NHL 16 News Post

NHL 16 Patch 1.04 Available Now For Xbox One & PS4, Full Details Included

06:44 AM - November 6, 2015 by Millennium

NHL 16 patch 1.04 is available now for Xbox One (2.1GB) and PlayStation 4 (2.3GB), providing fixes for gameplay, Be A Pro, Be A GM, presentation and much more.

Check out all of the details below, taken from the PlayStation 4 NHL 16 Update History.

EASHL Club Challenges

Select Club Challenge dressing room and search for the team you wish to challenge. When both teams are ready to play, send the challenge and start your game. The game will only count towards your Pro's Player Badges progression and personal stats.

EASHL AI Goalies

AI goalie attributes will be lowered in the situation where a player controlled goalie drops from game to be fair for the other team

Gameplay Tuner Download Update

When a new Gameplay Tuner is available to download it will show up in the NHL 16 main menu. Note from Millennium - Settings still only show V1.00 or Latest for tuner selections

Gameplay

Increased the chance of a trip when spamming pokecheck from behind the puck carrier
Added ability for players to lose speed the more they spam pokecheck
Tuned down the ability for players to perform defensive deflections behind them
Pokechecks will now only connect with strength on the way out, not on the sticks return back to the player
Addressed issue where the AI player would be able to get a full powered pass without powering up first after a User called for a pass
The AI will no longer auto pass when a Player does a manual windup for a show outside of the offensive zone
Increased the effect of the pass reception slider in the gameplay setting
Addressed issue where the gosalie Butterflu Sliders weren't overriding Precision Motion
Addressed issue where some players would be stuck in goalie control after making a pass as a goalie
Added butterflu slides out of both VH and Hug Post to make it easier to slide across out of those positions
User controlled goalie will now face the puck earlier as it is carried towards them
Goalies now receive the puck more cleanly with their stick from a standing position
Addressed issue where a goalie woudl sometimes get stuck sliing in the butterfly
Pucks can no longer be chopped if the stick goes through the goalie first so that they behave the same as pokechecks
Fixed issues where AI players wouldn't avoid their own net properly with the puck
Fixed issue where User players woudl sometimes be stuck on the bench while an AI player played for them after situations where they served a penalty
Added more conditions in goalie interference logic to increase accuracy to the calls for both allowed and disallowed goals
Fixed the button callout for accepting fights when using Hybrid controls
Added ability for Precision Skating to trigger at lower speeds
Fixed issues with the True Broadcast camera pan direction in Shootouts
Weakside AI defender won't look to hit the puck carrier when they are outside the slot
AI will look for hits during in-zone defense even if they don't have a great angle. This will allow AI players to bump a player off the puck even twhen the puck carrier has their back to them
Fixed issue where shot accuracy was too high on hardcore gamestyle when spinning around before taking a slapshot
Fixed issue where in some cases, the AI goalie wouldn't track the shoowing position properly when a player was rolling the puck back before shooting in a shootout scenario

Be A Pro

Increased the likelihood of being drafted if the user starts in the CHL
Enabled the user to switch between Classic and Authentic styles after entering the mode
Decreased the likelihood of the game switching between Classic and Authentic automatically
Players will not get penalized for long shifts until 10 seconds after they are called to the bench

Coaching Feedback and On-Ice Trainer

On-Ice Trainer visualizations will now show up for both teams if there are local users on both the home and away teams
Feedback hints can now be shown when Control hints are disabled
Coaching Feedback - Classic BAP players will not lose excessive Endurance experience for long shifts
Coaching Feedback - Fix for some coaching instructions not clearing quickly enough
Coaching Feedback - Defensive letter grades now accumulate correctly in EASHL
Coaching Feedback - Tie-ups and stick lifts from faceoff grip positions were not counting as using that grip in coaching feedback
Coaching Feedback - Deflections no longer awarded to defensive players blocking shots
Coaching Feedback - Blocked shots that hit sticks no longer count as blocked passes if there was a recent pass
Coaching Feedback - Shot blocks now count if they hit your stick

Be A GM

Decreased amount of Team and Player meetings that occur during a season
Decreased the amount of points an average defenseman gets during a sim
Added a setting to Disable Team and Player Meetings
Decreased the impact of team chemisty on the sim engine

