EA/ESPN Integration Update from IGN 7/13/06

[gifted]

The ESPN features are attractive to the casual gamer; they'll appreciate it more than we do. X-factor could turn out to be too dominating just as Freestyle Superstars did in 06, but can be amazing if implemented well. However, removing the sliding is a big deal, as it does fix a major problem the Live series has had for a a couple of years. And who's to say that it's the only gameplay change? The other new features like momentum and intensity have the potential to create realistic NBA game scenarios. Articles also stated that defense has been brought up a notch, while allowing for more collisions. You can't judge GAMEPLAY if you haven't PLAYED the GAME. The game may very well turn out to be horrible, but it's too early to put the game on blast when it hasn't even been released yet.

[HtownBallaADL]

koberulz all you do is talk down on live, if you like 2k better fine.....but all the new features are excitin and you just hatin on them because you like 2k better....you really need to shut up, because the new espn intergration is good, because, thats what everybody wanted in the wishlist...if you have no real complaint about nba live 07, then you need to shut the fuck up, because you havent played the game to determine the gameplay yet.......

[Raps13]

all you do is talk down on live, if you like 2k better fine.....but all the new features are excitin and you just hatin on them because you like 2k better....you really need to shut up, because the new espn intergration is good, because, thats what everybody wanted in the wishlist...if you have no real complaint about nba live 07, then you need to shut the fuck up, because you havent played the game to determine the gameplay yet.......

maybe you should listen to yourself sometimes

[HtownBallaADL]

im just statin facts........maybe you should listen to me sometimes

[Raps13]

im just statin facts........maybe you should listen to me sometimes

Fact: Your an idiot


Thats the only fact asscioated with you or anything you have said on these boards.

[HtownBallaADL]

i guess you like 2k better than live also???
and you probably dont even know everything i said on these boards.....just because i dont agree with you dont mean dat im an idiot....

[Raps13]

i guess you like 2k better than live also???
and you probably dont even know everything i said on these boards.....just because i dont agree with you dont mean dat im an idiot....

Ok lets start a list...things that make HtownBallaADL an idiots

-first off your not from Htown
- secondly your trying very hard to act "gangsta" and aren't
- your probably a little 13 year old white kid who thinks he's black because he owns a jersey
-"Like omg!!!!1@!!! Signature jumpshots...like ima have dat orgasm now..like omfg LAUGHOUTLOUD"
- dat dat dat dat dat




this isn't worth my time

[BIG GREEN]

why would you need espn radio? especially a half-assed stream in a video game? what are they adding to the gameply? SWEET FUCK ALL, that's what. ooooooh, X-Factor! how fucking arcadish. x-factor player becomes unstoppable in the last 4 minutes of the game. how many NBA players are actually like that? NONE. sure horry/crawford whatever knock down gamewinners all the time, but what about the previous four minutes? NOT FUCKING LIKELY. you can redo the draft. well, whoopdeefuckingdoo. is that ENHANCING my gameplay experience? FUCK NO. they have no sliding. again, whoopdeefuckingdoo. do i actualy notice sliding in the game? not really. do i care? FUCK NO. do i like its disappearance? yeah, its alright. do i like the fact its the only gameplay thing they've changed from last year's coaster-worthy piece of crap? FUCK NO. it IS fucking useless, and i dont care for a half-assed fucking radio/tv show. i dont get ESPN radio either. do i want it? NOT IN A VIDEOGAME.

Though your rant is a little incoherant...it's mighty true. I couldn't have gotten my ideas across better than that. Apart from the "intensity" there really isn't anything i give a real fuck about that id shell out $40 for.

I think getting live on current-gen consoles if a waste of money. If they give us next-gen on pc..it will be worth it...if not..and if you dont have a xbox360/ps3..dont get too excited.

[flipz]

why would you need espn radio? especially a half-assed stream in a video game? what are they adding to the gameply? SWEET FUCK ALL, that's what. ooooooh, X-Factor! how fucking arcadish. x-factor player becomes unstoppable in the last 4 minutes of the game. how many NBA players are actually like that? NONE. sure horry/crawford whatever knock down gamewinners all the time, but what about the previous four minutes? NOT FUCKING LIKELY. you can redo the draft. well, whoopdeefuckingdoo. is that ENHANCING my gameplay experience? FUCK NO. they have no sliding. again, whoopdeefuckingdoo. do i actualy notice sliding in the game? not really. do i care? FUCK NO. do i like its disappearance? yeah, its alright. do i like the fact its the only gameplay thing they've changed from last year's coaster-worthy piece of crap? FUCK NO. it IS fucking useless, and i dont care for a half-assed fucking radio/tv show. i dont get ESPN radio either. do i want it? NOT IN A VIDEOGAME.

