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NHL 16 Tuner Update For September 28

07:16 AM - September 29, 2015 by Millennium

Hey guys,

So Sean Ramjagsingh (Rammer to most of you) has asked openly on Twitter for feedback on the latest tuner, and what better place than here for him to get constructive feedback to use? So here is what I want to do:

Post your feedback on the new tuner. But there are a few guidelines.

Post whether you commenting on offline or online gameplay

Post if you have altered sliders (for offline)

Post how many games you have played with the new tuner

Post constructively

This way we can give accurate and meaningful feedback. Post videos if you'd like, but again - keep it constructive.

Here are the tuner notes (Thanks Jake19ny!):

SEPT 28 - TUNER

Gameplay

Improved poke collisions to address issues where a puck would be dislodged even when the puck or puck carriers stick were not contacted.
Increased speed of player controlled goalie when using precision motion.
Increased the pass error for the lowest pass accuracy slider settings.
Tuned down agility and ability to generate speed when turning tightly with protect puck.
Lessened the effect of the speed penalty on the puck carrier slightly when stickhandling a puck.

OTP/EASHL only

Turned down effectiveness of AI players in online faceoffs.
Goalie will commit more towards the shooter/puck side of the ice to guard against short side shots.
Lowered the threshold to which a player is able to receive/pick up a puck cleanly.

UPDATE: (9/29) We have removed �Increased the likelihood to trip a player when a pokecheck goes into the opponents skates or legs.� after many players have stated that it resulted in too many tripping penalties.

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# 141 sweetjones @ 10/05/15 05:05 PM

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Originally Posted by jake19ny


	Very odd. I'm using the default out of the box tuner and tweaked sliders. When I played my first game I had 5 PPs and the CPU had 6 PPs. then my next 4 games I saw 1 PP each game and the CPU 2 or 3. So I reset sliders to default tweaked them to where I had them, played a game and BOOM, I had 5 PPs and the CPU had 4PPs. next 2 games 1 PP for me in 2 games and 2 PPs for CPU in each game. So....I did the reset slider thing again and I had penalties called. Seems I need to reset the sliders and tweak them before every game. This does not make a whole lot of sense but so much with this game and its tuners and sliders do not make sense and I have tested this several times and it works. Weird stuff

Can you please confirm if you change settings in the main menu or right after team selection?

# 142 shogunofharlem3 @ 10/05/15 05:57 PM

Just deleted all my stuff. Couldn't take it anymore. Final straw was when I ripped a slap shot from the blue line. Goalie made a nice save, rebound was free, I stick lifted the defended, my icon lit up as I had the puck, then with no animation, he had the puck, and with 2 men on him, proceeded to sent a backhand pass about 100 miles per hour to his waiting center at the red line that hit his tape beautifully, and mind you, the puck traveled through my defensemen on the way.

So their center gets it, stops, side steps, stops, stops, side steps, avoids a check at center ice by just side stepping me, then reads my controller that I'm now going to poke check him, so he turns, half falls, draws a penalty, but side steps once more and has a lane, yup, through everyone and back on the net.

I don't care he scored, but the back hand 100 foot pass, the side stepping in the neutral zone, the turning to avoid hits, the avoidance of poke checks, then knowing here it comes, yup, doop do doo, and score.

Rant over, but I deleted everything. Played on Pro Default. Won 2-1. Shots were even, pucks were loose, time of possession was even, passing was 66 percent them 61 percent me. Post tuner with passing slider at 0 the AI is never under 80 in my games.

I was actually able to clear pucks without the AI catching ripped slap dumps to get out of the zone on the pk.

Saw deflected shots, shots out of play, I and they could dump the puck and there were board battles for it. Holy hell what a fun game I just played. Too bad I had to delete my season that was 28 games in. Hoping they fix this soon.

One thing, anyone else find that AI is very quick to poke check at the exact time you press up on the shoot stick? Even pre tuner. I have a guy beat, press up, he poke checks me. I try to float one in from a bad angle, the second I press up, they poke check it. Wears me out.

Anyway, FUN game I just played after deleting everying. Very very fun

# 143 NDIrishRangers78 @ 10/05/15 07:57 PM

is pro better with maybe cpu difficulty turned up a few clicks?

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# 144 THESHAMISASHAME @ 10/05/15 08:52 PM

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Originally Posted by NDIrishRangers78


	is pro better with maybe cpu difficulty turned up a few clicks? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I used to play on Pro in playoff mode on Last gen to avoid the tilted ice boosts and cheats and it worked great but no penalties on that level for me but this year it seems penalties have more depth at least stick penalties.

On a side note after the 9/28 tuner updates I noticed alot of the traits from past NHL games that I didnt care and like most offliners I tried many different sliders that just didnt meet my needs so I pulled out my old sliders from last gen NHL 13 and 14.
And after a few games Im pretty satisfied as they were designed to keep the game playing honest while lessening boost and non responsiveness as the advantage and hopefully after I tweak the goalies Ill be good to go again .

