NBA Live 2005 Wishlist Submitted

[nickjgar]

It would be great if they could ever add the classic teams. Couldn't they create the players, give them their numbers and add a feature that allows you to edit their names? I believe Madden Does.

[airborne330]

Improve In-Game video quality by using the mpeg-4 codec.

exe:The lord of ther ring-Return of the king

[Sedge]

On player screens have year by year stats listed like they always used to like on the nba.com player pages. Also put some variety in the music. I'm sick of the crappy rap and R&B. Or alternitively be able to put your own music on so I can listen to some good music while screwing around in the menus (for Xbox anyways).

[Mondo]

Well that list is great, just missing one thing

Windowed mode so we can play a GM without taking up the entire computer screen, Madden 2004 had the option to do it, this way you can let your franchise go on while your just using the computer.

[[Q]]

I think in general, just rework the offseason like Micchy_boy said with free agent rooks, I think Madden-style mini-games would be cool, some shooting, passing, rebounding, blocking, etc. drills. There should be a training camp where you can sign like 20 guys but cut your roster to <15 before the season.

[hedpetcd]

Why is there never any mention of Online Mode improvements for NBA Live? This feature has never really changed since 1999. And there's always been ONE glaring problem with Online mode:

About 75% of the games have one-sided lag. By One-Sided I mean only ONE person lags (and it's usually a delay type lag where stuff happens seconds after you press the button on the controller), which makes it unfair and totally screws up the fun. This has happened since Live 99 and has never been cleared.

I think since there's never really much complaints by the fans and it's never really brought in the Wishlist, that EA just ignores it and never updates their multiplayer technology.

Other things I'd like to have for Online Mode:

Dedicated Server Ability - much like CS and other FPS games have
Spectator Mode - allow people to view your game
Real Time Chat - Live 00 had this, where you could chat DURING the game
FT Slider or Auto FT ability - With one-sided lag, FTs are a nightmare
Ability to play on same team - This was also in Live 00 and was taken out
Ablitiy for more than 2 people to play - This would TOTALLY change the scape of the game if you could have a 5 on 5 where everyone controlled a player. This would probably require that the Dedicated Server option be put in.
ONLINE Franchise Mode - Let us have all the stuff from Franchise mode, but online where every team is controlled by a real person
Record a Game/Highlight Saving ability - One game has this and it works nicely (See ShadowBane), it records all the computer's movements and then plays them back to you in game, making for about a 5mb file for 30min worth of recording



Online/Multiplayer gaming is the future. Almost every game coming out now is either Massively Multiplayer or somewhat multiplayer. NBA Live needs to greatly improve their multiplayer features and if everyone would start submitting ideas, maybe it would help.

there are some good suggestions in here....1 thing though

pick up Live 2004 and play it online. the lag has been fixed CONSIDERABLY this year. free throws are a piece of cake on Superstar. And with the great websites set up out there, and the stat saving ability, it makes the online franchise aspect awesome already

[Jeremy_001]

I'm not sure if it al ready in here, but I do agree with philberttheduck
that they should attemt to get the technicals in..
Greetz

[JasonLin]

I would like to have the OLD PRESS camera view. It's still the best view to play games....

I just saw the movie from live04 offical site, and you can see there is a short shot of the kings, in press view, oh my god it looks so good......I just wonder why it disappeared in the final game.... I dreamed to have a camera view like this. This year ESPN 2K4 also has really bad camera view, even worse than live......

Anyway, i believe Live05 is going to be much better...

[loflin3hree5ive]

how could you guys possibly not add these things in about franchise mode...

mid-level exception - this absolutely needs to be added next year
free agency - hopeless teams should make a full-blown run at free agency and dump salaries (atlanta, phoenix) and trade their good players for expring contracts. also, other computer controlled teams should make moves to save money to resign their own players (golden states attempted moves to resign gilbert arenas, detroit in signing okur, spurs resignin ginobili, etc..)
trading players - computer controlled teams, especially bad ones, should restrain from trading away young talent in exchange for old players on the decline (in 2004, you could trade karl malone for lebron james) this shouldnt be possible. make things such as youth and contracts factor in the decisions in making trades

[redz]

Fix the Dynasty Mode!!!

[El_Presidente]

Add to the list the ability to pump fake at the when posting up, since after you back down and tried to Shoot/Dunk and the defender is too close, your player will do that stupid looking jumpshoot/layup hybrid. I tried to pump fake and the result is the same. Also put in an aggressiveness slider to make for loose-ball fouls. Make blocks less "sudden" to give time to adjust shots. It's too sudden for anyone to time an adjustment when driving. Also will somebody, somebody tell EA Sports that a little tap/bump is called a foul in the NBA? I just watched this noon on cable a Blazers-Magic game and everytime Drew Gooden tries one of those "little bumps" on Zach Randolph, Zach gets sent to the charity stripe.

[J-Smoove]

What about the abliity to look back on the previous things during the offseason. I mean, I want to see the best "rookies" drafted so I can some how trade for them, or sign FAs at a later time. Basically in a different order so that I can look back at what I did (during offseason). Strangely, the CPU always "simulates" my trades (during the offseason) and I get some players I never had before, while losing one or two.

