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Please Welcome Two Members of the NBA Elite 11 Team To Our OS Family

10:30 AM - June 23, 2010 by Pared

We now have access to two individuals who are working hard at putting EA's NBA series back to where it was. I'd like to give a warm welcome to rEAnimator and stepsix.

They will be here answering questions and sharing ideas to get a better grasp on what the community expects, as well as clear up some misconceptions on the actual game.

I'd ask you guys show them the respect, that should go without saying here.

They will follow up with their introductions now.

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# 21 TheShizNo1 @ 06/23/10 07:59 PM

Welcome, and keep it up. This might be the first EA basketball game I touch since DWade was on the cover.

# 22 rEAnimator @ 06/23/10 08:20 PM

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Originally Posted by ESB32CrowBonez


	Welcome to OS nba elite forums guys, my question is will there be chasedown block animations or we manually do chasedown blocks.

Thanks for the warm welcome guys. This is a nice easy question so I'll start with it first

As you've probably read already, our Hands On Controls mean that you control the feet with the left stick and the hands with the right stick. This holds true for both offense and defense.

So if you want to perform a chase down block, you'd control your player and chase your opponent with the left stick, and when you feel it's time to attempt the block you'd press up with the right stick.

Whether or not you're successful depends on your timing, your positioning (if the shooter's body is between you and the ball you will likely commit a foul) and the player ratings for the two players involved.

So to answer your question, yes it is manual.

As for the animations, they are influenced by physics so answering "will there be chasedown block animations" isn't a simple yes/no answer.

But we're working hard to make it look as realistic as possible while still giving the user full control of their player.

Hope that answers your question.

As Beluba said...back to work for me.

# 23 Earl1963 @ 06/23/10 09:07 PM

So there is no turbo button anymore right?

# 24 rEAnimator @ 06/23/10 09:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Earl1963


	So there is no turbo button anymore right?

Correct.

# 25 Tha_Kid @ 06/23/10 09:15 PM

You guys are quick. Welcome to the forums.

# 26 w2235 @ 06/23/10 09:45 PM

welcome Geoff and Fraser
i have a big question about nba elite 11 this year
first of all the game looks amazing but the player signature shots are not there
when i was watching the 7 min video on gamespot lebron and kevin durrents shot looked very much alike
so jus this queston
will there be signature shots this year?

# 27 Da-Man @ 06/23/10 09:52 PM

Welcome guys,

Im not sure if this has ben asked before but will all the new right stick dribbling and shooting moves be camera relative when playing on broadcast cam?

# 28 rEAnimator @ 06/23/10 10:00 PM

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Originally Posted by w2235


	welcome Geoff and Fraser i have a big question about nba elite 11 this year first of all the game looks amazing but the player signature shots are not there when i was watching the 7 min video on gamespot lebron and kevin durrents shot looked very much alike so jus this queston will there be signature shots this year?

I posted a reply to this in the 7 min video thread but I'll post it here again.

Yes, there will definitely be sig shots. We're adding them to the game this week and next week.

# 29 rEAnimator @ 06/23/10 10:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Da-Man


	Welcome guys, Im not sure if this has ben asked before but will all the new right stick dribbling and shooting moves be camera relative when playing on broadcast cam?

The right stick moves will all be controller relative. So right on the right stick means "do something" with the players right hand.

This will be the same for both broadcast and north/south cameras.

Personally, I think the game will feel better using N/S because it feels more like playing real basketball, but the controls work just as well in broadcast once you get used to them.

# 30 dubbduces @ 06/23/10 10:07 PM

Welcome guys!! I was huge fan of Live this year and I look forward to discussing the game. I have to ask, has the dynasty mode been touched at all? At least the ability to control all 30 teams would be great!

# 31 Hulkules @ 06/24/10 12:02 AM

Hey guys welcome, Im a huge live fan thank you for time on the boards. Just a quick question, with shooting, I know the succes bar decreases when a defender is near you, but will it decrease even more with 2 or 3 defenders around you. Particularly shooting in a crowd or over double teams?

# 32 blingballa333 @ 06/24/10 12:37 AM

Ok i have one concern.

I understand that the sweet spots for shooters (the green area) get smaller the further the player moves away from the basket, correct? But what if I'm controlling ray allen, who shoots better from 3 point range than midrange in some cases. Will the green area get smaller regardless as you move away from the basket or is DNA percentages tied into the shooting sweet spots at all. If not, I would be sorely dissapointed. I don't want Ray Allen to have a smaller sweet spot from 3 in the corner if his percentages are actually better than his shot 5 feet closer to the hoop. If everybodies sweet spot gets smaller the further you move away from the basket, and at the same rate, that would be pretty generic and unrealistic

Thanks,
Blingballa333

# 33 rEAnimator @ 06/24/10 12:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Hulkules


	Hey guys welcome, Im a huge live fan thank you for time on the boards. Just a quick question, with shooting, I know the succes bar decreases when a defender is near you, but will it decrease even more with 2 or 3 defenders around you. Particularly shooting in a crowd or over double teams?

