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NHL 13 News Post


As announced last week, the NHL 13 title update has arrived for the PS3 and 360. Play a few games and post your impressions.

Just in case you missed the details, check them out below.

Gameplay Updates
• Separated ability for backwards to forwards pivot for ‘with puck’ and ‘without puck’ and made it quicker to pivot without the puck.
• Poke checking – fixed bug causing players to always miss to the same side of the puck.
• Goalies will be more aware of shots right off a faceoff in the offensive zone.
• Goalies will have a harder time dealing with screens.
• Ability to tune shooting back against the grain so it can be less accurate/effective than shooting with your weight behind the shot and moving towards your shooting direction.
• Ability for players to be more susceptible to lose the puck when getting hit while skating backwards with the puck at speed.
• Prevented desperation shots from knocking the puck away from the goalie minimizing the strategy of diving at the goalie to knock the puck loose.
• Fixed shootout logic in GM Connected to include both locked and unlocked users.
• Allowed BAP games to resume from simulation in the middle of a shift (fixed crash when sim intervening).
• Fixed goals screening goalie stat.
• Goalie has a better chance of squaring up to shots from far out.
• Improved orientation of off-puck players in one-timer situations.
• Improved AI behavior against a back skating puck carrier.
• Fixed hit power sliders so only the hitter’s slider value matters.
• Fixed AI players occasionally standing around looking at the puck when resuming from simulation in BAP.
• Fixed BAP being taken off the ice after a short shift that results in a stoppage.
• Fixed rapidly spinning players in BAP when resuming from simulation.
• Ability to tune players puck control coming out of a 45 glide deke.
• Ability to tune CPU pass error on long passes.
• Improved puck hop behavior when it hits the boards.
• Pokechecking effectiveness range tweaked. Players with better stick checking skill will stand out more compared to players with lover ratings in that category.
• Tuned goalies and shooting accuracy to ensure shots in the slot/middle of the ice are more effective than shots from sharp angles.
• Tripping penalties are more likely to be called

Presentation and Graphics
• NEW - Added unique (green) Reebok 20K EA Sport branded skates and stick to the RBK pre-order pack (XBOX).
• NEW - Added unique (blue) Reebok 20K EA Sport branded skates and stick to the RBK pre-order pack (PS3).
• NEW - 2012 Winter Classic Jerseys (PHI / NYR) now selectable in regular game modes.
• Reduces frame rate jitter on the Xbox 360 as experienced by a number of players in all game modes but was most noticeable in OTP/EASHL (XBOX).
• Replay Wipe timing fixed.
• Commentary for replays won’t continue if a replay has been skipped.
• Action Tracker post effects (barrel distortion on net cam) is working correctly.
• Tampereen Ilves home/away jerseys now displays correct logo.
• Dynamic board ads added to Toronto’s stadium.
• Snow on players/goaltender/environment now fades out more smoothly/realistically.
• Flag holders in the Winter Classic stadium now stand correctly at all corners of the flag.
• Lulea HF center ice logo now displaying correctly.
• Transition wipes should no longer hold on white frame longer than necessary.
• Boston jumbotron no longer white; has proper textures (PS3).
• Rare occurrence of skate spray not lining up correctly with action now fixed inside of the Action Tracker.
• Shuffling of NIS’ has been improved. Less chance of seeing the same NIS inside of the same game.
• Goalie stick mirroring has been corrected. Blade will now be pointing in the right direction during shootout NIS’.
• NHL Moments Live snow build up on ice will now work correctly.
• Calgary Flames now have proper logos on helmet for both Home/Away.
• Prevented replay speech from playing over top a fight or if goof off is skipped.

Hockey Ultimate Team
• NEW - implement training duration item so training items can last for multiple games.
• Addressed an issue where some users were not getting Puck rewards for playing games and would sometimes get a Loss for actually winning games.
• Fixed an issue where players would continue to receive the Happy Hour bonus if they never disconnect from the EA servers and continued to play HUT games.
• Fixed an issue where after playing a game against the Team of the Week or a team from the Leaderboards screen, the wrong roster would be downloaded for all of the teams in the EAUHL 24/7 league when playing a Single Player game.
• Item Pack Art EASST Player Premium Pack art now shows Promo and not Deal.
• Fixed an issue where players would see an error message with missing text when bidding on the same item over and over until while being out bided by another player.
• Applied training boosts are no longer used up for players in the user's Scratched Roster.
• If user has a Stanley Cup edition item in their starting lineup, they are no longer able to add that same player from the New Items screen, thus resulting in them having 2 of the same players in their lineup.
• Fixed an issue where users are not getting wins for opponent DNFs when playing Online Tournaments against the same opponent twice.
• Fixed a crash that occurred when a player enters the Watch list and highlights a sold (green outline) item.
• Online Tournament opponent searches now check for player skill level and team star rating.
• Fixed the crash when applying Consumable items to some of the players in the New Items screen.
• Addressed an issue where spamming in and out of a challenge team game will cause a blank lineup screen to appear.
• Fixed an issue where users would advance through tournament rounds by entering the tournament tree and then playing through a regular non-tournament game (online and offline).