Presentation

Added the Moncton Wildcats 3rd Jersey
Added the Frolunda Indians Home and Away Jerseys
Added the Providence Bruins 3rd Jersey
Added the Nashville Predators Golden Alternate Jersey
Added the New York Islanders 3rd Jersey
Added the Hershey Bears 3rd Jersey
Added the Texas Stars Home and Away jerseys
Added the Wilkes Barre Penguins 3rd Jersey
Improvements for Grand Rapids Home and Away Name plate bar fix
Improvements for Kamloops Blazers Home and Away number color fixes, "C/A" placement fix
Fix the Montreal Canadiens Home jersey eyelet and collar lace
Updated various center ice designs for authenticity
Updated various goal horns and goal song timing for authenticity
Added 15 female heads to create player selection
Equipment - Added Brian's Sub Zero 3 Goalie pads, blocker and trapper
Equipment - Added Vaughn Vintage Goalie pads, blocker and trapper
Equipment - Added Ventus LT98 Goalie pads, blocker and trapper
Equipment - Added CCM 4-Roll Pro III glove

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Member Comments

# 101 pm83 @ 11/08/15 08:59 AM

Thanks to PS4's option to download updates by itself I also got 1.04 patch and I must say that I'm really disappointed. I used my own slider set and game was really different. Players were much more passive and I could easily walk in front of the net. One thing which I was really happy earlier was that Defense was rock solid. Now it's all ****ed thanks to 1.04. I was very satisfied earlier with my slider settings combined with first patch and liked how game played offline. Now it's all ruined.

Thank you EA for being such a bull**** company to cater for online fans, once again. I have no other option than delete NHL16 and start new adventures with no-patch & out-of-the-box-tuner.

Edit: Tried this game with no-patch and just wow, there's no option to put Icon OFF. I also used my custom rosters and goalies didn't wear any gloves. Seems like I have to play with patch after all. May I say again that this is BS!

# 102 CanuckJ @ 11/08/15 10:03 AM

Really enjoyed my 1st post patch game, the color of the line changes really didn't work with the selection color before but now it looks great. I can clearly tell how fatigued each line is even when I have that line selected.

# 103 DJ @ 11/08/15 11:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Elite49


	Those asking about the new Uniforms not being in already made GM's or modes, they are. No need to restart, at all. Just download the new rosters then make sure they are active in the settings. Been using Avs Alts since the patch.

Great tip. I'll check that out today.

# 104 Gangrel @ 11/08/15 11:34 AM

That contradicts what the Ea dev said on the NHL forum. You need to restart a GM to get new art updates .

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# 105 Szuper @ 11/08/15 05:10 PM

What happened Be A Pro after this update?? All slap shot coming to goal (AI) and AI doing 20 shorthanded goals for seven games ?!

# 106 physicx @ 11/08/15 05:25 PM

Anyone getting the weird helmet glitch for goalies? seems like they're all wearing Youth Large masks now

# 107 DJ @ 11/08/15 06:22 PM

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Originally Posted by DJ


	Great tip. I'll check that out today.

Yep, the Avs new 3rd jersey is in my existing Be A GM after downloading the latest roster update. The old alternates are still listed first, but scroll past them and you'll see the new 3rd jersey.

# 108 AdamJones113 @ 11/08/15 07:33 PM

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Originally Posted by jake19ny


	Again I agree but that's why I said its a flawed AI. Maybe failed AI would be a better explanation, I think its not that they wont fix it its that they cant....Its unfixable. Your right its been that way fro years and all the patching and tuners fix a few issues but cant fix the core problems. The only way now would be to rebuild it from scratch and that's where the blame goes upstairs because I don't think they will give the resources or funding to do so. Sure the Devs created this AI but its upper management that insists it be kept on life support instead of pulling the plug and starting over. As far as everyone not buying the game, I believe that if sales failed miserably it would not force them to create a better game but rather then pull the plug on the series like EAs MLB series did and NBA for a while. No guarantees someone else steps in and makes a game so it becomes a personal choice for all to have this flawed NHL or none at all. Stinks but it is what it is.