[dnztravis]

1. More classic teams
2. Classic stadiums
3. More streetmod courts
4. A streetmode not only just 1o1, 2o2,ect. but something extra like ESPN has with the ability to play 21.
5. Better graphics: animated uniforms and hair for people with long hair.
6. Bring back the cutsceans
7. Some post up moves.
8. Maybe a momentum bar like in colledge B-ball which will make the game more emotional.
9. Have a point system like MVP does where you can unlock old courts or secret gyms. They also have it where if you get enogh points u unlock legends in the free anget poll for your dynasty.
For Dynasty
1. have a trading block.
2. Impact games: so if u win against a hard team your players attributes go higher.
3. actually practice in the dynasty for training sessions and with your extra coaches.
4. Have coach contracts and able to fire coaches.
5. negotiate contracts with players.
6. T.V. contracts
7. Able to deal with ticket prices.
8. Maybe put a GM rating in dynasty mode so u know how your doing.
9. Able to get fired by your owner.
10. Able to switch to a team after a season or your contract with a owner.

[El_Presidente]

I almost lost to Golden State this afternoon because of two things :
1. The "bounce"-GET RID OF IT EA, NBA PLAYERS DO NOT BOUNCE EACH OTHER IN REAL LIFE

2. WHY THE HECK ARE MY PERIMETER GUARDS NOT CHALLENGING THE THE 3-PT SHOOTER?! I'm player the Lakers and using a Man-to-Man play and using Shaq to camp at the post then when the CPU throws it to the shooter (in my case Richardson) my guard just STAYS IN FACE UP POSITION AND NOT CHALLENGE THE 3!!!! Result: Richardson scoring 56 points and a total of 15 3 ptrs. sheesh, sim indeed. WARNING AI BUG DETECTED!!!

3. Junk the Last Guy Back and instead borrow a page from the 2k series making it instead Player closest to ball since it's easy to get confused at certain times because certain player models look the same at certain camera angles. Also it would greatly help in countering an AI fastbreak

Well I hope EA fixes these bugs because Sega is one company that really, really learns from its blunders. I wouldnt be surpised if ESPN NBA 2k5 surpasses ESPN College Hoops (regarded this year as the best basketball videogame) and exorcises the ghosts of 2k4 come November

[#12]

1. The "bounce"-GET RID OF IT EA, NBA PLAYERS DO NOT BOUNCE EACH OTHER IN REAL LIFE

2. WHY THE HECK ARE MY PERIMETER GUARDS NOT CHALLENGING THE THE 3-PT SHOOTER?! I'm player the Lakers and using a Man-to-Man play and using Shaq to camp at the post then when the CPU throws it to the shooter (in my case Richardson) my guard just STAYS IN FACE UP POSITION AND NOT CHALLENGE THE 3!!!! Result: Richardson scoring 56 points and a total of 15 3 ptrs. sheesh, sim indeed. WARNING AI BUG DETECTED!!!

3. Junk the Last Guy Back and instead borrow a page from the 2k series making it instead Player closest to ball since it's easy to get confused at certain times because certain player models look the same at certain camera angles. Also it would greatly help in countering an AI fastbreak

1. i agree

2. Superstar mode is like that, you have to control every player to win

3.use direct switch

[Andrew]

Unless you're using Direct Switch, you generally switch to the player closest to the ball.

[dnztravis]

1. Add the ability to actually practice in training camps.
2. Able to upgrade your uniforms in DM.
3. More information during the draft.
4. Add rookie scouting during the draft.

[tprince22]

How bout' them to keep a website of guys going to enter the draft so you can import them into your draft class in dynasty!!!

[dnztravis]

To put innovation to the game would be to have unlockable legendary coaches to hire in dynasty mode.

[el_dasik_oo1]

hmmm... let me see...

1. Ability to hire coaches.. Each should have his own preferences.. For example, a coach emphasizes defense while the other on offense, a coach has somewhat a quiet demeanor while the other is hyper..

2. Ability to hire scouts.. The more or better scouts you hire, the more or better scouting reports you get.

3. Personal IDs(do something like create-a-player).. It will affect evrythings like in dynasty mode instead of seeing your coach do the transaction, you see yourself..

4. Change the current environment for drafting... Do you something like the REAL NBA draft environment.

5. Add players that wants to be traded! plus flagrant fouls, more injuries(?)(i want to see players taken out on stretchers. hehehe), technical fouls (the computer should be given more technical fouls than the usual), and suspentions.

6. Many might disagree on this but anyway, its only a suggestion... How about automatic updating the roster whenever you go online or something like that.

7. how about adding at least two more commentators? and adding courtside reporters? and the halftime show! i am quite disappointed when they remove that one...

8. In generating rookies, i think you should add generated-rookies from all over the world. I mean I only see generated-players/rookies from America and Europe... How about generated-rookies/players from Asia, Africa and Asia-Pacific Region?..

i think that's all.

[tk23]

i believe that no matter what we are all trying to improve this game an what ever the out come, its still going to be good, especially with everyones ideas and creativity, weather or not ea sports can come through. i think that what we all want is for the game to be alive.... i mean, i want it to just come at me with new things each time i play it - more AI. i think that if these guys took time in teams, stadiums, the league itself and most importantly the players. i want to know that when i choose to play with michael jordan, i know that hes going to be able to do things no other player in the league can. i want to use shaq cause i know he will dunk on anybody. i want to use kobe, iverson, and francis cause they can dribble like no one else. i want to have rodman cause he has an attitude problem and he's DIFFERENT! thats what i want. when i play the orlando, i beat them by stopping t-mac, but i want to know that when i play sacremento, if i stop there main player they are still going to be tuff to beat cause they come at u as a team. i want to be suprised each time i play this game. thats what it comes down to for me

[jantjemaan]

I think the ability to change player's sock colors should be added also. For instance in a game I saw last night between the Lakes and the Grizzlies, most players from the Grizzlies' team played with black, but a few (Miller,..) worn white, so I think because it varies some much from team to team there should be an option to change that, also for individual players, you're already able to do it with bands so why not whith socks?

