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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Juhani_91_91
Seasoned Ace
2 years ago
@Froommey That's true, EA Sports could update mask design. For example HIFK change their logos over ten years ago and in the game mask where is old "cat" logo , what HIFK used until to season 2007- 2008
Beauts90
Seasoned Ace
2 years ago
@EA_Aljo
If it’s mapped with the buttons, the one touch passing could be a major upgrade. Especially if they remove the option of just hitting pass, that always made me pass when trying to switch players.

As far as reintroducing features, I’m not going to go down that road again this year, we can just leave it at that lol.
JKujo
2 years ago
Looks good, as a goalie in BAP I just hope that the fatigue factor doesn't get too overpowered.
One feature I would absolutely love to see is a Gran Turismo style goalie mask customizer. Have logos and colors specific to the team you play on along with stripes and shapes. Allow me the option to change the cage from chrome/painted/white/etc. We can change the color of the rest of the equipment, why not the mask? That would be a whole lot of fun to do and would allow players in CHEL the opportunity to personalize their players.
Just a thought.
Froommey
2 years ago
I have fears they will only do a minimum at offline modes like Franchise or BAP. If this is the case, and it continue the way from last year I am out.
Sega82mega
2 years ago
Could this be the game we all been waiting on?

Probebly not.

But sounds good, looks good too. 👏
And fun with a trailer with raw gameplay!
EA_Aljo
Community Manager
2 years ago
@Beauts90 wrote:

@EA_Aljo

If it’s mapped with the buttons, the one touch passing could be a major upgrade. Especially if they remove the option of just hitting pass, that always made me pass when trying to switch players.

As far as reintroducing features, I’m not going to go down that road again this year, we can just leave it at that lol.

I definitely get what you're saying about reintroducing features. Regardless of how it's said though, it's good to have them back.
TasteofChicago9
2 years ago
Why do players get attribute boosts just for keeping the puck in the zone? Last year it was too easy to just stay to the outside and skate in circles or LT Spam so you could get huge amounts of zone time. Why should be punish teams yplaying defense with attribute boosts for the opponent? Now if the team on offense is getting lots of shots and the other team is chasing like crazy then naturally the other team will get tired and then its easier to attack on offense., but giving stat boosts on offense is just going to reward teams that cheese. Also it’s taking more user input out of our hands so now I’m going to lose because there was a 50-50 play and the time on attack gave the other team a boost so they their puck control was greater than my poke check. Now I poke the puck and looks like the other team gets it back. That doesn’t seem fair. Why can’t it just be based on realistic factors and our inputs?
kyl_35
Seasoned Ace
2 years ago
I’m really happy with the fatigue engine for defenders and goalies, and the desperation saves being updated.

I am worried about having goalies sitting on their butt and trying to make saves. The game already does that for low blocker shots and since Luongo retired no goalie in the league sits on the ice anymore.
coolspot777
Seasoned Hotshot
2 years ago
Please tell us you can hide that pressure meter that shows in the zone??Not going to play seeing that meter all the time.
EA_Aljo
Community Manager
2 years ago
@TasteofChicago91

There have been some big changes to gameplay that you'll find out about in the playtest. I can't go in to those now, unfortunately.

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