NHL 12 Video - Be a Pro Revamped

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[tyler289]

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NHL12 should win the award for "most dramatic trailer music."

Awesome video. I like the changes, though I can't see myself wanting to play four full seasons in the CHL.

[kerosene31]

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Yeah I hope they have an option for a shorter development. Although it will be nice to skip play between your shifts and should save a bunch of time.

[Money99]

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Debbie Downer coming at you, but that video showed me very little of what's been improved.
So now I can play a full career in the CHL (which I love).
I also can't dictate my ice-time (another great feature).
But I knew both of those things a month ago.

I want to hear how things have changed off the ice. Can I demand trades? Can I control press conferences (ala NBA2K11).
Are there any life choices I can make?
Will coaches demands be realistic?

There are a tonne of games that have very deep and satisfying career modes. BAP in the NHL series has been well behind all of them.

Please EA, show me some depth. Show me that after 3 years of the mode, you have more than 'earn ice time' and 'play more in the CHL'.

[boilermakernet08]

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Looks awesome! Never played a second on Be a Pro but this vid makes me want to try it. But....will the gameplay be on the same level?

[Vaporub83]

I'm not a huge hockey fan but I love the NHL series. How long are CHL seasons?

[SGMRock]

I think that this game and FIFA have the best "be a pro" type modes today. NCAA RTG seems like its only geared toward a couple of positions and the same for Maddens Superstar mode.

[ChaseB]

Anyone else laugh at the player's name? Ahhhh, don't we all remember the storied career of "NHL" -- the man with the 3 initial last name who could only be groomed to do one thing: play in the NHL.

[DStars15]

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I really liked the video. I've never really gotten into BAP but like someone said in an earlier post, it makes me want to give it another try this year. Could just be the dramatic music. Anyway weren't we supposed to have news on Be A GM today and then news on BAP on the 22nd? I was really looking forward to hearing more about the BE A GM.

http://www.ea.com/nhl/1/nhl-12-hockey-whiteboard

[malachijohn666]

OK, I was very much on the fence with this game, but now looking at this I may very well have to break down and buy it. It would be great if there were "real life" choice and things that could impact how you turn out.

What are they going to do next year? Have you start in Pee Wee level and a kid and play all the way through retirement at 40 something?

[savoie2006]

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It's all gonna depend on how well Teammate/Overall AI is in order for BAP to be something I'll consider. If all is good in that department it could be a fun mode. If not, I'll stick to BAGM.

[Mikey88]

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I'm not a huge hockey fan but I love the NHL series. How long are CHL seasons?

Time to get on board man.. how could you not be a fan of the NHL?

[toadiev]

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I'm not a huge hockey fan but I love the NHL series. How long are CHL seasons?

70 Games for the OHL and QMJHL and 72 for the best league WHL. Playoffs are 4 round best of 7s and memorial cup is a 4 team round robin with single elimination playoff round semifinal and final games.

[toadiev]

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Debbie Downer coming at you, but that video showed me very little of what's been improved.
So now I can play a full career in the CHL (which I love).
I also can't dictate my ice-time (another great feature).
But I knew both of those things a month ago.

I want to hear how things have changed off the ice. Can I demand trades? Can I control press conferences (ala NBA2K11).
Are there any life choices I can make?
Will coaches demands be realistic?

There are a tonne of games that have very deep and satisfying career modes. BAP in the NHL series has been well behind all of them.

Please EA, show me some depth. Show me that after 3 years of the mode, you have more than 'earn ice time' and 'play more in the CHL'.

Debbie downers always ruin the party. sheesh.

Ok I guess your right we did know these things before so not a ton of new stuff. I like what they are highlighting here though it sounds good.

I think the goals during gameplay are a cool addition and the CHL for me is the huge selling point to get me back onto this game mode. But I also prefer WHL hockey to NHL hockey anyways so I probably am biased. I am sure that you aren't required to play the CHL if you select start at NHL so everyone can be happy.

Some of the stuff you ask about I see a lot and really is just fluff. I think the ability to ask for trades would be cool, like The Show does, I asked 100 hundred times for a trade from the Red Sox after I got tired of playing for them and wanted a change and by the time I had started asking they told me I was too good. I never got traded. But the other stuff like press conferences (ala NBA 2k) I really get bored of fast. I want my be a pro to be focused on the player development product. Kind of like how NCAA does its mode with the practice time earning points to spend on attribute enhancements, that might be an away from game thing that would be ok. The idea of making life choices I don't get. Pull a Brett Sutter and get in a bar fight? Or Become a total jerk like Dany Heatley has managed to do over the years? I don't really see where that has a place in the game. NASCAR used to have that sign autographs mini game to build up fans and it was cool twice and then I got sick of the autograph signing mini game button mash. There isn't a great way to do off ice things without it becoming redundant and boring.

[Blaze125]

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Anyone else laugh at the player's name? Ahhhh, don't we all remember the storied career of "NHL" -- the man with the 3 initial last name who could only be groomed to do one thing: play in the NHL.

Yeah, gotta love that name haha. Imagine if he had failed!

It's all gonna depend on how well Teammate/Overall AI is in order for BAP to be something I'll consider. If all is good in that department it could be a fun mode. If not, I'll stick to BAGM.

Agreed. The one thing that holds me back from all these Be a Pro gametypes are the fact that my teammates always suck. I play it for a week then get frustrated at watching them make awful plays. If this is improved, hopefully it'll hold me over enough to give me a nice break from Be a GM.