NBA All-Star Weekend Wish For Live 2006

by **killerht** on Tue Feb 22, 2005 7:01 am

OK, hundreds of dunks in 2005? Yeah right.

I seriously tried every single dunk combination in Live 2005 over the past year, and I can honestly say there are maybe 20-25 different dunks in the dunk contest in 2005.

What I want to propose is, have EA make like 30 or so different dunks, and have us choose which dunk to perform from a list, and have the players dunk ratings (jump or air time, acrobatic ability, and power dunk ratings) impact the abilty for him to do that dunk.

For example: If I take a player to the dunk contest and his dunk rating is 95, but his air time is a 80, acrobatic ability is 75 and power is 99, he will have dificulties performing the between the legs, and between the legs twice twice dunk because of his low acrobatic rating or free-throw line dunk because of his low air time rating.

And stop the time limit, the actual dunk constest this year (2005) did not have a time limit like in the Live 2005 game.

I think that would be a greater way to play the dunk contest.

And add a section of list of dunks that you can perform with teammates, like them throwing up an aley-oop or jumping over them, etc.

by **Donte Thomas** on Tue Feb 22, 2005 7:07 am

That would be great..have them do a little Steve Nash soccer combination..and it can either be the Computer who helps you..or Player 2 (ur friend or whatever) because..it is kind of boring that you have no one who can assist you on something..and it can be challenging because you have to know where the balll is going to be instead of just pushing the button and them jumping and going right to the ball...and then when u catch it treat it like u throwing a lob to yourself..so great idea killer

YouTube · by **Andrew** on Tue Feb 22, 2005 6:51 pm

I too would like to see the time limit removed or at least optional along with the other rules/settings. I also like the idea of some players not being able to perform some of the most difficult dunks. My first preference is improvement to gameplay and Dynasty Mode, but as far as enhancing the dunk contest is concerned, I like your ideas. (Y)

by **deegdawg** on Wed Feb 23, 2005 3:00 pm

those ideas are pretty good. i agree totally. i think you should also be able to use props.. like when jordan jumped off the chair, or when kmart sat on one and josh smith jumped him... look at my list if u hit next reply

by **deegdawg** on Wed Feb 23, 2005 3:03 pm

it would be sweet if they showed some of the famous dunks of the past in the video game... like show dr j's foul line dunk, mj's rock the cradle, dee brown's eye cover... in lyk a video that you can unlock or something... also, they should let you do a dunk, and you get to like patent the dunk, so its lyk so and so's 360 betweeen the legs, so everytime its done, they talk about you

by **killerht** on Thu Feb 24, 2005 10:41 am

Thanks for the positive feedback on that.

What I also wanted to say is that EA has to clean up the commentary bugs in the dunk contest.

For example: I threw down a between the legs twice dunk, the comentators went crazy and stuff, then the other guy did a 360, then when it was my turn again, I just did a regular between the legs, and then kenny said: "You know I wanna see somebody put the ball between his legs twice." Like he never saw it before, but I just did it a few minutes ago.

Or when I did the between the legs a while ago, they said "oh my god, bla bla bla." and then the next dunk was the exact same and they didn't say "oh we just saw that, he copied the guys before, how can you do that?"

And when I copied a guy's dunk, they said: Didn't We just see that dunk, come on come up with something else, ..."

So those kind of bugs in the commentary pisses me off.

I also want them to put the Shooting Stars and Skills Challange in the All-Star Weekend, to complete it.

It would be very easy to implement those two events, I think.

What I also would like to see in the next Live, is have the commentators in the all-star game talk about past all -star games, mvps, etc.

Of when someone wins the dunk contest in dynasty mode one year and returns the next year, talk about him winning last year and stuff to make it more fun and interesting, or when someone wins the dunk or 3-pint shooting contest and are in the all-star game the next DAY have the comentators talk about it. You know what I'm saying?

That is all I have to say for now.

by **cashless__** on Sun Feb 27, 2005 5:57 am

I agree with everything there.. The dunking skills should also have effect ingame. Power dunkers should be able to dunk in traffic easier. Players with some serious hangtime should be able to dunk further away from the basket. Players with huge vertical leap should be able to dunk over defenders. I also think speed should be a part of what dunk you can perform. You should be able to jump higher and with more power depending on how fast you run agains the basket. Try pull off a between the legs dunk standing still.

by **Matija** on Mon Mar 14, 2005 9:29 pm

i would like that if you win contest with different combinations every tme you go to the contest you unlock a list and every time you win you can see in the list hints and what buttons to press in to do crazy and amazing dunks

by **SoLow** on Thu Mar 17, 2005 3:59 am

I think that the people that were actually in the dunk contest last year should be in the game.....By the way......i have to celebrate my 100 POST! (Y)