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NHL 15 Available Now For EA Access Subscribers, Post Your Impressions

07:03 AM - September 4, 2014 by CupCrazyManiac

NHL 15 is available now for EA Access subscribers. The game will be limited to 6 hours of gameplay.

Based off of early feedback, there is no player edit mode, create a player is in. Play a few games and let us know what you think.

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# 101 bigwill33 @ 09/04/14 11:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Majingir


	^By 5 penalties,do you mean 5 per team,or 5 combined? Cause 5 combined ESPECIALLY on max seems way too low. Anyone else have anything to report regarding penalties?

Didn't get a single penalty in my game for either side. 6 minute periods.

Not a single puck out of play either. That doesn't scream realistic puck physics to me.

# 102 Nickflyers @ 09/04/14 11:58 AM

Man Rammer better do some damage control on this there really hasn't been much from his camp in regards to BAGM and BAP patch plans and what we can expect. They screwed the pooch by not informing us on ANYTHING and now the damage is being done and might be irreversible.

The lackluster BAGM is killer, though he said they were going to patch it. No drafting control is ridiculous, scouting looked good from the video I saw though.

# 103 ASB37 @ 09/04/14 11:59 AM

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Originally Posted by s_mkheidze


	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CwT-NYSF5Y apparently...in GM mode, there is scouting, but no drafting....drafting is done automatically by the CPU. How is that for a total kick in the nads? Come on EA...really? I am not buying this frigging turd. No friggin way.

Wow.

This must be the GM mode features they were planning on adding later in a patch? I mean no drafting, come on.

# 104 PPerfect_CJ @ 09/04/14 11:59 AM

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Originally Posted by s_mkheidze


	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CwT-NYSF5Y apparently...in GM mode, there is scouting, but no drafting....drafting is done automatically by the CPU. How is that for a total kick in the nads? Come on EA...really? I am not buying this frigging turd. No friggin way.

Jesus Christ! It just keeps getting worse! No wonder they were quiet about details for so long. One week from release and the dirty little secrets come out. I just can't believe that things have gone this far south.

# 105 ASB37 @ 09/04/14 12:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Nickflyers


	Man Rammer better do some damage control on this there really hasn't been much from his camp in regards to BAGM and BAP patch plans and what we can expect. They screwed the pooch by not informing us on ANYTHING and now the damage is being done and might be irreversible. The lackluster BAGM is killer, though he said they were going to patch it. No drafting control is ridiculous, scouting looked good from the video I saw though.

Rammer and his team may not have a job much longer.

Couple this with the few articles of bad PR I saw on yahoo about the game being racist/sexist, and I think EA may be doing the damage control with some firings.

# 106 Nomah5 @ 09/04/14 12:00 PM

Looks like I'm staying on ps3/360. Wanted an excuse to buy a ps4. Guess I'll wait for NBA for that.

# 107 MizzouRah @ 09/04/14 12:03 PM

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Originally Posted by bigwill33


	Didn't get a single penalty in my game for either side. 6 minute periods. Not a single puck out of play either. That doesn't scream realistic puck physics to me.

I played on 10 minute periods and saw pucks go out of play as well as 3 penalties for Carolina and 2 for the Blues.

There was also alot of icing and more offsides than I saw in 10 games with NHL 14.

# 108 jaiman @ 09/04/14 12:05 PM

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Originally Posted by ASB37


	Rammer and his team may not have a job much longer. Couple this with the few articles of bad PR I saw on yahoo about the game being racist/sexist, and I think EA may be doing the damage control with some firings.

While I don't want to be the person to wish for someone's job termination, I think it may be time for some fresh faces to come in. Some new, creative minds could really do this series some good.

# 109 oasis90 @ 09/04/14 12:06 PM

Confirmed: in HUT you can't play vs friends. What a joke.

# 110 s_mkheidze @ 09/04/14 12:07 PM

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Originally Posted by ASB37


	Wow. This must be the GM mode features they were planning on adding later in a patch? I mean no drafting, come on.

Whatever, I will not throw my money at EA on a wing and a prayer that they patch it. Even if they do, how long will it take them to do so? One month, 2, 3? I am not waiting, F-that, they had 2 friggin years to work on it. They barely touched the game from 13-14 and now we get this. naw man, not this time.

# 111 canucksss @ 09/04/14 12:07 PM

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Originally Posted by sweetjones


	I think there's more they can improve on, such as collison detection. I think it's a matter of if it's possble. I remember a while ago Redshirt mentioned along the lines that one year during testing they programmed the gameplay to where sticks collided with players and other objects and to them it would not have been a fun experience to casual players. I believe there's a lot of room for improvements but as I mentioned before, I dont think they know how to do it yet, e.g. AI inprovements.

But EA refused to improve the game in that aspects. Not having "edit", now no drafting in BaGM...is unacceptable. How on earth can they remove some features that absolutely works? Mind boggling.

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Originally Posted by MizzouRah


	Combined.. so they do seem low, but again it's only 1 game.

Could you post more about this penalty issues? How many are you getting, how long are you playing per period, slider you use for penalties, how many AI penalties are being committed for both teams etc.? Thanks in advance.

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Originally Posted by s_mkheidze


	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CwT-NYSF5Y apparently...in GM mode, there is scouting, but no drafting....drafting is done automatically by the CPU. How is that for a total kick in the nads? Come on EA...really? I am not buying this frigging turd. No friggin way.

What the.....????? NO DRAFTING IN GM MODE??? THE HELL YOU CALL THIS GM MODE EA??? Drafting was in 13...and in the past....WHY REMOVE IT????

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Originally Posted by bigwill33


	Didn't get a single penalty in my game for either side. 6 minute periods. Not a single puck out of play either. That doesn't scream realistic puck physics to me.

