the V10 helmet next to the flame helmet has three boost slots

ps3.cobrasrevenge wrote:
Its gone on mine too but I really don't care because if you have all humans you dont need it. Its not like you need to tell line two to crash the net lol

Yeah, the problem is, my team has about 12 members, and we all work full time jobs, etc... we can't always have 6 guys online... we play with an average of 3-4 humans per game, with the occasional full lineup of 6 when lots of us are online at once...

As a result, we rely on setting strategies to ensure that our CPU players (specifically forwards) are doing what we want them to do... It may not be a problem for you, but it's a huge problem for the vast majority of teams... most teams don't even have 6 members TOTAL, let alone 6 members who are always online at the same time.

xbox.stabbytime wrote:It was bad enough that I couldn't change strategies in EASHL games without pausing it (i.e. crash the net, overload)...

Now you've taken the Team Management menu away in the pause menu...

Are you freaking kidding me?

I have a solution. Play EASHL with 5 players ! Problem solved. If you dont have 5 players then recruit.

But i hear it does suck they removed it cause it greatly helped when playing 2 or 3 man eashl games. Alot of poeple didnt realize this and always wondered why other bots were better lol

Another solution would be to use the jerseys of a team that uses the strategy you prefer. I know the default strategy for the oilers is behind the net, I think dallas uses overload. Not perfect, but if you find a team that uses what you prefer it might be a temporary solution.

I can confirm 3 slot helmet works in xbox patch. i'm wearing it right now.
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I have played three online versus games, here is what I have noticed so far.

- You AI teammates play better position, get in the way to knock pucks away. The AI dmen hit better in front of the net (picking up the loose players) and they also will knock pucks away or grab rebounds.
- Checking in front of the net for humans is also better.
- The passing speed is a lot better and makes for more flow in the game.
- Blocking shots can lead to injuries
- Board play is much improved (I can actually make a quick pass behind my net as a d-man and not get pinned), you cannot pin from behind someone if they are moving.
- Goalies defend the 5 hole, even on wrap attempts
- There seems to be more traffic in the neutral zone

My only negatives
- My goalie allowed a goal by just watching the puck sit on the redline in the crease and did nothing to cover it, the other teams player poked it in
- Goalies still have problems with shots that bounce off the boards and go through the crease

So far i like the patch, still need to try EASHL online and offline modes. No freezing or lag noticed in the games i played.

What about player size?!! 7ft 300lb players shouldn't be as fast and athletic as the smaller guys.

xbox.CL99 wrote:Another solution would be to use the jerseys of a team that uses the strategy you prefer. I know the default strategy for the oilers is behind the net, I think dallas uses overload. Not perfect, but if you find a team that uses what you prefer it might be a temporary solution.

I do appreciate the suggestion, but I don't think my team will want to switch jerseys...

We shouldn't have to do stuff like that... it was bad enough that EA didn't consider EASHL teams wanting to set strategies when disabling the line change buttons in '09...

It was even worse when they didn't FIX that issue in '10... Plus they reduced the number of pauses available to teams, even though a pause is required just to change strategies!

Now, they've taken yet another step backwards by taking away the menu altogether... it's absolutely mind boggling to me how stupid this is.

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The CCM V10 has 3 boost slots (authentic helmet) the rest don't have any boost slots.

I cleared the cash and re-dl the update. Still no boost slots on standard helmets. Can anyone comfirm or deny that it is required to have a 3 slot helmet unlocked. I only have a 2 slotter no 3 slotters unlocked.

xbox.PabloSancho wrote:I cleared the cash and re-dl the update. Still no boost slots on standard helmets. Can anyone comfirm or deny that it is required to have a 3 slot helmet unlocked. I only have a 2 slotter no 3 slotters unlocked.

Well yes u need a 3 slot unlocked. Otherwise everyone else who Paid for a 3 slot would of gotten ripped off.

That is lame. They should have just made it so you can use as many boosts slots that you have an unlocked helmet for will transfer to the authentic helmets.

xbox.stabbytime wrote:

I do appreciate the suggestion, but I don't think my team will want to switch jerseys...

We shouldn't have to do stuff like that... it was bad enough that EA didn't consider EASHL teams wanting to set strategies when disabling the line change buttons in '09...

It was even worse when they didn't FIX that issue in '10... Plus they reduced the number of pauses available to teams, even though a pause is required just to change strategies!

Now, they've taken yet another step backwards by taking away the menu altogether... it's absolutely mind boggling to me how stupid this is.

Understand that this was done to eliminate an in-game exploit and removing the pause menu during periods was the only way to eliminate this.

However, between periods you can still access the pause menu, look at stats, and make changes and adjustments as necessary. Thanks for understanding.

So what about the Online vs play (Not EASHL)?? Has that improved at all??? Does it still lag as much and disconnect as much as before?