NHL 16 Available Today For Xbox One & PlayStation 4, Post Your Impressions

[gopher_guy]

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I'm playing a GM mode right now that I will probably trash and start over once the opening day roster update comes out, but I'm really liking GM mode.

Morale might get repetitive, but I like that they added something to provide a little more depth to the mode.

And I like the intros to the games, they acknowledge the players who are playing well, and where they are among NHL leaders. I was playing a game against the Kings, and they talked about what a great start to the season Kopitar is having, then a graphic came up showing his 5 goals, and indicating that he was leading the league.

[CupCrazyManiac]

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Has anyone else experienced lag in offline play?
It's so frustrating it makes the game unplayable where the animations seem to be blinking.

I played a game right away with no problems and then started an offline Season Mode. I changed the settings so the game was more real-life and ever since I did that, right from the drop of the puck the game is experiencing bad lag.

I'd appreciate any help or advice anyone can offer

Thanks!

see the BUGS Thread!

[Splitter77]

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I loved this hit. I also like how you can turn the player icon off. After playing all these years you already know what player will be controlled when you switch players. It's so much better without that red bubble over your players head!

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nice.
is there an option to play with the crowd netting on during gameplay?? or is it only shown in replays

[BL8001]

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These are the tuner notes from 2 days ago. The mystery gameplay update...

SEPT 14 - TUNER

- Fixed issues with puck control when stick handling around the net for both User and AI players.

Since that tuner I see less cpu cheese with the no look, facing the wrong way, tape to tape passes for one time goals.


I played 4 games online vs a friend last night and we played it kind of like serie A hockey, light defense, no pressure, back out after losing possession, etc.

So we each took quite a few clean shots on goal in each game and we scored zero goals. I scored a cross crease one timer and showed him a cpu move of going in and out to the center and he scored off a one timer too.

In our four games it was easy to surmise that goalies are superhuman in online versus. We went to the action tracker post game and discussed the shots. We are holding the aim correctly and the puck tracks on net appropriately, it's just the goalies grab and block everything.

Once again, if you and a friend play online why can't we use sliders, select goalie ability level or agree to play 3-3 the whole game?

And let me put a vote in right now for a patch that adds 3-3 full games. 3-3 is really fun.

We both know this because we went all the way to 3-3 OT and then shootouts for each of the 4 games.

[FlyingFinn]

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This is what i've been seeing pretty much every game...every game has been in that 60 shot range. 5 min periods on All Star. Really happy with this game right now.

30 shots a piece in 5 minute periods is troubling for me and those who enjoy to play longer games.

[Money99]

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-Player differentiation is a big problem. I have video that I will post later of Shawn Thornton backing up NHL defensemen with his dangles, and rifling amazing no look passes from the corner to the point.

This is, and has remained, my largest gripe about the series to date.

There are a lot of things I like about the NHL series, but this is one that always leads me to tossing my controller and never turning the game on again.

BL8001, you mentioned the game playing differently without CPU boosts since a day one update.
Do you notice this with the new build?

[csamuelsvt]

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Curious to see if anyone has been able to score on the goalies going in on a break-a-way WITHOUT deeking.

Meaning, simply pressing up on the shooting stick.

I asked Ben Ross about it while they had one of those developer streams and he said you can do that this year, but he pulled ALL the way back and scored that way. Just wondering if anyone has been able to score without deeking like I've described because I still have not been able to do it.

Also, the game speed bug/choppiness/slow down fix MUST be fixed. Anything below the default speed results in a completely laggy experience.

[Money99]

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Curious to see if anyone has been able to score on the goalies going in on a break-a-way WITHOUT deeking.

Meaning, simply pressing up on the shooting stick.

I asked Ben Ross about it while they had one of those developer streams and he said you can do that this year, but he pulled ALL the way back and scored that way. Just wondering if anyone has been able to score without deeking like I've described because I still have not been able to do it.

Also, the game speed bug/choppiness/slow down fix MUST be fixed. Anything below the default speed results in a completely laggy experience.

I'm trying to find it, but I believe someone posted a video here which showed a goal being scored on a breakaway (might have been PS) where all they did was rifle it.
Sorry for lack of evidence and my ever disintegrating memory (trying to find the vid/post now).

[ChiTownKid]

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Offline play is hampered by the stuttering issue at lower-than-default game speed, and online play has just enough input lag to make it aggravating.

