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NBA Live 14 Updates Rosters, Over 500 Player Ratings and Adds More Jerseys

02:42 PM - March 7, 2014 by Steve_OS

EA Sports and the NBA Live 14 team have completed all of the trades throughout the league, updated more than 500 player ratings and added Noche Enebea (Bulls, Lakers, Heat, Knicks, Suns, Spurs) and St. Patrick’s Day jerseys (Celtics, Bulls).

With the release of title update #2, about a month ago, the team can now update in a more timely fashion with the Live Update system.

They have also explained the differences between synergy sports and ratings updates:

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	SYNERGY SPORTS VS. RATINGS UPDATES We also understand that there has been some confusion around Synergy Sports updates and how it relates to ratings. The important thing to know is that while Synergy Sports contributes to player tendencies and AI – as well as driving our LIVE Season challenges – roster updates are still manually done by our development team. We do, and will continue to, use Synergy Sports to inform all of our ratings decisions and input, but it’s only one piece of the puzzle. Think of the player ratings as a modifier to all of the Synergy Sports data that’s coming down the pipe in real time. HOW SYNERGY SPORTS WORKS Now, let’s dive into how Synergy Sports actually works and what’s being updated immediately after each NBA contest. Synergy Sports automatically updates player tendencies, which directly affects gameplay, so players on the virtual court behave as realistically as possible. For example, Synergy Sports sets the shooting percentages for distances for each player, which are then modified by the player rating. Additionally, every frame, it uses the tendency updates to help the player evaluate what direction they want to drive, what shoulder they shoot over and more. As mentioned before, this evaluation is constant, using the data updated within an hour of a game’s completion. This is just a small sample of all that Synergy Sports drives for individual players. Synergy Sports also powers our LIVE Season mode, both NBA Rewind and BIG Moments. After each game, Synergy Sports pulls data on some of the best performances, which we then review and feed into the challenges. This is a bit of a hybrid manual/automated process, as we want to make sure the challenges offered are entertaining and fun for players. Between the challenges, and the tendency data, Synergy Sports has allowed us to make over 13,000 updates and 1,300 challenges during the first half of the NBA season, and we won’t be slowing down. The process is only getting faster and more efficient as we work with it, and we’re completely committed to offering fans the most accurate reflection of the NBA possible.

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# 41 The 24th Letter @ 03/10/14 03:45 PM

In the past, I've seen them in the "other basketball games" forum...

and honestly, i am pretty sure it's cool to make some comparisons here...It's when guys start using those comparisons to excuse one game or the other, or trash one game to build another, issues arise....

# 42 Andrews @ 03/10/14 04:03 PM

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Originally Posted by El_Poopador


	have you seen lebron in the sleeved jerseys? id say its pretty accurate. if anything its not tight enough.

For real accuracy, Lebron's shooting touch should go down when he wears sleeves LOL

# 43 johnlnames @ 03/10/14 06:08 PM

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Originally Posted by hakeemdaprince


	See you are misinformed and that's how bad information spreads.Live 08 plays nothing like this game with the player icons like 2k stole.They took ideas from Elite & this is polished version of Live 13 no different from 2k14 current/last. They had a year and a half development cycle and that's why I say ppl better be thankful cause if 2k gets in the same position they are going out of business (all the VC in the world is not enough to fund a engine overhaul).

2k didnt steal anything from live. Wang left live and came back to 2k and brought his ideas. I've played live 14 and live 08. Its no different to me, theres no player movement or IQ and all you have to do is drive to the basket to score. I use to be a huge fan of the live franchise, but they've let me down too many times. NBA Live 14 might go down as the worst game in history

# 44 loosey101 @ 03/10/14 06:56 PM

Live 14 does have some positives to take away, even if this year wasn't what we expected. First, bouncetek. I think it's awesome, makes dribbling and shooting fun. Second, presentation, if they can get the commentating down in 15, it's going to be amazing. I played 2k, yeah this isn't the 2k forum but it needs to be said. The menus and loading screens look abysmal. Commentating is obviously top notch but it is growing old. Third, UT, yeah there isn't a trade block but damn if it isn't fun to play and easy to understand and get points to spend. Fourth, the competition, it felt refreshing to have another game to play this year. I enjoy the hell out of it even though it has its glaring flaws. Being really busy, it's super easy for me to pick it up and play a game and actually feel like I have some sort of skill lol. I understand people bashing the game but it comes down to personal opinion. I'm looking glass half full and I think 15 will be better. They know what they need to fix, graphics and animations should be their top priority.

