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NHL 17 announced, new features detailed

NYR

NYR

Member
New Feature list just released.

https://www.easports.com/nhl/m2?utm...ign=na-nhl17-feature-announce-jun16-n16-eashl

LIVE YOUR HOCKEY FANTASY IN NEW GAME MODES
No matter how you play the game, NHL 17 delivers new modes to connect to your favorite teams and players. Feel the thrill of fantasy draft night with a star power team in Draft Champions, or play for national pride in the World Cup of Hockey. Be a GM fans experience the evolution of team management and take on the entire business in Franchise Mode, where you call the shots from concessions to arena relocation.

WORLD CUP OF HOCKEY
For the first time in EA SPORTS NHL history, play for national pride in a full International Tournament Mode. Featuring all of the official World Cup of Hockey teams, players and uniforms, take to the ice on a world stage as your national team and heroes.

CLIMB THE RANKS THROUGH EASHL
Progress through the all-new EASHL Player Rank System to earn badges and unlock new customization items for your players, team - and even arenas – in the most competitive and customizable EASHL ever.

TAKE CONTROL OF THE ICE AND PLAY YOUR WAY
Own Every Zone with more end-to-end control with authentic goalies featuring positional awareness and Reactionary Save Intelligence, all-new Net Battles for offensive and defensive zone play, and dozens of thrilling new goal celebrations that capture the excitement of scoring the biggest goals on game night. Gameplay Features

SHARPEN YOUR GAME
Whether you’re competing online for elite status or lacing up the skates for the very first time, the next generation of the critically acclaimed Visual On-Ice Trainer and Coaching Feedback tools return to teach you the skills needed to sharpen your game. Unprecedented control over gameplay settings and sliders give you the tools to go from fast, action-packed gameplay all the way to the most authentic simulation so you can play the style of hockey you love.

NEW WAYS TO PLAY FAN FAVORITE GAME MODES
Take your EA SPORTS Hockey League team to the next level by progressing through ranks to unlock customization items and give your uniform a unique look, or use the all-new Arena Creator to build the home ice you’ve always wanted. Celebrate career defining Moments in Be a Pro and immerse yourself into the most exciting Hockey Ultimate Team ever with the introduction of team Synergy, completely changing the way you build and play your dream team.

ARENA CREATOR
Whether you’re in EASHL or Franchise Mode, build the home ice arena you and your team have always dreamed of with the all-new arena creator. Customize every detail from the ice surface, to the goal light, to the scoreboard and even the goal songs and FX that light up your team’s biggest moments.

TEAM EDITOR
You can’t judge a team by their looks, but it doesn’t hurt to look good. Use the all-new team customization tool to edit to your team’s entire uniform, including patterns, colors, patches and logos to use in season play, when relocating a team in Franchise Mode, or to build your EASHL team identity. Progress through the EASHL to unlock even more items for your team.

CAREER DEFINING MOMENTS
When a player looks back at their career it’s filled with moments that they’ll never forget – their first goal, their first fight, stepping onto the ice surface for their first NHL game. Bring these moments to life like never before in Be a Pro and other modes by celebrating the career-defining milestones that hockey players remember for the rest of their lives.

HUT SYNERGY
The most played mode in EA SPORTS NHL gets even better! Introducing HUT Synergy, an all-new “Team Building” system designed to challenge the way you build and play as your Ultimate Team. Pair player strengths together to create synergy in your roster and grant perks across your lineups.

HUT DYNAMIC SETS
The all-new HUT sets mechanic takes collecting to a new level that replicates the biggest real-world hockey moments. Collect sets to unlock rewards, including new thematic sets, to constantly build and improve your team. With Dynamic HUT Sets, if it happens hockey, it happens in NHL 17.

ECHL
The ECHL makes its debut in NHL 17, featuring all 27 authentic teams, jerseys, and rosters.

VISUAL ON-ICE TRAINER
The critically acclaimed Visual On-Ice Trainer is back and has been revamped to make improving your skill level easier and faster than ever before. Whether you’re taking your pro status to an elite level or lacing your skates for the first time, the On-Ice Trainer will perfect your play in every mode.

COACHING FEEDBACK
Coaching tips to perfect your game are deeper and more dynamic in NHL 17 with finely tuned feedback created just for you. Work the zone defense, get the puck deep or know when to unleash to the net with the help of a personal coach designed to elevate your play to the pro level.

COMPLETE GAMEPLAY CUSTOMIZATION
Whether you’re a seasoned pro or brand new to EA SPORTS NHL, more control over game difficulty settings, rules, and details allow you to create the perfect hockey experience for your playstyle. Go from fast, arcade fun all the way to authentic simulation hockey and everything in between with 100-point sliders that deliver precision control over your hockey experience.


More info, different format:
General
More authentic goalies: Improved end-to-end control featuring positional awareness and "Reactionary Save Intelligence" thanks to updated motion capturing, allowing you to use your body to block instead of only making reactionary saves.
New net battles in offensive and defensive zones
New goal celebrations: "Dozens" of all-new celebrations
Improved tape-to-tape passing, puck pickups and pivots
Enhanced hit mechanics: Choose whether you close someone off at the boards, push them off the puck, or deliver a devastating body-check.
ECHL: The ECHL makes its debut in NHL 17, featuring all 27 authentic teams, jerseys, and rosters.

