rEAnimator]

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I agree. Also, for the Rondo example, if you practice his shot and get good with it, aren't you just doing what Boston fans want Rondo to do? Don't you find it cool to potentially have a direct hand on his shooting progression in a Dynasty?

There was a thread about skill vs. ratings gameplay : http://www.operationsports.com/forum...-gameplay.html

rEAnimator had a very good post on it: http://www.operationsports.com/forum...post2041362898

Thanks for posting this. I came on here to explain this very point but you beat me to it.

I've seen a few posts in this thread asking for 5v5 videos.

I'm still on vacation, but I swung by the office today to check out the game and see where it's at.

This is pretty much the last week of development on the game, and the guys are working really, really hard to finish things off.

Litty wanted me to tell you guys that you should expect some 5v5 footage next week as things will have calmed down and we'll have time to start posting some footage.

[Jano]

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Thanks for posting this. I came on here to explain this very point but you beat me to it.

I've seen a few posts in this thread asking for 5v5 videos.

I'm still on vacation, but I swung by the office today to check out the game and see where it's at.

This is pretty much the last week of development on the game, and the guys are working really, really hard to finish things off.

Litty wanted me to tell you guys that you should expect some 5v5 footage next week as things will have calmed down and we'll have time to start posting some footage.

Good to hear man!

[Ermolli]

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Thanks for posting this. I came on here to explain this very point but you beat me to it.

I've seen a few posts in this thread asking for 5v5 videos.

I'm still on vacation, but I swung by the office today to check out the game and see where it's at.

This is pretty much the last week of development on the game, and the guys are working really, really hard to finish things off.

Litty wanted me to tell you guys that you should expect some 5v5 footage next week as things will have calmed down and we'll have time to start posting some footage.

Yes, finally . Hope you're enjoying yor vacations

[rEAnimator]

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Yes, finally . Hope you're enjoying yor vacations

I am, thanks.

It's great to finally relax after working such crazy hours. I finally have a tan again

It was pretty awesome to go into the office and see so many little things that had been fixed while I was away. The team is putting everything they have into this, and it shows.

I'm as excited as everyone else for the demo to drop.

Can't wait.

[RayDog253]

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I am, thanks.

It's great to finally relax after working such crazy hours. I finally have a tan again

It was pretty awesome to go into the office and see so many little things that had been fixed while I was away. The team is putting everything they have into this, and it shows.

I'm as excited as everyone else for the demo to drop.

Can't wait.

So, does that mean they're finished with your area of the game or did somebody else just take over? Just curious...

[rEAnimator]

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So, does that mean they're finished with your area of the game or did somebody else just take over? Just curious...

Most of my stuff was done ( I had fixed a really bad physcis bug on the Saturday before I left), but there was still some bug fixing and tuning that needed to happen while I was away.

So we split my features up amongst 3 other engineers on the team who were familiar with my features, or were working on similar features. They knew they'd be taking over so we had time to discuss details before I left.

I was also available on email in case of an emergency, but it was never needed. Everything worked out well.