Hello and little frustrations
Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2007 6:26 pm
Hello to everyone, I remember finding this game years ago when it was a free-share program and it only ran on 98 I believe. Then I got XP and I lost track of the game until recently.
I have to tell you this is the best simulation out there, obviously I don't need to tell you that. And obviously, it's not intended for the causal hockey fan. This is almost too in depth.
I am the GM of the Redwings. I started with the original rosters, except I used the pre game to add my self and to adjust a few players attributes (D.Cleary is way underevaluated in my opinion). Well I am almost through the season and I am 22-37-4. I am averaging 2.7 goals a game and giving up 3.9 a game. N.Lidstrom is a -27, Draper a -22 and D.Hasek as a 3.01 GAA. I am getting heat from the board about my GM abilities and all my players are unhappy. I have won only 7 games at home on top of that.
My questions are this...What? Seriously, what in the world is going on? I am all for a game that gives you random results, but how in the world does a Redwing team have a 22-37-4 record, only have 7 wins at home and is almost giving up 4 goals a game? And when I watch a game, I have players doing all sorts of crazy things, Lidstrom will run at someone, only to be completely out of position and allow a odd man rush. I up my hitting and I had one team get 17 pp's, I lower my hitting and the next team gets 47 shots. I understand about the 2D and it's not perfect, I just wanted to make sure there wasn't something I can do to change weird acts by my 2D players.
And what as a GM can I do to change things? I try to run practice, then have my coach, I try team tactics, then use unit, then personal too. I've done everything. I actually lost 6 straight games at one time, being shut out in 3 in a row.
Is there some hidden coaching or tactics I should be doing?
Thanks.
Chad
I have to tell you this is the best simulation out there, obviously I don't need to tell you that. And obviously, it's not intended for the causal hockey fan. This is almost too in depth.
I am the GM of the Redwings. I started with the original rosters, except I used the pre game to add my self and to adjust a few players attributes (D.Cleary is way underevaluated in my opinion). Well I am almost through the season and I am 22-37-4. I am averaging 2.7 goals a game and giving up 3.9 a game. N.Lidstrom is a -27, Draper a -22 and D.Hasek as a 3.01 GAA. I am getting heat from the board about my GM abilities and all my players are unhappy. I have won only 7 games at home on top of that.
My questions are this...What? Seriously, what in the world is going on? I am all for a game that gives you random results, but how in the world does a Redwing team have a 22-37-4 record, only have 7 wins at home and is almost giving up 4 goals a game? And when I watch a game, I have players doing all sorts of crazy things, Lidstrom will run at someone, only to be completely out of position and allow a odd man rush. I up my hitting and I had one team get 17 pp's, I lower my hitting and the next team gets 47 shots. I understand about the 2D and it's not perfect, I just wanted to make sure there wasn't something I can do to change weird acts by my 2D players.
And what as a GM can I do to change things? I try to run practice, then have my coach, I try team tactics, then use unit, then personal too. I've done everything. I actually lost 6 straight games at one time, being shut out in 3 in a row.
Is there some hidden coaching or tactics I should be doing?
Thanks.
Chad
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