[c4cpg]

You cant go wrong with these improvements. Especailly the special player makeup.

Chris
Peace,Love,Jumpshot








1) All-star Weekend. (That includes all of the events.)



2) More shoes from Nike, Reebok, Jordan, Adidas, And1, and DADA.



3) Headband options for the regular players, not just the created ones.



4) Shaq and Ben Wallace body shouldn't change because of editing.



5) Get the coaches more into the game. Technical’s, and discussions with the refs. The players should also talk to the refs from time to time.



6) A ref should pass the ball to the player after free throws.



7) Make coaches more detailed (Don Nelson is not small at all.)



8) T.V. network sponsors.



9) Halftime shows.



10) Locker room activities. (Coaches discussing plays and strategies.)



11) Players should be able to change gear during halftime.



12) Cheerleaders, and Mascots.



13) During timeouts, you could have the people who shoot T-shirts into the stands for the fans, or have the mascot joking around.



14) Players should struggle sometimes and be on fire the next. (The bio rhythm created on ESPN basketball.)



15) More colors for certain shoes.



16) Special All-star game shoes.



17) Street ball Mode. (2-on-2 to 5-on-5, keep the 1-on-1. Or up to 5 players, trying to score 32, or 21. 21 involve free throws after scoring a basket. 2 pointers count as 1 and 3 pointers count as 2. Ball should be cleared if only there aren't more than 3 players on the court.)



18) Have large audiences, for when the players are on a street court.



19) More courts in practice mode.



20) Summer League Mode.



21) 3 way trades.



22) Player intros should be customized to how they're done in each arena. Both teams starting lineups should be announced.



23) A.I. uses more of its bench players in the all-star game.



24) Should be able to participate in warm-ups before the game. The players should be in their warm-ups, this could also help dictate what type of offensive night the player is going to have.



25) Flagrant fouls, and scuffles between players.



26) More variety of dunks.



27) Flashy passes. (No look, behind the back, between the legs, off the glass, and the no look pass.)



28) Preseason games. (These games and the summer league games could be played in the colleges and practice facilities they're played at.)



29) Have the actual practice facilities of teams.(Should have a scrimmage mode in the practice mode, like on Denver Nuggets all access.)



30) Be able to dive for lose balls, when they are going out of bounds.



31) Bigger celebrations during big games, like the finals. Confetti and balloons should drop from the rafters.



32) Have players accepting their awards during games. At all-star game the trophy should be awarded to the M.V.P.



33) Commentators should announce important factors before, during, and after the games.



34) Shaq should have his own power dunks and moves.



35) Crowd should be more into the game depending on game situations.



36) Playground courts and tournaments.



37) Off-season all-star games. (Midsummer Nights Magic and Zo's Summer Groove.)



38) Have actual N.B.A. referees.



39) Have the all time teams.



40) The user should be able to participate in training sessions and workouts.



41) Should be able to make substitutions before dead ball situations.(This would allow the coach to signal the players over to the scores table, until they're able to check into the game. the players should be in their warm-ups and once they remove them, a towel boy should grab them.)



42) Ball, Towel, and mop boys. (Every time a player goes down after a foul, the mop boy should come and wipe the sweat off the court.)



43) Before tip-off, the players should greet one another, rub their feet on that sticky grip stuff, exchange fist to fist, and prepare for tip-off by getting to their places.



44) Every time you go to the rim its to easy to get your shot disrupted, this becomes frustrating because not a lot of fouls are called. There need to be more players who get dunked on, sometimes with defender hanging from them. The dunks should be down right nasty.



45) More media and camera crew on the sidelines, especially at the all-star game and the playoffs.



46) Where are the rest of the players that are supposed to be on the bench? The players that are on the DL, should be in suits or street clothes. Not every player sits with the team, some sit off with the camera crew.



47) Assistant coaches should be in the game.



48) When a player gets injured, trainers should take back to the locker room.



49) The players should start to sweat at some point. Don't have them all greased up like in ESPN basketball.



50) Players should be more active on the bench.(Drink Gatorade, wipe their faces with towels, conversate.)



51) Players should be able to maneuver to do reverse lay-ups, and dunks, when it is needed. The adjusted shots are ok, but they don't look realistic.



52) Players should be able to swat the ball into the stands, off the glass, and down the court. The blocks should vary with, what type of shot is being thrown up. Also the ball can be pinned against the glass.



53) More variety of dunks, and tip dunks. special dunks should be done on fast breaks and in allstar games, or depending on what type of dunker it is.



54) The all-star game shouldn't be filled with that much defense, it should be a loose defensive game, where players don't hustle on defense, but try to please the fans. The only defense should be in the fourth quarter.



55) We need a Rookie game. (If you saw this years featuring LeBron James and A’ mare Stoudemire you'll know why.)



56) 3pt contest. (In season mode, the contestants should be picked on percentage wise and three pointers taken, don't have someone who has only taken 4 and has made all of them.)



57) Variety of crossover dribbles.



58) Make the rim sound realistic. (The real sound is better. Trust me.)



59) More than two commentators. (Bill Walton, Doug Collins, Sean Elliott, Steve Kerr)



60) The coaches with the best record at the all-star break should be coaching the game, not the coaches of last year’s squad.



