Here it is, everyone! The NHL 24 Reveal Trailer

The "exhaust engine" is really bothering me.It is very arcadey. The "power meter" on the ice is very obnoxious and not the least bit authentic or realistic. I feel like this sort of mechanic belongs in Street Fighter, not NHL 24.More importantly, this "issue" could easily be addressed by just making fatigue more prominent. Your line is caught out there hemmed in your zone, the other team gets change and fresh players, and then you're in trouble because your line is tired and theirs isn't. Make the speed penalty for fatigue way higher - especially when it's in the "red", wherever that is determined to be - and maybe even add in some hunched over/barely moving skating animations. It will be hard to get the puck out of the zone, you will try to get a cover with your goalie or an off-the-glass and out. You arrive at the same outcome as the "exhaust" engine, without the gimmicky, arcadey stuff. And it requires the offensive team to get fresh legs, which the "exhaust engine" is completely missing.Likewise, goalies could have a fatigue bar too, that goes down with lots of shots/movement, goes up between faceoffs and between periods.Again, same outcome, done more authentically/realistically, no gimmicky/arcadey stuff. I guess "improved fatigue engine" isn't as marketable as "exhaust engine". Its kind of insulting that EA thinks hockey as a sport is so boring that we need "special move power bars" in the game.

@EA_Aljo wrote:@Beauts90 One-touch passes have been in the game, but they have been improved for 24 with the vision passing system. Glass breaking and hitting players in to the bench were in previous games as well, but we also aren't advertising them as brand new and never before in the game. I believe that was with the transition to Xbox One/PS4 so it's been quite a while since we saw them last. Not to split hairs too finely, but the VO did say, "you can NOW hit your opponent into..." rather than, "you can ONCE AGAIN hit your opponent into..." What was actually said does heavily imply that it's a new feature. That said, it's a welcome (return) addition either way.

@Beauts90 I am absolutely flabbergasted, that Clappy tweets this, and the Mike guy says what he did.At least it’s a quick decision for me.NOT BUYING NHL 24.

@EA_Aljo wrote:@kyl_35 wrote:@007hockeyI buy it second hand off marketplace. That way I still get my roster update and I don’t give EA any money. Everyone wins!I've certainly bought my fair share of games second hand over the years, but keep in mind, the more legit sales of the game there are, the bigger the budget for new additions and improvements. Buying the game second hand doesn't help in this case, but I understand not wanting to spend your money on a game that you feel isn't worth it.I promise I’ll buy the game brand new once any effort gets put in to offline player/team customization and franchise mode.

@Forizeal wrote:ea might be worth billions of dollars but the nhl team is small compared to madden and fifa. gotta remember madden and fifa sell more copies day one than nhl does the whole year combined No excuse for what they have done to this game. They have wasted their limited (according to you) resources on levitating player intros, trick shots, power up meters, etc., Instead of making the gameplay better for about a decade. They have actually made the skating far worse since NHL 14, doesn't take a large team to not make things worse.

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bg0vzeyqov1y
New Veteran
2 years ago
In the interview https://www.rds.ca/balle-courbe/nhl-...tes-1.17367805 he says "We haven't done/ had allot of focus on the offline modes." Not even saying We haven't put our energies into offline game modes." or nothing about there being no changes at all. Unless there's an interview/ somewhere else he's said this.

So there can be basic/ long overdue editing features and lingering problems fixed, instead of a complete overhaul like the gameplay is sounding like. Hope is low with EA but I would like to go by his exact words.
KennyN1220
2 years ago
@bg0vzeyqov1y if I read that right you are saying they will be working on offline modes before release but we won’t find out until more deep dive videos?
bg0vzeyqov1y
New Veteran
2 years ago
@KennyN1220 I'm not saying they will/ wont be working on them for certain, only that they could maybe be sprinkling in fixes/ changes etc. for the offline modes before launch or during updates. There is hope I think.

All I know is in that video when asked about the offline modes Mike never says anything like "there will be no fixes/ changes to franchise/ BAP at all whatsoever in NHL 24" unless there's somewhere else he's said it.
KennyN1220
2 years ago
@bg0vzeyqov1y yeah we will have to wait for all the deep dives and other videos. I mainly play offline modes so it would be nice to see some changes to them that I feel will make them better! I think the gameplay looks great and I hope to play the beta next week to get a feel! I am glad to see the game move in a right direction.
Jammalammalam
Seasoned Veteran
2 years ago
@KlariskraysNHL Just what the defense ordered, eh? A weakening defense for keeping the puck in zone and a wheezing floppy goalie the more shots you fling at him from anywhere on the ice.

They put a defenseman on the cover for 24 and showed tired defenseman, tired goalies, tic-tac-toe passing, custom dekes, sustained pressure, reverse hits while maintaining the puck at full speed and the defenseman get... shove..
KlariskraysNHL
Hero
2 years ago
@Jammalammalam While Makar can play some great defense it is his offense that gets showcased. I've always said this and it always rings true... Offense must always reign supreme. It creates those insane highlight reels.
Forizeal
2 years ago
ea might be worth billions of dollars but the nhl team is small compared to madden and fifa. gotta remember madden and fifa sell more copies day one than nhl does the whole year combined
KidShowtime1867
Hero
2 years ago
@KlariskraysNHL wrote:
@JagavekovSee that is how you view it. I view the exhaust engine as their way to try and combat ragging the puck. They are encouraging people to be in the offensive zone and working the puck around. Being on the Penalty Kill will feel probably even worse now showing true nature to how it would be in real hockey with them tiring and the offense getting better chances. You can't just hold onto the puck in the offensive zone to get the meter up you gotta cycle and get shots. Also note while the defense gets weaker the offense also gets a boost in stats. So you can't go around skill zoning on defense you actually have to attack and force plays. And your method doesn't work for WoC so this system takes care of all the modes.

I think, to @Jagavekov 's point, this can be accomplished without the need for an arcade-type meter being displayed on the ice/along the boards.
The U.I. is already in place to show your line's energy levels - why not just have that appear on-screen in the bottom right/left corner at points when their energy has decreased to dangerous levels?
As for combating ragging the puck, I don't think the video showcased players passing the puck and controlling it in their own zone for a period of time, which is what raggers do.
nhluser
Seasoned Veteran
2 years ago
I read on you tube Tougie24 channel who has played the game and as expected they have not listening to the offline community about full presentation so now we know for sure they do not care one bit about us who complained several months about the condensed presentation it is all about online gaming.
Tougie24
The Intros are still short unfortunately. The philosophy is getting people into games as fast as possible. Which does suck for people like us who wants that extra immersion like we used to have.
Jagavekov
2 years ago
@Forizeal wrote:
ea might be worth billions of dollars but the nhl team is small compared to madden and fifa. gotta remember madden and fifa sell more copies day one than nhl does the whole year combined
No excuse for what they have done to this game. They have wasted their limited (according to you) resources on levitating player intros, trick shots, power up meters, etc., Instead of making the gameplay better for about a decade. They have actually made the skating far worse since NHL 14, doesn't take a large team to not make things worse.

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