Jao's PS2 Impressions; New Video Mix; Full SS and GTM list

ea really needs to change the name of prohop to jump stop, because that's what REAL name for it is...

it can be called either.....

http://files.filefront.com/NBA+Live+08+ ... einfo.html

Download link for the mix I made. Features sig shots, sig goto moves, and various other clips. Pretty good quality.



Youtube

http://youtube.com/watch?v=8Y-qdFNilhU

wow.....i hope the gameplay will be better, cause that vid looked really bad to me somehow. The sigshots look awkward except for Marions, but his whole shot looks awkward.

the graphics went downhilll after live 2005 in my opinion.

http://files.filefront.com/NBA+Live+08+Mix/;8700880;/fileinfo.html
Youtube
http://youtube.com/watch?v=8Y-qdFNilhU

Thanks for all of the videos, JaoSming! Some of those are definitely sig shots, but others, it is hard to tell. Nice work though!

Aye Jao, I have a few things for you:

1. How is Dynasty Mode this year? Any changes?

2. Name all the players and their ratings for the Golden State Warriors.

I am just about to start a dynasty, I know the simulation engine is FUBAR but Ill give some impressions either tonight or tomorrow.

Um, Im not going to post ratings but here are the players

Biedrins 73
Harrington 80
Jackson 74
Ellis 73
Davis 88
Wright 72
Foyle 63
Jasikevicius 68
O'Bryant 61

I am just about to start a dynasty, I know the simulation engine is FUBAR but Ill give some impressions either tonight or tomorrow.

Um, Im not going to post ratings but here are the players

Biedrins 73
Harrington 80
Jackson 74
Ellis 73
Davis 88
Wright 72
Foyle 63
Jasikevicius 68
O'Bryant 61

9 players! What the hell!

default rosters, there will most likely be a roster update soon anyway

I am just about to start a dynasty, I know the simulation engine is FUBAR but Ill give some impressions either tonight or tomorrow.

Um, Im not going to post ratings but here are the players

Biedrins 73
Harrington 80
Jackson 74
Ellis 73
Davis 88
Wright 72
Foyle 63
Jasikevicius 68
O'Bryant 61

9 players! What the hell!

yeah man last year, although the game sucked I was very impressed at the depth and the number of players they had on the rosters/free agents.
this year kinda sucks.

is there any way we can sign/copy JC Navarro & Yi to the free agents list?

I appreciate all the info that's being distributed, and the videos people like JaoSming have taken the time to make.

But Jao, can you check on PG dominance and subs? Everyone seems to be glossing over these elements. They were the two biggest problems last year. It's like someone brings in a car with bad breaks. After fixing it the mechanic takes them on a test drive. The person asks "are the breaks fixed?" The mechanic replies "Oh, yeah, of course, I'm sure they're fine, but how about the smooth ride? I rotated the tires for you."

Hit the breaks, show the person they work.

A "PG Dominance is GONE!!!" video would be a great one.

thanks for the vids jao
one question
Last year when you play 2k7 and live 07 side by side, you can really see the difference in the smoothness of the game.. How is live this year??

fjccommish, PG dominance is taken care of, as long as you stay in front of them you will stop a drive....unless they are tony parker or gilbert arenas. but even they dish 75% of the time. EA included a new feature called "EA Sports Defensive Assist" which will keep you glued to the defender if holding either L1 or down on the right analog. If you continue to hold it after a pass has been made, you will be auto switched to the nearest defender. I personally use the down analog a lot and this feature hasn't hampered my game style much. You are only "locked" on the offensive player as long as you dont touch the left analog stick.


Subs are fixed as well. Kinda, CPU subs come in and out even if fatigue is off (i think this is good, or maybe they were just in foul trouble, i forget) but i do know the CPU subs when players get tired. However, user autosubs seem kinda, well nonexistent. I havent played much "simulation" basketball besides that first game cause i wanted to get those goto moves captured but when I know more Ill post it.



keem this is the PS2 version, I havent played a 2k game on ps2 since the original ESPN basketball. I'd say it runs a solid 30-50 fps, its really just like PS2/PC Live 07 just with an improved framerate.

