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Originally Posted by bubbsy
hardcore is the way to go. one issue i see in nhl 15 is that passing, even in hardcore mode, is just way to accurate. I don't understand why EA doesn't punish pass power/accuracy when a pass is being made off a backhand, or when not-star players are under pressure (ie. a checker/stick badgering them in close proximity). The quality of a pass is of NO consequence to any factors which is a bit ridiculous. In order to resolve the notion of overaccurate passing, they created "hardcore" mode in the past, and simply relied on users failing to use the analog stick direction to accurately place a pass, rather than incorporating negative results from real time factors like puck pressure, handedness, etc.
the one thing about hardcore that i did like in the past, was being able to pass the puck into space (ie. an open corner) but now, any pass you make will automatically route to the player in the direction you are pressing.
i am hoping that we will see improvements in this regard on the next gen hockey game in the coming years.
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Best to temper your expectations as this is the demo... like some have mentioned, the passing power, and pass assist is pretty much max. Makes the game a little more playable. It's a lot like the torch mode on tvs in the store, it's more about showing the pretty. Once you get it home and adjust the settings for you it's a much better experience.
I had some fun with it today. Was actually cycling the puck really effectively, it was nice to see my teammates go to open spaces, and stay in motion.
Had a short handed 2 on 1 and I took the puck down the left boards, and Richards skated the d men to the front of the net then backed up to the slot and he was open for the one timer... even did the Cammy one knee slapper. Also liking that the backhand is effective again.
The collisions are nice as well, made an extra move at the blueline With Doughty, and ran into Brown and we both got knocked down, Kreider picked up the puck and scored on the breakaway.
Also like how there is no drag wrister anymore as well, along with the slower, more limited dekeing with the skill stick. Game is more about attacking lanes, instead of breaking ankles like Iverson.