NHL 11 Demo Available Now, Post Your Impressions Here (360, PS3)

[Presswithsafetyshade]

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Someone needs to explain to me why there is no sense of momentum or speed playing "hardcore". Unless you manually control a player to "hustle" your AI won't come with any speed or even chase most of the time on a dump. I had several steps on the Hawks D-man with Carter and dude just stopped moving his legs on the breakaway. Defensively everyone skates and the energy is fine, but once you get the puck any sense of flow is gone. I can put a tape-to-tape outlet pass from Pronger to a player moving through the neutral zone and he never gains or keeps any speed. Maybe I'm not doing something right, but at least offensively the demo seems broken.

[SinisterAlex]

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The A.I has gotten 3 charging calls so far when I've played.

I hope they fix this, but with the post whistle scrums, there doesn't seem to be any sort of penalty when you literally lay a guy out. The A.I has crushed me up against the boards or steamrolled me to the ice, with no penalty.

[mkharsh33]

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Someone needs to explain to me why there is no sense of momentum or speed playing "hardcore". Unless you manually control a player to "hustle" your AI won't come with any speed or even chase most of the time on a dump. I had several steps on the Hawks D-man with Carter and dude just stopped moving his legs on the breakaway. Defensively everyone skates and the energy is fine, but once you get the puck any sense of flow is gone. I can put a tape-to-tape outlet pass from Pronger to a player moving through the neutral zone and he never gains or keeps any speed. Maybe I'm not doing something right, but at least offensively the demo seems broken.

In the 4 games I got in today, I noticed that my offensive guys tend to peel off when I dumped the puck. I found myself with 2 guys in my zone (me and another skater) and I was constantly outnumbered and could get nothing going. I thought it was a bit odd...

[Vikes1]

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So far I'm really enjoying the changes to the feel of the game. In fact, I'm REALLY enjoying it.

On ALL-Star hardcore, the game seems more challenging than last year. I'm having a heck of a time getting off any real good scoring chances. Loving the game so far.

[narwhale]

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H.U.T video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8BU9p3rqKM

Thanks for posting. The only thing that looked weird to me was on the first goal when your guy skates in an arc right before the shot and the puck travels with him without him touching it.

[adayinthelife]

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Seems like there a few randomly blonde haired players that shouldn't be - Asham, Mark Bell (unless playing in Europe has changed his style ).

[Panther84]

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The demo just got better bc it confirms that there will be custom goal horns. It's in the help section under custom music

Great find! i guess they ended up adding it in the end because they said it wasn't going to be in this years game. I'm happy the options there because the horn for the hawks in the demo is wayyyy off.

[Qb]

Re: NHL 11 Demo Available Now, Post Your Impressions Here (360)

The A.I has gotten 3 charging calls so far when I've played.

I hope they fix this, but with the post whistle scrums, there doesn't seem to be any sort of penalty when you literally lay a guy out. The A.I has crushed me up against the boards or steamrolled me to the ice, with no penalty.

If you look in the settings, post whistle rules are set to "relaxed", meaning you can get away with a lot more. I'd like to see them go to authentic for OTP/EASHL, but I don't know if they want to go that route...

In the 4 games I got in today, I noticed that my offensive guys tend to peel off when I dumped the puck. I found myself with 2 guys in my zone (me and another skater) and I was constantly outnumbered and could get nothing going. I thought it was a bit odd...

Knowing that we're stuck with auto line changes in the demo, could it be that your team is going for a change when you dump it in? Just a shot in the dark...

[crobert0247]

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Seems like there a few randomly blonde haired players that shouldn't be - Asham, Mark Bell (unless playing in Europe has changed his style ).

Indeed! I noticed Asham with blonde whitish hair when Richards handed him the cup in the demo. hahahahaha

[FBeaule04]

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If you look in the settings, post whistle rules are set to "relaxed", meaning you can get away with a lot more. I'd like to see them go to authentic for OTP/EASHL, but I don't know if they want to go that route...



Knowing that we're stuck with auto line changes in the demo, could it be that your team is going for a change when you dump it in? Just a shot in the dark...

EASHL anytime! You play on a club, so there's a GM, that can kick your a** out of the club if you play like a clown. On OTP, that's a different story, I wouldn't want to be on the PK all game long, and that's what would happen since there's a lot of idiots online playing OTP.

[Money99]

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The A.I has gotten 3 charging calls so far when I've played.

I hope they fix this, but with the post whistle scrums, there doesn't seem to be any sort of penalty when you literally lay a guy out. The A.I has crushed me up against the boards or steamrolled me to the ice, with no penalty.

It depends on who's doing the hitting. If Pronger is laying you out 80-feet away from the puck, or well after the whistle it's not a penalty.

But if anyone else does it, yes a call should be made.

Sorry Philly fans, I couldn't resist.

[Qb]

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EASHL anytime! You play on a club, so there's a GM, that can kick your a** out of the club if you play like a clown. On OTP, that's a different story, I wouldn't want to be on the PK all game long, and that's what would happen since there's a lot of idiots online playing OTP.

Fair point and I would support authentic post whistle rules for EASHL play and relaxed rules for community OTP. Not a bad suggestion to pass along to the devs... if only we knew someone who could do that.

[SuperDave21]

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I can't wait to get home and download this baby! I wait for this time of the year like it's the second coming of jesus or something.

Anyways, could someone tell us if the passing has been finally fixed? NHL 10's passing was atrocious to the point that I just stopped playing. I've been watching some demo play on youtube and I'm digging the new engine and hitting.

[elsonico]

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wow, very impressed with playing the demo!

I won H.U.T. in the shootout 2:0 vs. Team Canada and the game 7 Chi vs. Phi 4:5, both Phi goals scored in the last minute.

Awesome, awesome, awesome, it feels like you have more control or can act more precise. The 2 goals I scored in the Stanley Cup final came on a blast from the blue line and on a breakaway, where I went glove-side high and nailed it.

I am very thrilled to get my hands on the final version!!!

[NBAttacKeR]

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You 360ers wouldnt believe how jealous this ps3 user is. i check psn like every 2-3 minutes -__- Does anybody know when the PSN is updated? Does the game feel alot more smoother?