I cannot believe it. That just look like a patched live 07. EA sports couldn't manage to make a basketball game, that's for sure. We have an idiom for that kind of situations in Turkish; "serving up the rehashed rice". But i'm not going to eat it jerks...

honestly, what did you really expect......

06 was an upgrade of 2005, 07 was a patched 06 and 08 is well you guessed it a patched 07. 360 and PS3 has all the attention now, the current gen systems are blessed* to even have a release.

*no one is forcing you to buy it.

Thanks for the videos man .. is the starting PG for China Chen Jianghua i think his name is

honestly, what did you really expect......

06 was an upgrade of 2005, 07 was a patched 06 and 08 is well you guessed it a patched 07. 360 and PS3 has all the attention now, the current gen systems are blessed* to even have a release.

*no one is forcing you to buy it.

Yes you're right, no one is forcing me to buy it, but i wouldn't be grateful for that kind of game. I understand they pay attention on nextgen but what about Konami. They advanced to nextgen system in all products for Pro Evolution Soccer, including PC version. If you try, you can do.

I think the biggest problem is no one is contesting EA in NBA games on PC. We need 2k sports or even Konami to ask for more from EA to play good game. I'm throwing in the towel for now...

Did you try Dynasty Mode yet? If so are there any changes? And also, SIM a whole season and tell us the results for awards. (If that's too much to ask)

Im not arguing with you there, the only competition is Freestyle...and yea, no other NBA games.

I did try dynasty, I tried a situation thing where I was up 10 points with 3 minutes left and I had to hold off the lakers. It was fun. the SIM engine is fucked, and it takes a long time to even sim a month on the ps2 nevermind a full season.



I do have an update, I was sifting through the AIACT and i found some animation names, basically the following players have either sig shots, sig goto moves, or both.

Code:

Sig Shots:

Ray Allen
Elton Brand
Vince Carter
Kevin Garnett
Shawn Marion
Dirk Nowitzki

Goto moves:
Iverson
Kobe
TMac
Dirk
Tony Parker
Wade
Bosh
Brand
Vince Carter
Lebron
Nash
Arenas
Chris Paul
Tim Duncan


Straight from the file itself. I have not seen the following:
Sig Shots:
Brand

GTMs:
Iverson
Bosh
Brand
Vince Carter
Nash
Chris Paul
Duncan


im going to investigate the file further to try and figure out how to trigger these moves.

Straight from the file itself. I have not seen the following:
Sig Shots:
Brand

GTMs:
Iverson
Bosh
Brand
Vince Carter
Nash
Chris Paul
Duncan

im going to investigate the file further to try and figure out how to trigger these moves.

Nice detective work JaoSming... Hell, honestly, I'm just happy that ANY players have signature shots or go-to moves. I really didn't think that was going to be implemented in the PS2/PC version. Thanks again for all the info...

Ok I got all of the sig shots and GTMs on video now.

http://files.filefront.com/Live08+Sig+S ... einfo.html


There are others mentioned in the big animation list, and there are also viv files for other players (see post way up there) they are unused, but once we get our hands on the moddable PC version, muahaha.

PDUB will fix the AI and Sweat Patch
Andrew will Fix the Rosters
JaoSming will make his great patches
Others will contribute Jerseys , Courts etc

Dont worry it will be fine

MAIN problem for Live 08 at this moment: SIM ENGINE

Is impossible edit SIM ENGINE!

If EA not fix this shit...we have ridiculous dynastys stats!

Dirk with 39ppg, Shaq lead assists with 8....tsc tsc

JaoSming, man, could u post miami roster and players ratings, please!

I don't care if its nextgen or current gen nbalive anymore. I installed the summod and my nba live just looked so different the graphics are 2x better than before the patch. Aslong as there is the summod for NB alive08 im happy.


The signature moves are impressive.