NBA Live 14: It's Time to Leave a Man Behind

[DonWuan]

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How are companies like Samsung and Apple so successful? They copy each other that's how. And this is what the team at NBA Live can't do, they don't have the ability to copy what made NBA 2K successful, bottom line. If you can't copy the best that is your direct competition then you'll loose every time.

I think its little more than that. I don't think anyone wants 2 versions of the same bball game every year.

The few of us that play Live is because it is different.

And some just don't like what 2k offers. Live has/had a market and if anyone could see the future Live team missed out on a great opportunity with 2ks issues.

I don't think any patch could fix this game. Give us sliders, fix the paint issues and I would be good until Live 15.

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[The 24th Letter]

NBA Live 14: It's Time to Leave a Man Behind

ok, then if we look at it that way.



so, the game dropped November 19th, its now January 23rd. just 2 months past the games release date.



the "rumored" date of the big patch is around the all star game/break right?



if thats the case, thats not even 3 full months of post release support.



to me, thats about right for games that get released in general. you get a few tuners, and a patch or two, and that usually ends around the 3rd month of release or just a bit after.



i mean, thats about all i expected anyway bc thats all other sports games usually get. for the way the game was crapped on im actually shocked they have been doing what they have been. pleasantly surprised!

Sounds about right....but Mr. O'Brien didn't just tell people "were going to patch the game at some point"....I think we all could have come to that conclusion...guess well just have to see what these "significant improvements" are....

[ProfessaPackMan]

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We also need to be realistic about what "the patch" will entail because some people are expecting it turn Live into an almost completely new game without sacrificing anything for Live 15. Personally, I'd rather that game be the focus of making mass improvements/additions for to as opposed to this one.

I just hope people have tempered expectations for "the patch" whenever that drops.

[D Apocalypse]

Good post, Dustin, but I strongly disagree with you.

Game improvement and development for NBA Live 14 needs to be continuous rather than released in yearly blocks. I'll give three main justifications:

First, EA promised a continuously improving product.
http://www.easports.com/nba-live/news-updates-gameplay/article/nba-live-14-open-letter

Second, any gameplay improvements made to Live 14 can be carried over to Live 15.

Last, if the game doesn't improve at all prior to Live 15, customer interest and goodwill in the product will be damaged - perhaps irreparably. If no improvement is made prior to Live 15 there is no reason why a reasonable consumer should trust that Live 15 will be any better than its predecessor. I imagine most gamers would be enraged if a game purchased in November/December was abandoned with promises that next years game will be great (especially after the cancellations of Elite 11 and Live 13). Live 14 was far from perfect at release, but has become far more satisfying as title updates are released. Live 14 is on a steady improvement curve right now. EA is currently showing us improvements rather than making empty promises. Even if you disagree that Live 14 is improving, surely you can agree that continued improvements generate goodwill that EA desperately needs.

It's strange that a sports gamer would advocate that a developer STOP making improvements to a game that was released just over two months ago. Isn't one of the main complaints among gamers that we don't see post release support? If EA did cease support for Live 14, what benefit would we see as a community? The day sports game developers throw in the towel after 60 days of support is the day I stop buying them.

I agree with everything you said. At the current state Live 14 is in, I'm already enjoying the game more and find myself having fun with it rather than raging like I do in 2K14 MyCareer which has a frustrating scripted game/story.

"Sport games have always been popular because of the pick-up-and-play feel, but that is really lacking in NBA Live 14."

You lost me here with this comment Dustin. Sports games have gotten more complicated and is not pick-up and play at all with the different button combinations you have to use like for example, in 2K.

I love the fact that EA is continuing to improve Live 14 and like Rip said, any improvements can be carried over into Live 15. You act like yearly sports releases aren't just "roster updates" anyway. Once again like 2K, same game as last year, and the year before, and the year before that. LOL!

Anyway, I've been one of the more vocal and biggest supporter of Live 14 on Twitter. If you guys wanna see, I'm @izzysnowhd. EA even gave me a free copy for my PS4 even though I already have it for X1!

[Tomba]

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NO having TWO option is always good its the old"get bored with one, start up the other one' mentality i like and love

NCAA to Madden

Fifa to pro evo

the list goes on

but now?

its almost gone

Its sad

we NEED options

NBA Live 14 is really in need of that that PROMISED patch. One that adds sliders settings to gameplay that can be adjusted like in NBA Live 10. Roster/player editing like it was in NBA live 10 and custom camera options

If those THREE things were ADDED to THIS Game to NBA LIVE 14 via a patch?

This game would be enjoyable for me

[The 24th Letter]

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We also need to be realistic about what "the patch" will entail because some people are expecting it turn Live into an almost completely new game without sacrificing anything for Live 15. Personally, I'd rather that game be the focus of making mass improvements/additions for to as opposed to this one.

I just hope people have tempered expectations for "the patch" whenever that drops.

I'm eagerly waiting to see just how much they can improve the game in one patch....assuming it will be just one big patch...It's kind've taken a life of it's own at this point...we've been talking about "the big patch" for a while now...I am hoping they can cover at least most of the important things....and I hope they actually give us some notes with it, the notes for the last 'tuner' have yet to be posted..

[WTF]

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The latest tweet said animations and graphics were two of the things that were of priority. Looking forward to seeing what that entails.

[El_Poopador]

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The latest tweet said animations and graphics were two of the things that were of priority. Looking forward to seeing what that entails.

what twitter account are you seeing these on?

[WTF]

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https://twitter.com/EASPORTSNBA/with_replies

It was a reply to someone wanting graphics, animations, and a street court for online play Here's the tweet

Nabil Fathi @nabilfathi15 18h
@EASPORTSNBA Need to release a patch that improve graphics, animation, issues and add different street online court (nba street) ?on LIVE 14
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EA SPORTS NBA @EASPORTSNBA 9h
@nabilfathi15 Thanks for the ideas Nabil. We've been working on the first two. Probably won't see a street aspect in 14.

big lou @biglou_69 Jan 20
@EASPORTSNBA if you guys do a graphics update for the game it will be great!
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EA SPORTS NBA @EASPORTSNBA Jan 21
@biglou_69 That's the plan! Greatness awaits.

[loosey101]

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I was under the assumption I was going to be more then one big patch, but since it's taken so long, I'm starting to believe it will be one.

[DonWuan]

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I was under the assumption I was going to be more then one big patch, but since it's taken so long, I'm starting to believe it will be one.

Dead rising just released a 13gb patch for Xbox 1 so the options are unlimited.

Not saying the 2 games are related.

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[loosey101]

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Dead rising just released a 13gb patch for Xbox 1 so the options are unlimited.

Not saying the 2 games are related.

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Yeah I saw that, id guess this one will be good sized with the inclusion of a practice mode and new graphics.

[WTF]

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Big thanks to the @Lakers for coming out to Player Face Scanning today. S/O @NickSwagyPYoung @XavierHenry! #LakeShow pic.twitter.com/5mM9KcO0ZG

Still updating. Hopefully Kobe and Gasol, etc were available as well.

[loosey101]

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Still updating. Hopefully Kobe and Gasol, etc were available as well.

Yeah, Kobe doesn't look to bad though, I think he's okay. They need to get on Rondo though, what is it with video games making Rondo look absolutely ridiculous lol.

[WTF]

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EA SPORTS NBA @EASPORTSNBA 8m
@Signature_Flow_ Big title update coming soon Ibrahim!

I don't know how soon, but I'm getting more excited about it.