NHL 19 Information/Discussion Thread

[saskriders]

The new scouting system sounds so obvious. I don't know why they stuck with the stupid current one for so long.

 

[M.C.G. 31]

The new scouting system sounds so obvious. I don't know why they stuck with the stupid current one for so long.

I remember suggesting something like that yeaaaars ago. It included hiring not just scouts, but coaches, assistant coaches, etc., if you didn't want to be the one to control strategies (unless you were playing a game, ofc). Coach would have also been responsible for locker room morale and had a bunch of different personalities and different ways they'd handle certain situations and different styles (load up lines, "spread the wealth"; you'd have your player's coaches like Cooper and you'd have your personalities like Tortorella; you'd have coaches who prefer playing younger players and letting them make mistakes so they can develop [Gallant] or your coaches who keep going back to vets and have short leashes on rookies [Therrien, Vigneault] so your coach would absolutely affect player development). Those suggestions would also go with different player personalities built in and how they respond to certain styles.

it's all really simple stuff that anyone who's ever actually sat down and played the mode for more than 5 minutes would have known were essential. Unfortunately, EA decided to add a bunch of nonsense and that's the only change to franchise mode. So dumb.

 

[teravaineSAROS]

Why add legends when the current players attributes were already so non-personalised.

When they put more disparity onto the player OVRs it didn't affect the actual attributes at all, just made it so that less attribute change affects the OVR rating more than before

 

[VLU5]

No frostbite or a rewrite of be a pro? Ouch. That's...bad.

 

[n00bxQb]

What does 1v1v1 even mean? 3 nets. More **** no one asked for. The scouting sounds amazing but that should have been a feature years ago. Wasn't there already an NHL game with a bunch of Legends a couple years ago? What the **** EA?

NHL 13

 

[Cor]

EA hates the offline player.

If you don’t spend money in HUT, or don’t spend money in this new Pro-Am thing, they don’t give a shit about you.

They don’t give a shit about the fans who want to run their own franchise.

They don’t give a shit about the fans who want to play their own career.

They barely give a shit about the fans who just want to play exhibition.


This is NHL 15 half built game territory. Like this is awful.

 

[VLU5]

I'm usually pretty excited at this point every year. I don't think I've been this mad about a future video game since NHL 15. These customization and presentation gimmicks are so infuriating. I know more things will come out in following months but you know if they were going for a FIFA like career mode, it would have been hinted or mentioned in the trailer. 1v1v1 pond hockey? I can do that in real life. Give me something that is only accessible to me in a video game, like manage a franchise or live a life of a NHLer.

 

[Glennsoe]

What does 1v1v1 even mean? 3 nets. More **** no one asked for. The scouting sounds amazing but that should have been a feature years ago. Wasn't there already an NHL game with a bunch of Legends a couple years ago? What the **** EA?

 

[IHaveNoCreativity]

There’s no excuse to not have frostbite... will skip this year.

 

[WeThreeKings]

I can't see one thing in that video that is a different animation than last year.

 

[grentthealien]

On a side note is it safe to assume there’s yet again no roster sharing? I also just had a thought about the faces of the legends. If EA can barely get the faces of only a quarter of NHL players in the game how are they going to pull off 200 legends lol

 

[Shrimper]

The legends sound cool and all but I bet they're HUT exclusives. Pond hockey, 1 v 1 v 1 sounds a bit dull tbh.

Not impressed. Maybe a £20 buy a Christmas.

 

[fredligh]

I called it!

1.Added gimmick mode or even re-added an old gimmick mode (free for all = pond hockey)
2.something useless (2000 different clothes for my pond hockey player)
3.Something smoething iq-AI "complete diffrent feel" (Edgework acceleration)

 

[Madic]

I can't see one thing in that video that is a different animation than last year.

Most of the skating/crossover animations are new. And honestly it's needed and welcome, because the animations look better every year, but gaining speed through crossovers is a huge part of being a great skater and it doesn't currently exist in the game.

 

[SPV]

At this point, I wish that 2K would just update 2k10, sign with a lesser league, and put in the same full customization & roster/team sharing options that their basketball game has.

 

[Cor]

My issue is with this series reliance on one off gimmicks.

Threes was a pointless gimmick mode.

Ones, will be another pointless gimmick mode.

The Legends, outside of HUT, are a pointless gimmick. People will play a few Team Legends games in exhibition and that’s about it.


The changes gamers care about, is the improvement to the Franchise Scouting, and the new skating, granted that both things work properly.

It seems that since they started listening to the content creators, it’s been nothing but gimmick stuff that benefits their channels with different content, because they get free packs and equipment and now clothes and crap from EA

 

[BogsDiamond]

New skating engine looks really good. Almost as good as that right hand I landed on that punk Dean Youngblood during my Mustangs open tryout.
Still can't believe they took him over me.
But I refuse to speak ill of the deceased. RIP Coach Chadwick.

 

[Frosty415]

I f***ing hate rammer


Not buying this shit

 

[Frosty415]

Okay the new scouting system is actually dope and they're adding new classes to EASHL...maybe it's not so bad

Thats still bad

Theyve done jack shit since entering this gen.

New gen will start in 2021 probably and theyll scrap all this useless shit again

Im done with EA and rammer, what a sad waste

 

[Frosty415]

My issue is with this series reliance on one off gimmicks.

Threes was a pointless gimmick mode.

Ones, will be another pointless gimmick mode.

The Legends, outside of HUT, are a pointless gimmick. People will play a few Team Legends games in exhibition and that’s about it.


The changes gamers care about, is the improvement to the Franchise Scouting, and the new skating, granted that both things work properly.

It seems that since they started listening to the content creators, it’s been nothing but gimmick stuff that benefits their channels with different content, because they get free packs and equipment and now clothes and crap from EA

Remember the big NHL 15 reveal?

 

[Shrimper]

Ah yes, and then they had them on two teams I seem to think? Which was just a waste.

 

[Cor]

Remember the big NHL 15 reveal?
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There's a common trend with EA not having anything new to promote, so they just create a bunch of Legends and go "ta da!"

 

[GBHockey]

I'm unlikely to be buying it this year after buying the last 6 or so.

The only new feature, realistically, is outdoor rinks and I genuinely couldn't care less. It's a fairly cool concept but it isn't anything special and the fact they're hyping it up pretty much more than anything, to sell NHL19, shows their overall effort level with the series is at an all time low. Major disappointment.

I like that they've added legends, but again, it's not a major feature or something that makes anyone go 'wow'.

Laziness doesn't come close to describing it.

I'm predominantly an offline player. Switch between BaP and GM/Franchise Mode. I'd love for BaP to be made much, much deeper. It's boring and tedious in its current state. Same with Franchise Mode. The appeal for me is non existent anymore. I used to play the online GM Mode back on NHL14 and that was probably the last time a truly enjoyed playing. The way the current one plays frustrates the hell out of me, never known an AI on both sides to be so stupid. Very frustrating and I'll be glad to take a year or longer out from playing.

So yeah, it's a no from me for this one. If NHL20 follows suit with minimal change, then that'll be a no from me too.

 

[flamesftw]

I haven't liked the game since 14. This is so garbage.

 

[SouthGeorge]

HUT ruined the series. Quick money grab and made them lazy. They never even needed to get into that. They had the best formula for be a pro. Madden and soccer you need too many players. They should have pushed a competitive league of 6s. Tournaments for 6s and not these lame versus tournaments everybody does and nobody cares about. Teams with their own logos and jerseys. Could have got as big as Faze or Optic. Should have just focused on that and offline.