That's a good question and since this part of the game hasn't been locked down yet I'd like to hear what you guys think.

If a guy is in front of you with his hand in your face that should definitely make the shot harder. No question. That is obvious.

If there are two two guys in front of you how much of a difference does that make?

What if one is in front and one is behind?

What if there is a guy in front of you, a guy to your left but you are fading to the right? Does the guy to the left influence the difficulty of the shot, or is the fact that you are fading away from him take care of the difficulty he would introduce?

We'll definitely make contested shot more difficult. As it gets more complicated than that we'll have to play around with different options and see what feels right. But I'm curious what you think.

# 34 stepsix @ 06/24/10 12:55 AM

We were just discussing the penalty on tight coverage today. The number of players in your face can easily be factored into the equation, but it's just a matter of finding a good balance of all the things that make up your level of difficulty for a given look at the hoop. Unlike previous years, it should be easy for you guys to see what you're up against with the shot hud updating real-time.

# 35 rEAnimator @ 06/24/10 12:55 AM

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Originally Posted by blingballa333


	Ok i have one concern. I understand that the sweet spots for shooters (the green area) get smaller the further the player moves away from the basket, correct? But what if I'm controlling ray allen, who shoots better from 3 point range than midrange in some cases. Will the green area get smaller regardless as you move away from the basket or is DNA percentages tied into the shooting sweet spots at all. If not, I would be sorely dissapointed. I don't want Ray Allen to have a smaller sweet spot from 3 in the corner if his percentages are actually better than his shot 5 feet closer to the hoop. If everybodies sweet spot gets smaller the further you move away from the basket, and at the same rate, that would be pretty generic and unrealistic Thanks, Blingballa333

If you picture the size of the sweet spot as a graph where the x-axis is the distance from the hoop and the y-axis is the size of the sweet spot, we can place points on that curve anywhere we want, it doesn't have to be a straight line.

So we could make one guy great at mid range shots and 3-pointers but horrible at close range shots.

Or we could make a guy great at 3-pt shots and great at close range shots but horrible at mid range shots.

Hope that answers your question.

# 36 rEAnimator @ 06/24/10 12:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Live Boii


	in the 7 min video there was talk of ankle breakers. will we be able to make people fall like live 09. but with better animation?

Yes...and you can put yourself at risk of falling by taking chances on defense and not controlling your player well.

This was one of the things that came out of the defensive slide mechanic the Community guys came up with when they were here in Vancouver.

I was in mocap today while they were capturing these moves. They look really cool.

# 37 ParisB @ 06/24/10 01:11 AM

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Originally Posted by rEAnimator


	That's a good question and since this part of the game hasn't been locked down yet I'd like to hear what you guys think. If a guy is in front of you with his hand in your face that should definitely make the shot harder. No question. That is obvious. If there are two two guys in front of you how much of a difference does that make? What if one is in front and one is behind? What if there is a guy in front of you, a guy to your left but you are fading to the right? Does the guy to the left influence the difficulty of the shot, or is the fact that you are fading away from him take care of the difficulty he would introduce? We'll definitely make contested shot more difficult. As it gets more complicated than that we'll have to play around with different options and see what feels right. But I'm curious what you think.

It will probably be impossible to program it completely accurate, since I think it depends a lot on the player(s) too. Like you said, the fact that there are 3 defenders in the vicinity doesn't necessarily make it a tougher shot. Also, what if it's Adam Morrison as opposed to a Tony Allen? There's probably also a "fear" rating that players have, lol. I'm not an NBA player, but if I came off a screen and the defender decided to chase me around it, I might be a little scared to pop the shot if I knew it was a taller defender with a reputation of being a good one too. On top of that, a Kobe leaner away from the defender isn't that much harder for him, where as a Derek Fisher needs to be stepping into his shot in rhythm to sink it, even if a defender is right there. I would also think a close out from a shorter player shouldn't have the same effect as a Dwight Howard charging at you whereas you might have it in your mind that "oh oh, here he comes, let me get the shot up quicker".

Where do we draw the line though? Should a Shane Battier make your shot harder compared to a Luke Walton? What if Luke Walton was 2 feet away and Battier was 5 feet away? Defenders have different athletic and defensive abilities. Which shot is tougher from the above scenarios?

It would be hard to draw the line between categorizing a contested shot as simply a defender in the vicinity, the quantity of defenders, and the quality of defenders, and add the offensive player's ability/confidence into the equation.