From what I've seen on various forums over the past few years, each year the team has won over a few more converts to their gameplay. From "this sucks" to "a big improvement" to "the gameplay is great, but..." each year each iteration wins over a few more people. It seems like EA is content with making small gameplay upgrades (because that's what puck pickups are) rather than overhauling the AI. [Note: gameplay and AI are two different things, AI is CPU players' mindset while gameplay is overall gameplay.] It's still rough for the fans who aren't won over.

# 109 acelang123 @ 11/08/15 10:34 PM

I bought this for 47.99 at best buy at release. Price went down to 50 bucks in less than 30 days, matched it at best buy for $40 bucks. Tried really hard to like the game. Can't get over some things.

Gameplay feels tight. Skating feels unnatural. Puck possession is too unrealistic in the neutral zone. Player movement and ice positioning is unrealistic.

No custom music. Roster sharing is non existent. Announcers don't reflect the gravity of the situation on the ice. The player celebrations are cringeworthy, (same reactions, just looks bad).

No strategy to rotate goalies. Injuries don't seem to happen enough, when they do, editing lines and salary cap issues arise. Sliders having little to no impact to having massive impact on gameplay. No differentiation between good and bad players. Bad players should handle the pucks for less than 2 secs or be at risk of losing the puck.

Puck physics and collision detection is ok, except for some odd instances that you just don't see in real hockey. How about major penalties and suspensions for targeting? How about a decent goal review system?

It's 2015....it's PS4. I'm willing to wait for NHL 18 because if history serves itself. NHL 07 - meh...NHL 08 - flawed, but better...NHL 09...turning point, potential....NHL 10...excellence in simulation hockey. NHL 11 thru 14, acceptable but stale.

NHL 15...meh....NHL 16...flawed, but better....NHL 17....????

See the pattern.

I traded it in at 25 plus 60 percent bonus. Got my money back. Looking forward to next year.

The jerseys float on the players.

I'm ready to buy the legacy edition

# 110 jyoung @ 11/08/15 10:40 PM

Has anyone been able to start a fight off a faceoff in the EASHL post-patch?

This is a crucial part of the enforcer's/grinder's role that seems to have been removed from the game? I don't see the "accept fight" window popping up on screen anymore whenever you press the Y button. Even if two people on opposite teams go into the standing "fight" stance before a faceoff, no fight occurs once the puck is dropped.

The enforcer and grinder seem a lot worse at offense post-patch, which is how it should be. But I don't understand why they've made it almost impossible to start fights now. Fighting is an important aspect of the game for resetting the intimidation effects and earning energy for your team.

# 111 MizzouRah @ 11/09/15 10:18 AM

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Originally Posted by DJ


	Yep, the Avs new 3rd jersey is in my existing Be A GM after downloading the latest roster update. The old alternates are still listed first, but scroll past them and you'll see the new 3rd jersey.

GREAT find Elite 49 and thanks for confirming DJ!

# 112 actionhank @ 11/09/15 12:29 PM

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Originally Posted by acelang123


	I bought this for 47.99 at best buy at release. Price went down to 50 bucks in less than 30 days, matched it at best buy for $40 bucks. Tried really hard to like the game. Can't get over some things. Gameplay feels tight. Skating feels unnatural. Puck possession is too unrealistic in the neutral zone. Player movement and ice positioning is unrealistic. No custom music. Roster sharing is non existent. Announcers don't reflect the gravity of the situation on the ice. The player celebrations are cringeworthy, (same reactions, just looks bad). No strategy to rotate goalies. Injuries don't seem to happen enough, when they do, editing lines and salary cap issues arise. Sliders having little to no impact to having massive impact on gameplay. No differentiation between good and bad players. Bad players should handle the pucks for less than 2 secs or be at risk of losing the puck. Puck physics and collision detection is ok, except for some odd instances that you just don't see in real hockey. How about major penalties and suspensions for targeting? How about a decent goal review system? It's 2015....it's PS4. I'm willing to wait for NHL 18 because if history serves itself. NHL 07 - meh...NHL 08 - flawed, but better...NHL 09...turning point, potential....NHL 10...excellence in simulation hockey. NHL 11 thru 14, acceptable but stale. NHL 15...meh....NHL 16...flawed, but better....NHL 17....???? See the pattern. I traded it in at 25 plus 60 percent bonus. Got my money back. Looking forward to next year. The jerseys float on the players. I'm ready to buy the legacy edition

