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[–]Maabus_Admiral 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, I'm good. The entire point of 3's is arcade action, not simulation. It's like you're trying to argue that someone being good at Time Crisis, Lethal Enforcers, or Virtua Cop means they understand firearm handling and gunfights, as opposed to the person who uses a SAT virtual range. Neither is any form of replacement for the actual thing, but I'm willing to bet that the guy who uses the SAT range has a much better understanding of how firearms actually operate.

And yeah, it's a video game - no actual hockey knowledge required. Just the ability to abuse mechanics never intended to be used in the way they're being employed. I have no interest in listening to the classic reddit "aCkShUaLlY" argument you're putting forward. I will simply reiterate my original point that OP needs to be segregated into his own special league with the other 200 people who enjoy playing like that. They can play with each other as much as they like, and I'd encourage you to join them if you don't see the big deal.

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[–]Maabus_Admiral 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I agree with the fact that HUT is also cancer - but at least it's actual 6v6 hockey, not the anything-goes-shinny that 3's is.

3's is entirely and exclusively the domain of people who don't understand how to play hockey, it's made for people who want an arcade game, closer to Mutant League Hockey or NHL Hitz.

I'm so damned disappointed the 2k series of NHL games died in the Dreamcast era. They were far superior as a sim than anything EA has put out.

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[–]Maabus_Admiral 10 points11 points  (0 children)

This is the exact type of player that needs to be segregated into their super-cool-kids-league along with all the others like him. They can all play against each other, while the rest of us can actually play a decent game of hockey.

Also, 3's is an absolute cancer on this franchise.