# 145 Vikes1 @ 10/06/15 01:46 AM

Raising the Puck control slider to 5 now, has really helped with my enjoymet of this years game. Lots of loose pucks and unpredictable gameplay with that one slider adjustment.

# 146 nddurst @ 10/06/15 10:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Josam27o7


	Did they fix the lack of neutral and defensive zone pressure? Can you still just skate in and take a slap shot? Deal breaker for me.

Tennis hockey is still in the game, unfortunately. Absolutely ZERO pressure, and no chippy battles for the puck happening between the blue lines.

Back and forth. Back and forth. North and south. North and south.

Boring.

# 147 actionhank @ 10/06/15 12:36 PM

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Originally Posted by shogunofharlem3


	Just deleted all my stuff. Couldn't take it anymore. Final straw was when I ripped a slap shot from the blue line. Goalie made a nice save, rebound was free, I stick lifted the defended, my icon lit up as I had the puck, then with no animation, he had the puck, and with 2 men on him, proceeded to sent a backhand pass about 100 miles per hour to his waiting center at the red line that hit his tape beautifully, and mind you, the puck traveled through my defensemen on the way. So their center gets it, stops, side steps, stops, stops, side steps, avoids a check at center ice by just side stepping me, then reads my controller that I'm now going to poke check him, so he turns, half falls, draws a penalty, but side steps once more and has a lane, yup, through everyone and back on the net. I don't care he scored, but the back hand 100 foot pass, the side stepping in the neutral zone, the turning to avoid hits, the avoidance of poke checks, then knowing here it comes, yup, doop do doo, and score. Rant over, but I deleted everything. Played on Pro Default. Won 2-1. Shots were even, pucks were loose, time of possession was even, passing was 66 percent them 61 percent me. Post tuner with passing slider at 0 the AI is never under 80 in my games. I was actually able to clear pucks without the AI catching ripped slap dumps to get out of the zone on the pk. Saw deflected shots, shots out of play, I and they could dump the puck and there were board battles for it. Holy hell what a fun game I just played. Too bad I had to delete my season that was 28 games in. Hoping they fix this soon. One thing, anyone else find that AI is very quick to poke check at the exact time you press up on the shoot stick? Even pre tuner. I have a guy beat, press up, he poke checks me. I try to float one in from a bad angle, the second I press up, they poke check it. Wears me out. Anyway, FUN game I just played after deleting everying. Very very fun

Guys catching hand-shattering slap shots out of the zone drop me insane.
Yeah, I get that Duncan Keith is tough, and a skilled defenseman...but he just plucked an 80mph slapshot out of the air like he's Mr. Miyagi.

# 148 NDIrishRangers78 @ 10/06/15 12:39 PM

Just played 2 games, the cpu had 11 pp, I had none....cup never dumped it either again, at all....some days this game really drives me insane and makes me wonder why I bother giving ea my money every year....really hope they put out a new tuner that fixes things ASAP.

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# 149 jake19ny @ 10/06/15 02:59 PM

I'm starting to worry that this is all were getting. The online gamers are not complaining too much and a tuner that fixes our issues would ruin their game. The only fix is to release two tuners, the first would be for us offline guys the second and latest would be for the on liners since whenever you go online you automatically get the latest tuner. I don't see EA doing this though. Sadly I'm not sure us offline guys matter too much to them. I think they view us as a hardcore minority that will never be happy. I wish I had a time machine so I could go back and avoid those last two tuners....lol

# 150 Splitter77 @ 10/06/15 03:53 PM

the only thing I like about the latest tuner is that the cpu makes a lot of bad passes now.

I have started playing on superstar, because with the latest tuner I was controlling the puck 85% of the time on allstar. It just wasn't fun anymore. I tried upping cpu difficulty but that just put the game in hyperspeed at certain times during the game. This has to be at 0 or its like a hitz game.

so far on superstar it is a bit better. if I get sick of superstar, Im gonna end up re installing the game so I can get the original tuner,

# 151 norml @ 10/06/15 04:35 PM

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Originally Posted by jake19ny


	I'm starting to worry that this is all were getting. The online gamers are not complaining too much and a tuner that fixes our issues would ruin their game. The only fix is to release two tuners, the first would be for us offline guys the second and latest would be for the on liners since whenever you go online you automatically get the latest tuner. I don't see EA doing this though. Sadly I'm not sure us offline guys matter too much to them. I think they view us as a hardcore minority that will never be happy. I wish I had a time machine so I could go back and avoid those last two tuners....lol

I'm strictly online with NHL16 and loved the Sept 28 tuner. Online is silly now. Danglers and pokecheck spammers for the most part. It was great watching players get penalized for poking from behind and in bad position.

