NBA Live 2006 Wishlist

[Andrew]

Even though NBA Live 2005 has been out a little more than a week, fans in the community have been compiling suggestions for the next version. In an effort to get as many ideas to the production team as possible, we're starting the Wishlist earlier this year. Any suggestions posted in this sticky thread, the Wishlist section or submitted via email will be considered for inclusion.

A couple of notes:

• Fights will not be included in the Wishlist. The NBA will not allow them to be in the game, so it is fruitless to ask for them.
• Making suggestions via the Wishlist does not guarantee that they will be implemented in the next game. In the past EA has certainly granted some of our wishes, but we generally suggest too much for everything to be implemented within a year. We can let the production team know what we want out of NBA Live, but we can't instruct them to put a certain feature in the game.

With that out of the way, bring on the ideas!

[twolvezfanfoever]

Here's my list
I hope they put at least one of my ideas in there
and I dont have 2005 yet so some of these ideas may already be in the game

1.Authentic stadiums
2.No cpu catching up on fastbreaks (no Shaq catching up to Earl Boydkins)
3.Some way we can play our own music (PS2 version)
4.Multiple game announcers and stadium announcers
5.Real-like intros for every team
6.Player personalities!!
7.Every throwback jersey
8.Gotta copy Tiger Woods on create-a-player
10.More rap music,have a cussing option you can turn on or off.
11.Better fastbreak animations,have player catch on pass on stride
12.Some sort of "owner mode" like Madden
13.More records and they announce it during the game when you break it.
14.NBA on TNT presentation with half time show and post game show showing highlights
15.Add NBA skills challenge to all star weekend
16.Ability to trade future draft picks
17.Better rating system (EA sports system isn't working,time for a new one)
18.More crowd chants (specific to each team)
19.Continue making players look real
20.An in-depth create a team with in-depth stadium creation
21.Referees on the floor moving like real life
22.Specific player shots like KG's fadeway and Stojakavic's 3 pt shot
23.An interactive training camp mode
24.Player progression during the game like ncaa football 2005
25.Stop making cpu faster if they are not
26.Real contract negotiations
27.NBDL,CBA or some sort of "minor league" basketball league
28.Make the rim look real,dont have it too big
29.3-4 way trades
30.Trade block
31.Better coach graphics,edit a coach or be able to fire
32.Team sliders and player sliders to make more realistic
33.In-depth scouting report during the dynasty
34.Freestyle passing[/b]

[wangster]

I really, really, really, really, really would like Live to have Custom Teams... and perhaps even Custom Courts for your custom teams like in Madden.

[SA37]

re-posted below

[Andrew]

I forgot to mention: items from last year's list that didn't make NBA Live 2005 will be included again, but we should probably update them with new ideas and suggestions; some of last year's wishes will no doubt exist in some form but can be built upon.

[JL2]

1) In Game Saves.
2) Better feet animation so that players don't slide around.
3)Slider for defense reaction time - passing is worthless if the defender recovers in a millisecond. Pass out from double and the 3 point shooter NEVER EVER gets a wide open three. The doubler recovers too fast.
4) Fast PGs on a lone fast break should never be caught by a running Shaq. Ridiculous.

[durvasa]

There's a zillion things I'd like them to do, but I'll TRY to keep this short and reasonable.

1. Instead of having only global sliders, there should be some sliders for each team (substitution frequency, for instance, should be per-team). Also, some player tendency sliders (tendency to dribble, pass, or shoot depending on the defensive pressure, for instance) in addition to the ratings.

2. In the team management section, there should be menu for setting substitution patterns.

3. Fix in-game bugs (player knocking a ball out of bounds should not count as a turnover if his team didn't have possession, if you block a player's shot while they are fouled it shouldn't count as a block, etc.).

4. Too many blocks even when the sliders are at 0.

5. There should be more NBA-style fastbreaks possible in the game.

6. Make the computer smarter about when it has players dive for loose balls.

7. Add some more post moves.

8. Be able to sort by stats like in Live 2004.

9. Allow user to lock certain players on the court in the substitution screen, to prevent the auto-substitution from taking them out.

10. Make playbooks more realistic and include the play-animations that were in Live 2004 and previous versions.

11. The instructional manual should be more extensive and provide explanations for the sliders and ratings, as well as providing a complete breakdown of the controls in-game.

12. Be able to set team strategies and playbooks in the team management section.

Ok, so that wasn't very short. Oh well.

