Love the game so far, HUT is a mode I wrote off immediately and now I haven't played anything else.
The physics, the hits and the passing make it more than worth it in my eyes.
I do have a gripe about the cards though. I'm pro-capitalism, and I understand game developers almost never make money, but the ability to buy card packs is starting to get to me. When I started out my attitude was "I don't need to buy them, I'll just earn them". Now I'm 5 or 6 hours into developing my team and getting it how I like it and I HAVE to buy a $0.99 pack or I'll lose 5 key players next game.
I'm not a bad player, nor am I a great one. My record stands at 6-4-1. There is no way I'll make enough pucks in the next game to be able to keep many of my players, and I started out with the 3 bonus packs.
It just feels forced and overly punative to those that don't want to spend. I realize $0.99 is nothing in the whole scheme of things, but it feels dirty. This isn't just spending money to save a little time, it feels like spending money so your time investment isn't completely worthless.
One thing i would like to point out is that I haven't been matched with anybody way out of my league yet. You tend to play people of your skill level, so I'm not concerned of people like 3justin3 just buying their way to superiority.
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