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  • sraczk2011
    Rookie
    • Dec 2008
    • 301

    #1

    NHL 10 Blog: So You Think You're Hardcore?

    EA has posted another NHL 10 10 blog. Are you hardcore?

    "Do you really think you’re Hardcore? Well this year we’ve added a game style just for you. We’ve even called the Game Style ‘Hardcore’ (there are also three other game styles that I’ll elaborate more on a little later). Before I get into the details of Hardcore Mode, let me back up a little bit to pre-production of NHL 10 which was the phase in the project where we tried to determine all the features that we wanted to add and figure out how we can squeeze it all into one year. It’s at this time that we collaborate the ideas that we have with the ideas that the community has suggested through the various forums to form the feature set. We decided that this was the year we were going to give our hardcore users the gameplay experience that they’ve been asking."
  • tyler289
    MVP
    • Jul 2006
    • 2933

    #2
    Re: Hardcore Mode Blog Up

    Littman always seems like a creeper when he slowly moves his face into the camera.

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    • bad_philanthropy
      MVP
      • Jul 2005
      • 12167

      #3
      Re: Hardcore Mode Blog Up

      Littman for NHL comissioner!

      That staff at EA Canada are something special.

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      • onlybygrace
        MVP
        • Jan 2009
        • 3784

        #4
        Re: Hardcore Mode Blog Up

        This coming month just got twice as long.

        Man...the player differentiation sounds like the bomb.

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        • Lubey
          Pro
          • Apr 2006
          • 527

          #5
          Re: Hardcore Mode Blog Up

          August is always the longest month of the year. September (the last half) is always the fastest.

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          • BSanders
            MVP
            • Jan 2006
            • 1100

            #6
            Re: Hardcore Mode Blog Up

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            • Scottdau
              Banned
              • Feb 2003
              • 32580

              #7
              Re: Hardcore Mode Blog Up

              I don't like when he rewinds it and keeps rewinding it. It reminds me of Madden and that damn clicker. I like what they are doing.

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              • BigPoppa17211
                Rookie
                • Aug 2005
                • 257

                #8
                Re: Hardcore Mode Blog Up

                Cant wait, good thing Ive got Madden to keep me busy for another 3 or 4 weeks!

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                • bad_philanthropy
                  MVP
                  • Jul 2005
                  • 12167

                  #9
                  Re: Hardcore Mode Blog Up

                  I almost feel like this is a dream. Just think for a second what EA hockey games were just four years ago.

                  Now they're giving us a game that sees the primary focus of its development towards simulation hockey that comes with a huge learning curve (as far as videogames go). To have the kind of audacity to release a product like that in the era of mass-appeal marketing is a wonderful thing to see.

                  I understand that the degree of simulation in the game is tiered, but in the previous era, the emphasis would have been on expanding upon the game's appeal to the opposite end of the user base with gimmicky crap like bullet-time camera effects.

                  For a lot of us here, this is the type of sports game in general that we've been waiting for.

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                  • onlybygrace
                    MVP
                    • Jan 2009
                    • 3784

                    #10
                    Re: Hardcore Mode Blog Up

                    My biggest concern about hardcore passing is that it seems like one-timer passing seems like it is going to be difficult if the strength of a pass is determined by how long you hold down the R-trigger.

                    Also...how accurate to you need to be with the R-stick to get a pass directly to a guy??? Seems like a lot of room for error....which is realistic.

                    Oh...and with the obvious amount of human error on hardcore mode passing, is the CPU just as likely to make errors???

                    Maybe Flyermania, Redshirt or Chase can say something about this???

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                    • akula
                      Rookie
                      • May 2007
                      • 409

                      #11
                      Re: Hardcore Mode Blog Up

                      two favourite things:

                      1) the shot block ratings affecting how fast guys go down and get back up when blocking shots

                      2) when you do the pass block, if the puck carrier is in front of you your stick will be held horizontally to block the puck. brilliant!

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                      • bcgudely
                        Rookie
                        • Nov 2008
                        • 175

                        #12
                        Re: NHL 10 Blog: So You Think You're Hardcore?

                        There are so many fixes for NHL 10 that's it's mindblowing to me. Will it be perfect? Of course not. However, it's incredible how much EA Canada has listened to the community and tried to address every issue they could within the 1 year development cycle. I'm very excited.

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                        • onlybygrace
                          MVP
                          • Jan 2009
                          • 3784

                          #13
                          Important Question Regarding Hardcore Mode...Redshirt???

                          I read and watched the Hardcore Mode Blog and Videos and while the whole idea is absolutely amazing and I am so stoked to try it out, I have just one reservation.

                          With the manual passing, there are bound to be more errors for human players when passing to teammates. My question or concern is whether or not the CPU will also have more innaccurate passes? It would be frustrating as all 'get out' to have a tough time learning the passing while the CPU is still lazering passes all over the ice...leading to inevitable defeat.

                          The good thing is that you have included so many sliders that this may be offset by either playing Hardcore on a lesser difficulty or with sliders weakening the CPU's passing abilities first, or others if necessary to 'even the field' or ice in this case. :wink:

                          Outta curiousity...if one were to not like the manual passing, is it optional to be turned 'off' while still playing Hardcore so that you don't lose the other benefits like enhanced player differentiation, etc?

                          Any answers would be much appreciated. Thanks.

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                          • jyoung
                            Hall Of Fame
                            • Dec 2006
                            • 11132

                            #14
                            Not much else to say here aside from the fact that the game looks awesome and the amount of improvements from 09 seems huge.

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                            • Anzi23
                              Rookie
                              • Sep 2006
                              • 28

                              #15
                              Re: Important Question Regarding Hardcore Mode...Redshirt???

                              Pretty much the same questions came up in my mind while reading the blog.
                              My sig contained profanity and was changed by a mod.

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