[SA37]

Ok, I am going to re-post from my original and just add to it:

Here are the absolute musts:

- Trade block: ability to shop and see who is being shopped is important

- Mid-level and lower level exception: It is the only realistic way for teams over the cap to acquire players

- stop making so many 6'1 and 6'2 SG's in the draft

- Make the create-a-player feature more in-depth (i.e. like Tiger)

- make blocked shots count as misses

Have players demand trades: Instead of having a player just randomly decide he isn't going to re-sign with your team have his agent notify you through the PDA that he wants more minutes, wants a bigger role, wants to go to a contender...etc, whatever, and that he would like to be traded to a better situation. You could then use the Trade block to shop him to teams.

Rumor Mill : Have "league sources" tell you someone may or may not be re-signed as a free agent or a player may become available in a trade because either the team is unhappy with him or he is unhappy with his situation. Everyone loves rumors and this would be a nice addition and would complement the trade block and player's demanding a trade features

- improve the fast break and have players actually run lanes and go all the way to the basket: Too many fast break opportunities end with defenders just standing in front of you like a stone wall and no one is running the lanes to make the defender make a decision.

How could I have forgotten... Multi-player dynasty mode

These would be very nice

- Add a player potential rating: don't let it be viewable before the draft for draft picks, but make it viewable after. Every player 27 and under should have one. This way you can see how much potential they have to grow with. It should also affect their trade value, this way even if their rating is slightly low, they still have a high trade value based on potential. Also, make it available for created players.

- add team records to the NBA records: And keep it so you can break the records

- be able to keep game-high's in statistical catagories for a season, as well as being able to track career high's in all those catagories over a career (kind of like how it is on NBA.com when you got to a player profile)

add a feature like 'player morale' in Madden

In-game saves

Owner mode: Not a must, but it would be a cool feature to have.

[KoBeKiDSkiLLsBryaNt]

STORY-LINE CENTRAL-just like what Madden '05 has minus the radio station. The NBA is full of story-lines weather it's a teammate calling out a teammate, coach vs player, player thinking about retiring, un-happy about contracts etc. This feature is a MUST for live '06 since Madden came out with it.

More detailed Franchise Mode The Franchise mode in '05 is much improved, but they are missing alot on the detail aspects. For Example wouldn't it be nice to see a detailed map when you scout players like the way NCAA FOOTBALL 2005 has with recruiting??? Minimum League Exceptions simply because its the only way to sign FA's when your over the cap. Pre-season games?? They seem to be missing. Summer League would be a nice addition to the off-season mode. And how about a training camp mini game like Madden '05 has.

All in all I NBA-Live is fine the way it is, it just needs more depth in the franchise mode, also Storyline is a bigtime must in next years game since Madden came out with it.*

[The Future]

In-Game Saves
StoryLineCentral(like Madden)
ALL STAR WEEKEND TO STAY IN!'
Techinical Fouls

[carsley]

custom teams

better graphics

crib feature

better scouting system

i don't know if anybody has noticed this but when a player is 7 foot he should actually look 7 foot right? he shoulden't look as if he was 6.6

for example if you put j-kidd next to KG you don't see any difference in height EA should really fix this, just make the tall players look tall and the shorter players look short

and why is shaq a pussy? shaq should totally dominate , dunk every ball he get's i've never seen shaq make a normal wide open lay-up

[john]

-In-game saves

-ability to save replays as mpegs, avis (especially in all-star mode)

-ability to control camera while saving replays (to pan, zoom in/out, move more freely)

-have players' eyes, heads, body follow the ball... ie - when someone goes for a dunk, the guys standing around should look like they're paying attention (as opposed to having their back to the basket)... or when the ball is passed, they would follow the action with their body language

-keep all-star weekend

-Marv and Fratello are great, but please stop reusing their same lines from last year...

-it's about time to get a new arena announcer - or at least have several different ones - if you want to be really ambitious, record every arena announcer in the league - complete arena customization

-replays during half-time

-5-on-5 outdoor pickup game mode, practice mode with 2-5 players

-freestyle dunk - allow the user to perform simple freestyle dunks in-game - not like the completely crazy ones in dunk competition - but allow the user to choose to do a 360, windmill, reverse, etc using the analog stick

-freestyle block - allow user to control the swatting motion with the analog - can control the force and direction of the swat (against the glass, into the stands, etc)

EA Rocks...

[osamaalqasim04]

custom teams where you can take them into your own dynasty.
official roster updates (ratings and appearance) for PC
choose your own shooting styles for custom players

[loflin3hree5ive]

3 great idea ea for an improved dynasty mode:
1. 3way trades, this games seriously needs them, i know you guys are workin on it but it would front office work a lot more realistic
2. trading block, so we can shop players around and get offers from other teams and see which is best.
3. trade value, when trading players, they shoudl have their ratings displayed, but also a trade value. this should be based on contract length (ex: kerry kittles would be in the high 90s this year because of his large expiring deal) and franchise players and young stars (ex: lebron would be a 99, he should be virtually unaquireable because thats how it is in real life) trades wont be based only on trade value, but a combination of rating and trade value. this way you cant trade a large expiring contract w/ a player w/ good value for a player like lebron james who isnt going anywhere.
if you guys implement these, 2006 will have the hottest dynasty mode in a game ever

[Heavenly]

First things first.

