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Schedule for week 16: April 17th @ 13.00EEST(UTC+3) with 2 hour break around 17.00EEST and will continue in the evening April 19th @ 17.00EEST(UTC+3) UPDATED due server downage And as you all know StreamSunday April 22nd @ 20.00EEST(UTC+3) I'm on call until 22.00EEST on sunday so expect some breaks during first 2 hours. #SupportSmallStreamers

Read this in mind that this isn't personal, trying to see objectively. Every ECL the same show, timetables are tried to bend as much because someone always doesn't commit to the timetable. These are plainly put in the rules. I know that unexpected happen but every single team and player has to be ready for that. By registering you agree and sign the seasons rules and schedules. IMO good decision to enforce tightly no matter what teams and divisions is in question. Sad that it had to be on top division semifinals, but maybe after this every team will know that you have to plan your team accordingly. Props to LA.

Might be There wasn't a direct implication towards it thou luckily this hasn't been too game breaking because ppl so far haven't exploited it too much

Will some of these fix bug that makes goalies go for top corner save when puck is moving towards them without some shooting it? Been laughing my buttocks off on that save logic

Defender looking team for NHL18 Preferred position LD, but able with any pos Def/Fwd What I'm looking for? ECL Elite or Pro team, with goals and activity set high Active group Preferring finnish teams Team looking for starter players What I can offer? Experienced D-man with many top tier teams (Nordic Nightmare latest), also capable backing up forwards and ambitions even figth for starter forward positions Defence oriented and adaptable to different styles of play Fluent in finnish and english Dual stickhanded Active player who always puts own team first. A gamer always ready to learn something new and evolving as an NHLgamer Misc. I own headset and can use either PSparties or anykind of VOIP Past teams: Nordic Nightmare (NHL17), Nordic Stars and Ace Holes (NHL16) GamerPlayerCard MovaaN Contacts: PSN: MovaaN, NHLGamer: MovaaN (I prefer PSN for contacting) P.S. Ready for tryouts starting 12th of september or as soon early access preorders starts on PS4 Mainly online by 19CET but now and then I have to do later work shift (once or twice in 9weeks) which ends at 21CET.

Mainly as pointed before with PS it doesn't matter if you have 60hz or or higher monitor. I've always liked to use my gaming monitor for NHL for other reasons. For example you get better posture while sitting in front of desk for longer sessions and IMO monitor has better contrast and color fullness. It has nothing to do with refresh rate, I just prefer playing with monitor And of course while streaming I can use my auxiliary monitors to follow chat and stream quality P.S. Just ordered my 24" 144Hz gaming monitor so after this I have 3 screens to choose from

Just starting up topic for this game. I play it on PC

January 2nd stream starts 13.30fin time, doing 2-3h stint

I'll be streaming some Assassin's Creed 3 this week during afternoons, come say hi and talk trash to me Starting "daily" @ 14CET'ish http://twitch.tv/movaan

@Lowryy http://nhlgamer.com/community/news/european-championship-league/introducing-ecl-divisions-r84

