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 Game Details EARLY RELEASE: Sept 6, 2013 with Season Ticket RELEASE DATE: Sept 10, 2013 PLAYER: 1-4, Online Multiplayer 2-12 PLATFORMS: Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 Threads 360 EASHL Thread: http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3565770 PS3 EASHL Thread: http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3569854 Pre-order Info Amazon - Pre-order NHL 14 and get the Amazon exclusive Warrior Player Pack and the official CCM Player Pack. Each features custom equipment and boost items to give your Be A Pro and EASHL created players that extra edge. Also, all pre-orders get the EA Sports Ultimate Pass. Kick start your team with 24 HUT Gold Packs. Access codes will be emailed within two business days after your order ships. This offer will be extended to all existing pre-orders. Offer valid when shipped and sold by Amazon.com. Amazon reserves the right to change or terminate this promotion at any time. Limited to one per customer order. Please read the PlayStation Network and Xbox LIVE terms of use. Best Buy / FutureShop - Pre-order** NHL® 14 at Best Buy or Future Shop and receive the official Easton Player Pack featuring custom equipment and boost items to give your Be A Pro and EASHL created players that extra edge GameStop / EBGames - Pre-Order NHL® 14 at EB Games or Gamestop and receive the EA SPORTS Ultimate Pass, plus receive the BAUER Player Pack featuring exclusive custom equipment and boost items for your Be A Pro and EASHL created skaters. Give your Pro’s that extra edge. Stay tuned for the reveal of even more bonus items for your preorder. Origin - Pre-order** NHL® 14 at Origin and receive EA SPORTS Goalie Boosts give your Be A Pro and EASHL goalie that extra edge. Foreign Pre-Orders: Sweden: http://www.ea.com/se/nhl-14-preorder Denmark: http://www.ea.com/dk/nhl-14-preorder Norway: http://www.ea.com/no/nhl-14-preorder Finland: http://www.ea.com/fi/nhl-14-preorder Russia: http://www.ea.com/ru/1/nhl14-preorder Germany/Austria/Switzerland: http://www.ea.com/de/nhl-14 Czech Republic: http://www.ea.com/cz/1/objednat-nhl-14 Twitter: http://twitter.com/EASPORTSNHL Blog: http://www.ea.com/nhl/blog "Features" NHL® Collision Physics Developed from the same core technology that powers EA SPORTS FIFA’s critically-acclaimed Player Impact Engine, NHL® Collision Physics introduces bigger, more thrilling hits, and truer-to-life collisions. A new left-stick control scheme makes delivering a game-changing hit simpler and more rewarding than ever. Trailer -- http://www.easports.com/nhl/news-updates-gameplay/video/L6tggtJBe7c True Performance Skating Built on the breakthrough innovation that introduced physics-based skating and over 1,000 new skating animations to the EA SPORTS NHL® franchise. The second year of the True Performance Skating features improved acceleration, explosive first-strides, quicker pivots and enhanced lateral skating, resulting in greater player responsiveness and unprecedented control. http://www.easports.com/nhl/news-updates-gameplay/article/nhl-14-gameplay-improvements-true-performance-skating One Touch Dekes Experience what it feels like to be a superstar through a new, more responsive deking system controlled only with the left stick and one-button. From beginner to advanced gamers, the system allows for quicker reactive dekes and intuitive combination dekes, creating more moves than ever before. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZjJd6-9I2oM Enforcer Engine There is a code in hockey, when it's broken you have to respond. A first for the NHL® franchise, Fight Night technology delivers a new 3rd person experience, physics-based punch targeting and player size differentiation to every fight, creating the most authentic and electrifying experience yet. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMxd8W6r3hA Live the Life The new incarnation of the Be a Pro Career Mode, now you can truly Live the Life of an NHL player. On or off the ice, every decision you make shapes your legacy as an athlete. Interact with teammates outside of the rink. Take part in media interviews. Each choice you make will affect your relationship with fans, teammates and management, influencing your skills and progression. EA SPORTS NHL® Online Season NHL 14 adds the best-in-class promotion and relegation system in the sports category to the Hockey Ultimate Team & EA SPORTS Hockey League modes. Win games and advance to the next division to face tougher competition, fall short and see your team bumped down. Teams will be able to track their progress across multiple seasons. Online Mode Improvements NHL 14 brings multiple community-driven improvements to all online game modes. NHL 14 will offer a more streamlined and accessible experience for both new and veteran players, while also bringing in exciting features like Online Seasons. http://www.easports.com/nhl/news-updates-gameplay/article/nhl-14-online-modes-improvements NHL 94 Anniversary Mode Forget all the rules. Penalties? Get out of here! Offsides? Nope! Icings? Not a chance! Just old school NHL 94-style gameplay that uses classic button controls to deliver big hits, real fights, dirty dangles and sick snipes! You can even celebrate those moves with a new take on classic goal celebrations. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8pLV4-RImk Dynamic Ratings Updates Hockey players can be a superstitious bunch, whether they’re riding a hot streak or a cold spell. Now the rosters of NHL 14 will more closely match the action on the ice. NHL 14 introduces Dynamic Ratings Updates for the first time to the series, which bases in-game updates on real-world NHL performance for "Play Now" and "Online Versus" modes*. If an NHL player has performed exceptionally well over a stretch of games, they may receive a temporary boost to their ratings. But if a player’s performance has been lackluster, you may see their ratings change negatively. Hot and Cold streaks will be initiated based on Points and Goals Scored for Forwards and Defensemen, while Goalies will be measured on Save Percentage. IRC Server: irc.synirc.net Channel: #eashlgoons Direct link: CLICK HERE TO CHAT WITH GOONS Hockles fucked around with this message at 13:55 on Sep 12, 2013 |
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Hockles posted:IRC DO THIS! Sometimes we even discuss playing NHL.
