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[quote name='Wpark83']I don't think I've ever seen someone dislike something so much, yet still decide to invest so much time into it. I don't mean that as a shot at you N8, I just wish I had that kind of willpower.[/QUOTE]
Ya know, it's not even willpower. It's more like being in an abusive relationship and not having the guts to leave (except in this case...there literally is no alternative). My biggest frustration just comes from KNOWING that EA can do better (and has done better). The fact that they have the audacity to boast about these new "features", when in reality, they're just mailing it in makes my blood boil.
Sure, they add new things to the game...but when problems that were patched in previous iterations of the software continuously reoccur in the following year's game, what are we supposed to believe? Then, when you add to that that I'm getting older and my free time is becoming more limited, the thought of wasting it on a game that doesn't even understand basic principles of science...let alone the sport it is trying to emulate is just maddening.
At this point, the biggest reason I continue to buy the game is because of the friends I've made while playing it. We have a lot of fun and a lot of laughs...but it's not because of goalie fights or realistic skating. We could be playing Uno or Tiddly Winks 2013 and have a good time (after all, we did get through Operation Raccoon City...). As for NHL, I guess at the end of the day, as long as people realize they're playing a shitty, horrendously programmed game, then I can sleep peacefully at night, lol.
[quote name='mvp828']It was a good game... After that first one I was just hoping I wasn't going to win it off of that goal. So getting the 2nd and 4th was a little bit more comforting knowing I wasn't getting a win on those.
I do have to ask... How was the game made for my style?
The first one I was just trying to avoid pushing the puck back and having to regroup, and the second one I had some guys on the left wing and was just hoping to put it around the net for a rebound and not give up a odd man rush the other way.[/QUOTE]
Just the way you play the game...is exactly what NHL 13 was made to highlight. You go all out on hits...many of which involve chasing a guy down from behind and just destroying him. Now, in our game, more of these were in open ice than along the boards, but still...you'd think a penalty would be called at some point. I also noticed you crashing the net pretty hard. There was one play where Rinne was pushed completely out of the crease, and I thought for sure your guy was going to grab the puck and score, but miraculously, he shot wide. Again, in what universe is that not a penalty?
The point here is just that in these instances, instead of having such a high intensity with all these scoring chances, people would have to ease up or spend much of the game playing shorthanded. This is not how NHL 13 plays (to be fair, I was warned beforehand about your propensity for hitting, and I did try to up mine as well, as not to get completely bullied).
And lastly, just your approach to scoring chances. There was a lot of rushing down the ice at top speed, throwing something on net, and hoping for a garbage bounce (or complete and utter goalie stupidity, as Rinne showed). Not as much setting up plays, cycling the puck, etc. Like I said though, I can't really hold it against you though because "it's what works". But would I call it intelligent hockey? No, I wouldn't. I'd call it NHL 13.
If EA actually had the balls (or the knowledge) to call a game properly, it would force people to adjust to a more realistic style, instead of just doing whatever the game lets them get away with. But I've been waiting on that for a long time...and I'll probably be waiting a good while longer.
Ya know, it's not even willpower. It's more like being in an abusive relationship and not having the guts to leave (except in this case...there literally is no alternative). My biggest frustration just comes from KNOWING that EA can do better (and has done better). The fact that they have the audacity to boast about these new "features", when in reality, they're just mailing it in makes my blood boil.
Sure, they add new things to the game...but when problems that were patched in previous iterations of the software continuously reoccur in the following year's game, what are we supposed to believe? Then, when you add to that that I'm getting older and my free time is becoming more limited, the thought of wasting it on a game that doesn't even understand basic principles of science...let alone the sport it is trying to emulate is just maddening.
At this point, the biggest reason I continue to buy the game is because of the friends I've made while playing it. We have a lot of fun and a lot of laughs...but it's not because of goalie fights or realistic skating. We could be playing Uno or Tiddly Winks 2013 and have a good time (after all, we did get through Operation Raccoon City...). As for NHL, I guess at the end of the day, as long as people realize they're playing a shitty, horrendously programmed game, then I can sleep peacefully at night, lol.
[quote name='mvp828']It was a good game... After that first one I was just hoping I wasn't going to win it off of that goal. So getting the 2nd and 4th was a little bit more comforting knowing I wasn't getting a win on those.
I do have to ask... How was the game made for my style?
The first one I was just trying to avoid pushing the puck back and having to regroup, and the second one I had some guys on the left wing and was just hoping to put it around the net for a rebound and not give up a odd man rush the other way.[/QUOTE]
Just the way you play the game...is exactly what NHL 13 was made to highlight. You go all out on hits...many of which involve chasing a guy down from behind and just destroying him. Now, in our game, more of these were in open ice than along the boards, but still...you'd think a penalty would be called at some point. I also noticed you crashing the net pretty hard. There was one play where Rinne was pushed completely out of the crease, and I thought for sure your guy was going to grab the puck and score, but miraculously, he shot wide. Again, in what universe is that not a penalty?
The point here is just that in these instances, instead of having such a high intensity with all these scoring chances, people would have to ease up or spend much of the game playing shorthanded. This is not how NHL 13 plays (to be fair, I was warned beforehand about your propensity for hitting, and I did try to up mine as well, as not to get completely bullied).
And lastly, just your approach to scoring chances. There was a lot of rushing down the ice at top speed, throwing something on net, and hoping for a garbage bounce (or complete and utter goalie stupidity, as Rinne showed). Not as much setting up plays, cycling the puck, etc. Like I said though, I can't really hold it against you though because "it's what works". But would I call it intelligent hockey? No, I wouldn't. I'd call it NHL 13.
If EA actually had the balls (or the knowledge) to call a game properly, it would force people to adjust to a more realistic style, instead of just doing whatever the game lets them get away with. But I've been waiting on that for a long time...and I'll probably be waiting a good while longer.