i keep hoping the next edition will be better (NHL 16 is miles ahead of what NHL 15 appeared to be, but that obviously wasn't a hard goal to meet). But, my worry is that with HUT, other modes of gameplay won't get the same focus. The focus on HUT didn't seem to be as big a few years back. Now it's damn near all EA talks about on their social media, and is the majority of the changes spoken about in their pre-release feeds. I'm holding out hope for NHL 17 to be the game that finally establishes NHL in the glory it used to hold on Next-Gen, but EA's got me anxious about the whole thing.

# 113 Gangrel @ 11/09/15 01:50 PM

The one thing that bugs me and doesn't appear to be solved is the AI ability to fire off a full powered pass after one nanosecond of possession. And to boot, sometimes with their stick in a position where a human could never do it.

Makes it hard to play d when your chasing a missle.

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# 114 shogunofharlem3 @ 11/09/15 02:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gangrel


	The one thing that bugs me and doesn't appear to be solved is the AI ability to fire off a full powered pass after one nanosecond of possession. And to boot, sometimes with their stick in a position where a human could never do it. Makes it hard to play d when your chasing a missle. Sent from my HTC One using Tapatalk

Hahha. Tell me about it. That is one of the big things that irks me as well. When I'm on defense I get dizzy watching them zip tape to tape passes at a zillion miles per hour only to end up going cross crease to the guy that has the skill to pin point a one timer off of a bazillion mile per hour pass. it is to a point now that I literally just select one guy and don't move. It is better than playing chase.

They do also move their stick and can just turn their backs to you. My analogy is that they are playing street hockey and wearing sneakers, so they can side step and just stay in place but still turn. Where as we are on ice and can't get at them because of it.

# 115 pm83 @ 11/09/15 06:34 PM

After more and more games with patch 1.04 I can confirm that NHL16 has transformed to a big joke. No matter if I used out-of-the-box tuner or latest one. Difference is just huge when thinking about couple of key aspects which made me enjoy this game offline vs cpu: pressure and varied hitting. Before the 1.04 patch I had hard time going in to a "war zone" because there was two men pressure on puck carrier and contact when entering to scoring sector. I just loved it. I had to cycle the puck to get better scoring places and earn that spot in front of the net. With 1.04 patch I can easily just walk in front of the net because there's no pressure at all! Defenders just skate near me but don't do anything. I tried all kind of slider combinations with Pro, All-Star and Superstar difficulties and results were the same: very weak defensive pressure.

So pressure is gone. What about that varied hitting then? Yeah. It seems that they've removed those little bumps which made you loose the puck but still stand on your skates when cpu bumped you from behind. There is still a contact but no effect at all. Player just continues skating towards the net and defender just finishes the animation with no effect.

When you combine weak pressure and decreased physical game you get awful defensive play by cpu. I'm pretty sure I'm not the only one to say this but it's a game killer for me. Just weeks earlier I had the best games of console hockey in a long time. Now it's all gone.

I think this is the appropriate time to use Roy Burgundy's phrase: "Boy, that escalated quickly." Yeah. I'm done with this game.

# 116 Gbpackerowner @ 11/09/15 07:43 PM

Bottom line is
1. They do not test these before release...
2.They only care about what it does online...
3. They have no idea what they are doing...
4. All of the above...

# 117 Gbpackerowner @ 11/09/15 07:59 PM

I'm wondering if I can either delete this patch on ps4 or delete and reinstall the game and deploy the patches I want?

# 118 northmen24 @ 11/09/15 08:05 PM

I don't think so. It's either no patch or latest patch I believe. The problem with no patch was the game played with choppy video with any game speed under 2.

# 119 Gbpackerowner @ 11/09/15 08:30 PM

Bummer... I had the game playing just right... Now not so much

# 120 spidertour02 @ 11/09/15 09:24 PM

I just want to add my two cents and say that I'm glad they updated the Rangers' goal horn. I hadn't read the full patch notes beforehand, so when the updated horn blasted after I scored a goal in my Be A GM (noticeably louder than before), I was very pleased.

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