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H to the Oza · 03-16-2010, 11:49 PM

I never noticed how all the cover athletes wear red jerseys

johnnydangerously · 03-17-2010, 09:29 AM

@ H to the Oza

And their teams all start with "C". Odd!

bowlerguy92 · 03-17-2010, 05:17 PM

Accept for the fact that: Chat still hardly works online (three years in a row), you lockup if you idle anywhere in the online section of the game, you don't get credit in ranked games if the team quits even 1 second before the game ends, the "pro shop" sometimes takes minutes to open, and player cards don't unlock correctly online resulting in pointless play working towards nothing. Thanks EA, you guys do provide great support.

aBiNeR1 · 03-18-2010, 10:17 PM

Curious, is EA Sport's post-release support supposed to be a model for sports gaming or the gaming industry as a whole?

acarrero · 03-20-2010, 12:42 PM

EA's Fight Night 4 also had great post-release support. I have not played the NHL series, but Fight Night had numerous patches where they clearly listened to the OS community making changes to gameplay, they had numerous add-ons (like new boxers, though you had to pay for most), and included features like boxershare which added to the experience. EA is doing a good job of post-release support with some of its titles and it's a great new thing for gaming.

jyoung · 03-20-2010, 05:47 PM

I believe Fight Night was an EA Canada project, too.

The Canada teams seem to do the best out of all the EA dev. groups.

Headstyle77 · 03-23-2010, 11:48 AM

Let's not be such fanboys...

They are doing OK at best...They need to do a better job for Multiplayer/OTP. Finding a game is horrible, picking your position is horrible. Playing with glitchers is horrible. Taking an F for stats because your goalie is helpin the other team boost is completely unacceptable. Yeah, they've made improvements, but it's not like it's without many VERY BAD flaws. You people need to stop stroking their ego, say thank you, and ask for more. Next year, they should focus exclusively on Online. The ability for quitters, glitchers, goalie boosters needs to stop, or at least ban them from OTP if they are doing it. The game has MAJOR flaws...they only way to truly enjoy it, is to ensure you play with guys who stand for the same things I just pointed out, on both sides of the puck too. A cheating club/player completely ruins the aspect of ranked games. Attributes are pointless, as it seems somebody always figures out a way to 'Juice' their Online Attributes, making them nearly invincible to stop, no matter how good/skilled you are. Fix your game EA.

aBiNeR1 · 03-25-2010, 09:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Headstyle77


	Let's not be such fanboys... They are doing OK at best...They need to do a better job for Multiplayer/OTP. Finding a game is horrible, picking your position is horrible. Playing with glitchers is horrible. Taking an F for stats because your goalie is helpin the other team boost is completely unacceptable. Yeah, they've made improvements, but it's not like it's without many VERY BAD flaws. You people need to stop stroking their ego, say thank you, and ask for more. Next year, they should focus exclusively on Online. The ability for quitters, glitchers, goalie boosters needs to stop, or at least ban them from OTP if they are doing it. The game has MAJOR flaws...they only way to truly enjoy it, is to ensure you play with guys who stand for the same things I just pointed out, on both sides of the puck too. A cheating club/player completely ruins the aspect of ranked games. Attributes are pointless, as it seems somebody always figures out a way to 'Juice' their Online Attributes, making them nearly invincible to stop, no matter how good/skilled you are. Fix your game EA.

...which was precisely the reason why I asked the OP if NHL is supposed to be a model for post-release support in sports gaming or the industry as a whole. I'm very curious to know which.

khaldrogo76 · 04-08-2010, 01:05 PM

@ headstyle...agree! the wrist shot glitch is ruining Community and Club play; I saw the same shot work for 8 goals in one period the other night, c'mon!!!!!!!

Str80uttaChicag0 · 04-28-2010, 08:54 AM

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Originally Posted by LuGer33


	Great read, and very true.

@ Luger Uhm you work for ea... of course you would agree with the above

03-20-2010, 05:47 PM	#16
jyoung Staff Writer OVR: 38 Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 6,192 Blog Entries: 29	Re: NHL Series from EA is a Model for Post-Release Support I believe Fight Night was an EA Canada project, too. The Canada teams seem to do the best out of all the EA dev. groups. Last edited by jyoung; 03-20-2010 at 05:50 PM.

03-17-2010, 09:29 AM	#12
johnnydangerously Rookie OVR: 2 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Phoenix, AZ	@ H to the Oza And their teams all start with "C". Odd!

03-17-2010, 05:17 PM	#13
bowlerguy92 MVP OVR: 10 Join Date: Feb 2005	Accept for the fact that: Chat still hardly works online (three years in a row), you lockup if you idle anywhere in the online section of the game, you don't get credit in ranked games if the team quits even 1 second before the game ends, the "pro shop" sometimes takes minutes to open, and player cards don't unlock correctly online resulting in pointless play working towards nothing. Thanks EA, you guys do provide great support.

03-18-2010, 10:17 PM	#14
aBiNeR1 Banned OVR: 2 Join Date: Mar 2010	Curious, is EA Sport's post-release support supposed to be a model for sports gaming or the gaming industry as a whole?

03-20-2010, 12:42 PM	#15
acarrero Pro OVR: 10 Join Date: Nov 2004	EA's Fight Night 4 also had great post-release support. I have not played the NHL series, but Fight Night had numerous patches where they clearly listened to the OS community making changes to gameplay, they had numerous add-ons (like new boxers, though you had to pay for most), and included features like boxershare which added to the experience. EA is doing a good job of post-release support with some of its titles and it's a great new thing for gaming.

03-23-2010, 11:48 AM	#17
Headstyle77 Rookie OVR: 1 Join Date: Mar 2010	Let's not be such fanboys... They are doing OK at best...They need to do a better job for Multiplayer/OTP. Finding a game is horrible, picking your position is horrible. Playing with glitchers is horrible. Taking an F for stats because your goalie is helpin the other team boost is completely unacceptable. Yeah, they've made improvements, but it's not like it's without many VERY BAD flaws. You people need to stop stroking their ego, say thank you, and ask for more. Next year, they should focus exclusively on Online. The ability for quitters, glitchers, goalie boosters needs to stop, or at least ban them from OTP if they are doing it. The game has MAJOR flaws...they only way to truly enjoy it, is to ensure you play with guys who stand for the same things I just pointed out, on both sides of the puck too. A cheating club/player completely ruins the aspect of ranked games. Attributes are pointless, as it seems somebody always figures out a way to 'Juice' their Online Attributes, making them nearly invincible to stop, no matter how good/skilled you are. Fix your game EA.

04-08-2010, 01:05 PM	#19
khaldrogo76 Rookie OVR: 1 Join Date: Apr 2010	@ headstyle...agree! the wrist shot glitch is ruining Community and Club play; I saw the same shot work for 8 goals in one period the other night, c'mon!!!!!!!

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