NBA Live 15 News Post

NBA Live 15 and First In-Game Update Available Today, Post Your Impressions

10:34 AM - October 28, 2014 by Steve_OS

NBA Live 15 is available today for both Xbox One and PlayStation 4. Since more people will have their hands on it today, we figured it would be better to start a fresh new topic.

If you want to read some impressions from the EA Access version, click here. Otherwise, play a few games and post your impressions.

NOTE: If you are looking for the game or demo in the PS Store, they typically update later in the afternoon.

EA Sports has posted their full list of controls for the Xbox One and PlayStation 4.

Below is a list of items that have arrived in the first in-game update:

Updated scanned player heads for D. Rose, J. Noah, K. Leonard, and C. Anthony
Updated San Antonio Spurs Championship jerseys
Cleveland, New Orleans, and Charlotte courts have been updated
Updated jersey icons for MIN alternate, MIA Floridians (Hardwood Classics), PHI road, CLE alt 2
Updated accessory colors for new Cavaliers uniforms
Updated "Pull the Chair" Post Move
Updated catch animations on inbound passes
Updated "Up and Under" layup animations
Updated team show colors for Sacramento
Jordan shoes updated for players in Rookie Showcase.
Steal rating updated for K. Humphries & J. Hamilton
Updated accessories on several players
Updated rosters to reflect recent player moves
Updated player shoes in the All-Star Game
Moved some players to the free agency pool
Updated player portraits in Live Ultimate Team
Info updated on several players, including playstyles, positions, jersey numbers and more
Foot planting with pump fakes has been updated
Shot timing updated for free throws

Game: NBA Live 15Reader Score: 6/10 - Vote Now
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# 381 WTF @ 10/31/14 08:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Philstat


	Yes, this aspect blows me away, that this has to be pointed out to them, I get the feeling this game is made by a bunch of programmers and coders with little love and understanding of the actual game of basketball. IMO, that's what separates this game and 2K, those dudes have a devotion of love and commitment, they are genuine fans of the game and it's reflective in the final product.

Well in that case, you couldn't be further from the truth. That's all I'll say.

# 382 Insight23 @ 10/31/14 08:32 PM

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Originally Posted by tha_show256


	Ok, I really most times chose to stay away from negativity when it comes to things, but, I wonder...are you gentlemen choosing to overlook certain aspects of fundamental basketball?? And basketball video games??...you must be able to go out of bounds!! It's a crucial part of the game, live 15, doesn't allow you to go out of bounds! This must be fixed before I can praise this game any at all! Let's not talk about the way offenses are ran on this game, even with automotion on, there is still very little off ball movement. So, before we can have a debate on how good of game play this game has, these fundamental things must be fixed to even have a discussion in my book. I'm playing on the PS4 if that's a difference in any of this...

Some people are caught up too much with the game being "fun" and finally having an alternative to the other game after all these years. Im actually having fun with the game as others are but just as a pickup game and because I'm absolutely intrigued by some of the face scans and presentation.

I've still played the other game more since Live has been released because although it's not without it's flaws it is more fundamental basketball being played.

I'm glad the reviews read 5.5 or 6.0 tho it makes sure Live keeps making strides.

# 383 nick_sr @ 10/31/14 08:51 PM

Why can't we play the games on the actual day anymore? Now you have to wait a day later to playthem

# 384 tha_show256 @ 10/31/14 08:51 PM

Also, every time I fire up Live 15 on my ps4 I get a error after pressing any button and I don't get to the start up screen I get W-2xxxx error? WTF is that because after every time that happens and I power down my ps4 and it has problems completely shutting down, as a matter of fact it never does, Im trying to put if in stand by mode btw...I have to unplug it from the wall to shut it down!! I'm tempted to not put it back in system as this is only a rental and I don't want to risk my system.

