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Originally Posted by Flash Walken
here is why everyone is implying you dislike the game because you on't watch or never played or are terrible etc is because this is the third game in a row where you've gone off the deep end mere days after release about how broken and crappy the game is.
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They've addressed your biggest issue with the series: the ratings system, which you went on about for years.
At this point, I think you're just whining.
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ok the first part is just plain untrue. if you really want to go back, i was 100% behind 09 and 10. and because i had no reason to doubt 11 i was positive before launch. however, i did sour on 11 as i felt it was a step back from 09 and 10. so i was negative post launch of that game. that took a good month to even happen. because i didnt like 11, i was weary of nhl 12. however, if you remember, i was VERY positive about the demo last year and thats why i went ahead and got the game. i mostly enjoyed 12 and played it up until a couple months ago in gm mode.
so in 4 years of getting the game i was happy 3 of them. this is the first year i was even dismissive of the demo. so to try and act like i am never satisified is just an ad hominem attack. i thought i could expect better from you, but i guess not.
for the second point, the ratings system was a very minor issue i like to rant on. however, they still really didnt fix it. as usual EA went back to the way it used to be and proclaimed it was 'new.' there does seem to be a little better bandwidth in overalls, but my biggest issue has always been that for nhl'ers there is little difference in the individual ratings. for instance, iginla's wrist shot accuracy would only be a few points more than 80% of the league and i dont think that accurately represents the high end skill level.
that makes me think of one thing i totally hated about the demo. they spent all summer talking about the new skating engine and the AI changes would 'showcase top end players' yet my stacked HUT team in the demo would regularly get blown by the CHL team in the first round as far as skating skills and stick skills. i felt very little difference playing them and playing the nhl teams in the other rounds.
jobo - i will put together more of my specific thoughts later. i gotta run now.