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NHL 11 EASHL Team (360)

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TheVisualizer

Banned
Zaraki_Kenpachi said:
Hey ph33nix, is the NBA game any good this year? It was on sale for $40 at Kmart and I want to make sure it doesn't suck before I open it.

And I'm assuming you glitch goaled your way to that legend card Marvie? :p
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nba2k11 is pretty damn good if you dont mind playing a realer style of ball, defense doesnt allow you to throw any old pass around now they really play the passing lanes well to stop cheese tactics

I hated all b-ball games the past 2 years but they really stepped it up this year across the board in almost every area of the game, the presentation alone is worth $40
 
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Zaraki_Kenpachi

Member
TheVisualizer said:
nba2k11 is pretty damn good if you dont mind playing a realer style of ball, defense doesnt allow you to throw any old pass around now they really play the passing lanes well to stop cheese tactics

I hated all b-ball games the past 2 years but they really stepped it up this year across the board in almost every area of the game, the presentation alone is worth $40
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Sweet, ya I didn't care for 2k9, and 2k10 so I was hoping it was better. I was tempted to get it just for Jordan but don't want to spend $40 if it's still bad.
 
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ph33nix

MWO
Zaraki_Kenpachi said:
Sweet, ya I didn't care for 2k9, and 2k10 so I was hoping it was better. I was tempted to get it just for Jordan but don't want to spend $40 if it's still bad.
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40 bucks for 2k11 is a STEAL. go get it.

and yeah like vis said its very sim like this year. gotta play like you're the one out there
 
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zsswimmer

Member
Anyone going to be on tonight? Ive been playing black ops all day but I can never miss out on playing a good club game. Probably be on 10:30 or so
 
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Marvie_3

Banned
First patch is out.

I just wanted to thank the community for their patience in waiting for the NHL 11 patch. As our PS3 users will know, the patch has been released for a few days now and feedback is starting to trickle in. For our XBOX360 users, no we haven’t forgotten about you. The XBOX360 patch has a tentative release date from Microsoft for Friday, November 12th. Here is the list of issues we addressed in the patch:

Gameplay

-Fixes for several rare crashes during gameplay

-Fixed problem that resulted in attributes of players who drop from OTP/EASHL games not being reset to the default attributes for AI players

-Prevent push puck while holding the pass button (prevents an exploit)

-Prevent the face-off deke move from being done on a backhand face-off grip

-Eliminated several situations where the puck could be poked out of the goalie’s glove as he is getting up or covering the puck against the side of the net

-Allow shots that are blocked without using the shot block control to count in shot block stats (but they do not contribute to team play)

-Fixed some situations where a puck off the skate was incorrectly being considered a deliberate kick and resulting in goals being disallowed that should not have been

-Fixed for cases where the goalie would sweep the puck into his own net attempting to clear it

-Fixed problem that prevented the opposing team from being able to pick up slap passes in some situations

-Prevent fake shot from being used when doing protect puck

-Force self-pin to have a minimum duration (prevents an exploit)

-Fixed for a case where broken or dropped sticks would disappear from the ice

-Fixed problem where the first PP fwd line way always being put out following a delayed penalty, regardless of what line the user selected

-Prevent stick lifts from working on a player while he is doing the “jump over” deke

-Fixed problem where injured players weren’t getting off the ice

-Fixed problem allowing hard passes off of a face-off

-Fixed problem that sometimes caused a defenseman to be positioned on the wrong side for short-handed defensive zone face-offs

-Increase the effect of the stick checking attribute on stick lifts

-Prevent flip dump from being used directly on a face-off

-Prevent situations where a player could go directly from being down on the ice into a slapshot windup

-Improve defensive awareness attribute effect on interceptions

-Cause players to slow down more while skating using protect puck control

-Add additional pass error to the AI players to balance the fact that humans players have imprecise controller input

-Shots that result in a broken stick can no longer be deflected

There are also several bug fixes made possible by the patch that will be activated through the next tuning update, these include:

-Enabling auto-backskate setting to work in online games

-Reducing the ease of losing an edge while skating without the puck

-Fixed problem where players will fall easily again immediately after losing an edge a first time

-Increase how aggressive AI defenders are on the rush making it less easy to go wide on them

-Increase friction when diving and reduce the effectiveness of diving poke checks at knocking the puck away from the puck carrier

-Increase the acceleration and top speed of a player using push puck, which had been lowered to prevent a push puck exploit (mentioned above).

