Best way to play NHL 17 offline

[Posednik22]

As the title says, I'm an offline player at the core and have been for several years.... NHL 17 has the best gameplay by far and it's the most fun I've had in the past few years playing hockey on my XBOX one.

BUT, to have this, you need a great set of sliders... it totally changed the game for me... I'll go in depth a bit later in that post.

Tried Be a pro for awhile, while it's gotten better over the past few years, the same stuff that irritated me a still there, so that's why I switched and played a season while locked on a position for an entire game. I'm having a blast right now and the gameplay is out of this world for a game.

And before I played with the sliders, I was about to throw the controller out the window, lol ! The goalies could'nt stop a beach ball and the game was out of whack....

So if you are looking to play the best hockey on a console and you want to play as real as you can, play it the way I'm playing it, and you won't regret it.

Before I post the sliders, a big KUDOS to Cycloniac. I took his slider set to start and adjusted a few things here and there.

Here we go, you won't regret it ;-)

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Quick Settings
NHL Experience: I am an expert
Controls: Skill Stick
Difficulty: All-Star
Gameplay Preset: Custom (FULL SIM)
On Ice Trainer: OFF
Shot Aim: Manual


Rules
Game Play Presets: Custom (Full Sim)
Game Style: Custom (Full Sim)
Post Whistle Rules: Authentic
Rules: Custom (NHL)
Fighting: Max
Icing: Hybrid Icing
Injuries: On
Offsides: Delayed
Penalties: 2
Tie Break: 5 min (3 on3) then shootout
Trapezoid Rule: On
Penalty Time Scaling: 1
Coincidental Penalty Time Scale: 1


Game Settings
Game Play Presets: Custom (Full Sim)
Game Style: Custom (Full Sim)
Period Length: 10 Minutes
Difficulty: All-Star
Camera: Dynamic Low
Goalie Camera: High
Shootout Camera: Dynamic Low
Away Line Changes: Auto
Away Shot Aim: Manual
Home Line Changes: Auto
Home Shot Aim: Manual

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Gameplay Sliders
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GENERAL
Gameplay Version: Latest
Game Style – Custom (Full Sim)
Attribute Effects : 10/10
Broken Stick Frequency : 35

Game Speed : 5/6
Hockey is the fastest game on earth. Really smooth play at 5, less time to make decisions on the ice.

Fatigue Effect : CPU: 50 / Human: 50
Fatigue Recovery : CPU: 50 / Human: 50
All four lines will be used, realistic TOI distribution.

Injury Occurrence : CPU: 35 / Human: 35

SKATING
Back Skating: 50
Hustle Type : Authentic
Puck Carrier Agility : 45
Puck Carrier Skating : 55
Player Acceleration : CPU: 25 / Human: 25
Skating Speed : CPU: 55 / Human: 55
Skating Agility : CPU: 40 / Human: 40

SHOOTING
One Timer Accuracy : CPU: 50 / Human: 50
Shot Accuracy : CPU: 45 / Human: 45
Shot Power : CPU: 60 / Human: 60
Slap Shot Accuracy : CPU: 45 / Human: 45
Slap Shot Power : CPU: 50 / Human: 50


PASSING
Manual Passing - ON (adds another level of realism)
Pass Assist : 0
Min Pass Speed: 25
Max Pass Speed: 60
Saucer Pass Speed : 25
Pass Accuracy : CPU: 65 / Human: 65
Pass Interceptions : 60 / Human: 60
Pass Reception Ease : CPU: 35 / Human: 35
Reception Reaction Time : CPU: 55 / Human: 55
Puck Control Rating Effect : CPU: Max / Human: Max
Puck Speed Reception Effect : CPU: 65 / Human: 65
Pickup Type Effect : CPU: 70 / Human: 70
Bouncing Puck Receptions : CPU: 35 / Human: 35

PUCK CONTROL
Incidental Contact Puck Loss : Stick , Legs and Body
Incidental Stick Contact Immunity : 0
Puck Control : CPU: 50 / Human: 50
Deking Impact : CPU: 55 / Human: 55
Spin Deke Impact : 75 / Human: 75
Skating Impact : CPU: 55 / Human: 55

GOALIES
Goalie Cover Frequency : 75
Goalie Passing : 25
Goalie Cross Crease Reaction Time : CPU: 40 / Human: 40
Goalie Save Reaction Time : CPU: 75 / Human: 75
Goalie Deflection Reaction Time : CPU: 50 / Human: 50
Goalie Screen Effect : CPU: 70 / Human: 70
Goalie Screen Persistence : CPU: 70 / Human: 70
Cycle the puck, get traffic in front of the net, make smart shooting decisions and you will be rewarded.

