- Xtanstic
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I'm a dumb newbie that only got the game a few days ago. It's my first NHL game in ages so I'm still learning the ropes, but I'd be happy to be a warm body on the B team if you guys need one in the future. I suppose I should create an online guy and get a mic now. Am I supposed to grind something to get skill points or is that just for singleplayer BAP?
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Sep 16, 2013 01:12
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May 9, 2024 06:34
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- Xtanstic
- Nov 23, 2007
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What's a useful position for CSA? Also what's a good position for a baby like myself? I'm assuming fuckups as a winger are minimized compared to C or D.
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Sep 19, 2013 07:03
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- Xtanstic
- Nov 23, 2007
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Fun games tonight despite getting blown up every single time. It'll be nice when my guy is finally over 60 overall.
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Sep 21, 2013 03:40
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- Xtanstic
- Nov 23, 2007
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I'll be on in at most an hour, but hopefully more like 30 mins. I just need to grab a quick lunch and do a bit of housecleaning.
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Sep 21, 2013 20:32
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- Xtanstic
- Nov 23, 2007
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Alright, apparently our recipe of success is the following:
Put an enforcer on the right wing and watch him rack up goals and penalty minutes
Put a new dude in goal and have one AI defender and another fresh dude as his other D
Put our only offensive dude on the left wing and have him pull all the opposing players after him while also providing a lot of assists
Put an AI on the center position and watch him rack up goals, assists and hits and setting up sick plays
We're now in the second round of the playoffs after breaking out of a twelve game losing streak where we tried to play sensibly.
Don't forget that our star AI center actually wins faceoffs now which half the time means that I have no idea what to do with the puck and end up taking it way too deep as a defensive D-man.
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Sep 22, 2013 01:56
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- Xtanstic
- Nov 23, 2007
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If you round up some people, you may be able to drag me away from football.
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Sep 22, 2013 20:21
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- Xtanstic
- Nov 23, 2007
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There's still like 6 hours of football left but I'm in the mood for some hockey and will pop in shortly.
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Sep 22, 2013 22:01
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- Xtanstic
- Nov 23, 2007
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We're 3 right now while Cigar went for a food run. Come come!
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Sep 23, 2013 00:14
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- Xtanstic
- Nov 23, 2007
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I'm just starting out, so I'm rated 47. I guess I should level up a bit before I join you guys?
Let me know what I should work on. My player turns like a semi 
Crossposting from the main NHL 14 thread:
Does anyone even really know what a stat does, not what people think/say it does? I mean, I usually put a healthy amount of points into strength because over the years I feel like it does something at bare minimum.
LONG POST INCOMING!
The stats I have always ignored (65 overall) no matter my build or playstyle are:
Aggression I might sometimes raise this to 70, it doesnt make hitting easier, or anything else useful that I have ever noticed.
Balance I've never put a single point into this, if my guy is big, he almost never goes down, if he is small, I just accept that I will be hit at some point, I still almost never get murdered more than 3-5 times a game.
Durability No point, why waste points?
Fighting Again, I win a healthy amount of fights already, I would rather spend my skills elsewhere.
Shot Blocking What does this even do? I already shot block manually by pressing L1, I lead my team in blocks, not sure why you need points in this.
The Stats I always invested heavily into are:
Speed Self explanatory, keep it in line with Acceleration and Endurance for best results.
Acceleration Self explanatory, keep it in line with Speed and Endurance for best results.
Agility Allows you to keep more momentum when turning, allows for sharper turns, you can cut much easier, just makes you quicker overall when not going in a straight line.
Endurance Always max this out, no excuses. It lets your player do everything better, for longer. You can turbo for longer, hit harder for longer, and shoot better for longer. You will blow by anyone by the 3rd period who did not invest into endurance.
Stick Check Not as good as it once was, still a must for Defense, and defensively minded forwards. Never poke check from behind or you will go to the box. Never Stick lift when face to face or you will go to the box. My rule of thumb is if you are parallel to the player, stick lift, otherwise poke check.
