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NBA Live 10 Blog: Passing Controls

11:25 AM - August 28, 2009 by stephensonmc

Check out the new NBA Live 10 blog, going over passing controls.

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	"So for this week, we�re going to take a look at passing. Passing is one of those features that hasn�t seen a ton of new innovation in recent iterations. Everyone just expects to be able to get the ball from one player to another with as little frustration as possible. Sometimes that�s easier said than done. It seems like every year people complain about �directional passing,� saying that their passes are getting thrown to a different player than the guy they�re pointing at. We spent quite a bit of time working on the directional passing logic and re-tuning the system to accommodate the tendencies of different people. You�d be surprised at how different the expected behavior is from one person to the next when trying to throw a simple pass. Some people flick the stick, some swing it, and some people are always just off a little bit because they can�t compensate for the camera angle. Another tool we gave the user this year is the player indicator direction arrow. If you�ve seen videos of gameplay you�ve probably noticed a little arrow protruding from the ball handler�s indicator. That arrow represents exactly what you�re doing on the left analog stick at all times."

Again guys, lower difficulty to showcase a certain feature.

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# 81 23bluesman @ 08/28/09 04:01 PM

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Originally Posted by krazyboy225


	Great Blog...Great Read...Great Video..

# 82 lindo9595 @ 08/28/09 04:04 PM

So Tmagic what's the score now?
Middle of the 3rd quarter and live has a 25 point lead.

# 83 gez20 @ 08/28/09 04:05 PM

Haven't really been feeling the player movement/animation in the other videos but it looks nice and smooth in this one.

Favorite feature from this is definitely being able to call off-ball screens. Should present from some nice catch and shoot opportunities.

# 84 Pared @ 08/28/09 04:06 PM

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Originally Posted by SageInfinite


	A 2k9 fan complaining about alley oops? j/p

COLD!!

# 85 XxX syntax XxX @ 08/28/09 04:19 PM

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Originally Posted by fLyGuY JuSa3


	wow.... the spacing is BEAUTIFUL!!! The passing is BEAUTIFUL!!! The Splashy Net is BEAUTIFUL!!!' im speechlesss!!! the game looks great...... I have one pet peeve about the game thoe.... I hate that the coaches NEVER SIT DOWN! seriously thats just a pet peeve of mines hahaha Anyways the game looks great. Good Job EA!

Some of yall nikpick way to much and 2 forget if the coaches sit down..the passing tutorial overpasses that

# 86 lindo9595 @ 08/28/09 04:23 PM

Who cares about coaches sitting down, if they make them do it then it's fine, but i could live without that. I don't even pay attention to the coaches.

# 87 krazyboy225 @ 08/28/09 04:24 PM

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Originally Posted by XxX syntax XxX


	Some of yall nikpick way to much and 2 forget if the coaches sit down..the passing tutorial overpasses that

Nitpicking or not its his gripe about the game..so let him speak...

# 88 XxX syntax XxX @ 08/28/09 04:25 PM

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Originally Posted by lindo9595


	Who cares about coaches sitting down, if they make them do it then it's fine, but i could live without that. I don't even pay attention to the coaches.

I know right..Like some of yall would not buy the game because of that..I dont care if the coaches sit down because overall the game looks amazeing and it looks like its got that fluidness to it

# 89 Bootzilla @ 08/28/09 04:42 PM

Wow. Control, player movement, player models, animations. Top notch. I'm impressed. Can't wait to get in the lab with this puppy so I can make these new passing controls second nature.

# 90 fLyGuY JuSa3 @ 08/28/09 04:42 PM

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Originally Posted by jtdribbles25


	thats cool, but it's as if some guys refuse to watch or see the purpose, and are constantly LOOKING to be the first one to see something ridiculous to complain about. These same people are usually the ones screaming gameplay first...yeah right.

whoaaaa everybody just chill out....
thats just my personal pet peeve!
im still gonna get the game
it looks great!
and im not complaining just pointing something out.

# 91 fLyGuY JuSa3 @ 08/28/09 04:43 PM

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Originally Posted by RayAP19


	Just because it's not a big deal to you doesn't mean it's not a big deal to everyone... people have different opinions. Believe it or not.

Thank u sir.....
ITs my opinion.

# 92 Melman @ 08/28/09 04:47 PM

Will the gameplay vid you guys will be releasing today have audio?

(crowd, arena sounds, commentating, etc.)

Havent really got a chance to hear how this game sounds from an enviroment standpoint without some music or noise in the background. It would be pretty cool to get a sneek peek of that.

# 93 23bluesman @ 08/28/09 06:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Melman


	Will the gameplay vid you guys will be releasing today have audio? (crowd, arena sounds, commentating, etc.) Havent really got a chance to hear how this game sounds from an enviroment standpoint without some music or noise in the background. It would be pretty cool to get a sneek peek of that.

Yeah I would like that too.

# 94 iminurbase @ 08/28/09 06:36 PM

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Originally Posted by thesniper321


	Hey guys something just came to my mind, I'm from France and I don't want to hear french comments, will we have the choice between french and english comments?

You'll have to set the entire language to English to hear English commentary.

# 95 iminurbase @ 08/28/09 06:41 PM

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Originally Posted by blues rocker


	YES!!! I like the way freestyle passing eliminates that old problem of players stopping as they make passes. I always hated how every time I passed the ball, the passer would slow his steps and come to a stop as he made the pass. In real basketball players make passes on the move and will continue running as they pass without breaking their momentum at all...I always thought it should be a default that if a player is moving as he makes a pass, he should continue moving and not stop as he passes. Beluba - can this be made into a default for every moving pass? There is really no reason for a player to stop moving as he makes a pass. Anyway - I'm loving the direct pass receiver control (pretty much a take off of 2k's icon lead passing, except way better because you have TOTAL control of the receiver). There is really no reason to even use the old pass button anymore. If I were EA, I'd eliminate the pass button completely and use that button for some kind of new control feature. It's really just redundant to waste a whole button on passing when freestyle and direct passing are much better anyway.

lol, I actually haven't used A to pass in months. I love getting past the first defender then using my right stick to dish off on the move.

# 96 thesniper321 @ 08/28/09 06:53 PM

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Originally Posted by iminurbase


	You'll have to set the entire language to English to hear English commentary.

That's tight tanks a lot iminurbase and stephenson for president and mike for prime minister

The whole EA crew for governor

# 97 blues rocker @ 08/28/09 06:58 PM

the only problem I see is at the beginning when he does a normal pass to luol deng...there is a long delay between when he presses the button and when his player actually makes the pass. I can see this becoming annoying if you are trying to quickly whip the ball to a teammate but you can't because the button/pass is not quick and responsive.

# 98 crm968 @ 08/28/09 07:07 PM

Man this **** look wack! how cold anyone like this game, for real? are you out of your damn minds?

I'm just playing, this game is looking more and more impressive every time i see it. I can't wait to play a season and reach the finals. GO EA!!!

# 99 thesniper321 @ 08/28/09 07:08 PM

Can someone from EA sprot tell me if the AI signature behind the back(hiding the ball) pass is in the game? Thanks

# 100 Beluba @ 08/28/09 07:14 PM

When you're offball:

A, CROSS = Call for pass
B, CIRCLE = Call for offball screen
X, SQUARE = Tell AI-controlled ball handler to shoot
Y, TRIANGLE = Call for alley-oop
Down on Right stick = Set screen

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