Dump 'N Cheese: Broad Street Bullies in NHL 11

[RaychelSnr]

A while ago my friend sent me this picture after an OT victory in EASHL.

This prompted me to write about the physical aspects of NHL 11 and how it affects the EASHL. Our club -- as well as our friend's club over on the PS3 side of things -- tries to play a game of hockey resembling hockey in real life. Both of our clubs have been talking about how NHL 11 exaggerates the physical aspect of the game now that the new physics engine has been introduced into the game.

Read More - Dump 'N Cheese -- Broad Street Bullies in NHL 11

[addybojangles]

That is a RIDICULOUS number of hits. I think the record for our team is in the mid-20's and also from a game that went into three overtime periods.

It's a problem, I'll agree with you there. Although true physics engine? Yeah, I'm not buying it. When the puck can fly up, land on a goalie's back then magically appear under his pads, you're not playing with a true physics engine.

[FBeaule04]

Well, no doubt it's ridiculous, but you have to understand something. Either you adapt to the game, either you get drilled every game.

Our club, the Cold Ice Holes had a tough time in October winning a game or 2. We would get our Off. D flattened out while our 2 playmaker and sniper would be destroyed in the offensive zone.

So one day, there was a change. 2 forwards changed for Power Forward while the 3rd one went for Tough Guy. On D, one moved to 2-Way D with huge numbers in checking and strenght while I moved to Def. Tough Guy.

Results : A 10 game over .500 in november.

We aren't intimidating the opposition like the exemple you put there, but we hit a lot, we take a lot of penalties but we don't get blown away by the opposition now. It's tough to get in our zone on your feet because if you deke someone, you get boxed out anyway and send on your rear.

We average around 40-45 hits a game as a team, and lose most of our game by 1 goal.

Is this realism? No! But that's the way EA wanted the game to be played. Plastered people, send them to the dressing room with big hits, make them think twice before trying to get in the zone and punish the guy who dangle all over the ice.

And it's not like there's cheating in this, it's just the way it's been made by EA.

[FBeaule04]

As far as the 62 hits in a game, my best was 37 in a 4 on 4 games. 62, ouff, that a lot of hitting, I guess you only do this for the hole game.

As a 5 guys team, our best was 72 hit for a 3 period. I remember that the team on the other side was really frustrated since we won the contest 7-2 in the end.

[Fiddy]

gotta love NHL 11 Arcade Hockey.. its a fun game!!

[SinisterAlex]

I've been complaining about the hitting in this game since day one. It's unbelievably unrealistic in terms of the hitting and needs to be COMPLETELY tonned down for NHL 12. Or at least give us a counter to hitting. Allow us to brace ourselves for a hit like players do in real life NHL. In NHL 11, if you see a hit coming, the only way you can stop yourself from getting hit it by deking around the guy... if you don't do this, you're going to get crushed everytime.

If there was someway to brace for a hit, our players wouldn't fall down to the ice like they were Styrofoam blocks.

[milesizdead]

Quote: Originally Posted by AtomicLegend

If there was someway to brace for a hit, our players wouldn't fall down to the ice like they were Styrofoam blocks.

Yeah, it´s funny. Sometimes I notice that before I get crushed (a hit I can´t avoid) I flick the right trigger towards the checker, meaning to lean against him. Instead I get an interference penalty

So even my instincts tell me there should be a "brace" option, and on the right stick maybe

[jyoung]

I agree that interference calls need to be increased.

However, I welcome the physical play that has been brought to NHL 11.

NHL 09 and NHL 10 were games dominated by 5'7" 150 midgets jacked up on speed.

Now you see less midgets out there on the ice and playing at a respectable height/weight won't put you at a huge disadvantage like it did in the last two years' games.