Audio

- (Fixed) Pittsburgh Intro sometimes mentions Mellon Arena instead of the new Console Energy centre.

HUT Mode

- User is no longer able to edit their player card’s overall stats by editing that player in Creation Zone and then discarding the HUT card for more pucks than initially worth
(Note - it was only a small increase to the value of pucks gained and also this had no effect in the auction house or in gameplay. Also this is the reason why we now reset your roster when entering HUT from the main menu.)

- Fixed a crash that sometimes occurs during the loading screen

- Fixed issue where users were getting two goalies to appear in HUT games.

- Fixed HUT initial line creation so the 4-man lines are C-RW instead of LW-C

- Fixed a HUT problem where user “A” disconnects very early in the loading screen which will cause user “B” to get a DNF and lose contracts

- Changed the default minimum age for North American discs to 10 instead of 16.
(Note - This coincides with our ESRB rating of E10+ and does not apply to any European regions due to different age ratings in those areas)

- Fixed the Time Remaining strings, they will now show properly for card pack sales

- Fixed Rare crash backing out of the search screen of the Auction Hall

- Fixed the bug where the current bid disappears on the search results screen.

- Fixed an issue where game will crash if the user is browsing coaches in the auction hall where a previous bid is won

- Added the ability to lower the minimum starting price for HUT auction (server side control)

- Fixed issue where user was put into an unplayable state after attempting to buy an expired Promo pack.

- Fixed issue where Deal and Promo tags were being displayed incorrectly in the store.
(Note - with promo packs activated in the HUT store, the incorrect “Deal” tag displays. One deal/mega-deal packs should have that description. Everything else that is not sold at a discounted price during promos should have the “Promo” tags.)

Online

- Fixed issue where PS3 users who match up on the side select screen rarely have”GAMERTAG” text will be displayed.

- Fixed issue where host migration did not work for Versus and Shootout quick matches
(Note - Backing out of the side select in Versus or Shootout will now allow you to stay in the side select while another user attempts to join your session)

- Fixed EASHL Bar graph that shows where the club sits in the league standings does not show the correct position when the divisions house more than 100 teams and the club is not within those 100 teams.

- Fixed EASHL - User must select Submit in the GM Options in order to save any Custom Jersey changes, backing out of the screen doesn’t prompt a save and you lose your progress
(Note - Now just backing out will warn the user that they have unsaved changes and if they continue to back out that they will lose those changes. The user would still have to select Submit on the screen to save)

- Fixed EASHL - Game rarely crashes when entering the Clubs Play Game screen
(Note - This is likely the crash that occurs when users advance into the side select and then having the other team back out. Sometimes when selecting OK to the session has ended going back into the dressing room would cause your console to lock up.)

- Fixed issue where PS3 VoIP is very poor quality, especially when using Bluetooth headsets
(Note - This is a code side improvement, we also made a server side change to help improve the quality. We found that there was less background interference and less echo when talking with this change. We also found that lowering you microphone’s volume levels in the XMB helps reduce the background noises)

- Fixed issue where Posting a new Tuner Set during a server reload will cause users to Desync
(Note - Previously we had to do a full server down when posting new tuner set updates, which usually happened at 2AM PST. With this change we will be able to do tuner updates without taking the servers down. We initially found this problem a few days after launch where everyone entering game would Desync immediately (Desync = faceoff loop). Technically this could still be a possibility after this fix if a game session is created and the tuner is immediately uploaded and someone else joins that session with the tuner update already downloaded. The game would then Desync at the start, no stats tracked or games lost if this happens, and once you go into your next session you would be prompted to download the tuner update. We will still be uploading tuner updates during non peak hours to avoid the likelihood of this affecting a lot of people.)
- Fixed issue where Sometimes wins count as losses in Online Shootout
(Note - We made a fix for this issue and were not able to get this to occur after the fix)

- Fixed EASHL - User will be frozen in the Recent Games screen if they select to view a game before that team’s logo finishes loading

- Fixed Online Leagues - Users are not able to create a league with 32 teams with unique rosters ON
(Note - Online Leagues were defaulted to a max of 10 teams, however they could create a 32 team league if unique rosters were off)

- Fixed Lobby - Everyone’s Player Module Rank and Record isn’t showing correct stats, either 0-0-0 or nothing at all

- Fixed EASHL - Users who drop out of an EASHL game are not replaced by a CPU player with base attributes
(Note - When user drops, their stats drop to base level CPU’s stats. The player likeness and name will remain the same, however their skill and rating will drop in game.)

