NBA Live 10 Online Impressions
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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.
October 12, 2009 at 1:05 am
I think it's pretty CLEAR LNBA Live 10 is the real deal, regardless of all the prerelease hating that was going on.
i'm having so much fun offline I haven't even touch online mode. Can't wait for dynamic season to start up.
October 12, 2009 at 1:15 am
That'll be interesting. I typically don't play offline dynasty/franchise modes. I'm going to give the Dynamic Season a shot though to see if it draws me in.
October 14, 2009 at 2:36 am
NBA live 10 actually sucks. Same problems year after year. They make some of the players unstoppable. Game is trash. I guess I need to get 2k10
October 12, 2009 at 1:51 am
loving the online the game is alot of fun
October 12, 2009 at 1:56 am
Can I have multiple players playing on one console on Adidas Live Run? Me and my friends usually get together to play instead of playing each other online.
October 12, 2009 at 1:57 am
Pasta,
Fatigue can be activated Online by setting up a Custom game and turning OFF FATIGUE…Per Marcus there is a bug in the game that forces us tyo actually turn off fatigue to get it to work…Its one of their patch issues they plan to try and fix…But for the record fatigue is available in online play
October 12, 2009 at 2:24 am
Afro is right about fatigue. For replays, online is enabled for PS3 but had to be taken out last minute for 360. We hope to patch it so you get the replay screen post-game, and can upload Live Run highlights from there.
October 12, 2009 at 2:33 am
Cool stuff. I was wondering about that video link on the website! Would be fun to try that out given how much we got into those games yesterday.
October 12, 2009 at 2:27 am
i have already played about 100 games of live run and it seems kinda cheesy when everybody does fadeaway 3 pointers and just hold the button down till the ball releases on its own and goes in anyway. thats lame. or just runs back and forth because the defensive mechanics are broken and its impossible to keep up with that.
October 12, 2009 at 2:34 am
I'm not sure I've seen exactly that stuff but there are some frustrating aspects, I think what I like about the mode is that it isn't meant to be taken all that seriously. I can live with things like Yao being overly dominant, offensive rebounds occurring too often, and cherry-picking because we're just playing for fun. I'd like to see some of those things improved obviously though.
October 16, 2009 at 1:10 am
Pasta I hate to beat a dead horse but the more I read the more I see how biased ur reviews are u dissmis negative comments about ea but completely bash 2k10 how much are they paying u and can I be down?
October 12, 2009 at 4:35 am
dog thank you at lease u know that to cause that spoils the game badly espaically with billips,deron williams,and lebron and they need to patch the defense cause they dont contest shots and that makes me very mad man check out my you tube people i have all the problems live has and what should be patched people just type my name
October 12, 2009 at 3:41 am
Hey pasta… this has nothing to do with live, but after i downloaded the new rosters for madden i found that i am no longer able to create a player… i deleted the new roster and tried to create a player just to see if that was the problem, and it worked fine… downloaded the roster again, and had the same problem… not sure if this has been discussed, but i was just wondering if you knew anything about this?
October 12, 2009 at 3:46 am
No lag cause no one is playing except you dudes. Let's face it, both games blow this year.
October 12, 2009 at 4:32 am
Just for reference, yesterday when I was on there were over 2700 users online and over 400 games being competed in at that moment.
October 12, 2009 at 4:32 am
Just for reference, yesterday when I was on there were over 2700 users online and over 400 games being competed in at that moment on the 360 version
October 12, 2009 at 4:33 am
Just for reference, yesterday when I was on there were over 2700 users online and over 400 games being competed in at that moment on the 360 version. Those are pretty good numbers for both.
October 12, 2009 at 5:58 am
Just in LIVE Run? Because I've seen about 15000 online in 2K10, if you want to make comparisons.
October 12, 2009 at 7:25 am
15000? dude stop it 2k barely works online you might get 2 games if your lucky online a day
October 12, 2009 at 3:44 pm
I'm just stating what I see man, no reason to lie about such a petty thing.There are usually around 10000 online, most I've seen is 15000. When i got online this morning there were 9554 online. At 9AM. http://yfrog.com/2rpic0034zj
October 12, 2009 at 11:51 am
haha, good one.
October 12, 2009 at 7:21 pm
…….
