Where Have All The ESPN 2K5's Gone?

by **Ataraxia** on Wed Nov 17, 2004 2:58 am

Where Have All The ESPN 2K5's Gone?

umm a month ago the board was fillin up with pics and reviews etc of espn 2k5....now that Live 05 has kicked its ass I think those ESPN 2K5 lovers have thrown the towel :lol:

oh poor poor espn fans, now u see why u should never be a fan of a game made by a TV station..... :wink:

by **GloveGuy** on Wed Nov 17, 2004 6:46 am

I'm probably not cool enough to post in this topic but grow up man. People have their opinions. Deal with it.

Also, if you knew anything about the 2K series, you'd know that it originated at Sega Sports, which changed to ESPN Video Games.

Oh, and I haven't thrown in the towel. In my opinion, ESPN NBA is still the better game.

by **Matthew** on Wed Nov 17, 2004 6:57 am

People have their opinions. Deal with it.

Ditto...

I see what Najira is saying. Before the release of the two games, there were 6 or 7 "Hardcore" espn gamers spamming the board up. Now theres one or two who remain. hmmm :roll:

by **GloveGuy** on Wed Nov 17, 2004 8:19 am

They left because they were clearly here to promote ESPN. The 2K5 fans who remain, me being one, come here to talk basketball and whatnot.

I too see what Najira is talking about, but it's not going to change anything. It was still a stupid, insulting post. He needs to let it go and grow up.

by **Matthew** on Wed Nov 17, 2004 8:48 am

How was it insulting? By him saying that they threw in the towel? Get over it...

by **ATTENTIONWHORE** on Wed Nov 17, 2004 9:36 am

I'll be getting both= Live 2005 for PC (by the way, how does the new Nvidia do with it? I'm planning on getting a new graphics card)
and also ESPN NBA 2K5 for Xbox.

by **GloveGuy** on Wed Nov 17, 2004 10:18 am

TheCambyManVol3 wrote:How was it insulting? By him saying that they threw in the towel? Get over it...

I am over it, but that fact that it was immature and stupid shows no justification. He was making stupid judgements towards ESPN fans, now lets not make this a bigger issue than it really is.

LankyMan wrote:I'll be getting both= Live 2005 for PC (by the way, how does the new Nvidia do with it? I'm planning on getting a new graphics card)
and also ESPN NBA 2K5 for Xbox.

Smart choice. I am also an owner of both titles.

by **Bang** on Wed Nov 17, 2004 8:34 pm

No, those ESPN 2k5 promoters need to suffer every discrimination/pain for invading our boards. Like that ben2k5 guy. He needs to be punished with immense pain.

by **Ataraxia** on Thu Nov 18, 2004 4:21 am

Glove Guy wrote:They left because they were clearly here to promote ESPN. The 2K5 fans who remain, me being one, come here to talk basketball and whatnot.

I too see what Najira is talking about, but it's not going to change anything. It was still a stupid, insulting post. He needs to let it go and grow up.

insulting???, I didnt think ppl take stuff said in a online forum so deep :lol:

.....I have nothing against u but what I dont get is why do ESPN fans come to a Live Forum and post....specially stuff against the game??....thats pretty jobless if u ask me. :shock:

by **GloveGuy** on Thu Nov 18, 2004 10:37 am

They came. They left. They're not here anymore. Let's all move on.

by **Sauru** on Sat Nov 20, 2004 7:56 am

if you ask me i would say that now that they got the game they dont need to talk about it anymore. they were bored so they came here for a little fun. now they can play the game so they moved on. this happens with rival fps games all the time

by **XianeX** on Sun Nov 21, 2004 5:16 am

Najira wrote:
Glove Guy wrote:They left because they were clearly here to promote ESPN. The 2K5 fans who remain, me being one, come here to talk basketball and whatnot.

I too see what Najira is talking about, but it's not going to change anything. It was still a stupid, insulting post. He needs to let it go and grow up.

insulting???, I didnt think ppl take stuff said in a online forum so deep .....I have nothing against u but what I dont get is why do ESPN fans come to a Live Forum and post....specially stuff against the game??....thats pretty jobless if u ask me.

