NHL 16 EASHL Beta Opens Next Week For NHL 15 Xbox One & PlayStation 4 Users

[LuGer33]

Re: NHL 16 EASHL Beta Opens Next Week For NHL 15 Xbox One & PlayStation 4 Users

Great point. Would be nice to preview some of the other gameplay features as well!

It's totally NHL 16.

NHL 15 is just your key to enter the beta. So for example last year you needed Halo: The Master Chief Collection to download the Halo 5 beta, which was a totally separate game. Then you could play the Halo 5 beta without ever needing MCC again.

EASHL beta and NHL 15 looks to work exactly the same way.

[Fiddy]

Re: NHL 16 EASHL Beta Opens Next Week For NHL 15 Xbox One & PlayStation 4 Users

There's no creation. There will be a physical defensemen class, but you don't actually customize their attributes.

The Polygon article is accurate in many respects. There is a risk by going with this system that the mode loses some depth and incentive to keep playing. The idea is that w/ balanced classes and no wacky attributes, the emphasis will be on teamplay and hockey knowledge. Think of it like an E-sports approach with a higher skill gap that will hopefully keep fans playing without grinding or chasing the progression carrot.

I'm excited for it because I'm a fan of classic Arena games w/ equal starts and stuff where as much as possible is left to the players. I hope it works for EASHL.

I'm glad they went the player class route. I've been calling for this for last 4 years. This IMO will get rid of the frustration level of other teammates being light years behind game and attribute wise. Make for an overall more enjoyable experience win or lose. Especially losses, losing games and getting bad grades because of teammates.

I'm always hard on the NHL debut team and I'm sure I will continue to be so. I'm glad they are involving the fan base in things like this and are from the looks of it wanting the game to play fair for both casual and hardcore hockey gamers.

[vinnievic86]

THIS IS A CROCK OF ***!! They have ruined this game, You can't even change your height and weight?? What a joke. Balanced playing field my arse! The bad players will still get owned by the top players that will never change no matter how much you dummy up the game. Everyone on the ice with the same players?? Wow what fun!! Might be time for a class action lawsuit against EA.. Who are they to tell you what you can or can't do with a game you bought?? You whining little idiots can have this garbage game i'm done with it.

[BigDisk]

Re: NHL 16 EASHL Beta Opens Next Week For NHL 15 Xbox One & PlayStation 4 Users

THIS IS A CROCK OF ***!! They have ruined this game, You can't even change your height and weight?? What a joke. Balanced playing field my arse! The bad players will still get owned by the top players that will never change no matter how much you dummy up the game. Everyone on the ice with the same players?? Wow what fun!! Might be time for a class action lawsuit against EA.. Who are they to tell you what you can or can't do with a game you bought?? You whining little idiots can have this garbage game i'm done with it.

Hahaha, whaaat?

I gotta say, I'm glad you won't be buying it man. LOL

I just can't wait to try this beta. Thanks to all of you who participated in the GameChanger program. I think this is going to be the best NHL game by a ****ing' mile. Gotta love EASHL.

This feels like the NHL coming back after a lockout

[BTW8892]

Re: NHL 16 EASHL Beta Opens Next Week For NHL 15 Xbox One & PlayStation 4 Users

THIS IS A CROCK OF ***!! They have ruined this game, You can't even change your height and weight?? What a joke. Balanced playing field my arse! The bad players will still get owned by the top players that will never change no matter how much you dummy up the game. Everyone on the ice with the same players?? Wow what fun!! Might be time for a class action lawsuit against EA.. Who are they to tell you what you can or can't do with a game you bought?? You whining little idiots can have this garbage game i'm done with it.

Did you actually read anything about the mode before you went into a blind rage? If anything, the balance makes it a more strategic game and allows skill to win out instead of the "best" builds.

You even said it yourself, the good players will still be a step above everyone because they'll rely mainly on hockey knowledge. I feel like you are just complaining to complain at this point, rather than trying to realize all of the good that can come out of this.

I don't know about you, but I won't miss the 6'9" grinders running around killing everything, scoring at will, and making the game a circus act. I'd take this route any day of the week, and twice on Sunday's.

[JimmyDeicide]

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I was never able to max out my guy i was never that good usually around legend 1 or 2 maybe 3 some years if my lad took over for a week.

Its never been about the leveling up , i always hated that, it would keep friends away who would be behind.

Its about getting together with buds and having a good time, when i filled out the questionnaire i voted for player classes and it looks like the majority did also otherwise we wouldn't be seeing it.

Cant wait i miss my teammates, Guy Laduuche is lacing them up.

[ricky24]

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Did people also not like custom jerseys? And vote against them in the survey? I still think all these changes were done because it's just easier to make the mode this way. I'm glad some people are happy but my whole team is prepared to be bored with it after our beta and ea access period. Sucks because it was our favorite game to play together. All I have to say is thank god for ea access. With the route EA is going with their titles the vault is the only way I'm owning their sports games.

[Gotmilkman24]

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One thing that worries me is will we be able to play our custom player without being in a club? Are we forced to play otp with real world hockey players or will there be a drop in menu just like before? Does anyone know if this was answered yet?

[murph17]

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One thing that worries me is will we be able to play our custom player without being in a club? Are we forced to play otp with real world hockey players or will there be a drop in menu just like before? Does anyone know if this was answered yet?

confirmed no drop in for the beta. you have to a join a club.

my guess is this will be the same case at launch, and hopefully they can quickly patch it in.

[BigDisk]

Re: NHL 16 EASHL Beta Opens Next Week For NHL 15 Xbox One & PlayStation 4 Users

OTP will be in. But it's going to be with NHL Pros only + line changes just like NHL 15.

Hopefully they relax the club-hopping restrictions for leagues like LGHL, and they keep the club challenge OR some kind of lobby feature, otherwise custom leagues are DOA.

[no1xdraftpck]

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If you aren't participating in leagues like LGHL, you are missing the best part of being apart of EASHL, imo.

[ricky24]

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I only found drop ins useful if I needed a game or 2 to level up. It was very rare to actually get into a drop in that was actually a fun game of hockey.

[no1xdraftpck]

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I commend anyone that plays drop in games and still has all of their hair. The amount of scum you find playing that game mode is atrocious.

[Turbojugend]

Re: NHL 16 EASHL Beta Opens Next Week For NHL 15 Xbox One & PlayStation 4 Users

Is that the mode where dudes park offsides to disrupt the game? If so, that sounds terrible.

[bigwill33]

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Is that the mode where dudes park offsides to disrupt the game? If so, that sounds terrible.

Yup, and EA has yet to do anything to counter it after all of these years. No vote to kick players, no tracking these player's movements and suspending them from the mode because of their actions, no automatic kicking of players that leave the controller idle for any amount of time. Anything that could be done to improve the situation.

And they drag out what should be a 15 minute game to over half an hour with all the pausing, fighting, and needless whistles. All it takes is one clown to ruin the entire experience and there seems to be one in every game, and they usually end up on my side. Nothing like picking defense when you have no intent on playing it, then proceeding to get in the way the entire game of me on offense.

I hope that there is a special place in hell for people like this, ha.