# 45 theoneandbigboi @ 03/11/14 07:14 PM

They never update shoes they told me to send a list of shoes I did they said wait for 15 some of these shoes should have been added aswell as colorways hiring a shoe guru my butt

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# 46 Tha_Kid @ 03/11/14 08:34 PM

Some rating changes make zero sense. John wall 3pt rating is up to a 72 which fits, yet Trevor Ariza 42% from three on a high volume of shots is still a 71.

Don't understand how you look at the wizards ratings and don't touch Ariza.

# 47 nick_sr @ 03/11/14 09:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Tha_Kid


	Some rating changes make zero sense. John wall 3pt rating is up to a 72 which fits, yet Trevor Ariza 42% from three on a high volume of shots is still a 71. Don't understand how you look at the wizards ratings and don't touch Ariza.

hopefully they give us editing options next year, that alone will boost sales.

# 48 DonWuan @ 03/12/14 12:33 PM

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Originally Posted by nick_sr


	hopefully they give us editing options next year, that alone will boost sales.

Yeah I probably won't buy if no editing options for roster/sliders. Game would only last me about 6 weeks without being able to tweak.

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# 49 myers1i @ 03/18/14 09:11 PM

I have to admit....I actually really enjoy playing this game! Might be because I am tired of NBA 2k. I feel like since 2k11 they have made the same 2k game every year. My favorite NBA 2k was probably 2k9 or 210. Hey has anyone had the problem with the loading screens freezing in NBA live 14? If so do you know how to get around it? I have had to restart the game like 500 times because the loading screens never end or transition.

# 50 VDusen04 @ 03/25/14 03:31 PM

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Originally Posted by nick_sr


	hopefully they give us editing options next year, that alone will boost sales.

I apologize for being terribly out of the loop, but players cannot be manually edited in Live 14?! If I am understanding correctly, I am at a loss as to how both games have removed an overabundance of options we used to believe were foregone conclusions to be included in each given product.

# 51 WTF @ 03/25/14 05:23 PM

Nope, they can't at all.

# 52 DIRK41NOWITZKI @ 03/26/14 11:20 AM

Interesting. I checked Live last night. Kyrie was in the inactive list like he should be. Checked today and he was in the starting lineup. Thinking he was still injured I checked ESPN's projected starting lineups for today's game and Kyrie was starting. Maybe EA is starting to live up to their hourly(ish) updates that they promised.

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# 53 VDusen04 @ 03/26/14 04:47 PM

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Originally Posted by WTF


	Nope, they can't at all.

Yowzers. Here's hoping both companies realize gamers really, really value customization and the ability to edit over the likes of always-online and forced auto-roster-updates.

# 54 _Fernando @ 08/15/14 01:44 PM

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Originally Posted by king doe


	another thing, was there an update that removed injuries so you could play with injured players?

If you're playing an exhibition, you should be able to swap guys off the IR.

# 55 RonRac1 @ 08/15/14 04:34 PM

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Originally Posted by NBALIVE_Fernando


	If you're playing an exhibition, you should be able to swap guys off the IR.

But you can't swap guys off of IR, if you are playing online. I wish we can get another roster update for Live 14 before 15 comes out with the injured players available for online...

# 56 DIRK41NOWITZKI @ 08/15/14 05:00 PM

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Originally Posted by RonRac1


	But you can't swap guys off of IR, if you are playing online. I wish we can get another roster update for Live 14 before 15 comes out with the injured players available for online...

Sean O'Brien said in the NLSC podcast that Live 14 will get another roster update before 15.

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