NHL 13 Tuner 1.04 Available, Details Included

[meetjsquared]

Quote: Originally Posted by rockytopGBO

This tuner kicks ***. Fair number of penalties and it seems to play more realistic to me. Win for EA.

Please elaborate. Minutes, difficulty, number/type of penalties.

[rockytopGBO]

Quote: Originally Posted by meetjsquared

Please elaborate. Minutes, difficulty, number/type of penalties.

I'll do my best from memory. Played four games with this tuner so far.

General settings
9 minutes
Superstar
Max penalty settings
Max aggression

First game
TOR (me always) v NJ
I had maybe four PP chances vs CPU fourish ( can't recall entirely ).

TOR v MIN
I had went 3/7 on the PP (including a 5 on 3) and gave up 3 shorthanded chances.

TOR v CAR
Had 3 PP chances and probably committed 4-5 penalties.

TOR v PHI
Only had 2 PPs chances but a mix is nice and committed 3 penalties.

Couple high scoring games, one 3-1 and one 1-0.

Obvious difference for me.

[rockytopGBO]

Quote: Originally Posted by rockytopGBO

I'll do my best from memory. Played four games with this tuner so far. General settings 9 minutes Superstar Max penalty settings Max aggression First game TOR (me always) v NJ I had maybe four PP chances vs CPU fourish ( can't recall entirely ). TOR v MIN I had went 3/7 on the PP (including a 5 on 3) and gave up 3 shorthanded chances. TOR v CAR Had 3 PP chances and probably committed 4-5 penalties. TOR v PHI Only had 2 PPs chances but a mix is nice and committed 3 penalties. Couple high scoring games, one 3-1 and one 1-0. Obvious difference for me.

By general settings I did NOT mean default sliders. Sorry.

[Taku]

Game mode? I'm not seeing too many calls in Be a GM, its better in Play now. I didnt start new Be a GM with latest tuner set but I don't believe it makes a difference...

[TheRealGooch]

Quote: Originally Posted by Taku

Game mode? I'm not seeing too many calls in Be a GM, its better in Play now. I didnt start new Be a GM with latest tuner set but I don't believe it makes a difference...

I'm playing GM connected with 10 minute periods. Penalties and aggression are maxed. I am in a coach mode league, and in my first game with 1.04 I saw 7 penalties. Winnipeg (me) had 2 and Montreal (CPU) had 5 including a game misconduct for boarding.

[Taku]

So I guess that means cpu vs cpu games?

[TheRealGooch]

Quote: Originally Posted by Taku

So I guess that means cpu vs cpu games?

We control line changes/strategy. When we play, we use player lock and set it to CO (coach only).

[pk500]

Further playtesting has convinced me tuner set 1.04 is a dud on Pro defaults.

Yeah, there are maybe one or two more penalties per game. But the trade-off is uber-aggressive offensive forechecking and laser-like puck anticipation by the CPU on the forecheck and incredibly active sticks by the CPU in their zone.

I'll stick to tuner set 1.01 or 1.03. Those are the best overall sets on Pro defaults. Most balanced, most fun.