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chocolateTHUNDER
Jul 19, 2008

GIVE ME ALL YOUR FREE AGENTS

ALL OF THEM

aunt jemima posted:



Naturally, we lost

Let's see those breakaway stats ~*

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Duke Chin
Jan 11, 2002

Roger That:
MILK CRATES INBOUND

:siren::siren::siren::siren:
- FUCK THE HABS -
Clearly you need to stop shooting and score some goals by not shooting and goal scoring.

Hockles
Dec 25, 2007

Resident of Camp Blood
Crystal Lake

lol internet. posted:

Anyways, I am trying to get the "I'm the best" trophy and once the HUT trophies are done, I'll try to find an active club in EA SHL since The Neighborhood won't let me in their club. :fuckoff:

It helps to know your gamertag?

lol internet.
Sep 4, 2007
the internet makes you stupid

Hockles posted:

It helps to know your gamertag?

it's wesmonz on PSN

lol internet.
Sep 4, 2007
the internet makes you stupid
I have about 200-300k worth of HUT coins for sale on PS4 ($12.50 per 100k if anyone is interested)

Soft Shell Crab
Apr 12, 2006

*crickets*

Pleads
Jun 9, 2005

pew pew pew


Good to see #BellLetsTalk is helping people open up about their mental issues.

sba
Jul 9, 2001

bae

8-Bit Dracula
Dec 31, 2007

Started looking at HUT, NHL 2016 on the ps3.

Is there any way to change the game length in single player? I can't spend hours playing 20 min periods.

lol internet.
Sep 4, 2007
the internet makes you stupid

8-Bit Dracula posted:

Started looking at HUT, NHL 2016 on the ps3.

Is there any way to change the game length in single player? I can't spend hours playing 20 min periods.

Umm after you select your jersey\accept opponent, the next screen says change lineup\settings.. it should say 4mins and you can't change it. When you are in game, it shows 20mins, but it's obviously shortened, but the overall game should be 15-20mins, not per period.

8-Bit Dracula
Dec 31, 2007

Yeah? Man I feel pretty stupid. I tried a game yesterday and thought the countdown was hella slow so I just unlugged my ps just to not record the loss.

Btw, I had about 10 or so packs in my store, I've opened maybe 7-8 and have a full NHL roster now, though my consumables are full - should I wait with opening the rest just to make sure I got contracts to spare?

Amd thank you for the answer!

chocolateTHUNDER
Jul 19, 2008

GIVE ME ALL YOUR FREE AGENTS

ALL OF THEM
I know at launch on PS4/Xbone the default setting for periods online was actually 5 minutes and then they patched it down to 4. Maybe the patch never hit old consoles?

Pleads
Jun 9, 2005

pew pew pew


PS3 is that Legacy Edition game which is technically a different product and probably has some oddities to it vs NHL 16 on PS4 (aka not getting the same patches at the same time, etc.)

8-Bit Dracula
Dec 31, 2007

Yeah, any info I find in guides etc doesn't really correspond to what I'm doing on the screen.

Not sure why I'm playing it instead of reg season or gm mode but it's probably because you open packs.

EDIT: Should I wait to open the free packs I get just to have contracts and training cards in the future?

8-Bit Dracula fucked around with this message at 18:07 on Feb 2, 2016

Soft Shell Crab
Apr 12, 2006

Open the packs. See what lovely players you get. See the money grab scheme. Quit the mode. Play something else.

8-Bit Dracula
Dec 31, 2007

Yeah, starting to dawn on me after two games. Clunkiest interface makes it a pain as well.

lol internet.
Sep 4, 2007
the internet makes you stupid
NHL 16 is on sale for like $26 on PSN for cheap for anyone who has friends that might be interested.

Soft Shell Crab posted:

Open the packs. See what lovely players you get. See the money grab scheme. Quit the mode. Play something else.
To be fair, you don't actually have to use real money. You get coins for playing regularly anyways and buy\sell. I made some money selling off excessive coins I had. I have never spent real money on packs.

The easiest way to get packs is doing team collections, you get like 6-10 bonus packs depending on what team you collect. You would just buy\sell your cards once a collection is done and move on to the next.


8-Bit Dracula posted:

Yeah, any info I find in guides etc doesn't really correspond to what I'm doing on the screen.

Not sure why I'm playing it instead of reg season or gm mode but it's probably because you open packs.

