What 5 GAMEPLAY improvements/additions would you like to see in 2010?

[Black Bird]

Re: What 5 GAMEPLAY improvements/additions would you like to see in 2010?

I have a little more than 5 things but i will mention them anyways

1. No more glitch goals.

2. Make goalies better.

3. Make more sorts of fans, for god sakes put womens too in the
stands!

4. Make goals harder to make. Like if its almost impossible to make a goal unasisted exept breakaways

5. Realistic hitting, no more of those big hits that could kill somebody but make like players stay on the boards or something like that.

6. More and better off-play animations.

7. better fights

8. Be A Pro or OTP injurys

9. Broken sticks

10. Neutral zone fights for the puck or something

11. A Broadcast Camera. So much times i wanted to play a game like on TV but can't.

[Redshirt_EA]

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11. A Broadcast Camera. So much times i wanted to play a game like on TV but can't.

There is a broadcast camera. It is called Broadcast.

It's tough to get used to right stick controls in that camera though.

[Qb]

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There is a broadcast camera. It is called Broadcast.

It's tough to get used to right stick controls in that camera though.

I use it (have for years) and love it. There definitely is an adjustment in using the R-stick and for aiming your shots, although at least shot aiming is now camera relative (it wasn't in 07/08).

But to be fair, the 'broadcast' camera isn't truly a TV broadcast view, but more of a side view. For TV, the camera is stationary in line with center ice giving shots at either end of the rink an angle to them. In NHL 09, the broadcast camera slides down the rink so that the boards are always parallel to the bottom of your TV (ie, no angle).

Apparently 2K9 has a pretty sweet representation of a TV camera, but I've never played it, so I can only go off of screenshots & impressions. It looks similar to one of the locked replay angles in NHL 09, but I think it's more zoomed in...

[emckee04]

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They do mean something, we're not playing Madden dude.

considering Nabokov lets in a goal every 6 shots usually, no matter what team he is on i find it that they really dont mean anything.... also Cheecho for me lead the league in scoring with 132 points with a 83 overall.....

[Money99]

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considering Nabokov lets in a goal every 6 shots usually, no matter what team he is on i find it that they really dont mean anything.... also Cheecho for me lead the league in scoring with 132 points with a 83 overall.....

That's the worst part about Franchise mode. No matter who you have, your goalie sucks and the CPU's goalie is awesome.

[funnygunny]

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1. BETTER CHECK ANIMATIONS PLEASE!!!! Every hit is a freaking cross check...seriously
2. Smarter defense. The defenders just stand in a spot as if they were zone covering in football. And if the puck passes right in front of them they don't do anything.
3. Better deking system. The right stick dekes are good but the loose puck dekes look bad.
4. Penalties. The referees never call penalties even when the slider is maxed out!!
5. Bring back the skill stick shots in 06!!! Shoot through your legs, spin and shoot, flip the puck up and shoot. That was AWESOME!

[funnygunny]

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O yeh and please put a fighting engine in...Am I the only one who thinks it sucked?? Check out NHL 2k9's fighting system. It kicks ***!! Unfortunately that is the best feature in the game...

[StormJH1]

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1. BETTER CHECK ANIMATIONS PLEASE!!!! Every hit is a freaking cross check...seriously
2. Smarter defense. The defenders just stand in a spot as if they were zone covering in football. And if the puck passes right in front of them they don't do anything.
3. Better deking system. The right stick dekes are good but the loose puck dekes look bad.
4. Penalties. The referees never call penalties even when the slider is maxed out!!
5. Bring back the skill stick shots in 06!!! Shoot through your legs, spin and shoot, flip the puck up and shoot. That was AWESOME!

Haha, sounds like 3 on 3 NHL Arcade is the game for you, me boy!

