Association 2.0 Impressions

[Ferrari997]

I will start with the Cons because it's easier to see what's wrong that what's right:

Cons:

Why do they have to make the font SO small on the NBA.com front page? Pair that with the hard to read color of the font (light blue) I have to squint my eyes just to read. The same goes for when viewing transaction log and other various news. Font size has always been a problem. I think when in doubt, make it a little bigger.

Pros:

I like the depth it goes into. Teams make trades with each other, but not overboard. Mostly minor deals.

[drewbaby]

I am a franchise fanatic...2k has really disapointed me with its sim engine again....I simmed 8 seasons and had these problems:

-No player ever averaged more then 11rpg per game...one season the league leader avg. only 10
-No rookie ever averaged more than 16ppg
-Greg Oden, Beasley, Bynum, Rose etc never develope into decent players
-The first season I simmed Dwight Howard averaged 12ppg 9.8rpg....Dude could pull that in high school

What I want to know is what is the Sim Engine like in Live...I havent played Live in years but may make the jump if the stats play out right in the dynasty.

Also in Live 09....Does it keep track of individual career stats for each player or does it still only show the stats for the player in their previous season?

Stats, Stats, Stats....can someone let me know?....Thanks a bunch!!...Drew

[Ferrari997]

I am a franchise fanatic...2k has really disapointed me with its sim engine again....I simmed 8 seasons and had these problems:

-No player ever averaged more then 11rpg per game...one season the league leader avg. only 10
-No rookie ever averaged more than 16ppg
-Greg Oden, Beasley, Bynum, Rose etc never develope into decent players
-The first season I simmed Dwight Howard averaged 12ppg 9.8rpg....Dude could pull that in high school

What I want to know is what is the Sim Engine like in Live...I havent played Live in years but may make the jump if the stats play out right in the dynasty.

Also in Live 09....Does it keep track of individual career stats for each player or does it still only show the stats for the player in their previous season?

Stats, Stats, Stats....can someone let me know?....Thanks a bunch!!...Drew

Yea I saw your last post in the other forum. I dont think its such a big deal for me. I'll actually play my seasons instead of simming them, sooo...we'll see how that turns out.

[drewbaby]

Yeah sorry for posting that one so much....I can play the games and get proper stats for my squad on 9min quarters but the rest of the league has crazy unrealistic stats....I had one season where not one player avg 10rpg....I had another season where the rookie of the year avg 5ppg....For an ole school stat junkie this is unaccebtable

The font is also way to small

Has anyone played Lives Dynasty Mode yet...I would love some info...Cant believe I am even considerng Live but I am all about he association mode and having Dwight Howard only pulling down 9rpg just wont cut it.

[XXL]

Averages are based on ratings and playing time. One issue is, players by default play minutes they averaged last season... and they might not do much with that time when in the game.

2nd issue that hasn't been resolved, drafted players from other teams are not given proper playing time. I see a guy drafted 1st overall and he only averages 5 minutes per game on his team. So that's why a lot of rookies never have good stats. It's also why your rookies end up winning rookie of the year so often.

My fave things are you can edit rookies while scouting them. And age! No more 24 year old rookies who only have 1-2 good years. Now you can change them to a 19 year old with a long career.

[T.U.P]

bunch of cry babies

[Jmak25]

I am a franchise fanatic...2k has really disapointed me with its sim engine again....I simmed 8 seasons and had these problems:

-No player ever averaged more then 11rpg per game...one season the league leader avg. only 10
-No rookie ever averaged more than 16ppg
-Greg Oden, Beasley, Bynum, Rose etc never develope into decent players
-The first season I simmed Dwight Howard averaged 12ppg 9.8rpg....Dude could pull that in high school

What I want to know is what is the Sim Engine like in Live...I havent played Live in years but may make the jump if the stats play out right in the dynasty.

Also in Live 09....Does it keep track of individual career stats for each player or does it still only show the stats for the player in their previous season?

Stats, Stats, Stats....can someone let me know?....Thanks a bunch!!...Drew

Thats weird because when I simmed a franchise last night. Love, Mayo and beasley all averaged 18+ and they got a lot better going into the 2nd season.