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[Metsis]

There won't be ticket prices and concession stand sales in Live's Dynasty Mode. I already asked about that a while ago.

Did they flat out deny that or was it just something like "probably not"?

But the direction seems to be heading that way eventually... So we just might see them in Live 2005...

[Andrew]

I asked about ticket prices and concession stand sales, and was told that while they are in Madden, that kind of management won't be in NBA Live 2004. But as you said, it may make its way into NBA Live at some point.

[ThisizaJackMove]

Live's usually a step behind thier football brethren..Expect that to be in 2005.

[Andrew]

I don't consider it a step behind - I think it's a good idea that ticket prices and concession stand sales aren't in Live's Dynasty Mode. The person who oversees transactions and the draft (be it the General Manager or President/Vice President of Basketball Operations) isn't usually in charge of non-basketball operations (ticket prices, merchandising sales, etc).

I think Dynasty Mode in Live should focus on basketball management, not the business side of a basketball team. If any future Lives do have such a feature, hopefully it can be automated, as I only have interest in basketball operations.

[TRUball]

I don't consider it a step behind - I think it's a good idea that ticket prices and concession stand sales aren't in Live's Dynasty Mode. The person who oversees transactions and the draft (be it the General Manager or President/Vice President of Basketball Operations) isn't usually in charge of non-basketball operations (ticket prices, merchandising sales, etc).

I think Dynasty Mode in Live should focus on basketball management, not the business side of a basketball team. If any future Lives do have such a feature, hopefully it can be automated, as I only have interest in basketball operations.

I feel the same way andrew, and I bet alot others do too. The only ay I would like stuff like that is that in future lives they have everything else, like all the basketball stuff, and they got no other features to put in so then they could add all those business stuff...

[Andrew]

Once all the basketball management tasks are implemented and perfected, perhaps non-basketball operations could also become a part of Dynasty Mode. But I'd still like the option of automating those tasks if you do not wish to manage that aspect of an NBA team.

[ThisizaJackMove]

Once all the basketball management tasks are implemented and perfected, perhaps non-basketball operations could also become a part of Dynasty Mode. But I'd still like the option of automating those tasks if you do not wish to manage that aspect of an NBA team.

Yeah I See What You Mean

[Metsis]

Basket Ball operations are the top thing, but all the other EA games are getting ticket prices and concession stand stuff with them, so Live will certainly follow that trend sooner or later.

I've said it to my friends many times that if they could combine the games into one. Like taking NHL 2003 UI and using it in Live 2003, well that would certainly be a better game already.

Live coming a step behind is a good thing. The balancing of all the ticket prices is hard and takes a lot of work, but it is basically quite the same in all the sports... So EA could easily make a good financial engine (of sorts) after it's been tested in other games.

NBA has always been more intresting player managementwise then hockey games. You have your salary cap, you have your contract negotiations and you have role players... Trading players is a little more complex then in NHL-games so it's always been a little more intresting. The AI just needs to smarten up a bit and have those superstars sign one year deals with the teams they played with and not just have them on the open market (with minimum pay) when the season starts. That's just unrealistic.

I wouldn't mind financial stuff, as long as it was easy to manage and you really couldn't make too much gain or loss with it. It is a bad thing if you can take your team to the unemployment office with some bad choices... And there should be some sort of advice to go along with it other then something written in a manual.

[rudogg33]

actually owner mode is really simple 2 use and i dont spend more than 30 mins a week on it on madden. But i do agree, theres no point in having a owner mode if salary, free agency, trading, isnt fixed. Live's franchise has never been as deep as maddens, hope fully this yr will be fixed andd we can see owner mode in next yr's version. Im really getting excited i mean the only upgrade from last yr's version and this yrs version is gameplay and dynasty mode and nba store. So im assuming dynasty mode will be deep in features that is.

Hey andrew its september, do u think u can get an interview and maybe squeeze a little amount of features out of them?

[Andrew]

Hey andrew its september, do u think u can get an interview and maybe squeeze a little amount of features out of them?

Not at the moment, sorry. Hopefully there'll be time for at least a quick Q&A before the release of the game, but right now the production team is too busy.

[cocobee]

right now the production team is too busy.

this is crunch time for them especially that they're releasing the game earlier than usual.

[Andrew]

Exactly. If I get the opportunity for a Q&A before the release I'll take it, if there's a chance I'll get the answers before the game is available.

[Metsis]

Even if you get around release time, well just do it. It will take a week or two to reach the rest of the world. And all the info is appreciated.

Should we compile a list of things to possibly ask from EA???

[Andrew]

Not just yet. I'm not sure I'll be able to do an interview or quick Q&A this year. I'll keep everyone informed.