More Broken Gameplay! ( Video Included )
Playing a sweaty HUT game against someone in Rivals. I play defensively given the fact he was just LT abusing the whole game. Get to OT and he rags my twice into his D-zone, trying to get it so my AI...
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Almost close to the New Year and this game has had way too many issues to count. I have 11 videos total uploaded of broken gameplay physics and bugs. HUT has become a pure money grab and milestone objectives aren't rewarding. Player pool in that mode is so low I play the same 4-7 opponents whenever I decide to play, and this is with cross-play on. EASHL drop-in is about the same since nobody wants to play that anymore...
I spend most my time playing Franchise mode, although since it's capped at 25 seasons and there isn't anything interesting in the presentation aspect I don't bother playing it lately.
BAP isn't fun, due to the issues discussed in other threads, and not being able to turn off cutscenes is painfully mindboggling.
With tournaments announced like the WC, the broken gameplay bugs are going to be the deciding factor for the vast majority which will lead to some unhappy customers.
This game is becoming uninteresting and is why I'm already done with it online for the most part. Getting ragged behind the net, and wrapped on is becoming a joke. That is IRL is considered a low grade shot attempt and goalies are able to catch it 97% of the time. Stick lift is still a problem, and real defense isn't capable in this game...
I don't know what the ones in suits are thinking, but this is becoming problematic causing consumers to be unhappy, which includes gamechangers and streamers...
if Sleeves' Discord is any indication, there's a ton of interest to keep the game going.
Its a wild ride over there and even with the issues in 23 there's a few thousand with keen interest. I can't speak about other influencers channels but his shows a lot of life.
@Jeff_frm_Edmonds wrote:if Sleeves' Discord is any indication, there's a ton of interest to keep the game going.
Its a wild ride over there and even with the issues in 23 there's a few thousand with keen interest. I can't speak about other influencers channels but his shows a lot of life.
FOMO is huge among sports gaming communities. When I look at my relationship with the NHL series, I'm just as naive as I've ever been - I play it every single year despite the nagging issues that seem to have plagued the series for a decade (why the heck does 1 person get to pause the game for 11 others in a drop-in?!?! STILL?!) and it's that fear-of-missing-out that drives my continued fandom.
When the game first launched, I was adamant this was it for me. "Not this year" But I discovered a little more nuance to the defensive side of things and decided I wanted to get better which mean it was time to grab the game again to compete in OVP.
My story isn't unique. Replace OVP with BAP or HUT or Franchise Mode - people just love the sport and want to experience the latest taste of what the developers want hockey to feel like on a controller.
I am incredibly disappointed that tuners are a thing of the past, for now. Minimal changes during the season might be some kind of attempt to garner more sales on release day, but I'm going to try and not be that cynical about it.
It sucks that we're only 2 months post-release and I'm already thinking of what might be in store for '24.
@KidShowtime1867 wrote:FOMO is huge among sports gaming communities. When I look at my relationship with the NHL series, I'm just as naive as I've ever been - I play it every single year despite the nagging issues that seem to have plagued the series for a decade (why the heck does 1 person get to pause the game for 11 others in a drop-in?!?! STILL?!) and it's that fear-of-missing-out that drives my continued fandom.
That's fair. I don't put too much emphasis on the 'state of the game' and just like to play it. I do notice the 'bugs' from time to time but it just adds to the humor of playing a video game that's trying to depict a sport.
I thought I was done with gaming but circumstances fell in place that allowed me to dabble again after 15+ years away. If the UTs were a thing in the 90s I probably would have never gave it up. I do get the feeling reading others that it might have been that time away that adds to my enjoyment today. I doubt I upgrade to X and have accepted this could be my last NHL game but we'll see what's around the corner when we get there.