Guys like Kobe, Lebron, Wade, don't get affected much by shooting in traffic or even with a hand in their face (unless it's a clogged lane and they run into a brick wall and have to throw it up). I'm a Lakers fan and it's pretty common for Kobe to sink a shot with a palm directly in his face. These guys shoot basketballs for a living and don't even need to see the basket. Personally I don't think it affects Kobe if Raja Bell is in his grill and if somebody else is within 2 feet of him. He shoots off double teams basically every game.

Of course, an open shot is a higher percentage, but how much harder completely depends on the player and situation.

I don't want it to be impossible to shoot when there's a defender in the vicinity, because what we see as an "open" shot on TV while watching the NBA is in fact a contested shot most of the time with the defender's hand not being too far from the ball. You see Ray Allen or Stephen Curry curl off a screen and pop a 3 effortlessly and they look open, but in reality if you watch it in slow motion the screen allows them "just enough" separation to get the shot off.

So it's hard to say.

# 38 ParisB @ 06/24/10 01:17 AM

Also, I saw another post that brought up an interesting question.

How will fatigue affect shot difficulty? What about player speed?

With no turbo, how does it work? Can we casually walk the ball up the court?

# 39 rEAnimator @ 06/24/10 01:18 AM

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Originally Posted by ParisB


	It will probably be impossible to program it completely accurate, since I think it depends a lot on the player(s) too. Like you said, the fact that there are 3 defenders in the vicinity doesn't necessarily make it a tougher shot. Also, what if it's Adam Morrison as opposed to a Tony Allen? There's probably also a "fear" rating that players have, lol. I'm not an NBA player, but if I came off a screen and the defender decided to chase me around it, I might be a little scared to pop the shot if I knew it was a taller defender with a reputation of being a good one too. On top of that, a Kobe leaner away from the defender isn't that much harder for him, where as a Derek Fisher needs to be stepping into his shot in rhythm to sink it, even if a defender is right there. I would also think a close out from a shorter player shouldn't have the same effect as a Dwight Howard charging at you whereas you might have it in your mind that "oh oh, here he comes, let me get the shot up quicker". Where do we draw the line though? Should a Shane Battier make your shot harder compared to a Luke Walton? What if Luke Walton was 2 feet away and Battier was 5 feet away? Defenders have different athletic and defensive abilities. Which shot is tougher from the above scenarios? It would be hard to draw the line between categorizing a contested shot as simply a defender in the vicinity, the quantity of defenders, and the quality of defenders, and add the offensive player's ability/confidence into the equation. Guys like Kobe, Lebron, Wade, don't get affected much by shooting in traffic or even with a hand in their face. I'm a Lakers fan and it's pretty common for Kobe to sink a shot with a palm directly in his face. These guys shoot basketballs for a living and don't even need to see the basket. Personally I don't think it affects Kobe if Raja Bell is in his grill and if somebody else is within 2 feet of him. He shoots off double teams basically every game. Of course, an open shot is a higher percentage, but how much harder completely depends on the player and situation. I don't want it to be impossible to shoot when there's a defender in the vicinity, because what we see as an "open" shot on TV while watching the NBA is in fact a contested shot most of the time with the defender's hand not being too far from the ball. You see Ray Allen or Stephen Curry curl off a screen and pop a 3 effortlessly and they look open, but in reality if you watch it in slow motion the screen allows them "just enough" separation to get the shot off. So it's hard to say.

For me that fear factor you talk about should be applied to you, the guy holding the controller, not to the virtual player on the court.

If we do our jobs right, and you're controlling the dribbler while a tall, fast, strong defensive player is chasing you, you should feel that fear that you're going to get blocked and that fear should make it that little bit harder to pull off the perfect shot.

Believe me, it's real. I've felt it already. The pressure of the game winning three makes it that much harder to execute the controls and that makes the game so much more fun to play than ever before.

# 40 ParisB @ 06/24/10 01:37 AM

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Originally Posted by rEAnimator


	For me that fear factor you talk about should be applied to you, the guy holding the controller, not to the virtual player on the court. If we do our jobs right, and you're controlling the dribbler while a tall, fast, strong defensive player is chasing you, you should feel that fear that you're going to get blocked and that fear should make it that little bit harder to pull off the perfect shot. Believe me, it's real. I've felt it already. The pressure of the game winning three makes it that much harder to execute the controls and that makes the game so much more fun to play than ever before.

Good point. Should work if implemented right. Can't wait to try it out.

Does that mean attributes are shown properly in terms of leaping abilities and reflexes?

Will the physics apply to rebounding as well? Combined with different leaping abilities, a guy like Gasol doesn't get much vertical on any of his rebounds/dunks but still dominates boards due to his length.

Sorry for all the questions, I'm bored and like talking basketball and video games.

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