NHL 11 Chat: Gameplay Enhancements & Quick Clips - Hustle Button Announced

[Steve_OS]

Read the entire NHL 11 chat, here.

* Check out some of the menu screenshots, right here.

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What is the "Hustle Button"?

"EASPORTSNHL:
Ok, the new Gameplay Feature is a feature we are calling the Hustle Button. I will let Redshirt explain how it works.

RedshirtEA:
Ok... first what it is NOT....
It is NOT sprint or speed burst like NHL06 (and earlier).

It is on L3, and it gives you an increase to acceleration and a small increase in speed.

The point of it is to create a range in speed so that players aren't always going 100% speed. It lowers your fatigue more quickly than normal skating and you can't turn as sharply."

[scitychamps87]

Re: NHL 11 Chat: Gameplay Enhancements &amp; Quick Clips - Hustle Button Announced

thanks steve! this game will be the best. dont yins guys agree? best gameplay ever!

[plaidchuck]

Re: NHL 11 Chat: Gameplay Enhancements &amp; Quick Clips - Hustle Button Announced

looks great except in the last vid, it looked like the poke/slashed missed the player.. and also you can't really tell if he just falls over or if he is hit(it looks like the hit missed)

The hustle button sounds good and well thought out, the only caveat I can see is he said it is tied into the endurance rating, which worries me that we'll have 99 endurance heroes on the EASHL "hustling"(pun intended) the entire game.

[Whammer]

Re: NHL 11 Chat: Gameplay Enhancements &amp; Quick Clips - Hustle Button Announced

I'm not just getting the "hustle" button thing.....1 click on L3 for a bit of an increase, 2 clicks for more and 3 clicks for full burst....but how do you go back to normal? If I click L3 once do I have to click 3 more times to cycle back to normal?

I think having it mapped to L3 might be a bit awkward.....you'll be pushing forward on L stick to move and if you're like me you might be pushing down hard and accidentally activate it, or not be able to activate it when you want.

I guess we'll see when we get the demo.

[nddurst]

Re: NHL 11 Chat: Gameplay Enhancements &amp; Quick Clips - Hustle Button Announced

looks great except in the last vid, it looked like the poke/slashed missed the player.. and also you can't really tell if he just falls over or if he is hit(it looks like the hit missed)

Also, shouldn't Keith have at least tried to block the pass initially? Instead he hesitates and lets it go through.

[Lordofthething]

Re: NHL 11 Chat: Gameplay Enhancements &amp; Quick Clips - Hustle Button Announced

I think having it mapped to L3 might be a bit awkward.....you'll be pushing forward on L stick to move and if you're like me you might be pushing down hard and accidentally activate it, or not be able to activate it when you want.

I guess we'll see when we get the demo.

I agree 100%, I asked them if it can be remapped but the session ended and my question was never answered

[Scottdau]

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If the ice and the animation were as good as that first video wow! But the other videos show different ice, so I guess that was just a hype video. Still looking good. The puck still doesn't have enough weight for me. I don't know what it is, but it looks like it weighs a feather. Still looking good!

[KraZe]

Re: NHL 11 Chat: Gameplay Enhancements &amp; Quick Clips - Hustle Button Announced

I'm not just getting the "hustle" button thing.....1 click on L3 for a bit of an increase, 2 clicks for more and 3 clicks for full burst....but how do you go back to normal? If I click L3 once do I have to click 3 more times to cycle back to normal?

I think having it mapped to L3 might be a bit awkward.....you'll be pushing forward on L stick to move and if you're like me you might be pushing down hard and accidentally activate it, or not be able to activate it when you want.

I guess we'll see when we get the demo.

I would think that if you engage the "Hustle" feature, it'll probably continue until you let up on your forward momentum.

[patsfan188]

This game is looking very good.

[BlueNGold]

Re: NHL 11 Chat: Gameplay Enhancements &amp; Quick Clips - Hustle Button Announced

Good look, Steve.

That opening menu is awesome.

NateHL: had this awesome hit once, where Salo went to glove the puck down, i took a run at him and laid him flat on his back. Injured, concussion. absolutely satisfying to sit in the box for 2 minutes. so to answer your question, yes, you can steam roll guys who are trying to glove the puck.

RedshirtEA: Yes, if you break a stick with a stick lift you can get a penalty.

[Comment From Guest]
If the player who broke his stick shoots one-way but a team mate gives him stick that shoots the opposite, will, his ability with the stick be decreased?

RedshirtEA: Yes, it is a pretty rare circumstance, but having the wrong curve does affect passing and shooting.

RedshirtEA: Yes, you *can* fall if you skate over a broken stick.

[Ermolli]

Re: NHL 11 Chat: Gameplay Enhancements &amp; Quick Clips - Hustle Button Announced

Good look, Steve.

That opening menu is awesome.

Cosign this. What an intro to pump up someone.

[BlueNGold]

Re: NHL 11 Chat: Gameplay Enhancements &amp; Quick Clips - Hustle Button Announced

Looking at the menu screens (which look awesome too), I'm wondering if they're from the demo? There's only 3 menu options on all of them.

[The Visualizer]

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I assume the hustle button will be taking the place of the "push puck speed burst button"? As long as the hustle button works a little better than the push puck ill be happy. They improved the mapping of it in NHL10 but sometimes it's unresponsive when I try to do it with the LT button.

[plaidchuck]

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Also, shouldn't Keith have at least tried to block the pass initially? Instead he hesitates and lets it go through.

Another good point... really am hoping the AI Dmen are improved.. because EASHL becomes a cross crease fest if you have CPU Dmen...

[onlybygrace]

Re: NHL 11 Chat: Gameplay Enhancements &amp; Quick Clips - Hustle Button Announced

I assume the hustle button will be taking the place of the "push puck speed burst button"? As long as the hustle button works a little better than the push puck ill be happy. They improved the mapping of it in NHL10 but sometimes it's unresponsive when I try to do it with the LT button.

No...they said in the chat that the 'push puck speed burst' is still in.