[quote name='Vulcan2422']Have they patched anything yet at all since I left? Or is it just the SOSDD (google it
) day stuff? Hopefully it drops in price a little more. Than Hockey nights will be back on!![/QUOTE]
No. Curve shot is still there. At first I thought it was a little less effective because the first team we came across doing it wasn't having much success, but I think they just weren't very "good at it". But then the next team put 3 goals neatly over the goalies shoulder on 5 shots. So, we just quit, and I send them a message of something like "Would you $$$s have any idea how to play if you couldn't do curve shots and cross crease?"
I haven't been talking during our OTP games because I've got a bad cold right now, and I didn't figure anyone would want to hear me hacking into the mic...but for the cheaters, I've been sending voice messages. It's easy for people to talk shit when they're just typing words. But I figure maybe if some of the 12 year olds pulling this crap hear a grown man's voice calling them out, it'll have a little more impact. I haven't gotten a response to a voice message yet.
Some people online are just retards. Our last game was against a curve shot only team. Their 2nd goal came on a penalty kill when they just tried to clear the puck out of their zone. It bounced off the boards, went behind our goalie, who couldn't cover it up, and then was knocked into our own net by our AI defenseman. It was one of the most ridiculous goals and strokes of luck I've ever seen. After that goal, with a 2-0 lead, what does the team do? Continue shooting curve shots. So, we quit.
At this point in the game's life (and sadly, dating back to last year), curve shots are what they are. They're part of the game and you just have to deal with it. The bottom line is, it's a shot that has an extremely heightened success rate, and because of that some teams will ignore any actual hockey strategy and ONLY shoot those shots (Magic and I played 4 games this afternoon, and 2 of the 4 were against teams who shot only curve shots).
So, when it happens and they go up 3-0, just quit and try again at finding a legit team. It really sucks taking a loss for quitting, but it's better than wasting 45 minutes and being beaten 12-2. On the flip side of those shitty games, you also get really fun ones. We had one game that we won 3-0, with Magic scoring our first 2 goals, and me getting the final goal. There is fun to be had. You just gotta wade through the bullshit to find it.