EDIT: Should I wait to open the free packs I get just to have contracts and training cards in the future?

FYI I think HUT has 2 free packs right now for everyone due to the All Star game special if you haven't claimed it already, just goto the store, it should appear for $0 or something like that.

8-Bit Dracula posted:

Yeah? Man I feel pretty stupid. I tried a game yesterday and thought the countdown was hella slow so I just unlugged my ps just to not record the loss.

Btw, I had about 10 or so packs in my store, I've opened maybe 7-8 and have a full NHL roster now, though my consumables are full - should I wait with opening the rest just to make sure I got contracts to spare?

Amd thank you for the answer!
Disconnecting after 1min into the game gets an auto loss regardless if it was intentional or not. Just open all the packs, get rid of the poo poo players you don't want to use by selling them in the auction house. Focus on collecting teams to get bonus packs (go for cheapest team first.) Sell\get rid of the consumables you aren't most likely going to use (skater boosts\goalie boosts)

Use https://www.huthq.com/16/collections/ to manage the collections to know what you collect\need to collect. You need to create a login account which saves the checklist information.

Believe it or not, HUT becomes pretty addicting due to the multiplayer aspect of it which be a pro\gm does't have. I find those modes boring as hell personally.

Here's the NHL collections - cheapest to most expensive: http://nhlguides.net/nhl-16-cheapest-to-most-expensive-nhl-collections/

If you're into online play\competitiveness\leveling, I'd recommend making an effort and giving the mode a try.

lol internet. fucked around with this message at 21:50 on Feb 2, 2016

Teemu Pokemon
Jun 19, 2004

To sign them is my real test

With full no movement clause
I basically just play off-line HUT and built a team of all Miami alumni plus Dylan Larkin and Luke Glendening because Gary Steffes doesn't have a HUT card and Austin Czarnik, Riley Barber, and Blake Coleman aren't in the game.

8-Bit Dracula
Dec 31, 2007

lol internet. posted:

NHL 16 is on sale for like $26 on PSN for cheap for anyone who has friends that might be interested.
...

Thorough post, thanks!

I enjoy the collecting aspect and having a goal other than playoffs , SC title etc but the mode suffers from a slow interface as well as a small playerbase on the ps3. I haven't been able to find players to play against, but maybe that's because of my location (and I haven't tried that hard tbh).

I got 13 free packs from the start and I have an entire NHL roster and a couple of 86-87 players (Ryan Callahan). You can't sell the players you get in the free packs, atleast not for coins.

It's a good way to get to know the teams and the players however so I might spend some time with it.

Soft Shell Crab
Apr 12, 2006

lol internet. posted:


To be fair, you don't actually have to use real money. You get coins for playing regularly anyways and buy\sell. I made some money selling off excessive coins I had. I have never spent real money on packs.

Yeah, that is true. The mode is just so underwhelming to me in most aspects. After how many years they have made it you would thing it would be more interesting mode but it's just them pushing new cards, interface and auction house that are pain in the rear end and getting any sense of achievement other than maybe building your favorite team is hard to come by. Winning all the divisions and getting the trophies doesn't feel like you have achieved anything. You are just playing random people. If they could have incorporated some kind of league system where you actually play same people and teams then it could be something. Even the leaderboards suck because for some reason number of wins is the most important stat so those who have played most games are on top even if they have terrible win rates.

lol internet.
Sep 4, 2007
the internet makes you stupid
God drat NHL 16 update.

I can barely score now. Cross crease one timers basically rarely score now as well.

Soft Shell Crab
Apr 12, 2006

Seems like they fixed online lag. I haven't played with the patch yet, but judging from their forums it actually does that. Six months after the release but better late than never.

Hockles
Dec 25, 2007

Resident of Camp Blood
Crystal Lake

Soft Shell Crab posted:

Seems like they fixed online lag. I haven't played with the patch yet, but judging from their forums it actually does that. Six months after the release but better late than never.

I said literally this like 2 hours ago. Our main culprit didn't have any lag in the two times they were captain tonight. I'm fine with saying it's fixed.

Anders
Nov 8, 2004

I'd rather score...

... but I'll grind it good for you
Huh, maybe I'll play a game and see, if RGR aren't all xbox exclusive now

aunt jenkins
Jan 12, 2001

lol internet. posted:

God drat NHL 16 update.

I can barely score now. Cross crease one timers basically rarely score now as well.

