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Originally Posted by dobbles
c'mon thats a super weak response. lets just leave that part out. aside from the fact that a lot of the complaints come from top guys (a good example is when chuckienz said the latest tuner was awful and he is a very elite player) the fact remains that every game EA puts out has to cater not only to the super elite play all the time guys, but also the casual have fun players as well.
the thing that sucks is every time there is a complaint about gameplay people just say 'change the sliders to fit your style' but that is a cop out too. first, play is shifting more and more online where you don't have the ability to change sliders. and second, you can't expect more casual gamers to spend days weeks or months of their gaming experience playing games they feel aren't set right so they can tweak sliders till they are happy. tweaking sliders should be an option for fine tuning gameplay not totally overhauling the total suck level of the AI. and i know you didn't specifically mention this WW, just a related rant i wanted to get out.
and one last thing i would like to say is if you want to see how awful the AI is, just start a goalie BAP. the AI still will pass back and forth from wing to forward repeatedly. its only slightly better than before. not to mention their general hockey strategy is just abysmal. so while i do love broken sticks this year, i am disappointed that the AI continues to be awful and possibly even worse this year.
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Of course the game has to appeal to casual fans as well, and maybe EA should look into a less competitive online league. But it's just the nature of online, if you are casual and get on to play, you're going to get destroyed half the time. You should have that expectation. Saying the game is bad because you get beaten badly online is silly for that reason. Some people are just going to be better.
The AI sucks in BAP mode, I agree. That mode needs serious work before I'll start playing it for any period of time.
It's not that I think the game is perfect, I just don't think people appreciate what they have in the NHL series. It could be a whole lot worse, just look at the 2K series.