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Sgt_Kelso's avatar
Sgt_Kelso
Rising Novice
31 days ago

First impressions on NHL25

So threre some good, some bad... I like the L2 skating, it gives you versatility and lateral agility, for BOTH offence and defence. Feels nice! The one-timer mechanism is nice too, but seems overpowered? So generally the gameplay isn't half bad...

However, there's a quite a bit of negatives, some gameplay and some QoL issues. I've played mostly EASHL, so that's where my criticism originates from.

  1. There SO MUCH flickering on the dressing room screen. The background flickers and flashes annoyingly, I just can't stand it. Sure it looks cool for a second, but if you have to stare that screen for hald an hour or more, it gets VERY tiresome. In addition , the player banners in the dressing room keep flickering as well, this isn't by design, and it was like that in the last game. Please do something about it!? 
  2. Finding games is a nightmare, please return the server location options like they were. You either get a game with 120+ ping or missing players (in 4s and 6s). We spend more time in the dressing room staring at that flickering that in actual games, and it's early season too! 
  3. Goalies... what can you say? They're like swiss cheese in EASHL, I can't catch a puck if it kills me. Just regular wristers from no particularily good position, and they go in. What I could be sure to catch in NHL24 no longer applies, I don't know exactly what has changed, but something seems off. If this is by design, please let us know what we need to adjust, is it angles, anticipation or what. I don't even want to play goialie anymore.
  4. Menus, why are there so many and why are they still so slow? Have you counted how many button presses it takes to achieve something in the menus, you know like basic useability stuff? I know this has been an issue forever, but let's keep bringing this up, hey?

I am sure I can think of some more issues, but let's kick off with these. Your thoughts?

 

 

  • EA_Aljo's avatar
    EA_Aljo
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    Hi there. Thanks for all the feedback. An update went out last night that should have addressed the issue with finding games. Please let me know if you're still having trouble with this.

    • Sgt_Kelso's avatar
      Sgt_Kelso
      Rising Novice

      That's good to hear, thanks Aljo. I did notice the patch earlier, but didn't have chance to play yet.

      I forgot to mention, that we've had the issue with synch at puck-drop, you get the screen, and the face-off is starting under it....likewise at penalty shot the synch screen seems to go on too long?

      Also, in one game we had a loop happening. We scored two times, and yet the game reverted to previous face-off. Yet when the opponent scored, their goal counted! That game didn't register, I don't think.

      And some of the replays are odd, you get a goal replay when you get a penalty shot etc. They seem way off. Something needs fixing there.

      • EA_Aljo's avatar
        EA_Aljo
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        We're aware of the issue with the faceoff sync as well as the replays. I haven't seen many reports of the looping. How often is that happening?