not as bad as some people say

[Slegr]

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Not as bad as people say... Youre right, its worse. The skating has broken the game for years and beyond the problems that come with it its just fundamentally unpleasant. The NHL series is on the NBA Live walk of shame. Had so much momentum from 09-14 and has crashed and burned since.

[Fiddy]

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Fiddy my man! Yes, I'm still playing!

Just simming some, then playing a game, rinse/repeat. Blues are off to a hot start, got Perron back and playing some youngsters. Having a blast so far.

How have you been?

All good here bud, just plugging away at MLB The Show, but I need to get back to NHL and grind some games out. Nice break for me and look forward to playing again.

[sweetjones]

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My best advice, something I figured out pretty recently b.c.

You skate near the puck with the left stick, and you resist the temptation to press anything.

Other games have conditioned us that for event 'Y' to happen, the user has to press 'X', but in NHL there is no button to press for a puck pickup, AND pressing anything else will cancel out any puck pickup that was going to happen.

I'm usually the guy spamming R1 to poke check anytime the puck is near me, but I finally realized this was actually hurting my chances of actually getting possession. IMO, they need to change it so that puck pickups aren't cancelled by a poke check or stick lift move, but that's not the case.

In summary:

https://youtu.be/PKIpCPS-oZc

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I actually noticed this too, but it's kinda ineffective against the cpu because nost of the time they poke check or stick lift you before you even realize you have the puck. Also, the game is too sluggish. I lowered my fatigue effect but it didnt help. I thought it did, but it was a placebo effect.

[ChubbyD]

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Another tidbit that was brought up back in NHL16 (or maybe earlier). When playing defense, use the right stick to direct your defenders toward the puck carrier (just make sure your player isnt near an opponent or they'll hit them and you'll get smacked with an interference penalty). So if you are running around the defensive zone, pick a player, stick with them, and move the right stick in the direction of the puck. Your nearest defenders will begin attacking the puck carrier, sometimes generating turnovers.

This works during the backcheck as well. Once the AI realizes you are doing it, if they have no clear path to enter the zone, they'll dump and chase. It's a silly thing gamewise, but one that makes opponent zone entries more realistic instead of simply backing into your own zone to the house and allowing easy access to the offensive zone.

[sheredia]

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every year people bash the game, and they have a right to their opinions as I stick mostly to play now and playoff mode, but I always enjoy the NHL games personally. I am realistic though and know its a video game and no matter how much I wish it was more like real hockey on tv it feels as close as the series has come to me.

the game plays fine for me....competitive games, realistic scores. just irks me that they removed the winter classic (which i loved) and the world cup of hockey mode. the new 3 on 3 arcade mode is cool but you can't change the roster at all. something like 3 on 3 hitz would have been better imo.

[GlennN]

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the game plays fine for me....competitive games, realistic scores. just irks me that they removed the winter classic (which i loved) and the world cup of hockey mode. the new 3 on 3 arcade mode is cool but you can't change the roster at all. something like 3 on 3 hitz would have been better imo.

Yeah, it is not a bad game in any sense (to me). It is just a very same game. Very little change (to me) over several years (as an offline franchise guy). I will say that I like adding in the expansion draft, and I like the 3 on 3 mode (though I agree some better roster management would have made this mode way better - like franchise lite, with stat tracking and player progression).

[sheredia]

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Yeah, it is not a bad game in any sense (to me). It is just a very same game. Very little change (to me) over several years (as an offline franchise guy). I will say that I like adding in the expansion draft, and I like the 3 on 3 mode (though I agree some better roster management would have made this mode way better - like franchise lite, with stat tracking and player progression).

and this game also needs some kind of roster share at this point....if you are not going to include historic teams, let us make our own.

[handheldpictures]

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Yeah, it is not a bad game in any sense (to me). It is just a very same game. Very little change (to me) over several years (as an offline franchise guy). I will say that I like adding in the expansion draft, and I like the 3 on 3 mode (though I agree some better roster management would have made this mode way better - like franchise lite, with stat tracking and player progression).

This game is absolute trash in EASHL. The ai is the worst programmed ai in video game history, and I'm going back to the days of Pong. It's an absolute disgrace to any of those that enjoy real hockey, as it appears the ai has been programmed by first graders. Then you also have to deal with the EA dictated script (momentum/ice tilt) that they swear is not in the game................LOL.............but is so beyond obvious that they should just take their pathetic excuse of a game and hand it over to a company that actually takes pride in what they release. The game has gone downhill steadily since Ramjagsingh took reigns in NHL 10.5 and on, as he has absolutely zero idea what the word "fun" means.

