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EA has released patch v1.01 for NHL 14, and it affects almost all aspects of the game. Some users on the EA forums are (rightfully) annoyed that certain gameplay issues weren't addressed, but at least EA did address a lot of bugs, glitches and balance problems that were present in the various modes on offer for NHL 14.
Here's the official release from EA.
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The fix for players being able to pop out of an injured state is also welcome, as that's just a silly error to have slipped through in the first place. The same goes for the hold-down state in fights having an end point, as the fight can just linger on forever without it. It's rare to see the hold-down state executed successfully, but it's nice that there is some balance to the move now.
The other change worth mentioning is the addition of tripping penalties to shot block situations. I actually had this exact thing happen before the patch was out, as I went down for a shot block and effectively dropkicked an opponent in the skate and knocked him down. Needless to say, it was hilarious; at the same time, it was a penalty. I hope there is a proper grace period so that someone can't just skate into when you're on the ice and expect a penalty, but this "shot-blocking trip" is something worthy of a penalty here and there.
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The removal of a glitch/exploit that allowed users to keep training items applied indefinitely has also been addressed, and this type of fix is an absolute necessity to keep a modicum of fairness in HUT.
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There was some talk on the EA forums of making things parallel by having game-ending injuries as well as game misconducts. This way the there would be a risk-reward to throwing a big hit. It's also still an idea to have a player who has been ejected "become" an AI drone for the rest of the game, but I don't think EA wants to go down that road of having people play as random CPU dudes.
I'm glad that EA has just added the functionality to turn this feature on or off, as I think it might be something that needs to be revisited in the near future.
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Final Thoughts
While I'm a bit hesitant about the removal of game misconducts to OTP/EASHL, it's nice to see stuff like faceoff spamming get addressed in a fairly effective way. There are also plenty of bug and functionality fixes across all modes, especially HUT, and it's nice to see the proper division names present in all relevant modes. Hopefully this is the first of several patches for EA and NHL 14.
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its hilarious that they had game misconducts AND just 5 min majors the last 3 years. yet this year, it has to be one or the other now? LOL..