Otherwise, no use in me buying it.
The Medium is the Message: EASHL, Transparency, and the Core Gamer
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EA NHL had a lot more transparency a few year ago (NHL09-NHL10 era) When David Littman would give us quick clips breaking down subtle nuances of changes. There were live chats, developer blogs, redshirt used to come on the forums, a ton of community outreach talking about how much they are listening to the hardcore guys, and Littman (being an ex NHLer himself) really made me believe that the game was being made by hockey fans for hockey fans. I've never really had that vibe from rammer.
I don't think they've stopped listening, but they've stopped reaching out.
NHL 14 kinda gave us all the features all at once in May and we've just been riding the sizzle trailer train all summer.
Perhaps we're seeing an oddball year for the launch of next gen, where so much had to be rebuilt that they are afraid to call out what is getting squeezed in and what has to be cut.
It is a shame that they are keeping us in the dark this year over some tough cuts.Comment
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I never understood why the NHL game has to come out before training camps even start. I always found it odd that NHL hit the streets before Fifa. The rosters are a complete mess when the game drops. They used to have to race 2k to get their game out, but that doesn't happen anymore.Go Sabres!Comment
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EA NHL had a lot more transparency a few year ago (NHL09-NHL10 era) When David Littman would give us quick clips breaking down subtle nuances of changes. There were live chats, developer blogs, redshirt used to come on the forums, a ton of community outreach talking about how much they are listening to the hardcore guys, and Littman (being an ex NHLer himself) really made me believe that the game was being made by hockey fans for hockey fans. I've never really had that vibe from rammer.
I dont know why they cannot have add more people to work on this.....because they want greater profit?? Sure....i hope if EA cannot include eashl, NHL 15 will hit bottom and will not make any profits....more of a loss so that new people can come in and really, seriously, make the necessary changes to make this NHL Game reflect the real NHL.
Great write up BTW.Comment
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EA NHL had a lot more transparency a few year ago (NHL09-NHL10 era) When David Littman would give us quick clips breaking down subtle nuances of changes. There were live chats, developer blogs, redshirt used to come on the forums, a ton of community outreach talking about how much they are listening to the hardcore guys, and Littman (being an ex NHLer himself) really made me believe that the game was being made by hockey fans for hockey fans. I've never really had that vibe from rammer.
I don't think they've stopped listening, but they've stopped reaching out.
NHL 14 kinda gave us all the features all at once in May and we've just been riding the sizzle trailer train all summer.
Perhaps we're seeing an oddball year for the launch of next gen, where so much had to be rebuilt that they are afraid to call out what is getting squeezed in and what has to be cut.
It is a shame that they are keeping us in the dark this year over some tough cuts.Twitch
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It would seriously suck if EA locked away the NHL license and then canned the series entirely. Bringing a 'If we cant have it no one can' mentality.We are the music makers...Comment
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I don't know what I've paid for because they keep making the rules up as they go along.Comment
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This article is terrific. Well written and 100% on target with the real problems plaguing this company. Pro-business isn't a bad thing in and of itself, but the part where you start alienating your fan base...that's bad for business in the long run.88
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The article states EASHL players make up 10% of the NHL market.
But I'd imagine that 10% may be the difference between profit and loss for the franchise.Comment
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People need to vote with there wallet like they did when MS was also doing (and stil is to some extent), trying to dupe gamers, hiding behind silence or shady PR language. I wont be buying NHL 15 it is a travesty EA cannot even communicate this to the consumer. Anyone supporting tis is a part of the problem with modern gaming in general. I don't support companies like Ms and EA who would rather pay to keep a game off a platform for a period of time then to create there own IP's, or refuse to invest in the proper resources into a game because they have the only hockey game on the market.Comment
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EA NHL had a lot more transparency a few year ago (NHL09-NHL10 era) When David Littman would give us quick clips breaking down subtle nuances of changes. There were live chats, developer blogs, redshirt used to come on the forums, a ton of community outreach talking about how much they are listening to the hardcore guys, and Littman (being an ex NHLer himself) really made me believe that the game was being made by hockey fans for hockey fans. I've never really had that vibe from rammer.
I don't think they've stopped listening, but they've stopped reaching out.
NHL 14 kinda gave us all the features all at once in May and we've just been riding the sizzle trailer train all summer.
Perhaps we're seeing an oddball year for the launch of next gen, where so much had to be rebuilt that they are afraid to call out what is getting squeezed in and what has to be cut.
It is a shame that they are keeping us in the dark this year over some tough cuts.
Now nothing gets released without awesome graphics and slow motion cuts. I don't want any of that stuff, just tell me what's changed, and how you've made it better.
I remember watching videos of them just showing new improvements without the need for it looking like a movie trailer.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_MIPsGAY4g And sure the game has improved some since then, but it would be pretty hard to tell NHL14 apart from that video. The players move a bit less spastically thanks to the improved skating, but honestly, board play doesn't look too changed.
I might end up holding out on 15. I don't want to buy NHL14 with Next-Gen graphics, just for the sake of playing hockey. I've got NHL14, and hopefully someone will release a roster update for 14 to get this next season started.
All of which sucks, because i was really looking forward to playing 15.Comment
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EA pro business marches on. Frustrated along with othersComment
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A shame. For every step EA seems to take in trying to win people over, they almost immediately fall right back. For all the slow leak of information (finally, gameplay! arenas!), it is unfortunate that it takes this long to get the information people would care about the most (loss of modes for "NEXT GEN").
Considering NHL 14 had pretty minimal updgrades (pitiful Live the Life and nominal NHL 94) and that current gen NHL 15 seems almost untouched (just the announce team?) ... seems like the last two years were not well spent. Nobody wins.Comment
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I am one of the casual NHL fans. I probably don't know more than 15 players in the league, but I love this game. Me and about 4 of my friends buy this every year for the EASHL, and we have a blast. We suck, meaning we may win one out of every 6-7 games but man do we enjoy it.
Obviously not having it in the game for the Xbox One, we as a group will not buy it. We were looking forward to this for months (we all finally have the next gen), and we are crazy disappointed that its not in the game.
We are hoping and anxiously waiting that the Crew will be back in NBA 2K for the next gen.Comment
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I applaud EA for at least saying something. Unlike with NBA 2K12 when on release date we found Crew mode (EASHL equivalent) missing.
Still, I have no reason to buy the game without EASHL so see you next year.Comment
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