I,ve been playing Live since 95. The animations are getting better and better every year.

1. Get the basics right
a. The players stoping to receive a pass in annoying, ridiculous,
come on man. This almost made me change to ESPN 2K5.
b. The resolution in games (PS2) is very very bad, worst than 2004,
how come they made the dunk contest look so good.
c. If you shoot from the other side of the court, it shouldn't be a
regular jumpshot.
d. Fast breaks, so difficult it is to make the players run the lanes?

2. Maintain the screens similar to one another, in one, you use L1 & R1 to
change an Item on the menu, in another is the analog stick
3. Let us do some coaching, tell the team to run or slow it down, not just
the player you are controling but the rest of the team

[50first]

- please fix the jump reception probs when passing to the post player from the parimeter area.
- team intro music.
- seperate or less points for scouting. 50 is too much for people that sim dynasty games.
- make the camera angle used in the dunk contest also available for the dunk practice mode.
- loose ball battle system. when two players touch the ball at the same time. let us duke it out by tapping a button or buttons.

update
- add pushing foul freq. slider in the global sliders section... cpu abuses the no call and sometimes forces the ballhandler out of bounce.

[osamaalqasim04]

b. The resolution in games (PS2) is very very bad, worst than 2004,
how come they made the dunk contest look so good.

thats because they said that they only use half of the court in dunk contest so they can increase the polygons, etc.

and the graphics are much better than live 2004 so you should be happy

[Sauru]

i see some, if not all, of these have been said already but i feel if i repeat them then maybe EA will see how much people really want this stuff. so i got 4 things....

1. owner mode like madden

2. Mid Level Exception

3. tradeing of future draft picks

4. records that can be broken while you play dynasty. would be nice to start with the current records in alot of catagories but if we break these ingame/in a career then have them updated in the game.

5. i really really really wanna see expansion teams in dynasty mode. even if we could only make a team to start the dynasty and no more would be added is good enough for me at this point.

6. please god give us in game saves.

7. tradeing block.

8. 3 team trades. do it right this time though. let us select players from the comp teams to send to other comp teams. they can always reject the trade anyway. it was worthless the first time we had it.

9. give the computer trading ai like they have in madden. madden takes into account everything not just overall rateing, live should do this also.

10. though rap is clearly the most popular music form for basketball, its not the only one. some people like stuff thats not rap and this should be addressed in future lives. please give us a variety.

[superman]

sorry for the doudle post

[superman]

1. every throwback jersey
2. historic courts (teams can have more than 1 court)
3. custom teams
4. team usa (and other olympic teams)
5. street courts and teams (Rucker, etc)
6. summer league
7. NBDL,CBA, ABA or etc
8. real rookies
9. collage teams
10. More legends (M.J., Barkley, Stockton, Rodman, Pippen, and Ewing)

[KoBeKiDSkiLLsBryaNt]

Ohh more presenation cut-scences and celebrations wouldn't hurt as well, it seems as if the ESPN games have wayyy more presentation then the EA GAMES, this must be fixed!!!*

[iKe7in]

Here's a much easier way to sum up everyones wishes.

Make it exactly like Madden!

[Sauru]

hmm, sounds good to me. but howabout, make it exactly like madden franchise, then take another step forward. thats what i want.

[Repole]

- Fix fast breaks, more of them, better animations, more fluid
- Blocks, there are just too many.
- More rating catagories
- Owner mode, like madden, add the ability to be able to control every aspect of your team, in general, just continue improving dynasty.
- Player emotions, like nba2k5, mvp baseball 2004, madden 2005 etc, have the players get upset if you dont play them, or make a ton of trades upsetting team chemistry..

Overall i'm impressed with 05, if those things are fixed and added next year, i'd be quite pleased..

[Colin]

in-game saves
no jumping for ball on fast break
owner mode
storyline central
trade block
3-team trades
position battle - I don't know if anyone has mentioned this yet, but in Madden (again) if two players that play the same position have similar ratings they battle in the preseason and whoever gets the best stats wins the starting job.
I think I heard this was in 05 but - Queing Subs
creating sub patterns for simulation
career stats
individual player career highs
being able to break the records in the record book for the whole NBA and team records.

Might add a few more when I get it for the pc.