NBA Live 10 Patch Impressions (360, PS3)

[23]

I dont remember DL the patch for my PS3 version, so I could just play that but there were the issues that bugged me on that end like the ball warping inside, losing the ball for no reason, no manual back down.
Other than that though yeah it was much more fun than it is now.

[ehh]

I'm starting to wonder if the patch had more bad effects than we initially thought. I should clear things out and try the pre-patch version of the game before my eBay auction ends. I feel like the defensive rotations and momentum really took a hit with the patch, I don't remember there being so much sliding and unrealistic defensive recovery pre-patch. Though there is no way I'd be able to play this game with the pre-patch foul issue, so it's kinda a moot point anyway.

The NCAA '10 demo has better rotations/help D than Live post-patch, it will be interesting to see how the retail is tomorrow.

[Court_vision]

I am pretty much exactly with you DRE and EHH.

Your posts have summed up exactly how I feel.

I was looking forward to LIVE 10 more than just about any game previously. I love the controls...I love the atmosphere and I was really looking forward to the Dynamic season.

But I sold the game...first time I've ever sold an NBA game.

The gameplay just hit a massive wall...

I may pick it up cheaply again around the playoffs...simply because I love the controls and I like what they did with the playoff atmosphere.

But the game just died really quickly for me this season. I played LIVE 09 a lot and was really hoping they'd build on it. Instead they improved some things, but made other things much worse. The lack of physicality is crazy...as Dre says, you can be full turbo with LeBron and get stopped on a dime by a 5 foot 3 behch warmer. You can back down any player using any player. The lack of animations drove me nuts also...same contact animations over and over and over again regardless of the player or the situation.

I am thankful for the developers efforts...but i feel they missed the mark but a fair way overall this season.

There's no doubt they are trying to get there though...and I honestly think the reason NBA 2K10 has improved so much is that the NBA Live team has applied some pressure. 2K had to respond and that's why we got such an improved product from the other game. Competition is good...it's the thing that will keep both games going forward and being innovative. So, I hope EA bounces back with LIVE 11...but LIVE 10 has been a dissapointment overall. Harsh maybe, but I expected them to really build on LIVE 09. They did in some things, but they actually went backwards in too many areas (Post game especially)

[Nomah5]

I deleted the patch and played game 1 of my association with default rosters with the suns and has my most exciting game to date. I had 22 fast break points...i am the suns! I went to the line 14 times to their 19 times (clippers) and actually missed 4 FT's with under 15 seconds and up 3 points. Eric Gordon hit a 3 at the buzzer but I prevailed in OT. I never had a problem pre-patch and am glad I can go back to it and enjoy it!

[parkinson]

Quote: Originally Posted by Nomah5

I deleted the patch and played game 1 of my association with default rosters with the suns and has my most exciting game to date. I had 22 fast break points...i am the suns! I went to the line 14 times to their 19 times (clippers) and actually missed 4 FT's with under 15 seconds and up 3 points. Eric Gordon hit a 3 at the buzzer but I prevailed in OT. I never had a problem pre-patch and am glad I can go back to it and enjoy it!

Agreed. With the patch, this game suddenly became boring for me.
So decided to deleted it. And now much more fun!!!

[bakesalee]

Quote: Originally Posted by parkinson

Agreed. With the patch, this game suddenly became boring for me. So decided to deleted it. And now much more fun!!!

Seriously. They should just reset the game back to default, then just fix online having no fatigue, individual players shouldn't be able to shoot 50% on 40 3-point attempts, offline game's fatigue meter constantly reverts back to 0 after saving, and rebounds being stolen before even realizing you pulled down the rebound.

That's all that was annoying about the game in the first place. Not that long of a list!

[thakeaf]

I'm still having fun with the game post-patch. Pre-patch had me not even popping the game in at all. The only thing that's getting me really doesn't involve the game, it's how dead the community has became here. I see the 2k forum booming but I guess cause the majority over there are happy, and people over here are kinda iffy. Kinda sucks for those of us who are still enjoying the game.

[Pared]

Quote: Originally Posted by Court_vision

...but LIVE 10 has been a dissapointment overall. Harsh maybe, but I expected them to really build on LIVE 09. They did in some things, but they actually went backwards in too many areas (Post game especially)

Wow that IS harsh. Maybe in sales... but I would say they improved greatly in terms of "quality."

Some things are missing but there are components of this game that are much better than their competitor. The problem is the bad is just SO BAD.

I'm still on the side that the patch did more good than bad... HOWEVER... it's ridiculous some of the signature stuff was removed b/c of the patch, the introduction of the OT issue, and some of the other things people have noticed, like the skewed fouls.

They definitely loosened the game up.

I don't know if the patch is all to blame for some AI issues, either. The DNA has been suspect all season. Just a frustrating year after such promise last year.