NHL 16 Features Revealed, EASHL Returns, Full List of Game Modes & More

[Money99]

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I'm calling Bull**** on this...it's not a waste of resources and licensing. You draft players from these leagues in BaGM. Therefore the licensing is being used. You can get players from these teams in HUT, another way of using these players. In BaPro you can start out in the CHL, at least in NHL 14 you could (don't know if this was an option for 15) you are using those licenses then. Also in BaGM you can play as your AHL team using the AHL team licenses in that. Just because you choose not to do these things doesn't mean that are not being used.
Now are they being used to their fullest extent, probably not.

So basically I get to play with the AHL. For all other leagues I get to enjoy baseball cards and maybe 1 year of play during BAP?
Yup, sounds like a great use of resources.

Nope. No need to integrate any of this in BaGM or BAP.
Hey, maybe your pro is struggling and gets released forcing him to play in Europe. Nope.
Did a poor job as a GM and now you're back in junior, or Europe? Nope.

So basically for all those licenses we get to see that our draft pick came from the Erie Otters and not just Erie.
Or we get to be excited when opening our fun pack of cards and see that I got a goalie from the Windsor Spitfires instead of Windsor.
Yup, sure sounds like those licenses are being put to great use.

[actionhank]

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It's nice to see a list of promising features, but until i see that EA actually executes it the right way, it's just that. A list.

EA had all sorts of cool things and new additions for 15, and it was a train wreck.

I'm really hoping I'm wrong about NHL16, but it's definitely not going to be a first-day purchase until EA sorts everything out and actually shows that they've made a good game, not just a good list of ideas.

[Garism]

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Don't know where you guys are getting that there is no customization. There was a video on the first page about customization.

In case you missed it..

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[AdamJones113]

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Garism—the worry is about the inability to edit the attributes of in-game players.


Here are the 6 values added in the player personality field (from YewyBearGaming):

1. Adaptability
2. Desire
3. Emotions
4. Loyalty
5. Outspokenness
6. Professionalism

[tyler289]

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Don't know where you guys are getting that there is no customization. There was a video on the first page about customization.

In case you missed it..

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This doesn't show us if we can edit current players.

Editing created players is fine and dandy and the new options are nice, but if we can't simply edit NHL players in a PS4/XBONE version of a game in 2015, then that's simply embarrassing. Hopefully it's actually in the game.

[redsoxfan31]

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has anybody been able to find out yet if they added back in the ability to edit NHL players? or does anybody know where we could go to get an answer about this?

[chrisg19]

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In the "Ask EA NHL" area, I asked if there was going to be any player differentiation this year.

I feel extremely confident that question will be ignored, while the question of if Mascots were in the game was quickly, and affirmatively answered.

[bigwill33]

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In the "Ask EA NHL" area, I asked if there was going to be any player differentiation this year.

I feel extremely confident that question will be ignored, while the question of if Mascots were in the game was quickly, and affirmatively answered.

Not trying to sound like a jerk, but what do you think that they would say even if they did answer this question?

Of course they are going to say that it is better or different. It won't be until, or if, we see actual gameplay that we will likely know for real though.

[Money99]

Re: NHL 16 Features Officially Revealed, EASHL Returns Amongst Other Features

In the "Ask EA NHL" area, I asked if there was going to be any player differentiation this year.

I feel extremely confident that question will be ignored, while the question of if Mascots were in the game was quickly, and affirmatively answered.

LOL! Classic!

[Arrowhead21]

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Don't know where you guys are getting that there is no customization. There was a video on the first page about customization.

In case you missed it..

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thats a swing and a miss on your part.

The menus clearly show that only created players can be edited.

[chrisg19]

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Not trying to sound like a jerk, but what do you think that they would say even if they did answer this question?

Of course they are going to say that it is better or different. It won't be until, or if, we see actual gameplay that we will likely know for real though.

Honestly, I added the question because I hope if they see this question a few times maybe they will realize something needs to be done. I know that's probably a pipe dream based on the questions they actually show there, but for me the lack of player, and team differentiation is a non starter. If we could just have ratings, and tendencys that mattered, it would make ALL modes within the game better. This is me

[AvengedAgainst]

I hope they fix a couple of issues I have with the game. The defensive men are always out of position on offense and never play the boards well. The passing in the game is horrible, it automatically determined how hard the pass was and if it was saucered or not. The CPU would get cheese goals when playing on the hardest difficulty.

A lot of my complaints are to do with the A.I. it looks like, so hopefully EASHL will fix that for me.

[croatian]

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Are national teams back in the game ? When I watched season mode video, I saw only leagues listed, not NT-s !?

[brandon27]

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They better let us edit players.

This.

If it's not there, despite all of the fan feedback demanding it, it's completely inexcusable.

Its a nice list of features (to bring back), and sounds like a couple nice additions. If they don't bring back edit player though (even if it's only outside of GM mode similar to Madden right now) then I may consider passing on this. EA's roster support for the NHL series is pretty terrible, which is very disappointing considering how bad the rosters typically are to start with.

[canucksss]

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Really hoping that player and team separation has been addressed. Just gotta have this basic thing.

In the "Ask EA NHL" area, I asked if there was going to be any player differentiation this year.

I feel extremely confident that question will be ignored, while the question of if Mascots were in the game was quickly, and affirmatively answered.

I was hoping EA will have something about player and team differentiation and not just different atmosphere!

I am more skeptic with this announcement of EA.

I ask for more video, just like the guy who posted about Crosby and the other player, where there's not much of a difference, skating, handling puck etc.

I will not be duped again EA.