NHL 11 General Discussion

[FlamesKickAss]

Sooo glad I waited yesterday abnd played the tourney in the demo. I got Antti Niemi!!

Only other 2 NHLers I have are dubinsky and boll

1-1, lost 2-0 and won 3-1

[dobbles]

Originally Posted by Russic

Yes it is, its just that the turnover rate is quite high ... you may only play with a really great rookie for 5 games. I was in a bit if a mood last night, but I'd still like to see the turnover a little lower. I guess complaints aside, it's generally an even field right? Everybody who goes with no cards is going to run into these problems.

i think that population will become pretty much extinct by the end of the week. people will either get frustrated enough to become buyers or frustrated enough to just quit playing HUT. it took me a game or two of playing to start doing the math on how many pucks i earned a game versus how many contract cards i was going to need.

[bubbsy]

Originally Posted by diane_phaneuf

where does it show what their potential is?

and if anybody else knows, are consumables the only way to improve a player?

yes. I believe it was stated by the EA team on one of the live chats pre-launch that training cards are the only way to have a player evolve towards their potential.

[silentsim]

My Top 2 lines
Cammy (88) Hecht (83) Pominville (87, fully upgraded)
Brunstrom (82) Peverly (84) S. Kostitsyn (81)

Top D Pairing
Regehr (90) A. Campbell (80)

Goalie
Emery (82)
Budaj (77)

[sclitheroe]

Originally Posted by sclitheroe

Does anyone know if there is a way to find and play your friends via HUT? I tried googling for this, but couldn’t really find a good answer

I’m thinking now that this might not be possible due to two or more people engaging in win-trading.

[Kipper is King]

Well, I haven't bought any packs. I upgraded my goaltender and a winger through auctions, and had my first Hut win! :-)

[bubbsy]

Originally Posted by silentsim

My Top 2 lines
Cammy (88) Hecht (83) Pominville (87, fully upgraded)
Brunstrom (82) Peverly (84) S. Kostitsyn (81)

Top D Pairing
Regehr (90) A. Campbell (80)

Goalie
Emery (82)
Budaj (77)

how much real $ did you invest to make that happen?

[silentsim]

Just played a guy who had an amazing team.
Stamkos, St lOuis, vanek, kovalchuk, hamhuis, hall, fisher etc

just stacked out of his mind

[silentsim]

Originally Posted by bubbsy

how much real $ did you invest to make that happen?

I had 80MS points on my account, so 1 pack of those

[Yamer]

Originally Posted by Joborule

Which has already been fixed.

Neat.

Now can they fix the 'unsigned prospect' problem?

[d_phaneuf]

Originally Posted by silentsim

My Top 2 lines
Cammy (88) Hecht (83) Pominville (87, fully upgraded)
Brunstrom (82) Peverly (84) S. Kostitsyn (81)

Top D Pairing
Regehr (90) A. Campbell (80)

Goalie
Emery (82)
Budaj (77)

thats stacked

my team after using the free pack they give you for your online code, and I used 7500 points on a jumbo pack is Toews, Brian Campbell and a bunch of CHL'ers

[silentsim]

yeah its pretty good, after those players im all low 70's high 60's

[Hades]

I got Filpula and a bunch of low 70's for my top 2 lines, and an AHL goalie who's decent (75ish) Offline tournaments aren't too bad, I've played 5 games (1 tourney win) and have about 2300 pucks. My last win gave me just over 500 pucks, I think it's the Spring Tournament or something. Do you get more pucks for online games?

[silentsim]

have you guys been saving up for the 7500 packs? i just keep buying the 2500 ones

[Hades]

Originally Posted by silentsim

have you guys been saving up for the 7500 packs? i just keep buying the 2500 ones

The 7500 pack gives you double what the 2500 pack does right? Puck-wise that would make the 2500 pack more economical; but actual dollar wise the 7500 pack is only twice as expensive and comes with an extra rare I think, making it more economical. (I think?)

[d_phaneuf]

ya I am saving up for 7500 ones, it gives you 4 or 5 rare cards and I think the 2500 only gives 1 or 2?

[Hockeyguy15]

Saving up for the 7500 pack is good if you have enough contract cards or bench players to get there...Otherwise I would just go for the 2500 pack until you get a good amount of extra players or contracts

[FlamesKickAss]

NHL needs a squad promotion like Madden 11 did, I got 20,000 free coins for madden from that!

[jayocal]

I'm in the process of saving up for a 7500 pack. On my way there though, I've been buying the occasional peewee 600 pack to top off contracts. So far, the peewee packs have been full of contract cards..usually 4 contacts cards and 2 60's players. This has enabled me to keep my top 3 lines intact.

I am going to see how long I can go without buying cards with real $$. So far I'm 15-1-1 with my team. (only 1 game played and won online though...the rest in tournaments) My top non-NHL player is a 75. Jeff Finger is my only NHLer. My goalie is from a Euro league and he has an 89 potential, currently 79.

I still believe you can build a solid team without paying extra. Just need to grind through it. Also, I believe you can re-play tournaments for some extra pucks.

I want at least 2 or 3 more NHLers before I go back online.

[red sky]

I got a few NHLer's from my free packs. Duchene is my star but I have Lapierre as well who seems fast in comparison to other players. I also have Taylor Hall on my first line and he has potted a few goals. My D is thin and my goalie is terrible so I definitely need to upgrade.