NBA Live 10 Blog: Swagga Like Us

[Dantecamp21]

Just a piece of information guys, Mike Wang has been with EA Canada since the middle/end of the development cycle for Live 09. So, it's more like 1 and a half year learning the ins and outs of the engine. I guess that will be reflected in the final product since he had more than one dev cycle's time with the game.

[pbz06]

Quote: Originally Posted by thmst30

You don't know how bad I wanted to post something like that almost word for word. Difference is I knew I would get ripped to shreds by everyone in here, but you can sort of get away with it due to your higher status on OS. Yes I like the improvements and additions we are seeing, but who cares if the gameplay is still seriously busted. It's perfectly natural to be excited by what you are seeing, but the number of people writing off 2K or declaring that this is a must buy on day 1 just due to a few screens? I don't get that at all. I have to actually see myself that this game has made major strides on the court. I also agree that Mike Wang is incredible at his job, but in just one year I doubt he can take the absolute mess of the old gameplay and make it something amazing. It's a multi-year project for sure. People may just be expecting waaaaay too much from Live this year.

LOL. And what makes you think that the gameplay will be "seriously busted"? Live 09 alone had better core gameplay than 2k9, but it was hindered mostly by weird animations (mostly transitional), some spotty player models (wirey, hunched over looking players), weird sub rotations, bland arenas and some other misfires here and there. But it has made big strides and last year was a big stepping stone. The DNA has been implemented deeper, and is more team oriented. Every single one of our concerns or problems from last year have been addressed for Live '10.

So basically what I'm saying is that we have evey reason to be hyped up. Of course you 2k guys are going to be slightly reserved and on the defensive.

[youngfaze01]

I think it will be most of the players from The Second Coming video in the Hangar. Or the USA team.

[callmeking]

Can we please... PLEASE be able to use one of the top rated players in the hangar instead of being forced to use Kobe?

[RayAP19]

Quote: Originally Posted by callmeking

Can we please... PLEASE be able to use one of the top rated players in the hangar instead of being forced to use Kobe?

lol what

[TMagic]

Man...This thread has been pretty darn amusing. I must say.

[Mintsa]

I liked how last season we could pick our favorite team and player and have our own little personalized gym. I loved that it would let a fan of any team/any player from around the league and Live 09 would open up with that.

I'm guessing this won't be the case this year. Hopefully' I'm wrong.

[NoTiCe_O]

Quote: Originally Posted by iminurbase

We have a bunch of different groupings in the hangar. Let's see if you guys notice why certain players are grouped together.

Best Defenders Group
(ex: Battier, Artest)
..Practice against the best one on one defenders in the league to really see where your skills are at..