NHL 16 EASHL Beta Available Now For Xbox One and PlayStation 4, Extended Until Aug. 7

[Turbojugend]

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I've never played EASHL, but could one of your teammates have pressed the 'request pass' button when the goalie had it?

I didn't even know that was an option to be honest. Hell, I'm an EASHL n00b, it was probably me.

[GrandMaster B]

bigwill pretty much summed up everything that myself and my friends are seeing as well. I also noticed last night and this morning that they tuned the collision detection and poke check. It is now almost playing like 15 with guys running into everyone and you can get poke checked from 10 feet away. It's hard to cycle and get shots from the point with computards if you are playing with only a few people.
This game will obviously get tuned all year, but you really have to ask where they are getting their feedback from.

[TDKing]

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I didn't even know that was an option to be honest. Hell, I'm an EASHL n00b, it was probably me. [emoji38]

I think RT when you don't have the puck is the call for the pass botton.

[jyoung]

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I haven't seen a clean shot scored from the point yet on an AI goalie.

But deflection goals seem to be pretty easy to create if you just square up to the puck when it's shot by holding the left trigger. It might help that I am playing grinder, which is supposed to have high deflection rating.

[catcher_0_3]

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So is that it, did they fix the work around? I got 3 of my friends to sign up but I haven't been able to download it yet. F.

[Freakywwe]

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I'm getting a different error when I try to download it. "Payment option cannot be displayed properly try again later". Or something like that

Getting this as well. Anybody know a fix?

[Drakar]

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The AI goalie are fine. It's the human goalie that are royally screwed. They AI goalie do offer a respectable amount of challenge but not are not unbeatable. You can still roof the puck on the blocker side but since they change the shooting accuracy, it's harder to execute. What I didn't like is a human goalie can get out of his crest and block the opposite team from getting the puck without being call an interference.

Overall, I think the game is improved (beside human goalie) and it's going to be a fun game to play online.

[bigwill33]

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There is still no situational awareness by the AI. And no comprehension of the clock. You have to adjust strategies on the fly for different situations or they will just do whatever they are originally programmed to. It is not easy to adjust strategies on the fly in this game.

And what is with the god forsaken cpu dman pinning themselves on their own boards behind the net?! This is like the 5th year in a row with this bs. In what world would anyone ever willingly trap themselves in a way that they couldn't move the puck effectively in their own zone?

How are these things not brought up in game changers meetings and adjusted at some point? 5 years now!

And I hate watching the game from the penalty box. Give us the option to watch it overhead or from a regular camera. If I'm not playing with a first person camera then I shouldn't be subjected to a different camera when not on the ice.

[Drakar]

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We played with some OS guys last night and I promised I would embarrassed Nat3Dawg with his goalie skill

http://xboxclips.com/Symtex/82127b1f-ee5c-4453-8e86-67fea7fc01ba

It's alright Nate. You are good defenseman.

[BellSKA]

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I've never played EASHL, but could one of your teammates have pressed the 'request pass' button when the goalie had it?

This is clearly what's happening. But I hate that it's even an option. I don't know if it's a possibility, but if there could be a goalie halo that would be very helpful.

So let's say your CPU goalie covers the puck but has an opponent in front of them (in the halo), no matter how many times someone requests a pass it won't allow the pass.

Doubt that will happen, just an idea.

[TheNitwitable7]

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There is still no situational awareness by the AI. And no comprehension of the clock. You have to adjust strategies on the fly for different situations or they will just do whatever they are originally programmed to. It is not easy to adjust strategies on the fly in this game.

And what is with the god forsaken cpu dman pinning themselves on their own boards behind the net?! This is like the 5th year in a row with this bs. In what world would anyone ever willingly trap themselves in a way that they couldn't move the puck effectively in their own zone?

How are these things not brought up in game changers meetings and adjusted at some point? 5 years now!

And I hate watching the game from the penalty box. Give us the option to watch it overhead or from a regular camera. If I'm not playing with a first person camera then I shouldn't be subjected to a different camera when not on the ice.

AI is much improved, my only gripe is when their near any net they struggle to hold the puck, or do a breakout pass, but otherwise, huge improvements from 15 from all the games I played. I don't come in expecting EA to blow everybody out the water, and with that said, they've done an overall great job from the garbage that was 15.

[bigwill33]

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AI is much improved, my only gripe is when their near any net they struggle to hold the puck, or do a breakout pass, but otherwise, huge improvements from 15 from all the games I played. I don't come in expecting EA to blow everybody out the water, and with that said, they've done an overall great job from the garbage that was 15.

15 was such a joke and set the bar so low that they could have removed the ice, sticks, and arenas and the game would have still been better this year. I won't compare this game to 15 to make it seem better. Rather just compare it to past EASHL experiences. And AI is pretty awful, still.

[TheNitwitable7]

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15 was such a joke and set the bar so low that they could have removed the ice, sticks, and arenas and the game would have still been better this year. I won't compare this game to 15 to make it seem better. Rather just compare it to past EASHL experiences. And AI is pretty awful, still.

You have a point, but I just feel like they're supportive and they can actually help you on offense and defense, they aren't trash for sure.

[trainerdave]

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Definitely seeing an issue with scoring any way but what people have been complaining about. Other than that, love the beta. We've only played 3 games, and sadly lost all 3, but more or less trying to pick apart the BETA and look for flaws to report.

Lot's of complaints here and and most are valid. Don't forget that is why this is a BETA, make sure you are leaving feedback for EASports otherwise nothing will get changed.

[ddhex27]

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And I hate watching the game from the penalty box. Give us the option to watch it overhead or from a regular camera. If I'm not playing with a first person camera then I shouldn't be subjected to a different camera when not on the ice.

I actually think it adds to the idea of not wanting to take a penalty because you miss out on whats going on in the game.