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E3 2013: NBA Live 14 Hands-On

11:09 AM - June 12, 2013 by RaychelSnr

If you remembered last year, NBA Live 13 was the game I was most excited about seeing at E3 2012. Well, we all know how well that worked out for basketball gamers, as the title was cancelled before it ever came to market.

This year things are looking up, and the reason for that is called bounceTek. BounceTek is the new physics-based dribbling system implemented into the game, which was showcased in some hand-on action with Kyrie Irving. This dribbling system seems to be borrowed from the old (defunct) NBA Elite which never made it to market either. Elite promised a new way of basketball starting with the dribbling system, one must think a lot of that old philosophy still stands with Live 14.

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# 41 noshun @ 06/12/13 06:54 PM

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Originally Posted by e_QUAY_tion


	Name 2 players who have the same style and go-to-moves..... That's what it boils down to, players fulfilling their own unique personas.

I thought this was about sig dribbles.. not go to moves?

# 42 quehouston @ 06/12/13 06:57 PM

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Originally Posted by noshun


	I thought this was about sig dribbles.. not go to moves?

Whats the difference?

# 43 quehouston @ 06/12/13 06:59 PM

Bottomline, different players handle the ball differently, just like different players shoot the ball differently. Hence the word "signature". Finished with this nonsense.

# 44 noshun @ 06/12/13 07:00 PM

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Originally Posted by quehouston


	Whats the difference?

1. how someone dribbles the ball to the ground and back into the hand

2. how someone uses a move to get around the defender to score or make a pass..

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Originally Posted by e_QUAY_tion


	Dude....you're kidding me right?

apparently you confused yourself..

laymans terms...

# 45 quehouston @ 06/12/13 07:02 PM

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Originally Posted by noshun


	1. how someone dribbles the ball to the ground and back into the hand 2. how someone uses a move to get around the defender to score or make a pass.. apparently you confused yourself.. laymans terms...

If they are talk about "Signature Dribbles", they are obviously talking about dribble moves used to beat their man, dude. C'mon.

# 46 noshun @ 06/12/13 07:09 PM

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Originally Posted by e_QUAY_tion


	Dude....you're kidding me right?

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Originally Posted by quehouston


	If they are talk about "Signature Dribbles", they are obviously talking about dribble moves used to beat their man, dude. C'mon.

http://www.nba.com/.element/mp3/2.0/..._Rule_Book.pdf

lol you and equaytion obviously are getting schooled... read up boys highlighted Section 2 page 17 under dribble. C'MON son...

Please don't respond again... you 2 look foolish now, class dismissed.

# 47 quehouston @ 06/12/13 07:13 PM

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Originally Posted by noshun


	http://www.nba.com/.element/mp3/2.0/..._Rule_Book.pdf lol you and equaytion obviously are getting schooled... read up boys highlighted Section 2 page 17 under dribble. C'MON son... Please don't respond again... you 2 look foolish now, class dismissed.

The word "dribble" as far as the rulebook, and the word "dribble" as far as a video game goes are 2 TOTALLY different aspects.

# 48 quehouston @ 06/12/13 07:15 PM

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Originally Posted by DukeC


	So...you're saying this is what NBA 2K has already? Gotcha. I know Live has to come up with names for the "Back of the Box" features but they could've picked a better name for this one. They could've even went back to "Freestyle" for all it mattered.

This isnt what 2k has already, because in 2k the ball is tied to the player. Thats why on 2k, you can time your reach in perfect situations, yet you still get called for fouls. I feel like Live will be different. Not better, but different.

# 49 PVarck31 @ 06/12/13 07:29 PM

Lets try to make this a little more constructive and watch the personal attacks please.

# 50 sirjam @ 06/12/13 07:43 PM

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Originally Posted by DukeC


	You mean the physics behind this? No that isn't what 2K has. 2K does have signature dribbles though, which is what everyone was arguing about. So my point stands.

what sig dribbles does 2k13 have?

# 51 quehouston @ 06/12/13 07:45 PM

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Originally Posted by DukeC


	You mean the physics behind this? No that isn't what 2K has. 2K does have signature dribbles though, which is what everyone was arguing about. So my point stands.

Ehhh....2k has dribbling PACKAGES. You cant select a "Kyrie" or "CP3" dribbling package on 2k like you can jumpshots. D.Rose doesn't move like D.Rose on 2k.

# 52 BIBBYNATOR10 @ 06/12/13 07:59 PM

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Originally Posted by 22cowboys22


	I just love that they have a demo for you to play but its not 5 on 5......WHAT?......october isnt that far off......and it's easy for a alpha demo to run when its not 5 on 5.....talk to me when its 5 on 5 and the crowd is in,benches,coaches and commentary if its running and playing smooth after that then you got my real attention.

