NBA Live 08 Wishlist

[HtownBallaADL]

Since live 07 was close to a total failure, i might as well start a wishlist for 08 right now.

I'm not going to do a current gen wishlist, but you all can.

Next Gen

1. Substitution Frequency, the cpu should sub more, not only if a player is in foul trouble.
2. Pregame, halftime, and postgame shows (i dont know how many years we have to ask for this before they actually put it in the game)
3. I wanna hear the coach's yelling to the players during timeouts, kinda like on fight night.
4. Better commentary, the commentators should never stop talking and shouldnt repeat their selves frequently during a game.
5. Signature moves, not just signature shots and make signature moves for every player.
6. Trading block and 3way trades (been asking for it for years)
7. Increase The Framerate
8. Smoother Gameplay
9. Ability to save a game
10. During dynasty mode, teams should get harder to play if you go on a huge winning streak. (Like on Sega GT if you race a car and you win the race, if you try to same race again, the race would be much harder to win.) It keeps the game interesting, because most people master the game and just blowout every team during dynasty mode.
11. More interactive off season during dynasty mode, things shouldnt be mapped out, they usually have it scheduled when you trade, sign, and hire. And thats not how the NBA works.
12. More interactive training during dynasty mode
13. Team Practices
14. Every Lay Up shouldnt be high off the backboard and have more fluent lay ups, like ginobli lay ups. Let them MAKE their lay ups.
15. Pressure Sensitive Blocking (not my original idea)
16. Hesistation dribble (its my new favorite move) and other frequently used dribbles in the NBA.
17. Start making the game ASAP

This is all i can think of at the moment. I'll post more if it comes to mind.

[Bryant24]

Gameplay
1. Add atleast 300 signature moves.
2. If you are going to continue with FSS, make the moves player specific. For example Kobe shouldn't have the same quick release as Vlad.
3. Get the game running at 60 FPS
4. Player Tendacies
OFFENSE:
Close
Mid
3's
Corners
Wings
Top
Dunk vs Layup
Flashy Dunks
Power Dunks
Basic Dunks
One-handed vs Two Handed
One foot vs Two foot
Pass vs Shoot
Drive vs Pull-up
Uses Backboard
Uses Pump-fake
Gets to the Line
Uses Triple Threat
DEFENSE
Attempts steal
Attempts block
Applies Pressure
Commits Foul

OTHER
Emotion
Composer
Confidence
Dives on Floor

Here is an idea I came up with.
I called it the 'Signature Move Stick'. These moves would be done by holding the left trigger and using the right analog stick. Every starter and the top bench players should either have a sig Jump-shot or set shot. While the top players in the game will have both and they will be signature. Players like Elton Brand will have the same shot for both the jump-shot and set shot because he doesn't get very high off the ground. Set shots should be used when players are shooting open threes. Jump-shots should be used when players have mometum going towards the basket, if they want to get more elevation on their shot, or if they are closer to the basket.
For dunking and posting their should be several different packages that do different moves. Players like Kobe, Shaq, Marion, and other unique superstars will have signature packs. For dunking different packages would include power, graceful, flashy, big, highflying, and whatever signature dunk packs in the game.
Post move packs would consist of agile, quick, normal, big, finess, fade, power, and specific player posting packs.
When creating a player you could assign him post packs, dunk packs, a set shot, a jumper, ect. Well here it is. I'll answer questions if needed.

Shooting:
Left Trigger/Right Stick
Up: Signature Jump-shot
Down: Signature Set Shot; Hold in left trigger to hold follow through.
Right: Right-handed Runner/Floater for gaurds; Right-handed Hooks for big-men.
Left: Left-handed Runner/Floater for gaurds; Left-handed Hooks for big-men. Each player will have a different animation.

While posting
The Left bumper will be used as post up button. Tap to enter posting animation, tap again to exit the animation.
Guards
Up: Lean in
Down: Hook Shot
Right: Right spin, Jumper
Left: Left spin, Jumper
360 Clockwise: Fake left, turn right, Fade-away
360 Counter-clockwise: Fake right, turn left, Fade-away

Big Men
Up: Drop step, Power Lay-up
Up while Holding Right Trigger: Drop Step, Strong Dunk
Down: Hook Shot
Right: Right Hand Baby Hook
Left: Left Hand Baby Hook

Dunks and Layups
Dunks will be attempted when hold the right trigger in(Pending on dunk rating).Otherwise your player will attempt a layup.

