NHL 16 EASHL Beta Available Now For Xbox One and PlayStation 4, Extended Until Aug. 7

[Behindshadows]

I personally didn't like NHL 15 and definitely not liking 16, this beta was terrible if it wasn't going to allow single player and getting matches on Xbox One is horrible....no liking and graphics look the same too...

[Money99]

Quote: Originally Posted by SinisterAlex

Aside from some A.I issues I think the game plays pretty great. I'm absolutely loving the class system. Gone are the days of dangling your way past opponents or blowing past guys with speed. My friend and I played a few games earlier today and we were fooling around with dumping and chasing, surprisingly it worked pretty well. I've been using a two way forward as that's what I played as for many years. I also love the little details with the incidental contact between players and subtle stick on puck deflections. I've had a lot of times where a player will make a pass and I'll hit the poke check button and my skater will make a different animation to knock the puck away, causing the puck to go on end or ricochet in a random direction. All in all loving the game!

Great impressions!

I'm hearing a lot more of people remark on how different each class plays and feels.
I really hope that the same differentiation is seen in the offline portion as well.
Someone like Lucic should feel and play so much different than Kessel.
EA gets this with EASHL. Just translate it to all aspects of the game.

[Drewismyname]

Hello. I am trying to post a thread to advertise my club but there seems to be a minimum post count before thread creation is allowed.

I have six years of EASHL experience and about ten years with video game hockey. Played in clubs since the EASHL's creation.

I can play any position including goalie if i have to, Prefer Center though. In club I play a defensive two way center. I live on the west coast of canada.


So yea, if you want to get a few games in and need to join a club first, add me to ps4.

PS4 handle: VanIslandCanuck

[BellSKA]

After 11 games in I can honestly say I'm not enthused with the AI/ CPU gameplay at all. I usually play as a defensemen and the rest of my Club plays the 3 offensive positions. I hate getting a poke away on the defensive end only to have it go to the CPU and they just reload and immediately go behind the net to start up a play instead of looking for a break away.

What always ends up happening is they go to the back of the net, and either pass it to the back of the net and it gets stuck against the post. Or the other Club knows exactly where the AI is going to go and checks the CPU and ends up with the puck behind our goal.

[ricky24]

Go go gadget poke checking has to get nerfed. Holy crap it is bad.

[dom22]

Being able to pick a couple traits for your player would be nice to add more personalization. Defensive dman with a hard shot, playmaker with good d awareness etc