Unique IDEAS for NBA Live 2005

[HINrichPolice]

(Hey guys, I'm new here. Sorry if threads like this have been posted already)

Name ONE unique addition you'd like to see for Live '05. This should be something that probably nobody else has thought of. Basically, don't name a slight and/or obvious improvement, but something that would add to the game that isn't usually mentioned year after year.

Here's mine.

I like how Live '04 has a slider for substitution rating, but what if they had a pie chart type of thing for each position where you could assign a certain percentage of playing time for each position to different players. For example, I could have Garnett play 70% of his time at PF and 30% at SF. This would solve the bug of the CPU not double switching enough, resulting in jacked up lineups. For example, I changed Donyell Marshall's secondary position to C, but when he's already in at PF, Fizer will sub in at center even though his primary and secondary position is at PF. Having this pie chart type of thing would fix that. This allows us to have an even more detailed auto-sub feature. I know I could just sub for myself, but when playing against friends, it gets annoying when having to wait for each other to sub.

Sidenote: why don't they let us choose who to sub in for injured and fouled out players?

[Leander]

I'd like to have an option that free throws are done by the computer. I hit almost all of my shots but what is strange is that I have problems hitting the shots with really good shooters who have a FT% of 90%. When the ball is moving quickly, I make almost all of my shots but when it is moving slower, it is more difficult to me, that's strange, I know.

But this yields unrealistic reasults. Players with average FT-ratings or low make their shots but really good ones have lower FT%...so I'd like to have the option that your free throws can be also carried out by the computer.

Then a small text to speech program would be cool...it is not a problem to include this, with the speech of the NBA commentators. So you could have all generated players be called by their names not by their numbers (which is really annoying when playing dynasty, having played some seasons and all of those generated rookies are called by their numbers).

[JohnnyKnoxville]

Full control of passes - at least having the option to either lob- or bullet pass (and if possible, also add bounce pass).

[Doug]

a slam dunk competition always wanted live to put one in hopefully they will in 05