Make the one-timer more effective?

[6194life]

Can't believe Im actually saying this, but I think EA should revamp the effectiveness of their one-timers, Any player can bang in a cross crease pass, but no one in the game can successfully convert on a one-timer.

For Example : http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=VE74DB...eature=related

Watch Hemsky walk just inside the left faceoff dot, and fire a pass across to Horcoff(The Oilers bread and butter play on the PP) Horcoff one-times it past Khabibulin.

In NHL 09, there is no chance you make that pass through the CPU, all the passes are the exact same speed, and the slap-pass is useless this year. Even if you did get it through, the pass was so slow or the goaltender is just inhuman(like they can be in OTP or vs) and slides across to make the save.

Another Example: http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=aiIlhaQ2Jt4&NR=1

Kovalchuk's one timer using a 1-1-3 setup(aka the umbrella). The shot squeeks the montreal goaltender, but the fact that the one-timer was A)on target and not 10 feet wide, and B) not whiffed on by one of the best shooters in the game like it happens so often in 09.

The other option would be to have player hot-zones like in EA's NBA series, obviously don't show the hot-zones on the ice, but clicking the Right thumbstick in on a player(to view stats and such) would also show you where he is best suited for one-timers and shots. Horcoffs would be to the just below the left(or right whichever way your looking) dot. Kovalchuks would basically be the entire offensive zone, as would Ovechkins etc...

[moose141]

Re: Make the one-timer more effective?

I definitely agree with you 619, as the Penguins PP utilizes the one timer all the time from the side boards and the point, but every time I attempt that strategy in the game guys who are as skilled as Malkin and Crosby swing and miss at the passes every time.

[Jingling]

Re: Make the one-timer more effective?

I've had one-timers go in when I'm set up on the face-off dot. Much like how Kovalev scores his one-timers/PP goals. So I can't agree with you that these goals don't go in in NHL09. I agree it's harder to perform than in NHL08.

And the best shooters in the game 'whiffing' on shots is not the game, it's your timing... sorry to say.

[doute]

Re: Make the one-timer more effective?

I've had one-timers go in when I'm set up on the face-off dot. Much like how Kovalev scores his one-timers/PP goals. So I can't agree with you that these goals don't go in in NHL09. I agree it's harder to perform than in NHL08.

And the best shooters in the game 'whiffing' on shots is not the game, it's your timing... sorry to say.

I agree.

I have no problem performing those plays.

[Panther84]

Re: Make the one-timer more effective?

I just wanna be able to shoot a loose puck without having to control it first.

[doute]

Re: Make the one-timer more effective?

I just wanna be able to shoot a loose puck without having to control it first.

poke check.

[JR360]

Re: Make the one-timer more effective?

I just wanna be able to shoot a loose puck without having to control it first.

poke check.

Holding the Left Trigger (Vision Control) when shooting in a loose puck in front of the net at least keeps you from throwing a hit and taking a penalty. It does not always fire a shot, but the fact that you do not throw the hits lets you keep jamming away and it helps quite a bit.

[Panther84]

Re: Make the one-timer more effective?

Holding the Left Trigger (Vision Control) when shooting in a loose puck in front of the net at least keeps you from throwing a hit and taking a penalty. It does not always fire a shot, but the fact that you do not throw the hits lets you keep jamming away and it helps quite a bit.

thx ill try it out

[metallicatz]

Re: Make the one-timer more effective?

My one-timers are pretty effective when I really take the time to set them up. Usually when I try and rush them is when they don't work out.

[StormJH1]

Re: Make the one-timer more effective?

I'm not sure. NHL '09 is wonderfully tweaked mess that combines a bunch of arcade elements and non-realism, such that the sum of all the parts is something that resembles a simulated NHL game (3-2, 2-0, etc.).

What I mean by that is that you can tell they built the engine, applied the physics, and put it all together, only to find out that results were wacky and unrealistic. So, in order to fix it, they do something like make shots wildly inaccurate so that you can't score all the time. The problem is that when you change one part of the game (such as lowering accuracy on the fly, as they did in the patch to cut down on glitch goals), something else gets screwed up.

I actually think that the effectiveness of one-timers is fine where it is because if you made them more successful, they would just dominate the game the way that they used to in 2k hockey games. But one thing I can't stand is how totally unable players are to pick up (or shovel/shoot) loose pucks in front of the net. There actually are a realistic number of rebound activities, but good luck getting your forward to acknowledge a puck that's an inch off the ground.