NHL 13 Title Update and Tuner 1.06 Available Now, Post Your Impressions (PS3, 360)

[MizzouRah]

Quote: Originally Posted by Vikes1

Oh boy...can't remember, but if my owner said anything about 35 wins....I'm in deep trouble! I currently have 12 wins at the halfway point of season one. 12-20-8. I really like my settings...it's just that I haven't been playing very well lately. Well actually the whole season so far.

I'm with you.. hopefully it gets better.

[Taku]

I'm also enjoying the game, just passed trade deadline in my Be a GM and I haven't simmed a second. I'm 39-20-4 with my Blues, I'm dominating most of my games. Trying to tune my settings to be more difficult but on the other hand my team is really good so maybe I just leave them as they are...

[kerosene31]

Please take every "improvement" in this tuner related to defense and roll it back the way it was. The game is way too wide open now. This isn't hockey. There's no positional game at all.

Also, tone down the CPU puck magnet. I poke the puck away 50 times a game, but it goes right back to them 49 times out of 50.

Finally, please turn down the "road fatigue". After 30 seconds (with 7 minute periods), my guys are already in yellow. That's not right for that short of periods. By the end of the first period my guys can't skate at all.

[CyanWinters]

Current tuner is the worst one since the game came out, I think.

I was having good games on all-star prior to it. Now I'm seeing an awful lot of completely unrealistic games, where I outshoot them 44-12 and lose 3-2. Every game I play, win or lose, I now typically outshoot them 2:1 and it's just not fun. Also makes it pretty much impossible for my goalie to ever get a good save percentage. He'll always find a way to let in 2-4 softies every game.

I'm not expecting much more support from EA on this game, but I hope they at least put out a better tuner.

[CupCrazyManiac]

Quote: Originally Posted by CyanWinters

Current tuner is the worst one since the game came out, I think. I was having good games on all-star prior to it. Now I'm seeing an awful lot of completely unrealistic games, where I outshoot them 44-12 and lose 3-2. Every game I play, win or lose, I now typically outshoot them 2:1 and it's just not fun. Also makes it pretty much impossible for my goalie to ever get a good save percentage. He'll always find a way to let in 2-4 softies every game. I'm not expecting much more support from EA on this game, but I hope they at least put out a better tuner.

just try Tuner v.1.05. For me v.1.05 is ok to play with....

[JezFranco]

I'm really enjoying the heck outta 1.06 now.
I'm playing on Pro level, and have fiddled around with the tuners and I'm now getting great games.

NHL have never been better.

Recently lowered the attribute effects from 5 to 3 (middle) and I really think that made the game a whole lot better.
Perhaps with it on the higher side, some snipers get to good, and some good goalies gets to good, which kinda make for those odd easy goals, and the next second super goalies.



I also actually lowered the penalty slider, two steps from full.
It's still max on CPU Penalities, and tbh I think the CPU is still getting the same amount of penalties, but with the general penalty sliders lowered, there are a few interference calls that my guys get away with, occasionally, which I like.

However, goalie interference is still very unreliable... Scored two goals yesterday that was more than borderline;

http://www.easports.com/media/play/video/142792734

That's team work.

[Taku]

Yeah I agree, game is much better with attribute effects on 3 so player's ratings stay as they are. I have played this way all the time. With ratings not boosted the skating engine is better and also I think that there are some defensive ratings boosted with this slider set high too. I don't want any players hitting, pokechecking or especially strength rating boosted, not sure which of the ratings are changed with this slider for different player types but I highly recommend reducing this slider to middle position(3).

[Hamsterkiker]

Don;t know if this is from the new patch but my goalie got drafted #1 to Anaheim but says i need to goto Norfolk in the ahl but never get sent there...keeps me in nhl.