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EHM 1 Game & Patches: First Impressions / Reactions Thread

Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2015 12:37 pm
by m0fownz0r
I;m holding back tears right now...

Re: EXCLUSIVE: Announcing Eastside Hockey Manager: Early Acc

Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2015 12:39 pm
by archibalduk
I've just been provided with an updated press release and so the first post has been updated slightly. :-) --> http://www.ehmtheblueline.com/forums/vi ... 23&t=13578 <--

Re: EXCLUSIVE: Announcing Eastside Hockey Manager: Early Acc

Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2015 12:40 pm
by Philip Rolfe
*does a happy dance*

Re: EXCLUSIVE: Announcing Eastside Hockey Manager: Early Acc

Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2015 12:41 pm
by Djungelurban
So how long have you known about this archie?

Re: EXCLUSIVE: Announcing Eastside Hockey Manager: Early Acc

Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2015 12:42 pm
by archibalduk
A little while! :D

Re: EXCLUSIVE: Announcing Eastside Hockey Manager: Early Acc

Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2015 12:46 pm
by Manimal
Great to see the game finally out!
Coincidentally, our new database update is out today as well

Re: EXCLUSIVE: Announcing Eastside Hockey Manager: Early Acc

Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2015 12:53 pm
by Djungelurban
So 5 hours eh? Those are gonna be some restless hours alright... What to do, what to do, what to do...

Re: EXCLUSIVE: Announcing Eastside Hockey Manager: Early Acc

Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2015 1:01 pm
by Smetana
I just had a look at the screenies. Hyperventilating right now. This is a great day.

Now the testers at FHM know where Archi's been hiding [-X :-D

Re: EXCLUSIVE: Announcing Eastside Hockey Manager: Early Acc

Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2015 1:03 pm
by archibalduk
Smetana wrote:I just had a look at the screenies. Hyperventilating right now. This is a great day.

Now the testers at FHM know where Archi's been hiding [-X :-D
:oops: :-D

In fairness, I love both games and want to see both succeed. :thup:

Re: EXCLUSIVE: Announcing Eastside Hockey Manager: Early Acc

Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2015 1:07 pm
by ehmfans
I can't even... What... After 8 years.... This is crazy. I wake up one day and a new EHM is confirmed and it's to be release the same day. This is a great day. Thanks you to everyone who kep TBL alive all the years. =D>

Re: EXCLUSIVE: Announcing Eastside Hockey Manager: Early Acc

Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2015 1:15 pm
by Smetana
archibalduk wrote:
Smetana wrote:I just had a look at the screenies. Hyperventilating right now. This is a great day.

Now the testers at FHM know where Archi's been hiding [-X :-D
:oops: :-D

In fairness, I love both games and want to see both succeed. :thup:
Agreed. I'll continue my duties over there, as I (as have you) have put a lot of hours and work into that project and would like it to succeed. Going to be an interesting situation now. Perhaps it will drive both teams to another level. Competition is never a bad thing.

Re: EXCLUSIVE: Preview of Eastside Hockey Manger: Early Acce

Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2015 1:24 pm
by Filip Croatia
Wow brand new EHM....great news !!!!! :notworthy: :notworthy:

Re: EXCLUSIVE: Announcing Eastside Hockey Manager: Early Acc

Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2015 1:26 pm
by bruins72
I still can't believe this is actually happening. I've been waiting for this for so long! I'm glad I hung in there all that time. Thanks to Archi for keeping the community alive with TBL!


:joy:

Re: EXCLUSIVE: Announcing Eastside Hockey Manager: Early Acc

Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2015 1:30 pm
by Mattias.William
There aren't enough smilies to convey what I'm feeling right now... but let me try

:thup: =D> 8-) :joy: :-D :-) :grin: =P~ :notworthy: :nod: :1st: [-o< :banana: :cavalry: :hi5: :crown: :toast: :party: :canada: :uk: :groupwave: :ohyeah:

nope, definitely not enough smilies

Re: EXCLUSIVE: Announcing Eastside Hockey Manager: Early Acc

Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2015 1:36 pm
by Primis
This.... is good news indeed.

Re: EXCLUSIVE: Announcing Eastside Hockey Manager: Early Acc

Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2015 1:39 pm
by archibalduk
bruins72 wrote:I still can't believe this is actually happening. I've been waiting for this for so long! I'm glad I hung in there all that time. Thanks to Archi for keeping the community alive with TBL!


:joy:
I can't take all of the credit. You have run the Challenges and moderated for years now. And so many other people have helped keep the community and game running. I'm not sure we'd be here otherwise.

