NHL 24 Discussion

Awesome thanks for letting all of us know.
Sorry, based on your sarcastic comment, I guess I posted in the wrong thread.

Can you point me in the direction of the correct thread? Maybe one meant for discussion of the EA NHL video game? Probably one for the most current version of the game as that would probably be the most relevant one to post in.

Thanks for the help!
 
I played 23. It was terrible. I played the playtest for 24 and it is substantially different compared to 23 lol.
The only thing that was terrible about 23 on WOC were the first four months upon release where games on the old gen consistently crashed.

The game quality ended up being what it's been for years if you had a reliable group of players to grind with.

I'm kind of not looking forward to the 'pressure meter' that seems to reward puck ragging and encourages defenders to chase. I don't see that as an improvement. Imagine punishing a team for playing a defensive shell and preventing them from scoring off of transition.

This game is one of the least exciting releases they've rolled out in recent memory. It's actually pretty eye-opening how little hype the game has these days.
 
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Honestly they have ignored franchise for the most part for so long I think a fair amount of people would buy the game if they even pretended to care about that mode.
 
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The only thing that was terrible about 23 on WOC were the first four months upon release where games on the old gen consistently crashed.
There were a lot more terrible things about 23. Let's start with the goalies, who can finally stop a cross crease attempt, but go full potato mode on shortside shots. Or the amount of goals they seem to accidentally knock in their own net when the puck is underneath them. Or when you're 3 feet to their left and call for the pass, only to see them pass it directly to the opposing team.

The player mechanics are straight up ass too. My enforcer dman with truculence likes to bounce off forwards when they hold down L2 and start dipsy doodling around the ice. The reward bags are pure shit too. Roman Empire outfit? Really? Why......

EA spent more time polishing up that stupid helicopter in the background than trying to improve the actual game. And can someone explain to my why I can't mute Carrlyn Bathe's annoying ass voice? Why isn't that an option? Who's the dickhead at EA that thought we all want to hear her annoying voice spewing nonsense. This game sucks. It has sucked. The only reason why my group and I still play is because we love hockey and don't have another option.
 
There were a lot more terrible things about 23. Let's start with the goalies, who can finally stop a cross crease attempt, but go full potato mode on shortside shots. Or the amount of goals they seem to accidentally knock in their own net when the puck is underneath them. Or when you're 3 feet to their left and call for the pass, only to see them pass it directly to the opposing team.

The player mechanics are straight up ass too. My enforcer dman with truculence likes to bounce off forwards when they hold down L2 and start dipsy doodling around the ice. The reward bags are pure shit too. Roman Empire outfit? Really? Why......

EA spent more time polishing up that stupid helicopter in the background than trying to improve the actual game. And can someone explain to my why I can't mute Carrlyn Bathe's annoying ass voice? Why isn't that an option? Who's the dickhead at EA that thought we all want to hear her annoying voice spewing nonsense. This game sucks. It has sucked. The only reason why my group and I still play is because we love hockey and don't have another option.
...should be able to hit whatever he wants?

I know it's common to rip on LT/L2. But the forwards who use that tactic are anticipating your contact. Is Truculence a perk that should overpower all the others?

In my post I was talking specifically about gameplay. 6v6 Clubs has worked as well in '23 as it has in any other year, minus the four months of poor connectivity that no one at EA cared to acknowledge.

'24 isn't going to be any different when it comes to perks. They're still there. LT/L2 is still a tactic. And the quality players will find the new workarounds.
 
...should be able to hit whatever he wants?

I know it's common to rip on LT/L2. But the forwards who use that tactic are anticipating your contact. Is Truculence a perk that should overpower all the others?

In my post I was talking specifically about gameplay. 6v6 Clubs has worked as well in '23 as it has in any other year, minus the four months of poor connectivity that no one at EA cared to acknowledge.

'24 isn't going to be any different when it comes to perks. They're still there. LT/L2 is still a tactic. And the quality players will find the new workarounds.
When I have momentum and land the hit, absolutely.
 
When I have momentum and land the hit, absolutely.
If your momentum is pushing them in the direction they're anticipating, physics suggests that your hit won't be as effective as you intend.

The game is becoming more cat and mouse and IMO, that's a good thing.
 
I am still hoping they do something (anything) when you complete Franchise Mode.

Having a generic 'you completed Franchise Mode' really takes the charm away from putting time and effort into the project.
 