Gaurds-Layups
Up: Power Lay-up
Down: Finger Roll
Right: Lean right
Left: Lean Left
Up-Down: Double Clutch
Right-Down-Left: Left handed Up and Under/Reverse
Left-Down-Right: Right Handed Up and Under/Reverse

Guards-Dunking
Up Flick: One-Hand Basic Dunk
Up Hold: Two-Hand Basic Dunk
Down Flick: One-Hand Tomahawk
Down Hold: Two-Hand Tomahawk
Right Flick/Hold: Reach Arm out Right Dunk
Left Flick/Hold: Reach Arm out Left Dunk
Up-Down: Double Pump
180: Reverse
360: 360
Up-down-right-up: Windmill
540: Signature Dunk(randomly selected)

Big Men-Layups
Up: Basic Layup
Down: Power Layup Slap Backboard
Right: Right Hand
Left: Left Hand
Up-Down: Reverse/Up and Under

Big Men-Dunks
Up Hold: Two-Hand Hang
Up Flick: Two-Hand Basic
Down Hold: Two-Hand Power
Down Flick: Two-Hand Tomahawk
Right Hold: Right Hand Power
Right Flick: Right Hand Basic
Left Hold: Left Hand Power
Left Flick: Left Hand Basic
360: Flashy Dunk(Ratings permitted)
540: Signature Dunk

[BMG]

the freestyle superstar junk is a joke

they need to scrap the whole engine and build a new game from the ground up

[ice0732]

Since live 07 was close to a total failure

Man, Live 07 wasn't anywhere near total failure.. It's a total wreck! Totally useless.. EA better quit if they can't make it better. You wait for ONE WHOLE YEAR and all you get is a big piece of crap for a game. Screw better graphics if the gameplay is worse than shit!

[Bryant24]

Actually, after editing the game with the help of my boy Playmakers from OS, I have found that the game is very fun and plays good now.

[FlightLevel23]

All i got to say is improve the graphics. Use next gen graphics please!!

[funk99]

All i got to say is improve the graphics. Use next gen graphics please!!

They will not do this because of the marketing. People will not buy another computer that can support the game than they have already if they need a top notch CPU. they wont do it until all that stuff becomes relly cheap

[Chris.]

The graphics seem to be improved from 06 anyway, shame about gameplay

[airarch_23]

For EA's List!

1. Crowd waving streamers or banners.
2. 5on5 Team Practice specially IN the DINASTY mode.
3. Referees running and walking around the court.
4. Team mascots.
5. Memory retaining CAMERA VIEWS.
6. More realistic uniform animation, like real clothes, not ARMOR-LOOKING!
7. Able to follow-up(dunk or shoot) during free-throw misses.
8. NO TIME and REPLACEMENT LIMIT and in SLAM DUNK mode.
9. Normal court lightings in SLAM DUNK mode.
10. Teammate pass or lob in SD mode.
11. Add OBSTACLE CHALLENGE in ALL STAR mode.
12. Realistic half-court buzzer beaters.
13. Add cheering squads or cheer dancers..
14. Staffs and assistant coaches should show up!
15. Better ball bounce animations.

[coolpcw]

Syatem dun crash plz

[---]

^^

Exactly! Now why isn't he on the production team!?

[JaoSming]

13. Add cheering squads or cheer dancers except Boston

Boston has a dance team now


15. Pressure Sensitive Blocking (not my original idea)

Instead of that, implement what 2k did and have one conservative block animation if you hit the block button, then have an aggressive block if you hold turbo+block

[BadWolf]

get rid of FSS, make the game simpler (controls) yet better

[Recon]

Nice posts!

The stuff about coaches, the crowd, mascottes, revs around the court and halftime shows is nice and all, but they better focus on the gameplay and such...
Atleast, that has more priority imo. Maybe next gen has so much more space on disk they can tackle all these things but if not plz let them focus more on:


Trading blocks, moves, blocking, rebounding...

