Anyone given up on the game?

[BlueTooth]

I've stop playing live 06 after only 4 days( live 06 really reminds me of live 2003). And since then I've been playing association mode and the EBC mode of 2K6 for a week now and I'm still loving it.( 2K6's AI are really good)

[Colin]

Maybe I should post my sliders sometime this week. Makes my games enjoyable. Superstar mode in 8 minute quarters, I can barely hit the 100 point mark with the Suns, but I'm still undefeated after 6 games so far, including topping the Spurs and Nuggets. It's fun to play, but's not challenging enough, mainly because Amare's dominating inside (but not too unstoppable with my slider tweaks).

I'd like to see them. And that list bit is the reason why I'm not using the Suns in my dynasty this year. It's too easy. I'm going to use a team like Boston or Orlando. Yea, Orlando sound good. Bunch of games against Shaq should be tough.

[Matt]

I'm using Detroit on Superstar and i'me barely over .500 after about 45 games. It's kinda tough, and it'll get tougher after all my vets retire real soon

[Oosh]

I've also had enough of the game already, took me about 4 days too.

Im used to all the "gimmicks" and they're just another useless part of the game to me now so it just feels like 2005 and im sick to death of that.

This is the WORST NBA Live yet.

I havent got NBA 2k6 yet but im pretty certain its gonna be better than this NBA Live 2005 "patch".

[Tim*The King*Duncan]

no, 2k6 has alot of hype too, but its a cartoonish kinda game, it doesn't have the gritty feeling that live has, talk about sliding, it looks like 2k6 players are playing ball in an ice rink, I had my qualms with 06 but, it IS still the best ball game out today, just pl;ay with the superstar freestyle and the sliders, you'll find what your looking for.

[kingsfanman]

Good lord, you all want a perfect game, waiting each year hoping the next one will be perfect.. then when it finally does come, you only realize the bad parts of the game, not all hte improvements and fun it has over the previous years. It's a good game, don't like it? Make your own. ._. I work for a video game company now, and people, EA has the best crew and workers for everything... people in my office could only dream of making such a nice game.. so realize that.. and the game might be a little more fun to you. If you want to play REAL basketball, go out to the court.. not on your gaming system or PC.

[DTNTER2003]

Well, I am mostly an online player. I am pretty decent, was ranked #1 for 1 day. But after the dust has settled and the kids have come to play, the online gaming has become a farce. I have lost 3 straight games to lower ranked players simply because the "run around like a chicken with your head cut off then dunk" strategy is unstoppable. And on top of all that when you DO manage to finally shut down the inside all they have to do is kick it out for a money three ball with just about any run of the mill shooter over any great defenders hands. I wish EA would tweak the online game for skill, not noobs. I am retiring from online while my rating is still good cause i refuse to sell out to cheapness.

[Metsis]

Good lord, you all want a perfect game, waiting each year hoping the next one will be perfect.. then when it finally does come, you only realize the bad parts of the game, not all hte improvements and fun it has over the previous years. It's a good game, don't like it? Make your own. ._. I work for a video game company now, and people, EA has the best crew and workers for everything... people in my office could only dream of making such a nice game.. so realize that.. and the game might be a little more fun to you. If you want to play REAL basketball, go out to the court.. not on your gaming system or PC.

The kids just don't have a clue of how much work and how impossible it is to even make that game... It's hard and it gets harder and harder as new features need to be added to it.

I still don't have it, but I'm quite sure that the game will be good.

And you guys saying that the game is too easy with Phoenix and that you can score at will, well, they just do that in real life too. With Marion and Amare on wings with Steve with the ball in the middle, it's going to be tough to stop them. AND YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT THE LACK OF THE FAST BREAK FOR TWO YEARS NOW! YOU NOW HAVE THE FAST BREAK AND NOW YOU COMPLAIN ABOUT THE PRESENSE OF THE FAST BREAK! Man that's just lame...

Quit whining... Go play real ball and dunk it on everyone...

[Retrolock]

i just recently bought this game...

i was shocked because there was no post-up button anymore..

still havent given up on it though im a nba live junkie

[point-guard]

m i the only one that actually thinks that this is a great game??i fixed my sliders..and game score are very realistic...rebounds are all ok..i love the game.maybe u guy play the dribble dribbl dunk dunk style..maybe try to set up some play..and who said there aint any post up play?

[Fitzy]

I am too about to give up on this game myself

[nextnba]

I agreed the game pretty much sucks now! Appearly LIVE haven't listen to any of our major complaints! BLOCKING is still too easy, even when you set it to 0!!! It's impossible to MISS A SHOT! Computer don't even bother to block your jump shots anymore! Plus I am making making 3 POINT PLAY (jump shot, with foul) like crazy! The slider is still messy as hell! When the *uck is LIVE going to listen to us about the dam BLOCKING PROBLEM! Stupid blocking problem! ERRRRR!!!!! I give up, not going to buy LIVE anymore!