I thought about buying it closer to christmas, but if you can't remove this I won't bother. Don't fix what's not broken. Ice is white, don't put **** on it.
Imagine an NBA game with a giant shot clock on the middle of the floor, throw in a constant 3 second violation clock as well :laugh:
 
Sorry, based on your sarcastic comment, I guess I posted in the wrong thread.

Can you point me in the direction of the correct thread? Maybe one meant for discussion of the EA NHL video game? Probably one for the most current version of the game as that would probably be the most relevant one to post in.

Thanks for the help!
This is the right thread. Some of our other members just need to grow up and stop acting like petulant children.
 
They confirmed in the EA forums that you can't hide the pressure meter but "the feedback is passed to the team". Yeah pretty sure they discussed that already and for some reason thought it's ok to not allow to hide it.

Lowly Developer: Hey boss, I know we've been denying that "ice tilt" has existed for years, but when I dug into those new physics you wanted me to code, I would have had to sanitize the ice tilt game engine we built in 2006. It would take me at least a few weeks of recoding.

Rammer or whatever goofball is currently in charge: Junior, you just made my day. Scrap that new physics idea entirely and just code in a display that shows the ice tilt algorithm as an on-ice graphic.

Lowly Developer: You want me to disclose ice-tilt and turn it into an on-screen graphic?!?

Rammer or whatever goofball is currently in charge: Exactly! We'll call it the "Pressure Meter". It'll save us hours of development time and we can save that $$$ for our team retreat to Whistler.

Lowly Developer: But I didn't get invited to Whistler last year.

Rammer or whatever goofball is currently in charge: You are now buddy, you are now....
 
Lowly Developer: Hey boss, I know we've been denying that "ice tilt" has existed for years, but when I dug into those new physics you wanted me to code, I would have had to sanitize the ice tilt game engine we built in 2006. It would take me at least a few weeks of recoding.

Rammer or whatever goofball is currently in charge: Junior, you just made my day. Scrap that new physics idea entirely and just code in a display that shows the ice tilt algorithm as an on-ice graphic.

Lowly Developer: You want me to disclose ice-tilt and turn it into an on-screen graphic?!?

Rammer or whatever goofball is currently in charge: Exactly! We'll call it the "Pressure Meter". It'll save us hours of development time and we can save that $$$ for our team retreat to Whistler.

Lowly Developer: But I didn't get invited to Whistler last year.

Rammer or whatever goofball is currently in charge: You are now buddy, you are now....

Exactly. That's all this "pressure meter" thing is, it's a transparent (lack of better word) way of showing ice tilting, making it seem as if the player still has control.

FIFA were the first and worst offenders of this. It's just common knowledge there's scripting/handicapping/momentum shifting or whatever you want to call it in the game. EA don't even bother denying it anymore.
 
You don't think some of that might have something to do with the poor quality of the game leading to decreased sales?
Its definitely a self-fulfilling prophecy where EA doesnt invest more in the NHL series because of the sales but the sales are that way because they wont invest in making the game worthwhile to buy (either at full price or on sale).

Its clear EA just rests on their loyal customers who'll buy the game every year regardless of the improvements and thus do the bare minimum in making a new version.
 
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Exactly. That's all this "pressure meter" thing is, it's a transparent (lack of better word) way of showing ice tilting, making it seem as if the player still has control.

FIFA were the first and worst offenders of this. It's just common knowledge there's scripting/handicapping/momentum shifting or whatever you want to call it in the game. EA don't even bother denying it anymore.
I don't understand, what most people were calling "ice tilt" before is different from what this pressure meter does. I'm not saying EA has done well with this series or even denying the possibility that this was already a feature that they simply made a meter for. But while ice tilt was always ill defined, I wouldn't ever see it defined as something a player earned through pressure.
 
In prior years, you could subscribe to EA play for a month and buy the game at a reduced cost as well as get the early access (play it for 3 days prior to official release).

Does anyone know if that's the case this year too?
 
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Anybody know if you can still use the older goalie controls? That's the only thing I need to know before I decide to buy the game or not
 
In prior years, you could subscribe to EA play for a month and buy the game at a reduced cost as well as get the early access (play it for 3 days prior to official release).

Does anyone know if that's the case this year too?

I believe it is. I don’t know if you get early access but you get 10% off and I think there’s a 10 hour trial? Or maybe it’s 3 days early.
 
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