NHL 09 360 Patch #2 Online -- Impressions

[Fiddy]

Quote: Originally Posted by Redshirt_EA

Glad the OS consensus is positive. There's a lot more debate about the changes on the EA forums. Anyone mind if I hide out here for a bit?

thanks for patching the game again. its funny how people complain about certain things etc. all in all this made this good game even better.

now if you guys would just delete the eashl records and start fresh for like 2 months and give teams (not mine bc we stink) a chance to win it all, and not the juiced up teams up top as of now.

[seasprite]

I retract my earlier impression about the possibility of the 99 still being in the game. After further investigation, lol we have found that it doesnt exist. Sorry to Redshirt_EA and EA about my post and frustration. I love the patch and I think that it has made this game what it was inteded to be in the beginning. Again sorry if I got anyone up and crazy about it and my new impression is that this patch and the work from EA is spot on. Thanks

[Money99]

Quote: Originally Posted by Redshirt_EA

Glad the OS consensus is positive. There's a lot more debate about the changes on the EA forums. Anyone mind if I hide out here for a bit?

Sure! But with every post, you must reveal something cool about NHL10.

[andayaman]

Quote: Originally Posted by Smiley79

The one thing that I saw that was a little weird were some very wide deflections that went from weird locations. A couple of times, I saw people shooting from around the blue line at a direction that went completely wide of the net towards a teammate who deflected it in (I wish I could've saved the replays). The angle that the puck was deflected in was just so strange, but you could see it clearly hitting the stick and going in. I don't know if deflection accuracy has been turned up or what, but it was different than I've seen before. In the end, I'll take the longer games (because of all of the penalties) if it means it cleans up the garbage that I was seeing before this patch.

I saw this same thing during the first online versus game I played after the new patch. I hope I never see it again. The puck was slapshot wide from the blueline and hit an offensive player. After it hit the player the puck actually sped up and into the goal. I thought I was a glitch at first.

Wraparound goals have been toned down. I played a guy named Madden JDM, and he tried it five straight times before he quit with a big goose egg.

[catcatch22]

Checking from behing penalty, isn't that just boarding. There needs to be an animation that exemplifies this next year. As of right now the checking from behind penalty looks like a good pin or great check. There needs to be a animation specific for it next year.

[LanteriX]

Quote: Originally Posted by catcatch22

Checking from behing penalty, isn't that just boarding. There needs to be an animation that exemplifies this next year. As of right now the checking from behind penalty looks like a good pin or great check. There needs to be a animation specific for it next year.

Nope, there's a difference between the two penalties. It's a small difference, but basically if it's above the boards then it's checking from behind. If it's into the boards then it's boarding.

[Lisa_Bonami]

Strictly from an offline Dynasty Franchise standpoint, I am very happy with the gameplay now. Im not sure of some tweaks that might have also been made to tighten the gameplay that perhaps werent added to the Patch bullet list of fixes/adds but regardless...whatever it is...it works and somehow my games are more enjoyable and fun with realistic scoring opportunities!


Kudos to EA team for making this happen...thanks again


Now a quick question, Is there any way to see the Lines that are out on the ICE before each face off? I like to use the AUTO line change but I'd also like to know who's out there


More Realistic faceoffs, fighting, and puck physics should be a priority next year. Also add the ability to play any matchup between any team including post season games within your dynasty (ala Madden style) Its fun to be able to play with a different team from time to time randomly when you need a break from your own team.

And also more scrumming in front of net after the whistles, and more scrapping and fighting for the puck in the corners and against the boards. Also, Rival matches should be much more intense and physical. Sorry for these points but I wanted to get that in there without having to create a 2nd post

Again tho...great job on a wonderful game now! Im enjoying NHL 09

[LanteriX]

Christ.

I am in a game right now with the biggest group of morons ever.

It's the first intermission right now and they have already committed FOURTEEN minutes worth of penalties.

I'm playing goalie. We've been shorthanded the entire game pretty much. Most of the time it's been 5 on 3.

22 shots on me already.

Jeeeeessuuuuss