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Hi.

I recently joined a game with my Hockey Ultimate Team online and after the first period the game is now stuck at "waiting for user" screen. I checked to continue to the next period right after the first one ended, but since then it's been stuck here. I've been waiting for at least 10 minutes now.

Update: The game ended with "Connection lost to users" and I now started another game, with the same damn problem after 1 period! It's again stuck at the "Waiting for user" screen. What the hell. I thought PSN servers were supposed to be a lot better now that you must pay for them, but it seems they're just bugged.

I'm very confused whether to get Destiny or not. The reviews are so mixed up. There are reviews that hail the game above life and reviews that bash the game to the darkest corner of earth. This is very confusing for people who are wondering whether the game is good or not.

1. I'd really like to have a game on my PS4 that I'd play occasionally for a long time, some addicting RPG-type of a game. Destiny does seem to fulfill this requirement. Or does it?

2. All the gameplay videos seem entertaining. I like the graphics, I like the atmosphere, the landscape. It looks amazing and fun.

So, could you guys help me out? I want helpful answers, answers which you can explain as well as possible. I know this game is hyped overly much by the fanboys and hated way too hard by the haters. So, I was hoping for a decent opinion. Does this game fit for my purposes?

@skipper847: You mean like we had in GTA? I did use it a lot, but often also like to drive myself to missions. Especially on a new car or some. But on Watch Dogs, I never hopped in a train to fast travel, I always drove everywhere.

In old days the games usually consisted of one campaign, and didn't have that many side missions or collectibles. I liked them that way, much more simple and easier to define a full game. Nowadays it feels like over 50% of the game consists of side missions. In fact, at least on GTA, Watch Dogs and Batman games, that's the way these games are. I had completed approximately 37% of Batman: Arkham City when the end credits started rolling on the screen. I don't like that they give side missions so huge part of the game. I like exploring games though, but I don't think it should really be this big part of completing the full game.

Hi there. :)

I was recently wondering how does the majority of gamers play offline games. Do you just play through the main story and call the game completed or do you have a feeling that you "must" play everything, explore the whole game and find every single collectible? And what about the purchasable updates in the future? Do you feel the need to buy those in order to consider the game completed or do you just buy them, if you liked the game? Personally, I buy the update, if I've got no other game to play and if I really loved the original game.

Personally I call the game completed, when the main story is finished. Usually, if I really loved the game though, I might do the optional side missions. But the main point is, that the game is beaten after I finish the main story. Everything else is what I believe they are meant to be - optional for those who love the game.

For example, I recently played through Watch Dogs on my PS4. I did actually love the game, so I finished all the optional side missions and also collected some additional collectibles. I did not look for all the collectibles though, as I want to move on to another game (Assassin's Creed: Black Flag). However, I consider having beaten Watch Dogs now, that the story is over. And I consider myself a bit more of a Watch Dogs player than an average player, since I did look for the collectibles and completed all the optional side missions.

So, how do you play offline games?

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Hi guys.

As you all know, EA launched a stripped version of the NHL we are used to see every year and lots of important features were missing and still are. Today as I logged in onto my PS4 I noticed a new update was available for my NHL 15. I was very thrilled, I was hoping to see the offline tournaments - which is what I missed the most (I mainly play the game offline).

The Playoffs!

I was happy they added this feature. I noticed I could create playoffs for any league, international, NHL, etc. which I thought was a good thing. I then started gaming and noticed you can't choose "your own team". You have to simulate or play through with all teams selected to the tournament. This reduces the feeling of "owning" all the teams in the tournament with your beloved team and basically destroys the complete element of tournament. What's the point of tournaments, where you control every team? It's like playing chess against yourself.

In Short Note: Playoffs

+ Choose up to 16 teams of any league to compete in the tournament.

- You cannot choose the "one and only" team. You have to play with either all teams, or simulate through all games.

- What's the point of tournaments where you play against yourself?

@GTR12:

Thanks for trying to help, but that guide doesn't answer either one of my questions.

I mean, why would I want to play "my own" team if despite of naming it as I want, is still called "Anaheim" by the commentators, and we have to play under Anaheims logo. There's nothing "own" about that and the whole Ultimate Team is a complete lie if this is what it is.

Nobody knows?