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October 12, 2009 at 8:49 am
I keep hearing everyone saying that live 10 is much better than last years version, but I don't see it, and if you're talking about online play, stop it! we had that last year. And please stop with the graphics, they fuckin suck! we got black guys looking like mexicans, white guys lookin like they been dipped in flower, and don't even get me started on yao ming. And whats up with my boy kobe lookin like a black jackie chan. WTF! Got a chance to play 2k and yeah they got more features and the game is wayyyy more fun, blah blah blah all you 2k fans can still suck on these! I was just expecting more out of live this year, so please if you're reading don't believe all the hype, shit sucks. I'm not an online dude so save that shit for somebody else, fuck online, I hate playing with a bunch of idiots trying to find boyfriends online, get myspace bitch!. And before you start leaving your 2 cents in feel free to hit me up on my personal email bettastopme@yahoo.com cause I aint runnin from nobody, Period. I'm cool to chill with, but Nasty to deal with. Holla
October 12, 2009 at 6:44 pm
WTF r u talking about?
October 13, 2009 at 10:24 am
shit the F **k up
October 14, 2009 at 2:39 am
I feel you. I wanted to say the same shit. You saved my breath. Been hopin Live would come around this year. It is trash once again. DAMMNN!
October 12, 2009 at 8:52 am
i wish we astill had real clubs i dontl ike playin addidas live run its like all star team vs all star team n all ppl do is fade away 3's or goaltend ur shot but the foul isnt called like thy stand under the basket with yao and once the balls almost to the rin thy press y n knock it away
October 12, 2009 at 11:44 am
Its one of their patch issues they plan to try and fix.
October 12, 2009 at 12:19 pm
wud you say NBA Live is better online than 2K10?
October 12, 2009 at 3:04 pm
LIVE has better online play, gotta admit that.
October 12, 2009 at 1:08 pm
The big impression I get out of all of this is that Pasta loves playing NBA Live 10 online. Why most of the people on this post feel it necessary to bash 2K is really sad. Sure there are annoying 2K fans but do you guys read what you write before you post it? You all sound like immature morons who have some grudge towards a video game. Did 2K kick your dog or something? I like 2K10 and can admit the frame rate issues are disappointing this year but the gameplay is still 10 times better than Live…in my opinion. You guys like Live 10 and that's great, have fun. Just stop with the stupid 2K sucks, Live sucks BS. And leave Pasta alone, he's not an EA troll.
October 12, 2009 at 3:18 pm
HA HA I try playing online in 2k10 and the game won't even start. Online is just broken in 2k10 right now.
October 12, 2009 at 3:35 pm
Well, that sucks for you my friend. I was just online and played a ranked match. There were quite literally 9554 people online. At 9 AM. On a Monday. http://yfrog.com/2rpic0034zj
October 12, 2009 at 5:32 pm
okay does that mean they are playing online or just connected to xbox live ? because in live it counts games in progress. you can be online without playing a online game and seeing how 2k barely works online i doubt that many people are just waiting like idiots trying to get a game. lmao
October 12, 2009 at 7:17 pm
Read what Pastapadre wrote. 2700 ONLINE, 400 Games being played. 2K does people connected, idk how to see how many games are being played. And I experienced my first terrible lag, you jinxed me lol.
October 12, 2009 at 4:17 pm
Pasta is an EA troll…He is known for that in all forums. Nobody but very few of you here take his comments serious. I mean come on….He looks like the geek in high school that was thrown in the lockers.
October 12, 2009 at 4:57 pm
When it comes to videogame basketball, Pasta does have a history of being a bit biased. What else would you call ranking NBA LIVE 09 a better basketball videogame then NBA 2k9 (I guess you might also call that absurd.) I've been coming to this site long enough to read between the lines.
At the end of the day its all good, because when it comes to all other sports videogame genre's Pasta gives us great info and an honest opinion……….the ladder can not be said for his basketball video gaming opinions though.
October 12, 2009 at 5:19 pm
It's not that Pasta is biased towards NBA Live, he's biased towards online gaming, and the online community, and last year Live excelled compared to 2K when it came to the online experience. Even in Pasta's post at the end of last year, he said that the ranking of Live and 2K could be switched.