It's just so sad that in this day and age, there's only one pathetic company making an NHL game, and it happens to be the worst rated gaming company in history. But I guess it's typical though that in the end it all boils down to money (greed), as EA is raking it in in HUT, even though it makes zero difference in the end how much or how little you spend. It's time for all of us that truly enjoy the game of hockey to take stand and simply stop buying and supporting this absolute garbage of a game. EA has been milking the same core engine for over 10 years, and until there's a complete 100% overhaul, nothing is going to change. Sorry Rammer, but you've totally destroyed what used to be a fun game, as it's now nothing but a dictated outcome.

[Madwolf]

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The problem isn't that the game is "that bad," because in many ways it is quite good. The problem is that most of us have been playing the game for years and the flaws are all still there and many mechanics either work or don't without explanation between Games and even patches.

[mkharsh33]

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We never really hear EA say regarding the NHL title: "this year we'll BUILD UPON __________________, making this an even greater title for our DEDICATED gamers and NHL fans who love this game..."

No, it's like THIS sport - unlike Madden - gets the "here's a game any 7 year old kid will love..."

THAT is the problem I have with this title. I get that the NHL isn't the NBA or NFL - but those of us who are diehard hockey fans get jobbed over with regard to THIS professional sport, like it's some 3rd-rate game.

This title has the potential to become really good, but it just feels like what I play resembles very little of what I see in an actual NHL game, because some 7 year old might be offended it doesn't play like an arcade game of Blades of Steel...

[cup4blues]

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We never really hear EA say regarding the NHL title: "this year we'll BUILD UPON __________________, making this an even greater title for our DEDICATED gamers and NHL fans who love this game..."

No, it's like THIS sport - unlike Madden - gets the "here's a game any 7 year old kid will love..."

THAT is the problem I have with this title. I get that the NHL isn't the NBA or NFL - but those of us who are diehard hockey fans get jobbed over with regard to THIS professional sport, like it's some 3rd-rate game.

This title has the potential to become really good, but it just feels like what I play resembles very little of what I see in an actual NHL game, because some 7 year old might be offended it doesn't play like an arcade game of Blades of Steel...

Actually last year this was said

Ramjagsingh said his team had a different focus other than Frostbite implementation for this year’s iteration. “With NHL 18, our sole focus was on delivering best feature set possible that best replicates the speed, skill and creativity of the new NHL.”

What we got was NHL Mascot Three's.

Original story: https://stevivor.com/features/interv...ump-frostbite/

[mkharsh33]

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Actually last year this was said


What we got was NHL Mascot Three's.

Original story: https://stevivor.com/features/interv...ump-frostbite/

Well, at least I nailed my "7 year old / Blades of Steel" portion of my comments...

[handheldpictures]

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Well, at least I nailed my "7 year old / Blades of Steel" portion of my comments...

Lol. I've said it many times before, but until Rammer quits or gets fired, this game will go down as being the biggest turd in sports gaming history as he's totally destroyed the elements that used to make this game fun and somewhat realistic. The current game engine is a joke, and no matter how many updates/patches/tweaks they continue to milk, nothing will change without a complete overhaul, including getting rid of Rammer.

Keep an eye out though for 2KHS on PC, check it out on YouTube, as the gameplay, in my honest opinion, blows EA's out of the water. I've honestly got my fingers crossed that 2K will come back into the mix, not only to give them some much needed competition, but to teach EA how a hockey game should actually play.

[timmg]

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Im not a hockey fan at all, dont know jack about hockey, but i like this game, im sure it has flaws, i don't notice them, same thing with FIFA. I dont watch hockey or soccer, i just have fun playing both. If something is unrealistic i wont know. On the other i watch 🏈🏈🏈 & Madden drives me crazy sometimes

[BlacknBlue]

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Im not a hockey fan at all, dont know jack about hockey, but i like this game, im sure it has flaws, i don't notice them, same thing with FIFA. I dont watch hockey or soccer, i just have fun playing both. If something is unrealistic i wont know. On the other i watch 🏈🏈🏈 & Madden drives me crazy sometimes

And you are exactly the target audience for EA with these games. They figure they already have the true hockey fans, because there are no other products for them to go to. So by making a more arcade product that appeals to the masses they get more revenue. Get those people addicted to HUT and dollar signs flash.

Problem they don't understand is that the diehard hockey fans are not buying this game every year anymore because of how awful it is. The game play is the worst of any sports game, and it has been about 6-8 years where it has just been in a downward spiral.

I would say that over 60% of the people who state that they enjoy the game play in this series are quick to say that they are not hockey fans or do not follow the actual sport, or have never played hockey in their lives. Doesn't that say something about this game?