Another Test For 365 and Insider

morrow should have been in 2K9 even before his big night i wonder now how long itll take for them to put him in

2K has the OS Outsiders and The Real 2K Insider (Rashidi) so unless you only play online, these two rosters will be the most accurate and in depth period.

wow pasta it really seems like in every aspect your pushing for live to be first or better…maybe ur not biased but it just seems like that. Im not one of those kids who is trying to be a jerk towards you or anything….but just by the way you type about live and 2k you can see a difference, but whatever this is ur site and ea probably wants u to advertise for them or something

lol not pastas fault that 2k doesnt have an important player in the living rosters

@ Ross:

I’m not sure if you’ll feel that way when I put up my story about how 365 obviously didn’t sell games this year and no one really cares that much about it. The compelling aspect, to me at least, is on the side of analyzing the actual NBA through DNA data. I talk some about this in the upcoming Operation Sports podcast.

Still though it is worth evaluating these features for what they were advertised on vs what they actually delivered. I don’t run a media site that writes a vanilla review and then moves on to the next year.

@ pasta

i dont think you are in the pocket of EA, but it is a joke how u do continue to try and find the pluses of Live and the negatives of 2k.

besides the sales figures post, you havent posted anything positive about 2k, despite the fact it is the superior game. and even in that post, you took a dig about the online problems. and that problem has been fixed to an extent, and to many (as proven by the comments on your own website) isnt that big of a deal.

you never reviewed 2k. at all. despite telling us that you were going to give 2k its coverage once you had the game. i dont care if you ‘rate’ the game or whatever, thats your preference, and i understand why. but to not even cover the game in total is insulting to your readers who value your opinion and doubt that you’re biased.

yes, EA is much better supplying you with their product pre-ship date, allowing you to analyze it, play it more, etc. so all those early posts about live are deserved. it had your attention, it was pre-release date, and you didnt have 2k, so all the information was relevant to us. but 2k has been out for over a month now. you should have plenty of time to give it ample play and provide us with your feedback and opinions.

basically the coverage since release has been extremely lopsided. plain and simple. and any positive 2k post seems to have negative spin or a dig, subliminally or not.

i just feel that considering the game is by almost all accounts the superior product, and factually, the much higher selling game, that there should be more coverage on it. more people have the game, more people like the game, it would be helpful to us if you actually talked about the game.

im not trying to come hard at you pasta. this is still an excellent site, i have it bookmarked, and im still an avid fan. but realisitically speaking, the nba coverage has truly seemed biased, and the shear number of posts has been completely lopsided. and as i said, based on the sales numbers, that shouldnt be the case.

@tuck

i agree, it doesnt always equal the better game. in fact, many times it doesnt equal the better game. but when a game is selling more, it should be covered more because it is relevant to more people. thats just logic.

you are entitled to feeling live is the better game, but to more people, 2k is the superior product. and im not talking sales figures. im talking about website reviews, comparative reviews, etc. just straight up ask nba gamers which they think is the better game, and a lot more people will say its 2k. thats not saying your opinion is wrong. im just saying that when more people like one product more, it should AT LEAST be covered as much as the perceived lesser game.

but all you ea fanboys are so quick to react and take every favorable 2k comment as a shot at your game. relax. you like live more, wonderful. but it doesnt change the fact that the coverage here is lopsided

When is NBA Live getting a game play update?

Wow give Pasta a break. If you keep noticing him making flaws about 2k then it’s the games fault not his. A lot of you 2k fanboys are moaning because he is slating 2k9. He also does it for Live, hence why he stated that 2k updated the Iverson/Billups trade. Get your heads out of your own biased asses before you slate others.

Live is better in certain aspects, 2k is better in others. Just can’t please everyone.

So stop moaning.

While 2K9 is the better game as far as gameplay. It does have alot of shortcomings. Onlinewise its trash. Sure once you are in a game its great. But I try to get a ranked game and I have to try like 8 times in a row before it will even let me connect to a game. Live greatly improved their product, and delivered a stable online experience. I would rather play a game that is decent and I am able to play instantly than fuck around for 10 minutes struggling to play a game that seems hellbent on giving me a “Unable to start game. Refer to 2ksports FAQ”. Pasta probably can give a better insight on Live because you can actually get more games in. Hopefully 2k can fix this game soon. Its an awesome game, too bad it so hard to actually get games online.

curt wrote:

While 2K9 is the better game as far as gameplay. It does have alot of shortcomings. Onlinewise its trash. Sure once you are in a game its great. But I try to get a ranked game and I have to try like 8 times in a row before it will even let me connect to a game. Live greatly improved their product, and delivered a stable online experience. I would rather play a game that is decent and I am able to play instantly than fuck around for 10 minutes struggling to play a game that seems hellbent on giving me a “Unable to start game. Refer to 2ksports FAQ”. Pasta probably can give a better insight on Live because you can actually get more games in. Hopefully 2k can fix this game soon. Its an awesome game, too bad it so hard to actually get games online.

