by Lamrock on Tue Mar 23, 2010 2:01 pm
I noticed the shot issues too. LaMarcus Aldridge's mid-range jumper is absolutely unstoppable (went 14-15 with him in an online match. Dwyane Wade's 2K8 fadeaway revisited) while I had less than a quarter of my points in the paint. Its a breath of fresh air from 2K10, where 90% of offensive possessions are driving to the hoop, but it could use some work.
The graphics overall are a huge step down from even Live 08. I really don't know what they were thinking with the cartoonish character faces and overuse of lighting (reminds of of some later PS1 games). The cartoonish looks of guys like Pau and Oden among many others is fairly distracting. Not a deal-breaker, but considering how realistic 2k10 looks (I've had several people ask if there was a real game happening), this just makes me feel like I'm playing a Wii game or something.
Couldn't be bothered to update the rosters myself. Its time consuming, and the player ratings are off. With the excessive (and ineffective) amount of ratings to tweak, its just not worth the time. The fact that you can't edit/download draft classes is another major knock on Live.
If they can add change-able draft classes, a 2k Share type system accessible to all, bring back the 06-09 graphics and hammer out the kinks in the gameplay, I'll likely be converting back to Live, considering 2K's rapid decline in the past two years,