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RaychelSnr · 09-30-2010, 11:31 AM

After a few weeks of playing in the EASHL, I must say that I am very happy with EA.

It seems like most of the cheesy goals from NHL 09 and NHL 10 have been fixed. No more is my team being pummeled by wraparounds and curve shots. Now, poor souls that go for toe drags are ending up on their butts. The loop glitch that was rampant in the spring months has not been noticeable in NHL 11. Self boarding while carrying the puck into the offensive zone (my personal cause of annoyance in NHL 10) is not beneficial anymore since checking someone who is boarding himself results in the check being changed into a boarding animation.

The only cheese that has been reported by the ever vigilant EASHL players is the difficulty in dealing with excessive dangling. A player equipped with nimble thumbs can easily deke and dangle his way from his own end to the slot and score -- checks and poke checks are generally rendered useless with a quick use of protect puck feature.

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addybojangles · 09-30-2010, 12:35 PM

Yep, I am very happy with the attention that EA Sports is giving NHL this year.

murph17 · 09-30-2010, 12:49 PM

I'm playing Halo and Dead Rising until the patch. With a little bit of HUT to get my hockey fix.

notoriouzwun · 09-30-2010, 02:06 PM

I would agree most the blatant cheese is gone, toe drags are still there, just closer to the goalie normally coming from behind the goalie and across. I think the AI defenders are still a little useless to stop this so mostly on power plays is where we get caught. Short side non break aways with a little left-right stick deke action can catch the computer goalie for a short side goal almost every time. Had a guy literally do this 3 times...overall though happy to see the fixes. I think my only complaints are the defensive AI seems to play themselves out of position A LOT and the EASHL playoffs are waaaaay too long.

FBeaule04 · 09-30-2010, 04:10 PM

Tuner 1.03 was scary, but 1.04 makes it back to normal as far as the glitching goes.

I'm pretty happy with the way NHL Dev. Team handled the issues that were causing a problem online last season.

While it's not perfect, things are getting better and that's a good thing.

I wouldn't go back to NHL 10 unless I was forced to.

kerosene31 · 09-30-2010, 04:34 PM

It definitely is a huge improvement from NHL10. Those toe drag shots always got me so angry.

JaFFiTh · 09-30-2010, 07:03 PM

Ehh.. no cheese goals? I strongly doubt it. There is one in the game as i went to practice and did the shot from the same area.. I would say 95% of the time it's a goal.. not too impressed.

LuGer33 · 09-30-2010, 09:03 PM

pulling off a goal in practice mode on pro/normal over and over has nothing to do w/ online OTP

09-30-2010, 11:31 AM	#1
RaychelSnr Executive Editor OVR: 57 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Oklahoma City, OK Posts: 4,846 Blog Entries: 490	Dump N' Cheese: Pass the Cheese (or Not) After a few weeks of playing in the EASHL, I must say that I am very happy with EA. It seems like most of the cheesy goals from NHL 09 and NHL 10 have been fixed. No more is my team being pummeled by wraparounds and curve shots. Now, poor souls that go for toe drags are ending up on their butts. The loop glitch that was rampant in the spring months has not been noticeable in NHL 11. Self boarding while carrying the puck into the offensive zone (my personal cause of annoyance in NHL 10) is not beneficial anymore since checking someone who is boarding himself results in the check being changed into a boarding animation. The only cheese that has been reported by the ever vigilant EASHL players is the difficulty in dealing with excessive dangling. A player equipped with nimble thumbs can easily deke and dangle his way from his own end to the slot and score -- checks and poke checks are generally rendered useless with a quick use of protect puck feature. Read More - Dump N' Cheese: Pass the Cheese (or Not) Platform: Xbox 360 / PS3

09-30-2010, 04:10 PM	#5
FBeaule04 MVP OVR: 6 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Levis, Quebec, Canada Blog Entries: 1	Re: Dump N' Cheese: Pass the Cheese (or Not) Tuner 1.03 was scary, but 1.04 makes it back to normal as far as the glitching goes. I'm pretty happy with the way NHL Dev. Team handled the issues that were causing a problem online last season. While it's not perfect, things are getting better and that's a good thing. I wouldn't go back to NHL 10 unless I was forced to. __________________ "Ice hockey is a form of disorderly conduct in which the score is kept." - Doug Larson

09-30-2010, 07:03 PM	#7
JaFFiTh MVP OVR: 7 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Ontario, Canada	Re: Dump N' Cheese: Pass the Cheese (or Not) Ehh.. no cheese goals? I strongly doubt it. There is one in the game as i went to practice and did the shot from the same area.. I would say 95% of the time it's a goal.. not too impressed.

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09-30-2010, 12:35 PM	#2
addybojangles Rookie OVR: 4 Join Date: Feb 2005	Yep, I am very happy with the attention that EA Sports is giving NHL this year.

09-30-2010, 12:49 PM	#3
murph17 Rock Band FTW! OVR: 14 Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: LI, NY Posts: 1,015	I'm playing Halo and Dead Rising until the patch. With a little bit of HUT to get my hockey fix.

09-30-2010, 02:06 PM	#4
notoriouzwun Rookie OVR: 14 Join Date: Jul 2008 Blog Entries: 2	I would agree most the blatant cheese is gone, toe drags are still there, just closer to the goalie normally coming from behind the goalie and across. I think the AI defenders are still a little useless to stop this so mostly on power plays is where we get caught. Short side non break aways with a little left-right stick deke action can catch the computer goalie for a short side goal almost every time. Had a guy literally do this 3 times...overall though happy to see the fixes. I think my only complaints are the defensive AI seems to play themselves out of position A LOT and the EASHL playoffs are waaaaay too long.

09-30-2010, 04:34 PM	#6
kerosene31 Some say he... OVR: 20 Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Buffalo, NY Posts: 1,900	It definitely is a huge improvement from NHL10. Those toe drag shots always got me so angry.

09-30-2010, 09:03 PM	#8
LuGer33 EA Game Changer OVR: 10 Join Date: May 2009 Location: Philadelphia, PA	pulling off a goal in practice mode on pro/normal over and over has nothing to do w/ online OTP