Streaming I decided to write a small topic about streaming, options and some techknowledge. First of all you need to think about how you want to handle your stream. There is basically 3 options how to handle it, I'll tell what you can do with them and what you cannot. 1st option: PS4 broadcasting PS4 broadcasting is the easiest and simpliest way to stream your PS4 gameplay. You just need twitch account (later known as your channel), PS4 and good enough internet (PS4 will tell when you have too slow upload speed but minimum should be 5mb/s UP and recommended 10mb/s) Twitch account can easily done here: www.twitch.tv After setting your channel up (just explore everything in there) you want to head to your dashboard with your computer (link works properly when you're logged into Twitch) At the dashboard and all sub tabs you can make changes to your stream: change name, change game, language etc. Using the dashboard isn't compulsory but will make your life lot easier What is possible with PS4 broadcast? PS4 broadcasting is pretty rudimentary mean to stream. You basically get your basic needs: stream, chat, mic and facecam (if wanted with PScamera) No overlays, alerts and nothing *fancy* what you see in Twitch P.S. remember that your twitch account name is also your channels name. For example my twitch nick is MovaaN and my channel link is www.twitch.tv/movaan 2nd option: PS4 broadcasting + OBS (or other streaming tool for computer) This is bit interesting way to stream. In short in this method we use 2 Twitch channels to stream. 1st we stream with our PS4, then we make OBS (just for example) to use that stream as a source and stream the "main" stream with computer. In this method there are pros and cons. Pros being the ability to make overlays and other *fancy* stuff for your stream and no need to buy capture cards. Cons being extremely high internet usage in your upload bandwith. Haven't tested this on my 10mbs up connection but I have some concerns it not being high enough. It may have enough "size" but it won't be stable enough for smooth stream. 3rd option: Computer + OBS + capture card (like Elgato HD60) Setup like this is used by people with more invest in streaming. Here you play with your PS4 normally but use capture device to get AV source to computer. Then you use software like OBS to stream it through your computer With this you can have pretty much anything you want on your stream. Only limit is just your imagination and techskills Here are some of the softwares and links which are useful for streamers: https://www.twitch.tv/broadcast FAQ: Q:How fast internet you need to stream? Good thumbrule is to have 2 times of bandwith compared to bitrate. Q:What is bitrate Bitrate is how much data your stream sends out. For example I like to stream with 720p resolution at 60 frames per second, this needs a bitrate around 3300-3500Kbps Q:What bitrate should I use? Depends. On PS4 you don't have to think about controlling it, console handles itself. There are tons of different settings but majority should be okay with following: 720p60fps (3500Kbps), 720p30fps (2800Kbps), 480p60fps (1500Kbps) and lower around 1000Kbps. You can count from these your bandwith requirement, for example 720p60fps needs 2x3500Kbps=7000Kbps or more commonly around 7-8M up. This here isn't exact science but found as good thumbrule through trial and error Q:I love Full HD, can I stream on 1080p? Yes of course you can. But remember this: Unless you aren't a Twitch partner, your viewers can only see your stream on Source quality. This means following: Your viewer needs good enough internet to watch your stream, 1080 need usually @ 30fps around 3500Kbps and @ 60fps almost 5000. Just for contrast, my 720p60fps is on the edge for non-partner streamer. I have bandwith to send but for some viewers the stream buffers and stutters because their download speed isn't just enough. Q:What are dropped frames? Dropped frames mean frames that aren't send out. On PS4 you can't see this but with OBS and other computer based softwares have statistic for this. Common reasons for dropped frames are too slow connection (drop your bitrate and quality) or unstable connection. With older computers this can be caused too by bad CPU (cannot handle encoding of the stream). Just remember that majority of the times when ppl complain on your channel chat that you drop frames the issue is usually with their internet or Twitch server is acting up Q:Can I put my own music on my stream? Yes you can, but with caution. Copyright laws and copyrighted content should always be used with care. If you have copyright protected music on your stream then your VOD (video archive of your past broadcasts) may be muted of all sounds. Soundcloud TwitchFM and Spotify has some nice copyright free music I hope that this helped atleast some people with their questions about streaming. If you have more questions or tips and tricks to add, then feel free reply to this topic. Also check out my VOIP topic

You using 4G for PS4? Cause that explains why you keep having issues in the evenings. It is simply that the 4G network is under lot more stress at those hours (ppl watching videos, browsing online etc) causing the whole network get more latency.

I recommend using this with browser: http://www.dslreports.com/speedtest I'm running steady latency 39ms with 71mb/s down and max 50ms bufferbloat (while downloading) when I run this speedtest (my NHL runs like a dream since last patch). If you have high ping with this one too, then I suggest being in contact with your ISP because there might be with them then. This is all help I can provide at this point edit: I have 100/10 connection and NAT1 on PS4 + using ethernet cable to connect

6v6 Club matchmaking still seems to be buggy Hard to find games and lot of fair connection/US teams. As for overall connection quality can someone say something about it, had 2 drop-ins and those had best feeling of the game so far. No sluggish feel nor any skating "in place"

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This is a small breakdown for what different ways there is for teams communicate using mics and text. I'm going to go through here different programs and apps, and try to list different Pros and Cons. Note that this is plainly my opinion and people have their own preferences. All of the programs support smartphone Voice chat too. What is VOIP? A:VOIP is plainly put a term for every internet call and talk over internet type things. Skype Skype is product of Microsoft. You can download it for free for older versions of Windows and for smartphones. It doubles as an messaging app and as a VOIP through Skype calls. Pros: Free Can create groups Often preinstalled on lot of computers and Smartphones Cons: You have to first invite people as friends before you can communicate No group admins Sound quality and connection quality varies alot Teamspeak and Mumble Teamspeak 3 and Mumble are basically same product from 2 different developers. There are some minor differenses but nothing massive. These 2 are most used VOIP programs within PC players. Pros: Client is free for PC Good sound and connection qualities Server adminstration is easy and has lot of options Password protection options Cons: Servers are pay2use unless you don't have your own server. Sizeable servers (over 25) people can cost Server configuration can be hard for people that don't have necessary knowledge Teamspeak smartphone app isn't free Discord One of newer comers to VOIP field. Finnish-american development product to overthrow teamspeak and skype. Pros: Servers and client free Lot of options to customize your channel Administration easy and role rights easy to configure Has web app, PC program and smartphone app You can either Direct Message to certain people if they are your friend on discord or have setted that strangers can DM them Twitch sync available Person highlighting with @-symbol Cons: Unknown for lot of people still Curse has same features but is more polished Curse Curse is today to-go software of streamers at the moment. It also has less-known guild friendly aspect for channels. Curse is basically better version of Discord in my opinion. Pros and Cons are pretty much the same as on Discord. I've used this more than Discord and for Voice quality on either phone or PC is excellent. Playstation Network - Parties Playstation's own VOIP solution. Works by inviting people on your created party or if it is public your PSN friends can join. Pros: You just need your console and compatible headset. You get headphone+mic set with your console when you bought it (included in the package) Simple click to join Cons: Party limit 8 people If you need team text message for more people you have to have group founded No phone iteration for Voice More unstable than others XBox Live Haven't used it. As far as I believe and have heard is basically pretty same as PSN's As said above, my favorite is Curse of these. The overall chances with it are same or better than other programs need. But this is just my opinion. There are many more available but these are biggest ones and most common Please feel free comment, ask questions or add