- Fixed issued where sometimes certain users will lose connection while loading Game Modes save files
(Note - Only applies for Be a GM/Season/Be a Pro save files)

- Fixed issue where sometimes users will hang when selecting Drop-in Game
(Note - This was fixed server side a few weeks after launch and not in the actual patch itself)

- Fixed crash in OTP at coach feedback screen when using controller 2

Hockey Shop Boosts

- Fixed issue where Strength +5 and Slap Shot Power +5 do not unlock correctly when trying to unlock by participating in an EASHL Playoff game
(Note - It was only unlocking for the player locked to center during a playoff game but no one else. This was fixed to allow everyone to have the boosts unlock)

- Fixed issue with Boost pack being improperly applied to a player
(Note - This was the issue that some people were seeing with the pre-order Bauer Anniversary Pack. It actually had nothing to do with the pack at all because the bug would occur when you went to Edit your pro’s equipment (any equipment) and then go into the Hockey Shop. A Boost Pack would sometimes be unlocked and applied even if the user didn’t have the boost pack unlocked.)

- Fixed exploit where User is able to duplicate boosts so they have up to +15 in each equipment type

- Fixed issue with Store continually showing ‘Retrieving Hockey Shop Information….” status when accessing the store while a non-XBL profile is signed into controller 2

- Fixed issue where Wrist Shot Accuracy +3 wasn’t unlocking after you made your NHL team’s top line in BAP

- Fixed issue where Slap Shot Accuracy +1 wasn’t unlocking after you scored 2 goals in the Memorial Cup

Be a GM

- Fixed issue where players will get stuck at 1500 xp and will not purchase ratings

- Fixed issue where wingers are growing too much in Faceoffs during in season growth

- Fixed issue with created player do not have a UFA year when they are taken into Be a GM

- Fixed issue where players get trapped in the minors if the preseason games are played after waivers go into affect

- Fixed issue where user can get two RFA players to accept an offer that involves the same compensation picks

- Fixed issue where game will crash when trying to view the draft info for Petteri Simila of the Montreal Canadiens

- Fixed issue where unsigned players are not staying on their teams when starting at the Draft with Default rosters

Be a Pro

- Fixed issue where autosave is disabled within a BAP career if User plays any Online modes before playing BAP

- Fixed issue where blocked shots are improperly recorded in the Last Game Performance and Career Performance screens

- Fixed a rare crash in BAP during a faceoff, also occurred in EASHL

- Fixed issue where Be A Pro- User’s camera perspective will be facing down the ice when they play an Away game, after playing a Home game with any non-Be A Pro camera type and perspective Prefer Up

- Fixed issue where Controller disconnection causes camera change for ‘Be a pro’ Goalie causing the title to hang after any cinematic in game.

Season Mode

- Fixed issue where CHL team will reject trades due to too many prospects

- Fixed issue where game will crash when entering gameplay with the Saskatoon Blades or Swift Current Broncos

- Fixed issue where settings are not saved when using controller 2 as the lead profile in season mode.

Front End/Creation Zone/Rosters

- Fixed issue where game will crash when viewing Player info for P.Simila or P Murphy
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ph33nix

MWO
Marvie_3 said:
Get this basketball nonsense out of here.

I'll be on in a little while. I get out of class in about 15 minutes.
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it's not our fault that you can't glitch the hell out of 2k11 like you can in nhl!
 
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Zaraki_Kenpachi

Member
ph33nix said:
it's not our fault that you can't glitch the hell out of 2k11 like you can in nhl!
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I still suck horribly but the game isn't too bad. I hope I actually get a hang of the controls. Is there anyway to always face the player with the ball? LT doesn't do it like I would have thought it did.
 
