NBA Live 10 Patch Impressions (360, PS3)

[CVC0004]

I'm done with Live '10. Post patch, DNA, I don't know what it is, but since downloading the patch for the competition I can't stop playing their game. Hopefully Live '11 can fix the inconsistancies.

[dragon4ever]

So the game is better pre-patch?

[23]

no

[sportyguyfl31]

Played a beautiful dynamic season between the suns and celtics. Right guys where taking the shots..nothing nuts out of the CPU. Paul Pierce hit a dagger spot up three on me.

I havent seen anything wacky from the CPU for a few days now. The first few days of dynamic season..the CPU was positively scatter brained..

[inkpimp007]

Quote: Originally Posted by joel0078

This...This is exactly what I'm feeling. Every single thing you said, word for word, expresses exactly what I'm feeling about this game right now. LOVED IT since day 1, HATE IT since yesterday. The only thing I'd like to add is regarding the "size up moves". Pre patch, when a size up move was done by a superstar, it felt like you had a more successful chance of the ball going in, whereas now, not only do you not get the basket, but your pulled into a collision animation and no foul is called. It almost felt rewarding to get the shot to drop as well as being a counter for the cheese tactics happening online. It was like a sure bucket, which I can also see as being a problem. But in my opinion, they over exaggerated everything they changed in this post, while leaving out the most important things: Fatigue, sub menus and 3 point field goals. This patch is a complete let down, IMO. It essentially rewards cheesers even more now. Now there is no way to counter them. Playing good sim basketball doesn't cut it, at least not for me. I hope the developers are paying attention to this thread.

Yup I'm pretty much feeling the same thing. I WAS praising this game and the dev team for a job well done. While not perfect out of the box, some things needed fixing like rebounding and going to the line just to name a couple. The patch seemed to address this along with all the rocket dunk and warping to the rebound. Post patch at first the game was even more enjoyable, smoother but a weird thing has happened for me. The game just feels broken now, for example now for some reason the cpu seems to get the and ones at will but on my end thats not the case at all. Things are just to lopsided now. Size up doesn't feel as successful as it did pre patch. The biggest problem i'm noticing is the block is 10x worse now, elbo block, forearm blocks its all just a mess now. I can't put my finger on it, it's almost like dynamic dna and the patch are conflicting with each other.

Dynamic Season i'm using the lakers and in real life I realize Kobe isn't shooting at his best but his last 4 games are:41,41,31,41 and vs the rockets he went to the line 15 times. Here's were the problems start post patch (weird DNA stuff) I for the life of me couldn't get Kobe to the line no matter how a tried, in fact by the 3rd quarter he was 1-20 and had only been to the line twice. I play simulation style ball so I had the good sense to go to the bucket when I saw he was struggling to hit a J, I though okay I can at least get to the rack maybe get some calls and get him heated up. Nope not the case it felt like the game had Kobe's night all locked up, lid on the rim and no calls. For the first time since I got the game I had no desire to play another game. When I thought it was me my nephew tweeted me saying he's having the same exact issue (he's on ps3) just a side note i'm playing on all-star.

This is what happens when two companies concern themselves with what the other is doing to the extent of having blog and forum fights, they miss the boat on giving us the best they have to offer. Get it right the first time and everything else is icing on the cake.

EA please patch this patch!

[Pared]

Quote: Originally Posted by dragon4ever

So the game is better pre-patch?

Absolutely not. There are problems pre and post patch, but the game is immensely better on the higher difficulties post-patch.

I'm sure most of their issues are because of DNA. It's the blessing and curse of this game.

[Chairman7w]

Well, two more post-patch games under my belt, both Dynamic Season games from a few nights before. These games played fantastic for me.

I played the Kings, trying to re-write history against visiting Atlanta. NOT happening. The Hawks smoked me, start to finish. Nothing really wonky, well played by the CPU, Bibby, Johnson and Smith just killed me.

Second game, I played the Mavs @ the Hornets, and it was a great game. Mavs had a lead most of the game, they tied it late, but I won going away by 8. Again, very well played by the CPU, Chris Paul was awesome, scored 33. He (cpu) was very aggressive, with Paul driving on me all game, and a few times even on missed shots they would rebound and hit him with a lead pass and he was off and running, taking it end to end. Great stuff.

Nowitski was my bread & butter (duh) with 35 pts, 11 rebs, 7 assists. Fun stuff.

Observations:

- Again, the game IS better post-patch. Still not perfect, but better. MUCH smoother and less slidey and wonky on defense especially.

- CPU was definitely aggresive, driving on me all game.

- The biggest thing I have noticed, is that the game-changing runs seem to have been toned down. MUCH less noticeable. Previously, the CPU would go on runs and it seemed like they were VERY difficult to stop. Much less so, now. There's still runs, but not nearly as bad.

- Oddly, after the game looking at stats, they only showed like 8 players for each team. That I don't get.

[michaeljordanjr]

theres a lot more sliding the ball/rim physics is the same as Live 09 now, its very unnatural the way it bounces off the rim.

players slide way too much