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Jul 31, 2013 15:40
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Has 2K given up on NHL games entirely? The last ones sucked, it would just be nice to have some competition.
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Jul 31, 2013 18:30
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triplexpac posted:Has 2K given up on NHL games entirely? The last ones sucked, it would just be nice to have some competition. A few years ago: NHL 2K11 was the final release, and Wii-exclusive. I still play 2K8 with updated rosters, but it's getting... well... difficult. 2K10 had some good ideas, but was pretty clunky on a whole. If EA would just release a PC version of these games, the starved community would probably turn that thing into gold.
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Aug 1, 2013 01:17
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With the Xbone and PS4 both x86 they might actually possibly consider thinking about potentially looking at the preliminary draft idea of creating PC versions again, so there's that.
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Aug 1, 2013 01:22
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hojusimpson posted:A few years ago: NHL 2K11 was the final release, and Wii-exclusive. I still play 2K8 with updated rosters, but it's getting... well... difficult. 2K10 had some good ideas, but was pretty clunky on a whole. ESPN NHL 2K5 is the best hockey video game ever made. I poured my soul into that game.
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Aug 1, 2013 14:40
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ThinkTank posted:ESPN NHL 2K5 is the best hockey video game ever made. I poured my soul into that game. Yeah that's mainly the reason why I'm asking if 2K will ever make a hockey game again... they lost their step once EA put out the Skill Stick, but 2K5 was way ahead of what EA was doing at the time.
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Aug 1, 2013 14:44
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ThinkTank posted:ESPN NHL 2K5 is the best hockey video game ever made. I poured my soul into that game.
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Aug 1, 2013 15:59
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I haven't played it in a few years so I guess I can't comment, but as late as NHL 2009 I still felt that that 2K5 had infinitely better AI. The franchise mode was also the deepest outside of EHM, plus it ran remarkably quickly so you could do soak tests out to the year 2105 to see if Gretzky's records ever got broken. They didn't. That game was drat near perfect, it's a shame that 2K lost so much ground as the years went on.
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Aug 1, 2013 17:39
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http://www.easports.com/nhl/news-updates-gameplay/article/nhl-14-online-modes-improvements Come on Sept. 9.
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Aug 1, 2013 18:24
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That, uh, seems rather awesome for EASHL. Sure, I expect them to screw it up big-time but it certainly looks good! Love the new drop-in position picking though.
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Aug 1, 2013 18:27
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Hmm, there are some interesting additions and changes. I still don't trust matchmaking. The new OTP setup is probably my favorite change.
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Aug 1, 2013 18:31
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The only issue I can see is having to wait a full 3 minutes for every game when it's 5v5. You know you are going to get a constant stream of people who get put in the lobby and quit out because they don't want to take that last remaining position.
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Aug 1, 2013 18:41
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That OTP change is years overdue but loving finally, I guess. Hopefully it applies to drop-in games too. However, there's no mention of playing multiple EASHL games at once or having multiple squads, nor anything about whether they've changed the pointless grind to Legend 3, both of which would make playing drop-in games unnecessary in the first place. So nuts to that. The Rev posted:The only issue I can see is having to wait a full 3 minutes for every game when it's 5v5. You know you are going to get a constant stream of people who get put in the lobby and quit out because they don't want to take that last remaining position. Maybe if they have a 'find games with preferred position' feature or something, but that's probably due in NHL '18.
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Aug 1, 2013 18:47
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Is it sad that my biggest care for EASHL was "are their different logos yet?"
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Aug 1, 2013 18:49
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sba posted:Is it sad that my biggest care for EASHL was "are their different logos yet?" Considering how much of a junk heap the rest of it is, yes.
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Aug 1, 2013 18:54
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Uh, so no one else noticed that boosts went from +1,3,5 to +3,5,7 or is that OFN?
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Aug 1, 2013 19:21
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if there's hard caps even with boosts, I don't think it really matters Interesting that they'd go that way, I figured the way it's been done made them more money.
