NHL 11 Title Update and Tuner v2.0 Available Now, Post Impressions Here (PS3, 360)

[misch13fRoyale]

ive actually been experimenting with 15 min periods, and im getting realistic NHL numbers... and gameplay!! kinda excited about that!!

[TNKNGM]

Quote: Originally Posted by misch13fRoyale

ive actually been experimenting with 15 min periods, and im getting realistic NHL numbers... and gameplay!! kinda excited about that!!

What game speed?

[Vikes1]

I've only played one game so far with the patch/tuner. So I'm far from ready to really give a fair opinion.

Things got pretty thrown out of whack I think due to the cpu taking five dumb roughing penalties. [set to authentic post whistle] With my usual settings pre patch/tuner, with 10 minute periods...the SOG numbers were almost always very realistic, as well as TOA.

But post patch/tuner [with all the cpu penalties] I out shot the cpu 48-23, and nearly doubled their TOA. Of course I need a bigger sample size, but although playing only one game...I got the feeling I may need to up the aggression sliders a bit. I play on All-Star/Normal, with the aggression sliders at 4. I think I may up it to 5, depending on how things go with the next few games.

All in all though...still digging NHL '11' a lot. And due to effective sliders [thank you EAC] Most issues I've ran across, I've been able to pretty much fix with slider adjustments. What a huge plus to have sliders that actually work!

[DJ]

Quote: Originally Posted by Vikes1

I've only played one game so far with the patch/tuner. So I'm far from ready to really give a fair opinion. Things got pretty thrown out of whack I think due to the cpu taking five dumb roughing penalties. [set to authentic post whistle] With my usual settings pre patch/tuner, with 10 minute periods...the SOG numbers were almost always very realistic, as well as TOA. But post patch/tuner [with all the cpu penalties] I out shot the cpu 48-23, and nearly doubled their TOA. Of course I need a bigger sample size, but although playing only one game...I got the feeling I may need to up the aggression sliders a bit. I play on All-Star/Normal, with the aggression sliders at 4. I think I may up it to 5, depending on how things go with the next few games. All in all though...still digging NHL '11' a lot. And due to effective sliders [thank you EAC] Most issues I've ran across, I've been able to pretty much fix with slider adjustments. What a huge plus to have sliders that actually work!

Where do you have CPU Difficulty set at, Vikes? I think that will make a difference as well. I had the same problem with shots and TOA, too, in my last game. I've got CPU Difficulty @ 4, but may go up to 6. I need to check my aggression sliders as well.

[Kbs]

The only thing holding this tuner set back is that players are falling all over the place.

I had a player standing still and I started to skate and he fell down...

Another time, I got the puck and fell down. The guy I was playing against picked the puck up, and fell right after. Looked pretty funny, but it can be frustrating because it's so unrealistic.

[Vikes1]

Quote: Originally Posted by Djwlfpack

Where do you have CPU Difficulty set at, Vikes? I think that will make a difference as well. I had the same problem with shots and TOA, too, in my last game. I've got CPU Difficulty @ 4, but may go up to 6. I need to check my aggression sliders as well.

Hey DJ.

I have the cpu difficulty slider set at 0.

I've never dared to mess with raising it, because of my history of struggling on AS. I plan on playing a few more games to see if there's really an issue for me, before I make any changes.

A very good thing is Dan...there's so many options to choose from settings wise, to adjust things for yourself. Using the Hardcore setting has always been a great cure for me in getting the cpu SOG and TOA numbers up....sometimes too far.

Oh DJ...I should tell ya I've shaken out of my scoring slump! Even before this last patch/tuner, I've been scoring 3 to 4 goals per game! Granted I'm using Auto-aim. But even with using AA before...I still wasn't scoring much....till now. I think the difference is, I'm using a bit more patience when shooting.

[tofubrain2]

.. lovin this update EA! quite the double-whammy with the patch and the tuner, now this game is playing alot more like its predecessor which is a really good thing.. Offensive AI and defensive AI are up to snuff and if you guys come up with a good roster update, call it a hat-trick.

Way to purge past the hatred that you have had to deal with and come with a well developed plan to improve this game.

[Steven547]

Back to the slider board for me. Since this update, I've shut out the CPU in 3 straight games. They can't seem to find a goal due to the update slowing the CPU goalie.