NBA Live 14 Has Arrived, Post Your Impressions Here

[jaosming]

I tried holding it longer than I feel is normal and sometimes it works for some players but not others.....its really inconsistent. Irving's shot timing seems normal, Jordan Crawford's release is pretty much right before he hits the ground again.

There is supposed to be a flash on the indicator showing ideal timing, but that happens maybe 60% of the time for me, nothing to rely on.

I think it boils down to just knowing the players' shot. Hopefully the rumored practice mode will help with that, but I don't know of a consistent way to know a player's shot other than trial & error.

[The 24th Letter]

I just had my best shooting game yet with the Knicks...shot 60%...guess I have their releases down lol...

What surprised me was the paint defense in this particular game....there was sill some pump fake dunk nonsense from the CPU but more often than not I made some legit stops in the paint...

I also shot 13/15 from the line with Melo...

It was an all around good game..

[The 24th Letter]

I'll ask this again since it kind've got lost in the argument, lol

Do you guys feel you have to get too deep in the paint to trigger a layup animation?

[gmac0322]

Quote: Originally Posted by The 24th Letter

I'll ask this again since it kind've got lost in the argument, lol Do you guys feel you have to get too deep in the paint to trigger a layup animation?

Yup I do sometimes and then I end up under the rim

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[PVarck31]

I can't shoot free throws. wtf am I doing wrong?

[Pared]

Quote: Originally Posted by Marino

all of the above

Set jump shots: The game seems to reward you being open so I try to draw a second defender on the drive and hit my teammate of the defender who came over. The game seems to adhere to a strict 1-2-2 offense at times so if you take a wing player and drive across the lane you should have two options that free up on the opposite wing. Add a PnR to this and you may have 3 options with the person who set the pick.

Off the dribble: Have to use crossovers to get open. The game does a great job of seamlessly blending jumpers off the dribble so you don't have any delays when you do decide to shoot. Hit the defender with a simple crossover and take a shot leaning towards your dribble hand. Better players are going to do a better job of this, obviously. So your stars of your team will have a higher success with this.

Creating space: This is definitely something you should do with a pick. Use it and as soon as you are over you have enough space to hit an open shot. Swinging the ball around MAY help but it didn't seem to be that successful for me as defenders recovered well. You also want to remember the pump-fake can give you some time as well to get around the defender so as soon as you get a pass, throw a pump fake in the mix. I don't know if the AI will learn your tendencies and adjust so you may not want to abuse this.

In terms of shooting overall, I saw more success with holding the shot a bit longer than what I would think is normal. Not sure if it's the PS4, input lag, whatever but I don't see this in other areas of the game. I remember a Live game way back when that had the same thing: you had to hold until the height of your jumpshot, then release slightly thereafter. I think it was Live '09 where the arc of your shot was dependent on your release point.

[WTF]

Also, if you're in position, hold the L1 Modifier button, and use the backboard for the bank shot.

I just shot 51% with the Suns against the Blazers. I agree with 24th too as far as the junk in the paint. I held Lamarcus to 12/30 shooting in the game. It was my best defensive game yet to date. Held Lillard to 5/15 shooting.

I don't have an issue with jumpshooting. I hit 6/10 with Dragic from mid range, and went 12/22 overall with Bledsoe, as well as 5/6 with Goodwin. I think I'm settling with the Suns to play with this year too. Fun scrappy squad with a lot of young talent.

24th, I wish the "zone" for dunking was expanded just a tad. Not too far, but just a little bit.

[PVarck31]

I just got some gift cards from my mother-in-law so I think I'm gonna head to Walmart later tonight and buy it. I liked the demo so with the improvements from the patches everone is talking about, I think I'll really like it.

I will definitely post impressions here tonight.