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Aug 1, 2013 20:04
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No news on GMC either, so it's probably still hosed
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Aug 1, 2013 20:23
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Anders posted:No news on GMC either, so it's probably still hosed
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Aug 1, 2013 20:47
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Eh, they're probably still scrolling through screens in GMC so give it time.
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Aug 1, 2013 21:08
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The Rev posted:The only issue I can see is having to wait a full 3 minutes for every game when it's 5v5. You know you are going to get a constant stream of people who get put in the lobby and quit out because they don't want to take that last remaining position. Wouldn't it be nice if they allowed games to start when a majority of people on both teams are ready, so 10 people don't have to wait while the one fuckhead loads his bong before the game starts? There are so many little quality of life tweaks needed in online play (goes for FIFA as well) that are just so obvious.
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Aug 2, 2013 17:04
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The Rev posted:The only issue I can see is having to wait a full 3 minutes for every game when it's 5v5. You know you are going to get a constant stream of people who get put in the lobby and quit out because they don't want to take that last remaining position. This isn't a new issue, though. Starting an OTP game takes at least 10 minutes most of the time.
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Aug 2, 2013 17:40
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Yeah, I am ok with the front-end of an OTP game taking longer if it means some dipshit doesn't start a quit-cascade 30 seconds in when he picks D and then decides to bail after the puck drop.
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Aug 2, 2013 17:44
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More "improvements" http://www.easports.com/nhl/news-updates-gameplay/article/nhl-14-gameplay-improvements-stick-skills
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Aug 2, 2013 20:07
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Most of the reads like a tuner update.
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Aug 2, 2013 20:27
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I wish I could work at EA writing these articles. You can find so many new ways to put spins on features we already know won't matter. EA NHL 2015: Now introducing "True Stick Performance" Just like in the real world, a players stick will now block pucks instead of ghosting right through them! Queue 2 minute video of 5% game play, 95% real NHL footage of players blocking shots/passes with their sticks in slow mo, with another Dropkick Murphys song blaring in the background...for good measure the last 5 seconds of the clip will be a hockey net tied to a rocket being shot into the air and then crashing back down, when it hits the ground a goal horn will go off.) September 2015, $59.99. Pre-Order Now.
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Aug 2, 2013 20:59
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"If a puck is moving with great speed, the puck may slip through the defender’s stick." Now the pass going through stick blades that we had to suffer up until nhl 13 comes back as a feature.
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Aug 2, 2013 21:03
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I like that this game has a backup goalie on the cover.
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Aug 6, 2013 09:33
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myron cope posted:I like that this game has a backup goalie on the cover. Somehow I doubt Schneider is starting over Marty during (what should be) his farewell season.
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Aug 6, 2013 15:48
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With Kovy gone the Devils will be looking to tank for a draft pick so giving Brodeur the starter spot for his final season works perfectly.
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Aug 6, 2013 17:47
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Pleads posted:With Kovy gone the Devils will be looking to tank for a draft pick so giving Brodeur the starter spot for his final season works perfectly. No. No they won't.
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Aug 6, 2013 18:09
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Pleads posted:With Kovy gone the Devils will be looking to tank for a draft pick so giving Brodeur the starter spot for his final season works perfectly.
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Aug 6, 2013 18:17
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Oh right aaaaaahahaha.
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Aug 6, 2013 18:44
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They're announcing the features for the 'live the life' mode tomorrow. It's going to be so bad.
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Aug 6, 2013 21:07
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ThinkTank posted:They're announcing the features for the 'live the life' mode tomorrow. It's going to be so bad.
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Aug 6, 2013 23:13
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Rutkowski posted:gently caress that I'm going to make Avery look like a saint while I light up the league and suckerpunch journalists. Except it's not going to be even close to that fun. Instead it'll be "Rumour has it that D - ROBERT BORTUZZO has been criticizing your recent play to one of your coaches. Do you want to: A) Bring it up with him in front of your teammates B) Bring it up with him in private X) Ask the coach about it Y) Do Nothing You have selected Y) Do Nothing. Your reputation has decreased. Press Y to spend gamer points on a Reputation Booster!" "GM BRYAN MURRAY: In light of your recent comments regarding D - ROBERT BORTUZZO we have decided to reassign you to the BINGINHAM SENATORS. We have also readjusted your season expectations. You need to prove your commitment to your teammates by completing the following: - SCORE 35 GOALS - AMASS 150 PENALTY MINUTES - GET 450 SHOTS ON NET - WIN THE CALDER CUP Press Y to spend gamer points on a Reputation Booster and be called up right away!" ThinkTank fucked around with this message at 23:40 on Aug 6, 2013 |
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Aug 6, 2013 23:33
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ThinkTank posted:Press Y to spend gamer points I thought scud was our only EA mole.
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Aug 7, 2013 07:34
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So yeah it's exactly like I said. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnBIWi-MQHA
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Aug 7, 2013 13:38
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Oh boy an NHL text adventure complete with the exact same pre game and team photo animations from what, 3 versions ago? Holy poo poo that's just lazy.
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