NBA Live 09 Patch Released, Impressions Here

[Jebus]

Ok just got this game but does anyone else notice that you glitch around the court abit? Like stop then reappear a bit to the side?

Anyway another question... where do you enter these sliders i keep hearing about?

[sportyguyfl31]

Well, I did what I thought was unthinkable.

I traded in 2k9 and am keeping live.

At the end of the day it simply comes down to this: After every game of Live, win or lose, I feel like I had a lot of fun.

I find myself getting ticked at 2k9 just as much, and too often more, then enjoying it.

That's the difference for me this year.

[Avordo99]

Feel the same way. I do not regret my decision to trade in 2K9. Live is a lot of fun w/L4D's newest settings & sliders and it's my game of choice right now. I think Live 10 is going to be great!

[verbalhologram]

Quote: Originally Posted by dat swag

My Impressions are Strictly for an ONLINE PLAY PERSPECTIVE: 1. Rebounding - very good and definitely varied. Improved from the patch. 2. Defense in General - Much improved. Shots are contested much quicker and a nice amount of blocks...Help defense is solid and the contested shots lead to more fouls...There is a downside to this that I will address in #3. Big men still seem to have trouble getting back on D as there will be spurts and exploitation by users simply inbounding quickly and throwing additional pass to a C or PF that has routinely beaten his defender down Court. It amazes me how Eddie Curry beats Amarie Stoudamire Baseline D - This was another exploit from Live 2008 that appears to have crept back into this version. The patch did nothing to Baseline D because its likely there is limited knowledge about the baseline problem...Now I will say you can D up the baseline manually but often its hard to almost impossible to stop when someone is dead set on abusing it...Maybe this is more of a cheese vs No Cheese thing because personally I might go to the baseline within the flow of the game but I will not go to that tactic 25 times in a row or even two times in a row. I tend to want to run a play or set screens. 3. Free Throws (FT's) - Probably the lowest point of this game that has a snowball affect on strategic elements of the game. What I mean is pre-patch FT's were already way too easy. Now Post Patch its almost ridiculously easy. And I mean easy in the WORST way possible because now its almost impossible for anyone to miss a FT. Shaq can now play down the stretch with no fear of him touching the rock or getting HACKA SHAQ'D...This unfortunately destroys an element of strategy in close games where FT's may play a role. ON the other end of the spectrum a contested shot resulting in 2 FT's is now a complete waste of time even watching the animation because there is no way anyone is missing a FT...Hell..I even tried closing my eyes and I still hit both FT's. ONLINE ADJUSTMENTS: Why and or how do I get to my defensive slider adjustments???...They never show up until the 3rd or 4th quarter...Is there a way to get to them at will or do I simply have to wait until they magically appear???..help a brutha out someone LAG & LATENCY - For me..next to none...almost every game I play is butter smooth...No I'm running with Verizon FiOS and that may have something to do with it but it seems to me that EA has finally solved the online connectivity issues that once plagued all of their next gen titles. The last 2 years of Online play for EA games has been stellar/much improved. OVERALL GAMEPLAY - Pretty solid...outside of the FT's I'm pretty darn happy with this game..A patch to fix the FT's and I'd have to say LIVE is well on its way to the top..Of course the other criticisms by others are valid as well...LIVE is a decent game this year...better than average but it still has a ways to go...No doubt this iteration of LIVE leaves any pure hoop fan hopeful for the future. But just like many have said I was expecting this game in 2006...I'm also growing a little tired of the ole EA slogan we sell ourselves "Wait until next year"

dude you just totally nailed everyting i want changed in this game,especially the baseline abuse and easiness of free throws,great post. take note EA you have such a solid foundation on which to build for this year.

[dubplate]

Wasn't this patch supposed to address the score ticker issue on the PS3?

[Blazix]

I just got a 360 and want to know how to dowload this patch.

I know im slow

[Behindshadows]

Quote: Originally Posted by Blazix

I just got a 360 and want to know how to dowload this patch. I know im slow

Just load the game up while on Xbox Live and it auto updates itself

[nccomicfan]

ok I just exchanged my new copy of 2k for a new copy of Live and my question is...did you guys get approval from MS for only one patch or is a 2nd in the pipeline?...not saying it needs it because I haven't even fired it up yet...this may have been answered somewhere else