Auto-Update available for ESPN NBA 2K5

Slumberland · Post by **Slumberland** » Thu Dec 16, 2004 12:06 pm

Apparently this takes care of the draft class import issue, as well as the CPU timeouts. I can confirm the timout fix... the Heat called numerous TO's after I went on runs last night, a welcome addition.

Some OS'ers say the update has increased foul calls as well, and I was thinking the same thing after the first half of my game last night, but the second half was business as usual (i.e., few if any fouls). We'll have to see about that one.

Really happy with this game, even before the update. I sort of hit a sweet spot on Hall of Fame difficulty with default sliders, even though the blocks and turnovers get out of hand every once in a while.

Brando70 · Post by **Brando70** » Thu Dec 16, 2004 12:12 pm

Slumber, I think I'm going to go back to this game for one player, because CH just has too many issues in legacy mode.

Did you unlock HoF mode yourself, or is there a save somewhere that can be downloaded with Action Replay?

jLp vAkEr0 · Post by **jLp vAkEr0** » Thu Dec 16, 2004 12:25 pm

I would have been more happy with the news if ithe update would have fixed the foul frequency/lack there off problem.

Sega needs to fix the onlines issues in CH.

jLp vAkEr0 · Post by **jLp vAkEr0** » Thu Dec 16, 2004 12:26 pm

Brando:

What issues are you having with CH's legacy?

kicko · Post by **kicko** » Thu Dec 16, 2004 12:51 pm

i assume this is a xbox live update huh?

Slumberland · Post by **Slumberland** » Thu Dec 16, 2004 12:57 pm

Yeah, it's a Live update.

Brando, I downloaded a profile that had HOF unlocked already from OS.

It's funny, was just playing and had the same experience I had last night. For the first quarter, I could swear they fixed the foul problem, and then it just sort of peters out.

Brando70 · Post by **Brando70** » Thu Dec 16, 2004 1:05 pm

jLp vAkEr0 wrote:Brando:

What issues are you having with CH's legacy?

Biggest issue is my recruits are disappearing from my contact lists when I turn off the game. I start again and there is no one on my contact list. I've tried several fixes but nothing has worked.

I've also had it freeze up a couple times in legacy mode, apparently a common problem. Overall, the whole thing seems very unstable. I don't want to get into a season and then get frustrated by a lot of bugs. I'm going to use CH for online now and hope they may patch things up soon.

backbreaker · Post by **backbreaker** » Thu Dec 16, 2004 6:28 pm

Brando70 wrote:
jLp vAkEr0 wrote:Brando:

What issues are you having with CH's legacy?
Biggest issue is my recruits are disappearing from my contact lists when I turn off the game. I start again and there is no one on my contact list. I've tried several fixes but nothing has worked.

I've also had it freeze up a couple times in legacy mode, apparently a common problem. Overall, the whole thing seems very unstable. I don't want to get into a season and then get frustrated by a lot of bugs. I'm going to use CH for online now and hope they may patch things up soon.

Try this don't delete your email of the guys you contact. It seems to work for me.

DreadedSteeler · Post by **DreadedSteeler** » Fri Dec 17, 2004 3:51 am

Brando,
I was about to ditch the game also for the same reasons. Whats worked for me is to just remove the game before powering down. I've since had no more freezes and my recruit contacts have been correct since. (only bug i have now is the alphabet conference champions bug, which i guess is corrected with some simming.)

ubrakto · Post by **ubrakto** » Fri Dec 17, 2004 10:13 am

DreadedSteeler wrote: (only bug i have now is the alphabet conference champions bug, which i guess is corrected with some simming.)

The only time I haven't gotten this bug is when I test simmed the season and played zero games. I've read that if you quit and hit 'sim to end' in your played games, even with just a few seconds left this bug won't show up. But every season in which I've played at least one game from start to finish I've had the conference champion/fixed schedule bug.
---Todd

Brando70 · Post by **Brando70** » Fri Dec 17, 2004 11:36 am

Guys, thanks for the suggestions, but:

1) I never deleted any e-mails from guys I contact.
2) I always remove games from my XBox before turning it off.

I have been through this three times, starting legacies over, deleting everything, etc. Every single time, after I stop playing and load back up, my contact list is blank.

It's at the point where I don't care anymore. I've got the CH online league, that's good enough for me. I'll play NBA offline for my single-player fun. If Sega patches CH, I'll looking into it again.

Slumberland · Post by **Slumberland** » Fri Dec 17, 2004 2:27 pm

After playing a few more games, I'm convinced they made an attempt to fix the lack of fouls with the auto-update, but it didn't quite work. Every game, I see a very realistic number of fouls in the first quarter, and from then on, shooting fouls cease to exist. It almost even weirder than it was before. I'd like to know if anyone else is seeing the same thing.

Boom · Post by **Boom** » Fri Dec 17, 2004 3:59 pm

I hadn't played through more than a qtr, but in my first tester game after the update I was at the line 3 times in the first 2 minutes of the game.

TheGamer · Post by **TheGamer** » Fri Dec 17, 2004 4:10 pm

I know that several people have reported having legacy issues with CH, so I know its there, but for me, honestly, the only issue I've ever had with this game is, 1 legacy game froze at the end of the game. I have never lost any recruit. I leave my game in when I turn it off. I do recruit everyday however. after I save, I do back out of my legacy mode completely after I save though and then turn the game off. I just haven't seen the issues most gamers are seeing.