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ph33nix

MWO
Zaraki_Kenpachi said:
I still suck horribly but the game isn't too bad. I hope I actually get a hang of the controls. Is there anyway to always face the player with the ball? LT doesn't do it like I would have thought it did.
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actually I don't know, I just move the left stick around to prevent him from getting past me
 
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DenogginizerOS

BenjaminBirdie's Thomas Jefferson
Looking forward to playing some soon. Anyone up for some games tonight? I have a COD:BO itch that will need to be scratched, but I am also up for some NHL. :D
 
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Marvie_3

Banned
DenogginizerOS said:
Looking forward to playing some soon. Anyone up for some games tonight? I have a COD:BO itch that will need to be scratched, but I am also up for some NHL. :D
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I'll be on after the Blackhawks game.
 
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TheVisualizer

Banned
yeah last night was a hot mess, everyone decided to take the night off on D, me and Kave Man got it figured out finally in the last game but by that time everyone else had rage quit out

Kave Man you were def rusty, gotta tighten up that 1-on-1 d and protecting against the cross crease goals as thats really what did us in. When you are the last one back and its a 1on1 situation its best to meet the puckhandler at the blueline, aggressively crowd them and poke check repeatedly while slowly falling back rather than giving them the space they need to lineup a good angle glitch wrist shot while using you as a screen. Its also a good idea to make sure you are positioned slightly towards their weak hand when you are right up on them to prevent them from using one of the good loose puck dekes to get around you.

When defending the cross crease we all have to remember to stick close to the potential pass receivers rather than guarding a specific spot. Only exception is on true 2on1 situations where it helps to play a little more aggressively towards the puckhandler while trying to take away the passing lane. As always poke checking a lot is the key, make sure you spend some attribute points on stick checking and defensive awareness, which i think are the 2 most important defensive skills in the game.
 
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Marvie_3

Banned
TheVisualizer said:
yeah last night was a hot mess, everyone decided to take the night off on D, me and Kave Man got it figured out finally in the last game but by that time everyone else had rage quit out

Kave Man you were def rusty, gotta tighten up that 1-on-1 d and protecting against the cross crease goals as thats really what did us in. When you are the last one back and its a 1on1 situation its best to meet the puckhandler at the blueline, aggressively crowd them and poke check repeatedly while slowly falling back rather than giving them the space they need to lineup a good angle glitch wrist shot while using you as a screen. Its also a good idea to make sure you are positioned slightly towards their weak hand when you are right up on them to prevent them from using one of the good loose puck dekes to get around you.

When defending the cross crease we all have to remember to stick close to the potential pass receivers rather than guarding a specific spot. Only exception is on true 2on1 situations where it helps to play a little more aggressively towards the puckhandler while trying to take away the passing lane. As always poke checking a lot is the key, make sure you spend some attribute points on stick checking and defensive awareness, which i think are the 2 most important defensive skills in the game.
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For you maybe. For me it's discipline and checking. :D
 
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Zaraki_Kenpachi

Member
Marvie_3 said:
Make sure you're holding LT. You always face the puck then.
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Talking basketball. :p
sefskillz said:
im around tonight, but probably not very late. anyone thinking 9est or so?
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Message me if I'm not on or playing another game. I was just going to ask if people were going to be on earlier tonight. It's hard for me to go on late during the week. :(
 
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TheVisualizer

Banned
gg's zaraki, we did pretty ok without sef who stood us up and didnt show up :D

im playing by new rules going forward, whoever the captain is make sure you go in the options before starting the game and select "Match My Club Size" as I refuse to play when we are outnumbered by humans anymore.
 
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TheVisualizer

Banned
gg's swim & Marvie

I'm taking a long break from clubs. I just can't take losing to these fucking bums and their glitch wristers day in and day out... hold the fort down guys
 
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Marvie_3

Banned
TheVisualizer said:
gg's swim & Marvie

I'm taking a long break from clubs. I just can't take losing to these fucking bums and their glitch wristers day in and day out... hold the fort down guys
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Yeah, that last game was total bullshit. All they did was dangle to get in position for a glitch shot the whole time. The two goals they scored were fuckin garbage.
 
bumpkin

bumpkin

Member
Marvie_3 said:
Yeah, that last game was total bullshit. All they did was dangle to get in position for a glitch shot the whole time. The two goals they scored were fuckin garbage.
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How can you tell that they're "glitching?" The only obvious one I've ever seen was a video of a player behind the goal somehow jamming the puck through the back of the net, and it triggering a goal.
 
