Originally Posted by jyoung (Post 2046611562)

Has anyone seen a blocked shot result in an injury this year?

It used to happen regularly a few games ago (maybe NHL 13?), but I haven't seen it happen once in NHL 15.

The fact that there's no physical repercussions for stepping in front of a slap shot or one timer and taking the full brunt of it in the body is very disappointing.

Originally Posted by 18 eighty 5 (Post 2046611506)

I actually like the gameplay but it feels like it plays best on Play Now. BaGM feels less smooth with the same sliders. I play on True Broadcast and it isn't as side to side (up/down) as past versions for me. I enjoy taking the puck on defense and passing cross ice between D Men, holding the puck back instead of charging up ice into attack. I don't try any exploit moves, I don't practice for em', I am enjoying moving the puck around and dumping it in to change up my lines.

I slammed this game hard on the EA early access. Didn't like the Xbox One version. Didn't like the lack of features. As it is I don't know what mileage I can get from BaGM, but Play Now is fun and the gameplay is better than it has been. I was planning on staying with 14 on ps3 and using Shogunofharlems edits. The PS4 version and Play Now gameplay suits me fine though.

Point is, this is really only relevant to me. Just like much of what most of us find in this game or any game. I am with those that think there should be more in this version and that the lack of content is not right. Yet, my take on the game is what it is. I didn't like it on Xbox One, like it enough on PS4. That alone probably sounds a bit silly, but like I said, this is my take on my game so it doesn't need to appease the attitudes of anyone else. This is my varied experience with this game. How can anyone tell me otherwise?

Originally Posted by 18 eighty 5 (Post 2046611506)

I actually like the gameplay but it feels like it plays best on Play Now. BaGM feels less smooth with the same sliders. I play on True Broadcast and it isn't as side to side (up/down) as past versions for me. I enjoy taking the puck on defense and passing cross ice between D Men, holding the puck back instead of charging up ice into attack. I don't try any exploit moves, I don't practice for em', I am enjoying moving the puck around and dumping it in to change up my lines.

I slammed this game hard on the EA early access. Didn't like the Xbox One version. Didn't like the lack of features. As it is I don't know what mileage I can get from BaGM, but Play Now is fun and the gameplay is better than it has been. I was planning on staying with 14 on ps3 and using Shogunofharlems edits. The PS4 version and Play Now gameplay suits me fine though.

Point is, this is really only relevant to me. Just like much of what most of us find in this game or any game. I am with those that think there should be more in this version and that the lack of content is not right. Yet, my take on the game is what it is. I didn't like it on Xbox One, like it enough on PS4. That alone probably sounds a bit silly, but like I said, this is my take on my game so it doesn't need to appease the attitudes of anyone else. This is my varied experience with this game. How can anyone tell me otherwise?

Originally Posted by Money99 (Post 2046611655)

I have found the experience in Play Now vs BaGM has been different for a long time in the NHL series.

I'm not 100% sure why, but I suspect it has a lot to do with the categories you can upgrade throughout a BaGM career.

I only played Play Now with NHL14 and in that mode opposing teams felt different compared to BaGM where every team I played was the same.

Originally Posted by ThreeKing (Post 2046611643)

I agree with this. I started a Playoff Mode, and the gameplay wasn't as solid as before. It's like the physics took a hit. I kind of felt like I was playing NHL 13.

Originally Posted by bigwill33 (Post 2046611759)

It's always been that way. There are hidden streaks and momentum in the game, too. That's why all the slider testing in the world on play now games don't mean jack for GM mode.

Ever notice how you can play 3 games and be on fire or completely suck and then turn the machine off, fire it back up and everything feels different? Yeah, the game is programmed this way. A 82 overall player might be playing at a 87 with how the under the hood stuff works.

Yes, I had EA tell me this years ago when I worked here at OS.

Originally Posted by jake19ny (Post 2046611692)

I am so glad I'm not the only one because I thought I was crazy. I agree 100%. For the second time now I have found solid sliders to make play now feel good, play well, and even get some penalties so I started a BeaGM and set the sliders the same and the game played totally different, I mentioned this in another thread and I cannot put my finger on it but I have always felt the sliders are broken and do not work right. It seems setting the once and setting them again the same exact way you can get two very different types of game play. It makes no sense but how can this be explained. Many of us are feeling it and I am hearing guys say the same about the newly added playoff mode. Weird stuff