Next NHL 12 Patch Arrives in January, Details Included

[SENS_AK27]

LISTEN, I can live with a Penalty Glitch but what I can't stand is the EFFIN GAME FREEZING ISSUE!!!!! FIX THIS NOW!!!!

I have restarted at least 20 times this freakin season and it's getting really old. It got to the point where I wouldn't even play the last period and just let the cpu play for me.

Now that I"m in the playoffs I was just about to win game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals and it froze!!!!!!

So I am right mad now.

[jake19ny]

LOL....Without the updates I would get a ton of penalties and my game only froze twice in over 30 games (both times after a fight which happened in NHL 11 as well) With the updates virtually no penalties and my game has frozen 3 out of 6 games at various times and twice I could not load my season and had to manually turn off the pS3 and restart.....Not to mention that now if I delete the patch I am no longer getting penalties either. I have to say maybe EA should call the updates a "Virus" instead of a "patch".

[KomicJ]

Quote: Originally Posted by Matt_350z

A lot of my same sentiment is echoed in this thread. I am entering my mid 30's, and have literally bought every EA NHL game that has ever existed. Year in and year out, no matter what system I was currently playing, or if I was "into" games at that point of my life- I ALWAYS purchased NHL Hockey by EA sports. I love hockey, and it was just something I always blindly purchased, and overall it has been more good than bad, in my expierience. I don't need it to mimic the real NHL down to the smallest scale- just give me a game that is fun to play, and is detail oriented. However, the shine has worn off. I am not saying 12' is a bad game. Its not, I actually find it quite fun(offline, I despise online nowadays). I do see a smaller and smaller effort being put forth on a yearly basis though, and problems not being addressed, and an overall lack of wanting to actually make it a better game, and instead just adding things that don't address core gameplay, and depth, and some that seem to be just absolute cash grabs. I also feel like the developers are just completely ignoring a very dedicated community, and not hearing they want out of a game(unlike SCEA's MLB team, who do a superb job). In this day and age, thats just unacceptable. I used to scoff at people who would "boycott" videogame franchises and developers. It just seemed really useless. Now I understand that if I am not part of the solution, I am part of the problem. By just giving EA my 50.00 and 60.00 a year, and just accepting the game and effort put forth, they will never change, or address whats truly wrong with the game. So for the first time in my life, I will not be purchasing an EA Sports NHL game in 2012. Unless I hear a month or two after release that its a solid effort, I will be playing MLB 2012. I love hockey, but I will just stick with this years game for my fix, until something comes along worth buying.

This ! That ! ...and THIS again. Couldn't have said it better. Caved in, and bought NHL 12 a few weeks after release because I needed my hockey fix, and had already return NHL 11. I'm sticking with this game next year...not buying NHL 13.

[DGuinta1]

I guess I should have checked this thread before getting the game today. No penalties?! Really?

[toyo301985]

hey guys!! I'm a hockey fan from venezuela. exactly a leafs fan from venezuela. well this is my question. when can I download that patch (for xbox 360)? I don't use xbox live. or can anybody emailed me please? thanks for your help =) and go leafs go!!

[mjarz02]

Game is sooo much fun. However, lack of penalties is a major issue for many as you can see. I have penalties all the way to the max and I was hoping that the more penalties I took, the computer would be just as aggressive. NOPE! Soooooo close to being a great game

[Unit303]

In time these guys will get it. This game needs a MAJOR presentation overhaul though. Right now it is pretty much bottom of the barrel. I know it is a small team though.