# 385 siraulo234 @ 10/31/14 08:56 PM

well there's just something about this game that is kinda satisfying, sure it has a lot of problems, but there's a lot of good things about it that 2k15 cant offer

Things i love:
- Jumpshots in this game: the defender recovery speed is something 2k can learn from, the game penalizes you from pressing triangle to contest the shot, instead you gotta be in closeout distance and just contest the jumpshots without over committing, no need to press triangle

- I love the core mechanics of the pick and roll/pop game, every pick and roll you run is based on read and react and the variation of the way cpu defends the pick and roll just makes the pick and roll game dynamic

Things i dont like
- They gotta tone down cpu's on ball d effectiveness, theyre just way too strong right now, cpu defends like bruce bowen right now
- Layups? right now you gotta be right at the rim to shoot a layup with the square button, it's annoying seeing your player take 2 feet jumpshot etc...
- The icon pass is useless, having to hold the r1 button THEN press the icon kinda makes it pointless, it has to more snappy and it should just be a press rather than hold. Right now you cant icon pass during fastbreak, drive and kick etc...

# 386 Playmakers @ 10/31/14 09:01 PM

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Originally Posted by FLIGHTWHITE


	I can't believe this. I knew there would be something that would make me say WTF??? Some things I can overlook but a feature as important as this can't be. What was EA thinking?? I'm trying to stay positive but this, Nash and Randle still in my Laker lineup is flat out WHACKED!!! 3's are still money. I was under the impression that things would update hours after the games. As much as I like this game and the fun factor I have to have some basic features though

from what skillz was saying it sounds like EA has the Boudary Force field around the entire court.....

I'm not sure who made that decision to keep players from going out of bounds but then again I've been rather upset lately after hearing that the CPU AI don't even throw lobs passes to their big's in this game.

I mean seriously there are Highschool PG's who have the tendency to throw lob passes and yet in NBA game this non-existent for the CPU AI....

# 387 siraulo234 @ 10/31/14 09:04 PM

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Originally Posted by The 24th Letter


	Had LeBron hit 3 3's in a row on me to seal a game last night....all heavily contested....felt so cheap to me... I'll probably never be fond of release points that aren't based off the top of your jump....but it is what it is...I'm starting to get my Spurs shots down... The logic behind makes and misses is what I'm concerned with...

ratings + if you're open + good release, you'll probably make the shot

late closeout barely make a difference which is great thing

# 388 rafaelpaolo84 @ 10/31/14 09:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Gotmadskillzson


	Yeah the CPU hits too high of a rate of all net jumpers. I would like to see some variety, like some bank shots from distance, some rim bouncers, rim rollers, etc.

I feel like we've been asking this since Live 09, smh. It kills the immersion esp in the course of a 48 min game.

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Originally Posted by Gotmadskillzson


	That is correct, you can't go out of bounds anywhere. I noticed this when I was trapping the post and doing full court traps, the CPU would slide around it and I was thinking how is that not out of bounds. You see the CPU do it a lot along the baseline. I then purposely tried to go out of bounds all over the place, nope, you hit an invisible wall and just glide along it all the way to the rim.

Live used to have a boundary force field slider that controls this, I guess in Live 15 it's permanently set to the maximum value. Why they decided to do this, who knows. You play good defense to force the ball handler tight along the baseline, only for him to do a crazy up and under or reverse layup while never ever going out of bounds and pushing defenders aside along the way.

# 389 Flightwhite24 @ 10/31/14 09:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Playmakers


	from what skillz was saying it sounds like EA has the Boudary Force field around the entire court..... I'm not sure who made that decision to keep players from going out of bounds but then again I've been rather upset lately after hearing that the CPU AI don't even throw lobs passes to their big's in this game. I mean seriously their Highschool PG's who have the tendency to throw lob passes and yet in NBA game this non-existent for the CPU AI....

To be honest I'm not that surprised. I said 2 weeks ago that we would find something whacked in this game. For some reason EA has to do something that just makes you say WTF???

If I had of noticed this I would not have purchased. EA did so many things right with this game but this has left a sour feeling going forward for me. NO OOB IN A BASKETBALL GAME??? Really??

I have the Digital copy and I will play this game but I'm gonna look on Craigslist for a cheap copy of NBA 2K15 for my Season/Dynasty fix.

# 390 The 24th Letter @ 10/31/14 09:24 PM

I was wondering how my online opponent was tip toeing the baseline like he was....makes sense now

# 391 BL8001 @ 10/31/14 09:28 PM

There is an out of bounds force field for sure but I have gone out of bounds in a few situations.

The types of game mistakes you wish the CPU would make when they had the ball.

But for some reason these things get programmed for the user and not the CPU.