Be A GM
• Addressed an issue where players that should not be considered waiver eligible were being listed as waiver eligible.

Be A Pro
• Tuned off season player growth effect on the BAP player EXP Growth.
• Fixed an issue where the player’s BAP team would not sign FA’s or RFA’s to contracts.

GM Connected
• New - Trade messaging has been added to the mode.
• Speed up Hub loading times.
• Improved responsiveness when scrolling through the Main Menu to reduce accidently scrolling past the option players want to select.
• Improved scrolling when looking to selecting a team on the trade player screen and select team screen.
• Users should no longer be able to adjust the gameplay sliders during a CPU game.
• Improved responsiveness of league search screens.
• Fixed an issue that would sometimes cause a crash when bringing up the player list on the Trade Player screen.
• Fixed an issue where the game would sometimes crash while backing out of the mailbox screen.
• Fixed an issue that could cause the game to crash while loading into the GM Connected HUB.
• Fixed a rare crash that could occur when proposing a trade to a CPU team (also fixed in Be-A-GM).

Online Team Play / EASHL
• Addressed an issue where team members from different regions could not match up together in a club practice and the matchmaking would fail as a result.
• Fixed PS3 microphone fluctuations when not set in HQ mode.
• Resolved an issue with EASHL matchmaking where it was returning the captain’s versus skill level instead of the club’s skill level. This will improve the accuracy of matchmaking.
• Addressed an issue where Hockey Shop Boosts were being unequipped to the player’s EASHL Pro upon reboot of their console.

Game: NHL 13Reader Score: 8/10 - Vote Now
Platform: PS3 / Xbox 360Votes for game: 23 - View All
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Member Comments
# 41 jake19ny @ 10/24/12 12:00 PM
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Originally Posted by StatMan79
After scouring EA's forum, you have to download the roster update to get the WC jerseys.
Why do they do that?....does it have to be put into a roster update and not the patch? I have done and set all my rosters and lines I dont want to have to download a new roster and then start over
 
# 42 Cletus @ 10/24/12 01:47 PM
I'm loving this patch offline. I'm finally not scoring 4 goals a game, and the ones I do score, either I earn or it's a star player. I've gotten snipes from Stamkos, Marty St. Louis pounded in a rebound on a 2 on 1. The cpu has scored a one time from inside the circles and a mid air deflection by Skille. I'm still dominating the cpu in time on attack, but I hold the puck more than the cpu, and the shots are still even.
 
# 43 Rwings832 @ 10/24/12 02:22 PM
Do we have to download this patch, can we delete the profile and then just not download it?
 
# 44 misch13fRoyale @ 10/24/12 02:51 PM
I actually did what Reshirt_EA recommended, about deleting your player profile and then redoing it, (only draw back is if you have saved custom music files that will go as well, so you have plug those back in), and it worked like a charm. I play superstar, with some difficult sliders of my own, and played a game, LA v. FLA... sorry dont remember most of the stats, except, that i won in OT 3-2, tough game, FLA had 6 PP's and I had 4. 10 min per. length. got outshot 39 - 30. it was a great game. i was satisfied with the hitting and the gameplay. Felt ALOT more loose, and the skating is not as "stiff." if anyones interested, i used Blackdragoon27's superstar slider set, and made some tweaks of my own, to what i like, and its been fantastic.
 
# 45 Rwings832 @ 10/24/12 03:11 PM
Maybe that is what I will do is delete my profile, and just create a new one and see how it works then.
 
# 46 Splitter77 @ 10/24/12 03:58 PM
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Originally Posted by CupCrazyManiac
New gameplay- not good! :-(
As you said, they are all on crack now...skating feels not good 2.
seems fine to me.
what is your game speed and acceleration settings?

I have game speed at 0 and acceleration at 3 and it seems good.
 
# 47 Vikes1 @ 10/24/12 05:06 PM
Like a few others have mentioned...yep, my audio/visual settings are saving now, too!

As far as gameplay...I've only played one game so far with the patch/1.06. So really can't say too much right now. But I did get the impression that the goalies are even a bit more solid. Which I'm happy about.
 
# 48 panthers2011 @ 10/24/12 05:48 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by jake19ny
Why do they do that?....does it have to be put into a roster update and not the patch? I have done and set all my rosters and lines I dont want to have to download a new roster and then start over
I agree with you.Why not just include the winter classic Jersey's in the patch??
 
