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initial feedback from people with early access suggests that while the gameplay looks exactly the same for the most part, it actually plays and feels a lot better than previous years. Seems like some good changes to franchise but for the most part other modes appear to be mostly unchanged.
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Lots of these franchise mode changes sound quite good, hopefully they tweak the scouting of last year to make it more like scouting on the previous gen.
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Nothing here is of interest to me outside of the goalie redirection/threat detection. Looks a lot better. Couldn't care less about authentic looking skating and signature shots.
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I really wish EA would spend more development time bringing NHL back to the gameplay level of the previous generation and spent less time on the pointless game modes and aesthetics that they use for marketing purposes. Every year its the same, enough already EA!
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Hughes added to NHL roster, 80 overall, Medium Elite, Top 6 Defender:
Other changes: Marky now 85, Teves 73- ahl top 2D high.
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I finally had time to play this for the first time since launch, I only had enough time to play 40~ minutes. I hope it autosaves as I couldn't find the option lol.
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4 hours ago, -Vintage Canuck- said:
There is a new roster update as well.
Thanking you sir. Wasn't there last night and now I get to check it before I spend the day moving
Edit: never mind lol, no changes to the canucks prospects or players.
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For anyone curious about the reviews on the game, it is currently getting 9.7/10 average at the moment- http://opencritic.com/game/3717/red-dead-redemption-2?tab=1
The above link will give you an overview of all critic views, for a video review I would recommend:
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There's a large patch coming down today (1.77GB), details below:
SpoilerNHL 19 PATCH 1.3.0 - EXPECTED AVAILABILITY: OCTOBER 26th @ 2 AM PDT
PLEASE NOTE: The online servers for NHL 19 will be down for approximately 30 minutes at 2 AM PDT as some work is done alongside the patch.
Hockey Ultimate Team-
Added the ability to customize your HUT team in the following ways
- Captain and Assistant Captain
- Jersey Numbers
- Goalie Masks
- These items will be available in Customization packs and can be applied via the “Apply Consumable” option in your Edit Lines flow
- Added the ability for user to search the Auction House by Overall rating
- Fixed various issues in Auction House
- When a goal is scored, users will see the player items of the goal scorer and who received assists during the goal celebration
- When viewing a game’s box score, you will now have the ability to see the player items when scrolling through any user-controlled team
- Fixed an issue where the Star Rating was being shown instead of the Overall in the “Change Active Lineup” screen
World of CHEL- Added Club Captaincy back to EASHL
- Fixed a rare crash where a user would sometimes crash loading into a Ones game
- Fixed an issue where “The Lot” image was appearing in the post-game of a Ones game, even if the user was in a different tier
- Fixed an issue where helmet colors were swapped in some Pro-Am games
- Fixed an issue where 2 Man Celebrations were not working as intended in Pro-Am games
- Fixed an issue where an overlap would occur in the Player Class description if a user was quick changing Traits and then changed their Player Class
- Fixed an issue where a user would become stuck in matchmaking until the timer ran out if another player happened to drop during when the users were matched up and selected Ready
- Added background art to the Ones Daily Rewards screen
- Fixed an issue where the Ready button does not unlock once a game finishes if a user enters a Clubs dressing room before the current game is completed
- Fixed a rare crash when earning a PSN Trophy/Xbox Achievement while playing Ones
- Fixed an issue where the colors on the scoreboard were different from the colors in the score overlay
- Fixed a rare desync that would occur when users quit from a Ones or EASHL game and then joined another game
- Fixed an issue where exiting the Instant Replay from the post-game pause menu will restart the roll over timer when it shouldn’t be present when exiting out of that flow
- Added a “Next Game” option in the post-game so users can select that option and bypass the timer to return to the dressing room
- Fixed an issue where headwear was not being displayed on female heads outside of Edit Player
- Fixed an issue where the user would be booted back to the main menu after opening their very first WoC bag
- Fixed an issue where the user would become stuck if they quickly cancelled matchmaking then entered the matchmaking settings screen
- Fixed cases where players would come out of the player bench on penalties instead of the penalty box
- Improvements to AI behavior when a player disconnects in Ones
New Content in World of CHEL- Colorado Avalanche Alternate Jersey
- Columbus Blue Jackets Alternate Jersey
- Edmonton Oilers Alternate
- Winnipeg Jets Alternate
- Calgary Flames Alternate
- Washington Capitals Alternate
- San Jose Sharks Alternate
GAMEPLAY-
General
- Various improvements made for grabbing sticks from the bench
- Fixed cases where a shot animation was resulting in bobbled shots
- Fixes to faceoff alignment in defensive zone
- Various improvements for Defensive AI behaviour off faceoffs
- Updates to AI logic for when to use defensive skill stick
- Fixed various crashes
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Skating
- Improvements made to Vision Control when pivoting
- Fixed an issue where energy was not regaining when in a glide while back skating
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Poke Checking
- Fixed an issue where players were able to poke check opponents through the net
- Made improvements to collision detection where sometimes a stick was still able to cause incidental contact with the puck carriers stick or the puck when passing through player geo first.
