Posted Oct 05, 2006 at 07:50PM by Chris L. Listed in: News, NBA Live 07 Tags: Electronic Arts
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Somebody's REALLY disappointed with the game


Being disappointed in a game is one thing. But to be so disappointed, that a bunch of you would actually write an open web letter to the publisher to say (a) "the game sucks," (b) "you're not listening to us," and (c) "we're going to switch to the competition," well, you got to wonder where the publisher or dev team's gone wrong.

Which is what members of the NBA Live Series Center Forum, the largest community forum for the NBA Live series, have done after they played NBA Live 07 - and, well, hated it. Yep, these hardcore fans (as they describe themselves) hated the game enough, to write this open web letter to Electronic Arts to express their disappointment:

For us however, NBA Live 07 is the final straw... Until this release we overlooked any flaws in the game, ones that some of us considered major even if others of us considered them minor. But this release has ignited feelings that EA doesn't care about its fans, which is the reason we are writing today.

The open letter vocally accuses EA of ignoring the fans, from wish lists to bug fixes, not only in NBA Live, but, the letter writers say, in other places like FIFA and Battlefield 2 as well. While they have not entirely given up on EA and NBA Live - their petitions for patch fixes and other wish lists continue. But: If this continues it seems inevitable that more and more players will eventually give up on NBA Live.

You can read more on the letter at the source link below. We'd like to ask you this question, however: do you find NBA Live 07 as bad as these guys found it?

Buy: [NBA Live 07 for the PSP]
Buy: [NBA Live 07 for the Xbox 360]


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   by ladiesman (Unregistered) - 2006-10-05
 » the game aint that bad

the game aint that bad

   by lol (Unregistered) - 2006-10-05
 » lol

its funny because the article sys it sucks, but then theres a buy link :)

   by Smokydoggg (Unregistered) - 2006-10-05
 » Not news at all.

EA, in my honest opinion, has a LONG history of putting out mediocre games with bugs as fast and soon as possible with the simple thirst for money as their only drive... I mean look at all the need for speed games coming out one after another each one more mediocre than the last... I consider need for speed underground 2 rivals to be a very good example.

   by Hotsuma (Unregistered) - 2006-10-05
 » I never buy EAGames For a reason

LOL, i love the buy links, how could they release such a game?!

   by me (Unregistered) - 2006-10-05
 » i hate ea

thats how its been with ea for sometime
and after knew that i quit playing ea games
beacuse they suck and ea likes the money

   by . (Unregistered) - 2006-10-05
 » Dumbasses

Why did they send a letter, what they should do is get a life, No one cares if those a$$holes stop buying from EA -.-""

   by lol (Unregistered) - 2006-10-05
 » lol

You article is basically saying:

"Fans EVERYWHERE hate this game"

"Buy now?"

lol

   by m1ndle5s (Unregistered) - 2006-10-05
 » bunch of kids...

theres nothing wrong with nba live 07.... i like the game...

"they've" been complaining of how easy live was n now that they get a more realistic harder game they complain like a bunch of (censored).....

again nba live 07 is a good nba sim.... u just need to play n actually practice....

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   by PSPNerd (Unregistered) - 2006-10-05
 » Ironic

I find it somewhat ironic that the post while it is reporting news from other places basically states the game is lacking (I have not played NBA LIve 07 or any other NBA game since NBA Jam for SNES, not a sports game fan). Yet right below the articles end there is a Buy NBA Live 07 links right there. It's like saying: "Previous buyers of this car said it sucks but, here is where you can buy it for yourself!".

   by Smokydoggg (Unregistered) - 2006-10-05
 » Ummm m1ndle5s

Uh, yeah man it's MUCH more realistic, in some plays you can dunk from behind the backboard, sometimes you throw the ball and it falls like a lead ball instead of bouncing, and for some reason some players have become JEDI and can use the force to attract the ball toward their hands... yep happens in the NBA ALL THE TIME LMAO

   by nba? (Unregistered) - 2006-10-05
 » nba?

NBA sucks. But I've never had a problem with any of EA's games and have supported them since the first NFS. I'll continue to suppot them.

And 07 really wasn't that bad. I played it at a friends and while there were some glitches, it was fun. What's the alternative? NBA 2k7? lmao. EA pwns 2k in sports :P

Look at NHL 07 vs NHL 2K7. lol.

   by Ewin24 (Unregistered) - 2006-10-05
 » O come on.

They always put a buy link in for a game their posting an article about, it's just what QJ does. Nothing out of the ordinary. It's not like it takes to much effort to post a hyperlink.

   by jaydogg691 - 2006-10-05
 » That really sucks

EA really needs to pay attention on the games they are making. After seeing thoes videos of the glitches, it looks like EA doesn't give a damn anymore. EA is mostly known for sports games and if they can't deliver on that, then what should they do next. And EA wanted PSP to step it up. EA should be the ones stepping it up.

   by JOshISPoser - 2006-10-05
 » finally

i hated this game. finally someone did something. go protestors!

   by $s2 - 2006-10-05
 » qj.net must be paid by EA

That buy link at the bottom was too funny.

   by ... (Unregistered) - 2006-10-05
 » ...

