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Originally Posted by tward13
TF, this is helping a lot. I downloaded the try before you buy NHL EHM game. Just started it up today and I still find it very confusing (and I know hockey, not sure how I could deal with soccer)
I'm having some of the same problems I had with a previous test run of this game. To me at least it's not intuitive.
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Your post is virtually identical to one I made just a day or two after downloading the demo for EHM05
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Originally Posted by Tiger Fan
Is anyone playing the new Eastside Hockey Manager demo and if so is the interface giving you as much trouble as it is for me? As much as I love baseball, hockey is far and away my favourite sport and I so badly want to become addicted to EHM but the interface drives me nuts. I tried to get into the first version of it from SI but just couldn't because the layout just seemed so confusing.
I fired up the gold demo this evening and started playing around with things. I have to admit I love the detail (although I wish league sizes could be customized) and so much of this game looks great. I picked an ECHL team, studied my roster, played a couple of games and once I figured out where I could juggle line combinations and adjust my strategy (what's with the word tactics anyway, this is hockey) I was really getting into the game.
Then yet another interface problem. I made the mistake of checking from my team roster screen the order of players for a shoot-out and now I cannot find a way to get back to the regular roster screen so I can change who is scratched for my next game. The back button doesn't take me there, the stupid arrows dont help a bit, going to a different screen then back to the roster screen doesnt solve the problem. It is driving me nuts. Like I said, I love hockey and I so badly want to get into this game but it just doesnt seem possible for me with the present interface.
I do not have a clue how to sign a free agent or make an offer for a player from a lower level league. It just seems to be the least intuitive interface I have ever seen. Is it just me or are others having the same troubles? I sure hope OOTP7 doesn't adapt this style of interface.
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After a few weeks of struggling and posting a number of questions on the EHM board I finally felt comfortable with the interface. There are still some things that I have trouble with - like the player search with your scouts - but overall I am extremely happy I stuck with it as , just like you, I desperately wanted to like this game because I love hockey.
My only advice is ask questions, read the manual and stay with it. Eventually the navigation will be much more comfortable. At least thats how it ended up for me.