08:38 AM - September 15, 2015 by Steve_OS
NHL 16 has officially launched for Xbox One and PlayStation 4. Get a few games in and post your impressions!
On another note, NHL Legacy Edition is available for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 gamers.
NHL 16 News Post
08:38 AM - September 15, 2015 by Steve_OSNHL 16 has officially launched for Xbox One and PlayStation 4. Get a few games in and post your impressions!
On another note, NHL Legacy Edition is available for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 gamers.
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There has to be a way..
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I have just chsnged my 4th line center to someone else and it is showing up fine in edit lines.
I started the game and the new guy is playing center on the 4th line.
I dont know why its not sticking for you...
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If i edit my line, then save it in the season, it's great. But i made my own lines for each team, and then when i go check em, they've all moved. for example, i had Stamkos on the wing for TB, now he's Center taking faceoffs and stamkos is horrible at faceoffs. I scratched a few players from each team and now some are dressed.
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We seemed to be talking about different things...my fault.
I see you are talking about setting the lines BEFORE you begin a season.
You are correct in that these changes will not stick as the cpu seems to pick your best lines even for human controlled teams.
You will have to begin a season with 30 team control, make your changes to all teams/lines and then you are good to go.
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THESHAMISASHAME @ 10/21/15 06:36 AM
Been playing tons of games and lovin it on near Allstar default hardcore win or lose for a week now in playoff mode so heres a few more impressions and discoveries I made after the 9/28 overwrite tuners .
I believe for me I have one of two choices to bring back organic gameplay pre 9/28 and thats to make the cpu tougher on Pro or make the Cpu less boosted on Allstar or higher .
While I can create realistic gameplay at a slower pace on Pro It just doesnt do it for me challenge wise and with so much control I only had 1 penalty called on me in 9 games so to fix that I would have to destroy everything I created .
Now on Allstar hardcore default with penalties maxed I find the key slider for me is the cpu strategy slider ! at 3 clicks or higher all teams play the same almost in a boost mode especially when their behind but IMO keeping it lower like 1 click teams have more variance and play more to their attributes because they arent in constant boost mode .
Well just my two cents so if you play near default allstar and hate cpu laser fast ping pong passes and one timer goals while having no control , always losing board battles , cant get to loose pucks or pucks hopping over your stick look into lowering the CPU strategy slider.
I also like Attributes Effect at 4 clicks for now as I think it sets superstars apart a bit more at least scoring wise as my stats are very realistic and players like Ovie and Kaner really stand out as elite scorers after 15 playoff games .
I believe for me I have one of two choices to bring back organic gameplay pre 9/28 and thats to make the cpu tougher on Pro or make the Cpu less boosted on Allstar or higher .
While I can create realistic gameplay at a slower pace on Pro It just doesnt do it for me challenge wise and with so much control I only had 1 penalty called on me in 9 games so to fix that I would have to destroy everything I created .
Now on Allstar hardcore default with penalties maxed I find the key slider for me is the cpu strategy slider ! at 3 clicks or higher all teams play the same almost in a boost mode especially when their behind but IMO keeping it lower like 1 click teams have more variance and play more to their attributes because they arent in constant boost mode .
Well just my two cents so if you play near default allstar and hate cpu laser fast ping pong passes and one timer goals while having no control , always losing board battles , cant get to loose pucks or pucks hopping over your stick look into lowering the CPU strategy slider.
I also like Attributes Effect at 4 clicks for now as I think it sets superstars apart a bit more at least scoring wise as my stats are very realistic and players like Ovie and Kaner really stand out as elite scorers after 15 playoff games .
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shogunofharlem3 @ 10/21/15 08:16 AM
I played 4 games yesterday. I went 2-2 and didn't feel cheated once (one goal was complete bull, you knew they were gonna score, they played keep away by that move where they can completely turn their body and stick away from you so you can't do anything, then when they get the step on you they bull charge at the goalie).