[Vic1]

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5. Make sure I know I'm playing with star players. Ovechkin should play like Ovechkin, Crosby like Crosby, etc. I want to know who the best players on the ice are. Looks like Madden is taking steps to ensure that this year.
4. Make goaltenders better. Nearly self-explanatory, good job post-patch by EA but still some flopping around that is less than desirable.
3. Franchise needs an upgrade. I'd like to see what's going on around the league. At the beginning of the week, send me a notification with standings, games of the week to look at, the major stat leaders, etc. I feel like the dynasty mode has become too team-centric. Also give scores of games around the league each night. I'd like for some sort of "NHL on the Fly" type thing where you can break into a live look-in for a game, but I doubt this can really be done.
2. Fix overtime stuff. 4 on 4, when Gagne/Richards are on the ice, why is Gagne taking the draw? Stuff like that. Also I've noticed (not sure if I've ever seen this mentioned on here) that only lines one and two play in OT, even in the playoffs. That's annoying.
1. General branding of teams. If a team is a dump/chase team, make sure they play like it. If the Devils get up 2-0, make it tough to play against them with the trap. If a team plugs up the neutral zone, I want to see it.

Make these changes and EA... you will have a fantastic game.

[seasprite]

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1. BETTER CHECK ANIMATIONS PLEASE!!!! Every hit is a freaking cross check...seriously
2. Smarter defense. The defenders just stand in a spot as if they were zone covering in football. And if the puck passes right in front of them they don't do anything.
3. Better deking system. The right stick dekes are good but the loose puck dekes look bad.
4. Penalties. The referees never call penalties even when the slider is maxed out!!
5. Bring back the skill stick shots in 06!!! Shoot through your legs, spin and shoot, flip the puck up and shoot. That was AWESOME!

If you will press the RB button and hold it when your opponent gets into your zone and around your defense, they will get aggresive and stop the puck carrier. I didnt find this out til recently, but it makes a world of difference in your computer D

[Hogle]

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1. blood for 4 min. high sticking penalties
2. no glitch goals/better goalies
3. more one on one deke animations
4. goal celebrations
5. the option for coloured inserts in the rbk helmets.( i know its a small thing, but i love my rbk buckets with the inserts, they look sick)

[scraw28]

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add The Original NHL Hockey game (first game ever) and another bonus game to play.

[Muhnk]

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1) Realistic Puck Control/Physics. The magnetic puck should be a thing of the past in this day and age, yet it still exists. I've literally had Pavel Datsyuk doing the Mexican Hat Dance around a loose puck, trying to gain control of it, just to watch the CPU skate by nonchalantly and pick it up in one fell swoop. I've taken full slapshots from the point which have lead to instant breakaways for the CPU because they were able to absorb my shot like it was some kind of errant pass. Breathe on an opposing player too hard and they'll instantly lose the puck, but smash into a teammate going full speed and nothing happens... wtf?

2) Loose puck shooting/passing/clearing. If the puck is within reach, I shouldn't have to wait for my player to have complete control over it before I'm allowed to let loose a quick pass or shot. Clearing the puck out of your zone during a PK can get really frustrating at times because of this.

3) Improved friendly AI, especially on defense. The AI should want to win just as badly as the player does. They act more like placeholders in their current state, just half-arseing it until you select one of them. If I want to play as a wing when we are on defense, then I should be able to so without worrying about the CPU blowing past my defensemen. It's hard not to feel cheated sometimes when you are putting in 110% and your own AI is giving you back 50%. On offense, it would be pretty cool to see your teammates call for passes by banging their sticks on the ice.

4) Customizable Controls. The Custom option in 09 would have been my preferred choice of play if the right analog stick was as responsive as it is on offense, and the 94 controls severely gimps the player making it pretty much worthless. Let us make our own choices this time around.

5) More types of penalties: Game Misconducts, Double Minors, Suspensions, etc. Some can be momentum based (i.e. too many men on the ice, unsportsmanlike conduct.) Others are there for temptation (i.e. laying out the refs ). It would be nice to see Goalies commit some penalties too.

[Qb]

Re: What 5 GAMEPLAY improvements/additions would you like to see in 2010?

Good stuff, Muhnk. Welcome to OS!

[Muhnk]

Re: What 5 GAMEPLAY improvements/additions would you like to see in 2010?

Good stuff, Muhnk. Welcome to OS!

Thanks Qb! Glad to be aboard!