'back down' for keyboard - please ask EA to bring it back!

[Dance123]

Hi,

There have been so many posts about the missing "back down" key for keyboard players in '06, however when I read the '07 Wishlist I don't see it mentioned as a request!! Has this not been requested yet for '07, I mean for keyboard players this is really important?! Not everybody likes playing with gamepads.

Could anybody please ask to EA to bring this back?! I would really appreciate that! Thanks alot!!

Actually, why doesn't EA make it possible that you can assign ALL functions in the game to whatever key you want.. I mean there are enough keys on a keyboard, am I right?!!

Thanks to anybody who can help with this!

[Andrew]

Every year, there's a couple of things that are left out of the Wishlist due to oversight. We're only human, after all, and it was not mentioned as frequently in any of the Wishlist discussions as other suggestions, such as improvements to Dynasty Mode and various bugs.

While backing down wasn't mentioned specifically, the Wishlist did include this item:

Make Freestyle Control more keyboard-friendly for users without dual analog pads

[Dance123]

Hi Andrew,

Could you PLEASE submit a request to EA to bring back the "back down" key for keyboard players, which was missing in '06.

Please try to understand that for keyboard players this is really important, not everybody prefers playing with a gamepad.

Actually, why doesn't EA make it possible that you can assign ALL functions in the game to whatever key you want.. I mean there are enough keys on a keyboard, am I right?!!

Is it still possible for you to submit a request to EA about this?! I would really appreciate it! Please let me know! Thanks very much!!

[Andrew]

The Wishlist has long since been sent in, but I could mention it when I go over to the Community Leaders event.

[Dance123]

The Wishlist has long since been sent in, but I could mention it when I go over to the Community Leaders event.

Hi Andrew,

I would really appreciate it if you could do that! You would do me a big favour with that! When does that event take place?

Please ask them if they could implement that you can assign ALL functions in the game to whatever key you want.. that would be great for keyboard players.. in any event make sure you ask about bringing back the "back down" key, cause that's what I missed the most in '06!

Could it be that Live '07 at this very moment is already pretty much finished or can they still add things at the last moment?

Let me know something! Thanks alot!!

[Andrew]

It's in August, more details can be found in the NBA Live 07 General Issues section in the announcement thread.

I can mention it when I'm asking questions but of course I can't guarantee it will be done simply because I bring it up. Generally speaking it probably isn't too late to make additions and changes to the game but I really couldn't say whether they could or would make that particular change at this point in production.

[Dance123]

Hi Andrew,

Any news about if they will bring back the "back down" key for keyboard players in '07? I really hope you can ask them or maybe email them or something about it.. I don't know how else to contact them.. it's really an important feature for keyboard players!

Actually, why doesn't EA make it possible that you can assign ALL functions in the game to whatever key you want.. I mean there are enough keys on a keyboard, am I right?!!

If you play with joystick you might not care, but for people like me who play with a keyboard this is really an important thing! I hope you understand!

Let me know something please in a reply here! Thanks very much!!

[Andrew]

No, there is nothing new. If there's any news about it I'll be sure to post it.

[dirty_dirk]

BACK DOWN button was LOST.......it's very useful...