NHL 13 Blog - EA Sports Hockey IQ: Our Smartest, Most True-to-Life A.I. Yet

[desi08]

Quote: Originally Posted by canucksss

BRILLIANT!!!!!! But EA caters to minors who wants goals goals goals goals more of MLB scoring instead of NHL type of scoring. im very sure the glitchers will call it travesty if they can only play in pond hockey and not "real life" ice.

No doubt.

I thought they should make divisions like before, but actually have game play changes between them. Arcade division and simulation division. You can pick one when you make your team. SimDiv is at least 4 guys per team. And the game should be tough. Arcade is everything else.

[brandon27]

Sounds really promising. This game could really be special.

It got my pre-order on Tuesday.

[Vikes1]

Quote: Originally Posted by brandon27

Sounds really promising. This game could really be special. It got my pre-order on Tuesday.

I agree, Brandon.

Just by what's shown in the video of the improved AI alone, to me...will make NHL '13' a must buy. The up and down type gameplay of the hopefully past, was starting to get darn stale. Imo..there was a real lack of unpredictability in the gameplay.[vs the AI] Each rush up ice would almost always result in a decent scoring chance. Ie...nearly no action between the blue-lines, that could have possibly caused a loss of control of the puck.

Whereas what's shown in the video...center ice play, and how you adjust to it, should make a real difference in NHL's gaming experience. This Hockey IQ video is imo...just the medicine this series needed. Can't wait to give it a try!

[gamerk2]

Quote: Originally Posted by savoie2006

What would it matter strategy wise if your human teammates don't follow the set strategy? If they do, I don't see why you couldn't, unless you're talking something entirely different.

The AI. Do we have the option to configure the EASHL players/lines to fit our startegy this year? From what I hear, I doubt it...

[gopher_guy]

I hope the fixed the PP AI.

When I commit a penalty, I can literally kill off a minute, sometimes 1:30 of the PP by just passing back and forth between my D-men behind my own net.

Sit my D-man in the corner, wait for the two forecheckers to collapse on me, right before they get to me pass it along the boards to the other corner to my wide open D-man.

The AI has 3 players sitting on the blue line waiting for me to break out. It seriously takes about 60 seconds before a 3rd guy FINALLY comes down to pressure me into a turnover.

[RealmK]

Quote: Originally Posted by gopher_guy

I hope the fixed the PP AI. When I commit a penalty, I can literally kill off a minute, sometimes 1:30 of the PP by just passing back and forth between my D-men behind my own net. Sit my D-man in the corner, wait for the two forecheckers to collapse on me, right before they get to me pass it along the boards to the other corner to my wide open D-man. The AI has 3 players sitting on the blue line waiting for me to break out. It seriously takes about 60 seconds before a 3rd guy FINALLY comes down to pressure me into a turnover.

I would hope that they have it so the CPU changes its forecheck pressure when on the PP. Or at the very least if the "AI is aware of all players on the ice" like they say, that rather than send two forecheckers at one dman they'll put one between that second dman to break up a pass.