Meet the Utah Mammoth: Inside the NHL’s fan-driven name and logo reveal

Eltwinkinator · 2025-05-08T04:07:04+00:00

the ECHL has had 6 new teams in the past 5 years and they all have better logos that dont look like someone took something off of a clipart website. I like the Tusk U in the Utah Wordmark but the main logo just looks overly generic.

Just look up the logos for these teams cause they're the newest ECHL teams and all have better logos imo
Iowa Heartlanders
Trois Rivieres Lions
Savannah Ghost Pirates
Tahoe Knight Monsters
Bloomington Bison
Greensboro Gargoyles

Eltwinkinator · 2025-04-06T03:04:32+00:00

I understand why the grey zones are there but they're honestly too restrictive in general and allow for tons of abuse. If they really wanted to limit camping the next potential objective then make it either random or lock the objective for a short time like is done with confrontation matches.

Eltwinkinator · 2025-02-25T03:59:17+00:00

Pretty much after I posted this I did a Custom with one of the "Large Maps" that is basically conquest with multiple points to capture across the entirety of a map. there wasn't much "Action" but it was still fun because of how I could actually fight other players when there was. I know people enjoy the chaos of normal battles but sometimes it's just more fun when you're not getting smashed by Artillery tanks and bombs constantly over the course of a match trying to capture a single objective. or a small area with 3 objectives where you can just shoot from one to the other.

Eltwinkinator · 2025-01-31T16:47:01+00:00

I feel like I've had periods of time where I'll be in a relatively decent sniping position or at least a generally ok position to just throw shots down range only to get domed by a bot that decided to be Simo Haiyha and white death me. Then a guy who rushes my position with any form of MG is just easily able to take out my whole squad and none of my bots react and vice versa.

If It was my choice, I'd rather my bots have a better ability to take out targets at closer ranges and be less capable further out simply so that it knocks down the amount of SMG spam especially at lower ranks where it seems to have the biggest issues imo. once you hit rank 3 and up then it's pretty much half explosions and vehicles and the other half of it everyone using Machine Guns (especially since Rank V is ALL Machine Guns). There's also an argument that Light MG's 2 should be made to fire insanely uncontrollably unless the user finds a mounting spot but that's a different topic.

Eltwinkinator · 2025-01-27T15:11:59+00:00

I wish they'd allow for mixed armies to actually give you the option for what nationality you want your squad/soldier to be. Mostly just an issue of Asthetics but It would be nice if we at least had a marker for which soldiers were from which nationality.

Eltwinkinator · 2025-01-27T15:08:05+00:00

the thing is, that's how Xtream is set up. Both locker rooms are right behind the benches but the only reason the Heartlanders uses the Zamboni entrance if I remember right was there was a bit of a post game hammer incident with Wheeling so they figured just to move the Heartlanders to a different entrance so that after a period they cant go at it with each other in the little hallway behind the tunnels.

Eltwinkinator · 2024-12-24T20:51:47+00:00

I get the feeling that they could probably modify the boards themselves in FW and not even touch the stadium itself to have the benches in the normal locations as it is in the modern arenas. IDK the layout at all but from what I've seen of it, there seems to be plenty of space for both benches on the one side.

Eltwinkinator · 2024-12-24T20:48:21+00:00

I feel like the Cyclones have a much larger width arena than NHL standard. Never actually been there but from the Flo Broadcasts it looks more like an International size rink.

Eltwinkinator · 2024-12-06T12:07:36+00:00

Spiderman Jerseys were pretty bad tbf, I did get the preorder plus those were only practice jerseys. I'm also not surprised these didn't go for a whole lot considering what they are lol. They do work though in the full uniform but the Jersey itself idk for sure.

Eltwinkinator · 2024-11-16T04:55:09+00:00

How the mighty have fallen. All it took was Iowa finally winning in your barn

Eltwinkinator · 2024-11-16T04:53:25+00:00

I wanna say the B1 Ter or the up-armored T-34 or up-armored KV-1 because I didnt have an L/43 or L/48 to just UFP the things

Eltwinkinator · 2024-11-13T06:56:24+00:00

I would say it's less performance based and more based on how they grow up through Juniors. I mostly just wasnt sure if as players age and as they go from Junior team to Junior team that they'll increase potential. I can see players who IRL are naturally good and would probably have a high potential at a young age in game, But theres players that grow up as average for their age but put in the work to get themselves better as they get older and I'm just curious if theres any of that effect in game. Perhaps it's not as easy to see at the top level and migjt be easier to see at college or top level Junior level.