The one reviewer at amazon link seems to think differently. He thought it was so good that it inspired him to right his first review ever! haha.

   by Vietone - 2006-10-05
 » Bad Bad game

I saw the videos and I must say EA should be forced to refund the money because of false advertisement.

They advertise the game as being realistic. Those videos prove that the gamne doesnt deliver on that claim. So in FACT, they need to get a lawyer and sue EA for False Advertisement.

How realistic is a game when you throw a ball and it doesnt bounce. When you dunk and the ball goes from under the hoop and back in. When a person blocks a shot and flies accross the court. When players seem to have invisible hands that extend 4 feet away from their real hands and steal/rebound/pickup the ball without touching it.

False Advertisement, thats grounds enough to sue EA. They make crappy games everywhere invluding NFS. It has a whole range of bugs that I would rather not get into. EA sucks, competition is better.

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   by gac1234 (Unregistered) - 2006-10-05
 » Tirger woods

Tirger worrds has to many bug to I love the game play but I hate EA and there buggy games.

   by asdfds (Unregistered) - 2006-10-05
 » How do you think this site is free?

Thats why they put the link at the bottom to buy the game. It cost money to run a site.

   by no worries (Unregistered) - 2006-10-05
 » u guys r tard

they put the buy on the bottom for you to buy and try you tards.

however: do you find NBA Live 07 as bad as these guys found it?

do you guys even bother to read the whole article or just so anxious to post...geez idiots!

   by dmk (Unregistered) - 2006-10-05
 » lol

just download it then.. return the piece of ***** and go on torrentz! not that hard..

disrespec them by NOT buying it, but still playing it!

Great concept!

=D

+ cookie

   by not (Unregistered) - 2006-10-05
 »  rofl

That ad made me laugh. Sometimes the ads are appropriate but after fans saying the game sucks, you don't put:
"Buy: [NBA Live 07 for the PSP]"

   by nba live and ea sports are the devil (Unregistered) - 2006-10-05
 » this game sux arse

LOL at the buy link on the bottom LOLLLl

ea sports = *****e

   by Xbox is the best (Unregistered) - 2006-10-05
 » EA

EA should die for killing the NFL2K series. I am not saying it was better than Madden it's just they killed of a good franchise that 100 of thousands of gamers enjoyed, including me, and younger gamers love EA games that's why most of their games are not that realistic because younger gamers don't care about realism as much as older gamers.

   by kyelewis (Unregistered) - 2006-10-05
 » ?!?

what the? the buy links are in the QJ article... the open letter page doesn't have any buy links; and the QJ article is just quoting and referencing the open letter...

some people here amaze me...

   by Chris L. (QJ. NET Staff) - 2006-10-05
 » To everyone who asks about the buy link

Okay, to set the record straight for everyone who's amused - or indignant - about the Buy link:

(a) we (meaning QJ) didn't trash the game. Read the article carefully: "members of the NBA Live Series Center Forum" wrote the letter that's the subject of this article. Not us.

(b) well, some of the comments here also indicate that some people still enjoy the game - despite the flaws that caused the NBA Live SC Forum letter in the first place. So if they still want to, the link's there.

Hopefully this settles that matter.

   by Chris L. (QJ. NET Staff) - 2006-10-05
 » Thanks kyelewis

You got our point even before we manage to post our response. :)

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   by EA sucks eggs (Unregistered) - 2006-10-05
 » Game sucks, buy now?

Thanks QJ!

   by Larry C. (Unregistered) - 2006-10-05
 » EA sucks

hey, its been a long time since ea actually cared about its customers,these guys got it right nba live stinks big time and speaking of ea , madden could use some work it seems like its gone from a great simulation to a dismal arcade game and a bad one at that. EA........its time to wake up or give it up.

   by Drachenflieger - 2006-10-05
 » Ads ads ads

Could you guys at pspupdates please STOP trying to make so many of your articles more or less obvious ads? Lately it feels like it's almost half of them, especially on slow news days. It's okey with the usual ones, like the google adsense ads... but please keep the advertising away from your news reporting. It's making you look very unserious and seriously damages your credibility in the long run. Just a tip guys. Nobody likes a sellout.

@9: It's not ironic, it's another form of marketing. By saying "this product stinks so darn much... says THESE guys!" they're trying to suck you into actually CARING whether this game is good or not, even if you didn't earlier. Making you think and care about the product is one step closer to you actually playing and buying it. It seems like a strange move to make, telling people NOT to buy something, but sometimes it actually works much better than being all "Oh, this is so great, buy it!"... because people are getting so darn used to that kind of ads, that they don't even care about them anymore. Telling people to trust their own judgement, however, especially if you say something negative about your product or them trying it, is still a somewhat fresh marketing move.

I actually used a variation of this in a marketing campaignsrecently.. "don't use this product, it's effects are so good, you'll get into trouble if you try it!". It was a bit of an experiment... but I got like 3 times a better result than with my old "try it, you'll like it" kind of ad...



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