Zaraki_Kenpachi
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RS4- said:
Playing now since bob's burgers is over.
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NHL 11 EASHL Team (360)
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Playing now since bob's burgers is over.
I don't understand all the bickering in here, I guess it's because I am the new guy. Oh well, I don't think you guys are that bad at playing. I've definitely played with and against much worse.
The only reason I was hogging the 4 goal game was because no one else was doing anything. I had it take it into my own hands, which surprisingly worked well for once. It's really not a big deal if someone calls me out for something, I'm not gonna take it the wrong way.
The only reason I was hogging the 4 goal game was because no one else was doing anything. I had it take it into my own hands, which surprisingly worked well for once. It's really not a big deal if someone calls me out for something, I'm not gonna take it the wrong way.
TheVisualizer
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good games everybody, bunch of tough losses tonight
in the future we might want to have one of our more level-headed teammates create the lobby for otp games...
in the future we might want to have one of our more level-headed teammates create the lobby for otp games...
you are going up on the mount rushmore of quitters with me marvie
Sooo LeDenog is an irl friend of mine. He and I joined the gaf team together last year in like Feb, he plays like me but less retarded. Dunno how much he'll play, he was bored so just fired up a 48 hour xbl code for now.
I played like shit pretty much all night and would've quit out on that last game but didn't want to leave you guys with a cpu center for faceoffs, though I didn't exactly do much better anyway.
Good we played that intersquad game because we are getting way more offsides than whats healthy.
I played like shit pretty much all night and would've quit out on that last game but didn't want to leave you guys with a cpu center for faceoffs, though I didn't exactly do much better anyway.
Good we played that intersquad game because we are getting way more offsides than whats healthy.
I figure that must mean Viz was all yelled out. I'm cool with communicating but I'm not always so hot at recharging my mic, aaand tonight I was on the phoneMilly79 said:
Viz tends to quarterback us pretty well though, or use his silence to what I imagine is reinforcing his disgust at our goings on.
You're new but you have an easily spellable name and you're experienced, so you don't really count as new. Think nothing of all the Marvie bitching, just keep doin what you're doing. In reference to you having to score all 4 goals you said you hogged it, but that sounds par for the course for what you ended up doing offensively, so don't worry about it.
I really shouldve called it quits earlier in the night, I went downhill pretty fast.
TheVisualizer
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Milly79 said:
i never shut up, i dont know what everyone elses deal is, they aren't a very talkative bunch besides manchot and tacklejerry
TheVisualizer
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Milly79 said:
im the guy that drops f bombs in bunches and says the word shit in every possible sentence, unless you are hard of hearing you must have heard me during that last game
Giant Robot
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Milly79 said:
It also doesnt help that some people's Hockey Player name, GAF name, and XBL name don't match up either...Viz and I communicate a lot. I know Noz has a mic, but he doesn't like to listen to me or stay with his man/zones
So i yell at him constantly for it. I'm the guy that mostly blames myself for accidental touch passes, or hitting checked hard, or not being able to get around a defender.Milly79 said:
that was the funniest shit ever.
Zaraki_Kenpachi said:
I agree with this. It would work a lot better with a mic though so we should wait until I finally get one. But I like the idea Zaraki.
Be a pro is just fucking difficult. It's been a huge adjustment from versus play to be-a-pro. I played versus play (online and offline) almost exclusively for the past year-and-a-half, only touching the offline version of be-a-pro last year for a couple of achievements... And I need to find a camera angle that works for me. Sometimes when the camera swings ever so slightly it screws up my passes.
MIGHT AS WELL BE YELLING AT ME FOR BREATHING TOOGiant Robot said:It also doesnt help that some people's Hockey Player name, GAF name, and XBL name don't match up either...Viz and I communicate a lot. I know Noz has a mic, but he doesn't like to listen to me or stay with his man/zones
<3
TheVisualizer
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Montresor said:
use classic or ice camera
you can press SELECT to focus the camera on you instead of the puck at anytime if you get lost off screen as a defenseman. I barely use this tho because I've learned instead to measure the size of the diamond/triangle player indicator above your players head. If you are offscreen it gets smaller the further offscreen you are.
TheVisualizer
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SCHUEY F1 said:
welcome back, what was your Canadian-ass doing down there?
Zaraki_Kenpachi
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TheVisualizer said:
Hookers obviously. Well, that and drugs.
To unlock some of the stuff in be a pro, just change all the settings: easiest difficulty, change the sliders so it's easier for you to score and hit, and if you want to play full games just to get quick more than a few points you could lower the period time as well (not hard to get something like 5 points/game) and when you hit an avg you like, sim the games then interrupt and join at the final minute so it counts towards those stupid "minimum 40 games played" stuff.
