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Originally Posted by mkharsh33 |
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So, to recap this fine thread...
- if you see anything wrong with the game, point out any flaws, notice that the passing system is still the same... You're a "nitpicker", "overly fanatical", "unrealistic", "need to calm down" ... things like this. In simple terms, you're blind and ignorant, a pessimist who should leave OS & be excommunicated.
- if you defend the game, knowing that it's largely the same stuff year in and year out... You're "centered", "respected", "exhibit great patience", "supportive (though clearly NOT an EA apologist)" ... things like this. In simple terms, you're wise and noble, an optimist who should be revered.
It's funny that this turned into an EA vs. 2K debate (at times) - of which I never ever mentioned 2K for a millisecond. But even if this is an "alpha" build - if the idea is smarter AI and more simulation-like hockey, wouldn't EA have at least tuned down the rocket passing & magnetized sticks just a LITTLE BIT??? If this was an NBA or College Hoops game - would passing the ball 500 mph to a guy only 4 feet away, ALWAYS catching those passes (which are always dead on center)... or an NFL or College Football game where the QB passed the ball to his RB in the flats at those same speed and distances - would this really be acceptable??? Come on, that's a joke.
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You really don't understand E3, do you? It's not for gamers. It's for journalists and retailers. 99% could care less how realistic NHL 13 is. They want to know if it is fun.
They tuned it to arcade, made it easy, and let guys that have no idea how to play have fun.
Apparently the job of o sports gaming forum is to take the video out of context and rip it for not being what we want.
I like realism in sports games. I've used your sliders for games. But I always prefer fun over realism. Always. they aren't going to make a hockey game as sloppy as you want, because that's not fun to play. that's some 13 year-old kid flaming the message boards because he can't complete a pass, the players are too slow, and his guy keeps losing balance and the puck.
Sports gaming on the PC basically died with Sierra discontinuing Front Page Sports, sim sports gaming went with it. They aren't making games for you anymore.
But the thing is, they are making really great games that are strategic, dramatic, and fun to play. Stop acting like a $60 console game is ever going to be a deep simulation.
In this case, I expect the game to be for more realistic and sim than you do. But I realize that 75% of their sales go to guys that want to have nights like we saw in Swingers. They don't care about realism at all.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3vHbOilhpc