Steve

So I was correct, skills don't have a meaningful level. I understand that the higher you are in tpa the more you spend. I guess I will bank for 4 more seasons as I can't see any benefit in raising a skill that doesn't seem to help your player. Thanks for clearing that up.

It's been an interesting season so far. Malmo has some really skilled and fun players. The locker room is active and we all know we have to do better to move up in the rankings. It's been a good experience so far and look forward to future success with Malmo. Now on to the meat of the article, skills. I have no idea what a good build is anymore. Look at the leader board and compare builds. You will find a wide range of skill levels from very little defense to very little offense. The thing is though, they are leading the league in several columns and I can't figure out if skills even matter at this point. I haven't been able to find any information on skill slider adjustments or what their values were and what they are now. I can see that the normal core skills don't seem to make a huge difference. Another thing is that max earning for four weeks to gain one skill level kinda sucks especially when the skills don't seem to work like they did before this new system. Maybe a comprehensive breakdown of the skills and their impact on a build would be good. I am not complaining about skills for personal gain. My player is doing about what I expected. I just don't understand the skills when looking at the top ten in just about every category.

Review: Nice etching effect. Render looks clean and nicely detailed. Text stays with the background theme. It looks like it needs some sort of top layer to bring it all together but looks fine the way it is. Although a different outer glow on the text might look better over the render. Some sort of logo or badging would be nice too. The render has some blurry shoulders from what I think was the way you covered the should patches. A simple erase would clean that right up. Overall, I still a fan of this sig and the design. A few minor fixes, in my opinion, would go a long way. But what do I know about sigs? Not much. 8/10

Review: I like the theme and you tried to stay with it. Logo swaps can be tough at times but for the most part, you did a fair job at placing them. I am not sure what program you use but if you mess with the blend ranges, you can get those logos to look more natural. Overall background is simple but keeps with the theme. Good effort. 8/10

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It's still way early but it looks like Malmo is finding it's way. I would expect us to finish somewhere in the top three by the end of the season. So far, we are just making small changes to see if we find the best lines for the long run. It's been a very promising beginning. You couldn't ask for more when it comes to the team and how involved they are. Everyone wants to be their best and play for each other. It truly is a team sport and we play it that way. Max has fit in with his new team just fine. Great bunch of guys and they welcomed Max with open arms. The new GM has done a stellar job so far and he even made sure that we have “Soap on a Rope” in the showers. What a nice guy. I look forward to the ups and downs the season will bring. We will adjust and make changes as needed but the main goal in Malmo is to have fun and winning is fun. Good luck to all.

Review: Cool graphic. I like the logo on what's left of his jersey. I think you have a really fun looking graphic here even though it's just a stock photo with your design added to it. Maybe cut out the main render, make changes separate from the background and past it back. Minor issues but overall I really like the message you are sending. Good stuff 8/10

Review: Great design. Clean render, interesting background with more than one layer used. Text is big a bold, not sure about the placement. I am confused about not including a logo on such a clean render. I like the paint effect. Good effort. 8/10

I just make them in my spare time, which is all the time. I will hit gold if I keep digging.

It's been a strange week for Max Torq. He finds himself on a different team with new line mates. Not the end of the world, just one of those out of the blue things that can happen. Malmo has been a bottom feeder for awhile and, with the new GM, wants to start building a team to compete. Max is all for that. It won't happen overnight but it can happen with the right moves, a bit of luck and the team working hard to improve their players. The locker room is second to non. Very active and has a good vibe to it. Sometimes it's the little things that makes the league fun. Max hopes to help them win more often but knows it will be a huge task at first. It will take time but I am confident the leadership is headed in the right direction. I would like to thank the Seattle Bears for my time there and the cup we won. Several quality players on that team that I will miss. Bright side is there are a lot of good players on Malmo that will only get better. Sometimes a change is good. Max will make the most of it.

Review: Very good attempt with this design. You have all the elements needed. I like the pink neon look and the pseudo stacked rgb look. I think if you removed the NHL branding and maybe did a little more with your effects it would look even better. Great start though. 8/10

Review: Looks like a good start. You have a render and a shape. You need to make it smaller and add some text. A nice textured background or really anything for a background would be fine. A render like this has so much promise. I would consider adding the rest of the elements and submit it again. Good start. 6/10

Like driving for Ferrari, there is something special about Seattle. Thank you for the fun times and a cup.

I like pugs...

Well, the finals came and went and we have a new championship team, Warsaw. Seattle took it as far as we could and came up short to a very good team. Congratulations Warsaw. Seattle had a great run and we have nothing to be sad about. Now on to the next season. Again, we will be looking for our game early on in the season. A little roster change can make things work different. So, we need to see how we are playing and make adjustments along the way. I am sure every team goes through this process to see what the limits are and who plays with who. At least we still have a solid core of veteran players with a rookie or two. It should be more of the same this next season as we try to position ourselves into the playoffs. Now for the off-season. I hope it goes faster than the last one. It felt really long. It does give players time to do other things before hitting the ice so I guess it's not a bad thing. It should be a fun season and I look forward to playing hard. Good luck to all.

1. Does your player have or had any pets? Yes, I have a dog named Oscar. 2. What's something your player does during free time that has nothing to do with hockey? Max likes to read most of his free time. Urban fantasy is his flavor. 3. Has your player ever had a nickname or do you have one that you've never shared? Not really that I know of. Max is a short name and he has been called that all his life. 4. If you could pick between free food and drinks all night or half price tickets to our game.. What would you choose? Why?? Food and drinks? Hell yeah. Games come often, free food not so much. 5. Our sponsorship is up at the end of the season and we are looking for a new business/company, who should we look into and how would it benefit our fans and players? I would bring in a local hockey shop to sponsor us. It would give us some sticks or something and promote the community. 6. What's a memorable moment you've had while playing a hockey video game? It can be for any system, console or device and the older the better xD Finding hacks for some old version of an EA hockey game on pc was fun.