NHL 16 News Post

NHL 16 Trial Available Now For EA Access Subscribers, Get 10 Hours of Gamplay

05:00 PM - September 9, 2015 by Steve_OS

The trial version of NHL 16 is available now (a day early) for EA Access subscribers. To start the download process, open up the EA Access hub, scroll over to NHL 16, click View in Store and download the trial.

For those of you that can download it, play a few games and let us know what you think!

REMINDER: You get 10 hours of gameplay, so make sure you exit out of the game if you are not playing. Don't pause and lose those precious minutes.

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# 21 jyoung @ 09/09/15 09:39 PM

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	was wondering if someone who has EA Access and has a capture card could kindly put a video of each team's jerseys from NHL, AHL, etc that would be incredibly awesome.

Here's every uniform combination for every team in NHL 16:

Timestamps for each league are:

NHL -- 0:00
AHL -- 18:45
SHL -- 25:00
Liiga -- 27:48
DEL -- 30:18
ELH -- 32:22
National League -- 34:27
Norway -- 36:04
National -- 36:43
OHL -- 38:56
QMJHL -- 41:40
WHL -- 43:51
CHL -- 46:36

Teams are shown in alphabetical order.

# 22 csamuelsvt @ 09/09/15 09:48 PM

Absolutely loving the atmosphere and graphics..played as the blues and their chants/goal horn etc are in with the chimes for the number of goals scored...game is smooth for the most part, but for whatever reason gets choppy for me at times...but eventually goes away..

MUCH better than last year..MUCH better

# 23 headzapp @ 09/09/15 09:54 PM

^ AWESOME!!!

# 24 headzapp @ 09/09/15 09:55 PM

Can anyone comment on the sliders for the sticks? here is the quote. Does that feel good? Can you notice it?

Has any work been done to avoid pucks and sticks going through legs, net, board?
Tags: Gameplay92 days ago
Answer:
We are always adding improvements within physics for collision detection. We have also improved the detection of stick on stick & stick on body collisions to tune when pucks get dislodged/collide per game style. We have also added the ability to tune how stick on stick contact effects puck control from different angles to simulate the strength the defender would have vs. the offensive player. These are the types of improvements you can expect to see in NHL 16.

# 25 Honome @ 09/09/15 10:11 PM

One question for who is playing: can we edit strategy for every team and save it before starting a league or a GM?

# 26 Nickflyers @ 09/09/15 10:16 PM

Are the crowds more vocal? Last year post goal the crowd would go silent at the next faceoff or after a fight.

# 27 MizzouRah @ 09/09/15 10:18 PM

ONE GAME ALERT..

Just got back home but did manage one game with Chicago - Tampa Bay before I left earlier.

- Game looks better, arenas, players, lighting, animations, etc.. not that it looked bad before, but wow does it look realistic.

- Defense holding up on the blue line instead of skating backwards towards the goalie.. FINALLY.. defense seems much better (again, only one game)

- more loose pucks, sticks tipping pucks, players reacting to get a piece of the puck, etc.

- scored on my first shot, a wicked wrister (I use auto aim) final was 4-2 but I was outshot 23-20 on default AS/Hardcore

- Turned off all the help aids.. I can see where new players will like them, but to me they look odd during a game

- seems to be more slider stuff like time scaling for a delayed penalty (one penalty in my game so I'll crank it up)

- crowd seems to be louder at the right times.. except at the end of the game when I won, they just sat in their seats

I'm going to play a few more games tonight as that was just a 4 min/period game. I need to make a few initial tweaks and get my Blues on the ice.

# 28 HenryClay1844 @ 09/09/15 10:20 PM

I did not enjoy NHL 15. I was way to difficult on Pro and way too easy on Rookie for someone who hasn't played much nhl since ps2 days.

Well I really wanted to like this and get it this year, but I am not seeing much difference. I played a 10 minute period pens v devils, I"m half way through holding the cpu 2-0 and then the goal onslaught. Give up a quick 4 restart a couple times playing with sliders a bit. I am terrible at faceoffs decent with offense, give up too many shots, but the goals allowed are so cheep or unstopable one-timers. So many times the puck lays ther and the goalie is incapable of covering it up until its bundled in. After a third try and a cheep goal for me and then a cheep for the AI, Ive had enough. This isn't a game for me sadly.

# 29 The Visualizer @ 09/09/15 10:43 PM

Thanks for the all of videos posted so far jyoung. I reposted them on GAF and gave you credit.

# 30 ddhex27 @ 09/09/15 10:44 PM

The right stick deking feels really unresponsive. Im sure thats by design, but it feels really bizarre.

# 31 The Visualizer @ 09/09/15 10:59 PM

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Originally Posted by ddhex27


	The right stick deking feels really unresponsive. Im sure thats by design, but it feels really bizarre.

Have anything to do with deking attributes being low on those you are noticing this with?

Would be nice if ratings mattered more in this area

# 32 Goose26 @ 09/09/15 11:06 PM

Can anyone confirm whether or not the players season goal total shows up after they score a goal in GM mode? Last year it only showed a (1) when they scored (provided it was their first/only goal of the game).

# 33 Richzilla @ 09/09/15 11:11 PM

Are we able to add custom music this year ? I miss being able to do that.

# 34 MaximumChaos84 @ 09/09/15 11:23 PM

Almost 3 hours and it's at 79% this is just a tad bit frustrating.

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# 35 snc237 @ 09/09/15 11:34 PM

I already predownload NHL so no wiating for me when I get home. Can't wait to give my impression!

# 36 Skyhook71 @ 09/09/15 11:36 PM

I can see EAA having issues like many have said, but I cannot even run my system 100%. From sign in issues, stable connection to the Internet, and xbox live being down for me, but it claims it is up when it acts like its down. oh well ill just wait until everything isnt bottle necked.

# 37 ram4x4marc @ 09/09/15 11:42 PM

Yeah after 90 minutes I was stuck at 17%..yet downloaded the Madden patch in 30 seconds. EA servers in the EA Access was a bit slow but now that I'm on the Xbox it's moving a bit faster. I played the intro game while it was installing and it played great. Didn't run into any issues thru one game. Did not notice much of a difference in commentary but will let it install all the way and give it another whirl before I really make another comment about it.

# 38 ddhex27 @ 09/09/15 11:45 PM

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Originally Posted by The Visualizer


	Have anything to do with deking attributes being low on those you are noticing this with? Would be nice if ratings mattered more in this area

I dont think so, its more of the way the right stick is implemented. As if its been re-designed as more of a puck protect this year, than the deking stick it was over the last few years.

Had more success with Giroux in practice mode just coasting slowly and only lightly tapping the right stick to do small left right dekes.

# 39 jyoung @ 09/09/15 11:48 PM

If you want to dominate the faceoff dots in NHL 16, here are the guys with the highest faceoff ratings:

EA has actually changed a lot of these ratings since last year. So I'll give them so credit for finally switching those up a bit. But there are still way too many wingers with abnormally high ratings compared to the bulk of this game's centermen.

# 40 MizzouRah @ 09/10/15 12:09 AM

First FULL game and I won 7-4 over Edmonton. The default game speed seems too fast (and I have always played on default speed). Too many shots on 8 minute periods and the game was frantic.

Only 2 penalties called with the slider full.. UGH.

Goalies seem better as far as animations go.. but me scoring 7 goals (11 total) (last one was EN) doesn't bode well... will turn speed down one notch next game.

They do have the Blues goal horn, goal song and how they chant 1, 2, 3, etc.. for each goal.. down pat.

Sliders will be needed for sure.

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