NHL 13 Season Ticket Impressions

[18 eighty 5]

Man I can't wait to get a go with the retail version. For me, after playing the demo heaps and reading all these impressions I am expecting lots of same old issues but with the addition of much improved skating. I can't wait for my copy.

It does get tedious offline when all teams play the same. Its just like playing the one.team over and over alternating their jerseys each time.

Again, really looking forward to getting mine. The skating engine at least brings something well worth it, plus the true broadcast cam and the lighting.

[bwiggy33]

Quote: Originally Posted by skrody

k. maybe it's just me. but i've watched a bunch of videos of cpu-cpu / cpu-human, and there have been penalties called? i'll take 1-2 PP/PK in a 5 minute period game any days. too many and the games drag on and on.

That's the difference between a casual hockey gamer like yourself and someone like me who wants a better replication of the sport. I'm seeing 1-2 penalties total in 10 minute games. For someone who wants a good replication of the sport I want something close to 3-4 per team which is the around the league average. Some games having more and some less because that's hockey. Games are normally won based off who has the better special teams, not in NHL 12 or 13. Overall they just need to find a way to make the slider more effective. The amount of penalties seen in the game now should honestly be the first tick on the penalty slider.

[skrody]

Quote: Originally Posted by bwiggy33

That's the difference between a casual hockey gamer like yourself and someone like me who wants a better replication of the sport. I'm seeing 1-2 penalties total in 10 minute games. For someone who wants a good replication of the sport I want something close to 3-4 per team which is the around the league average. Some games having more and some less because that's hockey. Games are normally won based off who has the better special teams, not in NHL 12 or 13. Overall they just need to find a way to make the slider more effective. The amount of penalties seen in the game now should honestly be the first tick on the penalty slider.

not a casual gamer by any means, but i do like to *try* and play all 82 games + playoffs. i have more beef with lack of injuries that occur, but at least the slider works for that.

i get what you mean about the slider actually having a purpose and i agree 100%.

if you're looking for a better representation of the sport just play as the canucks, the refs dont like to give them PP's

[Nomah5]

I keep trying to play online and I find it to be very slow. The skating is definitely turned down and lots of loose pucks just sit there while people skate around it. Lack of control.

I played my first game and won 8-0 online and since I have played 4 games and scored 1 goal. Brutal. I feel like a rookie.

[bwiggy33]

Quote: Originally Posted by skrody

not a casual gamer by any means, but i do like to *try* and play all 82 games + playoffs. i have more beef with lack of injuries that occur, but at least the slider works for that. i get what you mean about the slider actually having a purpose and i agree 100%. if you're looking for a better representation of the sport just play as the canucks, the refs dont like to give them PP's

By casual I'm not meaning that you play the game on occasion. I didn't really say that correctly. I'm more saying that it seems like you don't necessarily care if certain aspects in the game such as penalties actually match up to the way they are called in the real NHL.

[skrody]

Quote: Originally Posted by bwiggy33

By casual I'm not meaning that you play the game on occasion. I didn't really say that correctly. I'm more saying that it seems like you don't necessarily care if certain aspects in the game such as penalties actually match up to the way they are called in the real NHL.

i do care. but, maybe because playing the CPU in previous games always felt like playing the same team over and over and over again, i accepted defeat. im just saying that with the videos posted, id take 2 over 0 any days.

[SlyBelle]

Quote: Originally Posted by skrody

i do care. but, maybe because playing the CPU in previous games always felt like playing the same team over and over and over again, i accepted defeat. im just saying that with the videos posted, id take 2 over 0 any days.

The game should be able to serve both type of players since there are sliders but because they don't work it isn't possible right now. I can see how you might want to play that way but for people like myself who want it to be realistic, 2 penalties per game won't cut it. Power plays are a critical element of hockey and for ea not to model reasonably correctly and make the sliders work is an oversight on their part. If sliders worked you could turn it down while other people could turn up to be real.

[JezFranco]

Quote: Originally Posted by mkharsh33

In 2 games before I went to bed last night, I had two 2-0 leads heading into the 3rd period. Both leads disappeared and I lost one of them 4-2 and the other I won 3-2 in the closing seconds. Definitely see a cpu boost (All Star / Hardcore - with some tweaks). I'd like to consider the lower level this year, as I made some sliders a couple years ago for Pro that played well. This game might actually play best on that level, giving the cpu proper boosts. Not sure though...

I haven't played retail yet...
But like you said, I've also made my sliders earlier based on Pro.
Just because said reason, on higher levels the CPU gets certain boosts that I don't like.
I can usually set some sliders in a way that makes Pro challenging enough... Unfortunately though, a few months into playing Pro and you start to learn the tapes, it gets harder and harder to adjust Pro to be challenging enough.


But anyway, I'd like to mention to anyone that has issues with boosts for the CPU to try and start at Pro level, with certain sliders to make it harder, as I believe that Pro is the "neutral" CPU level, without boosts.


Can't wait until Friday... EU release date.