NBA Live 10 Online Impressions

by pastapadre
Posted October 11th, 2009 at 5:56 pm

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The last few years have brought strong online support from EA Canada. The titles out of there such as FIFA, NHL, and NBA Live have received new online modes while simultaneously improving the online performance despite the surging number of users to handle. NBA Live 10 continues that trend with excellent online play.

I have yet to experience any lag, whether it be in one-on-one games or in the completely full with 10 users Live Run or Online Team Play. Not enough can be said about that. Response and consistency is very near like playing offline.

It is awesome being able to choose the atmosphere of the games when setting them up. Ranked games are set to “Playoffs” atmosphere which is a lot of fun to have. It really adds to the sense that the game is important, and an online ranked game is a one-off everything on the line experience so it fits. I hope that the feeling doesn’t wear off over time because of how often it’ll be played with though.

I have previously written about Adidas Live Run and you can check out those impressions here. After having played with the Pastapadre squad I’ve found that it tracks all the games that have been completed and you can even pull that up and see the gamertags involved and their points, assists, and blocks for that particular game. There is also the area where you can view your own personal stats for the Live Run mode which displays a whole lot more. You can see all of this on the website as well which is great. Though I’m confused at the links next to each game for “videos” since there is no replay or highlight functionality included in the mode.

Live Run is a lot of fun even though the environment is somewhat dry. The ability to change camera angles and a Teambuilder type system for the logo and jerseys would be the next step. The more customization offered the more people will get into the squad concept. The best part is that you’re able to play a full game in about 15 minutes and it becomes addictive.

Regular Online Team Play returns but just as unranked. The sqauds are only used for Live Run.

Live 10 has what is called “Online Leagues” but as far as I can tell it hasn’t changed much if at all from last year. There is no web support and with it ending after a single run through its more of an online season. Most leagues would not go to completion cause there is no incentive to keep playing once out of the running.

Also there are “Fantasy Teams” which lets you play an unranked game with a team you can build by selecting from all the players in the NBA. Against friends this could be enjoyable but for people just looking to play they’ll probably pass it over and from my time going through it didn’t seem like it was being used very often.

It appears that there is no fatigue in ranked online play. I’d like to at least see some, though keeping it minimal in the games with five minute quarters. It is understandable that most people want to play with the starters but a teams bench should at least be a factor.

There are no replays saved from the online games which is a disappointment. It would be nice to have them stored for when the game is completed in case there was a highlight worthy of saving. Hopefully this is something that can be added next year. (Update) Been informed on Twitter that the PS3 has the replays and that it may be added into the 360 via patch.

Overall a great experience is being had with NBA Live 10 online. The new Live Run mode is a lot of fun when groups of people get together to play. All the games run very smooth and consistent whether it is a standard game or one with multiple people involved which is essential, and that provides a great environment to enjoy the various modes.

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guest

Maybe it's overloaded because the hockey has 75 people online.
guest

Maybe it's overloaded because the hockey has 75 people online.
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is 2k 10 better or what?
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is 2k 10 better or what?
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is 2k 10 better or what?
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is 2k 10 better or what?
Leonel

I NEED EA to put back online team play RANKED And make Live Run unranked or just have both ranked…….Online team play was just more fun…..It has foul calls, a crowd, the atomosphere, and it just feels like basketball as aposed to JAIL BALL IN LIVE RUN>>>>>>>
Leonel

I NEED EA to put back online team play RANKED And make Live Run unranked or just have both ranked…….Online team play was just more fun…..It has foul calls, a crowd, the atomosphere, and it just feels like basketball as aposed to JAIL BALL IN LIVE RUN>>>>>>>
Leonel

I NEED EA to put back online team play RANKED And make Live Run unranked or just have both ranked…….Online team play was just more fun…..It has foul calls, a crowd, the atomosphere, and it just feels like basketball as aposed to JAIL BALL IN LIVE RUN>>>>>>>
Leonel

