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Originally Posted by MJM
My second biggest pet peeve in the game is people with crap internet connections. Nothing pisses me off more than getting someone with a crap connection, you don't realize it until puck drop, than the jerkoff refuses to mutual quit. Nothing better than playing 45 minutes of hockey cutting in and out to avoid the DNF. There should be someway to make your settings to block out crap connections
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To avoid this you can quit the game before 2 minutes game time (ie. quit before 18). The quit won't count against your DNF or your stats.
Personally, I think NHL10 is a great game, but it's just not very intuitive. I play online and I find I'm able to score in lots of ways. For example, when in the slot, I won't score by doing a wristshot. I have to pull to the side and back and do a hard snapshot, picking for the corners or the sides. I also have to gauge which player is doing the shot. If it's Iginla, his chances of scoring and hitting the net are a lot higher.
I can also score with slapshots from the point. It's best to have a screen and even better if your players tip it. Then I have to decide where to shoot it. I find if there are lots of players in the shooting lane, it's best to shoot low to get it through their legs. If you have a player to tip, I shoot it in the middle so he can tip it down. If you have a screen and a good shooter like Phaneuf or Lidstrom, sometimes I'll shoot high so I can just beat the goalie clean.
I also use the board play and dumps. You have to watch where the defense is positioned to choose your dump-ins and you have to do it while your players are speeding through the neutral zone. On the breakout, if I stop, or turn around, then all my players will stop too. For example, if I find that the defense is overloaded on my side as I get to the red line, it's best to dump it hard around the boards or flip it over to the opposite side.
I also don't find the lift stick overly effective. You can only lift the stick when the other player is very close to you. Otherwise, it becomes a hook or a high stick. I just try to pass the puck around so that the other players don't get close enough to lift the stick or poke check.
