Are There Any Loyal Live Gamers?

[UWfan206]

I know the Live series has been out since the 90s but are their any of you that hadn't made the switch to 2K...?

I grew up on live and made the switch in 2K8 after years of frustrations and no improvements by EA Sports to make this franchise more sim. Also EA not listening to it's consumers after years of complaints helped make the transition a lot more smoothly. No grudges toards Live or EA but I haven't been happier making the switch cause 2K rocks...! To those that hadn't made the switch what are your reasons..? I'm just curious and wanted to know.

[miller31time]

I don't believe there should be any loyalty in sports games. Your money should go to the game that delivers the best product. If the other companies want to earn your money, then they need to put out a better product.

Supporting inferior products only gives them more reason not to change from their bad habits.

The only reason I can see for supporting NBA Live is to breed competition (and thus better products) but, honestly, 2K looks to be doing just fine dominating the market on their own. They truly are an innovative company who not only likes to make boatloads of money but also deliver a superior game.

[Boilerbuzz]

Quote: Originally Posted by UWfan206

I know the Live series has been out since the 90s but are their any of you that hadn't made the switch to 2K...? I grew up on live and made the switch in 2K8 after years of frustrations and no improvements by EA Sports to make this franchise more sim. Also EA not listening to it's consumers after years of complaints helped make the transition a lot more smoothly. No grudges toards Live or EA but I haven't been happier making the switch cause 2K rocks...! To those that hadn't made the switch what are your reasons..? I'm just curious and wanted to know.

I won't mention names, but there are a few DIEHARD Live fans on this board. If you go through the gameplay video threads, you'll be able to tell.

[RandomPerson]

Why would you be loyal to some corporate company? They don't care about you, they just want your money. 2K makes good basketball games, so I continue to give them my money, but I'm not really loyal to them at all. If for some reason there was a big dip in quality, then they wouldn't get my money any more.

Simple concept.

[yungflo]

I don't live in nostalgia. I live in the present.

[Guy Georges]

Quote: Originally Posted by RandomPerson

Why would you be loyal to some corporate company? They don't care about you, they just want your money.

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[DirtyJerz32]

I'm a loyal bball gamer. I enjoyed Live for years and 2k as well.

I just wanna ball.

[fluent2332]

Contrary to what some of you may think (because I'm so enthusiastic about recent Live products), I'm certainly no die-hard Live fan.

I loved Live as a kid, from Live 95 all the way to 2002, but then I discovered 2K and absolutely loved their products.

However, they started losing me after 2K8 (which was my favorite 2K game). I felt 2K9 was a step in the wrong direction. In 2010 I went with Live 10 because I felt they offered the superior simulation experience. Live 10 remains one of my favorite basketball of all time.

Last 2K game I bought was 2K12, and I had my fun with it, but it was a far cry from the glory days of 2K8 for me.

So now that Live looks to be offering a fundamentally sound brand of basketball, I'm back on board with them.

But basically, I just want a good hoops game. 2K makes alright games but these days, but since getting a taste of Synergy DNA in Live 10, I want more of that. And the connected experience is awesome. So it's Live 14 for me.