CHECKING
Board Effect Non-Puck Carrier : 60
Board Effect Puck Carrier : 60
Hitting Assistance : 0
Stumble Threshold : 60
Aggression : CPU: 50 / Human: 50
Hitting Power : CPU: 50 / Human: 50
Size Effect : CPU: 25 / Human: 25
Speed Effect : CPU: 25 / Human: 25
Checking/Balance Rating Effect : CPU: Max / Human: Max
Preparedness Effect : CPU: 55 / Human: 55
Incidental Contact Effect : CPU: 60 / Human: 60
Poke Checking Range : CPU: 25 / Human: 25
Poke Checking Accuracy : CPU: 35 / Human: 35
Poke Checking Power : CPU: 20 / Human: 20
Stick Lift Effectiveness CPU: 55 / Human: 55


PENALTIES
CPU Penalties: 40
CPU Teammate Penalties: 40

Tripping: CPU: 50 / Human: 50
Slashing : CPU: 50 / Human: 50
Elbowing : CPU: 20 / Human: 20
High Sticking : CPU: 50 / Human: 50
Cross Checking: CPU: 30 / Human: 30
Boarding : CPU: 50 / Human: 50
Charging : CPU: 50 / Human: 50
Delay of Game : CPU: 50 / Human: 50
Holding : CPU: 40 / Human: 40
Hooking : CPU: 50 / Human: 50
Interference : CPU: 75 / Human: 75

AI
AI Learning: 0
CPU Difficulty Adjustment: 0
CPU Faceoff Difficulty: 65
Fight Difficulty: 50
CPU Strategy Adjustment: 5
User Strategy Adjustment: 5 (or 0 if you want to make adjustments yourself)
BAP Strategy Adjustment: 5

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Audio & Visual Settings

VISUAL
Auto Zoom: Auto
Camera: Dynamic Low (when playing D) and Dynamic Medium (when playing Forward)
Camera Perspective: Prefer Up
Control Indicator: Small
Indicator Size: Off
Fighting Instructions: Off
Goalie Camera: High
Puck Highlight: None
Puck Size: Authentic
Score Clock Overlay: Small
Shootout Camera: True Brodcast or Low

VOLUME
Arena Announcer Volume: 8
Arena Music Volume: 8
Commentary Volume: Max
Crowd Volume: 8
Goal Horn Volume: 9
Menu Music: 7
SFX Volume: 6


On-Ice Trainer
Control Hints: Off
Feedback Hints: Off
Shot Aim Targeting: Off
Goalie Coverage Grid: Off
Shot Lane: Off
Pass Aim Targeting: Off
Pass Suggestions: Off
Offside Warning: Off
Defensive Positioning: Off

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I know it's been a long post, but what can I say, it needed to be out there, lol !

P.S.: I play Position locked on either the RW or on D, depends on how I feel. That's what's fun about playing a season with your favourite team, and at the same time, you can be a WAY better coach than the moron on BAP, lol !

P.P.S: I never ask for a pass... try to play it like this. If you get in a good position, the AI won't have problems finding you. And it's more realistic that way too :-)

Let me know what you think :-)

[Fiddy]

I In the past I always would player lock on a different position every game. I may go back to that and see how it goes towards the end of my season I'm currently in.

[Posednik22]

Really love position lock... What I do, is I alternate between the two every time I lose a game, lol ! By this I mean, If I'm playing a game at RW and we lose, next game I play as a D and so on... Looks like we have a better record when I play as a D cause right now we are on a 4 game winning streak ;-)

As for the sliders, the first thing that scared me was the game speed at 5, cause in all other NHL games I used to lower this down in the 0 to 2 range... But as it is right now, 5 is perfect ! The gameplay looks like a real NHL game and you always have to be on your toes especially when playing defense... let's just say that you learn real quick that pinching can get you in lots of trouble, lol !

[Splitter77]

by far this is the best NHL game offline.
I love it.
Its also the very first time Ive played an EA game on superstar level and I don't feel cheated.