[Matt]

can anyone spot a familiar pattern here? It's the noobs that are "quitting" on this game....none of the NLSC vets have done more than simply pointing out their thoughts on the games issues.

[Mentally Hilarious]

can anyone spot a familiar pattern here? It's the noobs that are "quitting" on this game....none of the NLSC vets have done more than simply pointing out their thoughts on the games issues.

How is this surprising?

[Matt]

its' not....but these assholes are flooding the forums with their stupid bitching. They should stick to one thread and beat off to 2k6 there.

[giggsryan]

I'm pretty new to this forum, I just made this ID, rather. You guys might consider me as a newbie as well, though I played nba live series ever since nba live 95 (SNES, still have the nintendo cartridge) but I'm pretty new to the internet community for nba live games. I also play in superstar mode.

My complaints are pretty much similar to what the other people previously stated before, but I think it's more in a reasonable manner.

The improvements in graphics and animations are truely impressive, but there are so many faults in the game that it ruins the great parts of the game because of fraustration.

1. Since NBA Live 2003, I started playing it on the computer and it was fun without having the need for a controller. Now that the developer put so many features on something that only an analog controller can do, I really feet left out. I'm not VERY much into gaming, so I don't plan to buy a computer vd controller.

2. I tried to settle with some slider changes, but some problems just could not change, such as offensive rebounding. Even at CPU offensive rebound slider at 0, and my defensive rebound slider at 80, a guard rebounded over Tyson Chandler.

3. It reminded me of NBA Live 2003, when I was, and the CPU was able to lay-up/dunk constantly without any contact of the defense at all.

4. Even after a lay-up/dunk block shot, by the time my player lands on the ground, another player of the other team already scored a quick lay-up, so quick that it is nearly impossible to even collide with that player.

5. It made me feel like EA Sports doesn't care much about their work, when I saw the weighs of the players. They put the height in the scale of centimeters, perfectly fine. The weigh though? it is in lbs, for a second I thought Kevin Garnett was 100 lbs, it obviously meant 100kg folks. This sure isn't a biggie, but it gives me the idea that EA Sports don't care much.
Look at the player creation folks, does that look any different from NBA Live 2005? better yet, NBA Live 2004? The player creation was actually better in NBA Live 2003.

This release certainly isn't the worst, obviously because it is the latest of the series. However, I think it is safe to say that it is rather disappointing and fraustrating that we had to wait for an year for such a poor NBA Live release. These are only my opinion.

Thank you for reading.

[k083]

I'm pretty new to this forum, I just made this ID, rather. You guys might consider me as a newbie as well, though I played nba live series ever since nba live 95 (SNES, still have the nintendo cartridge) but I'm pretty new to the internet community for nba live games. I also play in superstar mode.

My complaints are pretty much similar to what the other people previously stated before, but I think it's more in a reasonable manner.

The improvements in graphics and animations are truely impressive, but there are so many faults in the game that it ruins the great parts of the game because of fraustration.

1. Since NBA Live 2003, I started playing it on the computer and it was fun without having the need for a controller. Now that the developer put so many features on something that only an analog controller can do, I really feet left out. I'm not VERY much into gaming, so I don't plan to buy a computer vd controller.

2. I tried to settle with some slider changes, but some problems just could not change, such as offensive rebounding. Even at CPU offensive rebound slider at 0, and my defensive rebound slider at 80, a guard rebounded over Tyson Chandler.

3. It reminded me of NBA Live 2003, when I was, and the CPU was able to lay-up/dunk constantly without any contact of the defense at all.

4. Even after a lay-up/dunk block shot, by the time my player lands on the ground, another player of the other team already scored a quick lay-up, so quick that it is nearly impossible to even collide with that player.

5. It made me feel like EA Sports doesn't care much about their work, when I saw the weighs of the players. They put the height in the scale of centimeters, perfectly fine. The weigh though? it is in lbs, for a second I thought Kevin Garnett was 100 lbs, it obviously meant 100kg folks. This sure isn't a biggie, but it gives me the idea that EA Sports don't care much.
Look at the player creation folks, does that look any different from NBA Live 2005? better yet, NBA Live 2004? The player creation was actually better in NBA Live 2003.

This release certainly isn't the worst, obviously because it is the latest of the series. However, I think it is safe to say that it is rather disappointing and fraustrating that we had to wait for an year for such a poor NBA Live release. These are only my opinion.

