NHL 2K10: What's Hot and What's Not

[Scottdau]

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My loyality is easy; I like what I like. If I like; it I will defend it. If EA had better presentation; I would probably be defending that game as much as Realm defends it.

[Scottdau]

That is not true Baa. If people defend what they like that does not make then a blind fanboy, because I promise you if another hockey game came around and offer great sim play and amazing presentation. People will jump ship. It is just how the world is. Now if they don't jump ship it just means to them they like their game better. Nothing wrong with that.

[SoxFan01605]

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That is not true Baa. If people defend what they like that does not make then a blind fanboy, because I promise you if another hockey game came around and offer great sim play and amazing presentation. People will jump ship. It is just how the world is. Now if they don't jump ship it just means to them they like their game better. Nothing wrong with that.

Not to speak for baa (a precursor for me pretty much doing just that), but that's not really what he was saying. He said you were talking about something else. He's saying that while what you say is true of some people, it doesn't mean there aren't still blind loyalists that fall into the crowd. They simply switched loyalties and then blindly worship their new master.

It's not about just what they prefer, it's about the ones that become drooling, raving, idiots for something that they really have no stake in. It's not just silly, it's pathetic. It goes beyond brand loyalty...which at least, in some respects, is rooted in logic.

I prefer The Show over 2K baseball. I've found 2K baseball to be a joke for years now. BUT, I don't go in other forums (or even in The Show forum for that matter) and act as if the game is the perfect creation for everyone that all must bow before.THAT is what a "fanboy" does. I can enjoy my preferred title while recognizing it's flaws. I can be disappointed in the other game, while recognizing what it does do well. That is NOT what a "fanboy" does.

I see what you are talking about Scott (and would agree the term gets tossed around far too much), and you're right that most people just go with what they prefer. There are always the handful though (or more than that in the internet world), that can't stand not having everyone agree with their "side". I'm sure you've seen the people who jump around spreading the gospel of their favorite game. That's more than a preference at that point IMO.

EDIT: and that's not to say it warrants attention or discussion (I agree that generally, people just like what they like)...just that it does exist.

[Scottdau]

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I know that is why I don't believe in fanboys. If they were a true fanboy you would only love one game and that game company only. If you change for what ever reason, you were never really a true fanboy. I agree with what he said, but I disagree about real fanboys existing. Mostly becasue if some other game comes out and is perfect they will jump ship!

[RealmK]

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I know that is why I don't believe in fanboys. If they were a true fanboy you would only love one game and that game company only. If you change for what ever reason, you were never really a true fanboy. I agree with what he said, but I disagree about real fanboys existing. Mostly becasue if some other game comes out and is perfect they will jump ship!

In a way I can sorta see what you're saying Scott. There are extremes to anything like that though. For me personally I think this might be the first year in a long time that I actually end up playing both games. I'm actually sorely tempted to trade some stuff in and give 2k the benefit of the doubt and snag it day 1 rather than wait on gamefly to send a copy my way.

I hope if there is going to be a demo they made the effort to either let us play around with the sliders to get a feel for how the game will play with tweaks/higher difficulty level, and that its a polished demo as well. It would serve them well to make that extra effort demo wise considering the lack of media and poor representation of the game in gamesite videos so far with default settings and non hockey guys demo'in it.

[onlybygrace]

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In a way I can sorta see what you're saying Scott. There are extremes to anything like that though. For me personally I think this might be the first year in a long time that I actually end up playing both games. I'm actually sorely tempted to trade some stuff in and give 2k the benefit of the doubt and snag it day 1 rather than wait on gamefly to send a copy my way.

I hope if there is going to be a demo they made the effort to either let us play around with the sliders to get a feel for how the game will play with tweaks/higher difficulty level, and that its a polished demo as well. It would serve them well to make that extra effort demo wise considering the lack of media and poor representation of the game in gamesite videos so far with default settings and non hockey guys demo'in it.

Yeah...I might pick up some extra hours at work so I can get both.

Definitely not rich over here...but both games look really great this year, which outta make 2011 even better.

[Scottdau]

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In a way I can sorta see what you're saying Scott. There are extremes to anything like that though. For me personally I think this might be the first year in a long time that I actually end up playing both games. I'm actually sorely tempted to trade some stuff in and give 2k the benefit of the doubt and snag it day 1 rather than wait on gamefly to send a copy my way.

I hope if there is going to be a demo they made the effort to either let us play around with the sliders to get a feel for how the game will play with tweaks/higher difficulty level, and that its a polished demo as well. It would serve them well to make that extra effort demo wise considering the lack of media and poor representation of the game in gamesite videos so far with default settings and non hockey guys demo'in it.

The hard part for me is both game are solid. I liked last years game for both, so this year it will be tough, but I am only going with one this year. I love hockey, but once I play a game I want it to have what the other game has. I tell you this if this game rocks people will come out of the wood works.

[sharks]

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Have you tried the NHL 10 demo? It is starting to get stale. I would guess NHL 2K10 would be a better choice. You save $10 too!

[ezio]

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In a way I can sorta see what you're saying Scott. There are extremes to anything like that though. For me personally I think this might be the first year in a long time that I actually end up playing both games. I'm actually sorely tempted to trade some stuff in and give 2k the benefit of the doubt and snag it day 1 rather than wait on gamefly to send a copy my way.

I hope if there is going to be a demo they made the effort to either let us play around with the sliders to get a feel for how the game will play with tweaks/higher difficulty level, and that its a polished demo as well. It would serve them well to make that extra effort demo wise considering the lack of media and poor representation of the game in gamesite videos so far with default settings and non hockey guys demo'in it.

I agree but I doubt they will let you touch the sliders. Would be nice if they did though. I was playing the NHL 10 demo and then popped in NHL 2k8 and went to the challenges menu and started a game and was like what the because the default settings aren't very good. If they don't let you adjust sliders they need to at least put it on whatever settings would do the game the most justice IMO.

[Nightbird248]

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Maybe they will at least put in the preset slider settings, Rookie/Pro/All-Star/Hall of Fame an allow you to switch between them too see how the game plays at each of those setups.

[RealmK]

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Maybe they will at least put in the preset slider settings, Rookie/Pro/All-Star/Hall of Fame an allow you to switch between them too see how the game plays at each of those setups.

I'd settle for that no problem. I doubt it'd be hard for them to do and it would go a long way to show off the game's strengths like the improved AI on the higher difficulty levels. Seems like a no brainer to me anyway.

[renojedi]

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* Create Team Mode - Create a persistent team with friends by designing your uniforms, developing a unique team identity, and then competing against other created teams online, offline and in Franchise mode

So does this mean they put the feature back in where you could replace a team in franchise with a created team? It sounds like it but when it says play against other created team in online, offline, and franchise, it is not clear.

If so, how many can you replace?

[Nightbird248]

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So does this mean they put the feature back in where you could replace a team in franchise with a created team? It sounds like it but when it says play against other created team in online, offline, and franchise, it is not clear.

If so, how many can you replace?

As far as I know you can replace a team in franchise but not sure if you can have more then one, they haven't said. Create Team mode they haven't released much info on that and only thing I know is you create a team and it's kept persistently. You can have up to 16 people on it but only 6 players can play in a game vs a max of 6 players on other team. Looks like they will be putting another developer insight monday "NEXT NHL 2K10 DEVELOPER INSIGHT: “Online Team-Up,” by Felicia Whitehouse – Monday, August 31st" which might shed some light on that mode.