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zsswimmer

Member
bumpkin said:
How can you tell that they're "glitching?" The only obvious one I've ever seen was a video of a player behind the goal somehow jamming the puck through the back of the net, and it triggering a goal.
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Essentially when someone uses the backhand to forehand toe-drag wrist shot near the faceoff dot they are looking for a glitch goal. Now of course, not everyone has intentions on using it to glitch, its just the teams who constantly setup their offense in those particular spots all the time. CPU goalies have a hard time stopping them and people exploit them for it.
 
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TheVisualizer

Banned
zsswimmer said:
Essentially when someone uses the backhand to forehand toe-drag wrist shot near the faceoff dot they are looking for a glitch goal. Now of course, not everyone has intentions on using it to glitch, its just the teams who constantly setup their offense in those particular spots all the time. CPU goalies have a hard time stopping them and people exploit them for it.
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What he said...

The ELITE glitchers have perfected a way of turning their body while cocking back the toedrag wrister that allows you to use your own body as a screen against the goalie

Some of the goals are legit clean goals where you just have a good clean look at the net, but I just get tired of defending against it every game. It's 90% of most teams offense, that and looking across the crease for easy goals. You would think it would be a lot easier to win if you only need to defend 2 areas of the ice, but the percentage of these shots going in is astronomically more than it should be. Even if you defend perfect for the entire game and are slightly out of position 1 or 2 times, you're gonna lose the game on account of the goalie A.I. being exploited, unless you generate a lot of offense which right now we just aren't capable of.
 
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Marvie_3

Banned
Plus there are no realistic shooting physics and everything is stat based. It's far too easy to hit the top corner. Nothing ever goes over or wide. The goalies also can't stop anything heading high.
 
bumpkin

bumpkin

Member
DenogginizerOS said:
Anyone playing this evening? I should be around 10EST if not sooner.
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I should be able to pop on at some point, though it might not be 'til after 11pm... Typical Friday night for me.

This may be a dumb question, but is it even possible to play practice mode without a goalie in net ala a team's pre-game shoot-around in real life? Some of the chatter about shot placement makes me want to experiment with it a bit, but I don't want a goalie there to stop 'em.
 
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TheVisualizer

Banned
bumpkin said:
This may be a dumb question, but is it even possible to play practice mode without a goalie in net ala a team's pre-game shoot-around in real life? Some of the chatter about shot placement makes me want to experiment with it a bit, but I don't want a goalie there to stop 'em.
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You can go into Club Practice with 2 players and have 1 player be the goalie on the opposing team then have him move out of the net...

Otherwise, by yourself the best you can do is go into the interactive tutorial for shooting and shoot at the targets.
 
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zsswimmer

Member
You can also go to the skater shop and press start where it lets you 'test' your character and gives you a little 1 on 1 with the goalie.
 
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Marvie_3

Banned
TheVisualizer said:
You can go into Club Practice with 2 players and have 1 player be the goalie on the opposing team then have him move out of the net...
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Or you can practice with me playing goalie. That's pretty much like having an open net.
 
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TheVisualizer

Banned
zsswimmer said:
Dropped to a C+ overall. FUCK, the legend card is never going to happen.
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string a couple awesome games together and you'll be right there again, I was like a B- right before I got mine, had like 4 or 5 beast games right around 150 and was pretty surprised when I got it so quickly
 
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TheVisualizer

Banned
trying to gauge interest, would anyone be interested in a GAF 1v1 league?

been playing online VS mode the past few days and have really been enjoying the game post-patch, and just noticed the game has a pretty decent setup for Online Leagues
 
bumpkin

bumpkin

Member
Marvie_3 said:
Or you can practice with me playing goalie. That's pretty much like having an open net.
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Ouch! :lol You couldn't be any worse than the guy who was playing goalie in a drop-in game I played last night. He allowed like 5 or 6 goals on 10 or 11 shots. I was proud of myself for the game I played in net (drop-in) that I only allowed 1 goal on 20 shots; and that goal was with 3 minutes left to the game.

I popped on last night around 11:30, but only Vis was online; playing FIFA to boot. Hopefully I can catch some of you guys online tonight.
 
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Zakkath

Member
TheVisualizer said:
trying to gauge interest, would anyone be interested in a GAF 1v1 league?

been playing online VS mode the past few days and have really been enjoying the game post-patch, and just noticed the game has a pretty decent setup for Online Leagues
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Not really. I just like BAP too much to go back playing versus matches now.
 
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