# 49 Muhnamana @ 10/24/12 06:58 PM
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Originally Posted by StatMan79
I checked and double-checked and didn't see the Rangers and Flyers' Winter Classic jerseys as selectable in any game mode after DLing the patch. Anyone else have this happen?
Same here. I just bought the game 2 days ago and popped it in last night and no jerseys in the Play Now mode. I'm confused.

Did you ever find/figure it out?
 
# 50 canucksss @ 10/24/12 08:00 PM
so far i like what im seeing except i experience freeze after the game. this is 2x already so hopefully this is random.
 
# 51 panthers2011 @ 10/24/12 09:40 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Muhnamana
Same here. I just bought the game 2 days ago and popped it in last night and no jerseys in the Play Now mode. I'm confused.

Did you ever find/figure it out?
You need the latest roster update too.
 
# 52 Meeble @ 10/24/12 11:01 PM
my boosts are finally saving, that's a plus. I keep hearing the gameplay seems sluggish now, anyone else notice it yet? I'm not.
 
# 53 gator3guy @ 10/24/12 11:42 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Meeble
my boosts are finally saving, that's a plus. I keep hearing the gameplay seems sluggish now, anyone else notice it yet? I'm not.
Played a game of HUT and it was super slow. EASHL is much faster.
 
# 54 Mikey88 @ 10/25/12 01:59 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by gator3guy
Played a game of HUT and it was super slow. EASHL is much faster.
I cant speak for HUT as i havent played it yet but EASHL speeds and agility are through the roof. Too much i think for my liking. I liked how before it would take a while before players were able to accelerate to full speed.. now they seem a little too agile... i'll have to play a few more games but it feels like players are weightless now
 
# 55 gator3guy @ 10/25/12 10:12 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Mikey88
I cant speak for HUT as i havent played it yet but EASHL speeds and agility are through the roof. Too much i think for my liking. I liked how before it would take a while before players were able to accelerate to full speed.. now they seem a little too agile... i'll have to play a few more games but it feels like players are weightless now
I think that's how they fix the turning. I remember when the game first came out on the season ticket, the game was pretty slow and people were having trouble turning/pivoting so they tuned the game and the game speed was increased. They need a happy medium between HUT and EASHL.
 
# 56 Al_Tito13 @ 10/25/12 10:30 AM
I think one of the problem with the game right now is the hustle button. When simply using the left stick to move players, the speed is not that bad. However, almost everyone is exploiting the hustle button right now, meaning they move full speed all the time and when doing so, it's really easy to make a full ice rush and to get around defensemen.
 
# 57 bghost @ 10/25/12 11:15 AM
I play as a defensive d-man in EASHL and this game feels almost completely broken now, I feel like it has gone back to the NHL12 style of game with this update.
If I poke check I get called for tripping, when I don't get called for tripping the poke check doesn't work at all.
at 6'3" 220 lbs my player is gliding all the time, when I really just want him to settle into a passing lane and he won't do it. It also feels like he has no weight whatsoever.
Forwards seem like they have no trouble poking the puck with effectiveness.
I cant keep the puck on my stick for more than 1 second.
body checking still seems useless (not a big deal to me, because I typically play positional hockey anyway)
I readily admit changes needed to be made to make the game better, but this was not helpful to dmen, maybe it was helpful for other positions.
 
# 58 Rwings832 @ 10/25/12 11:54 AM
Not sure if its just me, but last night I deleted my profile, and then reinstalled everything and I guess I am not seeing the gliding, and thought it played a great game, with Penalties also. I played a game and did a coach mode game and thought it really played well. Just a suggestion for some, but not sure if it was just me though.
 
# 59 jfcari @ 10/25/12 04:59 PM
How do I delete my player profile and create a new one?

Sorry for the newbie question...

Thanks.

Quote:
Originally Posted by misch13fRoyale
I actually did what Reshirt_EA recommended, about deleting your player profile and then redoing it, (only draw back is if you have saved custom music files that will go as well, so you have plug those back in), and it worked like a charm. I play superstar, with some difficult sliders of my own, and played a game, LA v. FLA... sorry dont remember most of the stats, except, that i won in OT 3-2, tough game, FLA had 6 PP's and I had 4. 10 min per. length. got outshot 39 - 30. it was a great game. i was satisfied with the hitting and the gameplay. Felt ALOT more loose, and the skating is not as "stiff." if anyones interested, i used Blackdragoon27's superstar slider set, and made some tweaks of my own, to what i like, and its been fantastic.
 
# 60 porky14 @ 10/25/12 08:42 PM
Just wondering why EA removed Djurgardens IF team????
 


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