NHL 17 Beta Available Now, Post Your Impressions Here!

[voodoo_magic]

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I don't enjoy the speed setting for EASHL, it's too fast. All I see is guys running into each other with no time to set up plays like real hockey.
Some nice improvements to the mode but it's not fun for me game play wise.
Played HUT though I never waste my time on it during the season,just to get some time with offline single player. On default settings it's pretty bad, very arcade like.

I was happy to try the beta because I thought I might spend some time with EASHL this year but not now. Instead I can focus on season mode so it's ok for me.

[1OOT_Frost]

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Can someone send an extra Xbox1 beta code to [email protected].
I'm desperate to play!!

[speedtrucker]

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I couldnt agree more. Sure there are a few minimal changes. Maybe its a slightly different process, but 2+2 and 2x2 both equal 4. Different process, same results as every other year. Just an ugly cluster**** of a game where the more broken plays there are and the more times you skate into your teammate and lose the puck, the better chance you have to score.

That is a really great example, the 2+2 is same as 2x2...

It feels different in ways and there are some additions but the changes but for what they added, they also mucked up some other areas.

The goalies in EASHL are bad, we played again for another 5 or so games... Same results. To the point that 2 of us were excited for a 1-2 loss we had because somehow only 3 goals were allowed unlike the 25+ goals scored on the other 4 games.

[Ruffy]

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I have to say the NHL series is so polarizing on OS.

Either hate or love.

[TDKing]

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So i have always up in my settings but when i get into a game its going down. Do your settings not work or what ? In EASHL, oh and im so excited i unlocked skate guards [emoji57] lol

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[Gangrel]

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Make sure you're not mistaken Always Up for Away up.......

[TDKing]

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Make sure you're not mistaken Always Up for Away up.......

Looks like i had to totally quit the game and then get back in and its working properly now. Thanks

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[phillyfan23]

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I don't enjoy the speed setting for EASHL, it's too fast. All I see is guys running into each other with no time to set up plays like real hockey.
Some nice improvements to the mode but it's not fun for me game play wise.
Played HUT though I never waste my time on it during the season,just to get some time with offline single player. On default settings it's pretty bad, very arcade like.

I was happy to try the beta because I thought I might spend some time with EASHL this year but not now. Instead I can focus on season mode so it's ok for me.

I just tried for the very first time playing EASHL mode and it is a whole new experience and specifically rewarding if you have teammates that "understand" hockey. Ive played exclusively as a dman for 35 games and you really have to be careful because the gameplay speed is just wayyyy too fast.

Is there a way to set up a private game and use sliders with a group of friends, because if possible, a 6 on 6 gane with OSers would be great.




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[Zuke]

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I just tried for the very first time playing EASHL mode and it is a whole new experience and specifically rewarding if you have teammates that "understand" hockey. Ive played exclusively as a dman for 35 games and you really have to be careful because the gameplay speed is just wayyyy too fast.

Is there a way to set up a private game and use sliders with a group of friends, because if possible, a 6 on 6 gane with OSers would be great.




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No sliders in EASHL but you can challenge other teams

[BSDShoes]

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To me, it's exactly like NHL 16, which isn't a good thing, however AI isn't as dumb (but it's still bad in different ways) also skating and goalies is still crap. Not going to be getting NHL 17 as I'm not interested in EASHL or HUT.

[GetThePuckOut]

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Can someone send an extra Xbox1 beta code to [email protected].
I'm desperate to play!!

http://www.operationsports.com/forum...&postcount=208

[phillyfan23]

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No sliders in EASHL but you can challenge other teams

Thats really too bad....with just 2 slider modifications ( game speed and hit power) , an EASHL game with 12 players would be amazing.

As it is right now, its quite fun but the game speed just promotes individual highlight reel hockey....which of course is probably the design choice of the devs. Just give us a non ranked room where we could edit sliders just like what nhl 2k5 offered on ps2.

Oh the possibilities.....


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[thedudedominick]

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EASHL would be amazing this year with two things, get rid of the hustle button completely, and slightly better goaltending.

[mikeq672]

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I continue to attempt to play this game, and I continue to be baffled at how anyone sees this game as different from last year. There is no discernible difference. Its a just a pile of crap. You dominate the puck for 10 straight minutes, get nothing, and then you skatey bump around off 3 defenders and morph the puck through the side of the net/goalie and get a goal. EASHL continue to be a stale mess if you have less than 6 because the AI ruins the game. There is zero flow to anything, how is that after 7(?) years of this mode, the AI is still completely unaware that there is a net and that they cant skate through it or dump the puck through it since they love going back behind the net for no reason? This is the only series Ive ever played where even winning just isnt fun because of how the game plays. Maybe the people that like the game dont watch much hockey or something, I really dont get how people can enjoy it. It doesnt resemble the NHL or any other halfway decent hockey at all.

[Ruffy]

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I have played and officiated hockey since i was 8 years old.

My 33 years of playing the sport and again gaming since video games began.

This game is the best NHL I have played to date.

Are there shortcomings yes. But if you like to play online competition this is where the game is the most fun.

No reason to pick apart a beta but the additions to HUT which I will play likely 400 to 600 games is great so far. Looks like there will be lots to do and I like the addition of sets. I always enjoyed collecting hockey cards and the sets give me that nostalgia from being a kid.

If i was on offline player I would really wait for others to get the official game and find out how the sliders are working as they are providing all of the sliders the devs have access to on a 100 scale which could be glorious for those offline only players. Again offline isnt my thing as playing humans to me is where this game shines.

EASHL really isnt my thing either but again when you get a good group of guys together and fill out all of the positions it can be a ton of fun.

Great beta...definitely some things to work out before release but again I will be buying and playing this game a ton.