NHL 16 EASHL Beta Gameplay Livestream Notes (UPDATED)

[AdamJones113]

Quote: Originally Posted by adayinthelife

Didn't we do this last year too? I seem to remember a stream not working, and then being pushed back to release week or something. I get that they can't control Xbox Live, but why not have something ready to go as a backup plan?

They had a stream pushed back to release day.

[Turbojugend]

Quote: Originally Posted by AdamJones113

"Just restin'" "Pinin' for the fjords!"

"This... is an EX-BETA!"

[adayinthelife]

Quote: Originally Posted by AdamJones113

They had a stream pushed back to release day.

Right. Which was asinine, and one would think they would've learned from that and had something in place as a back up plan.

Show us an offline game/period/whatever they deem to be roughly on par with what we would've seen today with this.

[bcruise]

Quote: Originally Posted by Turbojugend

Anyone keeping up with the comments? Man, if these are the same trolls who actually play the game I'll be happy to stay offline.

Consider yourselves lucky that a large part of Twitch's viewership is watching a speedrunning charity marathon at the moment - otherwise there would be so many more trolls in chat for this.

[bigwill33]

Quote: Originally Posted by adayinthelife

Right. Which was asinine, and one would think they would've learned from that and had something in place as a back up plan. Show us an offline game/period/whatever they deem to be roughly on par with what we would've seen today with this.

Yeah, they weren't very prepared. There were a lot of questions up in the air they could have addressed, at least. Or, they could have played something else from the game. Perhaps show us something offline.

Instead they sat in silence most of the 25 minutes and looked like GW Bush when the planes hit the towers on 9/11. :/

[Steve_OS]

It's back online.

http://www.twitch.tv/easportsnhl?sf3...1&sf39678920=1

[bigwill33]

I missed the first period. Heard the stream playing from my computer from the other room and had to come back in.

[adayinthelife]

Finally. Some very quick things:

+ Liking some of the new pass reception animations.
+ Game does at least appear to possibly be tighter all around, and at least a little bit more detailed visually as well.


- Not seeing the new strafing stuff from that video a couple weeks ago?
- These guys are a cluster****, gameplay wise. 5 blue guys chasing the puck around everywhere all the time - though I suppose YMMV when playing EASHL either way
- Neon stuff everywhere is distracting, though again, EASHL.