61) Have the all-star game practices and shoot arounds. (When the players are in their jogging pants or shorts, with practice jerseys on, running the three-man weave and putting on a show before the Rookie game, 3pt. contest. The rookie game should also feature the warm-up mode, where you can do the lay-up line, to show off for the crowd, or become warm.)



62) More in depth practices.(scrimmage, free-throw, and three pointers.)



63) Also in the preseason mode, you can have those scrimmage game the teams always put on for the fans, to get a chance to look at their players.)



64) The better a dunk, the better a response from the crowd.(If your on the road and you throw one down hard, than the crowd should be in a silent awe, if your at home, you should draw a large roar.)



65) How about a Skills competition for the All-star weekend.



66) Different hairstyles, and faces for created players.



67) Allen Iverson, and the rest of the player with braids, should have more hairstyles throughout the game, by what styles they had throughout the season.



68) Ben Wallace hairstyles should change sometimes to.



69) Special all-star player intros.



70) Players Authentic gear.(Allen Iverson, "The Answer" gear, and "I3". Tracy McGrady,"T-Mac gear.")



71) Show players exiting through the tunnel to their locker rooms at halftime.



72) Halftime shoot around option.



73) After a game, players should exchange handshakes and conversate as they leave the court. Stats for the game could be shown while this is happening, the commentators could point out key factors in the game.(This would be after most games, because sometimes the players have to get ready to leave because their plane is on the way, or they have a heated rivalry. In the case of the ladder, the players could just exit the court.)



74) When the players are leaving the court, show some of them talking to reporters.



75) When time is running out and the team is just holding the ball, players should begin to un tuck their jerseys.(Just some players, not all)



76) The coaches should congratulate each other also, the assistants coaches could also have conversation at the end of the game with players.



77) I know this would be tough. The actual shooting, and free-throw shooting styles of the N.B.A. players.



78) Player taunts after a basket. (Shaquille O’Neal’s gorilla walk.)



79) Floor camera.



80) A Footlocker store. You could purchase socks, shorts, shirts, jogging pants, wristbands, finger bands, and rubber bands, all from Nike, Reebok, Adidas, and And1. These could be for use in practice, 1on1 through 5-on5 playground and court settings.



81) Famous outside and indoors courts.



82) Option to change the players sock color.



83) Players should sometimes look up to check the score and stats.



84) Players should congratulate a free-throw shooter.



85) The bench should be more into the game if big free throws are being taken.



86) After a foul, don't just go to the free throw; have the players setting up for the free throw.



87) During a certain number of games, there could be a problem with the shot clock. (Just to add to realism.)



88) When a player is going up for a dunk and a shot blocker is going to block the shot, the player shouldn't look like he wants his shot to get block, he should sometimes be able to dunk over, or on the shot blocker (actual body to body contact.)



89) An option for a fulltime out and a 20second timeout. (To see how the players and coaches set up during these different timeouts, watch an actual game, and duplicate that into the game.)



90) When players dive out of bounds and are headed for the bench, allow the players and coaches to help the player break his fall.



91) Different suits for the coaches.



92) Players pre tip-off traditions. (Kevin Garnett slapping talcum powder in his hands.)



93) During the game setup where the players are usually showing off there skills, you should have players reenacting the N.B.A. s greatest shots and moves. ( Michael Jordan’s game winner at Utah, Allen Iverson’s rookie year crossovers, and more legendary shots to.)



94) In practice sessions, the players could have a choice of the actual practice jerseys, or team T-shirts and gear. (The actual jerseys are nice, but no one practices in those things.)



95) During pregame action, you could show a player/players going through the tunnel, to the teams locker room, with his suit or streetclothes on. This player could be a leading scorer or someone who's supposed to have a major role in the game.



96) During the all-star game and events, you could have cut scenes, where the players are on the court or bench joking around.



97) Be able to personalize gear for created players.



98) Better, smoother looking alley-oops. The user should be able to throw the pass in the air and the retriever should run, jump and dunk it. The ones on 2004 look ok, but most of the time the player has to be close to the basket to execute one, and he stands still until the ball gets to him, it looks kind of awkward. It would be more realistic and entertaining, if you had the players running and catching it and dunking it.



99) Have the actual music that is used in each of the N.B.A. arena's.



100) The actual announcer for each N.B.A. teams.(starting lineup annoncer)



101) During timeouts and pregame shootarounds, you should have music playng and people entering their seats.



102) Be able to split double teams, either to score, or dish the ball off.



103) The ability to fake out the CPU, with pass fakes.(Have the CPU turn around or turn his head, to where he thought the ball was. The crowd should react with ohhs and ahhs.)



104) Players should generate oohs and aahs from the crowd with crowd pleasing moves.



105) Detailed locker room areas.



106) When a player has put up a good performance, he should leave the game to a standing ovation.



107) During the season mode, during games, you could have the sports ticker show all the scores and stats form other games.(like on ESPN.)



108) Be able to crash into camera men on the sidelines.



109) Sometimes after a player scores, he should throw the ball to the referee, on the sideline, to give to the player who is in bounding the ball.



110) Some players could have special makeups for their shoes. (Like the Jordan Brand athletes have their names or numbers on their shoes. sometimes players have shoes and colors only for them. Like Carmelo Anthony has MELO 15 inscribed on his. The players also have special colorways to their shoes that no one else has, this would make the game better because everyone would be looking to see what color Jordans Ray Allen has, or what type of colors do Carmelo have.)



