Offline Penalties

[Redshirt_EA]

-Default period length (5 minutes)
-Single player game (one human player)
-Total number of infractions not PIMs by CPU players

[Majingir]

By default period length, I'm assuming you mean 20 min periods?

If that's the case, then 20 min periods, with penalty sliders in the middle(meaning set to 3), we should be seeing around 4 penalties per game.

Just using this alone, you can see NHL averages:
http://espn.go.com/nhl/statistics/te...inor-penalties

The median is about 3.7 minor penalties per game(highest is about 4.7,lowest is about 2.98)



Also...to avoid poll spamming(like on the ea forums), can mods on this forum set the poll to allow us to see who voted, so we can see if one section gets spammed, if it's by actual members on this forum,or new people who signed up to spam.

[kerosene31]

I play 10 minute periods on all star and I rarely see more than 1-2 penalties, and that usually includes one or two taken by players under my control.

It is quite common for me to see zero penalties. I just played a game in online gm mode (7 minute periods) where the only penalty was when I tripped up a player myself.

In NHL12 penalties were too few, but they weren't like this. 12 never bothered me that much, but 13 has a major penalty issue IMHO.

The only exception is be a pro mode for me. I see the CPU taking lots of penalties in be a pro offline. This is the only mode where I see them regularly.

[Redshirt_EA]

Quote: Originally Posted by Majingir

By default period length, I'm assuming you mean 20 min periods? If that's the case, then 20 min periods, with penalty sliders in the middle(meaning set to 3), we should be seeing around 4 penalties per game. Just using this alone, you can see NHL averages: http://espn.go.com/nhl/statistics/te...inor-penalties The median is about 3.7 minor penalties per game(highest is about 4.7,lowest is about 2.98) Also...to avoid poll spamming(like on the ea forums), can mods on this forum set the poll to allow us to see who voted, so we can see if one section gets spammed, if it's by actual members on this forum,or new people who signed up to spam.

The default is 5 minute periods (clock shows 20 minutes but it is time scaled). If everyone answers based on different settings I won't be able to make much sense of the results. If you want to give more specific information reply to the thread, but answer the poll for 5 minute periods if you can.

The median is about 3.7 per team per game, so in terms of the poll it would be 7+. We also need to keep in mind that penalty time is slowed down in game, so 7 penalties will prolongs the game quite a bit and the proportion of PP time to even strength is skewed relative to real life stats. Short of playing full 20 minute periods something's gotta give.

[tvman]

Checking 2011-2012 NHL stats the avg. number of Minor penalties per game was around 8 for two teams combined.

Using five minute periods 1 per would be max.

I voted less than three minors.

The odd major here and there would be nice as well.

[Redshirt_EA]

I have no objection to the thread settings being changed to show who voted... I don't see any way to change it myself.

[tvman]

Some voted 7-9 penalties!

They must be assuming 20 min. periods?

[Rules]

Quote: Originally Posted by Redshirt_EA

-Default period length (5 minutes) -Single player game (one human player) -Total number of infractions not PIMs by CPU players

I went with 3-5 using the default though I play using higher minutes.