NHL 13 Season Ticket Impressions

[Panicshade]

Quote: Originally Posted by SlyBelle

Not sure what you mean....every time I start the game it prompts me with these tuners and I download them......so not sure what other parts of the game they would be for and even if they were, I still download them every time I start.

I thought the same as you about having to download the tuners all the time but I checked my settings stuff and as long as it says you are using the "Latest" tuners and not "V1.00" you are fine.

I made sure not to download the tuners after I had restarted to test this out and it still said "Latest" for the tuner setting.

[bwiggy33]

Quote: Originally Posted by savoie2006

Has anyone tried using the Custom AI? It does make a difference in how the Cpu players behave folks.

This is what could make this game great. I just want to try and figure out a way so that each team replicates how they play in real life. If I achieve that I will be satisfied with it even with the other issues I have with the game that I know can't be fixed until 14 or beyond.

I did play an online match for the hell of it today and boy was it brutal. I got called for two penalties that were absolutely laughable. The fact I even got penalties called in the game is laughable, but the situations of them are even more. One of them was goalie interference where PMB was planted outside the crease waiting for a back door pass. Well Halak comes zooming with his glide all the way out to PMB and knocks into him. Sure enough PMB gets called for goalie interference. The other penalty my CPU teammate got called for roughing. The opposing players CPU teammate was going to the front of the net and bumped into my guy and of course I got a penalty. The hands weren't thrown up for a check or anything. I mean the two guys literally just tapped into each other.

Another issue with online is the goalies flopping. Every single back door pass was stopped by a goalie flying across the crease with a desperation save. I don't play online very much anymore so the online problems won't affect me but holy crap if I was a straight up online player I wouldn't be too happy. Online is going to need some serious tuning. It's going to be nothing more than a who can put more back door chances in the net from what I can tell because the goalies stop just about everything.

I haven't been able to really dive into this game yet. Hopefully tomorrow after the Vikes game I'll put a bunch of offline time in to get more of a feel of the game. I'll probably start a fantasy draft Be A GM as well to see what that is like.

[savoie2006]

Yeah, the penalties that are being called (interference especially) are questionable at best. I've seen interference called that would never be called in reality.

[MMan]

Anyone know if the Stanley Cup edition will be available in stores or only online? I was going to just head to Target in the AM but not sure if they will carry the special edition.

[bwiggy33]

Quote: Originally Posted by savoie2006

Yeah, the penalties that are being called (interference especially) are questionable at best. I've seen interference called that would never be called in reality.

Honestly I'll be o.k. if that happens in offline just so I get some penalties but it would be great if they fixed it. I mean this was one of the most talked about issues since NHL 12 dropped last year and it's still not fixed. Maybe it's an issue with the physics and overall style of the game.

IMO I think this game has way too much flow and space, which is why we don't see penalties. Most of the time this game is nothing more than up and down hockey that have maybe 4 whistles all period. Most coming from icing, but there is rarely offsides. I'm all for this style of play when you play against a friend or online, but for me I want more stoppages and a NHL feel to the game when I'm playing the CPU. I don't know how they go about making the game this way but I sure wish they could. I don't remember NHL 11 or previous having a "too much flow" issue. It seems that once NHL 12 came the game changed into a too much flow type game which is why the casual hockey fan really really enjoys it and why I haven't quite enjoyed it as much.

Before I start saying stupid stuff though I need to play more games of 13. I've only played 3 offline so far so it's not the biggest sample.

[mkharsh33]

Little frustrating that it's so difficult to get your players in proper defensive position. The left trigger is useless (I understand this now controls backskating?). Even on All-Star / Hardcore I'm getting outshot by nearly 15 per game because I can't get my guys in good position. BUT, the scores aren't reflective of those shots (I use 11 minute periods and try to play a sim-style of hockey). Wish the left trigger allowed us to do what it has in the past...

[kauchy]

lower the passing sliders?
lower puck control?
increased fatigue?

are these not affecting the flow?

[ChubbyBanana]

I can't seem to find a good middle ground. On rookie I score too easy and have ridiculous 7-4 games, on Pro I get outshot and out faced and lose 5-0