ggs Vis
The best part of that little run of games was that 7-(1?) blowout. I believe you had 5 goals and an assist and I had 1 goal and 4 assists
Too bad the rest of the night didn't go like that, we played good I thought. I got a little bit careless in our own end which ended up costing us though. And then I was robbed in that last game when the cpu set me up with a pass that had me in the high slot with a slapshot that got blocked or something
The best part of that little run of games was that 7-(1?) blowout. I believe you had 5 goals and an assist and I had 1 goal and 4 assists
Too bad the rest of the night didn't go like that, we played good I thought. I got a little bit careless in our own end which ended up costing us though. And then I was robbed in that last game when the cpu set me up with a pass that had me in the high slot with a slapshot that got blocked or something
TheVisualizer
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zsswimmer said:ggs Vis
The best part of that little run of games was that 7-(1?) blowout. I believe you had 5 goals and an assist and I had 1 goal and 4 assists
Too bad the rest of the night didn't go like that, we played good I thought. I got a little bit careless in our own end which ended up costing us though. And then I was robbed in that last game when the cpu set me up with a pass that had me in the high slot with a slapshot that got blocked or something
yeah gg's
That 5 goal game was fun, I had some nice finishes, I wanted a 6th (team record I think?) and almost got it right at the end. We didn't play a single good team tonight and lost most of those games. That one team with the fast guy who kept streaking down the right side of the ice and getting in close was pissing me off. I goofed in that game and took the puck behind their net to try to waste time on the PK and we got burned. My passing has also gone to shit, I'm a second late seeing open guys and executing now. One game we lost where I was puckhandling a lot on the wall and behind the net, I almost shit my pants when I noticed the CPU actually cut to the net a few times for open cross crease passes and I didn't hook them up. I think my skills are deteriorating in my old age... lol
I was happy with our effort though as we climbed back in every one of those games that really went against us early and only lost by 1 in all of them. I might play more later, gotta get some food.
Ugh, that 2nd goal in the 2nd Viz game was so painful. I was just circling around along the right boards doing shit all, not knowing where the puck was going or where to head to. Was just completely freezed out.
Sorry about that last game House, I kept trying to pass it back to you (even when I wasn't getting passes off). And wow did I get blasted in the faceoff circle for like the last 3 periods, christ almighty that was bad. Sorry
Sorry about that last game House, I kept trying to pass it back to you (even when I wasn't getting passes off). And wow did I get blasted in the faceoff circle for like the last 3 periods, christ almighty that was bad. Sorry
Zaraki_Kenpachi
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Remember to also turn off auto zoom, screws you up so much.Montresor said:
TheVisualizer
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lets get it on suckas
Zaraki_Kenpachi
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RS4- said:
:lol I can only imagine you as a taco running to your xbox quickly to try and play with us.
I played three fun games tonight. Two of them swimmer described up above. The third was a 3-1 (or 4-1?) loss.
To the guys I played with (RS4, swimmer, Viz, and Manchot), did you have any tips for the way I played tonight? Let me know if I'm doing anything particularly wrong. Sometimes I don't even realize I'm making poor decisions (I didn't realize it until Viz told me, but I hold on to the puck too long sometimes in the neutral zone or on the breakout, and I get smashed before I can get a good pass in - the tip was to just dump it in if I'm pressured).
To the guys I played with (RS4, swimmer, Viz, and Manchot), did you have any tips for the way I played tonight? Let me know if I'm doing anything particularly wrong. Sometimes I don't even realize I'm making poor decisions (I didn't realize it until Viz told me, but I hold on to the puck too long sometimes in the neutral zone or on the breakout, and I get smashed before I can get a good pass in - the tip was to just dump it in if I'm pressured).
No I thought you played really well tonight and you bailed me out on a couple of occasions. If I had to suggest something to improve is to not to get used to using the 'pass block' animation to block shots. If youre a dman doing this deep in the crease of the net youre only giving the opposition a golden opportunity to get a good shot in. But overall it looks like you are improving fast on defense.Montresor said:
Also, I forgot to add. I find it much easier on the back check when skating backwards and using the poke check versus skating forward and trying to keep up/slow down. It might be a preference of yours but its much more effective for me when skating backwards. I say this because I noticed you doing that a couple of times.
One thing that takes time or just luck is getting used to passing up the wall or to the dman if we win the faceoff in the offensive zone. Sometimes the other team will pressure both dmen and you're better off passing it up the wall instead of having a pass picked off or a shot blocked that can lead to the break.
GGs tonight everyone!
GGs tonight everyone!
TheVisualizer
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good games tonight fellas,
2 OT GWG's, I AM THE GREATEST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
My own goal was awesome too, channeled my inner Milly on that one, you would have proud!
You did good Montresor, only other tip I can give right now is in the offensive zone you passed up a few chances where you walked the puck towards the center of the point and had a wide open lane to shoot with a possible screen in front, bomb away those or just throw a junk wrister low at the goalie's pads to try to get a juicy rebound for someone else. Otherwise your defense has been very good so far and that's what Marvie is paying you for... check is in the mail.
2 OT GWG's, I AM THE GREATEST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
My own goal was awesome too, channeled my inner Milly on that one, you would have proud!
You did good Montresor, only other tip I can give right now is in the offensive zone you passed up a few chances where you walked the puck towards the center of the point and had a wide open lane to shoot with a possible screen in front, bomb away those or just throw a junk wrister low at the goalie's pads to try to get a juicy rebound for someone else. Otherwise your defense has been very good so far and that's what Marvie is paying you for... check is in the mail.