How Can Live 08 Improve

by **Num33Baller** on Sun Apr 29, 2007 11:14 am

Sauru wrote:seriously though, mid game saves. been asking for years now, whats the big deal

They used to have it... :roll:

YouTube · by **shadowgrin** on Sun Apr 29, 2007 9:05 pm

They replaced it with intervention. If they bring back midgame saves, I think they'll say goodbye to intervention.

by **Sauru** on Mon Apr 30, 2007 12:35 am

i would be 100% for that

by **Num33Baller** on Mon Apr 30, 2007 2:34 pm

shadowgrin wrote:They replaced it with intervention. If they bring back midgame saves, I think they'll say goodbye to intervention.

Why? One option is in the front end (franchise) and the second is when you are in-game.

They can coexist.

by **Point Guard U** on Mon Apr 30, 2007 3:41 pm

The miss dunks, the domination of the point guard, and the infatigueable starting lineup of the cpu should really be corrected. The stats of players in the dynasty and the height and ratings of the rookies should be balanced. The giving of awards should be logical too. The MVP shouldn't go to the player with best statistics, it should go to the player whose team is the best. Most of what I think already is on the wishlist supplement and I hope EA would consider a lot of those.

by **bigh0rt** on Mon Apr 30, 2007 5:14 pm

Point Guard U wrote:The miss dunks, the domination of the point guard, and the infatigueable starting lineup of the cpu should really be corrected. The stats of players in the dynasty and the height and ratings of the rookies should be balanced. The giving of awards should be logical too. The MVP shouldn't go to the player with best statistics, it should go to the player whose team is the best. Most of what I think already is on the wishlist supplement and I hope EA would consider a lot of those.

This isn't the way the MVP Award is generally given in the NBA, so why should NBA Live do it?

YouTube · by **ThaLiveKing** on Tue May 01, 2007 7:10 am

When they get the gameplay how it should. . .They should add a feature called Hostile Environment, for the playoffs!! Wich would make it harder to win on the road. . . That idea came from watchin that Golde State Mavs game last night

by **el badman** on Tue May 01, 2007 8:32 am

When they get the gameplay how it should. . .They should add a feature called Hostile Environment, for the playoffs!! Wich would make it harder to win on the road. . . That idea came from watchin that Golde State Mavs game last night

Well, bouncing a bit on that idea, I think it'd be great to go back (or at least have the choice) to a free throw camera angle that's behind the shooter, showing the crowd in the background trying to make him lose his focus. Of course that'd work better with the good ol' T-Meter, rather than the new system that I don't like at all...

YouTube · by **ThaLiveKing** on Wed May 02, 2007 12:51 pm

^^ Yeah, I miss those days!!

by **Point Guard U** on Wed May 02, 2007 2:54 pm

bigh0rt wrote:
Point Guard U wrote:The miss dunks, the domination of the point guard, and the infatigueable starting lineup of the cpu should really be corrected. The stats of players in the dynasty and the height and ratings of the rookies should be balanced. The giving of awards should be logical too. The MVP shouldn't go to the player with best statistics, it should go to the player whose team is the best. Most of what I think already is on the wishlist supplement and I hope EA would consider a lot of those.

This isn't the way the MVP Award is generally given in the NBA, so why should NBA Live do it?

If you will look at the last three MVP winners; Garnett, Duncan, and Nash. Their competition for the MVP during that year was tight but it all came down on whose team was best. Same thing for this year with Nowitzki and Nash. Statistically, Kobe has better stats than both Nowitzki and Nash but the Lakers are not winning enough. But here's the thing in NBA live, whoever leads the MVP candidates at the end of the season would automatically win the MVP regardless if the player's team does not make the playoffs. Sure you need great stats but it has to go with winning to win the MVP. The awrding of the All-NBA teams is the same. The awarding in the dynasty mode is just illogical.

Bluesky · by **Andrew** on Wed May 02, 2007 10:35 pm

Point Guard U wrote:If you will look at the last three MVP winners; Garnett, Duncan, and Nash. Their competition for the MVP during that year was tight but it all came down on whose team was best.

