NHL 17 Beta Review!

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  1. LG McDonald

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    I like the proformance option when paused or between periods. Nice to see your ping rate. Can't blame others on your shitty connection now
     
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    Any beta codes left for ps4
     
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    1. First 10 sec. of all the games i played had lag spikes. It's all good after the first 10 seconds tho.

    2. I can't explain in what exact situation this happens but sometimes my goalie just falls on his ass and gets stuck there. I have to press the A button to get him back up (has to be fixed)



    Overall i really love the game, seems more defensively based and is awesome for goalies (finally!).

    Thank you ea, seems like the gem we've been waiting for !

    (More reviews coming up this week)
     
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    Time is money and they are getting our money, so what's the issue? Who cares about cosmetics when you can't edit the camera angels from one of their shitty presets. The lady from Shawinagin will look just fine with or with out makeup on and the teams jerseys will look just fine with or with out Chris Sale in the locker room before the game .

    Gameplay visuals should be a much higher priority than the jersey visuals.
     
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    What many confuse is that the people who do visual aspect of the game don't handle the game play sections of the game

    So to say they spent too much time on customization and not enough of game play isn't truly relevant.

    Obviously while the game play guys are working on fixes, the visual guys aren't going "well we are accomplishing more stuff than them so maybe we should stop". Everyone is trying to accomplish as much as they possible can.

    So when I said the reason why custom camera didn't make it. It's time... Other things had priority and I know when I sat at the table I wants them too but it was down list for sure
     
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    While playing goalie my goalie randomly left the slowly glitched towards the bench I had no control of him and @DarthGotenks45 had to cover for me until the next whistle leaving us with a defensemen short because he was covering a wide open net. I got no video of this, but it was not pleasant.

    Also I may have missed it, but how are we supposed to get 12 people you invite to 1 game since the group lobby only allows for 6 players on a team then you go to a random otp game?
     
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    So ... reallocate the money? The game is improved, yes. However it's been 3 years and we still don't have the simple functions that were available to us on 360 as far as gameplay goes. It's disappointing to say the least.

    I'm solely speaking in regards to EASHL. However custom cameras effect the gameplay across all modes.
     
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    I think the game feels smoother and shooting seems to be easier. Off handed one timers seem to at least kick the right animation in.

    One of the annoying parts that I know they could tune, is pass interceptions. Seems like a dozen times a game I go to rush a pass lane and it goes by or sometimes through me.
     
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    Love how shit players can't skate right into another player and hold onto the puck like in past games with a magnetic stick. Overall I'm extremely impressed with this game. Yeah the lag spike will need fixed but wow. This game rewards positioning, team defense, and rotating positions with momentum. Perfect for my style.
     
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    nhl 16 with a slight skating upgrade
     
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    Need to fix the glitches that randomly happen to players so they stop having control of their players as a goalie and having it happen twice now is not very good news, but it seems solid so far (needs a better sound track, let us put our own songs in, but only allow say 10 songs of our choice to play)

    Also, I wish I didn't need to change my settings back to how I want them in the EASHL menu every time I start the game back up, not sure if it's just me or for everyone, but that's kind of annoying and hope it gets fixed.
     
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    I've only played a couple of games so far, but i can tell the game is a lot smoother. Although, it may have just been my connection, but had a slight button delay. So far so good.
     
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    i want to be able to put spaces in my EASHL player name
     
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    game play seems really smooth though as a dman i can actually stop in front of the net and not just do circles around it
     
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    This for sure. The decrease in puck magnetism really creates such a smoother and more balanced game. Cycling and playing without the puck to create options is going to become way more valuable than holding the puck backhand to separate body and puck. The shoves off the puck (due to decrease of magnetism) works so well. This game will reward creativity, cycling, and playing without the puck and will expose carrying the puck for too long and people who have trouble finding the open guy. 11/10 would recommend.
     
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    Everyone seems to agree on the opening-faceoff lag spike/delay, but I'm assuming that is because it is BETA and data is being collected during the game. Don't see this as an issue once full release comes.

    Same with random glitches that appear to be happening. Not finished product, but definitely worth pointing out.

    The only issue I had in the 4 games I played last night is that players seem to be having a tough time picking up loose pucks. Often 3-4 skaters, from both teams, were skating right by and around pucks.
     
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    Get me some video of that. Pass interceptions is one thing we tuned big already
     
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    1. It has been pointed out before, but the glitch where your goalie falls/stays on his butt should be fixed. There are workarounds, but it is still quite annoying.
    2. A player on my team was taking a penalty shot when I was playing goalie. The bottom half of the screen was black for me while this was happening (broken shootout camera? I was using overhead if it matters).
    3. I had a shot directly at my goalie that he did not react to at all. I was standing up at the time. This was a one-time occurrence for me.
    4. On overhead camera (as a goalie, at least) and a few others I tried (Classic, Ice), when you try switching the camera's position (back button), the camera movement is choppy (and sometimes does not work), especially during face-offs. Needs to be fixed. Turning off auto-zoom seems to fix the issue.
    5. Hopefully gamertags in the stat screens come back, that is not fun.

    In general, goalie is dramatically improved thanks to the new post physics. I also really like the new precision movement system.
     
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