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I don’t think they should change the rules of hockey. 🤷🏼‍♂️

To start off with I want to say the beta felt really good. Some things that could be changed though 1. Passes: For some reason it felt like the passes sometimes went to the opposite direction of where you wanted to pass. For example I tried to pass it forward but instead I passed it backwards to my defender. 2 Afkers: This problem has been in the game for a really long time, especially in HUT where ppl want their coins. EA needs to add some kind of timer that will kick you from the game if you are inactive for like 5 minutes. Add some kind of punishment to prevent ppl from going AFK. Less coins next game or a cooldown to que again for next game. 3. Hits: In general I like the fact that hits are good but it should not really be like this. I got hit and my player was not able to stand up again. 4. Saving lineups in Versus: You lose so much time fixing lines every time you want to play versus. Let´s say I played a very good opponent and after the game I wanna check his stats, if I check his stats I have to fix my lines again. I think you should be able to save lineups for every NHL team so you don´t have to do it all the time. Would save so much time.

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Worst NHL ever. Can't spam R1 anymore so basically I spent half of the game in the penalty box and watch those skill hockey boys doing fancy moves and scoring power play goals. Won't buy the game. Or at least won't play eashl. Customization was fun though.

NHL Ones: Nice arcade hockey. Great addition! NHL THREES Drop-In (Arcade Threes): Great way to bring this game mode more alive. It was quite forgotten game mode for me last year. Even though it was nice variety for so serious 6v6s, playing alone against one opponent and two AIs wasn't very tempting in the long-run. Now I might even play this around the year. EASHL Club 6s: It's pretty much just the way it should be. Deflections could be tuned down a bit, but other than that it seems to be the best 6v6 so far. Customization: Player Classes + Traits/Specializations: This is really balanced and a nice addition. I was pretty sceptic about the feature when I heard about it, as I was worried it would result into unbalanced and overpowered builds just like last-gen NHL games had, but this works really well. Customization: Gear (Casual + Pro gear + Gear Bags): Not something I would extremely pay attention to, but it's fun to have more equipment and more personalized characters in the game. Some of the equipment is pretty goofy, but that's fine. If there's something I'd hope EA would add, it would be editable goalie masks: possibility to edit the color of the helmet and the grill, edit the surface type/material (matte - glossy), and maybe add some logos etc. on the helmet (why not text as well, assuming it goes through profanity filter). I'm still waiting for a chance to wear matte black helmet Human Goalies in EASHL: Feels great! Finally the goalie feel responsive and doesn't get stuck into animations as much as it used to.

Agree. It feels great to be back in the net. I enjoyed so much this Beta 😍 Did not play that much versus, but club was so much better and funnier!

They shouldnt be as effective as there is really nothing the goalie can do other than pray

My own opinion about deflections when I'm playing a goalie: 1) I think the best way to stop deflections is sit in butterfly trying to be as close to the player who gets the deflection, but still sometimes the goalie pulls this wierd animation which leaves your five hole wide open even if you are holding butterfly. This usually leads to goal and I don't think you can do anythink about it. 2) If a slapshot or wrister is released at the point even if there is more defensive guys than attackers between the puck most of the times to puck shouldn't bounce to the net or attacking players. So let's say that the puck is more bouncy than ever 3) We've seen in this beta teams starting to use more "throwing shit to the net" tactic and it seems working. But for me in goal and I think most of the players thinks that it takes a little bit of skill out of the game and rip's moti. Sure it was nice addition but It is so op that everyone uses that instead of making better plays. Hope they will fix couple of things and this game will be so awesome🤤 EDIT: Maybe the game should bring some kind of addition that you can somehow in goal affect to save the deflection, because now it's only sitting in the net and hoping for best

I like the game very much, the control of the player feels so smooth not only in versus but in EASHL as well. EASHL: L2 could be nerfed, as it is right now I can go from skating forward-backwards in 0.2 seconds and still maintain my speed. I really like that there are way more hits in the game since the nerf of the pokecheck, makes it more fun to watch and play. The poke checks still work but you have to be 100% sure you're in a good spot when you pull it off. The defensive skill stick seems to be better, and as the name says, it is rewarding if used correctly and not as a sledgehammer. Stick Lift (X) is way too strong right now, I can stick lift a defensive defenseman with my sniper five times without getting a pen. Goalies seem to be a in a good spot right now. Only tried standing in the net once but it felt really good. Lower the timer before the game starts after finding a match. OTHER: As Esdor said, one reason I don't play too much versus is because I have to change the lineup/strategy every time I play, it is time consuming and it would be great if you could save lineups/strategies for certain teams. Custom Shortcuts, for example to the Dressing Room in EASHL or to a challenge in HUT. The menus are slow and it would be great to save some more time. Can't wait for NHL 19 to be released on September 14

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That would be awesome.