I don't disagree that team success is historically an important factor in MVP voting though, it should be noted that the Timberwolves and Suns did not have the best record in the league when Garnett and Nash won the MVP award in 2004 and 2006 respectively; additionally the Spurs were tied with the Mavericks for the best record in 2003 when Duncan won the second of his back to back MVPs. In any case, I too would like to see better selection of the awards in Dynasty Mode as well as All-Star team selections.

by **Sauru** on Thu May 03, 2007 10:35 am

i think team success should mean something to a point, for instance if you dont make the playoffs i dont care how good your stats are you should not be the mvp.

by **Num33Baller** on Thu May 03, 2007 5:00 pm

Sauru wrote:i think team success should mean something to a point, for instance if you dont make the playoffs i dont care how good your stats are you should not be the mvp.

Dont know about that... If you're averaging 40 ppg i think you should get MVP unless theres someone in the mid to high 30s who is in the playoffs.

by **Sauru** on Thu May 03, 2007 11:03 pm

not me because, how valuable are you really if you cant get your team into the playoffs.

Bluesky · by **Andrew** on Fri May 04, 2007 3:35 pm

Sauru wrote:i think team success should mean something to a point, for instance if you dont make the playoffs i dont care how good your stats are you should not be the mvp.

Agreed, though if a player were to achieve a rare statistical mark such as averaging a triple double I think they'd have to be allowed some consideration even if their team qualified for the Playoffs as a low seed with a fairly dismal record. Anyway, that could be an interesting topic for the NBA Talk section.

by **Sauru** on Fri May 04, 2007 10:44 pm

yeah i guess this is completly the wrong section for this topic and for that i am sorry

YouTube · by **shadowgrin** on Sat May 05, 2007 7:12 am

Num33Baller wrote:
shadowgrin wrote:They replaced it with intervention. If they bring back midgame saves, I think they'll say goodbye to intervention.

Why? One option is in the front end (franchise) and the second is when you are in-game.

They can coexist.

Yes, both can be in the game but try telling that to EA with their "add a feature remove a feature" way.

by **beau_boy04** on Sat May 05, 2007 8:15 am

the 5 on 5 basketball sounds good

Please EA do soemthing good at last, specially this year coz 2 of my fav are going pro! oden and durant

i just hope they do something but i dont they'll dissapoint me one more time, this game is cursed!

Bluesky · by **Andrew** on Sat May 05, 2007 10:11 am

Sauru wrote:yeah i guess this is completly the wrong section for this topic and for that i am sorry

No apologies necessary, it just occured to me it'd be something worth discussing more in-depth over in NBA Talk.

by **Sauru** on Sun May 06, 2007 3:27 am

i agree, though i am not usually one to start topics, so i will wait for someone to read this and jump to it lol

by **bigh0rt** on Sun May 06, 2007 4:52 am

Sauru wrote:i agree, though i am not usually one to start topics, so i will wait for someone to read this and jump to it lol

Done and done.

Bluesky · by **Andrew** on Sun May 06, 2007 6:29 pm

Excellent, I'll head on over after I've done my sweep of the NBA Live sections. (Y)

I know I've mentioned this in the Supplement and it's not the only thing I'd like to see improved but one thing I'd really like to see in Dynasty Mode is the ability to negotiate trades and signings within the space of a day, particularly trades. While that wouldn't really emulate long, drawn out talks, it would be a little more true to life than sending a team an email about a deal then waiting two days for a response, during which time there is no negotiation. I like the PDA concept and all but the delayed response makes trading more cumbersome than it should be, especially since there isn't much of a window to make deals during the offseason in the first year of Dynasty Mode.

by **Patr1ck** on Sun May 06, 2007 7:16 pm

I like that idea. A feature where the computer teams could suggest players or draft picks to add to the trade if they didn't like the one that was offered.

You can sort of make a trade happen in one day. It has to be on a day that you are playing a game. You propose a trade, then simulated your game but intervene. Then back out of the game before you start it. You should have some email after that. Although, I have only tried this on the trade deadline.

Bluesky · by **Andrew** on Sun May 06, 2007 7:20 pm

Yeah that does work sometimes, particularly around the trade deadline but the fact you have to advance to the next day to even make the offer makes it impossible to shop a player around a bit in an effort to make a deadline deal. You can always reload of course but the old method (pre-PDA, particularly NBA Live 2000) was preferable.

YouTube · by **ataman5** on Sun May 06, 2007 11:48 pm

by backing to basics of the basketball. that's all ı want ı didn't even play 07 for a week please ea time to get yourself into business please..make it right!

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