With hitting assistance up to 5 once I lock on them they dump, the puck is loose. Everything was really really fun. Jostling along the boards was fair. Had a great hockey moment. The AI had a 2 on 1 and my 1 had just broken his stick. I took away the passing lane as best I could, they ripped the shot instead of the pass, my goalie made a great blocker save. I then took a forwards stick, to end up clearning it out of the zone.
I'm back to having fun with it. Still not as good as the original tuner set but it is getting better. Really wish they'd fix the AI's hell bent way to side step in the neutral zone, bring it back out, and continue that until they get a step on you. Really is bad looking and annoying to defend because you KNOW they WILL GET BY at some point.
My testing last night was with aggression slider. Played 2 games with it at 0 and 2 games with it maxed. Both were great. Haven't decided which I like better but there was def a difference in game play
With hitting assistance up to 5 once I lock on them they dump, the puck is loose. Everything was really really fun. Jostling along the boards was fair. Had a great hockey moment. The AI had a 2 on 1 and my 1 had just broken his stick. I took away the passing lane as best I could, they ripped the shot instead of the pass, my goalie made a great blocker save. I then took a forwards stick, to end up clearning it out of the zone.
I'm back to having fun with it. Still not as good as the original tuner set but it is getting better. Really wish they'd fix the AI's hell bent way to side step in the neutral zone, bring it back out, and continue that until they get a step on you. Really is bad looking and annoying to defend because you KNOW they WILL GET BY at some point.
My testing last night was with aggression slider. Played 2 games with it at 0 and 2 games with it maxed. Both were great. Haven't decided which I like better but there was def a difference in game play
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So, for the tuner-confused out there, how many tuners have been released and which one is the consensus #1?
By my count, there have been 4 tuners?
- Original/Out of the Box
- Sept 28 - (Best of the bunch?)
- Sept 30
- Oct 19
Is that right?
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There are some things I really love about this years NHL.
The arenas are excellent, no longer do they all feel the same. Playing a team for the first time on the road is quite an experience. When I'm at home, it feels like I'm at the Scottrade Center. They even have the 1, 2, 3.. etc after each goal.
The announcers talk about things like player with the most points, players with the best plus/minus before a game if you are playing a team that has a top scoring player on that team. They have expanded this some, which is great and the announcers seem more in touch with your BeaGM.
The menus are better, the game loads quicker and so far I'm enjoying the new morale system. At least it adds another layer in BeaGM.
For you vets... if you haven't tried SuperStar difficulty.. I URGE you to try it. The game really tightens up.
The arenas are excellent, no longer do they all feel the same. Playing a team for the first time on the road is quite an experience. When I'm at home, it feels like I'm at the Scottrade Center. They even have the 1, 2, 3.. etc after each goal.
The announcers talk about things like player with the most points, players with the best plus/minus before a game if you are playing a team that has a top scoring player on that team. They have expanded this some, which is great and the announcers seem more in touch with your BeaGM.
The menus are better, the game loads quicker and so far I'm enjoying the new morale system. At least it adds another layer in BeaGM.
For you vets... if you haven't tried SuperStar difficulty.. I URGE you to try it. The game really tightens up.
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THESHAMISASHAME @ 10/23/15 12:23 AM
Heres some more impressions with Cpu Strategy slider at 1 and Attribute effect at 4 as I just finished a best of 7 series Bruins vs Me Avs and each game was very organic even when things got amped up everything was manageable and not one goal felt forced and bye bye ping pong passes .
Well the series was everything I could hope for as my Avs one in six and game stats were dead on even TOA and just when I thought scoring might be weak it exploded game #5 so heres the scores .
Game #1 W 4-1
#2 L 2-0
#3 W 2-1
#4 L 2-1 OT
#5 W 7-5 , was up 3-0 then 3-2 and then it exploded back and fourth wow I did see this coming .
