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One of the things that I hope fighting can accomplish outside of being just a "1v1" metric of who wins the fight is dictating the style of play. One of the things that I dislike about most graphical games (ie NHL 12), and one of the things Football Manager and OOTP do so well, is make sure that every time you play the game it is not as though you're playing the exact same AI.
I don't want to play as the Colorado Avalanche and have the games against Boston and Carolina feel the same. The teams should have distinct identities, and one basis from which that identity can be drawn is team toughness -- willingness to fight, hard hitting, etc.
Teams like Boston, Pittsburgh, the Rangers should play a clearly more physical style than teams like Ottawa, and that should indicate certain strengths and weaknesses throughout a game and season (more penalized, intimidation factor, quality of goals, etc.)
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