FOULS SET ON MAXIMUM (YOUR OPINION)

[paul s.]

I played a full 82 season,(12 MIN QTRS) with the Milwaukee Bucks and i noticed that i averaged about 37 trips to the FT line, about 3000 times for the season. I use Zaxis tweaked rosters, which i feel are the most adjusted ones out there. He felt that the settings for fouls on offense and defense should be set to maximum. On offense i definitely agree, not sure on defense. Anyway in your opinion do you feel that getting to the FTline that often is a little to extreme? I do play on superstar level and i still managed to make 86% of my free throws. As for the CPU they will get to the line only about 20 times a game, although i do manage to find a way to wisely avoid getting into foul trouble. My basic plan is to logically drive to the basket, although sometimes if i just dribble in one place and the CPU tries to steal the ball they will call a foul. Any input would be appreciated.

[Andrew]

I think offensive fouls are fine on the default Simulation setting, though defensive fouls could stand to be raised a little - perhaps not maximum, as that increases the possibility of getting your guards in foul trouble (assuming you attempt to get a lot of steals when guarding on the perimeter).

It's usually worth playing a couple of exhibition games with different settings to find out what works best for you.

[paul s.]

Andrew, good to hear from ya! Anyway its not so much the way i play because even with the fouls set at maximum, defensively i do play conservative, but in those 82 games i played i never had a player foul out or even get more than 4 fouls in a game. But as for the CPU, ive managed to get players in foul trouble quite easily. Thats why i was just wondering what people have their foul settings at. Unless maybe my offensive plan of attacking the basket frequently and playing a zone on defense is maybe an excellent working strategy against the CPU, seeing that i never get into foul trouble im thinking maybe with the fouls maxed out it might FAVOR the human-controlled aspect more than the CPU. Also maybe being skilled at FT shooting (86%) did help.

Even though did finish the year 70-12, (with realistic gameplay settings by setting the CPU team's offensive set,not using dynamic) i will say this, i had to bust my a$$ on every game i played. This year's version of live even with tweaked rosters for me produced the most dramatic games i have played on 'superstar' level with very few blowouts. After having this game for 4 months , im finally starting to enjoy this game. I know its a little off-topic of what im saying in the second paragraph but im trying to type myself to sleep.

[Andrew]

I have the default Simulation setting for both foul sliders, which if I remember rightly is a little bit past halfway. As I said, I find this effective with Offensive Fouls, though I have to work to get to the free throw line. It also means sometimes I'm knocked out of the air and land, with no foul or travel called. Of course, I can just shoot it again straight away, though it would be nice if I got the shots.

I was actually able to set a personal record for most free throw attempts with one player in a game vs the CPU - I managed to get KG 19 free throw attempts, 17 of which I made. Because I tend to play fairly aggressive perimeter defence, I don't like to set Defensive Fouls any higher, else it's likely I'd lose Hudson and Strickland to constant foul trouble.

[bballer22]

hey is there any ways of making no fouls at all, i set the meter to the min but i still get called to intentional fouls??

[Andrew]

Strange. In previous Lives, you could turn fouls off by moving the slider as far as it will go left. Have you tried playing with Arcade rules?