NBA Live 14 Interview with Executive Producer Sean O'Brien - Player Ratings

[Steve_OS]

CBSsports.com has posted a new interview with NBA Live Executive Producer Sean O'Brien talking about the science which goes into rating players for the game.

NBA Live 14 will be including information from Synergy Sports Technologies, which means EA has what O'Brien calls a, "somewhat unique approach to how ratings work," in the game.

"We are attempting to be the first sports game to only use objective data to drive how the players and teams play within our game," O'Brien said. "There are still some subjective ratings within the game as this is a multi-year process and an enormous amount of work. Physical ratings such as speed and strength are still created and used."

There are other odds and ends in the interview you might find interesting, but no additional information on the game itself outside of ratings was discussed. We're expecting to hear more about the game, including actual gameplay, very soon!

[iverson_2k]

Great article. I literally can't wait for the gameplay trailer to drop (expecting end of September). I can't believe they will be able to update the tattoos, shoes, accessories everyday that is insane detail. Not to mention, this might be the beginning of near perfect ratings for sports games. This competition between EA and 2K will surely give us the consumers the best possible product. Now lets just hope that 2K gets the rights back to football so we can have some competition in the football realm.

[ScoobySnax]

Talk about having to scrounge for data. The last place I'd look for NBA Live info is CBS Sports. LOL.

Good read though.

[donp1981]

Quote: Originally Posted by iverson_2k

Great article. I literally can't wait for the gameplay trailer to drop (expecting end of September). I can't believe they will be able to update the tattoos, shoes, accessories everyday that is insane detail. Not to mention, this might be the beginning of near perfect ratings for sports games. This competition between EA and 2K will surely give us the consumers the best possible product. Now lets just hope that 2K gets the rights back to football so we can have some competition in the football realm.

100% agree with 2k getting back in the business of making football games as well. I think the bet thing about the basketball games in next gen is the competition driving them. Can't wait til November 15th!! Got Live 14 preordered.

[grodbetatted]

As much as I love this read... Its the same thing we have been hearing, I want to see gameplay, the game comes out in 2 months and like 13 days or at least a screen shot

[grodbetatted]

btw i got my xbox one reserved and my nba live lets get it

[KingofATL]

I do love that there is competition back in the basketball genre, I love to see more than one company make a game. But I am troubled that EA has yet to show actual game play footage of NBA Live 14. Even 2k has leaked some footage out there on the web. Every time EA Sports does this we have historically gotten bad games. I hope to see something released (or leaked) soon or I definitely won't be pre-ordering Live.

[Gramps91]

Like others said it's good we have some competition back. Hopefully Live and 2k will both deliver. Back in the day I used to get the one I wanted most first and then the other around all star break. I miss that tradition.