NBA Live 14 Has Arrived, Post Your Impressions Here

[PVarck31]

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I went to GameStop last night and went to pick it up and these idiotic sales people say this game is horrible and say 2k is better, blah blah blah

So I left pissed off and tried to buy Xbox gift cards with my GameStop gift cards on their site only for it to supposedly be invalid yet there's a balance on the gift cards, I think once I get done with the gift cards, I'm not doing business with them anymore, I don't need some idiots telling me what to buy, from now on I'm gonna buy my games either digitally or places like best buy where I don't have to be chastised buy numbskulls sales people

I've dealt with this at Gamestop before as well. I don't really go there much anymore, but if they pull that crap then I just say something like "Yeah, I probably have different tastes than you."

Do you have a Walmart or another retailer you can go to to get it? That's where I get my games now. Don't like to deal with people telling me about what games I should like or not like.

[The 24th Letter]

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They refused to sell it to you? If so you should file a complaint...

If you just left because they discouraged you from buying it you should've told them to STFU and bought your game...

[nate1986]

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I've dealt with this at Gamestop before as well. I don't really go there much anymore, but if they pull that crap then I just say something like "Yeah, I probably have different tastes than you."

Do you have a Walmart or another retailer you can go to to get it? That's where I get my games now. Don't like to deal with people telling me about what games I should like or not like.

Yea I got target, Walmart, best buy, Kmart and meijer within five minutes of my house, I'm just gonna use the gift cards to get Microsoft cards at the store and call it a day

Have any other improvements been made recently, do they update the rosters regularly

[WTF]

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Rosters are updated for the most part. There are some injured players who are still playing, Kobe, but I hope that will be remedied soon. The tendencies are updated frequently.

I'd say there is a few day to a week delay on rosters for the most part though. Not stellar by any means, but serviceable.

[Marino]

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Can you guys give me tips for shooting jumpers, I can't make a jumper to save my life and really its the only thing holding me back from truly enjoying the game.

[Pared]

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Can you guys give me tips for shooting jumpers, I can't make a jumper to save my life and really its the only thing holding me back from truly enjoying the game.

Set jump shots, off the dribble or how to create space for shots?

[Marino]

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Set jump shots, off the dribble or how to create space for shots?

all of the above

[GisherJohn24]

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Can you guys give me tips for shooting jumpers, I can't make a jumper to save my life and really its the only thing holding me back from truly enjoying the game.

I struggle too. I shot 25% with Lilliard 29% with sharp shooters Batum of the blazers missing wide open shots all night. I tried changing shooting in settings to ratings only and didn't seem to affect anything. This game needs sliders so badly.

CPU on the other hand will make 60%-70% with scrubs off the bench. Don't get it

[jaosming]

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I tried holding it longer than I feel is normal and sometimes it works for some players but not others.....its really inconsistent. Irving's shot timing seems normal, Jordan Crawford's release is pretty much right before he hits the ground again.

There is supposed to be a flash on the indicator showing ideal timing, but that happens maybe 60% of the time for me, nothing to rely on.

I think it boils down to just knowing the players' shot. Hopefully the rumored practice mode will help with that, but I don't know of a consistent way to know a player's shot other than trial & error.

[The 24th Letter]

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I just had my best shooting game yet with the Knicks...shot 60%...guess I have their releases down lol...

What surprised me was the paint defense in this particular game....there was sill some pump fake dunk nonsense from the CPU but more often than not I made some legit stops in the paint...

I also shot 13/15 from the line with Melo...

It was an all around good game..

[The 24th Letter]

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I'll ask this again since it kind've got lost in the argument, lol

Do you guys feel you have to get too deep in the paint to trigger a layup animation?

[gmac0322]

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I'll ask this again since it kind've got lost in the argument, lol

Do you guys feel you have to get too deep in the paint to trigger a layup animation?

Yup I do sometimes and then I end up under the rim

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[PVarck31]

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I can't shoot free throws. wtf am I doing wrong?

[Pared]

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all of the above

Set jump shots: The game seems to reward you being open so I try to draw a second defender on the drive and hit my teammate of the defender who came over. The game seems to adhere to a strict 1-2-2 offense at times so if you take a wing player and drive across the lane you should have two options that free up on the opposite wing. Add a PnR to this and you may have 3 options with the person who set the pick.

Off the dribble: Have to use crossovers to get open. The game does a great job of seamlessly blending jumpers off the dribble so you don't have any delays when you do decide to shoot. Hit the defender with a simple crossover and take a shot leaning towards your dribble hand. Better players are going to do a better job of this, obviously. So your stars of your team will have a higher success with this.

Creating space: This is definitely something you should do with a pick. Use it and as soon as you are over you have enough space to hit an open shot. Swinging the ball around MAY help but it didn't seem to be that successful for me as defenders recovered well. You also want to remember the pump-fake can give you some time as well to get around the defender so as soon as you get a pass, throw a pump fake in the mix. I don't know if the AI will learn your tendencies and adjust so you may not want to abuse this.

In terms of shooting overall, I saw more success with holding the shot a bit longer than what I would think is normal. Not sure if it's the PS4, input lag, whatever but I don't see this in other areas of the game. I remember a Live game way back when that had the same thing: you had to hold until the height of your jumpshot, then release slightly thereafter. I think it was Live '09 where the arc of your shot was dependent on your release point.

[WTF]

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Also, if you're in position, hold the L1 Modifier button, and use the backboard for the bank shot.

I just shot 51% with the Suns against the Blazers. I agree with 24th too as far as the junk in the paint. I held Lamarcus to 12/30 shooting in the game. It was my best defensive game yet to date. Held Lillard to 5/15 shooting.

I don't have an issue with jumpshooting. I hit 6/10 with Dragic from mid range, and went 12/22 overall with Bledsoe, as well as 5/6 with Goodwin. I think I'm settling with the Suns to play with this year too. Fun scrappy squad with a lot of young talent.

24th, I wish the "zone" for dunking was expanded just a tad. Not too far, but just a little bit.