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RaychelSnr · 02-25-2011, 01:57 PM

For the past few weeks, the talk on some of the various hockey forums has been about attributes, and whether they have any effect on our beloved OTP pros. Speed and acceleration have been the most talked about attributes, but let's not forget about the numerous goalie attributes that we have no real info on.

Speed

When the first discussions about the speed attribute started, I was slightly skeptical when people would talk about how the most expensive attribute in the game was not worth upgrading. As someone who mostly plays defense for my EASHL club, I have never put much stock in speed because I play positional defense and rarely have to skate hard in any situation, but it still sounded wrong. Nevertheless, I boosted my 65 speed to see if I felt any difference.

A couple of OTP games later I was writing an email to the rest of my club to say, "remove the points you spent on speed and put them in balance and strength for a more balanced player; you won't regret it." If you only play OTP and cherry pick a lot, you might need an increase to 90 speed. But if you play as a team and move the puck by passing, you won't notice a difference.

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GrandMaster B · 02-25-2011, 02:27 PM

Or how about getting rid of the online boosts all together and actually earn attributes by playing the game. But then how would EA make any more money? They could charge for jersey or equipment or rink DLC packs instead. Let people earn their attributes online instead of buying them. Everyone starts out with the same level player and as you play every game, you earn points which can be used for your players attributes. Similar to offline.

TDKing · 02-25-2011, 02:36 PM

I don't think ratings make enough of a difference in any mode in this game even with that slider. One of my gripes for many years now.

As far as EASHL, I question the whole way they match up teams. There is no way my lousy squad should ever be matched up against some of the better teams in the league.

Thanks for the tip on speed. I'm going to test this out later this weekend.

jyoung · 02-25-2011, 02:52 PM

I play a tough guy center with:

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	9" skates 65 speed 65 acceleration 90 agility 99 endurance 99 strength 98 balance

Hustling all game long basically produces the same effect as having 90+ speed and acceleration.

But because endurance is cheaper to upgrade than speed/acceleration, you can spend the extra points on strength and balance.

cptnclutch28 · 02-25-2011, 04:01 PM

Ok well then besides the speed and acceleration attributes what are other attributes that dont have any affect on how your player plays? I have seen my player do different things because of the fact that I have better ratings in certain areas but for the fact that I dont have anything but my pro card yet my guy just isnt statistically that good. That being said within the games that I have played I still have good numbers compared to those that have boosted their players.

kayto · 02-25-2011, 07:30 PM

I think this year acceleration is more important then speed...so between the two take more acc!!

Fiddy · 02-25-2011, 08:51 PM

lol.. just tested this out prior to the Pens game.

he is correct, speed means nothing.

bumping acceleration may help a bit, but i left it alone and didnt notice much of a difference. hilarious!!

Sakuraba19 · 02-26-2011, 09:10 AM

I never put boost on my player and don't see the difference...pretty sure the +5 stuff is a money-grabbing piece of **** from EA.

02-25-2011, 01:57 PM	#1
RaychelSnr Executive Editor OVR: 57 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Oklahoma City, OK Posts: 4,846 Blog Entries: 490	Dump 'N Cheese: Dead Attributes in EASHL For the past few weeks, the talk on some of the various hockey forums has been about attributes, and whether they have any effect on our beloved OTP pros. Speed and acceleration have been the most talked about attributes, but let's not forget about the numerous goalie attributes that we have no real info on. Speed When the first discussions about the speed attribute started, I was slightly skeptical when people would talk about how the most expensive attribute in the game was not worth upgrading. As someone who mostly plays defense for my EASHL club, I have never put much stock in speed because I play positional defense and rarely have to skate hard in any situation, but it still sounded wrong. Nevertheless, I boosted my 65 speed to see if I felt any difference. A couple of OTP games later I was writing an email to the rest of my club to say, "remove the points you spent on speed and put them in balance and strength for a more balanced player; you won't regret it." If you only play OTP and cherry pick a lot, you might need an increase to 90 speed. But if you play as a team and move the puck by passing, you won't notice a difference. Read More - Dump 'N Cheese: Dead Attributes in EASHL Platform: Xbox 360 / PS3

02-25-2011, 02:36 PM	#3
TDKing MVP OVR: 12 Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: South Jersey	Re: Dump 'N Cheese: Dead Attributes in EASHL I don't think ratings make enough of a difference in any mode in this game even with that slider. One of my gripes for many years now. As far as EASHL, I question the whole way they match up teams. There is no way my lousy squad should ever be matched up against some of the better teams in the league. Thanks for the tip on speed. I'm going to test this out later this weekend.

02-25-2011, 08:51 PM	#7
Fiddy Twitch/YouTube: Fiddy14 OVR: 32 Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 12,600	Re: Dump 'N Cheese: Dead Attributes in EASHL lol.. just tested this out prior to the Pens game. he is correct, speed means nothing. bumping acceleration may help a bit, but i left it alone and didnt notice much of a difference. hilarious!! __________________ Twitch twitch.tv/Fiddy14 YouTube http://www.youtube.com/@Fiddy14 X https://x.com/Fiddy14_ Favorite Teams Pittsburgh Penguins New York Mets Cleveland Cavaliers Cleveland Browns Notre Dame Fightin Irish Liverpool FC

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02-25-2011, 02:27 PM	#2
GrandMaster B Rookie OVR: 15 Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Phoenix, AZ Blog Entries: 2	Or how about getting rid of the online boosts all together and actually earn attributes by playing the game. But then how would EA make any more money? They could charge for jersey or equipment or rink DLC packs instead. Let people earn their attributes online instead of buying them. Everyone starts out with the same level player and as you play every game, you earn points which can be used for your players attributes. Similar to offline.

02-25-2011, 04:01 PM	#5
cptnclutch28 Pro OVR: 4 Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 141 Blog Entries: 1	Ok well then besides the speed and acceleration attributes what are other attributes that dont have any affect on how your player plays? I have seen my player do different things because of the fact that I have better ratings in certain areas but for the fact that I dont have anything but my pro card yet my guy just isnt statistically that good. That being said within the games that I have played I still have good numbers compared to those that have boosted their players.

02-25-2011, 07:30 PM	#6
kayto Rookie OVR: 3 Join Date: Feb 2003	I think this year acceleration is more important then speed...so between the two take more acc!!

02-26-2011, 09:10 AM	#8
Sakuraba19 Rookie OVR: 1 Join Date: Jun 2010	I never put boost on my player and don't see the difference...pretty sure the +5 stuff is a money-grabbing piece of **** from EA.