NBA Live 16 Pro-Am Can Be Quite Fun

[The 24th Letter]

NBA Live 16 Pro-Am Can Be Quite Fun

I'm genuinely surprised this game and this part of the game in particular aren't gaining more traction.

The last couple of nights I've been playing Pro-Am.... heaps. Yes there are some flaws but it is real fun and if you play with the right people (not a guarantee) you can get a really solid basketball experience. I'm usually a casual offline guy and this is already the most I've played any sort of on-line mode possibly ever. The game really does an excellent job of encouraging team play and for the first time ever I enjoy hearing the other human players voices trash talking through the screen because it allows people to really call out the few who are ball hogging and and not playing team ball. Team ball really is key in this mode and as a guy who gets enjoyment more out of setting up others for open shots, setting good picks and playing solid D, it's satisfying.

The main problem I've come across (aside from perhaps some unresponsiveness under the hoop) is that there just aren't enough people playing this. Last night I was trying for some Live Run and there were 18 people on-line........... 18. That's terrible. This meant that you'd have to wait around quite a lot and often only have 2V2 human players with AI fill ins. Still fun, but not the same.

C'mon people, give this one a try and start playing some Live Run - it can be a really rewarding experience.

If anyone wants a good team mate (post scorer) who's going to play team ball on PS4 a me 'camhawks'.

Chances are we've been on the court together....it's definitely a small community right now....

Definitely a fun mode, only part of disagree on is the team ball aspect right now. They nerfed under the basket scoring success....sucks for us big men, but it also adds strategy so that's cool...

With this, they left driving to the lane as it is, so you can still dunk in crowds too often..... I feel like now there's even less incentive to throw it down to bigs and move the ball...

It was funny last night though ....we ended up having to freeze a guy out since he wouldn't pass....actually felt bad for him after a while, lol


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[Nemesis Enforcer]

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They nerfed under the basket scoring success....sucks for us big men, but it also adds strategy so that's cool...

With this, they left driving to the lane as it is, so you can still dunk in crowds too often..... I feel like now there's even less incentive to throw it down to bigs and move the ball...




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Was wondering why my post scorer was total crap tonight throwing up bad lay ups. Got iced out of many games.

[matthewreck]

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They gotta nerf the CPU's thou....there making it really un enjoyable when there's to many of them or your playing on one, even when you box them out they still get the board.. there defense is insane, ..its like if i want to play against cpu's il play single player...they gotta make them really amatuer cpu's..

[The 24th Letter]

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Was wondering why my post scorer was total crap tonight throwing up bad lay ups. Got iced out of many games.

Yeah the sudden change threw me off....especially because most my finishing is in the 90s....

Not complaining too much, just wish it was evened out...


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[GisherJohn24]

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Anyone know why ProAm still lags even when all the players are cpu?

[The 24th Letter]

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The only lag I notice is in Summer Circuit....hardly any in Live Run

[Nemesis Enforcer]

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Yeah the sudden change threw me off....especially because most my finishing is in the 90s....

Not complaining too much, just wish it was evened out...


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Seems like this change was based on the fact that proam is littered with guards. I have troubles against a good rim protector.
Hopefully this mode is expanded upon to a position option game where you have to have 2guards 2forwards and a C.

[davis420]

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I just played 2 games today. I'm looking to try and complete some of the challenges. The random on my team today just shot 3's. It worked game 1. Game 2 not so much. I'm just trying to keep playing because this mode seems pretty good. If people are still playing Live 16 on PS4, my name is ahotzman.

[KingTocco]

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Looking for something different, might pick it up this week on PS4.

Edit: Nvm, it's still $35+ in stores, not sure why...