@KlariskraysNHL wrote:
@rsandersr47I think it's also unfair to compare NHL and NBA in terms of popularity. NBA games probably sell like 4mil+ copies while NHL at it's best was only selling like 1.5million copies. So I would assume the size of budget and teams greatly differ. Investors aren't gonna throw money to lose on improving a game that they probably deem doesn't have much of a player pool to entice. I mean the reason the game probably has some arcade feel is to get the average person interested in it.
But honestly if you are a diehard fan and buy the same sports game year after year it just all feels the same. And I feel as we grow older we notice these things even more and feel let down.
Agreed.
I'd like to see EA take some radical steps to improve the photorealism of the game by way of new lighting, maybe a refresh of player models. Obviously, we all want bug fixes too - but in the spirit of making a game feel refreshing - a graphical leap is in order for this series. The move to Frostbite yielded some new fidelity, but it's nowhere close to what we see in FIFA or Madden yet.
This extremely well put!
Arcade even the playing field for the newbies, those who grind very little or prefer a fast pace with lots of WOW moments, even those where everybody is laughing at how drunk the goalie was on the fluke bouncing deflected in the between the goalie's leg missed pass the player with the highest momentum attempted.
How does EA try to keep them both type of players; the hardcore Full Sim player like me and my pals with their online game mode? Give me an option to rent a server where I can run my own GM Connected style of game mode and I'm gone!!! They played me this year... and that was not nice. After all, I played every hockey game since 1989!
By doing what EA did, they kept me and my pal to stick around this CHEL game mode while new player, not as skilled or just different play level, will face us and others in a high AI interference game mode.
Enough of this scam. I did not agree to that when I purchased it. More control and realism was the selling pitch. Was it A lie? NO: the game is running on new gen and it shows when you play be a pro or Franchise. A deceptive marketing strategy? Absilutely!!! And this kiind of action (action speak louder than words) that does not carry much water over longer period you know! I will not buy 2024 if we have arcade game mode as the only option for playing with my friends. Isn't that the major goal of online gaming, playing with your friends?
EA, I ran a survey on a facebook page that has 20K+ where I'm asking the participant to tell which game mode is most realistic simulation.... we have now over 230 participant and 70% think that CHEL is simulation while Offline Franchise or offline Be A Pro obtain 7% and 8 % respectively. When you run a survey, you have to take in the level of understanding of your customer base. They are NOT well informed. Many are so bias or straight up misinformed. Some will fight the fact that CHEL is Arcade... because they like this game mode and they think it is simulation. In other words, if they like it, how can it not be a simulation game mode.
This speaks to a deeper problem, but EA has to figure it out or they'll perish! And, palm trees and roller blade... I wasn't expecting a lot of good out of it to start with.
@Stud44qc wrote:
I will not buy 2024 if we have arcade game mode as the only option for playing with my friends. Isn't that the major goal of online gaming, playing with your friends?
Very interesting read there buddy… But I kept the part where it rang so true to me, hope you don’t mind ?
I've talked about this in a couple of thread, but you can have a look at this one if you want…
NHL-23-best-Gameplay-of-all-time-with-the-right-setup
Im finalizing a full 60 minutes set and it plays and smells like the real thing 😳 I’ve put about 500 hours of tweaking and testing and even myself I never thought we could do a full 60 with all the limitations we have on our side… But I found a few things and it clicked 😀
Imagine playing with your buddies in that environment ??? Each taking a position. Let’s say you control all the LW on a team, one of your friend takes all the RD and so on…. making line changes and stuff…
You could play 2 vs 2, 3 vs 3, 5 vs 5 and the rest of the remaining spots could be filled by AI like when I play position lock offline 😀 Yes it would be a dream come true for me and my bros/friends…
