NHL 15 News Post

NHL 15 Patch 1.03 Available Now, Details Included

06:52 AM - October 2, 2014 by Taku

EA Sports has released another patch for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One versions of NHL 15, bringing it up to version 1.03. Check out the details below.

The team will be releasing the following content update later this month.

Online Team Play
Online multiplayer mode where every player on the ice can be human controlled.

GM Draft
For the first time in the NHL franchise, you will be put on the clock and feel the pressure like real NHL GM�s. You will now only have 3 minutes to make a draft pick. If the pressure is too much, you can also call timeouts to extend the amount of time you have to make a draft pick or potentially negotiate a trade. You can make trades at any time during the draft. The CPU will also propose trades to each other and the user throughout the draft.

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# 121 Vikes1 @ 10/04/14 01:53 PM

Yep, the berserk mode is very frustrating. And many times now has really spoiled the feel of some fun tight games i've played in my BEAGM. Feels very cheap, imo.

# 122 MizzouRah @ 10/04/14 01:57 PM

Yep.. I keep playing in hopes of getting that NHL 13-14 feeling again (minus the basketball bounce in 14).

The CPU just seems to go into catch up mode every freaking time I have a lead, my hair is turning grey because in the last 5 minutes of a game I know I have to hold on for dear life and then I usually end up taking a penalty.

Up 3-1 vs Arizona in my last game, cruising along and in the last 4 minutes they get a goal to cut it to 3-2 and then I score, it's 4-2 and they score again about 30 seconds later and get the tying goal with 24 seconds left. In OT with 14 seconds left, they score to win the game 5-4.

I'm going to learn to change my strategies as I'm used to the AI doing it for me.

# 123 THESHAMISASHAME @ 10/04/14 02:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Vikes1


	Yep, the berserk mode is very frustrating. And many times now has really spoiled the feel of some fun tight games i've played in my BEAGM. Feels very cheap, imo.

Hi how where you doing before the update in beagm I never played it , does it play different then play now and other modes ?

This is nothing like I bought a month ago but I did lower down to Pro level in playoff mode and its very manageable so at worse I can make the cpu tougher on pro and I do see some penalties.
I can probably move up to 9 or 10 minutes periods do to the update as shots and scores are super lower now do to the improved cpu D.

# 124 THESHAMISASHAME @ 10/04/14 02:06 PM

Ok Im done and I hope I can video it as the CPU AI went into boost mode so i checked them hard twice and then went the other way and as I hit center ice the frame rate change so I shot the puck from just inside the blueline on a semi screen past a super hot quick and scored

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I mean theres no slider for this tilted Ice crud and now I beat the skew as Im up 2-0 so Im figuring one cpu score to break the Shutout and then I get a ENG

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UPDATE : Ok won 3-1 but no eng and all 4 goals were generated so next I will have tone down hitting and that will limit the boost .

# 125 canucksss @ 10/04/14 02:45 PM

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Originally Posted by jake19ny


	This has been an issue for years. The online gamers cry fowl because guys exploit aspects of the game so EA patches the game to cater to the online gamer thus destroying offline play. In addition to making the game arcadey, every player now basically seems to have the same skill set, I can skate end to end and deke with Tanner Glass as easily as I can with Rick Nash. 4th liners are scoring way to much. EA has historically gotten this wrong and the ratings are as broken as the sliders. The patches just magnify it so that online gamers can have equal skilled players on the ice. Thanks to no player edit we can't get the awesome revamped rosters that went a long way in fixing this.

Rinse, Swish, Spit then repeat thats the formula of EA....and Im glad that they made the tuner 1.03 to further expose their lack luster production of NHL. EA really need to apologize to the consumers especially thos who bought this year product.

Even those gamers that find NHL 15 a great game are now, as I am reading their post, are finding this recent tuner did more damage instead of improving NHL 15. Feel sorry for you guys.... who devoted so many hours in developing sliders that were waisted by this tuner.

# 126 Millennium @ 10/04/14 03:39 PM

I've actually enjoyed this tuner. It had made playing defense (both online and off) more effective for me.

It feels like sticks are more active in passing lanes. Definitely having better games.

Sent from my Samsung Galaxy Note 3

# 127 MizzouRah @ 10/04/14 03:42 PM

Wish I could say the same thing.. scoring is really high after the patch for me. Fourteen total goals in my last game. I haven't seen anything under 5 total goals yet. I keep dumbing down the game via sliders, but I've never had to work at it like this with any of the previous versions.

Something just isn't right with the game play.

# 128 Vikes1 @ 10/04/14 03:44 PM

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Originally Posted by THESHAMISASHAME


	Hi how where you doing before the update in beagm I never played it , does it play different then play now and other modes ? This is nothing like I bought a month ago but I did lower down to Pro level in playoff mode and its very manageable so at worse I can make the cpu tougher on pro and I do see some penalties. I can probably move up to 9 or 10 minutes periods do to the update as shots and scores are super lower now do to the improved cpu D.

Hi. I believe that the game played better in 'Play now', than in my GM mode. With both modes at default hardcore. Including more teammate ai help in Play now. At least pre- 1.03.

# 129 THESHAMISASHAME @ 10/04/14 04:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Vikes1


	Hi. I believe that the game played better in 'Play now', than in my GM mode. With both modes at default hardcore. Including more teammate ai help in Play now. At least pre- 1.03.

Thanks for the info thats what I thought also and on pro I can play pretty good D again so ill see what I do to give cpu a boost .

Hey quick question everyone saying 1.03 and that was the update/ patch right ?

But then I hear some say tuner but the only tuner I have is Latest and V1:00 so is there any other ?