Could you increase your playtime to 10 and see if tehre's penalties being called? Thanks.

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Originally Posted by Nickflyers


	Man Rammer better do some damage control on this there really hasn't been much from his camp in regards to BAGM and BAP patch plans and what we can expect. They screwed the pooch by not informing us on ANYTHING and now the damage is being done and might be irreversible. The lackluster BAGM is killer, though he said they were going to patch it. No drafting control is ridiculous, scouting looked good from the video I saw though.

I dont know why they removed drafting at the very first place. Maybe their thinking that no one will fastforward the game to this point in BaGM? Who will ever thought that this feature is not in BaGM since its been there all along? Cunning EA huh? More and more destroying the mode i love to play.

# 112 bigwill33 @ 09/04/14 12:08 PM

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Originally Posted by MizzouRah


	I played on 10 minute periods and saw pucks go out of play as well as 3 penalties for Carolina and 2 for the Blues. There was also alot of icing and more offsides than I saw in 10 games with NHL 14.

If I played 10 minute penalties my score would have been 9-7. It was 5-4 on 6 minute periods. I am going to play one more right now on 7 minute penalties. Trying to get shots between 24-33 per side for the game.

A 5-4 score when shots were like 22-15 is not good. And I don't shoot just to shoot, I carry in and set up, usually cycle, work it back to the points if need be, and sometimes settle for a shot. Never carry in and fire unless the clock is running out.

When I set up as much as I do and have time on attack numbers of 8 mins to 4 mins I should draw a penalty or two. You maxed out the slider to get your results on 10 minute periods. I will try bumping the penalty slider up for this game and see what happens.

# 113 Gagnon39 @ 09/04/14 12:09 PM

I'm like many of you. This was a day one purchases for me but many of the things being discussed here are starting to make me question that.

These are basically game-killers for me if they're true, so can anyone confirm or comment on the following?

1. Can we at least edit players jersey numbers? Or at the very least are retired jerseys still in the game so rookies and traded players don't wear retired numbers?

2. Can we really not play AHL games? And if not, do we at least have AHL teams where we can place players not on the NHL squad? And if we can, do those players accumulate stats in the minors?

3. Can we really NOT draft our own players? Does the CPU do it automatically?

If all of these prove to be the case, then I am going to do the unthinkable... not buy NHL this year. It will be the first time ever for me as I've owned every copy since NHLPA 93 on the Sega Genesis.

# 114 sweetjones @ 09/04/14 12:09 PM

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Originally Posted by bigwill33


	Didn't get a single penalty in my game for either side. 6 minute periods. Not a single puck out of play either. That doesn't scream realistic puck physics to me.

Hey bigs, are you noticing instances where the puck should be going out of play? In the demo I've had pucks go out of play from deflections and and some saves.

# 115 Christian9 @ 09/04/14 12:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Christian9


	I find it interesting that I tweeted this... @EASPORTSNHL Am I missing something, or are players actually not editable?!??? And the tweet is not even showing up! Anyone else have this issue with them? On a side note, HB Studios (The Golf Club) is amazing. They respond to tweets quickly, and with respect and concern AND honesty! EA could learn something!!

Reiterating...shocked that they somehow blocked my tweet!!!

# 116 bad_philanthropy @ 09/04/14 12:11 PM

I want off ice feature parity for offline modes along with the gameplay upgrade. Only way this is anywhere near a purchase for me.

# 117 bigwill33 @ 09/04/14 12:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Gagnon39


	I'm like many of you. This was a day one purchases for me but many of the things being discussed here are starting to make me question that. These are basically game-killers for me if they're true, so can anyone confirm or comment on the following? 1. Can we at least edit players jersey numbers? Or at the very least are retired jerseys still in the game so rookies and traded players don't wear retired numbers? 2. Can we really not play AHL games? And if not, do we at least have AHL teams where we can place players not on the NHL squad? And if we can, do those players accumulate stats in the minors? 3. Can we really NOT draft our own players? Does the CPU do it automatically? If all of these prove to be the case, then I am going to do the unthinkable... not buy NHL this year. It will be the first time ever for me as I've owned every copy since NHLPA 93 on the Sega Genesis.

1. You can edit numbers and captaincy in the Be a GM mode. It does have retired numbers in red so that you cannot assign that number to someone now.

2. You cannot play AHL games. You do have a minor league affiliate and can send players down. It does not look like they will accumulate stats in the minors from what I could tell in the brief time I hopped into the mode. (don't want to spend too much time of my 6 hours not playing the game). But when you send someone down they don't play games or anything, they just are in the minors and are waiting to come back up, hopefully progressing.

3. I cannot comment as I didn't sim anywhere. But seems to be the case from what others have said.

# 118 bigwill33 @ 09/04/14 12:19 PM

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Originally Posted by sweetjones


	Hey bigs, are you noticing instances where the puck should be going out of play? In the demo I've had pucks go out of play from deflections and and some saves.

Not in my first game, but about to try another game with longer periods now.

# 119 BigD @ 09/04/14 12:21 PM

How can your most anticipated game of the year turn into the biggest disappointment of the year? Only EA can accomplish that. Sad. A total let down with the lack of features, drafting, editing and modes. Somebody a while back called it Madden 06 all over again and they were right. I thought we were past that in a technological stand point? Haven't bought Madden in 2 years, looks like I'll go pick that up, and wait for this to go on sale.

# 120 jaateloauto @ 09/04/14 12:24 PM

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Originally Posted by ASB37


	Couple this with the few articles of bad PR I saw on yahoo about the game being racist/sexist, and I think EA may be doing the damage control with some firings.

Ughh... what? You have got to be kidding me.

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