Keys to Success for NHL 09
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Re: Keys to Success for NHL 09
yeah, I've had plays where I stood up my guys at the blue line and the CPU will dance around in the nuetral zone trying to find a hole instead of dumping it in. IRL teams would always dump the puck and get after it. I hate when CPU players skate towards the boards and then do this piroette (sp) towards the middle of the ice - never seen that done IRL.
This would also help with line changes. Of course it would help if the guys would actually come off the ice when you dump it."It's a dog-eat-dog world and I'm wearing Milk-Bone underwear."
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you can dump and chase in the current game, you just have to do it smartly and practice doing it so you're not just turning it over every time. you need to use the saucer pass and the saucer pass dump shot. the problem is there's no point of doing it because the D gives up the line. i'm fine with it the way it is. if everything was all congested like the nhl and you were always forced to move the puck a certain way then dump it like real hockey, the game would get boring.
they do need to tighten up the D a little though. you shouldn't just be able to pass the puck to a fast guy and skate around in circles and have no one be able to take the puck away. and maxim afinogenov, pierre-marc bouchard, and 3rd line guys with 90s for speed shouldn't be the guys you'd go to for a cheap goal, instead of a guy with skills but not speed like rick nash.Comment
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I like to dump on occasion and get on the forecheck. I think one of the issues is that the CPU won't.you can dump and chase in the current game, you just have to do it smartly and practice doing it so you're not just turning it over every time. you need to use the saucer pass and the saucer pass dump shot. the problem is there's no point of doing it because the D gives up the line. i'm fine with it the way it is. if everything was all congested like the nhl and you were always forced to move the puck a certain way then dump it like real hockey, the game would get boring.
they do need to tighten up the D a little though. you shouldn't just be able to pass the puck to a fast guy and skate around in circles and have no one be able to take the puck away. and maxim afinogenov, pierre-marc bouchard, and 3rd line guys with 90s for speed shouldn't be the guys you'd go to for a cheap goal, instead of a guy with skills but not speed like rick nash."It's a dog-eat-dog world and I'm wearing Milk-Bone underwear."
-- Norm PetersonComment
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max afinogenov is one of the most skilled players in the nhl. he can dangle on the best of the best and make them look silly. unfortunately, he is not one of the smartest players in the nhl. he is a giveaway master, and that is why he is on the third line.you can dump and chase in the current game, you just have to do it smartly and practice doing it so you're not just turning it over every time. you need to use the saucer pass and the saucer pass dump shot. the problem is there's no point of doing it because the D gives up the line. i'm fine with it the way it is. if everything was all congested like the nhl and you were always forced to move the puck a certain way then dump it like real hockey, the game would get boring.
they do need to tighten up the D a little though. you shouldn't just be able to pass the puck to a fast guy and skate around in circles and have no one be able to take the puck away. and maxim afinogenov, pierre-marc bouchard, and 3rd line guys with 90s for speed shouldn't be the guys you'd go to for a cheap goal, instead of a guy with skills but not speed like rick nash.will not change this until a buffalo team wins a championship.
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I haven't had the problem with the CPU dumping in. One thing I didn't like with my sliders was the AI dumped it in at the first sign of trouble in the neutral zone.Comment
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The answer is quite simply NO.Developers would have to make the goalies UNhuman for the cheese goals to cease.What they could do is base ranking and skill,much like the Be A Pro.So if you are a player that uses one or two ways to score all the time,the CPU recognizes this and gives you less skill points for your next ranking.Until something like this happens though,I would just use these and other forums to try and find "sim" players and stick to them.Comment
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They need to stop being afraid of making a true hockey sim. People will adapt and love a true simulation of the sport.
NHL 08 was an arcade game. Yet it was a tough game long with other EA games like Fifa. 08 needed a lot of adjustments by players, and for the most part people do well.
A real hockey sim would be less frustrating for most than NHL 08 I would think
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holy delusional batman!They need to stop being afraid of making a true hockey sim. People will adapt and love a true simulation of the sport.
NHL 08 was an arcade game. Yet it was a tough game long with other EA games like Fifa. 08 needed a lot of adjustments by players, and for the most part people do well.
A real hockey sim would be less frustrating for most than NHL 08 I would think
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NHL 08 was arcadish if you play arcade style hockey.For that matter so was 2K8 and so on.The difference between 08 and 2K8 is 08's Cpu AI didn't have 2-3 guys skating around trying to knock the puck handler to the ice.So even if you try to play sim on 2K8,it often still feels arcadish due to the lame AI.They need to stop being afraid of making a true hockey sim. People will adapt and love a true simulation of the sport.
NHL 08 was an arcade game. Yet it was a tough game long with other EA games like Fifa. 08 needed a lot of adjustments by players, and for the most part people do well.
A real hockey sim would be less frustrating for most than NHL 08 I would think
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Give me a break, a arcade game? You are joking right. I think you are getting 2k and Ea's game confused. This game was pretty damn accurate if you ask me.They need to stop being afraid of making a true hockey sim. People will adapt and love a true simulation of the sport.
NHL 08 was an arcade game. Yet it was a tough game long with other EA games like Fifa. 08 needed a lot of adjustments by players, and for the most part people do well.
A real hockey sim would be less frustrating for most than NHL 08 I would think
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the only thing that irked me was the scripted rebounds off the goalies. Hopefully thats fixed foir 09. also the herky jerky defensive controls.Comment

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