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Goalies
- Improved consistency when transitioning from VH into hug post and from hug post into VH
- Improved consistency when transitioning from paddle down to the set pose
- Fixes to AI goaltender puck tracking on Between-the-Legs shots
- Improved AI goaltender puck tracking on One-Handed Dekes
- Fixes to AI goaltender puck tracking on Backhand Toe Drag Flip Shots
- Improved AI goaltender tracking when back skating
- Consistency improvements to hug post transitions from set pose at extreme angles
- Various fixes to goalie save coverage when transitioning off the post
- Improvements to save logic when the AI goaltender is in VH
- Various fixes for AI Goalie shot anticipation
- Fixed a case where goalies could get stuck in butterfly
- Added more tuning ability for how goalies handle secondary threats that could be rebound threats
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Specializations
- Various fixes to specializations and traits
GAME MODES/PRESENTATION-
Franchise Mode:
- Fixed an issues where junior created players imported into Franchise Mode always had UFA expiring contract status. They will now correctly follow NHL CBA rules.
- Fixed an issue where some Owner mode related screens showed grey text on a grey background
- Fixed an issue where the Jersey number screen was white when entering from a popup
- Fixed an issue where the game would crash if the user switched to AHL during the NHL playoffs while it was still the AHL regular season
- General UI/UX fixes
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Be a Pro:
- Added a popup informing the user that they became the team captain
- Changed the colour of the starting goalie icon on the Play Next Game tile to better show if the user is the starting goalie that game
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Online Versus
- Fixed an issue where users could become stuck while backing out of the Audio/Visual Settings screen as the pause timer expires
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Global
- In the pause menu, the Power Player format wasn’t correct. It should have been in the x/x format rather just powerplay opportunities
PRESENTATION- Various improvements to multiplayer celebrations
- Fixed a case where the score clock timing was incorrect off the opening draw in 2nd and 3rd periods
- Fix an issue where the goal light was not rendering properly in some stadiums
- Various camera fixes
Uniforms
The following uniforms have been added to NHL 19-
NHL
- Added Calgary Flames Alternate
- Added Colorado Avalanche Alternate
- Added Columbus Blue Jackets Alternate
- Added San Jose Sharks Alternate
- Added Washington Capitals Alternate
- Added Winnipeg Jets Alternate
- Added Edmonton Oilers Alternate
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AHL
- Colorado Eagles Home and Away
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CHL
- Lethbridge Hurricanes Home and Away
- Oshawa Generals Home and Away
- Shawinigan Cataractes Home and Away
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ECHL
- Atlanta Gladiators Home and Away
- Adirondack Thunder Home and Away
- Rapid City Rush Home and Away
- Liiga
- KalPa Home and Away
- KooKoo Kouvola Home and Away
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DEL
- All Teams Home and Away
- National League
- All Teams Home and Away
Center Ice Changes
Updated the following Center Ice layouts- Anaheim Ducks
- Carolina Hurricanes
- Chicago Blackhawks
- Dallas Stars
- Detroit Red Wings
- Minnesota Wild
- Montreal Canadiens
- St. Louis Blues
- Vegas Golden Knights
We are still investigating into what is causing Dressing Room errors for EASHL. We are still working on it and are trying find out what the exact cause is in order to solve it. We appreciate your patience as we work to address the issue. -
Added the ability to customize your HUT team in the following ways
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I've been playing a fair amount of Call of Duty Black Ops 4 (PC) lately, have really been enjoying it and it seems to be my favored battle royal game at the moment. Haven't liked a cod game in a long time but they seem to have gotten the mechanics down to a fine art this time. If they keep up the support and map rollout it will be light years ahead of the competition.