111) You should be able to customize your shoes, with nicknames or numbers and special colorways.(Like in NikeID, only for created players.)



112) During the season, you could show in game highlights of other games going on. (Like during timeouts, or breaks in play.)



113) More player body collisions on dunks.



114) Specail shoe color ways for other players.( You can get an idea of what I'm talking about by going to www.niketalk.com)



115) If your going to have Jordan Brand shoes in the game, than have all of the Jordan Brand shoes, not just a select few.



116) Make it so that the jersey's on the player's move according to the player's body movement. The uniforms look glued to the player's



117) Change the way substitution's work. You can't make a substitution after a player has shot his last free-throw.



118) Depending on the type of player, have the player kick back his head and yell out, after he has just dunked on someone.



119) Depending on the player, allow the player to execute more crowd pleasing dunks during breakaway's.



120) Bigger celebrations, depending on big play's and shot's.



121) Change the way the fan animation looks. Make them at least look like real people and not cardboard cutouts.



122) In the Dynasty and season mode, you could have the olympic games, and the player's should be selected just as they are in real life.



123) NBA Live 2005 shouldn't be without the greatest team ever assembled, the DREAM TEAM. The player's should also wear the shoes and gear they wore in the Monte Carlo games.



124) Have the actual attendance on the game. Lakers regular season games are rarely empty. You also need to add more attendance with how good the team is doing.



125) The centers shouldn't stray to far away from the basket on offense.



126) Make the player's body more detailed to how they are in real life.



127) I noticed that several players tatto's are missing.



128) Better looking finishes on player's who try to draw charges.



129) It should be tough to score against defender's like Ron Artest and Bruce Bowen. They should hold, grab, and bump you. It shoould also be hard to get free for open shots with them guarding you.



130) The player's in the game and the coaches should argue missed calls by the refs.



131) It should be physical when there is a rebound to grab, there should be lots of contact and boxing out for position.



132) The only time you can put the ball back in the rim on an offensive rebound is by tip dunking it. There should be tip ins.



133) Tim Duncan's shots off the glass.



134) Better looking floaters and runners.



135)Agressive post player's like Shaq and Ben Wallace, should alter and block shot's. They should make it difficult when you get the ball to the hole.



136) More aggressive and powerful tip dunks.



137) Certain cross-over moves should make defenders stumble and rarely fall, when they lose their balance. A good cross-over should sometimes freeze the defender, or make him go the other way.



138) The ability to spin through the defense on some plays.



139) Realistic rim. THe rim should move according to how the ball hits it. It should also bend down when someone has just dunked it.



140) When players miss tip dunks it just looks stupid. Have them actually grab the rim and come down, not come down off balance.



141) Darius Miles and Quentin Richardson's head bang celebration after they score. Doug Christie's salute to his wife when he scores.



142) After a good assist, players should point to another, or give a pat on the rear.



143) Make the scene of an injury look real, teammates crowding around with personal trainers. If the injury looks serious and he is carried off the court, there should be some applause.



144) Make winning the championship, actually look like someone has just won it for real, The celebrations should be longer and more intresting.



145) Reduce the sliding effect in the game. This causes too many unecessary turnovers. It would also make the freestyle control better.



146) Some defenders should cringe when their about to get dunked on.



147) Their should be the pre-game shooting. (When the players are on the court with trainers, who paa them the ball after shots. The players attire usually consist of a team T-shirt and the game shorts, or practice shorts.)



148) Free-throw distractons. (Thunder sticks and posters)



149) Off the ball fouls.



150) Off the ball picks and screens, to open up the offensive player for a shot.



151) Jump ball situations. (Such as both players fighting over possession of the ball.)



152) Replays of highlights should be shown during dead ball situations. Commentators should also comment on moves made in the replay.



153) Players shouldn't swing their elbows when they are intentionally fouled.



154) Certain dunkers should have dunks only they can do.(Like Vince Carter, Jason Richardson, or Shaq)



155) If you place a player on the injured lsit in the season, or dynasty mode he shouldn't be able to play until 5 games.



156) Longer cut scenes when recieving awards.



157) Make the net more real to.



158) Work on the gliches, (like you're able to dunk through the backboard.)



159) When you get to the playoffs, you should have the playoff, and Finals logo stitched onto your jersey.



160) Make it difficult to guard guys like Allen Iverson, Kobe, and Tracy McGrady. Make the user have to come up with strtegies to limit their shots and touches.



161) Don't have the Dunk contest mode in game mode. It should only be available if you play the season.



162) More in depth half-time commentary.



163) There should be a plays of the week in season mode, showing all the best dunks and moves.



164) More Throwback uniforms.



165) For the playground modes and pre-game shootarounds gear idea.(If the player is signed to a certain shoe brand, like Nike, Reebok...etc. than that player should wear that gear during these types of games and game modes.



166) When a team calls a timeout before a replay, you can't view it anymore, because the time is cut short.



167) Last. Focus on the little things in a game, this brings more realism to the game. Just continue watching games and getting ideas. Another thing, every game should be a unique experience, it shouldn't be the same thing over and over, that's why the bio-rythm will not allow the same player to dominate all the time. Too many times the computers make mistakes, like catching the ball on the side three point line and turns around to recieve a turnover. You could also have players chewing gum, or other little deatails. With the above suggestions lets make EA Sports NBA Live 2005 the best basktball game ever

[c4cpg]

You cant go wrong with these improvements. Especailly the special player makeup.