Thank you for reading.

Well said. These are only some of the many flaws/quirks that EA never bothered to even look at.

[J Easy]

i gave up on live period.....that game takes forever to load.......i can't take it back......i might give it away

[Air Jordon]

4. Even after a lay-up/dunk block shot, by the time my player lands on the ground, another player of the other team already scored a quick lay-up, so quick that it is nearly impossible to even collide with that player.


amen to that, i hate when they do that. And your right, EA doesnt care about gameplay, they just update rosters, make it look pretty, and add some fad to the game so kids will want it.

[kefun]

well i think the realism of the game has gone to a much better level. the flow of the animation is pretty good compared to last year. looking at CB4 slamming it 2 handed makes ME feeling like im posterizing the player hahaha

alot of things in the game might seem to be bad and all but i rememebr when i first started live 05 i had to fool around with the sliders, but once i got used to it, i use default sliders and i can still own. so i think its more just getting used to the game.

[galvatron3000]

blocking is no where near as bad as it was last year, fastbreak b-ball actually exists in a Live b-ball game, sliding/skating is not very noticeable at all unless you just want to notice it, shooting is too easy but can be adjusted with sliders, rebounding could be better but it's been occassional mishaps, though sometimes at key moments, flakey adjusted lay-up shots that go out of bounds are gone, thank God, there is no saving of profile to retain your play sets and stats, some of the attribute players have are not too good but can be quickly fix by changing them yourself. All in all unless you are still playing Live 2005 some of the concerns I hear are just plain lies or feeble attempts by folks who love another b-ball Sim to bash Live. It's cool if that's what you do but it would seem to me if you Love other B-ball games so much you would spend more time on their board chatting about that game and how it comes across to those of like minds. My take and for those with valid points most can be fixed or atleast adjusted with sliders and if that's not enough take it back and get something else is probably your best bet.

[Laxation]

live 06 does have its problems, but usually they are the players own fault.

blocking someone, then falling over and giving the opp. an easy goal: quickly select your PF, take him over and block the guy coming in. Then if they get it againt, get your C and block *repeat*

ball going out of bounds on adjusted shot *god, i hate this*: it means the shot was neveer there to begin with and you shouldnt have gone for it.

Game takes forever to load: get some ritalin you moron

Opp gets too many offensive rebounds: learn to time your jump properly

the superstar stuff is awesome (to me) because yao ming owns with his 'hook shot' and the outside scorer stuff is awesome...

[giggsryan]

blocking someone, then falling over and giving the opp. an easy goal: quickly select your PF, take him over and block the guy coming in. Then if they get it againt, get your C and block *repeat*

I don't know about you, but I try to have more realistic sliders. Which I put user layup/dunk blocking slider as 0 (which pretty much everyone in this community prefers) and it is difficult to even collide with the player in 06 as I said before, that allows the computer to perform a lay-up/dunk without any interruption what so ever.

Opp gets too many offensive rebounds: learn to time your jump properly

I don't call myself a veteran in NBA Live gaming, but I think I should know how to time the press of a rebound button by now.

[Air Jordon]

i hate when you press the rebound/block button to do just that and the guy doesnt respond. its not a controller thing, its just the game wont let you sometimes, and it pisses me off.

[joejam999]

[quote="Metsis"][quote="kingsfanman"]Good lord, you all want a perfect game, waiting each year hoping the next one will be perfect.. then when it finally does come, you only realize the bad parts of the game, not all hte improvements and fun it has over the previous years. It's a good game, don't like it? Make your own. ._. I work for a video game company now, and people, EA has the best crew and workers for everything... people in my office could only dream of making such a nice game.. so realize that.. and the game might be a little more fun to you. If you want to play REAL basketball, go out to the court.. not on your gaming system or PC.[/quote]

The kids just don't have a clue of how much work and how impossible it is to even make that game... It's hard and it gets harder and harder as new features need to be added to it.

I still don't have it, but I'm quite sure that the game will be good.

And you guys saying that the game is too easy with Phoenix and that you can score at will, well, they just do that in real life too. With Marion and Amare on wings with Steve with the ball in the middle, it's going to be tough to stop them. AND YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT THE LACK OF THE FAST BREAK FOR TWO YEARS NOW! YOU NOW HAVE THE FAST BREAK AND NOW YOU COMPLAIN ABOUT THE PRESENSE OF THE FAST BREAK! Man that's just lame...

Quit whining... Go play real ball and dunk it on everyone...[/quote]

No kiding its mostly the console players that dont know anything about computers. They dont know how hard it is to make a game. Yes LIVE 06 is better than 2005 gameplay is better i think.