I am not a fan of the gameplay patches released. The original version released at launch was completely different from the game now being played, in that it feels much more predictable/scripted and arcadish. When playing on Superstar difficulty, you used to struggle to score goals and win, but not anymore.
I'm just frustrated as someone looking for a good sim, and I think they had a good game when NHL 09 was originally released. Hope they don't do the same thing this year. If the patches are made to address online gameplay, then the developers should make sure it doesn't affect the offline gameplay.
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