NHL 17: Quick Impressions

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  • Money99
    Hall Of Fame
    • Sep 2002
    • 12695

    #16
    Re: NHL 17: Quick Impressions

    Originally posted by onlybygrace
    Yes the scoring overlays show running season totals, both in the graphic as they pass the bench and in the ticker.

    There is player differentiation. There are ratings that specifically use player ratings to impact how much ratings matter when receiving a pass and a couple other things. The sliders have very thorough explanations and are clear as to which direction you should move them to get the desired effect. The way I had my sliders set, weaker players could hardly carry the puck without bobbling it eventually nor would they always receive passes cleanly....skilled guys were much better. So after all is said in done, player separation has sliders that impact the effect of their hands, size, balance ratings...on top of speed and shooting already being important.
    Great to hear!
    Can you comment if those sliders also affect the CPU?

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    • onlybygrace
      MVP
      • Jan 2009
      • 3784

      #17
      Re: NHL 17: Quick Impressions

      There are so many sliders effecting agility with and without the puck that you can effect any perceived water bugging by the cpu. The cpu skill players did a majority of the damage both in scoring chances and goals. Seriously, you can effect pretty much everything with this many sliders that are so effective. You can play arcade hockey to straight up sloppy twenty minute periods with realistic stats and flow. It's really incredible.

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      • Therion7
        Rookie
        • Aug 2010
        • 376

        #18
        Re: NHL 17: Quick Impressions

        Originally posted by onlybygrace
        Yes the scoring overlays show running season totals, both in the graphic as they pass the bench and in the ticker.
        Thanks very much for answering.

        Don't get as much time to play as I used to but it is apparent that a fair whack of the most annoying things about 16 for offline players have been addressed. Looking forward to the presentation and slider tweaks and getting my powerplay per game average closer to three in 7 minute periods.

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        • franch1se
          All Star
          • Apr 2004
          • 9060

          #19
          Re: NHL 17: Quick Impressions

          Im actually seeing penalties on the cpu this year! Of course I jacked it up to 100 but still good to see.

          Game doesn't feel like it's changed that much, and I'm hearing the same old commentary.

          World cup mode is fun, but I wish you could mold the roster however you want.

          Haven't dug too much into the game yet. The Kings have their correct goal horn but don't have their goal song correct but I've heard this may be a glitch as others have this issue.

          Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N920A using Tapatalk

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          • onlybygrace
            MVP
            • Jan 2009
            • 3784

            #20
            Re: NHL 17: Quick Impressions

            Originally posted by Therion7
            Thanks very much for answering.

            Don't get as much time to play as I used to but it is apparent that a fair whack of the most annoying things about 16 for offline players have been addressed. Looking forward to the presentation and slider tweaks and getting my powerplay per game average closer to three in 7 minute periods.
            I play seven minute periods and was getting about that. Just because you may take five penalties and computer takes one or so doesn't mean it's broken.....They tend to even out over a span of games with a good amount of two man advantages....at least on my settings.

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            • onlybygrace
              MVP
              • Jan 2009
              • 3784

              #21
              Re: NHL 17: Quick Impressions

              Originally posted by franch1se
              Im actually seeing penalties on the cpu this year! Of course I jacked it up to 100 but still good to see.

              Game doesn't feel like it's changed that much, and I'm hearing the same old commentary.

              World cup mode is fun, but I wish you could mold the roster however you want.

              Haven't dug too much into the game yet. The Kings have their correct goal horn but don't have their goal song correct but I've heard this may be a glitch as others have this issue.

              Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N920A using Tapatalk
              You can't say the game hasn't changed. Gameplay wise you can do things you've never been able to do replicating the random chaos of the game. Commentary wise you could say it's not much different, but this gameplay could be epic. This is a good buy. Opening up such a vast array of effective sliders may have been the best idea they've ever had

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              • actionhank
                MVP
                • Jan 2010
                • 1530

                #22
                Re: NHL 17: Quick Impressions

                Originally posted by onlybygrace
                You can't say the game hasn't changed. Gameplay wise you can do things you've never been able to do replicating the random chaos of the game. Commentary wise you could say it's not much different, but this gameplay could be epic. This is a good buy. Opening up such a vast array of effective sliders may have been the best idea they've ever had
                That's good to hear. Nice to see things might be trending back in the right direction.

                Have you been able to test relocation to see if it affects league alignment? It's going to be a bit of a immersion killer to move from East to West and still be in the save division/conference.

