Btw, have there been any reviews for it yet?

Okay cool thanks cause I had no idea how to post up Bynum.
I was originally too busy for this game until November….but suddenly want to preorder it.

basically everyone was talking about how elite felt unfinished…the control scheme was the only good thing about elite…the a.i, the graphics, the gameplay mechanics, the animations, all of this seemed to look like they were rushed. When the demo came out one of the ea developers came on the operationsports board and said the game was more or less the finished version, with perhaps just another final patch to placed before shipment. Thats when the real negative reviews started coming through. So yea ea did the right thing by postponing the release, allowing the developers to actually develop the game. Those who are loyal to ea would probably appreciate the idea cuz at least that means ea isnt planning on giving them a watered down product, however those who were on the fence (so to speak) probably just go to 2k, and 2k fans just get a laugh out of the entire situation.

I do think EA is finally doing right by their fans, it will just be interesting to see how ea plays this out, will they steal ideas from 2k11, will they release the game by holiday season, will they scratch elite all together for this year and release it next year instead. I think from a gaming stand point this is in favor of EA Elite, they get to see what shortcomings 2k11 has and then make sure not to have those shortcomings in their game, at the same time from a business standpoint i can imagine this is a total mess for ea. Luckily they are a multibillion dollar company so they should be alright.

of my long post…yey i suck

I really think presentation is the most subjective part when we get into these type of discussions. And when some say thats EAs strongest quality its juuusstt not that strong because its up to opinion usually.
While actual gameplay can be put up against the actual NBA now. (come a long way it seems)

I don’t trust EA since they got that license with Madden I thought that showed a lack of sincerity and I pay attention to companies. (though I don’t mind them supplying others like Bioware of course)
Not that I go in bias but I just think they’re more into buying things and shutting down competition than advancing the quality of their products at times. If they’re more so sponsoring a game then cool but if they’re more hands on then I may keep my distance.

except that one….

ive been playing it a bit mroe and heres what i have noticed…

passing and defense in general are hard. As is (at least for now?) going one on one at either side of the ball. The my player mode has a few cool new stuff, mainly its the way you can customize your dribble and shot (and often both at the same time moves) although they did condense the dribble packages

its gonna take some time getting used too, they got rid of all the canimation, which i feel is like a double edged sword, since animations can and often do stop immediately if you get trigger happy with the buttons.

The trade finder feature took the place of the trading block, which is fine, the trade finder itself is cool and neatly organized…whats cooler is that how it alters the trades to suit each other….

for example, i used james johnson in trade finder, and while scrolling through the teams i saw a nice trade for grant hill but the trade finder also alered james johnson by adding a first rounder..

so basically its like a team saying alright we will take james johnson from you and give you grant hill, but you also got to throw in a first rounder….which forces you to make the decision, what do you want in return.

Theres a few things i cant try yet, mainly anything associated with online play, If microsoft or 2k find out that i have this game a week before release they are most likely gonna ban my xbox…so for that reason i have taken precautions so that i dont connect to the internet until after the games actually released…

instead of lt a from last year….

LT+B

as opposed to
 
LT+A from last year (xbox 360)