NHL 10 Producer Blog: Part One

[shakeable]

Littman said that if you have watched the playoffs this year in regards to passing. The same will be possible in game.

I sure hope the CPU AI will be smart enough to move into open space where they can receive a pass and make the cycling along the boards possible without create a play.

In fact i hope that offensive play will be very fluid and CPU players will move intelligently to be open for passes and shots etc. instead of the static don't move when you are in your set position making it hard to pass to someone to keep the puck in the zone.

[Qb]

Quote: Originally Posted by Money99

Someone on TheBreakaway.net who's seen the 2nd Vimeo video said that Littman revealed they redid the passing so it's not 100% all the time (Thank Goodnes!!).

Quote: Originally Posted by tgalv

pretty sure littman said that same thing last year, then it was the same passing as all the previous games. and they actually made intercepting passes even more frustrating.

I talked with Redshirt at length about the passing system a while back and it certainly sounds like he wants to go for a more "open passing model". I made sure he was aware of a thread that myself and Joborule (I think) had put some good ideas in regarding a more sophisticated system. He said those ideas were in line with what he and others wanted to see implemented and said that he was already experimenting with ways to make it more "open"...

[BigH2k6]

Quote: Originally Posted by RealmK

To hear Mr Littman say they had a guy on Goaltending all year long goes along way in giving me confidence that this team really is listening to us, the hardcore fans.

Let's hope they also worked on the goalie AI and not make every goalie play the same. Hope they made the goalies with difference between styles clearly play differently

[Qb]

Quote: Originally Posted by BigH2k6

Let's hope they also worked on the goalie AI and not make every goalie play the same. Hope they made the goalies with difference between styles clearly play differently

You'd think with Littman being a former professional goaltender that he'd be all over that aspect of the game...

[tgalv]

can't wait.

goaltending improvements should be interesting. there's a fine line between making them play more randomly and having goalscoring turn into blind luck.

[Money99]

Quote: Originally Posted by RealmK

Edit: after watching part two, Tape to tape passing, goalies, and dynasty features. If all 3 of these are addressed to the point of being actually better and not just bandaid fixes.

Exactly!

[metallidevils]

if done correctly, goalie mode can be one of the most fun features in any sports video game. so far, it has not been done correctly. hopefully this year will be different.

[Darxide]

All I want is improved Goalie BAP- and my teammates to not play like idiots. After scoping the blog, I'm excited.