# 152 NDIrishRangers78 @ 10/06/15 11:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jake19ny


	I'm starting to worry that this is all were getting. The online gamers are not complaining too much and a tuner that fixes our issues would ruin their game. The only fix is to release two tuners, the first would be for us offline guys the second and latest would be for the on liners since whenever you go online you automatically get the latest tuner. I don't see EA doing this though. Sadly I'm not sure us offline guys matter too much to them. I think they view us as a hardcore minority that will never be happy. I wish I had a time machine so I could go back and avoid those last two tuners....lol

Did you like the game out of the box? With deleting everything and not going online , that's what we're playing with right? The default tuner?....Maybe I'm wrong; but was it maybe the patch that ruined the game and the tuners just made it worse? Who am I kidding, I don't even think even ea knows anymore....what a shame.

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# 153 THESHAMISASHAME @ 10/07/15 04:42 AM

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Originally Posted by NDIrishRangers78


	Did you like the game out of the box? With deleting everything and not going online , that's what we're playing with right? The default tuner?....Maybe I'm wrong; but was it maybe the patch that ruined the game and the tuners just made it worse? Who am I kidding, I don't even think even ea knows anymore....what a shame. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Who knows ? I do know last year a patch took out the real puck physics in the game and it never played the same

I mean why make the game play realistic and great out of the box and then wreck it ?

For years I suggested two separate tuners as a solution but you know what a patch or a update would probably mess that up to .
I just cant believe before 9/28 I was basically playing this game on allstar default with pens and Goalies raised right out of the box and now its all lost and the season starts today but heres hoping EA can reinstall something pre 9/28 for us off liners .
TC Boys and have a Great NHL Season

# 154 shogunofharlem3 @ 10/07/15 08:03 AM

Bummer we don't have access on Xbox One, not sure about PS4, to the patches. On NHL 14 on 360, I delete the 7MB Update for Single Player and when I do hop online to play eashl or gm connected with my buddies (which is still active and awesome mode just really slow!) I download the 7MB patch.

But we have an option. Current Gen there is no option.

Back to the tuner. I'm playing with I assume default everything. 3rd period, tie game. I have the AI guy pinned, I am with another guy poking trying to get the puck out of his feet.

Back heel kick pass to the slot for the one timer, game over. That has to go!!!!!!

# 155 Splitter77 @ 10/07/15 08:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Splitter77


	the only thing I like about the latest tuner is that the cpu makes a lot of bad passes now. I have started playing on superstar, because with the latest tuner I was controlling the puck 85% of the time on allstar. It just wasn't fun anymore. I tried upping cpu difficulty but that just put the game in hyperspeed at certain times during the game. This has to be at 0 or its like a hitz game. so far on superstar it is a bit better. if I get sick of superstar, Im gonna end up re installing the game so I can get the original tuner,

im replying to my own post.
but there is definitely a cpu comeback boost on superstar that isn't on allstar.
on 5 occasions the cpu scored less than a minute after I tied a game. This rarely happened on allstar.

# 156 NDIrishRangers78 @ 10/07/15 12:14 PM

I'm debating on trying the game on pro with the difficulty slider raised a few clicks to see what happens.....I bought the digital copy, if I had bought the actual disc, I'd at least have a coaster for my beers while I'm watching my Rangers.

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# 157 NDIrishRangers78 @ 10/08/15 12:34 PM

Playing some more, I can't tell if I like pro with a few clicks up, or all star....I just want a tuner that cleans up the ai strategy, in regards to dumping the puck when I'm pressuring them and some cycling board play and a variety of penalties and I'll be a happy man.

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# 158 Gangrel @ 10/08/15 01:08 PM

I see tripping, some elbowing, and high sticks on this tuner. I'm happy with the penalties actually.

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# 159 NDIrishRangers78 @ 10/08/15 01:32 PM

It's funny, I went back to all star with the default after messing with pro and just played a play now game right now......7 minute periods, I had 3 pp and the cpu had 3....I saw charging, holding boarding, slashing, holding and hooking...not one tripping penalty. Very little dumping though and they still do that thing where they just retreat looking to make a pass instead of dumping it in the zone....This game drives me crazy with the potential it has if they just iron out some ai problems.

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# 160 crosbie87 @ 10/09/15 09:02 AM

Hi everyone,

After being fed up of tweaking the sliders and always having something I dont like ... I deleted my user settings on my ps4 for this game and then reloaded my beagm and played a game with the default out of the box setting - All Star with a couple of tweaks here and there and I finally had an amazing game!!! (I can share what tweaks I did if you guys need)

I played an AHL game.

SJNL SYR
4 Goals 3
35 Total Shots 26
16 Hits 19
6:36 Time on Attack 6:54
69% Passing 79%
1/4 PP 0/1
19 Faceoffs 19
0/2 Breakaways 0/0

Definitely the original out of the box sliders plays a great game. I am done with tuner updates!!

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