A Serious Man
Member
What's in Be A GM mode, from someone at Operation Sports:
Why are you doing this to me, EA? Why?
Why are you doing this to me, EA? Why?
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NHL 15 |OT| - Feature Lockout Edition
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JonnyKtyler
Member
I'm really glad that online vs. is the only mode I ever play in these games. This years game is awesome from my perspective.
CrazedArabMan
Member
Being a GM also requires you to draft people and scout people, at least we can still scout people though!!! :/
A Serious Man
Member
Be A Pro doesn't have coaching instructions/goals anymore. You can't get demoted either as there are no AHL/farm teams.
Riedinizzo
Banned
...you can't play as the farm teams anymore? what the fuck.
Hear u cant skip to next shift either. Watching hockey simulator
Lockjaw333
Member
That's the thing, the IQ is extremely poor to boot. You could maybe see all of these things being cut if they rebuilt the engine and totally revamped the graphics, but its the exact opposite. Its the same engine, same player models, same animation system.
I guess the graphics are better than last gen, but they are far from acceptable for current gen IMO. 720p for a sports game?? And didn't Rammer say both systems would run at 60fps? What exactly is running at 60 fps, because I don't even think the on-ice gameplay is at 60. IQ is also extremely blurry, some sort of bizarre post process AA or something (as if they didn't have enough horsepower rendering at 720p to use MSAA or something...I guess dat trash back jersey ripple is a resource hog)
Adding to that, the gameplay is tweak/refinement of the last gen gameplay, its not rebuilt. The puck IMO is just as unrealistic as it always has been.
I mean, the team has to have at least like 10 people on it, right? What exactly did they do the last 2 years?
The Elite
BOSS
oh wow lol
Jesus, that's nuts. I was just getting to the point where I might have talked myself into not needing EASHL, but after this full list holy fuck. EA doesn't deserve $60 for this, and we shouldn't be rewarding this effort. When they put out crap and we buy it anyway the only message it sends is they don't have to try anymore.
I'd rather wait a week and buy a $56 used copy at Gamestop than give EA even a hint of the idea that I'm ok with this. But I'll do one better and skip it altogether (again) this year.
I'd rather wait a week and buy a $56 used copy at Gamestop than give EA even a hint of the idea that I'm ok with this. But I'll do one better and skip it altogether (again) this year.
1v1 online is what I play 95% of the time too, so I'll definitely be buying the game. It does feel weird though given what's been cut/stripped down. The one game mode I play is basically still in there, despite what's going on with the rest of the game.
Riedinizzo
Banned
Whats the likelihood a few features will get patched in? There's no good reason for shootout mode to be out
Are you fucking kidding me? What's the point of be a gm then
Forgive me, I'm new to the game. If I buy this, and my buddy buys this, do we have any hope of being able to play on the same team (PS4)?
This no co-op talk sounds too ridiculous to be true. Once they patch in OTP, will me and my buddy be able to play on the same team?
I mean, it's 2014... my buddy and me can play on the same team, right?
This no co-op talk sounds too ridiculous to be true. Once they patch in OTP, will me and my buddy be able to play on the same team?
I mean, it's 2014... my buddy and me can play on the same team, right?
Slim, I'd say. They've already promised OTP will be patched in, but I have little faith they'll get anything else in there. Historically NHL games only get patched about one time, and then they're done with it.
I tell you, next years game better be utterly incredible with the shit they pulled with 15.
Simon Belmont
Banned
I am actually cancelling my preorder today. I don't think I've ever done that.
Hari Seldon
Member
Now would be a good time for someone to kickstart a hockey game.
T.M. MacReady
NO ONE DENIES MEMBER
What the fuck? EA y? Y u do dis?!
Simon Belmont
Banned
It feels like Be A Pro from NHL 10. You go out until your stamina runs out, sit on the bench for two minutes and then hit b to go out again. Basically two 8 minute shifts a period.
dmix90
Member
Yeah..... every september they release $60 patch. I won't be surprised if their plan is to add 2-3 removed features every year and promote them as "brand new" until 2020. What a joke.
opticalmace
Member
What a disgrace.
Maidenpool?
Member
You can't edit players?
Why?
Why?
Handy Fake
Member
EA Sports - It Used To Be In The Game But Now It Isn't.
Maidenpool?
Member
So they throw out a bunch of integral features in favour of wasting time on a new "tv-style presentation."
Dare I say... it's been Maddened.
Dare I say... it's been Maddened.
joeygreco1985
Member
When has Madden cut features to this degree? Madden 25 made it to the new consoles fully intact even
Madden 25 made it to the new consoles and looked just like it did on the old consoles.
I recall the first Madden for Xbox 360 being dramatically gimped.
Maidenpool?
Member
Madden 13 got rid of edit player, imported NCAA rosters and franchise mode.(They turned it into "connected careers") They also got rid of the fantasy draft within franchise mode.
Debuting in that game was the new "CBS style" presentation. That was the selling point. Never mind all the stuff they cut out.
...But then they amazingly brought that stuff back the next year, and everyone forgave them.
Wow, this list is just sad. I have the game preordered on the PS4(may trade it in if it really sucks shit), but I hope this game bombs just to send a message to EA.
Sean Ramjagsingh has a lot to answer for, because releasing a game with this much missing a year late is unacceptable.
Edit: Would have cancelled my preorder if it wasn't a pain in the ass to do so. As it stands right now, I'm not buying next year's version.
Depends where you spend your time mode-wise tbh.
I play a little f everything, but its been 6 years or so since Ive had one of the NHLs. I saw the large list of modes/features that aren't in this years version, but not having played in so long I was unsure if they were really worth it.
This shouldn't matter. Nobody should be supporting this game.
Mike Works
Member
So uh... what CAN you do in HUT?
garbagejuicer
Neo Member
I think they knew people would be underwhelmed by the graphics, so they put that jersey flapping in there to give the illusion that you're seeing something new. Someone on the dev team surely realized that it looks awful but it was going in the game no matter what.
Well if you're gonna play on last gen, all the modes are in those games. You can get NHL 15 for PS3 or 360 and at least get all the new stuff (presentation, rosters) along with all the old.
No, they're there. You just can't play as them during Be a GM.
speculawyer
Member
Yeah, maybe I'm an outlier but I find it amazing how much time & effort they spend on the crowd. We have away team fans, we have guns with goal light hats, fans with special signs, we have ladie fans sending sexist instagram messages that they are at the game to watch their favorite hunk, we have guys with crown hats . . . BUT WHERE ARE THE GAME MODES? WHERE IS ONLINE CO-OP?
FFS, IT IS NOT A DAMN SPORTS FAN SIMULATOR.
I don't need shit like fluttering jerseys. Game modes, new animations, good AI, etc.
The Elite
BOSS
And be a pro as well?
What's the point.
I'm not going to play as the Bumfuck Nowhere Blunderfucks just because. They need to be integrated into GM or Pro mode.
Meh.
Thanks for telling me how to spend my money. The one game mode I play is still in the game, so why would I not pick it up?
Simon Belmont
Banned
You know what they say about fools and money.