Well, after not playing EASHL at all last year, I decided to get back into it for the 2011-2012 season. Joined up with the Fatas again, and definitely enjoyed my first three games back.
A couple things that I noticed
- Game feels a lot better to play online; Previously, I had noticeable input lag. I don't notice this anymore when playing. I'm going to buy a new headset, so hopefully I can tell if chat has been improved soon!
- Hipchecks are really, really, overpowered. This is the biggest downfall i noticed on playing online; a few people only hipcheck. It's not realistic in the slightest.
- Positioning, boucnes and shooting feels right. A high percentage shot has a high percentage chance of going in now. Being in the right position makes a big difference, and now it feels great to be able to stand in front of the net and screen the goalie.
We had a couple weak goals against us, but managed to pull out wins in those games. I'm looking forward to playing more when the game comes out on Tuesday!
Also, if anyone has any faceoff tips, please let me know. I understand the system, I'm just terrible at them. I really like playing C, because I enjoy the positioning and being the middle of things, but I really need to get better at faceoffs!