October 12, 2009 at 6:15 pm
"It's not that Pasta is biased towards NBA Live, he's biased towards online gaming, and the online community, and last year Live excelled compared to 2K when it came to the online experience."
I can agree with that, but I still think the way he speaks about each game is quite different in tone. He seems to shine on NBA Live's positives and to frown on NBA 2K's negatives. Every positive comment he makes about 2k is insincere at best, meanwhile he seems to give Live a pass on a lot of things. I’m not saying he doesn't call out some of Live's negatives, because well, he does, but us adults can tell when someone is being completely authentic about something, and when it comes to videogame basketball unfortunately Pasta is not.
Like I said, read between the lines.
October 12, 2009 at 6:16 pm
"Even in Pasta's post at the end of last year, he said that the ranking of Live and 2K could be switched."
See, now that’s the kind of bias I'm talking about. How can you have a sports gaming blog/website and rate one game higher than its direct competitor based solely on ONE mode the game offers. I just don't buy that and every basketball season Pasta's community credibility takes a bit of a hit.
In my opinion, saying that the ranking of NBA Live 09 and NBA 2k9 can be switched in an article where you've just RANKED one higher than the other is nothing more than a cop out to try and salvage credibility lost by ranking LIVE 09 higher than NBA 2k9 in the first place. I wish it were different but unfortunately I can’t come to that conclusion considering how long I’ve been reading Pasta’s stuff.
October 12, 2009 at 6:16 pm
It will be interesting to see how he ranks them this year seeing as how if he ranks NBA 2K10 higher then NBA Live 10, he will look kind of silly considering last year’s rankings; then again, if he ranks NBA Live 10 higher than NBA 2k10 he will once again look like an EA pusher. That’s the bed he made and soon it will by time to lay in it.
October 14, 2009 at 7:07 pm
Lol dude have you actually played Live this year? I've played both Live 10 and 2K10, and Live 10 is waaaaaay better. 2K10 is all about the bells and whistles which I'll admit it does very well. When it comes to the straight up game of basketball its all about Live 10. Live 10 forces you to play like a real NBA team, the AI reacts just like real players do. 2K10 feels like NBA Street to me, it might be fun, but it is not sim at all. Plus all of the bugs, lag, crappy framerate, nonexistant online play lol. You 2K fans gotta stop lying to yourself, you are living in the past. 2K was better last year, but Live is better this year.
October 12, 2009 at 5:06 pm
Hey Joe, are you Pasta's older brother or what? You should change your name to Lasagna or something. Ok so since nobody wants to be honest about these games, I will. Both the NBA titles are disappointing this year. I've stated before that I prefer 2K and that I was hoping Live would change that this year. All I have to say is that I am glad I rented these games and didn't get swindled into paying 60 for either.
October 12, 2009 at 5:20 pm
Both were dissapointing? I know both aren't perfect, but I think both are pretty nice this year. 2 good quality games IMO.
October 12, 2009 at 7:30 pm
I agree with you fam, but I think NBA Live 10 is the better game this year. Not by much though. At least you can actually play it online without drops. I hear the same old commentary on 2k10 when I do an alley-oop. Oh ho ho, did you see that Kevin!!! It was cool the first 10 times, but it is very repetitive. The rest of the commentary is on point though. I like how they tell you what games are coming up next while you are playing your current game. Also, when you start up a game, it tells you "It's Monday night basketball, and so on.
October 12, 2009 at 11:06 pm
I meant disappointing as in….2k10 is not substantially better then 2k9. Which is disappointing. NBA LIve this year was supposed to be the 2k10 killer and it wasn't even close. Both games suck compared to what was promised.
October 12, 2009 at 5:09 pm
Hey BTW Pasta, where's the FIFA coverage?!? 90% of the world is playing that game as we speak.
October 13, 2009 at 1:01 am
Maybe it's overloaded because the hockey has 75 people online.
October 13, 2009 at 2:27 am
is 2k 10 better or what?
October 13, 2009 at 2:52 am
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>>>>>>>
October 13, 2009 at 3:04 am
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.
October 13, 2009 at 3:56 am
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.
October 13, 2009 at 1:55 pm
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.
October 14, 2009 at 7:12 pm
I completely agree
October 16, 2009 at 11:12 am
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
October 16, 2009 at 11:13 am
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
October 20, 2009 at 3:22 pm
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..