EA Sports Hockey League
New Player Rank System: Ability to earn badges and unlock customizations items for players and teams.
Arena Progression: Arena size will adjust according to your team's progress - from a small community's rink to state-of-the-art arenas.
Arena Creator: Customize every detail from the ice surface, to the goal light, to the scoreboard and even the goal songs and FX that light up.
Team Editor: Edit your team’s entire uniform including patterns, colors, patches and logos.

World Cup of Hockey
Official World Cup of Hockey teams, players and uniforms

Draft Champions Mode
Introduces the thrill of the fantasy draft with fast rounds of superstar picks
Each round challenges managers to choose the best players to build a balanced team.
Immediately following your draft, take to the ice and fulfill your team’s potential by winning the Draft Championship


Hockey Ultimate Team
HUT Synergy: New team building system which requires you to pair player strengths together.
HUT Dynamic Sets: Collect sets to unlock rewards, including new thematic sets, to constantly build and improve your team.

Franchise Mode
Evolution of Be a GM
Added features: Make game-changing decisions from player personnel, ticket prices, marketing, arena upgrades, and even relocation.
 
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Mihalis0013

Neo Member
Some neat customization options in there. Excited to get the game in my hands and try them out!

Thanks for posting!
 
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BigJonsson

Member
16 got boring fast, don't know if I'll get 17 at launch

HUT needs to be more like Diamond Dynasty in MLB The Show.....but that won't happen
 
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Chris R

Member
ECHL news has me hyped.

I need the GEICO goal posts though, and the ability to recreate the local team's arena or no buy.
 
TheMissingLink

TheMissingLink

Member
Game has played the same for 5+ years.

And after skipping the year before, this last year's game sucked.

Unfortunately, won't buy this year....sad day for this EA NHL fan.
 
NYR

NYR

Member
Chris R said:
ECHL news has me hyped.

I need the GEICO goal posts though, and the ability to recreate the local team's arena or no buy.
Click to expand...

Preview of every EASHL team now, everyone will be rocking the Solar Bear jersey.

2015-10-08-jerseygroup.jpg
 
Ardenyal

Ardenyal

Member
goalies featuring positional awareness and Reactionary Save Intelligence, all-new Net Battles for offensive and defensive zone play, and dozens of thrilling new goal celebrations
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That's all they had to say about the actual gameplay?
 
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depward

Member
Minor updates doesn't fix a broken hockey gameplay system.

They "updated" the engine in 15 but it largely still plays the same for the past 4 years or so.

I tried to forgive EA after the NHL 15 EASHL debacle. NHL 16 EASHL was pure crap.

Will have to give this year a pass.
 
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storybook77

Member
My guess would be that since Fifa is getting Frostbite this year, Madden will use it next year for sure. NHL and NBA live might use it next year or it could be until the '19 cycle.

I imagine the Fifa team is the largest and will share what they've done with the other sports developers after release.
 
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Cake Boss

Banned
lol so still no GM Connected?

And your selling us an old option "Fantasy Draft" that used to be in Be a GM mode, as a new feature called "Draft Champions Mode"

Fuck off, would be the first NHL title I won't pick up at launch since 09.
 
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Wingfan19

Unconfirmed Member
100 point sliders are pointless. It's all psychosomatic anyway. They have a set range of what happens after a certain point value is hit. There is no difference between 45 and 46, but there is probably a bump between 74 and 75.

I wish they would have a preset slider setting to get realistic stats for 20 minute periods. I'd love to see how the game would play to achieve that and if that would even be fun.
 
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mreddie

Member
Create a Arena based on the Coyotes troubles?

I wish they fixed the whole female players not fighting issue in 16.
 
bumpkin

bumpkin

Member
ECHL being in is cool because my local AHL team got bumped down a league to there this past season (after winning the Calder Cup). The rest of the "new" features? I don't know. There's so many fundamentally broken things in the game and we know that EA doesn't like doing major revamps year-to-year.
 
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fastballspecial

Member
I can't play these games anymore. I feel like every time EA puts out a hockey game it's just their super weird and jacked up approximation of the sport.
 
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NoLongerALurker

Banned
So they're keeping the preset player builds for EASHL? Happy to hear, if true. Glad I won't have to grind a shit ton of games to improve my player.
 
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Mihalis0013

Neo Member
A bit off topic but I've been meaning to find this out for years. When creating a goalie, the consistency meter has three settings 0, 1, 2. Does anyone know if 0 or 2 is most consistent? Once upon a time all the best goalies in the game had consistency 0 but now if you look, every goalie in the game is set to 1 which tells me nothing.

Anyone have any idea?
 
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TheVisualizer

Banned
Im mostly disappointed with the content of the announcement as most of you seem to be. I only really play EASHL anymore since the base gameplay still has the same feel from 2009. I thought this year's game however was the best hockey game EA has ever made, but has a lot of areas that can be improved.

They need to stop trying to sell this to a mainstream audience and instead try to make the game play more like the actual sport to reinvigorate the niche crowd of gamers who care about the game/sport.

My opinion is you can try expanding the on-ice trainer as a way for casuals to learn if that want, and throw a 3v3 mode with simpler controls in like their standalone game from last gen in as a game mode to appeal to those who are intimidated by the complexity of the current game mechanics but you arent going to expand the audience for the game by anything they announced this year.
 
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Zombie James

Banned
More authentic goalies: Improved end-to-end control featuring positional awareness and "Reactionary Save Intelligence" thanks to updated motion capturing, allowing you to use your body to block instead of only making reactionary saves.
Click to expand...

This is, what, the fifth year in a row they've mentioned this new feature? Sure feels like it.
 
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