To start with, I gotta say that this beta have been very good so far and I have enjoyed every second of it. There are som changes though that I would like to see. 1. I want there to be an permanent dressing room like in last game. When you quit a game or back out you shouldn't get back to the starting menu of chel. In my opinion you should still be in the dressing room. 2. After you have played a game it says "next game in 00:56" for example. I think you should remove the limited time you have after a game. After games I like to watch stats and also highlights. And highlights aren't even available to watch after the games anymore?? You need to bring that back. I think it would be cool if you could watch highlights and stats of the game even after you quit or close the application. 3. Add a practice arena where you and your club members can go into anytime and practice together or alone as a goalie or skater. If alone as a goalie there should be a bot that can help you out. 4. Fix the pokecheks a little bit but not much. A good poke shouldn't be avoided just because it might give you a penalty. Bad pokes though that goes through the skates should always be a penalty. Pokechecks through the net should be fixed. 5. The stick lift can be nerfed a little bit but not too much. 6. Sometimes when you skate towards another player and decides to go for the hit nothing happens and the skater can just keep on skating without even losing the control over the puck. In real life the player would lose control of the puck. The rest I want changed have already been mentioned up here. This game is going to be amazing!

Skating is great and pokecheck is like it should be. Deflections should be nerfed, and intercepting passes should be changed a bit, as sometimes when you are facing the puck a pass might just go through your player, whereas when you are not facing the puck your player might still be able to intercept the pass, which should not be the case. This game has potential to be an amazing game with a couple of fixes imo.

Dont care anything else than 6vs6 games n in this mode EA make good job, first if all developers never get anything else than shit in their Neck so i want say BIG THAnK U for those changes what they make on this version: - now it feels u can move like jagger not any cargo ship like before, it makes it fun to play - do not change poke check or l1 now u can use UR skill stick n handle the puck with stick - also different player builds with possible to peak them little bit how u like is BIG plus, so player feels he/she can make players attribute going with playstyle I realize its called nhl19beta for a reason but feels more like its nhl19alpha but anyway developers are going to right direction on gameplay n this feels much more compative than previous version, but servers are totally shitty no they are deep in hole Where sun never shines...well u get the point, if servers n connection problems can be solved this version will be best evööö... Your’s one n only true JOHTAJA

Customization: Player Classes + Traits/Specializations: + that you can change the size of your player AGAIN, like in old days. - that you can't go full mangaz with it, and play with a 170 enforcer or a 206 sniper, like you could "back in the days". Now you're forced to play with a sniper if you wants to be a midget, and DFD/enforcer if you wants to be a Hagrid. And that's.... rude! SIZE MATTERS, ramjah.

Worst NHL I've played

20. Other: I don't know if this intends to stay the same, but this year the speed of getting from one match to the next is worse than last year because after each game you get kicked out of the dressing room completely (and that's even with no errors, desyncs, bugs, glitches, blue screens). Would like to see them copy from FIFA pro clubs and make it so you can search for your next match right after finishing a game. Also, a quick swap handedness button in the match room would be good for those of us that don't choose one specific position. Since this is being passed on to EA, here's a couple more small things: The animation when you pass to a guy who is close to the offside line and he skates in before the puck and gets called offside (in versus). Quick, instant and responsive menus like we haven't seen since last gen (when pressing "Advance/Back" or using the d-pad to move left/right/up/down) Forehand stick lift face-off sometimes doesn't work, puck stays on the dot even though you've won the faceoff. Drop-ins often got confusing when both teams' jackets/jerseys had similar colours. New drop-in select position system is an improvement, but there are many players that play weird positions like only RD and C. What I would suggest is just having the six position options there and you highlight which ones you prefer to play. In Ones I experienced a bug a few times where the overlay that shows the players' names and one stat (X goals, Y hits, Z wins, first game, etc) would stay there for the entire match. Skating backwards with the puck into the offensive zone should be an offside.sorry everybody looks like I dont know hockey rules Search for clubs with friends option was broken again. Player who got a penalty came out of the bench not the box after the PK was over. (Personal opinion) The player who controls the goalie should come on as the 6th player instead of a bot. Gameplay feels really good. At this point I don't really see what major thing they could add in next year that would greatly improve the game. *cough* GM connected *cough*