SHUT DA FUCK UP DAMN! its just a videogame mothafucka!U WANNA PLAY REAL BASKETBALL?get off yo ass and pick up a fucking basketball...mothafuckas take this shit too serious,whoa calm the fuck down 2Kfan

[RSox]

You tell him.

[Donatello]

SHUT DA FUCK UP DAMN! its just a videogame mothafucka!U WANNA PLAY REAL BASKETBALL?get off yo ass and pick up a fucking basketball...mothafuckas take this shit too serious,whoa calm the fuck down 2Kfan

You're telling HIM to calm down?



Anyway. This seems neat and all.... but why would I want to, while immersed in the world of my dynasty, listen to REAL NBA news? Maybe I'm misreading the article.

[#12]

thats cool!!! now I can watch espn in canada

[The X]

I got a 360 so it's good news to me....I'm still not sold on this feature as I can easily watch PTI normally....although if you could access full games, then I would be impressed & I could dump Foxtel....either way, I'm happy as an XBox 360 owner that the Live version is supposedly going to be more realistic....if it is any good, I'll grab it & 2k7

[Andrew]

I don't think it's an indication of what the gameplay will be like or if any other features will be lacking, simply an update on what the ESPN Integration is going to bring. In any case, sounds good and all but I'm personally not all that interested especially since I don't have an XBox 360.

Thanks for the linkDa BaLLa, I'll be posting it along with the other links you posted giving you credit.

[koberulz]

The ESPN features are attractive to the casual gamer; they'll appreciate it more than we do.

while more serious gamers flow slowly over to the 2k series. ho hum. what have they done to keep us interested?

X-factor could turn out to be too dominating just as Freestyle Superstars did in 06, but can be amazing if implemented well.

how could it be implemented well? the mere fact that every team has one, and it lasts four minutes (that's almost half a quarter), is enough to say to me, that it will be next to useless. i don't want to be playing online and have t-mac suddenly drain 500 threes in the last 4 minutes. hell, imagine the already-overpowerful comeback code with this feature at its side.

However, removing the sliding is a big deal, as it does fix a major problem the Live series has had for a a couple of years.

oh, boo hoo. i couldn't care less about sliding. hell, i don't even notice it when i play. ergo, i think it's not as importantas some real features. it's an okay fix, but when you're selling the game on it....you're in trouble.

And who's to say that it's the only gameplay change? The other new features like momentum and intensity have the potential to create realistic NBA game scenarios. Articles also stated that defense has been brought up a notch, while allowing for more collisions.

momentum? NEWSFLASH: Nintendo, the royal crapness of gaming in many peoples' opinions, came up with that idea in 2001. if not earlier. and as i said about the x-factor, it has more than enough potential to give the comeback code yet another advantage it doesn't need, and fuck us up the ass even more often than it already does. intensity has good potential, i'll give it that, but again, it could fuck with the comeback code. i see it very unlikely in this scenario, but you never know. it is EA, after all. and collisions? it's 2004 all over again, where the only way to get past the 3-point line was the unstoppable pro-hop. which is no longer unstoppable. and while speaking of the pro-hop, has anyone noticed that every single edition of NBA Live has had at least one way-too-easily-abusable-even-by-accident feature? Hello X-Factor.

You can't judge GAMEPLAY if you haven't PLAYED the GAME. The game may very well turn out to be horrible, but it's too early to put the game on blast when it hasn't even been released yet.

well, when they're selling the game on foot-planting and streaming ESPN content, and the gameplay features are a little side-note, i think until we hear more it's safe to assume that their focus is certainly not on gameplay. their marketing focus certainly hasn't been.

koberulz all you do is talk down on live, if you like 2k better fine.....but all the new features are excitin and you just hatin on them because you like 2k better....you really need to shut up, because the new espn intergration is good, because, thats what everybody wanted in the wishlist...if you have no real complaint about nba live 07, then you need to shut the fuck up, because you havent played the game to determine the gameplay yet.......