Thanks

# 130 Elite49 @ 10/04/14 05:02 PM

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Originally Posted by THESHAMISASHAME


	Thanks for the info thats what I thought also and on pro I can play pretty good D again so ill see what I do to give cpu a boost . Hey quick question everyone saying 1.03 and that was the update/ patch right ? But then I hear some say tuner but the only tuner I have is Latest and V1:00 so is there any other ? Thanks

No you're right! The Patch is 1.03 and Tuner is 1.01 (Latest). People seem to not know what a Patch is compared to a Tuner so it's confusing people.

# 131 Viktor @ 10/04/14 05:34 PM

Yea I only see v1 and Latest, although I never play online. Seems silly you have to play an online game to get new tuners. I've twice gone into the team selection screen but never got a message to download the new ones so I backed out.

# 132 ondreythegiant @ 10/04/14 08:20 PM

Any clue when OTP will be added? And I don't mean "layer this month." Any idea of a date?

# 133 MizzouRah @ 10/04/14 11:13 PM

I'm shelving this game for awhile.. much better on my health anyway.

Maybe playing on "arcade" mode is what they intended the game to be played on or something, but I'm just not having any fun anymore.

I scored a goal tonight and watched the replay 20x.. the puck was going wide and then goes in the air and takes a 90 degree angle and goes into the goal.

Then I take 4 penalties in a row and the CPU scores two goals to go up by 1.. game over.

It feels like at some point they had to get the game out and just patched the final code to get it out the door.

Hopefully some more patches come out before they abandon the game for v16. I'm tired of messing with sliders and settings.

I've loved this series for years and before all the patching and tuners and stuff, was even having fun with the game.. but enough is enough.

# 134 hyacinth1 @ 10/04/14 11:45 PM

The game is pretty much dead for me online. Since you can't change the tuner settings online, I'm stuck w/ a pile of crap.

I hoped next gen EA didnt do their yearly thing like last gen where they release 5 to 6 sliders which screw up the whole game. Where each 5 or 6 tuner's you pretty much get new gameplay per tuner. All the other games don't release so many tuners. Because they actually take time to test out their changes and then finally release it in one big patch WHEN IT'S READY! Not these NHL guys.

The one poster hit it on the head when he said they cater to the online crowd which screws it up for offline. But they screwed it up for everyone this time.

Too bad. I was really rooting for this game even w/ all the missing modes. I thought the out of the box gameplay was a breath of fresh air but they decided now to give us NHL 14 w/ the last tuner set. Most every review site gave it low scores, but they said the one redeeming feature was the fun gameplay. Now ea even take that away. I'm pretty much done w/ this failure of a game and maybe done w/ the series. It sounds like they'll never get over themselves and keep releasing unproven tuner's in the games to come.

# 135 Vikes1 @ 10/05/14 02:22 AM

Myself, im still enjoying the game for the most part, even though some of the frustrating things are starting to wear on me.

Just really hoping we're not facing another full gen of zero NZ play, berserk mode, and just waiting for things to return we already have had, in the same exact way. Please EA, give us more hardcore hockey gamers, a true "Hardcore" style of play as an option for us. Please. Just can't wait another 7 years.

# 136 THESHAMISASHAME @ 10/05/14 02:43 AM

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Originally Posted by MizzouRah


	I'm shelving this game for awhile.. much better on my health anyway. Maybe playing on "arcade" mode is what they intended the game to be played on or something, but I'm just not having any fun anymore. I scored a goal tonight and watched the replay 20x.. the puck was going wide and then goes in the air and takes a 90 degree angle and goes into the goal. Then I take 4 penalties in a row and the CPU scores two goals to go up by 1.. game over. It feels like at some point they had to get the game out and just patched the final code to get it out the door. Hopefully some more patches come out before they abandon the game for v16. I'm tired of messing with sliders and settings. I've loved this series for years and before all the patching and tuners and stuff, was even having fun with the game.. but enough is enough.

Thanks for confirming the frame clipping as they used it a few years ago when a goal is needed and theres just so much nerfing in this game now meaning impossible angle shots and passes but I havent given up yet so I will try and play on Pro level and you cant say you havent tried but a smart move .

# 137 MizzouRah @ 10/05/14 10:08 AM

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Originally Posted by THESHAMISASHAME


	Thanks for confirming the frame clipping as they used it a few years ago when a goal is needed and theres just so much nerfing in this game now meaning impossible angle shots and passes but I havent given up yet so I will try and play on Pro level and you cant say you havent tried but a smart move .

Yep.. totally blows any realism away for me. I'm sure I'll play some more, but I have to lay off for a bit or I'm going to need either a new TV, controller or both!

# 138 Smirkin Dirk @ 10/05/14 10:42 AM

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Originally Posted by MizzouRah


	Yep.. totally blows any realism away for me. I'm sure I'll play some more, but I have to lay off for a bit or I'm going to need either a new TV, controller or both!

I have quite a history of breaking controllers (I reckon about 10 in the past 5 years) and I've been on the verge of making it 11 with this game.

# 139 MizzouRah @ 10/05/14 10:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Hot Kidd


	I have quite a history of breaking controllers (I reckon about 10 in the past 5 years) and I've been on the verge of making it 11 with this game.

HAHA.. I'm getting close for sure. I've even though about getting NHL 15 for x360 because I love hockey and don't want to even think about not having a game to play this year.

# 140 Viktor @ 10/05/14 10:53 AM

Controller breaking crew although it has been a while.

Anyways I'm only playing BaP and even though that mode is missing features I'm still really enjoying it and think I have my sliders at a good spot for overall evenness. If anything I just need to raise the difficulty from All-Star for my pro as 20 games in and I'm on the first defensive line for the Kings already lol. Other than BaP, online team play was my other most looked forward to mode but if it plays like what you guys are saying regular online plays then I may be disappointed.

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