E3 2012 - NBA Live 13 Interview w/ Nick Wlodyka

[22cedric]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtxQgNVK ... e=youtu.be

[Leftos]

Sounded way more interesting and encouraging than the OS preview. We'll have to remain positive and see what's in store from closer-to-final builds of the game.

[JaoSming]

• gameplay, online, presentation again
• gameplay looks at what matters most, responsiveness
• in? technology, from fifa and nhl, for responsiveness, marries visual quality and responsiveness
• AI important, teammate and opponent, "move with a purpose"
• D always rotation, O to get open
• want to play with pros, and get that across
• looked at hardcore gamers' frustrations
• looked at old live games for a base, used tech from across EA
• not sacrificing rebounding, balanced quality all around
• all core levels will get to current passing levels
• ESPN heavily involved with cameras and such
• art director was in their trucks and producers, cameras 1:1 for each arena
• pre-game brought in camera people for mo cap so mocaped camera angles (awesome, lol)
• commentators did great, jeff went off script a lot, "priceless" stuff
• online is critical, learned from other EA Sports games
• they have the infrastructure from those games
• stability and matchmaking are critical
• live update services through the season, rosters, ratings, and more (mystery)

[22cedric]

Sounded way more interesting and encouraging than the OS preview. We'll have to remain positive and see what's in store from closer-to-final builds of the game.

I agree

[Andrew]

They're definitely saying all the right things. Here's hoping that we see this stuff in action in upcoming previews and the finished product.

I was hoping they'd mention one or two things about enhancing game modes like Dynasty, though there's a chance we'll hear some good things about that at a later date. It sounds like they weren't a priority but hopefully they still received some attention nevertheless.