NBA Live 08 Community Event

[Andrew]

Hopefully you will get a chance to play both versions at the event. I would also like to know if the changes they made to the next gen version (Go-To Moves, Quick-Strike Ball Handling, Own the Paint, Hot Zones) will also be in the current gen version.

Absolutely, though even if only one version is on display I'll be sure to ask questions about both.

1. in game saves
2. ability to play short season lengths
3. anything you can maybe find out about dynasty

Definitely things I'll be asking about and putting forward as suggestions. I'll also be mentioning my gripe about the system of trading through the PDA in Dynasty Mode since that drags out the process and makes negotiations/multiple offers difficult.

[[Q]]

perhaps it would be better to get a response in a few "hours" in the game instead of days. otherwise, i'd say do it like the old-school way... offer trades and they can accept or reject your offer and if they accept you can accept or reject it, but if you get rejected too many times, the GM gets sick of talking to you and doesn't want to speak with you until the next day or two.

[ataman5]

well have fun andrew.. hope to get as much as possible info about current gen from you.. have a nice trip

[Sauru]

Definitely things I'll be asking about and putting forward as suggestions. I'll also be mentioning my gripe about the system of trading through the PDA in Dynasty Mode since that drags out the process and makes negotiations/multiple offers difficult.

i have seen you talk about that quite often and i gotta say i fully agree. i also wish they would put counter offers back into the game. i mean if you are close to a deal in real life they might counter with something and get it done, it was great to have in the game.

[BigKaboom2]

I didn't see this posted anywhere (apologies if it has been), but the official Live site has an interview with Andrew from the event. Click on the third item to see it.

EDIT: Why is my link not turning blue?

[[Q]]

sweet. now we know what he's been up to... shopping like a mad woman on vacation

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Q: What’d you buy?
A: I picked up a Ben Gordon authentic jersey. So needless to say, I hope he doesn’t get traded tomorrow.

Niiiiiiiiiiiice.

[Patr1ck]

So who won the 08 tournament at the event?

[keem21]

does anyone know what happened in the community event??

[Sauru]

i am sure we will get a full write up as soon as he can. he does not seem like one to half ass anything so we may have to wait a couple of days for it but thats good with me.

[kus]

hey,andrew, will you bring us nba live 08 demo when it will be released? you know,just to see how does the game looks like,there are some videos,but it is not the same like when you play it

[fruitcake21]

tell em the legs are 2 skinny

[Andrew]

As I've mentioned elsewhere, I'm just waiting on some info about a couple of embargo dates on a couple of items. Depending on the dates, I might wait a couple of days to post a report or post a few reports as the embargo dates pass. I would like to reiterate that I was truly impressed, and very pleased to discover a few things in particular.

Updates will be made available here.

[The X]

Damn it, I would've loved to have gone with you Andrew to the Community Day (& to the NBA Draft too). Would've been a great experience. I've been to one live NBA game (Clippers hosting Suns) & was good to go to, but would love to go to draft too.

[Lean]

I was expecting that Ben Gordon jersey to be mentioned

[Patr1ck]

As I've mentioned elsewhere, I'm just waiting on some info about a couple of embargo dates on a couple of items. Depending on the dates, I might wait a couple of days to post a report or post a few reports as the embargo dates pass. I would like to reiterate that I was truly impressed, and very pleased to discover a few things in particular.

Updates will be made available here.

I suggest several reports based on the items' embargo dates, and then a full summary once they are all passed, plus any photos or videos that you took.

One thing that came to my mind, is Tim still working with EA on the next-gen version?

[Andrew]

First report is now up.

[shadowgrin]

Anyone who's had to suffer through credit card debt and interest before will know what I'm talking about when I say it isn't fun.

I feel your pain.
Fortunately, I'm no longer under the control of a credit card. Fuck the system!

We left around 10:30 as the first round was coming to a close, though we were still there when the guys who heckled Stephen A. Smith last year started heckling him again. Seeing him react to the guys and telling them to go get him some cheese doodles was hilarious, as was seeing Mark Jackson trying to avoid the whole situation when the guys briefly turned their attention to him.

Wow.
I used to envy you, now I yearn for you Andrew.

[Andrew]

I try to avoid using it as much as possible, though it's a necessity when you're checking into a hotel or shopping online (or overseas). As long as you don't fall into the trap of thinking your credit limit is money you have to spend, it's not too dangerous.

[L.M.]

Hey andrew, do you know if they will use digimask feature in NBA Live 08 when creating a player? if not could you ask/suggest they implement it. It's awesome in rainbow six vegas and it would be so much quicker to make a real life nba version of you.

[Darko_Milicic]

The CREATE a Player has changed in something ?? Becuase it's really bad in it's been the same since 2003

[Andrew]

Hey andrew, do you know if they will use digimask feature in NBA Live 08 when creating a player? if not could you ask/suggest they implement it. It's awesome in rainbow six vegas and it would be so much quicker to make a real life nba version of you.

As far as I know they're not using that feature.

[Patr1ck]

I looked up that program and downloaded it to try it. It's not very good at headshapes. It had my ears flat and my face was too thin. The text to speech function was pretty cool, though. I could copy some text to the clipboard and click a button and the cyberface would start talking and moving it's lips in that robotic microsoft voice.

A much better technology that can be licensed is the Facegen modeller, which was used in Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, but you could only get your actual face in it by modding.

[L.M.]

Oh I dindt know about facegen. I have a 360 not a computer and I used the digimask in rainbow six and it looks exactly like me right down to little moles. (not the big puffy ones, dont have those.) but dangit I got the cam I wish they use some face mapping tech for us it would make creating a face so much easier.