NBA Live 13's new Playmaker engine detailed

[22cedric]

http://www.shacknews.com/article/74331/ ... e-detailed

[Andrew]

Thanks for the heads up.

Sounds good to me, if it's as good as advertised. Giving players a "brain" and implementing real strategy with AI that can recognise the situation and make adjustments accordingly is something we've wanted to see for some time and a must for any sim oriented game. I'm expecting it to have a few quirks the first time out of the gate but if the tech is solid, it should be an improvement on what we've seen in previous NBA Lives.

[Patr1ck]

I wonder how deep it goes. Adjustments for a few sequential plays, the whole game or even for a whole series, which would be great for differentiating playoff play from season play.

[benji]

This doesn't sound any different from DNA or even 2K's tendencies.

If you build an AI system that doesn't recognize the ratings of players you're a fucking moron.

[Patr1ck]

I think it's an attempt at filling any holes in the AI that people exploit for easy baskets.

[Andrew]

I wonder how deep it goes. Adjustments for a few sequential plays, the whole game or even for a whole series, which would be great for differentiating playoff play from season play.

Absolutely. I still wonder if there's some Real AI tech involved.