I'm an ESPN fan but I come here to talk basketball and general discussion. I don't see Glove Guy or any other intelligent (for lack of a better word) bashing Live, we just like ESPN and we post why and try to defend our opinion.

by **j.23** on Fri Nov 26, 2004 6:07 am

I'm an ESPN fan but I come here to talk basketball and general discussion.

same.. i think ESPN is better this year.. but defense is still a bitch, i can't hold anyone under 50%.. how do you guys play defense?

by **XianeX** on Fri Nov 26, 2004 6:39 am

j.23 wrote:
I'm an ESPN fan but I come here to talk basketball and general discussion.

same.. i think ESPN is better this year.. but defense is still a bitch, i can't hold anyone under 50%.. how do you guys play defense?

It's like basketball in real life. Though you are reacting to what the offensive player does, you want to try to cut in front of them and force them toward one direction (preferably towards help defense). Just try and stay in front of them, don't go for too many steals/blocks and always contest a shot. Another thing that helps is knowing the other teams' players; for example, I'll give Speedy Claxton or Eric Snow (two horrible 3-Point Shooters) room at the 3-Point line but I won't be doing that for Peja Stojakovic or Ray Allen. If a big man can shoot from the perimeter (Zydrunas Ilgauskas) then stay up in his face but if you know a big man can't shoot from outside 5 feet (Adonal Foyle), give him a lot of room.

by **Guest** on Fri Nov 26, 2004 11:29 am

It's like basketball in real life

Shut it. Its a bloody game, son.

by **Matthew** on Fri Nov 26, 2004 12:31 pm

Comming from the man who comlains that nobody likes him....

It's like basketball in real life. Though you are reacting to what the offensive player does, you want to try to cut in front of them and force them toward one direction (preferably towards help defense). Just try and stay in front of them, don't go for too many steals/blocks and always contest a shot. Another thing that helps is knowing the other teams' players; for example, I'll give Speedy Claxton or Eric Snow (two horrible 3-Point Shooters) room at the 3-Point line but I won't be doing that for Peja Stojakovic or Ray Allen. If a big man can shoot from the perimeter (Zydrunas Ilgauskas) then stay up in his face but if you know a big man can't shoot from outside 5 feet (Adonal Foyle), give him a lot of room.

Thats true, I had last years espn game and i found that to be the best way to play defense. Somtimes I wish both Live and Sega would work together.. some of the most basic principles in the game of basketball have been missed by both companies...

by **idiot** on Fri Nov 26, 2004 1:28 pm

TheCambyManVol3 wrote:Thats true, I had last years espn game and i found that to be the best way to play defense. Somtimes I wish both Live and Sega would work together.. some of the most basic principles in the game of basketball have been missed by both companies...

Then there will be no more competition in the market.... no more innovative ideas, no more price drops, no, no, that's no good... i hope both companies can stay strong and stay individual...

by **XianeX** on Fri Nov 26, 2004 3:01 pm

BluntMan¹ wrote:
It's like basketball in real life

Shut it. Its a bloody game, son.

But in terms of strategy, it's the same as in real life, son.

by **Matthew** on Fri Nov 26, 2004 4:17 pm

Then there will be no more competition in the market.... no more innovative ideas, no more price drops, no, no, that's no good... i hope both companies can stay strong and stay individual...

I disagree.. before sega ventured into the sports gamming world, nba live was a yearly release. If sega and ea were merged (its never going to happen, but if..) they could and would still produce a yearly game. Theres still money to be made

by **idiot** on Fri Nov 26, 2004 5:09 pm

TheCambyManVol3 wrote:I disagree.. before sega ventured into the sports gamming world, nba live was a yearly release. If sega and ea were merged (its never going to happen, but if..) they could and would still produce a yearly game. Theres still money to be made

well, i've always been taught that + competition = + quality....

they would still produce a yearly game, there's no question about that... but would as much effort and time be spent on producing the game? wouldn't the game recieve less investment from the publisher as there's now no more competition out in the market? And they've already built up a steady group of customers over the years.....

by **Old School Fool** on Fri Nov 26, 2004 5:48 pm

I have both NBA Games, and I don't care which one rocks, I play what I want to play. 'Na Mean?

by **j.23** on Sat Nov 27, 2004 8:55 am

i have a really hard time defending shooters.. i seriously get up to their face and it seems like they're unfazed.. and kevin garnett is probably the hardest guy to defend in this game.. i usually turn the game off with 5 mins left because i'm usually down by 10

by **thaKEAF** on Sun Nov 28, 2004 6:38 am

I was one of the few that though ESPN was better than Live, and after buying both this year, I stand by that. IMO ESPN kills Live and the two are no where close, but that's just me. The reason I haven't been around much is because I'm not into Live anymore and that's basically what the board is about. I'm back though to check up on peoples dynasties and talk about the NBA. :wink:

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