NHL 17 Adds World Cup of Hockey, Team Relocation, Many Customization Options & More

[Money99]

Quote: Originally Posted by KidShowtime

Fake! The Oilers appear to be doing well in this game.
They should have shown Edmonton drafting 1st overall for the 8th year in a row if they want to attract the hardcore fans.

[Simple Mathematics]

I love to see all the customization options. Now, give us the ultimate customization option - roster sharing.

[headzapp]

Told myself I'm skipping this year, but I've been wanting battles in front of the net for many years. If they make skating more realistic, neutral zone play better and realistic sticks and a defensive stick I'll get this game.

[stocksy]

I skipped last years after getting the first ps4 version, ill be getting this though as looks as massive leap from their first effort - which was very bare bones.

[Money99]

Quote: Originally Posted by headzapp

Told myself I'm skipping this year, but I've been wanting battles in front of the net for many years. If they make skating more realistic, neutral zone play better and realistic sticks and a defensive stick I'll get this game.

Count me in the same boat.
Crease battles is something I know I'd enjoy.

But the one thing I've been dying for in a hockey game is Expansion/Relocation options.
If NHL17 has both, I'll be buying fo sho.

The Cleveland Costanzas will take the league by storm!

[ozcore]

Quote: Originally Posted by mayers911

custom music like mbl show 16 please

hell yeah!!!!!!!! custom music a la mlb the show

[ChubbyD]

-Custom plays: zone entries, 3-2, 3-1; breakouts; custom PK and PP. Custom, custom, custom.

-Smarter AI. This is a no-brainer, but difficult to execute. I would accept incremental improvement. Just improve.

-Line change flexibility- more PP and PK options, ability to choose standard lines on PP and PK. Also, Home team changes last. Please.

-Roster sharing. It was dumb to remove this at all.

-Slider saving and sharing. Why can I not have more than one slider set saved and ready to pick? This is not difficult. Put it in. Sometimes I like a Cycloniac game, sometimes I like a TNK game. Maybe I want to save slider sets for home and away, playoff and regular season.

-The rest is good, but window dressing to me. It's important, and obviously it's important to many, so I want to say that it's good to take those steps up.

[actionhank]

Quote: Originally Posted by Money99

Count me in the same boat. Crease battles is something I know I'd enjoy. But the one thing I've been dying for in a hockey game is Expansion/Relocation options. If NHL17 has both, I'll be buying fo sho. The Cleveland Costanzas will take the league by storm!

Crease battles will be nice, if they do them right. They had that obnoxious animation that sucked you in (I think NHL14?) where if you tried skating by a defender, they would automatically tie you up, even if the puck was in the corner. I'm all for EA adding things, I just hate when they take away your control in the process.

Maybe as a defender I don't want to tie up with their massive power forward, because Shattenkirk can't win that battle. I would like to be able to risk a few crosschecks, and then stay near them trying to tie up their stick.