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[s_mkheidze]

Quote: Originally Posted by lions67

that would be a mistake. this place is almost as bad as the EA forums .don't fall for the b.s. piling on that goes on around here. don't believe me?? go take a gander at ALL THE OTHER GAME THREADS. you WILL see a commonality to them. make up your own mind. rent it first if you must, but don't let these guys influence you one way OR the other. most of their complaining is about trivial things anyway.

Hmm...you must not know what trivial means. Seems to me like CPU AI is an integral part of a sports game's play-ability. Also that frame rate drop issue is pretty distracting and rather inexcusable.
And I suppose to a casual hockey gamer that some of the complaints are trivial, but if you are a hockey sim guy...then there is one word that dictates your level of enjoyment; immersion.
You don't get immersion unless you have the little details and that is where EA falls flat on their collective faces. They just can't get the small things right. Sometimes....those small things have a huge affect on the overall experience.

[MizzouRah]

Some positives.. the arenas look incredible. Playing my Blues at home feels like a home game. Each team I've played against on the road has been really neat to see their arena and not just the same arena with home team colors. I love they added the extra Blues stuff after scoring a goal.

The game is no longer a hit fest. You really have to line someone up to get that big hit and players can actually stay on their skates. (best improvement imho)

Puck physics have been improved, some really neat puck physics on goals and tipped pucks.

Goalies have been improved, some really need save animations.

Menus seem to load faster.

I'm going to play some games on SS today.. but overall the game does feel more like hockey as long as you turn the game speed from 4 down to 3. It's not that frantic up and down and teams seem to setup more.

[Ziostilon]

Not really getting much pass assist in HUT

When they said you need to aim your pass and angle your player in the direction of the pass

I thought it was just a generalization

Now I'm facing north but because I'm off by 20 degrees North East. My pass is off its mark and it goes to an open space.

Frankly, if it was that easy to directonal aim with the left stick, then we wouldn't have asked for Vision Control all those years

[canucksss]

Quote: Originally Posted by Gerg04

But my MAIN point is you can still have fun with this game, Believe it or not. For its shortcomings and misses I'm still enjoying it!!! Hard to believe I know. That there could be so many people complaining about so many things for so many years, yet the game is still fun! Try it for yourselves, don't take my word or anyone's word here as gospel. If you play it and don't like it fine. And use the impressions as a guide. You never know, once you play you may completely change your mind.

Can you enlighten me and those who thinks that the gripes are "little things", how can I enjoy this game, because I am plainly a BaGM offline? If the issues such as No team/player separation, No NZ pressure, EASY to get into the zone, at higher level the AI Play not smart but hitting everywhere, no season goal tracking, etc. are not available in offline BAGM, how can I enjoy my franchise mode? Not to mention that the Stanley Cup celebration is still the same old, stale presentation, no 5 man celebration goal hug, etc.

I am not picky, I really do not mind if the sticks are somehow getting through the wall or passing through the legs of a player. As long as the gameplay is a true reflection of an NHL game.

Better presentation, presence of mascots are great additions, but IMO, thats not the reason why I will buy the game. It is the immersion in the franchise, which it would be impossible if those things I mentioned is not addressed here in 16. Mind you, all these issues existed in previous releases.

[BL8001]

For me, the most balance I can find, playing on sim is to reduce the cpu aggression, hit power, pass intercept, poke check and acceleration to your liking.

Turn on left stick hitting, turn off auto back skate.

And turn off manual passing.

Why?

Because now the cpu isnt just running into you on D to steal the puck which is so dumb because you can hit poke check 97 times while they seem immune to it.

So with the cpu D toned down both O abilities are evened out and you have some time to think and develop plays a bit.

Passing not on manual? Well. The cpu isnt on manual. If you play this long enough you will see some no way in hell is that possible cpu passes. If the cpu isnt on manual and pulling off miracles passes...why do I want to be on manual?

Also it sure seems like the cpu backs off a little with the insane forechecking when they know your passing isnt manual.

[mike24forever]

I'm really enjoying the game. I have tuned my settings/sliders to my liking and it is producing game play that I desire. That being said, there are issues I hope and wish will be addressed.

1.) The camera stutter needs to be fixed when playing the game with the "Game Speed" slider below 3. For now I'll play with it at 3 and "Player Acceleration" at 0.
2.) True Broadcast camera is great, however I would like Custom Camera back. If it's there and I missed it, please let me know.
3.) THERE NEEDS TO BE MORE PENALTIES. That being said, I've had the CPU trip me on a breakaway and a penalty shot was called.
4.) I would love to see the CPU cycle the puck more in the offensive zone.

There are issues with this game and for now, I would like to see these issues addressed.

[TDKing]

I played one game so far that's all I've had time for. The game is better than 15 but it's not where I thought we should be on a next gen machine. In one game I've seen most of the issues that have been posted in this thread. No penalties at all, the super kick and I think I actually did it instead of the cpu lol and the 3rd period super comeback by the cpu. I will play some more which is more than I can say for 15. I didn't even use my 6 hour trial up for 15. As a positive I'll probably use up my 10 hour trial for this year's game. Oh and one more thing they really need to crank up the volume for the goal songs!!

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[Gerg04]

Quote: Originally Posted by canucksss

Can you enlighten me and those who thinks that the gripes are "little things", how can I enjoy this game, because I am plainly a BaGM offline? If the issues such as No team/player separation, No NZ pressure, EASY to get into the zone, at higher level the AI Play not smart but hitting everywhere, no season goal tracking, etc. are not available in offline BAGM, how can I enjoy my franchise mode? Not to mention that the Stanley Cup celebration is still the same old, stale presentation, no 5 man celebration goal hug, etc. I am not picky, I really do not mind if the sticks are somehow getting through the wall or passing through the legs of a player. As long as the gameplay is a true reflection of an NHL game. Better presentation, presence of mascots are great additions, but IMO, thats not the reason why I will buy the game. It is the immersion in the franchise, which it would be impossible if those things I mentioned is not addressed here in 16. Mind you, all these issues existed in previous releases.

Can you enlighten me where I said any of the gripes mentioned were "little things" ? You must have missed the other paragraph in my quote.

Quote: Originally Posted by Gerg04

Most every complaint here is LEGIT, the AI, the penalties etc and so on. Buy guess what, it's the same people complaining about the same things ever year. WHICH IS ALSO OK because we want the best hockey experience possible and expect EA to deliver.

I'm not going to re-hash and/or try to justify any of the previous complaints. You know as well as I there are plenty of posts you can go back and find of people having LEGIT gripes, as I've already said.

There are issues with this game. Period. I'm sorry that you find them to be enough to not be able to enjoy the game. We're customers of a product and have a right to be unhappy with unresolved issues that have been present for years.

The point of my post is, with all the issues that still exist, I can find fun in the game. That is all. I'm not saying you should be able to enjoy just because I am. I have the same gripes you do, and they are not minor. I want the best experience possible. What I am saying here is, I can and will still have fun playing. To each their own. I'll never try to tell anyone how to or how to not spend their money. If every single person who hasn't tried the game yet based their purchase of the the ratio of positive to negative comments on this board, nobody would buy the game. Try it for yourselves. Mess with settings and sliders. If all you play is BE A GM and you can't enjoy it don't buy it. But maybe, just maybe, you can still enjoy the game.