1) going for a rebound My player has spilled the ball and then chased it stepping out of bounds as he grabs it.

2) I was just outside the lane running into the defensive force field of a cpu defender. One of my player was behind me spotted up for a 3. Perfect I thought, but as I passed it back the player turned sideways and appeared primed to dribble around the 3 pt arc. Except he stepped out of bounds while catching the pass.

3) I stole it from the CPU but it went towards the top of the screen, a cpu player up there rammed into my cpu controlled player and knocked him out of bounds, the CPU player tried to pick up the loose ball but he was out of bounds

4) I was coming down the lane and jumped to block the low post shooter but missed, luckily my PF blocked it but he blocked it into my player whose momentum had carried him out of bounds.

I have never seen the CPU go out of bounds or touch it out of bounds.

# 392 WTF @ 10/31/14 09:29 PM

There's an update.

Saw a new end of quarter animation where D Rose drew a foul. Uploading a clip.

# 393 BL8001 @ 10/31/14 09:30 PM

Also this happened an hour ago.

# 394 Flightwhite24 @ 10/31/14 09:30 PM

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Originally Posted by The 24th Letter


	I was wondering how my online opponent was tip toeing the baseline like he was....makes sense now

I'm sitting hear laughing because I'm in total disbelief. I'm thinking about some of the baseline moves that I've done and the cpu and I/cpu never went OOB. It never dawned on me.

I still love the gameplay because the fun factor can't be denied. Hopefully EA can maybe tweak it so OOB becomes a factor?

# 395 Flightwhite24 @ 10/31/14 09:35 PM

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Originally Posted by BL8001


	Also this happened an hour ago.

Was hoping for a new Roster Update but that's a no-go. Gonna play and see if I notice anything.

# 396 Gotmadskillzson @ 10/31/14 09:40 PM

EA need to correct the problems with this game ASAP before people start calling this game NBA Street. Too much flash and highlight reel type of scores, very little actual substance. Think I'm kidding ? Next time you play the CPU, count how many times the CPU hit double clutch lay ups and circus shot looking lay ups IN TRAFFIC. Count many times you see the CPU throw an alley oop. You won't see the CPU throw an alley oop.

I'm still scratching my head of WHY EA made the hook shot the standard shot for the post. Says it right in the control list.

Tell me why you literally can push a guy out of the post all the way to the boundary invisible wall while he still constantly dribbling like an idiot sliding backwards. It usually will end up as a 5 second call against the CPU.

Tell me why if you just hold the L2 button you can ride the CPU ball handler hip all the way down the court, full court, just attached to their hip riding it the entire way.

So EA needs to make a choice. They either need to come out and say our game is NBA Street disguised as NBA Live or admit there are some major flaws in our game but we are working on smoothing all these rough edges out.

But they need to come out and make a public announcement and make it soon. Because if your game don't resemble the NBA you see on TV, then it don't matter how good your servers are. Makes me angry to be honest, because the game looks good, the lighting and atmosphere are great, shoe game is proper. But then you see all these arcade elements in it and you can't help to think of NBA Street.

# 397 BL8001 @ 10/31/14 09:40 PM

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Originally Posted by FLIGHTWHITE


	Was hoping for a new Roster Update but that's a no-go. Gonna play and see if I notice anything.

I have my game off right now. But I was thinking...new cavs unis maybe?

I will be able to check in about an hour.

# 398 Philstat @ 10/31/14 09:41 PM

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Originally Posted by WTF


	Well in that case, you couldn't be further from the truth. That's all I'll say.

Yeah, I'll agree, not an accurate assessment (more out of frustration), I just don't get how this could have been overlooked, this is a serious head scratcher.

# 399 JoeDog10 @ 10/31/14 09:41 PM

At the rate the CPU hits 3's, it makes it impossible to even double team in the post off the wing. Deng hit 5 3's in a row against me when I took LBJ and went to double Bosh in the post. Frustrating.

# 400 rafaelpaolo84 @ 10/31/14 09:44 PM

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Originally Posted by BL8001


	There is an out of bounds force field for sure but I have gone out of bounds in a few situations.

Yeah there's still out of bounds in loose ball situations such as you described.

On another note, has anyone seen an illegal screen called? I see in the settings that it is an option, but I haven't seen one called yet. Could be because I'm still on the demo?

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