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The only change to the Canucks roster as far as I can tell:
Pettersson 78 -> 82 overall (Potential: Elite High).
The biggest need for changes to the roster are for Guddy (he's not a minor top 2 defensemen 76 overall, should be 78-79 top 6) and Goldy should have a top 6F potential.
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Roster Update and Gameplay Tuner drops tomorrow-
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1.5gb update for "Various bug fixes, tuning, and improvements". Thanks for the details EA.
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IGN review:
Really enjoying my time with the game so far, gameplay feels far superior to last years. Will dive into franchise mode in the next few days.
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19 hours ago, DarkestThought said:
The reddit EA NHL forums seem to have a lot of feed back.
They did, a lot of the feedback was quiet positive but at the same time there was a lot of nitpicking.
Reviews have started coming out giving it 8~/10, which is good.
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has anyone been playing this with early access? What are your overall thoughts on each mode?
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They have revamped scouting mode finally, looks good-
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Looking good.
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I really hope this iteration isn't heavily focusing on pond hockey with modes etc etc. They really need to make a substantial improvement to be a pro and franchise for me to invest this year.
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TSN1040 interview today (duration: 11:48), with Kevin Woodley regarding Thatcher and his call-up logistics surrounding being located in Utica.
Very interesting listen, Kevin explains the logistics surrounding Demko's call-up, with insight into a couple of aspects I hadn't considered. Woodley then talks about a NHL goalie review of Ovi's shot. Enjoy!
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3 hours ago, DeNiro said:
Granlund has gotta be happy getting his minutes on that line. Sutter and Dorsett open up a ton of space for him, I think it will only be a matter of time before the points come.
I have a feeling we'll see him on about every line throughout the season as well.
I don't think I agree with his deployment this season, I know he is a great fit with Sutter and Dorsett but he isn't getting any playmaking support. Most of his goals came from receiving a good pass into the slot or to the wing and shooting from around the hash marks. Correct me if I'm wrong but 9/10 times his line is playing dump and chase in their zone, minimizing these chances significantly. I recall maybe 2-3 good scoring chances that he has had this season and they have been from broken plays, maybe 1 pass into the slot where he missed the net.
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I've been quietly enjoying Derrick's play so far this season. He has seemingly slid into the lineup without an issue and I like what I have seen from him overall.
Travis has obviously told him to simplify his game, specifically in the defensive zone, and Derrick has transitioned this into reliable systems play. I hope this continues to earn Green's trust over the season and he gets more ice time and opportunity. He has made a few mistakes like most of our blueline, but these mistakes have seemed to be less frequent than majority of our D and not as costly.
The biggest complaint everyone seemed to have was on his defensive play and lack of physicality, so far both aspects have been better than I expected. There is obviously room for improvement and his high hockey IQ should allow him to succeed in these areas.
Overall I think this has been a very solid acquisition by JB and I look forward to seeing Derrick over the coming weeks. Prove the Pittsburgh critics wrong!
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Just looked at Shestyorkin's stats in the KHL, they are amazing so far. I hope that translates well to the NHL, exciting times ahead.
NHL 20 Thread
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I haven't seen a lot of franchise modes that have been simmed past 2-3 years, so hard to tell. I would assume knowing EA they haven't changed it, they continue to add gimicky features to the gameplay. While they do work well and add to meaningful gameplay, I don't recall them addressing any of the core franchise gameplay mechanics that have been missing since previous gen.