Full EASHL feedback only from me (played 2 or 3 1v1 games) Pros Lot of physics work lot better, puck moves around and isn't anymore glued to sticks. Hitting more realistic, you don't anymore need the massive hit to make puck go loose. Overall gameplay is more sim like compared previous iterations -Physics -Puck "reaction" -Pickups (most of the time) -Goalie movement -Customisation Cons -Game freeze bug (apparently has something to do with team customisation) Removing logos from jerseys seemed to work -Goalie save animation triggers; had lot of goals scored because game triggered some weird save animation and just let the goal being scored. (This is known issue by devs if you look it up on official forums) P.S. Everyday I'm sitting down. -Shot accuracy on close slot; players seem to be godlike with getting pucks top shelf under pressure within 2m from net. Slapshots need to be tuned down, had multiple slapshots going off like sniper with low shot accuracy builds while being stopped on ice. -Goalie no mask shot save ability way down, I think this is combination of player supershot and animation trigger issues. -Way too much goalie interference. Opponent could just run over you as much as they wanted. It seemed that lot of camera reviews didn't just trigger. This is just unacceptable if you compare modern hockey and NHL how easily referees go to the phone. Overall This has lot of goalie pointers because I mainly goaltended on beta. This definitely made me go G for next NHL. It felt good and most of time I felt that goals scored on me were either personal mistakes or just opponent playing me out. Bugs weren't horrible and most of them are already being reviewed by devs but I hope that freeze issue is fixed ASAP but that wouldn't be as much a gamebreaker as last years input lag was. It doesn't make the game unplayable, it just takes nice visual add out if not fixed. I'm exicited for new NHL, probably one of the best iterations since 11 or 12. Lot of changed but it is more like polishing good base what 16 was.

@Kenu and @Lurkins , using forum dropdown bar for Summer cup and going to standings doesn't load the right page properly. http://nhlgamer.com/league.php?leagueID=16 URL with forum link and http://nhlgamer.com/league.php?leagueID=16&gameType=regular URL using main page

Main problem with PWF is his shooting ability, it should be closer to DFD for balance sake. Lot of power but also lot of shots ending up in boards. I haven't had that big problems playing against PWFs with 2-Way-D but yeah, they seem a tad OP, or better to say OP compared to other forward classes. Lets see what they come up with NHL17 but I hope that more variety is welcomed. "Tactical" aspect of class selection in offence is pretty dead atm, and defense is either D or 2W. You see some OFD's but usually that is also the side to come into zone ^^

PSN: MovaaN (NHLgamer player card) About me: I'm 28-year-old Finn from Helsinki. Been playing EASHL from NHL11 and ECL(/EHL) from NHL14. Last season finished at Nordic Stars. Former teams are Ace Holes HC and UKnighted HC (pre NHL16). Fluent in finnish and english. German and swedish are at noob level ^^ Positions: in order LD, LW, RD and C. Right handed but can handle RD with left. Playing style: I prefer defence first approach to the game and high teamwork in both offense and defence. Two-Way D-man is my go to class in defence and Grinder on offense. P.S. Can use any method of VOIP; PSN, TeamSpeak, Mumble, Discord, Curse, Skype et cetera. Very reluctant of being team captain HOX! Not available 16.7-23.7, nothing else planned atm

I just was on my way here to make a suggestion for draft style summer cup, but @Billy44205 beat me to it. We could make it that people themselves enlist for summer cup from what point we pick/choose/nominate captains for teams. Preferably as much randomness and ofcourse when some people aren't so comfortable with some people, then draft should kick this kind of problems out of question I'd say that when we know number of players ready to commit for summer cup, then we can think about amounts of teams and season structure Edit: Also this kind of draft and "scrambled" teams would get people to know each other better and maybe find new community friends

http://nhlgamer.com/team.php?teamID=43 http://nhlgamer.com/schedule.php?teamID=43

Lot of links leading to blank page. Atleast when I try to look up my own teams schedule via schedule page (Nordic Stars) it just leads to an empty page. Same thing if I go to my player card and click teams name