EA Sports held a Q&A session regarding NBA Live 14 on Twitter earlier today led by gameplay designer Scott O’Gallagher. Without the ability to speak freely on any unannounced features and modes it seemed unlikely to offer much of substance but in actuality there were several interesting nuggets of news to come out of it.
Most notable may be that legends will be included meaning 2K Sports could be losing some big names for NBA 2K14 (many did initially sign three year deals beginning with 2K11) or both games will have them. Their place in Live – whether its just isolated players, full historic teams, or features a dedicated mode – and who will be involved obviously remains unclear. The game will be updating accessories for players daily in addition to rosters and ratings which are done within an hour after each game ends. 5-on-5 gameplay footage is expected later this summer.
Along with the letter from Sean O’Brien last week at the very least EA is demonstrating a genuine interest in reaching out to fans and explaining their position in trying to rebuild the series. The open dialogue seen here is undoubtedly another positive development. Continue on to check out the most pertinent tweets and leave any thoughts in the comments!
.@Shopmaster For me, working on gameplay, animation variety and memory to name a few – @ScottOGallagher
— EA SPORTS NBA (@EASPORTSNBA) June 27, 2013
@beCREgreat New leadership. A team full of winners – @ScottOGallagher #WinnersWin
— EA SPORTS NBA (@EASPORTSNBA) June 27, 2013
@Shopmaster Yes, this will be a full featured title – @ScottOGallagher
— EA SPORTS NBA (@EASPORTSNBA) June 27, 2013
.@Cooper_Sports Everything at the team level – i.e. styles of play, coaches etc. – @ScottOGallagher
— EA SPORTS NBA (@EASPORTSNBA) June 27, 2013
.@TheNLSC Team specific playbooks, See NBA LIVE 10 – @ScottOGallagher
— EA SPORTS NBA (@EASPORTSNBA) June 27, 2013
.@LTMAGIC23 Yes, new locomotion systems results in authentic movement. Guys who saw the demo can attest to this – @ScottOGallagher
— EA SPORTS NBA (@EASPORTSNBA) June 27, 2013
@cdj80 Different contest levels – @ScottOGallagher
— EA SPORTS NBA (@EASPORTSNBA) June 27, 2013
@cdj80 Yes, you will be able to call in-bound plays – @ScottOGallagher
— EA SPORTS NBA (@EASPORTSNBA) June 27, 2013
@TheNLSC I'm fighting for that right now. I'm with you on this one – @ScottOGallagher
— EA SPORTS NBA (@EASPORTSNBA) June 27, 2013
@TicoisTocory Yes there will be dunk packages – @ScottOGallagher
— EA SPORTS NBA (@EASPORTSNBA) June 27, 2013
@JaoSming Yes. There will be all types of put-backs – @ScottOGallagher
— EA SPORTS NBA (@EASPORTSNBA) June 27, 2013
.@Jay_Spicoli @ScottOGallagher @seanobs Yes, we have 40 players with signature moves, plus packages #NBALIVE14
— EA SPORTS NBA (@EASPORTSNBA) June 27, 2013
@hoytcity Authenticity – @ScottOGallagher
— EA SPORTS NBA (@EASPORTSNBA) June 27, 2013
.@mrblackthumbz Absolutely, A.I. will be driven by real world data with CourtQ. – @ScottOGallagher
— EA SPORTS NBA (@EASPORTSNBA) June 27, 2013
.@wkemp15 bounceTek, Synergy, Sig Moves…should I go on? – @ScottOGallagher
— EA SPORTS NBA (@EASPORTSNBA) June 27, 2013
@ImaShiine We will be updating accessories on a daily basis – @ScottOGallagher
— EA SPORTS NBA (@EASPORTSNBA) June 27, 2013
@A_Taylor_Swagg Our man @ryansantos is the shoe guru, and he just joined the team last week – @ScottOGallagher
— EA SPORTS NBA (@EASPORTSNBA) June 27, 2013
@tdawgsmitty We have the #1 @ESPNNBA team, and a surprise coming later – @ScottOGallagher
— EA SPORTS NBA (@EASPORTSNBA) June 27, 2013
@Brandon_Huszar Yes, #NBALIVE14 will feature legends – @ScottOGallagher
— EA SPORTS NBA (@EASPORTSNBA) June 27, 2013
.@Steve_OS Great question…I understand the urgency. we are planning this now for later this summer #NBALIVE14 – @ScottOGallagher
— EA SPORTS NBA (@EASPORTSNBA) June 27, 2013