I've decided...

Doesn't happen that often with me but I see what you mean

I knew this would happen, everyday I just feel like not getting the game even more. I mean every year I waste $50 only to be dissapointed in the end. So unless I get the game for my birthday or christmas I might as well wait until the price drops.

It's only $40 this year (yea I know you already know that )
But, I would suggest you go ahead and get the game whenever it is you were going to
Yes there are some major disappointments this year, but dont let that stop you from buying the best basketball game made
Despite all of its flaws I will still have to say it is the best basketball game ever made, more so for its improvements

I'm so confused

Hey Sauru you talk about getting 20-25bpg, how many did you get in 04.

See, i wanna get 05, but if the blocks are worse then i don't wanna get it.

i think i worded it wrong, i meant to say, the computer gets 20-25 a game and most are on my hook shots/jump shots(the 2 shot that dont get blocked that much.

hmm, now i don't know if i should get the game. Everybody's previews were so good but now the reviews make the game unattractive

i personally still like it more than any other live, its just more common to hear complaints than praise on a forum.

Yeah, I must say I have no plans to go back and play 2004 or any other version. I'm determined to make this game better with the sliders. Maybe you should wait to get a good deal on it?

It's only $40 this year (yea I know you already know that )
But, I would suggest you go ahead and get the game whenever it is you were going to
Yes there are some major disappointments this year, but dont let that stop you from buying the best basketball game made
Despite all of its flaws I will still have to say it is the best basketball game ever made, more so for its improvements

I don't know if you mean $40 American or Canadain but here in Canada it is $49.99.

I know it is the best basketball game ever made but year after year I spend $50 thinking they will improve on the game to really make it worth the $50. And year after year I am happy for the first week until I realize how many problems there are in the game.

So I probably will end up getting it because I enjoy doing dynasties and I can't put up another season with Live 2004. But if by next year the game doesn't shoe substantial improvements I will not even consider buying the game.

its $70 in Aus, and that price aint gonna drop for a long long time

hmm I play on the superstar lvl and I don't get blocked often at all..
what i did was I changed the cpu block shot/layup slider to 10.

So I made the video I promised. See what I mean?

About that video, I see what you mean, but it WAS J-Rich after all, right? I'm guessing he's capable of leaping out of nowhere and doing that. I've never had that happen to me so far.

I've never been this irritated with an edition of live.

Again it is nearly impossible to get an offensive rebound and you'll never get one with the player who missed. this doesn't seem to be a problem for the computer though.

Player pausing, after recieving a pass, making a shot or blocking a shot (to a lesser extenct) still makes the game insufferable. You can't tip in your own miss, you can't get a clean shot off though your player was wide open when you passed it to him.

Blocks are insane, in five minute quarters Yao Ming is averaging 13 blocks a game. Turned down to zero for both teams, same average.

Passing is terrible, floating lobs into the paint have post players jumping out of position and having to back in from the free throw line. (seperate issue from the pause) The computer snatches passes constantly yet my players are lucky to even deflect one.

While T-Mac can't cross over and get past Divac, Shawn Bradley, yes the slow a$$ Shawn Bradley, spun on T-Mac from the 3 point line drove to the paint where he juked Juwan Howard so bad he staggered to the side and then threw a huge dunk over Yao. For that matter no matter who i put on which player the computer seems to be able to drive to the hole whenever it wants. Nobody can stay in front of the opposition, its almost as if the game is just trying to funnel them in for Yao to try to get yet another block.

All of this is on All-star with various slider settings (from here, mine from last year, and several in between) that don't seem to make much difference. Its not that the games aren't close or at least usually challanging. The stats (other than steals and block) are pretty much in line with what you actually see in the NBA even. My issue is that the game just feels like crap when i'm playing it.

There are lots of things I like about this edition but the game really fails in the details. The little things are what seperate a great game from an average game NBA live fails this badly this year. I mean what kind of idiot doesn't think you'd want to know how many years are on that contract your taking on in the trade? Now you have to research the rosters and contracts a lot more carefully before you can offer a trade. While this is somewhat realistic for a GM trainer, its not at all practical for a video game.

Sorry guys, just had to rant. I know most of this has already been covered in this and other threads but i'm just fed up tonight.

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