i'm not hating anything because i like 2k better. i like 2k better because i hate the new features. there's a difference. 2k6 was the first 2k game i bought (i hired 2k5 just before 2k6 came out, because it was there and i'd heard it was a good game), and yes, i like it better than live. however, that gives me no reason to hate on the new features. ESPN integration is good, yes. it's what everone asked for in the wishlist? maybe a few did, but not everybody. i, for one, don't really care. HOWEVER, when they said 'ESPN Integration', i think you'll find they wanted commentators, scoreboards, graphic displays, half-time shows, pre-game shows, post-game shows, all that jazz. NOT streaming content from a perfectly watchable channel though regular television. That is only available on next-gen. what do current-gen users get? nothing. which current-gen users will actually give a damn about this? very few. i mean, why is it necessary? really? and, let's think about it, how many are going to be like Jae, think it will relate in some way to your dynasty, then find out it's streaming, and start breaking things? honestly, i don't care. this does not make me want to buy this game. and, for the record, i don't get espn radio, nor do i want it. the only espn television i get is some crappy half-assed thing with tractor pulling, scrabble, dominoes, food eating, poker, arm wrestling, and the other week they even had a freaking obstacle course. do i want streaming ESPN television? not really. what is the most featured program they will be streaming? Pardon The Interruption. Go figure. The biggest waste of half an hour on this planet. i certainly do not need to shut the fuck up, nor will i, because i have my right to free speech, and choose to exercise it. goodnight.

im just statin facts........maybe you should listen to me sometimes

honestly, i'd rather not. i'd much prefer to be watching the food eating over on ESPN right now. thankyou very much.

i guess you like 2k better than live also???
and you probably dont even know everything i said on these boards.....just because i dont agree with you dont mean dat im an idiot....

jesus christ, i thought i was done with you. apparantly not. just because i disregard the fact that gravity exists (i mean, what a stupid concept), doesn't make me an idiot either. it just makes me very flat and jelly-like (and dead) when i go near the edge of an elevated area, such as a tall building.

Though your rant is a little incoherant...it's mighty true. I couldn't have gotten my ideas across better than that. Apart from the "intensity" there really isn't anything i give a real fuck about that id shell out $40 for.

I think getting live on current-gen consoles if a waste of money. If they give us next-gen on pc..it will be worth it...if not..and if you dont have a xbox360/ps3..dont get too excited.

i'm sure it is a little incoherent, after all, it was one in the morning. however, i still stand by every single thing i said. and so far, they've said nothing about next-gen on PC.....so it probably won't be happening. ergo, it won't be worth buying, since patching is the only half-decent aspect of this game, and the only reason to buy this instead of 2k6. namely the NBL Live mod.

SHUT DA FUCK UP DAMN! its just a videogame mothafucka!U WANNA PLAY REAL BASKETBALL?get off yo ass and pick up a fucking basketball...mothafuckas take this shit too serious,whoa calm the fuck down 2Kfan

uh...you might want to take some of your own advice. go sit in the corner. chill. breathe in, breathe out. now hold it there. keep holding it. hold it just a little longer. now you're dead. thank god.

oh, and speaking of real basketball, i do play real basketball. in fact, i played in a west australian basketball league team for three years. i won god knows how many championships in that three years. last ear we won every single pre- and post-season carnival except one. thankyou and goodnight.

Anyway. This seems neat and all.... but why would I want to, while immersed in the world of my dynasty, listen to REAL NBA news? Maybe I'm misreading the article.

damn straight. and no, it is streaming, you're not misreading a thing. it clearly, in the gamespot article say, streaming.

I got a 360 so it's good news to me....I'm still not sold on this feature as I can easily watch PTI normally....although if you could access full games, then I would be impressed & I could dump Foxtel....either way, I'm happy as an XBox 360 owner that the Live version is supposedly going to be more realistic....if it is any good, I'll grab it & 2k7

full games? you're dreaming, right?

I don't think it's an indication of what the gameplay will be like or if any other features will be lacking, simply an update on what the ESPN Integration is going to bring.

well, when they're selling the game on this and footplanting.......and neither are available on current-gen.....go figure.

[flipz]

man ur stressing out having to type all this garbage and all because u wanna prove your opinion on the net and actually i dont give a fuck whatever u say,i didnt even waste time reading your post it spews of garbage..to each his own but please keep the 2K fanboyism down

[J@3]

Why did you edit out what I put in your post?

I'll repeat it, this thread will be locked if everyone doesn't calm down and stop arguing like little girls. We're not going to take any shit this year, too many morons slipped through the gaps last year and that's not happening again.