And now you know why I mysteriously wanted to end the current Challenge a little earlier than scheduled. :-)

Re: EXCLUSIVE: Announcing Eastside Hockey Manager: Early Acc

Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2015 1:45 pm
by bruins72
archibalduk wrote:
bruins72 wrote:I still can't believe this is actually happening. I've been waiting for this for so long! I'm glad I hung in there all that time. Thanks to Archi for keeping the community alive with TBL!


:joy:
I can't take all of the credit. You have run the Challenges and moderated for years now. And so many other people have helped keep the community and game running. I'm not sure we'd be here otherwise.

And now you know why I mysteriously wanted to end the current Challenge a little earlier than scheduled. :-)
Honestly, if it weren't for you keeping this site going and guys like Manimal and Lidas keeping the rosters up to date this community would have fizzled out long ago.

You know, I had my suspicions when you wanted to end the challenge early. I knew it had to be more than just doing something really cool with the new roster update. The little things people started posting in the rumors thread really sealed it though.

I'm just happy that there's new life to our favorite game! Even if they decide not to continue the series, it sounds like the game is made to be able to be continually modified and updated. We won't need all of the work-arounds you guys have come up with over the years.

:nerd:

Re: EXCLUSIVE: Announcing Eastside Hockey Manager: Early Acc

Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2015 1:54 pm
by Filip Croatia
wohoooooooooooooooooooooo :notworthy: :notworthy: :banana: :-({|= :-({|= :-({|= :beer: :beer: :loveyouman: :groupwave:

I cant describe how happy I am.

Re: EXCLUSIVE: Announcing Eastside Hockey Manager: Early Acc

Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2015 1:56 pm
by archibalduk
bruins72 wrote:I'm just happy that there's new life to our favorite game! Even if they decide not to continue the series, it sounds like the game is made to be able to be continually modified and updated. We won't need all of the work-arounds you guys have come up with over the years.

:nerd:
At the very least, the game fixes all of the major issues that I'm aware of. I'm sure things like the trade AI will need further adjustment (I've only tried outrageous trades rather than the more subtle abuse of AI trades). But this is where the community will be so important - we need to feedback these issues to Riz and SI Games so that they can tweak them whilst we still have the Early Access period.

Also, we need as many people to buy the game as possible. As Miles mentions in my interview with him, the game will return on a full-time basis if it reaches enough sales.

Re: EXCLUSIVE: Announcing Eastside Hockey Manager: Early Acc

Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2015 1:56 pm
by MWE
Im moving house today :cry:

Re: EXCLUSIVE: Announcing Eastside Hockey Manager: Early Acc

Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2015 1:57 pm
by Filip Croatia
archibalduk wrote:. THUS IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT AS MANY OF US AS POSSIBLE BUY THE GAME AND SPREAD THE WORD.

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You can count on me, I will try to convince some of my friends to buy a game also,,,,

Re: EXCLUSIVE: Announcing Eastside Hockey Manager: Early Acc

Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2015 2:05 pm
by thayner
holy Adam Oates

Re: EXCLUSIVE: Announcing Eastside Hockey Manager: Early Acc

Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2015 2:07 pm
by archibalduk
Filip Croatia wrote:
archibalduk wrote:. THUS IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT AS MANY OF US AS POSSIBLE BUY THE GAME AND SPREAD THE WORD.

r

You can count on me, I will try to convince some of my friends to buy a game also,,,,
:notworthy: :notworthy:
MWE wrote:Im moving house today :cry:
That's a poor excuse! :D

Re: EXCLUSIVE: Announcing Eastside Hockey Manager: Early Acc

Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2015 2:11 pm
by Mattias.William
archibalduk wrote:
bruins72 wrote:I'm just happy that there's new life to our favorite game! Even if they decide not to continue the series, it sounds like the game is made to be able to be continually modified and updated. We won't need all of the work-arounds you guys have come up with over the years.

:nerd:
At the very least, the game fixes all of the major issues that I'm aware of. I'm sure things like the trade AI will need further adjustment (I've only tried outrageous trades rather than the more subtle abuse of AI trades). But this is where the community will be so important - we need to feedback these issues to Riz and SI Games so that they can tweak them whilst we still have the Early Access period.

Also, we need as many people to buy the game as possible. As Miles mentions in my interview with him, the game will return on a full-time basis if it reaches enough sales.
Is there a way to find out what the goal is and get some sort of handle of the progression? I for one would be motivated to convince everyone I know to go out and buy a copy if I knew how necessary it might be toward securing a brighter future for EHM.

Re: EXCLUSIVE: Announcing Eastside Hockey Manager: Early Acc

Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2015 2:19 pm
by archibalduk
I'm afraid it's confidential commercial data (I don't know what the target is either). All we can do is buy the game and spread the word. Ultimately this is a niche game and so even one additional sale could make all the difference.