NHL 13 Season Ticket Impressions

[blinkfan77]

Couldn't agree more. Goalies warping from side to side looks horrible. I usually just laugh it off in disgust. Badly needs deep improvement.

[DrPhibes]

Quote: Originally Posted by jyoung

The problem is that goalies didn't get the new skating physics this year like normal skaters. Goalies are still teleporting at warp speed across the crease without any sense of weight or momentum working against them. They can literally just teleport in any direction at any time. That is why you still see so many ridiculous side-to-side saves.

Sounds like side-to-side dekeing and cross creases are a memory.

How is just shooting? Like are you seeing a better variety of shots going in?

[RoyalBoyle78]

Short and sweet. I love the game and just paid it off, can't wait for tomorrow!!

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[jyoung]

Quote: Originally Posted by DrPhibes

Sounds like side-to-side dekeing and cross creases are a memory. How is just shooting? Like are you seeing a better variety of shots going in?

"Just shooting" is really the best scoring tactic now.

If you try to go all NHL 12 and get fancy with dekes and one-timers you will turn the puck over incessantly and probably never score unless a puck goes off a body/skate and deflects in randomly.

[orion523]

Although I am disgusted about the penalty issue, I played the game a few more times and I can't help but like it. The decision now comes down to this: Do I buy the game and hope that penalties are fixed, or wait and see. Right now I'm still not sure.

[savoie2006]

So has anyone downloaded a new tuner that was supposedly put out today? I'm wondering if maybe they already addressed the penalty issue?

[bukktown]

Quote: Originally Posted by DrPhibes

Sounds like side-to-side dekeing and cross creases are a memory. How is just shooting? Like are you seeing a better variety of shots going in?

Yes shots from all angles go in. Some clean and some squeeze through the goalies arms and under pads and trickle in. What I am seeing from opponents online is a lot of bad angle shots sprinting into the zone and not being able to turn the corner so the whip it at the side of my goalie and about 5% of those ricochet in off the goalies side/back/skate.

It is much harder to set up in zone with the flat footed cement skating and the 3x skater width poke check radius passes get deflected all the time. I think the end result will be MUCH more authentic NHL gameplay online once they tune a little bit and people normalize their play styles to the new gameplay dynamics.


But the big question that everybody wants to know online is how do I score? Once you see how it's done you gravitate towards that strategy over and over again. Right now the answer to that question is you try to get some space in the zone, close your eyes, and let one rip (that made me laugh when I reread it). There is no money goal currently.

[Majingir]

Quote: Originally Posted by orion523

Although I am disgusted about the penalty issue, I played the game a few more times and I can't help but like it. The decision now comes down to this: Do I buy the game and hope that penalties are fixed, or wait and see. Right now I'm still not sure.

Penalties might have been fixed..and even if it isn't, if you're deciding between now, or waiting until price drops to get it, just get it now. Price won't drop(unless someone is selling it online or something)