CPU substitutions !

Fix some bugs from 07, like bringing new rosters into dynasty. (07 resets the rosters...not on psp, but on ps2 it does...strange)


I like most of the stuff they did/tried in 07 with ass.headcoach, chemistry etc. etc.

[Bryant24]

60 FPS
More signature moves
More Emotion
Fix glitchy animations
Better game speed
More realistic animations
Redo all dunks and lay-ups
Get rid of FSS, use something similar to Shot Stick
Fix the fast break
ESPN In-game presentation
More post moves
Better in-air collisions

[NBA_Bryant24]

When its a blowout of 30 points or more in the last 2 min of a regular game or all star game make a thing where u can tell the cpu to get out of ur way so u can do sumthin fancy and then the same with the cpu let them do like a 360 windmill or sumthin crazy

[The X]

Add player's wingspan, as per my post in this Live '07 thread:

http://www.nbaliveforums.com/ftopic42815.php

[Jugs]

When its a blowout of 30 points or more in the last 2 min of a regular game or all star game make a thing where u can tell the cpu to get out of ur way so u can do sumthin fancy and then the same with the cpu let them do like a 360 windmill or sumthin crazy

You can do that anyways, even as game winners through traffic .

[NBA_Bryant24]

comon not every single time and im also sayin to put moves like between the legs dunk only when its a blow out or a fast break with absouluty no 1 behind u

[Oznogrd]

NBA Bryant, they have the self oop dunk for that, go look through the dunk packages for your FSS Highflyer, from the sounds of it you'd use them alot....those are things that if done in a game would get some of these players benched by the coaches. just learn how to do them before you complain they're not there. And i dont know what sports you ever played, but I dont care how bad i was ever getting beat. I NEVER got out of the way so they could do something cool...a game isnt over till the buzzer sounds and i thin pro athletes know that

Just my little wishlist:
I realy like andrews patch idea of real staff members rather than the random ones...
maybe an aging factor? i'm not talking about the portraits (which would be nuts) or the ratings changing (which already happens) but like add wrinkles to the look of the ingame players as they get older...kobe is like 40 in my dynasty now (he's in like his 19th year) and looks like he always did.
I also wouldnt mind a superstar mode like in madden, have to fight your way to the starting spot and earn your keep on the team to not get traded etc....just dont make it as easy to cheat like in madden (you can start your rated 70 RB over the 95 RB any time you feel like it)

[funk99]

One thing that i really want to see is in the crowd people walking around. To make it look more realistic even when it is far away.

Half time Reports

[ehlomint]

ABILITY TO patch everything...like Live 2004!!!! I.e. headshapes, body types, different uniforms PER PLAYER, courts, stadiums, play by play and arena announcers....etc.etc.

I would still buy the next year's game too !

[theflash02]

how about an option to punch a certain player after a foul and get suspended for a couple of games or so.. And get fined..

and a team cash.. cash used for like advertisements, team practices, merchandise, website costs and stuff like that.. it'd be much more fun if EA did this..

also a game mode like NFL superstar.. where u take a no name kid get drafted and if he doesn't get drafted, he gets to tryout for every team he wants to and hopefully get signed..

tryouts like speed tryouts where u tap a certain button and outspeed youre opponents.. shooting drills and stuf like that..

then youll get signed pick up an agent.. use ur cash on buying a crib a acar and stuff like that.. it'd be a lot more fun..

also changing the creat a player settings.. why not use the one in fight night round3 where u can adjust the headshapes and stuff with the right analog stick..

also adjusting individually the arm width and length like in wwe smackdown vs raw 2006 and 07.. adjust the head width and sorts.. include more hair options and goatees and mustache.. tatoos..

damn..if i only had cash to spend and the skills to create a game i'd create a game myself and surpass Live and 2K by a billion miles!!!

[Andrew]

how about an option to punch a certain player after a foul and get suspended for a couple of games or so.. And get fined..

Never going to happen. The NBA will not allow EA or indeed any developer to include such a feature in an NBA video game.

[theflash02]

yeah..i also thought about that..but wouldnt it be more interesting and interactive if they included that..heheheh..after all..it adds realsim to the game..