I said it once & I’ll say it again, if you play games only for online play then 9 times out of 10 you will be disappointed. Just look at online play as an added bonus. I’m tired of people acting like a game is complete trash just because of online issues. What about when games didn’t even have online play? Did you still enjoy games then? My point is that yea online play is cool but it shouldn’t be the primary focus.

freeze wrote:

@ Josh:
if they are going to sell their game on big online features like they did this year with the 5 on 5, team 2k, and the other season then they need to provide those features. online is a big part of gaming now and is only getting bigger and more important every single year

I disagree. I think online is majorly overrated.

This is Curt again. In response to Josh. I have never had a problem with 2k’s previous iterations online offerings. They have always delivered what they have advertised online wise. I do buy my sports games for the online experience. Offline is fun but I like the unknown element a live opponent gives you. 2k hyped up this years online feature and didnt deliver. Point Blank. I bought a next gen console and game for the added feature including online. Your argument is like saying car didnt used to have A/C back in the 1920, why should you care if it doesnt have in 2008. Forget that man. . Thats a lame argument man. Like I said before….I’m a 2k fanboy and been campaigning for these dudes on a grassroots level since the first NBA2k dropped. I just want them to do what they have always done get the online component correct and deliver the full package. I mean if Live can do it why cant the King of Hoops do it. Tell me that Josh.

Dr Logic wrote:

@ pasta
i dont think you are in the pocket of EA, but it is a joke how u do continue to try and find the pluses of Live and the negatives of 2k.
besides the sales figures post, you havent posted anything positive about 2k, despite the fact it is the superior game. and even in that post, you took a dig about the online problems. and that problem has been fixed to an extent, and to many (as proven by the comments on your own website) isnt that big of a deal.
you never reviewed 2k. at all. despite telling us that you were going to give 2k its coverage once you had the game. i dont care if you ‘rate’ the game or whatever, thats your preference, and i understand why. but to not even cover the game in total is insulting to your readers who value your opinion and doubt that you’re biased.
yes, EA is much better supplying you with their product pre-ship date, allowing you to analyze it, play it more, etc. so all those early posts about live are deserved. it had your attention, it was pre-release date, and you didnt have 2k, so all the information was relevant to us. but 2k has been out for over a month now. you should have plenty of time to give it ample play and provide us with your feedback and opinions.
basically the coverage since release has been extremely lopsided. plain and simple. and any positive 2k post seems to have negative spin or a dig, subliminally or not.
i just feel that considering the game is by almost all accounts the superior product, and factually, the much higher selling game, that there should be more coverage on it. more people have the game, more people like the game, it would be helpful to us if you actually talked about the game.
im not trying to come hard at you pasta. this is still an excellent site, i have it bookmarked, and im still an avid fan. but realisitically speaking, the nba coverage has truly seemed biased, and the shear number of posts has been completely lopsided. and as i said, based on the sales numbers, that shouldnt be the case.
Very well said. Thats exactly how i feel.
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Excellent post.

Still waiting for those 2K9 Impressions, but Pasta keeps dodging the question. . . . oh well, his lack of a response speaks volumes.

BC wrote:

I thought all you guys saying Pasta was biased toward Live were wrong…but now I’m not so sure.

Pasta promised fair and EQUAL coverage when the games came out.

I even asked a month ago where his 2K9 impression were, he replied and said he didn’t get an advance copy, but after he plays it a while, he will get his impression thread going.

Well, still waiting. . . .

Pasta, I really like this site, I come here every day looking for news and such. I always thought you were kinda EA biased, but now it seems like you are WAY EA biased. Maybe I am off base, but maybe you are biased and aren’t even fully aware of it.

At least give us a response!!!!!

Pasta never did stated, that Live is better over 2k, he do not really have personal opinions, most people have the feeling about PASTAPADRE.COM=LIVE HOMEPAGE, coz Pasta is filtering the news, more posivite EA news, more negative 2k news.

This time, Insider vs 365, if You are asking me, what is more important, adding an undrafted rookie benchplayer, who had an outstanding game or a blockbuster trade, the blockbuster trade has more significance.

Paste is an enigma for me. He seems like a serious sport-gamer, how the hell can he prefer live over 2k? Live is for children until the age of 12, live to 2k is like Facebreaker to Fight Night Round 3.

And the Bobcats cut Andre Brown and Linton Johnson… but good thing for nba 2k9 Brown was never on the roster!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

why do people complain about the online…it is now fixed since the new xbox update is in..