I NEED EA to put back online team play RANKED And make Live Run unranked or just have both ranked…….Online team play was just more fun…..It has foul calls, a crowd, the atomosphere, and it just feels like basketball as aposed to JAIL BALL IN LIVE RUN>>>>>>>
john

nba live 10 needs to put club games back because there more fun and theres fouls and the crow. the adidas live run is not good because me and my friends have a squad and were winning games and losing games and it still saids that were 1-0 also adidas live run is like jail ball or street ball no fouls sometimes when you shoot a 3 pointer they knock you down and thats is a clear foul. club games are more fun the only thing that live needs to do is out the club games back and take out the timeout glitch.
john

nba live 10 needs to put club games back because there more fun and theres fouls and the crow. the adidas live run is not good because me and my friends have a squad and were winning games and losing games and it still saids that were 1-0 also adidas live run is like jail ball or street ball no fouls sometimes when you shoot a 3 pointer they knock you down and thats is a clear foul. club games are more fun the only thing that live needs to do is out the club games back and take out the timeout glitch.
john

nba live 10 needs to put club games back because there more fun and theres fouls and the crow. the adidas live run is not good because me and my friends have a squad and were winning games and losing games and it still saids that were 1-0 also adidas live run is like jail ball or street ball no fouls sometimes when you shoot a 3 pointer they knock you down and thats is a clear foul. club games are more fun the only thing that live needs to do is out the club games back and take out the timeout glitch.
john

nba live 10 needs to put club games back because there more fun and theres fouls and the crow. the adidas live run is not good because me and my friends have a squad and were winning games and losing games and it still saids that were 1-0 also adidas live run is like jail ball or street ball no fouls sometimes when you shoot a 3 pointer they knock you down and thats is a clear foul. club games are more fun the only thing that live needs to do is out the club games back and take out the timeout glitch.
2kblows

I'm going to have to buy this game, at least EA works as advertised, they know, and let us know, that their game needs improvement and is going in the right direction.

2k just flaunts its graphics and superior gameplay and releases a completley broken product, legally robbing people.

Its like EA is a bunch of old computer nerds but they are trying to make their game cool, well making sure the game works, and 2k is a bunch of young hotheads all about the coolness, but never caring about the boring stuff. Like making it work maybe?

No matter how good 2k gets I will never be buying a product from them again because of this dishonesty and incompetence those crooks have shown.
2kblows

I'm going to have to buy this game, at least EA works as advertised, they know, and let us know, that their game needs improvement and is going in the right direction.

2k just flaunts its graphics and superior gameplay and releases a completley broken product, legally robbing people.

Its like EA is a bunch of old computer nerds but they are trying to make their game cool, well making sure the game works, and 2k is a bunch of young hotheads all about the coolness, but never caring about the boring stuff. Like making it work maybe?

No matter how good 2k gets I will never be buying a product from them again because of this dishonesty and incompetence those crooks have shown.
2kblows

I'm going to have to buy this game, at least EA works as advertised, they know, and let us know, that their game needs improvement and is going in the right direction.

2k just flaunts its graphics and superior gameplay and releases a completley broken product, legally robbing people.

Its like EA is a bunch of old computer nerds but they are trying to make their game cool, well making sure the game works, and 2k is a bunch of young hotheads all about the coolness, but never caring about the boring stuff. Like making it work maybe?

No matter how good 2k gets I will never be buying a product from them again because of this dishonesty and incompetence those crooks have shown.
2kblows

I'm going to have to buy this game, at least EA works as advertised, they know, and let us know, that their game needs improvement and is going in the right direction.

2k just flaunts its graphics and superior gameplay and releases a completley broken product, legally robbing people.

Its like EA is a bunch of old computer nerds but they are trying to make their game cool, well making sure the game works, and 2k is a bunch of young hotheads all about the coolness, but never caring about the boring stuff. Like making it work maybe?