Chris
Peace,Love,Jumpshot








1) All-star Weekend. (That includes all of the events.)



2) More shoes from Nike, Reebok, Jordan, Adidas, And1, and DADA.



3) Headband options for the regular players, not just the created ones.



4) Shaq and Ben Wallace body shouldn't change because of editing.



5) Get the coaches more into the game. Technical’s, and discussions with the refs. The players should also talk to the refs from time to time.



6) A ref should pass the ball to the player after free throws.



7) Make coaches more detailed (Don Nelson is not small at all.)



8) T.V. network sponsors.



9) Halftime shows.



10) Locker room activities. (Coaches discussing plays and strategies.)



11) Players should be able to change gear during halftime.



12) Cheerleaders, and Mascots.



13) During timeouts, you could have the people who shoot T-shirts into the stands for the fans, or have the mascot joking around.



14) Players should struggle sometimes and be on fire the next. (The bio rhythm created on ESPN basketball.)



15) More colors for certain shoes.



16) Special All-star game shoes.



17) Street ball Mode. (2-on-2 to 5-on-5, keep the 1-on-1. Or up to 5 players, trying to score 32, or 21. 21 involve free throws after scoring a basket. 2 pointers count as 1 and 3 pointers count as 2. Ball should be cleared if only there aren't more than 3 players on the court.)



18) Have large audiences, for when the players are on a street court.



19) More courts in practice mode.



20) Summer League Mode.



21) 3 way trades.



22) Player intros should be customized to how they're done in each arena. Both teams starting lineups should be announced.



23) A.I. uses more of its bench players in the all-star game.



24) Should be able to participate in warm-ups before the game. The players should be in their warm-ups, this could also help dictate what type of offensive night the player is going to have.



25) Flagrant fouls, and scuffles between players.



26) More variety of dunks.



27) Flashy passes. (No look, behind the back, between the legs, off the glass, and the no look pass.)



28) Preseason games. (These games and the summer league games could be played in the colleges and practice facilities they're played at.)



29) Have the actual practice facilities of teams.(Should have a scrimmage mode in the practice mode, like on Denver Nuggets all access.)



30) Be able to dive for lose balls, when they are going out of bounds.



31) Bigger celebrations during big games, like the finals. Confetti and balloons should drop from the rafters.



32) Have players accepting their awards during games. At all-star game the trophy should be awarded to the M.V.P.



33) Commentators should announce important factors before, during, and after the games.



34) Shaq should have his own power dunks and moves.



35) Crowd should be more into the game depending on game situations.



36) Playground courts and tournaments.



37) Off-season all-star games. (Midsummer Nights Magic and Zo's Summer Groove.)



38) Have actual N.B.A. referees.



39) Have the all time teams.



40) The user should be able to participate in training sessions and workouts.



41) Should be able to make substitutions before dead ball situations.(This would allow the coach to signal the players over to the scores table, until they're able to check into the game. the players should be in their warm-ups and once they remove them, a towel boy should grab them.)



42) Ball, Towel, and mop boys. (Every time a player goes down after a foul, the mop boy should come and wipe the sweat off the court.)



43) Before tip-off, the players should greet one another, rub their feet on that sticky grip stuff, exchange fist to fist, and prepare for tip-off by getting to their places.



44) Every time you go to the rim its to easy to get your shot disrupted, this becomes frustrating because not a lot of fouls are called. There need to be more players who get dunked on, sometimes with defender hanging from them. The dunks should be down right nasty.



45) More media and camera crew on the sidelines, especially at the all-star game and the playoffs.



46) Where are the rest of the players that are supposed to be on the bench? The players that are on the DL, should be in suits or street clothes. Not every player sits with the team, some sit off with the camera crew.



47) Assistant coaches should be in the game.



48) When a player gets injured, trainers should take back to the locker room.



49) The players should start to sweat at some point. Don't have them all greased up like in ESPN basketball.



50) Players should be more active on the bench.(Drink Gatorade, wipe their faces with towels, conversate.)



51) Players should be able to maneuver to do reverse lay-ups, and dunks, when it is needed. The adjusted shots are ok, but they don't look realistic.



52) Players should be able to swat the ball into the stands, off the glass, and down the court. The blocks should vary with, what type of shot is being thrown up. Also the ball can be pinned against the glass.



53) More variety of dunks, and tip dunks. special dunks should be done on fast breaks and in allstar games, or depending on what type of dunker it is.



54) The all-star game shouldn't be filled with that much defense, it should be a loose defensive game, where players don't hustle on defense, but try to please the fans. The only defense should be in the fourth quarter.



55) We need a Rookie game. (If you saw this years featuring LeBron James and A’ mare Stoudemire you'll know why.)



56) 3pt contest. (In season mode, the contestants should be picked on percentage wise and three pointers taken, don't have someone who has only taken 4 and has made all of them.)



57) Variety of crossover dribbles.



58) Make the rim sound realistic. (The real sound is better. Trust me.)



59) More than two commentators. (Bill Walton, Doug Collins, Sean Elliott, Steve Kerr)



60) The coaches with the best record at the all-star break should be coaching the game, not the coaches of last year’s squad.



61) Have the all-star game practices and shoot arounds. (When the players are in their jogging pants or shorts, with practice jerseys on, running the three-man weave and putting on a show before the Rookie game, 3pt. contest. The rookie game should also feature the warm-up mode, where you can do the lay-up line, to show off for the crowd, or become warm.)