Body Check If you want to hit, this is your stat. Although, the bigger your guy height-wise, the less you need. Remember that hitting isnt everything, hit wisely, or end up in the box/giving up a breakaway.
Defensive Awareness and Offensive Awareness This can be useful, determines how your guy automatically responds to the puck, the higher it is the easier you will get rebounds/bat the puck in the air, break up passes (Def), also adds a slight auto aim to your shot(Off). This stat raises your overall like crazy, but stop caring about your overall, that's only to scare people into quitting in OTP. my 71 legend 3 skater would murder 82 overall legend 3's because overall means nothing.
Shot power and accuracy Wrist for forwards, slap for Dman. Not the end all be all, you still need to aim your shot, this just makes it easier.
Passing Maxed out, no excuses. You can make insane passes with high rating, it will go right through defenders sticks even if they are in perfect position, you can bank passes off the boards like it's nothing, and you can make stretch passes without even trying.
Discipline Removes elbowing penalties, lets you get away with a rare trip/slash/broken sticks, just keeps you out of the box more often if you play aggressive, wont save you from blatant penalties such as boarding, charging, or interference.
Strength This stat just seems to make you better at what you do if you play physical. Shots are a bit harder, hits are easier, you are more difficult to be steamrolled while in good position. This is half the reason I never put points into balance, with high strength, I don't fall over, so what good is balance?
The "Meh" Stats:
Hand Eye: I raise this up to about 85 if I plan to do a lot of one-timers from the point, or if I plan to sit in front of the net for deflections, otherwise it was never more than 70-75. You still need perfect position to tip pucks, this wont auto correct for you.
Deke: I try to stay away from this, as the better teams will be in your face hitting you/poking/stick lifting, making deke worthless, but it does work nicely when you manage to get the breakaway/penalty shot/1 on 1. My defenders always have 65-70, forwards 75-80. If all you ever play is OTP, you can probably cap it and score 5 goals a game on human goalies, 2-3 on cpu. I only use deke to fool the goalie and defender who goes for the big hit. You can more easily just skate around defenders who are human controlled than deking all over the place. Having lovely deke rating also encourages you to pass the puck to open teammates rather than try to do your best Pavel Datsuk impersonation (hint: you suck, pass the puck).
Puck Control: this has always been between 70-75 and I've never noticed my guy losing the puck easily. If you are good at skating around defenders, protecting the puck (pressing X on a ps3 controller / A on Xbox), and just knowing when to dump/pass the puck, you're not going to lose the puck, ever. You should be passing/dumping more than you do anyway.
Please feel free to correct me, this is what I have gathered from personal playing experience over 3 years of EASHL.
Man as fun as it is to play as a Power Forward wrecking dudes, it's really hard with low stats to get anyone lined up. I don't know how you do it Rut. I think I have to settle with playing a mobile DFD and playing as a 2-way agile Patrice Bergeron type C.
e: Just checked the club stats. Topped Rut in PIM. 
Xtanstic fucked around with this message at 03:43 on Sep 23, 2013
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Sep 23, 2013 03:39
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- Xtanstic
- Nov 23, 2007
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I may be on at 6 cst
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Sep 24, 2013 23:12
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- Xtanstic
- Nov 23, 2007
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Any Seniors going to be on tonight? I've been crunching for a week and have EASHL withdrawal. I hope to be able to be on at 6 CST or shortly thereafter. (7 EST)
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Oct 4, 2013 23:16
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- Xtanstic
- Nov 23, 2007
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My stupid PS3 is system updating
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Oct 5, 2013 00:25
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May 9, 2024 06:34
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- Xtanstic
- Nov 23, 2007
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That and goddamn GTAO taking mine and many others' attention for over a month. ;_;
I've been busy with real life and haven't had a chance to grind my guy at all ;_;
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