No matter how good 2k gets I will never be buying a product from them again because of this dishonesty and incompetence those crooks have shown.
tim daley

When you read posts concerning 2k vs Live it becomes abundantly clear that people just believe what they have been told year after year. It’s true that 2k has been the dominant basketball game for some time, but that doesn’t mean that every year they get an automatic free pass into the pantheon of basketball gaming. Live 09 was the first salvo to chink the armor of NBA2k and Live 10 has penetrated said armor to the flesh and bone.

I am sorry but 2k just isn’t as good as they once were and to say they are better than live is merely a reflex response in my book. 2k and Live fan alike are predisposed to think that way and the fact is that it just isn’t true anymore.

NBA2k10 currently has frame rate issues and horrible online play. This right off the bat makes this game beneath any basketball game. Factor in that live has the DNA feature which makes there basketball game the most realistic, and you will see that Live is the better product.

The only thing that 2k brings to the table is a few more animation sequences but that is so negligible this year.

DocDoc

I completely agree
DocDoc

I completely agree
DocDoc

I completely agree

tim daley

When you read posts concerning 2k vs Live it becomes abundantly clear that people just believe what they have been told year after year. It’s true that 2k has been the dominant basketball game for some time, but that doesn’t mean that every year they get an automatic free pass into the pantheon of basketball gaming. Live 09 was the first salvo to chink the armor of NBA2k and Live 10 has penetrated said armor to the flesh and bone.

I am sorry but 2k just isn’t as good as they once were and to say they are better than live is merely a reflex response in my book. 2k and Live fan alike are predisposed to think that way and the fact is that it just isn’t true anymore.

NBA2k10 currently has frame rate issues and horrible online play. This right off the bat makes this game beneath any basketball game. Factor in that live has the DNA feature which makes there basketball game the most realistic, and you will see that Live is the better product.

The only thing that 2k brings to the table is a few more animation sequences but that is so negligible this year.
tim daley

When you read posts concerning 2k vs Live it becomes abundantly clear that people just believe what they have been told year after year. It’s true that 2k has been the dominant basketball game for some time, but that doesn’t mean that every year they get an automatic free pass into the pantheon of basketball gaming. Live 09 was the first salvo to chink the armor of NBA2k and Live 10 has penetrated said armor to the flesh and bone.

I am sorry but 2k just isn’t as good as they once were and to say they are better than live is merely a reflex response in my book. 2k and Live fan alike are predisposed to think that way and the fact is that it just isn’t true anymore.

NBA2k10 currently has frame rate issues and horrible online play. This right off the bat makes this game beneath any basketball game. Factor in that live has the DNA feature which makes there basketball game the most realistic, and you will see that Live is the better product.

The only thing that 2k brings to the table is a few more animation sequences but that is so negligible this year.
tim daley

When you read posts concerning 2k vs Live it becomes abundantly clear that people just believe what they have been told year after year. It’s true that 2k has been the dominant basketball game for some time, but that doesn’t mean that every year they get an automatic free pass into the pantheon of basketball gaming. Live 09 was the first salvo to chink the armor of NBA2k and Live 10 has penetrated said armor to the flesh and bone.

I am sorry but 2k just isn’t as good as they once were and to say they are better than live is merely a reflex response in my book. 2k and Live fan alike are predisposed to think that way and the fact is that it just isn’t true anymore.

NBA2k10 currently has frame rate issues and horrible online play. This right off the bat makes this game beneath any basketball game. Factor in that live has the DNA feature which makes there basketball game the most realistic, and you will see that Live is the better product.

The only thing that 2k brings to the table is a few more animation sequences but that is so negligible this year.