62) More in depth practices.(scrimmage, free-throw, and three pointers.)



63) Also in the preseason mode, you can have those scrimmage game the teams always put on for the fans, to get a chance to look at their players.)



64) The better a dunk, the better a response from the crowd.(If your on the road and you throw one down hard, than the crowd should be in a silent awe, if your at home, you should draw a large roar.)



65) How about a Skills competition for the All-star weekend.



66) Different hairstyles, and faces for created players.



67) Allen Iverson, and the rest of the player with braids, should have more hairstyles throughout the game, by what styles they had throughout the season.



68) Ben Wallace hairstyles should change sometimes to.



69) Special all-star player intros.



70) Players Authentic gear.(Allen Iverson, "The Answer" gear, and "I3". Tracy McGrady,"T-Mac gear.")



71) Show players exiting through the tunnel to their locker rooms at halftime.



72) Halftime shoot around option.



73) After a game, players should exchange handshakes and conversate as they leave the court. Stats for the game could be shown while this is happening, the commentators could point out key factors in the game.(This would be after most games, because sometimes the players have to get ready to leave because their plane is on the way, or they have a heated rivalry. In the case of the ladder, the players could just exit the court.)



74) When the players are leaving the court, show some of them talking to reporters.



75) When time is running out and the team is just holding the ball, players should begin to un tuck their jerseys.(Just some players, not all)



76) The coaches should congratulate each other also, the assistants coaches could also have conversation at the end of the game with players.



77) I know this would be tough. The actual shooting, and free-throw shooting styles of the N.B.A. players.



78) Player taunts after a basket. (Shaquille O’Neal’s gorilla walk.)



79) Floor camera.



80) A Footlocker store. You could purchase socks, shorts, shirts, jogging pants, wristbands, finger bands, and rubber bands, all from Nike, Reebok, Adidas, and And1. These could be for use in practice, 1on1 through 5-on5 playground and court settings.



81) Famous outside and indoors courts.



82) Option to change the players sock color.



83) Players should sometimes look up to check the score and stats.



84) Players should congratulate a free-throw shooter.



85) The bench should be more into the game if big free throws are being taken.



86) After a foul, don't just go to the free throw; have the players setting up for the free throw.



87) During a certain number of games, there could be a problem with the shot clock. (Just to add to realism.)



88) When a player is going up for a dunk and a shot blocker is going to block the shot, the player shouldn't look like he wants his shot to get block, he should sometimes be able to dunk over, or on the shot blocker (actual body to body contact.)



89) An option for a fulltime out and a 20second timeout. (To see how the players and coaches set up during these different timeouts, watch an actual game, and duplicate that into the game.)



90) When players dive out of bounds and are headed for the bench, allow the players and coaches to help the player break his fall.



91) Different suits for the coaches.



92) Players pre tip-off traditions. (Kevin Garnett slapping talcum powder in his hands.)



93) During the game setup where the players are usually showing off there skills, you should have players reenacting the N.B.A. s greatest shots and moves. ( Michael Jordan’s game winner at Utah, Allen Iverson’s rookie year crossovers, and more legendary shots to.)



94) In practice sessions, the players could have a choice of the actual practice jerseys, or team T-shirts and gear. (The actual jerseys are nice, but no one practices in those things.)



95) During pregame action, you could show a player/players going through the tunnel, to the teams locker room, with his suit or streetclothes on. This player could be a leading scorer or someone who's supposed to have a major role in the game.



96) During the all-star game and events, you could have cut scenes, where the players are on the court or bench joking around.



97) Be able to personalize gear for created players.



98) Better, smoother looking alley-oops. The user should be able to throw the pass in the air and the retriever should run, jump and dunk it. The ones on 2004 look ok, but most of the time the player has to be close to the basket to execute one, and he stands still until the ball gets to him, it looks kind of awkward. It would be more realistic and entertaining, if you had the players running and catching it and dunking it.



99) Have the actual music that is used in each of the N.B.A. arena's.



100) The actual announcer for each N.B.A. teams.(starting lineup annoncer)



101) During timeouts and pregame shootarounds, you should have music playng and people entering their seats.



102) Be able to split double teams, either to score, or dish the ball off.



103) The ability to fake out the CPU, with pass fakes.(Have the CPU turn around or turn his head, to where he thought the ball was. The crowd should react with ohhs and ahhs.)



104) Players should generate oohs and aahs from the crowd with crowd pleasing moves.



105) Detailed locker room areas.



106) When a player has put up a good performance, he should leave the game to a standing ovation.



107) During the season mode, during games, you could have the sports ticker show all the scores and stats form other games.(like on ESPN.)



108) Be able to crash into camera men on the sidelines.



109) Sometimes after a player scores, he should throw the ball to the referee, on the sideline, to give to the player who is in bounding the ball.



110) Some players could have special makeups for their shoes. (Like the Jordan Brand athletes have their names or numbers on their shoes. sometimes players have shoes and colors only for them. Like Carmelo Anthony has MELO 15 inscribed on his. The players also have special colorways to their shoes that no one else has, this would make the game better because everyone would be looking to see what color Jordans Ray Allen has, or what type of colors do Carmelo have.)



111) You should be able to customize your shoes, with nicknames or numbers and special colorways.(Like in NikeID, only for created players.)



112) During the season, you could show in game highlights of other games going on. (Like during timeouts, or breaks in play.)



113) More player body collisions on dunks.



