Let's Talk: NHL 21 Closed Technical Test Update August 30th
August 30, 2020 5:30PM
edited September 2020
Let us start off by saying thank you for your support during these extraordinary circumstances, we’re thrilled to have finally shared a first look into NHL 21 with you. Now we’re excited for you to get hands-on with NHL 21 starting with our Closed Technical Test which will be available this Monday.
One of the biggest challenges we’ve had to face developing the game from home is our ability to stress test servers as well as the need to address any critical launch feedback from the community.
We’ve had to adapt our testing strategy given the WFH constraints meaning a Technical Test for the game is more important than ever. This Closed Technical Test gives us a chance to ensure we launch NHL 21 with the highest degree of stability and polish possible.
The Closed Technical Test will give us more time to act on your feedback before we release the game in October. That’s our #1 goal with this, to make sure community feedback is at the forefront as we head into the final stages of development.
Because this is truly a Technical Test, versus betas run in previous years, the experience will be less representative of the final game and we need to make it closed; meaning registrants are not permitted to upload any capture (screenshots or video) or stream the game. Participation is completely voluntary and you should feel free to give us your feedback through the Answers HQ, EA Forums and on Reddit so that we have the opportunity to address potential concerns before launch. We will be activity reading and listening to what you are saying throughout the entirety of the Technical Test.
Online Versus and the World of Chel will both be available to play during the Closed Technical Test. Be sure to try out Practice Mode with your buddies or Free Skate around with your player and test out some of the new traits we’ve made available. The Club Finals Championship will also be active during this time, earn Rank Points by competing against other clubs in either 3v3 or 6v6 and climb the leaderboards to earn the top spot.
Finally, there’s a lot of new features in NHL 21 that are not playable in the Technical test. Below is a roadmap of when you’ll get to see and hear more about all of them.
Thanks again and we’ll see you on the ice Monday!
Check in on the official NHL 21 website for more info to come soon on all the gameplay features, new modes, and more. We’ll be rolling out even more details about the changes and features coming to gameplay in Mid September.
One of the biggest challenges we’ve had to face developing the game from home is our ability to stress test servers as well as the need to address any critical launch feedback from the community.
We’ve had to adapt our testing strategy given the WFH constraints meaning a Technical Test for the game is more important than ever. This Closed Technical Test gives us a chance to ensure we launch NHL 21 with the highest degree of stability and polish possible.
The Closed Technical Test will give us more time to act on your feedback before we release the game in October. That’s our #1 goal with this, to make sure community feedback is at the forefront as we head into the final stages of development.
Because this is truly a Technical Test, versus betas run in previous years, the experience will be less representative of the final game and we need to make it closed; meaning registrants are not permitted to upload any capture (screenshots or video) or stream the game. Participation is completely voluntary and you should feel free to give us your feedback through the Answers HQ, EA Forums and on Reddit so that we have the opportunity to address potential concerns before launch. We will be activity reading and listening to what you are saying throughout the entirety of the Technical Test.
Online Versus and the World of Chel will both be available to play during the Closed Technical Test. Be sure to try out Practice Mode with your buddies or Free Skate around with your player and test out some of the new traits we’ve made available. The Club Finals Championship will also be active during this time, earn Rank Points by competing against other clubs in either 3v3 or 6v6 and climb the leaderboards to earn the top spot.
Finally, there’s a lot of new features in NHL 21 that are not playable in the Technical test. Below is a roadmap of when you’ll get to see and hear more about all of them.
Thanks again and we’ll see you on the ice Monday!
Check in on the official NHL 21 website for more info to come soon on all the gameplay features, new modes, and more. We’ll be rolling out even more details about the changes and features coming to gameplay in Mid September.
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*Do we know when it ends?
You can probably still capture footage but just can't upload it. At least not without risking any form of punishment.
If you didn't have a capture card you couldn't clip videos of the beta on Xbox.
Also as the explanation Clappy gave it's a legit thing. If you see Twitter lately talking about Madden it's riddled with a ton of bugs both graphical and gameplay. This is something NHL is probably needing to avoid.
Lol yep they need to avoid how the game is the same crap different year. At least til after launch. Madden gets a way bigger budget and its still crap. So whats nhl excuse? They claim its the smaller team that causes slower development but obviously they arent focused on quality products anymore and people are waking up to it.
@clappy_NHL How long will this Technical Test be. A week or more?
1pm eastern time
Have a good day all!
Hey good for u my brother enjoy I haven't gotten one yet and I signed up as soon as I heard about ,if I may ask did you receive an email or did it so up on your console
But now I'm wondering has anyone been able to upload the "beta" yet?
I'm on Xbox and when I enter the code in Store:
So will it be available 1 PM EST? That's 8 PM in Finland where I am.
Well at least you know you got your code