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P-Dub · 09-29-2012, 08:39 AM

I think they just don't get it. Every time they make a decision to change their progress they set themselves, the game, and consumers back. They aren't going to make any money until they accept that they can't make a competitive product in one year of development. With annual releases, there are going to be bumps in the road, but they seem to have driven off a cliff. They need to look at what they did from Live 08 to Live 10. It took three dev cycles to get a servicable game that actually had potential to become great.

Live 13 was developed with a release in mind, so the devs had deadlines and probably made sacrifices in the game to try and hit them on time. All of that now goes to waste because even with another cycle of development, it will still be a first year game. EA could have planned a two year cycle and the devs wouldn't have needed to make as many sacrifices. They aren't going to be able to progress until they can release a product.

09-29-2012, 08:39 AM	#391
P-Dub Pro OVR: 9 Join Date: Jun 2007	Re: NBA Live 13 Has Been Canned I think they just don't get it. Every time they make a decision to change their progress they set themselves, the game, and consumers back. They aren't going to make any money until they accept that they can't make a competitive product in one year of development. With annual releases, there are going to be bumps in the road, but they seem to have driven off a cliff. They need to look at what they did from Live 08 to Live 10. It took three dev cycles to get a servicable game that actually had potential to become great. Live 13 was developed with a release in mind, so the devs had deadlines and probably made sacrifices in the game to try and hit them on time. All of that now goes to waste because even with another cycle of development, it will still be a first year game. EA could have planned a two year cycle and the devs wouldn't have needed to make as many sacrifices. They aren't going to be able to progress until they can release a product.