NHL 10 Roster Update 7 and Tuner Set 1.03 Available, Post Impressions Here

[Qb]

Re: NHL 10 Roster Update 7 and Tuner Set 1.03 Available, Post Impressions Here

has anyone noticed a big difference in the gameplay( mainly goalies) from the 1.03 tuner version 2 compaired to the 1.03 version 1??
I still have the first one, but I think the game plays amazing with it. I know if I download version 2 I cant go back to version 1.

I've barely played with 1.03b since my internet has been down all weekend after the snowstorm here. But I can say that if you download 1.03b, you won't be able to go back to 1.03a, as least that's what we were told.

[wsu_gb23]

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quick question about AI learning. Does it affect the CPU on the offensive side? I know it is huge for CPU playing defense.

[Nomah5]

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Is it me or has the online game slowed down more so since the last update? Also, I have noticed allot more non direct passes off the faceoff that sometimes go untouched out of the zone.

[Vikes1]

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Also, I have noticed allot more non direct passes off the faceoff that sometimes go untouched out of the zone.

Yep. I see this quite a bit now.

[snakeswithlasers]

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The slapshot from right above and outside of the circle really should be fixed. Those things go in way too regularly with this tuner set.

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                     D   |
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                  o      |
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          G              |
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In that example the "o" is the faceoff dot. And the goal goes in on the far post. It's crazy how often this shot makes it--it can be clear with no traffic/screens or there can be a pile of dudes that the puck just sails through; either way, the goalie takes a bad angle or the slapshot accuracy is just tuned too high.

[akula]

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i'd rather see a few too many clean slapshots go in vs. being stopped 99.9% of the time , personally. but maybe they are a bit too easy at the moment. it just sucks when every goal is a messy rebound or deflection (if not that, a deke or one timer) but its nice to score on a clean wrist or slap shot once in a while! especially from prime shooting position.

[plaidchuck]

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In that example the "o" is the faceoff dot. And the goal goes in on the far post. It's crazy how often this shot makes it--it can be clear with no traffic/screens or there can be a pile of dudes that the puck just sails through; either way, the goalie takes a bad angle or the slapshot accuracy is just tuned too high.

Agreed it seems straight up unscreened slapshots do go in a little bit too much, but I usually just tweak down the slap shot accuracy for myself, the cpu, or both, or adjust the goalie settings. At this point it may be a necessary evil to keep the offense and goal scoring varied... also it seems there is better goalie separation and the higher rated goalies have better positioning and reaction now compared to the lower ranked ones..

[Money99]

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i'd rather see a few too many clean slapshots go in vs. being stopped 99.9% of the time , personally. but maybe they are a bit too easy at the moment. it just sucks when every goal is a messy rebound or deflection (if not that, a deke or one timer) but its nice to score on a clean wrist or slap shot once in a while! especially from prime shooting position.

Unfortunately, this is exactly how 90% of real NHL goals are scored these days.
That's why I'd like my hockey video games to be a bit unrealistic in letting the user score more clean goals.

[akula]

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Unfortunately, this is exactly how 90% of real NHL goals are scored these days.
That's why I'd like my hockey video games to be a bit unrealistic in letting the user score more clean goals.

yeah but it's a defence problem, not a goaltending problem.. The D needs to be better, not the goalies. in the real NHL if players had clear shots in prime shooting positions they would score more often, but the defence doesn't' allow it.. i still prefer more realistic (IE: more human) goalies, even if it means high scoring affairs in some or even most cases!

[Lat]

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Any way to get this to my 360 without xbox live (with transfer kit)?

Anyone? Thanks

Ditto this question

[Money99]

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yeah but it's a defence problem, not a goaltending problem.. The D needs to be better, not the goalies. in the real NHL if players had clear shots in prime shooting positions they would score more often, but the defence doesn't' allow it.. i still prefer more realistic (IE: more human) goalies, even if it means high scoring affairs in some or even most cases!

Trust me, you're preaching to the choir.
A lot of us here would like to see this fixed. Like you said, most top 6 forwards will bury chances when they have room and space.
But in today's NHL, everyone's so good defensively, getting those chances are extremely tough.
I hope for NHL11 they can do this.
However, a majority of people who buy this game are not diehard hockey fans. And I have a feeling they'll get pretty ticked off if they only get a handful of scoring opportunities a game.
I mean, in last nights Wings-Blues matchup, there was only 1 scoring chance recorded in the first 7 minutes. Can you believe that? And yet that's the NHL today.
And I doubt Joe Fratboy is going to like playing a hockey game where he has to work his butt off for 7 minutes to get one scoring chance.

So basically, it's a balancing act that EA is trying to tread lightly. They want to make it realistic, but at the same time, 100% realism doesn't always sell to the masses.

[CS10029]

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Ditto this question

Bring your hard drive to a friends house and get it? Other than that I don't think anything else will work.

[phillyfan23]

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Unfortunately, this is exactly how 90% of real NHL goals are scored these days (deflections or messy rebounds).
That's why I'd like my hockey video games to be a bit unrealistic in letting the user score more clean goals.

I really don't think you can say "most" goals in the league are deflections/rebounds, let alone 90 percent. There are still a huge number of clean slapshots and clean wristers/snapshots that occur these days.

I actually think the goals in real life are balanced .

just from tonights game flyers at the devils.

first goal devils scored was a wrister that went thru 5 hole
their 2nd goal was a deflection off a flyer

all 3 flyers goals were wrist shots top shelf that beat brodeur clean.

[Vikes1]

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So basically, it's a balancing act that EA is trying to tread lightly. They want to make it realistic, but at the same time, 100% realism doesn't always sell to the masses.

I think your exactly right Money.

Hence the back and forth nature of the game. Where nearly each rush up ice, produces a great scoring chance. Off-line anyway.

I wish the hardcore setting would be the place to go in the NHL game, to get the type of gameplay a lot of us would like to see. Where really great scoring chances where tough to get, and that alone was rewarding. Let alone the excitement of burying one.

I do believe the game does a solid job with this balancing act is has to do. And I really enjoy it. But yeah...it would be great if there somehow was a setting of some type, to deliver an ultra realistic game style.

[b3organ]

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I wonder how this relates to the newest update...

Above posters are on the spot. Realism doesn't sell. However I flag also for the idea that you could choose to play "hardcore" to get the best possible simulation of hockey. However, I think the most hardest part of hockey to simulate is its randomness. Quite a lot happenings on ice start from some strange event and what follows is a sum of how players react. I believe that if they coded that amount randomness in game most of us would feel cheated etc...

At the moment I think that NHL10 delivers the best way for the gamers to adjust game to ones likings and that's something devs should be proud of. Because one size doesn't fit all.