How To Fix NBA Live 14

[bigeastbumrush]

I hate to say this but EA needs to stick a fork in NBA Live. It's done. It's a wrap. Give up all the licenses.

They need to go the route of NFL 2k8 and make a fictitional basketball game with fake teams and players. Fake arenas. Fake announcers. All fake everything.

This way they won't be held to the expectation of realism and they can give people a fun change of pace from the game that most closely represents that realism.

I wouldn't go the NBA Street route but something that looks like basketball where they won't be held to the standard of actual NBA players and their likenesses.

I know it's wishful thinking because of all the $$$ at stake but I think it's the best idea. Give up the licenses and allow another studio to take on making the game because when it comes to EA and the NBA, they just can't get it right.

If you try to build next year off the '14 foundation, there may be improvement but not enough to move the needle that it would make an impact. Possibly in '16 but by then the other game will be so far ahead that it'll be fruitless.

[JerseySuave4]

That's a LONG list. From a financial standpoint if a game is that badly screwed up the company isn't going to waste the resources to fix it when it isn't generating enough revenue.

[LakersForLife]

Quote: Originally Posted by RUFFNREADY

great list; But this list won't ever be completed, without turning the game into 2K! EA must have had at least 3/4 of that list on all their black/chalk/white boards, but they didn't have time!!!! Live14 is their only foundation going forward, and it appears to be on shaky ground! Everything you do and see in Live14, is in NBA ELITE! (and that's SCARY). Don't get me totally wrong here; Live's ESPN package is real nooice! It's just that everything else falls way short of being finished! Now, I do have a quick analogy: Building as House vs NBA LIVE 14; You start with a foundation (of course, you have a construction plan *); maybe EA has one? You plan on the time of year that you would like to start building! (Does make a difference when you start your project); EA, used some parts, and an old foundation* for LIVE14 You start construction on your home! EA has been placing things inside this "foundation", trying to see what fits where* While building your home; there are certain "procedures", "Steps" while erecting you house! Once again, EA, is just trying to place pieces in the house frame, that they don't really have*** The frame is up and you can now take your time and complete your home in an ordinary fashion!!! EA has given US the "frame" of the house, and has told US that they will be adding pieces on,"On the FLY!!!" Does that not alarm any of you? EA has rushed this game out, and has no real direction!! The list JY has presented would be of a good foundation; but EA cannot implement half of those things because it won't FIT!!!!! So don't think any great fixes for this year! $60 is not worth the headaches it would give a die hard LIVE series fan! cheers

EA didn't have the time? Lol

[actuallybrown]

Quote: Originally Posted by bigeastbumrush

I hate to say this but EA needs to stick a fork in NBA Live. It's done. It's a wrap. Give up all the licenses. They need to go the route of NFL 2k8 and make a fictitional basketball game with fake teams and players. Fake arenas. Fake announcers. All fake everything. This way they won't be held to the expectation of realism and they can give people a fun change of pace from the game that most closely represents that realism. I wouldn't go the NBA Street route but something that looks like basketball where they won't be held to the standard of actual NBA players and their likenesses. I know it's wishful thinking because of all the $$$ at stake but I think it's the best idea. Give up the licenses and allow another studio to take on making the game because when it comes to EA and the NBA, they just can't get it right. If you try to build next year off the '14 foundation, there may be improvement but not enough to move the needle that it would make an impact. Possibly in '16 but by then the other game will be so far ahead that it'll be fruitless.

I said it before and I'll say it again:



^^ Bring this back, as it was, and all will be forgiven. Live can die if this is awesome, and I personally don't think anybody will feel too bad. It'd be good for the gaming world, good for the sport, and good for the fans.

[GisherJohn24]

Nahh. I don't want a next gen street baller. Isn't that developer gone too anyway? All the old live and street devs are long gone

[Scribe1980]

So in other words, basically the entire game.

The sentence above contains eight words.

I could have saved you a lot of time, Jason.

[yungflo]

Quote: Originally Posted by LakersForLife

EA didn't have the time? Lol

if you noticied, every EA game released on next gen has been rushed. They just now fixed BF4. It was terrible. Couldn't get into a conquest game and couldn't stay in a game without being dropped. All the studios have suffered, the higher ups chose to ignore live and gave it a one year dev cycle.

[LakersForLife]

Quote: Originally Posted by yungflo

if you noticied, every EA game released on next gen has been rushed. They just now fixed BF4. It was terrible. Couldn't get into a conquest game and couldn't stay in a game without being dropped. All the studios have suffered, the higher ups chose to ignore live and gave it a one year dev cycle.

Yeah I have BF4 and glad they fixed Conquest, I don't see how 4 Years isn't enough for EA Sports