#6 W 4-2 (eng)and won the series not bad as Boston had no quality defense-man and I really like all the presentation EA added this year from Eddie and Doc pre game backdrops, the crowds , signs and even mascots bring the whole package together .
FYI : Sorry for the repost but I noticed the cpu didnt pull its goalie in three other games I played and when I checked the sliders the cpu strategy slider was now at 0 instead of 1
Well the series was everything I could hope for as my Avs one in six and game stats were dead on even TOA and just when I thought scoring might be weak it exploded game #5 so heres the scores .
Game #1 W 4-1
#2 L 2-0
#3 W 2-1
#4 L 2-1 OT
#5 W 7-5 , was up 3-0 then 3-2 and then it exploded back and fourth wow I did see this coming .
#6 W 4-2 (eng)and won the series not bad as Boston had no quality defense-man and I really like all the presentation EA added this year from Eddie and Doc pre game backdrops, the crowds , signs and even mascots bring the whole package together .
FYI : Sorry for the repost but I noticed the cpu didnt pull its goalie in three other games I played and when I checked the sliders the cpu strategy slider was now at 0 instead of 1
Has anyone wondered why they do not have wild card standings set up as they are in real life? Top 3 in each division then the next 2 in are fighting for the wild card. I'm 25 games in to my first season and it's not that way when you look at the conference standings?
I love EASHL play. My one want/suggestion for it is, unless I'm missing it, there's no screen to check the stats on your team that actually has someone's gamertag/PSN name next to it and no way to communicate with them. That was one thing I loved playing on the 360 in NHL 15, was that I could have a good drop-in game, play with someone I connected well with, and message them after the game right from the box score. On PS4 in NHL 16, there's no way for me to contact the person unless I somehow manage to remember their user name on the ice and type it in manually back on the PS dashboard.
I'm interested in purchasing this game. How frequent are the roster updates and how accurate are they? What sliders should I use to get a balanced experience?
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You can find decent sliders but as far as balance goes it's very difficult because fixing one thing generally detracts from another area of the game. At the end of the day though it's almost moot since EA releases gameplay tuners that overwrite the old ones and they almost always require you going back to the drawing board with your sliders. Again EA decided we cannot choose from gameplay sliders like in the past.
Long story short NHL 16 can be very enjoyable but at the same time very frustrating. Many of the offline issues that plagued this game for years still exist. You can have some great games but more often than not something will happen that just ruins it for you and you realize how great this game could be with very little effort on their part. The overall consensus is that EA puts forth 95% of it's effort to the online community and cash cow HUT.
I would say buy NHL 11. It wont be as pretty, but you'll get a better game at a tenth of the price.
This is a typical EA game. All the effort goes to making it look good with none to improving gameplay.
At least with last gen, we could edit and share rosters to improve the game.
This is a typical EA game. All the effort goes to making it look good with none to improving gameplay.
At least with last gen, we could edit and share rosters to improve the game.
The Wednesday night rivalry stuff is pretty cool.
THIS is what we need MORE of EA!!! Playing the Blackhawks via Wednesday night rivalry was pretty intense and the crowd seemed much more into the game.
THIS is what we need MORE of EA!!! Playing the Blackhawks via Wednesday night rivalry was pretty intense and the crowd seemed much more into the game.
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AdamJones113 @ 10/25/15 09:42 AM
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Not sure what the official terminology is but we call the 1.00 and 1.01 he Tuner.
The gameplay updates that are downloaded when your on the line we call Patchs.
We are using the 'out of box' in terms of no Patch updates after release of game by having firewall on to block psn from network connection. Which means we are using the original Patch when game was released and the gameplay is better.
There is a diff between 1.00 and latest for Tuner. Which means there is 1.00 and 1.01 (1.01 is latest).
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We use attributes on 6 but 4, 5 and 6 are better then 3 because of the hitting physics. On 6 theres a low amount of big hits and mostly bump and grind/knock off puck checking.
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