EA should have a chat with Psyonix about netcode. Rocket League has virtually zero input lag, and is arguably more graphics-intensive. That alone makes it more fun to play.

Meh. I'll give it week. If EA has nothing to offer in terms of a patch for the stuttering, I'm trading it in.

[csamuelsvt]

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I'm trying to find it, but I believe someone posted a video here which showed a goal being scored on a breakaway (might have been PS) where all they did was rifle it.
Sorry for lack of evidence and my ever disintegrating memory (trying to find the vid/post now).

Let me know when you find it, please! Thanks!

Im looking to see how to score and if it indeed IS possible to score on these goalies without deeking when its 1-1 with the goalie and without pulling all the way back on the sticks. Essentially can you score with a snap shot/quick shot.

[csamuelsvt]

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What does everyone think of the commentary this year? I think when you're pinned or you pin the other team in the zone, hearing Doc's excitement is fantastic. They need to build on this and incorporate it into the whole game if possible because it sounds authentic

Love as well when you score and he says the players' names at the end. So far I've only heard Patrick Kane, Stamkos, Alex Piterangelo(sp?) and Ovechkin.

Has anyone heard any NEW goal calls? They said they are in there, but I've only heard the same o'l ones from last year, including his trademark "SCORE!" when you score with less than a minute to go in the 3rd.

EA said they worked on new goal calls with Doc this year and its tied in with superstar players, so curious to see if anyone has heard any new ones(regular season or playoffs) and if so can post them.

[mathteacherct]

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I'm only a casual fan of the game. I never picked up 15 because I heard how bad it was. Had fun with 14 on the old system! This year, I have enjoyed the game right out of the box. The default settings give me enough challenge. i usually play Be a Superstar, but have toyed with GM mode.
I have only seen a couple things I'd like fixed. Very little board work. High shots on goal, and scores being just a tad too high.
Other than that I love it. I like the fact that I can't just nail people anymore, I get called for interference or roughing. I like the passing indicator, always had trouble with passing in the past.
As my skill increases I'm sure I'll be using someones sliders to make the game more fun. But I have to say, I'm enjoying it so far!

[BL8001]

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BL8001, you mentioned the game playing differently without CPU boosts since a day one update.
Do you notice this with the new build?

Since that Sept 14 update I have not seen one single deadly no look cpu pass when they are facing the wrong way.

On the flipside, it has lowered the CPU shot totals.

Although to be honest I think it is a combination of me employing collapse defense too.

Now that the CPU isn't cheesing me with those impossible pass to one timer goals I feel like I can move out of the collapse D without paying the price of leaving the crease exposed and my defensive players being on the wrong side of the CPU player (which of course artificially allows easy cpu shooting situations).

I played as the Stars vs Calgary. The stars have stagger D. CPU shot totals went up since I was not clogging the slot as much. But again, no cheese goals.

One thing I have noticed 100% is there is a home and away bias, and I dig it. In my opinion it's much harder to win on the road, even in play now.

[2kguy]

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This may have already been mentioned elsewhere, but the swaying jerseys are way to wiggly, like they are made out of jello, at least in the cut scenes.

Overall I find the game play pretty solid, but I'm pretty bored with the series. Going to trade it back soon.

[CarryTheWeight]

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Solo offline player here. I'm absolutely awful at this game against the AI. This coming from someone who's played every version of the game dating back to NHL Hockey on Genesis.

I know the mechanics very well so I've only played a few games with the Visual Trainer on. Learning the basics is not the issue, though I'm honestly thinking of lowering the difficulty down one notch to Rookie, embarrassing as it may sound.

The AI teammates give you minimal assistance and the goaltending is a sieve on slow, routine shots from the boards or faceoff circles. The AI opponent absolutely loves to throw a one-timer from the corner to a wide-open man in the slot when my AI teammates are off gliding into space. And I don't know if it's just me or what, but the quick tape-to-tape AI passing is the worst it's been in years. Even the legendary Soviet teams didn't cycle that quickly.

I find it's all too often the user's sole responsibility to act as the defense of a five-man unit. It may work as a solo player in EASHL or OTP but the awful teammate AI tendencies often leave the player you've selected hanging out to dry.

Hopefully the problems I've addressed in this post can be addressed with slider or difficulty adjustments. Of course, I'm sure many will reply to these issues with "git gud casual" as the gaming community is known to do, but I'd honestly prefer fun over frustration.

Loving the game otherwise. The arena atmosphere is enormously impressive.