[HtownBallaADL]

i guess you like 2k better than live also???
and you probably dont even know everything i said on these boards.....just because i dont agree with you dont mean dat im an idiot....

Ok lets start a list...things that make HtownBallaADL an idiots

-first off your not from Htown
- secondly your trying very hard to act "gangsta" and aren't
- your probably a little 13 year old white kid who thinks he's black because he owns a jersey
-"Like omg!!!!1@!!! Signature jumpshots...like ima have dat orgasm now..like omfg LAUGHOUTLOUD"
- dat dat dat dat dat




this isn't worth my time

-first off i am from htown
-secondim not 13 and i am black
- third hop off

and for my comment earlier i apologize......i thought espn intergration......was goin to show clips from within your dynasty...not stuff about the real nba......dat is a waste time and space.....and they could b puttin their effortsinto better use for the game.......like an espn intergration for you dynasty

[Jugs]

OMG DIS IS FUKN STUPID ASS IDEA1!@!!@@

[koberulz]

man ur stressing out having to type all this garbage and all because u wanna prove your opinion on the net and actually i dont give a fuck whatever u say,i didnt even waste time reading your post it spews of garbage..to each his own but please keep the 2K fanboyism down

just for you jae, i'll keep this as calm as possible..

1. it's not garbage, it's my opinion. I am allowed to have it.
2. I am certainly not stressing. Not any more at any rate. My previous post was coherent, calm, and logical.
3. Don't give a fuck what I say. I don't really care. I'm just presenting my opinion. Just don't complain if I ever ignore yours. Simple. Give some, take some.
4. Actually, if you read the post, you'd realise it doesn't spew of garbage. Like i said, it's a perfectly clear, coherent, calm and composed post, representing my honest opinion.
5. I am not a 2k fanboy...I just happen not to be an NBA Live one. I am, as I said before, presenting my opinion, which I personally see as unbiased. When NBA Live presents a good and useful feature, I'll be sure to support it. I just happen not to like this one.

[Big J]

ok guys....^^

it's absolutly foolish to review a game and say it's "shit"....and not worth the money....but we've only seen 14 screens..4 vids and 2 or 3 previews....so lets wait for more infos....bevore we judge it!!!!

well the x factor maybe arcardish....but no one knows how strong it will be....ea was saying in those interviews that ist waaaaay harder to score....and i believe that it not will be so overpowerd....and in fact the x-factor isnt for game winners.....ist's to simulate the "crunchtime" players....and they are often playing amazing for about 4 minutes^^

and hey...keep in mind....its ea....they're doing games mostly for fun....and as it seems right now...we are getting the most realistic live.....EVER.....and thats fine^^....

[koberulz]

ok guys....^^

it's absolutly foolish to review a game and say it's "shit"....and not worth the money....but we've only seen 14 screens..4 vids and 2 or 3 previews....so lets wait for more infos....bevore we judge it!!!!

well the x factor maybe arcardish....but no one knows how strong it will be....ea was saying in those interviews that ist waaaaay harder to score....and i believe that it not will be so overpowerd....and in fact the x-factor isnt for game winners.....ist's to simulate the "crunchtime" players....and they are often playing amazing for about 4 minutes^^

and hey...keep in mind....its ea....they're doing games mostly for fun....and as it seems right now...we are getting the most realistic live.....EVER.....and thats fine^^....

I'm not saying the game is shit. I never said that at all. I said, this ESPN streaming stuff is shit. And, unless EA pulls some really good stuff out their asses between now and release (which may or may not happen), I much prefer to go with 2k7.

[dada]

That stuff doesnt sound too bad, dont get why this has all the teenage hormones raging in this thread though. I am sure there are other features they will reveal later, its a step by step process. Its become trendy to whine about gameplay but the material out is so limited at this point its impossible to draw conclusions. EA has to be working on gameplay, thats what everybody is complaining about. They are also gradually reaching out to their fans as its obvious they may lose them in the future if they continue at their current pace, and Andrew will gracefully bomb their studios if he goes there and the game is shit.

No worries.

[Wayansfan]

big j u really must be stupid what more do you want pc ain.'t gettin shit FUCK YOU EA!! include this comment in next years wishlist and kobe is fuckin right, i can just turn into channel 13 and voila ESPN so stop ridin ea dick

[J@3]

Jesus...