NHL 09 PS3 Patch Released - Impressions

[Solid-Bri]

Played a few online matches and I must say, I'm very pleased with the patch. The increased number of penalties were annoying at first, because I was so accustomed to being able to just hack away at my opponent with my stick and freely body check people who aren't in possession of the puck. But once you get used to the changes, you realize that this patch makes the game much better. It forces you to play more responsibly, which makes for a more authentic experience.

In addition to the penalties, I also definitely noticed that goalies do a better job of preventing cheap goals around the net, like wrap-arounds and little exploits like that.

The game just plays more realistically now. It is more fun to play too, because you can actually skate up the ice without having to worry about getting smacked around by your opponent's stick. There's more freedom to skate, more opportunities to be creative, more scoring chances, etc.

Thanks for doing this EA! You already had the best sports game on the market, so it's very commendable for you to go the extra mile and improve what was already an incredible game.

I have only one complaint... Lack of Dualshock 3 compatibility. But it's probably too late to implement that. Hopefully it'll appear in NHL '10 at least.

Thanks again EA!

[Jgainsey]

Ok, I am lovin this patch. The cheesers online have been rendered almost completely powerless. I've played like 12 or so versus game online so far and I've only lost once, and it was in a shoot out. And the guy that beat me was the only guy who came close to trying to play a realistic game of hockey.

It's a thing of beauty to see all of these penalties being called on these guys. My possesion time is through the roof, lol. The best game I played was my last one where the guy tried to take about 95% of his shots by dangling around the net and going for wrap arounds. He must've attempted like 30 of these. I ended up beating him 3-0 with 2 of the goals coming via the powerplay. It was like the dude was in complete denial over his once reliable go to chese move. And the more frustrated he got the more penalties he took. It was great. I'm extremely impressed with the patch and really hope EA keeps heading in this direction for the gameplay of NHL 10.

[gator3guy]

Quote: Originally Posted by gator3guy

Is it possible to download the patch from my computer, copy the file onto my flash drive and upload it to my ps3? I'm at school and don't get internet access to my ps3. Any help would be much appreciated.

Anyone know>???

[akula]

Quote: Originally Posted by LP

Just out of curiosity, how do I trigger the standing shot block animation?

it's automatic, the player decides to do it if the situation calls for it

[Scottdau]

Quote: Originally Posted by gator3guy

Anyone know>???

No.

[longranger]

just this patch just basically clean up online play, or is it worth downloading for just playing seasons or dynasties?





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[phillyfan23]

Quote: Originally Posted by longranger

just this patch just basically clean up online play, or is it worth downloading for just playing seasons or dynasties? www.sportstalk4us.blogspot.com

this patch does help a lot for the online play but it also makes a significant difference in offine play.

The cpu plays a better offensive game (more cycle, less shot crazy and they're more dangerous due to it)

They play a better defensive game too.....they aren't interfering with your players and play positional D. Makes playing much more fun

Goalies are tuned as well.

this patch really does the job for offline play. I even re-purchased the game and it was the best decision I made for a sports game this year.

[DXZeke]

Redshirt,

Tell the guys at EA Canada "THANK YOU!!!" about a dozen times.

It was great that you guys did the first patch, but it also made scoring for me very hard to do. It turned me off from the game. Even sliders didn't really help things.

After getting the patch 2 nights ago, I'm able to score again from all sorts of places! I'm taking THE SAME shots I did before, but a realistic amount of them are falling in now. The game is FUN again, but also the scoring isn't overdone either. It's pretty damn good now!

From a guy that plays offline... This patch helped a lot.

Thank You!