Using EASHL Club Challenge For League Games

LG McDonald · Oct 12, 2016

At this point in the season we are forced to play with the hand we have been dealt. Personally I still believe this will only be a temporary thing as I continue to push for change to EA to make our lives easier. Obviously I understand as well as anyone else the inconvenience it is to run league structured games via EASHL club challenge, but just like we did when we had to endure NHL 15 on the 360, or the Captain lag of NHL 16, we will push on again.

Let's discuss the logistics and requirements to make this work:

Any club name can be used, it isn't part of anything function for the OCR

Ideally your club abbreviation is identical to the NHL, AHL, CHL or ECHL team you are representing.

If possible(if your club level is high enough) try and utilize the stock jerseys the team you are representing is using. Just makes the streaming aspect way better!

The timelines for game start times, forfeits, etc will need to be respect as best as possible. Obviously club challenge offers a different set of challenges that we aren't normally use to. Our rules are based off of a lobby environment, therefore we all have to expect and understand that this isn't exactly an ideal condition to start the season but we will need to make it work.

Communication is going to be key. I preach this all the time to everyone. This season will be no different. With us striving for 130 teams for S25, we have the most players signed up to play than ever before. If we work together and respect our deadline and try our best to make due with what the game has to offer we can still maintain the level of competition we love here.

Frequently Asked Questions!

#1 Can I use my other GT for League games so I don't have to leave my main club?

Yes! You can! In order to do so you'll need to disassociate your current Xbox GT, then sign in via our Xbox oauth into your other GT. The issue you will see is if you are gold sharing your other account, you WONT be able to change your LG name to match that GT, due to the fact we always need a gold account to maintain your original account.

By clicking on your username at the top of the screen, you'll be see the option for "external accounts". Your external accounts is what allows you to link your GT, twitch, twitter, etc.

Step one would be to disassociate your Xbox account, then link your new GT. The screen to link your new tag is the same as what you would see on Microsoft, due to our Xbox oAuth.

#2 Is the league aware of the issues with Club Challenge

Yes, I have done some testing in preseason and have noticed that club challenge can be an issue at times. As stated above, club challenge is our only option at this time. Just like when we dealt with captain delay in NHL 16, until a fix is presented the league will allow two teams to come to terms whereby a game can be rescheduled. Keep in mind this is only for situations whereby club challenge isn't working, Xbox issues are occurring , or the EA servers are down.

#3 What changes have been made to the stats system for NHL 17!

If you haven't read this yet, please do so!

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This thread is how to take stats for all Xbox NHL Leagues using EA NHL 17.

At the time of this posting there are 2 serious issues out of our control that everyone should be aware of
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Tris10 said: ↑

People on a 720p TV: I am having trouble with screen shots from people using this resolution as the detail is too fuzzy and i get a lot of mixed results using the OCR

After your game, you only get one change to review the new "Player Stats" menu, once you close it, its closed.

The latest Xbox One Dashboard is glitchy when taking screen shots by double tapping home + Y. It might take 20 times to just get one screen shot to work. If you can only do a screen shot this way, check your "Xbox Notifications" to confirm a screen shot was taken. One work around is to use Cortana (and your headset) voice controls to take a screen shot. This is a known issue with Xbox and we hope for a fix as soon as possible

The NHL 17 Player Stats screen shot (link example) only comes up AFTER a completed game. There is no way to open this menu mid game. If your game requires a restart you will have to use the old stat menus that have player names for stats. These old menus do not have the new stats like take aways, give aways, player faceoff stats and all the new goalie stats. We have been in conversations with EA to get this fixed as soon as possible.

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How To Take Stats

1. Prerequisite & Setup
Before your game, these are things to make sure are working

Make sure your Leaguegaming "Xbox GamerTag" is linked to the correct gamertag (under external accounts) you played your LG game with. This is the account we look for xbox screen shots and game clips

Make sure all your Xbox Privacy settings are set to everyone for "See your game clips".

Make sure you are either signed up for the LG game (either unconfirmed or confirmed) using the signup system.

2. After Game

(If your game is disconnected, follow the instructions of 2b. listed down below)

Once a game is over a member from the winning team is required to take 5 screen shots from their xbox one, those screen shots are

1. Team Stats - Example.
2. Period Stats - Example.

For Player stats, we use the new NHL 17 player stats screen that has gamertags and all 12 players on a single screen shot. We require 3 images here to get all stats.

3. Player stats (scroll so last visible stat is TEA) - Example.
4. Player stats (scroll so last visible stat is BS) - Example.
5. Player stats (scroll so last visible stat is FO%) - Example.

Tips for taking screen shots - Do not take a screen shot with any screen overlays over any part of the stats, ie notification popups. If there is any blockage of the stats table the OCR will not be able to find where to start , or what stats are for what columns.

3. Using the OCR (optical character recognition) on Leaguegaming.com

Now that the game is over a member from the winning team (or team manager) can use the OCR to do stats, to do so goto

The League the game is for (LGHL or LGAHL, or LGCHL or LGECHL)

Hover "My LG" > Input Score > Select the game

Once in the "OCR", follow the steps outlined.

First step is to search all screen shots from players in the game.

The 2nd step is for the old player name system, if your screen shots are from the new NHL 17 stat system, skip this step.

The 3rd step is to search for images, select them by clicking on them and selecting the type of image its for (Team Stats, or Period Stats or User Stats ect).

Last step is submit and save the game stats.

4. Manual Stats Corrections by Team Managers

If for whatever reason the OCR does not include a player, or adds an extra digit or does an 8 instead of a zero for example, its up to the managers to manually edit and correct game stats. They can do so by viewing the game, and there is a link at the bottom of the game to edit stats.

2b. If a game is disconnected

For the time being, if a game is disconnected, we cant get the new stats using the new NHL 17 menu. This means players for that game will not get credit for take aways, blocks, give aways and all the goalie stats.

To do stats, you would use the exact system we did in NHL 16 with player stats screens that have "Player Name" for all the players. You would take the same team and period stats but 4 player stat images (1 screen for both teams and 1 screen for both goalies).

Examples

Here is a video of how to use the OCR from NHL 16, the process is basically exactly the same except we use the new NHL 17 menu for screen shots.

If you have any questions, please post below and we'll update this document.

Thank you
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http://leaguegaming.com/forums/index.php?threads/taking-stats-in-nhl-17-xbox.242412/#post-1524738

#3 How will the ECU system work?

The same as it always has, but I think we are going to have play it case by case and realize this may be more time consuming than what we have experienced before.

#4 Will there actually be any changes made to the game to accommodate us?

I've personally have had lengthy discussions with EA in regards to features required for LG and leagues like LG that are requirements in order to run a league. Based on some of the EASHL numbers, I personally believe we as a site contribute to a large portion of the 6v6 experience EA is use to. On average, I was told that ~250-300 EASHL games were played a night(on NHL 16). Well if you do the math, last season we had 120 Xbox teams, 72 PSN teams, thereby contributing to 192, 6v6 games a night and that doesn't include Pro Series, FNP or random games organized on the website. Its safe to say at this time, something is on EA's radar, and they have taken my suggestions under review. Unfortunately I have no timelines to go by, but if I am informed of something in the works that can be discussed by all means the community will be notified immediately.

Any questions, please let me know
-Brodie

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Using EASHL Club Challenge For League Games

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