NHL 12 Patch 1.03 Details, Available Now For PS3, Nov. 1 For 360

[Therion7]

Re: NHL 12 Patch 1.03 Details, Available Now For PS3, Nov. 1 For 360

This patch changed nothing for me that I noticed.

There's still only 1-2 penalties a game!

Yep, I've tinkered with every option that might have an impact. Tuners, aggression, penalties in the rules section, penalties in gameplay ai and it makes not a blind bit of difference. The CPU will quite blatantly ignore 90 percent of interference calls on players or goalies.

Post-patch, I've just had my first gameplay freeze after playing two straight season mode games. The standard "sound continues, graphics frozen" garbage. I think it might be a memory leak to be honest. I can no longer continue playing NHL 12 with this issue STILL hanging over every game - and I genuinely don't believe these issues have seriously been addressed by EA. The only freeze fix I can see is the selection of custom music in the season mode menu.

From the Jets debacle to pens to horrendous stability, this year has been an absolute disaster and the dev / QA team should be ashamed of what they have done to the reputation of this title. I won't be buying 13 on release day.

12's a bug-ridden, malfunctioning mess for me and I'm done with it. Back to 11 and editing the rosters because ultimately I still like playing a videogame hockey season.

[CupCrazyManiac]

Re: NHL 12 Patch 1.03 Details, Available Now For PS3, Nov. 1 For 360

Yep, I've tinkered with every option that might have an impact. Tuners, aggression, penalties in the rules section, penalties in gameplay ai and it makes not a blind bit of difference. The CPU will quite blatantly ignore 90 percent of interference calls on players or goalies.

Post-patch, I've just had my first gameplay freeze after playing two straight season mode games. The standard "sound continues, graphics frozen" garbage. I think it might be a memory leak to be honest. I can no longer continue playing NHL 12 with this issue STILL hanging over every game - and I genuinely don't believe these issues have seriously been addressed by EA. The only freeze fix I can see is the selection of custom music in the season mode menu.

From the Jets debacle to pens to horrendous stability, this year has been an absolute disaster and the dev / QA team should be ashamed of what they have done to the reputation of this title. I won't be buying 13 on release day.

12's a bug-ridden, malfunctioning mess for me and I'm done with it. Back to 11 and editing the rosters because ultimately I still like playing a videogame hockey season.

wow well said! i agree! Wont buy NHL 13 on release day or wont buy it at all...
cant stand this sh++ every year. EA its a shame!

[Therion7]

Re: NHL 12 Patch 1.03 Details, Available Now For PS3, Nov. 1 For 360

wow well said! i agree! Wont buy NHL 13 on release day or wont buy it at all...
cant stand this sh++ every year. EA its a shame!

Aside from the CPU being a little cheap at times and some aesthetic sloppiness concerning missing center-ice wordmarks, I really enjoyed 11. It never froze once on me at all. Having played a few games of it last night, I began to really appreciate all the stuff that worked last year. I was deliberately slashing the CPU just to enjoy the ref reacting like he should!

Opting for a CHL season, so this "lost" year can be put to good use getting to know some of the potential future NHLers. If anything it reinforced just how little the game changes from year to year. No doubt 13 will put back the decent goal celebration shots from 11 that were missing this year and claim it's new!

[canucksss]

Re: NHL 12 Patch 1.03 Details, Available Now For PS3, Nov. 1 For 360

Noticed a lot more of this from the CPU since the patch:

http://www.easports.com/media/play/video/101193901

Just to set up the scenario, this is after the play has ended. How is that not a penalty? If my player(s) even touches the CPU goalie, it's interference. Miller gets mugged, and the game acts like nothing happened. What gives, EA?

FWIW, I have the offplay penalties set to 'authentic,' so obviously this should be called.

i hate this glitch....... but the worst thing .... u cannot immediately change to your F/D to challenge to a fist-fight the CPU for this act. very annoying.

[Vikes1]

Re: NHL 12 Patch 1.03 Details, Available Now For PS3, Nov. 1 For 360

This patch changed nothing for me that I noticed.

There's still only 1-2 penalties a game!

Yeah...I'd say about the same for me too.