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                • onlybygrace
                  MVP
                  • Jan 2009
                  • 3784

                  #23
                  Re: NHL 17: Quick Impressions

                  Originally posted by actionhank
                  That's good to hear. Nice to see things might be trending back in the right direction.

                  Have you been able to test relocation to see if it affects league alignment? It's going to be a bit of a immersion killer to move from East to West and still be in the save division/conference.
                  No i haven't. My time is up, also...

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                  • iam31yearsold
                    Banned
                    • Apr 2015
                    • 606

                    #24
                    People really weigh the quality of a game on the presentation?

                    I have completely different values as to what makes a good game as a lot of people.

                    All present.tation aspects get skipped 2 months after release. By a lot of people. All the time. For this fact, it's cool, but presentation means nothing to me.

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                    • onlybygrace
                      MVP
                      • Jan 2009
                      • 3784

                      #25
                      Re: NHL 17: Quick Impressions

                      Originally posted by iam31yearsold
                      People really weigh the quality of a game on the presentation?

                      I have completely different values as to what makes a good game as a lot of people.

                      All present.tation aspects get skipped 2 months after release. By a lot of people. All the time. For this fact, it's cool, but presentation means nothing to me.
                      It's a combination for me and many others. I'm sure many who love good presentation would also need good gameplay to enjoy said presentation.

                      You aren't everybody and everybody isn't you. Not everything is so black and white.

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                      • Elite49
                        Rookie
                        • Jun 2007
                        • 211

                        #26
                        Re: NHL 17: Quick Impressions

                        Originally posted by iam31yearsold
                        People really weigh the quality of a game on the presentation?

                        I have completely different values as to what makes a good game as a lot of people.

                        All present.tation aspects get skipped 2 months after release. By a lot of people. All the time. For this fact, it's cool, but presentation means nothing to me.
                        Sure I skip the opening and things like that. I still will watch most replays, but presentation is more than just that.

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                        • il_tedesco
                          Rookie
                          • Aug 2015
                          • 53

                          #27
                          Re: NHL 17: Quick Impressions

                          Originally posted by actionhank
                          That's good to hear. Nice to see things might be trending back in the right direction.

                          Have you been able to test relocation to see if it affects league alignment? It's going to be a bit of a immersion killer to move from East to West and still be in the save division/conference.
                          You cant move West Teams to an East coast City and Vice versa. IE You cant move the Yotes to Quebec and other East cities. These cities arent Open for negotiation. So you dont need alignment. I just moved the canes Back to Hartford. Creation was very cool. Whalers Logo is in and they got a Play by Play Name. Nordiques Logo is also there but you cant choose nordiques as a Play by Play Name. And most of the custom Logos suck. Ea should bring a Sharing Tool like 2k where you can create your own Logo and Share it with other players...
                          Last edited by il_tedesco; 09-09-2016, 04:51 PM.

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                          • jake19ny
                            MVP
                            • Mar 2011
                            • 1938

                            #28
                            Re: NHL 17: Quick Impressions

                            Originally posted by iam31yearsold
                            People really weigh the quality of a game on the presentation?

                            I have completely different values as to what makes a good game as a lot of people.

                            All present.tation aspects get skipped 2 months after release. By a lot of people. All the time. For this fact, it's cool, but presentation means nothing to me.
                            Gameplay is paramount but presentation in a sports game is also important. I think with sports games good presentation enhances the gameplay. In this series if you score a game 7 over time goal it's no different than scoring a goal in any other game. If the presentation allowed for Doc to scream, fans to jump from their seats loudly, and the team to mob the goal scorer wouldn't that make scoring the goal more fun therefore making the gameplay better?

                            It sounds like EA made gameplay strides this year and added some banner presentation and it sounds like NHL 17 may be a nice step up. I'm sure presentation along with gameplay improvements will keep coming if EA keeps listening to the community.

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                            • thedudedominick
                              MVP
                              • Mar 2009
                              • 3794

                              #29
                              Re: NHL 17: Quick Impressions

                              Feels too much like NHL 16.

                              Not as sloppy as it was in the beta and I loved how the beta played.
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                              • onlybygrace
                                MVP
                                • Jan 2009
                                • 3784

                                #30
                                Re: NHL 17: Quick Impressions

                                Originally posted by thedudedominick
                                Feels too much like NHL 16.

                                Not as sloppy as it was in the beta and I loved how the beta played.
                                Sliders are your friend.

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