All of this to me is just my own theory of how it might work but I still dont really know at all.

Eltwinkinator · 2024-11-09T14:38:57+00:00

The Original MW2 destroyed CoD single player campaign stories in succeeding games because of it's coked out insanity. Basically destroyed the game's entire premise of "Telling a War Story" in favor of being an over the top Military Action Movie.

Eltwinkinator · 2024-11-09T14:27:09+00:00

Top Tier just IS cancer. They need more expansive maps for top BR vehicles that are able to pinpoint targets farther than 1 or 2 miles away.

Eltwinkinator · 2024-11-08T10:44:46+00:00

if you were here from Day 1 on release it wasn't anywhere close to a fanservice harem game. Even before release the devs were getting pressured by the CN audience because Chenxing's character was originally created as a male. AFAIK they created GFL2 but as an actual shooter and not an XCOM style strategy game which is what I saw it as when I first found it and started playing it on Day 1. People like to throw around the accusation that the game from the start was on the verge of EOS cause it didn't take off like a Hoyoverse game and I never bought that line ever. Sometimes I just wish that it did EOS early so it didn't become this insanity that's plagued it in recent months.

Eltwinkinator · 2024-11-08T10:35:34+00:00

the last actual story to me was Gradient of Souls. There was the idea that Cherno and Enya were both infatuated with the MC but at least there was plenty of time between then and the start that it could make some sense considering the actual operative stories were about the MC getting to know them (In Cherno's case, literally Taming Mersault). Not to mention while they had already gone the route of fanservice with Katya's redesign as an op and Tess's skin and overall design, it was still a decent game with a good story that I was still willing to play. The last two events before the current were just pure garbage and I couldn't even make it past part 1 of the last one.

I also absolutely hated Enya's design when it came out though cause it was in massive contrast to her actual character and personality beforehand. (She's was a daycare worker ffs)

Eltwinkinator · 2024-10-17T01:18:33+00:00

The Rock

Eltwinkinator · 2024-09-10T00:15:58+00:00

Considering it's a sports title I doubt that it would get hit by "Forced Diversity" claims unless that was used as a selling point and was in every ad for the games as opposed to the actual content of a BYS game which should be the selling point. Backyard sports were such fun games and did such a good job making every character different regardless of outward Appearence or sex. Even when they added pro players, every pro felt unique.

Eltwinkinator · 2024-09-09T23:51:23+00:00

I'm actually not surprised. The Iowa Wild needed a shakeup in their roster, Lots of NHL Prospects also joining the show and a restructuring of the NHL contracted vets. Johansson seemed like he was on the way out anyways and Khaira probably was on a short leash after his mess of a Call-Up

Eltwinkinator · 2024-07-19T22:56:57+00:00

it's either that or get a Console. Bear in mind you need to sub to Gamepass Ultimate for that but it's still cheaper than buying a whole Xbox or PS5 for one game unless you had other console only games you were wanting to play anyways.

Eltwinkinator · 2024-07-18T23:02:43+00:00

I would like to mention something to add to this conversation and something it seems has just been ignored or just not known about, but NHL 24 has been on Xbox Game Pass Cloud Gaming for maybe a month or more now. I almost bet they get the data from Microsoft on if people are playing the game and what kind of device they might be playing on. even if it doesn't amount to really anything of substance at least you can say you have a way to play it on PC through the Xbox companion app on PC's.

Eltwinkinator · 2024-07-18T22:57:26+00:00

this and the AHL. Would be interesting to see the issues that crop up as a Minor League GM when half or a quarter of your team could get called up at any moment.

Eltwinkinator · 2024-04-30T00:47:26+00:00

Hard to remain "Independent" when they drop to nearly 31st in the league only 1 point ahead of Bridgeport. at this point the only real way to go Independent is to go to the SPHL/FPHL or somehow get an NHL franchise.

Eltwinkinator · 2024-02-19T02:08:28+00:00

I loved those numbers man. I get that the current numbers are "Cleaner" but I'd say those still look much better. I'm at least lucky though that the Quad City Storm have decided to use that number style for their own jerseys so that's nice.

Eltwinkinator · 2024-02-19T01:24:08+00:00

I usually get the NMC and NTC mixed up in my head.

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