NBA Live 14 is only releasing for next gen consoles so i wouldn't expect October to be a release date.

# 53 quehouston @ 06/12/13 08:10 PM

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Originally Posted by DukeC


	Enough dribbling packages to cover 70-80% of the league. It was better last year, but it's still decent. D-Wade (and any old school player by extension) is absolutely spot on. Most of those packages work for 80% of the league. Does everyone dribble the same? No, but they dribble similar enough as to make no difference. The only time you get distinct dribblers is with ELITE ballhandlers. Maybe 10-15 truly unique dribble tempos and change of pace. Everyone else dribbles the same to where it makes no difference. Again, not saying 2K can't work on that area because they can (they had better packages last year in fact) but I would hold my breath on hoping Live delivers on EVERY single person in the league. The effect is going to be awfully similar to 2K's dribble packages, I guarantee you that.

I agree with the fact that the packages will probably be similar to 2ks, but as far as what 2k has now, there hasn't been a move or animation that has happened that made me say "Oh that was D.Rose!!" or "That was Kyrie for sure!!" Thats where I feel like Live is gonna execute.

# 54 mlp111 @ 06/12/13 08:16 PM

It was a promising read and a good one. Live 14 and synergy seems its going to be a beast. Look forward to seeing how this will make the game play. It will almost be a different experience every hour. But what concerns me is that they are only showing 1 on 1. Nab elite 11 showed amazing in 1 on 1, the dribbling, freestyle, and freedom was great and sounds familiar to what they showed, BUT when they put everything together with 5 on 5, thats where it killed the game. So many people won't be a believer until 5 on 5 gameplay is shown (myself included). but sounds promising. But in my personal opinion, not really enough still to get me super hyped about it.

# 55 bigeastbumrush @ 06/12/13 08:34 PM

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Originally Posted by e_QUAY_tion


	On the article, it sounds to me like the BounceTek is going to bring tangibility to the ball. On 2k, due to animation, as a defender/shot blocker, you aren't able to touch the ball. Like they said in the presentation, in every previous basketball game, the ball has been attached, through animation, to the players' hand. BounceTek sounds like it'll bring a new element to defense, forcing you to pick your spots as a ball handler going against a lockdown defender and driving the lane against shot blockers.

August 2009:

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	As promised, we're back today showing all of you the new dribble moves that you'll see in NBA LIVE 10 this year. We really wanted to differentiate between players this year. What makes LeBron, LeBron? How about CP3? One of the ways in which we've captured this is in their dribbling styles. Let's start with the new "size up" mechanic in NBA LIVE 10. The size up is a series of dribbling moves used to breakdown a defender. How am I being guarded? Where is the opening? Answering these questions is the purpose of the size up. Once the ball handler catches the defender biting, he can then perform a go move out of the size up to take advantage of an over-zealous defender or a mismatch. Basically, the size up keeps the defender on his toes! In NBA LIVE 10, you perform these moves via the right trigger from a standstill position. Once you move the left stick (to move the character), you break out of the size up and start moving. One of the great things about this mechanic is that it can be broken out of at any time, or better yet, seamlessly linked into any quickstrike dribbling move using the right stick. There's no waiting for the animation to play out before going into your next move. If you want to start that next move, you can. In the video below, you can see that we've captured authentic player specific size ups. You can really see the difference between LeBron and Kobe's size up moves.

Bouncetek/Sizeups/Freestyle/Catchy nicknames but this is a "new" feature

# 56 JBH3 @ 06/12/13 08:35 PM

So what can this game do that NBA2K doesn't? I don't ask that rhetorically either. I seriously want to know what it's going to bring.

Honestly, EA would be better suited doing a GOOD college hoops game since their is not one on the market...

# 57 NINJAK2 @ 06/12/13 08:45 PM

Shots fired!! Synergy beats 2k insider already. looking forward to hearing more.

# 58 Ajknowsit @ 06/12/13 08:58 PM

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Originally Posted by JBH3


	Honestly, EA would be better suited doing a GOOD college hoops game since their is not one on the market...

No they don't, I like competition and having a choice. EA and 2k need to push each other, we don't need another monopoly on a sport, lol we need a few more company's in the ring too... like the old days.

# 59 Gramps91 @ 06/12/13 09:19 PM

I still hope you can shoot with a face button. I hate shot sticks. Nice to see this may be headed in the right direction.

# 60 ForeverVersatile @ 06/12/13 09:20 PM

I think you guy have the bounce tec stuff all wrong. There is no control to manually keep the ball bouncing so therefore its still tied to the hand. All this is just a spin on 2K13 dribbling. Don't let EA hype y'all with the word SIG. Just like 2K13 these are moves cut to fit a push of the stick in a given direction.

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