I really don't notice much if any real difference in the gameplay. As far as penalties go, I'm seeing some games with a decent number of penalties...while others with maybe one called.

[RealmK]

Re: NHL 12 Patch 1.03 Details, Available Now For PS3, Nov. 1 For 360

I also struggle to get penalties, both for myself and cpu. If there is another patch it definitely needs looked at.

I've only played one game with the patch and I actually had I think 3 PP's and two PK's vs Carolina (won 5-2 that 5th goal being an EN) CPU seemed more aggressive than normal though it was only one game, can't really judge yet.

Edit: a second game vs Pittsburgh, 4 PP's. I didn't take any penalties. I dunno I don't see an issue with penalties.

[BlueNGold]

Re: NHL 12 Patch 1.03 Details, Available Now For PS3, Nov. 1 For 360

I played a game last night in my Jets Be A GM where I had 3 penalties and the other team (can't remember who) had 3. That's probably the best I've gotten so far.

There definitely is a lack of penalties though, which is disappointing. I hope they're not done patching/tuning the game because they need an increase. And of course there's the pass reception issue as well.

[MizzouRah]

Re: NHL 12 Patch 1.03 Details, Available Now For PS3, Nov. 1 For 360

I have games that have no penalties whatsoever..

[Majingir]

Re: NHL 12 Patch 1.03 Details, Available Now For PS3, Nov. 1 For 360

Penalties make HUGE difference to the game, not just about being able to high stick someone and not have it called, but goals and shots are affected so much because of penalties. So we'll have less amount of goals than we should(unless we adjust sliders), but not enough shots. Some teams can get around 10+ shots a game on the PP and only around 1 goal, that's still better than what we have now.

Goalies sv% and gaa is actually realistic with penalties being called more often.

Why was the demo so good though but the actual game isn't? Most of the game seems nothing like the demo. The demo was made before the game was finished, but things on the game that are bad(like the freezes,and no penalties) were fine on the demo.

[Fiddy]

Re: NHL 12 Patch 1.03 Details, Available Now For PS3, Nov. 1 For 360

http://forum.ea.com/eaforum/posts/list/7717797.page

----v1.02 Updated----

1) Reduced goof-off time (post whistle) in OTP/clubs to prevent the repeated abuse of the goalies. We weren't able to increase goalie interference penalties during goof-off time without increasing them overall.

2) Increased the penalty for not selecting a side during a face-off. Some users were rapidly changing sides or not choosing a side and still winning a high frequency of face-offs. Now you will be more likely to lose the face-off if you aren't selecting a side and holding that side until the puck drops.

[savoie2006]

Re: NHL 12 Patch 1.03 Details, Available Now For PS3, Nov. 1 For 360

Why was the demo so good though but the actual game isn't? Most of the game seems nothing like the demo. The demo was made before the game was finished, but things on the game that are bad(like the freezes,and no penalties) were fine on the demo.

The demo is alot smaller, so there is a much less chance you're gonna see the issues.

[nystyle]

Re: NHL 12 Patch 1.03 Details, Available Now For PS3, Nov. 1 For 360

has any one else had this problem: since downloading the patch when a goal is waved off the ref comes over, waves his arms as if to say "no goal" then when they used to "go upstairs" and show replays it doesnt do that anymore it just goes directly to the ref at the red line with the decision.

[wyldechylde77]

Damn..with all the bugs goin on I guess it's good I didn't get NHL 12
yet?

[gsize19]

Re: NHL 12 Patch 1.03 Details, Available Now For PS3, Nov. 1 For 360

Damn..with all the bugs goin on I guess it's good I didn't get NHL 12
yet?

I honestly don't think it is going to be much better even with another patch installment... This years team of EA Sports NHL Series constituents have their money, and they are running...

[Vikes1]

Re: NHL 12 Patch 1.03 Details, Available Now For PS3, Nov. 1 For 360

I'm going to give V1.01 another try.

It may be a coincidence but, seems I remember the cpu pass % being a bit lower with 1.01. And since going to 1.03...I've yet to see any player fan on a shot. Which to me I think was a pretty cool addition for '12'.