114) Specail shoe color ways for other players.( You can get an idea of what I'm talking about by going to www.niketalk.com)



115) If your going to have Jordan Brand shoes in the game, than have all of the Jordan Brand shoes, not just a select few.



116) Make it so that the jersey's on the player's move according to the player's body movement. The uniforms look glued to the player's



117) Change the way substitution's work. You can't make a substitution after a player has shot his last free-throw.



118) Depending on the type of player, have the player kick back his head and yell out, after he has just dunked on someone.



119) Depending on the player, allow the player to execute more crowd pleasing dunks during breakaway's.



120) Bigger celebrations, depending on big play's and shot's.



121) Change the way the fan animation looks. Make them at least look like real people and not cardboard cutouts.



122) In the Dynasty and season mode, you could have the olympic games, and the player's should be selected just as they are in real life.



123) NBA Live 2005 shouldn't be without the greatest team ever assembled, the DREAM TEAM. The player's should also wear the shoes and gear they wore in the Monte Carlo games.



124) Have the actual attendance on the game. Lakers regular season games are rarely empty. You also need to add more attendance with how good the team is doing.



125) The centers shouldn't stray to far away from the basket on offense.



126) Make the player's body more detailed to how they are in real life.



127) I noticed that several players tatto's are missing.



128) Better looking finishes on player's who try to draw charges.



129) It should be tough to score against defender's like Ron Artest and Bruce Bowen. They should hold, grab, and bump you. It shoould also be hard to get free for open shots with them guarding you.



130) The player's in the game and the coaches should argue missed calls by the refs.



131) It should be physical when there is a rebound to grab, there should be lots of contact and boxing out for position.



132) The only time you can put the ball back in the rim on an offensive rebound is by tip dunking it. There should be tip ins.



133) Tim Duncan's shots off the glass.



134) Better looking floaters and runners.



135)Agressive post player's like Shaq and Ben Wallace, should alter and block shot's. They should make it difficult when you get the ball to the hole.



136) More aggressive and powerful tip dunks.



137) Certain cross-over moves should make defenders stumble and rarely fall, when they lose their balance. A good cross-over should sometimes freeze the defender, or make him go the other way.



138) The ability to spin through the defense on some plays.



139) Realistic rim. THe rim should move according to how the ball hits it. It should also bend down when someone has just dunked it.



140) When players miss tip dunks it just looks stupid. Have them actually grab the rim and come down, not come down off balance.



141) Darius Miles and Quentin Richardson's head bang celebration after they score. Doug Christie's salute to his wife when he scores.



142) After a good assist, players should point to another, or give a pat on the rear.



143) Make the scene of an injury look real, teammates crowding around with personal trainers. If the injury looks serious and he is carried off the court, there should be some applause.



144) Make winning the championship, actually look like someone has just won it for real, The celebrations should be longer and more intresting.



145) Reduce the sliding effect in the game. This causes too many unecessary turnovers. It would also make the freestyle control better.



146) Some defenders should cringe when their about to get dunked on.



147) Their should be the pre-game shooting. (When the players are on the court with trainers, who paa them the ball after shots. The players attire usually consist of a team T-shirt and the game shorts, or practice shorts.)



148) Free-throw distractons. (Thunder sticks and posters)



149) Off the ball fouls.



150) Off the ball picks and screens, to open up the offensive player for a shot.



151) Jump ball situations. (Such as both players fighting over possession of the ball.)



152) Replays of highlights should be shown during dead ball situations. Commentators should also comment on moves made in the replay.



153) Players shouldn't swing their elbows when they are intentionally fouled.



154) Certain dunkers should have dunks only they can do.(Like Vince Carter, Jason Richardson, or Shaq)



155) If you place a player on the injured lsit in the season, or dynasty mode he shouldn't be able to play until 5 games.



156) Longer cut scenes when recieving awards.



157) Make the net more real to.



158) Work on the gliches, (like you're able to dunk through the backboard.)



159) When you get to the playoffs, you should have the playoff, and Finals logo stitched onto your jersey.



160) Make it difficult to guard guys like Allen Iverson, Kobe, and Tracy McGrady. Make the user have to come up with strtegies to limit their shots and touches.



161) Don't have the Dunk contest mode in game mode. It should only be available if you play the season.



162) More in depth half-time commentary.



163) There should be a plays of the week in season mode, showing all the best dunks and moves.



164) More Throwback uniforms.



165) For the playground modes and pre-game shootarounds gear idea.(If the player is signed to a certain shoe brand, like Nike, Reebok...etc. than that player should wear that gear during these types of games and game modes.



166) When a team calls a timeout before a replay, you can't view it anymore, because the time is cut short.



167) Last. Focus on the little things in a game, this brings more realism to the game. Just continue watching games and getting ideas. Another thing, every game should be a unique experience, it shouldn't be the same thing over and over, that's why the bio-rythm will not allow the same player to dominate all the time. Too many times the computers make mistakes, like catching the ball on the side three point line and turns around to recieve a turnover. You could also have players chewing gum, or other little deatails. With the above suggestions lets make EA Sports NBA Live 2005 the best basktball game ever

[dnztravis]

This is if you put more modes in Live 2005.

Have a tasklist for each mode like 1on1, dunk contest, 3point contest, skills challenge, and streetmod.
For instance MVP has it where if beat a certain player or team in Exhibition, Homerun Showdown, or Pitcher Showdown than you get Points similar to the NBA points, but there's is much rewarding. So can you add dept like there's. I also don't understand how you both share the same engine but the player textures are lot better.