NBA Live 16 Available Today, Post Your Impressions Here

[BL8001]

Quote: Originally Posted by nick_sr

Why haven't they removed those ugly shots from around the basket that go in no matter unless ur playing a lut master challenge? If o was a 2k player making the switch I would be instantly turned off by the fadeaway in live. Don't understand why that area hasn't been addressed. Just 2 issues that really frustrate me at the moment.

This is awesome because it's so true. That is like a safety shot if you need points and the CPU is being...well...you know...a cheating jackass.

Except in Master challenge I missed 9 in a row to start the game, meanwhile the CPU was making audacious circus shots with me up in their grill defending.

I finally gave up and just dunked on them the rest of the game to make it out alive. The cpu let nothing else go in. I even had 3 dunks that were rejected by the rim. Have only seen that maybe once in 65 games outside of LUT master.

It really flushes the gameplay down the toilet when you enter these LUT master challenges.

[windmiller]

is it possible to check a draft class before the season is over in dynasty mode.


It sucks in rebuilds if you don't know the draft class is good or not until the end

[seanhazz1]

Quote: Originally Posted by windmiller

is it possible to check a draft class before the season is over in dynasty mode. It sucks in rebuilds if you don't know the draft class is good or not until the end

No, its not possible. Hopefully this is one of the promised areas of revamp from the devs this next cycle.


The only pre-draft clues I've seen are when the top prospects are mentioned in a draft story in your news feed during the season. I'd like to see them develop a 'Connected Franchise' type model (online included), similar to the depth in Madden.

[The 24th Letter]

Man the spacing in this game is way too good for passing to be this delayed....it's a tease...some of these passes are literally happening 2 seconds later because some awkward turn animation has to play out....drives me crazy.

[CMH]

I think the spacing is great until you pass the ball. The close outs seem way to quick.

I can have a guy open top of the key and as soon as he gets the pass, he is barely off his toes before a defender is turning his shot into a 20% success rate.

I'm not sure how to create any mid range game.

[Skrilla757]

I just played the demo yesterday for the first time on Xbox One and i must say i am impressed at the progress EA has made with Live 16...Im a huge 2K fan and figured I'd give Live a chance this year and i came away feeling like Live finally has a playable game...i just couldn't get enough of the fun factor that Live offers...needless to say I will be buying both Live and 2K this year

[The 24th Letter]

That flip over animation was a cool addition with the patch and everything, but that should be a foul 10\10 times when done on a driving player....

It's crazy seeing that as a no call, lol

[seanhazz1]

Quote: Originally Posted by CMH

I think the spacing is great until you pass the ball. The close outs seem way to quick. I'm not sure how to create any mid range game.

The mid range game off the dribble is difficult, unless you have an elite player with a high enough tendency, as IRL, but if you run plays to free up a shooter, your success rate will increase dramatically, in some cases. Sometimes running the play also frees up other unintended shooters for easy shots, as the AI scrambles to counter you. Your chosen camera angle also play a part in the amount of spacing you see at any given time.

The sweet spot of setting + slider, has been elusive because of daily synergy updates, which I personally like and prefer as long as it works, .....the good and the bad of it.

If you are playing on SS, the close out should be faster because it is part of the highest difficulty setting. You are supposed to react to everything faster on that setting., and it also has a faster pace. You can tweak the sliders to be more forgiving or to your liking.

Playing on All Star and tweaking user sliders to fit your difficulty produces a CPU game more like you see on TV, IMO, and will play just as difficult as SS, but with a more authentic pacing, and not feeling like the CPU is cheating as much with speed.

Pro setting is the most forgiving setting all around, but can also be tweaked for difficulty.

Also, if not already, try the touch passing to give yourself a fraction more time. In the catch and shoot, if you know your going to definitely shoot, press the shoot while the pass is still in the air. You should have all the time you need.

Sometimes a small gather move on your part (pump fake, head fake, step back, right stick fake, etc.) is needed to properly align your facing and properly set your feet, and it's slightly different for each player.

.....Of course until the daily synergy update throws your personal adjustments off, except in dynasty.