NBA Live 19
NBA Live 19 Gameplay Improvements Detailed
EA Sports posted an interview today going over some gameplay enhancements for NBA Live 19.
On Real Player Motion:
The other advantage of Real Player Motion is that we have a lot of signature player movement. Guys like LeBron, Harden, Kyrie, and Curry will move like they do in real life. Faster acceleration, different nuances of how they dribble and how they move, and this is all controlled with the left stick.
Changes to the one-on-one gameplay:
This year, we’ve added a new series of all-new counter and combo moves for both in The League and The Streets. If you’re playing in The Streets, you can go around the defender’s backs, pull off Shammgods between players legs, between your own legs, double-crosses and all-new combos, and players will see all that as we gear towards launch. The ball handler will have a lot more freedom and control than last year.
At the same time, we still want these moves to be skill-based and give the defender the opportunity to stop them. The other advantage of Real Player Motion is that we have a lot of signature player movement. Guys like LeBron, Harden, Kyrie, and Curry will move like they do in real life. Faster acceleration, different nuances of how they dribble and how they move, and this is all controlled with the left stick.
The new interactive environment within the game:
You’ll also see players jawing with the opposing team’s bench or crowd members in Pro-Am. We’re also introducing court-storming in our Pro-Am and Street games so, in big games, if you hit a big shot, don’t be surprised if the crowd looks to celebrate with you!
On AI improvements:
You can read more on the improvements to the gameplay with the full interview on EA Sports’ website.

1. I can not wait to see a player fly into the 1st row to save a ball.
2. I hope that we have at least 2 or 3 peeps per team with sig animations. Not holding my breath tho.
3. I do believe Franchise mode is about to be some serious fun with these improvements.
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Anyway, I hope Live will be better this yr to make me REALLY want to actually make the purchase this time.
This is all I care about here. I know the actual NBA is slowly becoming the same for all teams but there are nuances and differences. If they can ensure Live plays differently for each team, that's a big step forward from last year's title where it started to feel like every team was the exact same.
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1. I can not wait to see a player fly into the 1st row to save a ball.
2. I hope that we have at least 2 or 3 peeps per team with sig animations. Not holding my breath tho.
3. I do believe Franchise mode is about to be some serious fun with these improvements.
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Im mainly an offline player, And I really hope franchise mode gets some love this year.
2. And more importantly, drop off passes for dunks/layups were the most frustrating thing about the gameplay for me. They either get blocked or it’s a floater bc the big men either step in too slowly or they don’t step in at all and it’s a contested floater/jumper. Sometimes they would literally move away from the basket like Pachulia does in this video I about it here https://youtu.be/WA8W0xfOmTw
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