DocDoc

I completely agree

http://intensedebate.com/people/OptimusP76 OptimusP76

i love live but the game has to many problems that need to be fixed people oh yes the game is fun as heck offline because u can put it on superstar the real setting and u dont have to deal with cheesy players that find glitches and abuse and expolt them like the mo williams ,jameer nelson,chauncey billips and j r smith they have them juiced and i mean jucied they the best players in the game fake as heck well check my channel on you tube people just put my name in peace
http://intensedebate.com/people/OptimusP76 OptimusP76

i love live but the game has to many problems that need to be fixed people oh yes the game is fun as heck offline because u can put it on superstar the real setting and u dont have to deal with cheesy players that find glitches and abuse and expolt them like the mo williams ,jameer nelson,chauncey billips and j r smith they have them juiced and i mean jucied they the best players in the game fake as heck well check my channel on you tube people just put my name in peace
http://intensedebate.com/people/OptimusP76 OptimusP76

i love live but the game has to many problems that need to be fixed people oh yes the game is fun as heck offline because u can put it on superstar the real setting and u dont have to deal with cheesy players that find glitches and abuse and expolt them like the mo williams ,jameer nelson,chauncey billips and j r smith they have them juiced and i mean jucied they the best players in the game fake as heck well check my channel on you tube people just put my name in peace
http://intensedebate.com/people/OptimusP76 OptimusP76

i love live but the game has to many problems that need to be fixed people oh yes the game is fun as heck offline because u can put it on superstar the real setting and u dont have to deal with cheesy players that find glitches and abuse and expolt them like the mo williams ,jameer nelson,chauncey billips and j r smith they have them juiced and i mean jucied they the best players in the game fake as heck well check my channel on you tube people just put my name in peace
http://www.intensedebate.com/people/OptimusP76 OptimusP76

i love live but the game has to many problems that need to be fixed people oh yes the game is fun as heck offline because u can put it on superstar the real setting and u dont have to deal with cheesy players that find glitches and abuse and expolt them like the mo williams ,jameer nelson,chauncey billips and j r smith they have them juiced and i mean jucied they the best players in the game fake as heck well check my channel on you tube people just put my name in.And also there are defnse problems as well just letting people know so check me out on my channel peace
http://www.intensedebate.com/people/OptimusP76 OptimusP76

i love live but the game has to many problems that need to be fixed people oh yes the game is fun as heck offline because u can put it on superstar the real setting and u dont have to deal with cheesy players that find glitches and abuse and expolt them like the mo williams ,jameer nelson,chauncey billips and j r smith they have them juiced and i mean jucied they the best players in the game fake as heck well check my channel on you tube people just put my name in.And also there are defnse problems as well just letting people know so check me out on my channel peace
http://www.intensedebate.com/people/OptimusP76 OptimusP76

i love live but the game has to many problems that need to be fixed people oh yes the game is fun as heck offline because u can put it on superstar the real setting and u dont have to deal with cheesy players that find glitches and abuse and expolt them like the mo williams ,jameer nelson,chauncey billips and j r smith they have them juiced and i mean jucied they the best players in the game fake as heck well check my channel on you tube people just put my name in.And also there are defnse problems as well just letting people know so check me out on my channel peace
http://www.intensedebate.com/people/OptimusP76 OptimusP76

i love live but the game has to many problems that need to be fixed people oh yes the game is fun as heck offline because u can put it on superstar the real setting and u dont have to deal with cheesy players that find glitches and abuse and expolt them like the mo williams ,jameer nelson,chauncey billips and j r smith they have them juiced and i mean jucied they the best players in the game fake as heck well check my channel on you tube people just put my name in.And also there are defnse problems as well just letting people know so check me out on my channel peace
joe/mike

both games are ok..its on you what title you want to support,2k or EAlive. besides games in real life theres all sorts of different brands its on what you like..
joe/mike

both games are ok..its on you what title you want to support,2k or EAlive. besides games in real life theres all sorts of different brands its on what you like..
joe/mike

both games are ok..its on you what title you want to support,2k or EAlive. besides games in real life theres all sorts of different brands its on what you like..
joe/mike

both games are ok..its on you what title you want to support,2k or EAlive. besides games in real life theres all sorts of different brands its on what you like..
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