Hey, NHL Fans! The NHL 25 Deep Dive Trailer premiers today at 11 AM EST. Catch the video below and the blog here.

What was up with how short that was? Didn't feel like a gaming deep, felt like a shallow dive. What we learned: advanced skating IQ, oh wait, already knew about that one from the TRAILER. Advanced AI, def should be an improvement, and the advanced one timer, seems cool, but also seems like something that will lead to single style goals, again. Was hoping for more from that video considering there was an extra week to prepare for the video. Most games have 15-30 min weekly deep dives prior to launch, just saying

Really like the changes made to the AI teammates. Hopefully will lead to less frustration for me. I see the goalies still incorrectly prioritize depth over angle and dive unnecessarily, so hopefully that gets cleaned up relatively soon because it fills me with rage every time. 🙃

What are they supposed to do, give you a 30 minute video of people using vision control and scoring one-timers? Sure, it was short (we're never satisfied) but it got to the point.Plus, there are additional details at the end of the blog with some bullet points that many of us has been asking to be resolved over the course of the last year: GoaliesGeneral Improvements preemptive save decisions & animations.Improved poke check & puck cover responsiveness and situation-solving.Improvements to save motion coming onto the goalposts.Increased save range including better solving for lacrosse goals.Goalies stay on their feet longer, and won’t drop to or stay in butterfly if they have time to get back up.Tweaks to save and capability models Improved readiness for controlled and redirected savesRebalanced goalie precisionImproved decision-making for positioning One timersFacing in-tight shotsChallenge distancesNew Actions AddedAI goalies will use the spread-vUser goalies can saucer passGoalies can cover the puck off of teammate's stick to better protect their own goalsPost-goal emotional reactionsPad stack and desperation side poses are now mergedHitting SystemImprovements to hit alignment to ensure more consistent outcomesNew shoulder check animations from back-skatingImprovements to shove and hit conflicts with shooting controlsGet-up time is scaled based on player fatigue and the level of hits takenFatigue drain varies based on the size of the hit deliveredThe bigger the hit the larger the stamina lossAI will now use the hip check Player sizes factor more into hit outcomesSustained Pressure SystemA team that activates pressure will receive 20% increase to their on-ice player stamina meters

ooh i do NOT like that pressure system change. i don't know how it'll actually play out, but i hate the logic behind it - a team that's working the puck around the zone does not magically GAIN energy after a certain amount of time irl.

What do you want more information on? It really won't be apparent just how different the gameplay is until you get to play for yourself. It's not the easiest to show off in a trailer. There are a lot of changes the community requested. Better skating, better AI, manual one Ts, improved strategies, etc. I think the changes to vision control alone are going to be very well received. You'll just have to wait a few weeks to find out when you get your hands on it.

NHL 25 Gameplay Deep Dive Trailer and Blog

phomi99
New Vanguard
3 months ago
It looks good, I worry about puck ragging being more abused but hopefully with improved AI it will help balance it. The checking I hope has more of an aim assist aspect to it instead of the flailing arms animation.
- admiral745
  Seasoned Hotshot
  3 months ago
  AI improvement is a HUGE W, if it makes it feel les arcade-like, it will be a big factor in how I rate the game.
  - NeonSkyline21
    Rising Hotshot
    3 months ago
    Unfortunately, they didn't really showcase any significant "AI improvements" IMO. I know it's probably very hard to show improved programming logic in a video like this but some of the clips shown actually made the AI look worse...
janikatsu
Seasoned Novice
3 months ago
EA_Aljocould you let the team know that the San Jose Sharks away uniform is incorrect, they are using teal helmets both home and away kits. The trailer has the Sharks wearing white helmets on their away uniforms. Thank you!
- EA_Aljo
  Community Manager
  3 months ago
  Hi there. Thanks for the feedback on this.
SummerOfDekes
New Hotshot
3 months ago
Ok, I just noticed this issue. Go to about 1:52 in the gameplay video and look at the goalie. After raising this issue for the better part of a year, the glitch where the goalie's legs get stuck in the net STILL hasn't been fixed.
What the hell, guys?
Vipermaw82
Rising Novice
3 months ago
EA_AljoCan you confirm if there has been a tweak to hip checks.... instead of people running around all over the place then push a button and wipe out everyone? Probably the most OPd thing in the game for forechecks as they have no penalty for skating as fast as they can along the boards and just hip check their way all the way around. Hopefully the size based hitting mechanics help so 220lb dmen dont get wrecked by 160lb snipers

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