Opposite experience. Game's finally playable.

Anders posted:

Huh, maybe I'll play a game and see, if RGR aren't all xbox exclusive now

I got bad news

sellouts
Apr 23, 2003

Anders posted:

Huh, maybe I'll play a game and see, if RGR aren't all xbox exclusive now

You sit in an irc channel loosely formed around eashl almost daily and you're legitimately asking this?

sba
Jul 9, 2001

bae
do you guys still play this game?

sba
Jul 9, 2001

bae
props to aunt jemima by the way, he's written us a IRC stats bot, and designed a website for us too...

http://rgr-network.herokuapp.com/

Teemu Pokemon
Jun 19, 2004

To sign them is my real test

With full no movement clause

Soft Shell Crab posted:

Seems like they fixed online lag

lol

Anders
Nov 8, 2004

I'd rather score...

... but I'll grind it good for you

sellouts posted:

You sit in an irc channel loosely formed around eashl almost daily and you're legitimately asking this?

I've pretty much stopped paying attention to EASHL talk in the chat since October.

Volkerball
Oct 15, 2009

by FactsAreUseless
What's the jury on be a pro/live the life? I got burned bad last year by the poo poo single player modes, and I'm extremely hesitant to buy this game, but they did reintroduce the mechanic where you can start as a 15 year old in the minors and work your way to the draft, which was a ton of fun in 14. Does it work at all?

Soft Shell Crab
Apr 12, 2006

I played one season as LW sniper on superstar difficulty starting from the draft and this was my experience. Other lines than yours (and the line that plays against you) score and get scored about once per game but sometimes they get really crazy and score twice. Playing as a winger was bad choice from defensive perspective as your center is completely out of it most of the game and your line will let in on average three to four goals per game. This means your line has to score about five goals per game to win the game. You basically have to break Gretzky's point record to make playoffs but you still end up minus player because of your powerplay points.. At the end of the season my player had 99 wrist shot but about 80 on all the skating stats because all my experience points went to shooting and passing with no way to change that. I don't know if that was any help to anyone but you still should choose any other position than winger to keep the scoring against your line down if you end up playing the mode.

Pleads
Jun 9, 2005

pew pew pew


Always play C in be a pro.

Volkerball
Oct 15, 2009

by FactsAreUseless
Yeah, I was planning on doing a center if I got the game, because I'd heard that as a winger, you get a game goal to tie up on a faceoff which you can't get, and it ruins your team grade. And those letter grades are weighted way more than stats when it comes to your draft position. I just don't know if I trust the mode to keep me engaged in it. I've heard even if you turn the simulation penalty off, you can't really get by without playing basically every game. In 14 I played one 1 of every 5 games for 3 years with Halifax, and by the draft I was pushing 90 overall and was the 3rd overall pick, which was perfect. It also kept my stats sane since I wasn't putting up 4 points every night like I did in all the games I played personally. Could you see yourself playing a whole career that way in the game, or throughout a career do the flaws in the game just push you away from it?

Pornographic Memory
Dec 17, 2008
You can still get team play points as a winger getting in lots of hits and taking quick shifts, you just can't progress your coaching instructions past the point where he asks you to do faceoff-related things. You don't get penalized for not being able to fill the coach's instructions, you just don't get a bonus, either. If you don't get hits or fights, though, it's really easy to tank your team play if you take a penalty or make a bad call for a pass or two, since teamplay basically consists of physical play, quick changes, and faceoff wins.

Soft Shell Crab
Apr 12, 2006

But basically the mode is about as interesting as the old season mode.

Volkerball
Oct 15, 2009

by FactsAreUseless
Lol the price is back at 59.99. Nevermind.

Hockles
Dec 25, 2007

Resident of Camp Blood
Crystal Lake

Volkerball posted:

Lol the price is back at 59.99. Nevermind.

Latest patch fixed the EASHL lag, makes sense.

Teemu Pokemon
Jun 19, 2004

To sign them is my real test

With full no movement clause
Did it though? Because when I'm playing Rocket League, my ping hovers around the high 30s/low 40s and I can download poo poo at like almost 2 megs but when I'm playing EASHL every 3rd game is choppy as gently caress and I'm rendered to a useless piece of poo poo that skates around in circles

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Soft Shell Crab
Apr 12, 2006

Haven't played it but they did fix the eashl captain lag at least as far as I know.

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