NHL 16 Tuner Update For September 28

[jake19ny]

Re: September 28th Tuner Thread

how many tuners have their been??
I don't play online. but I went online so I could get this latest tuner. never again. I though we could pick all tuners.
If I reinstall the game, will I have the tuner that made the game playable for offline play??
this latest one is not good for offline play at all.

If you delete the game and reinstall you will be back to the out of the box tuner. You may or may not automatically install the latest tuner but at the end of the day those are your choices. There is no way to select older tuners.

[jake19ny]

Re: September 28th Tuner Thread

I know most play with Penalties maxed so has anyone left them at default settings ?
I have a feeling I might see alot less penalties but as many have mentioned I wish we could get back the prior tuner as it was perfect for offline IMO .

So my wish would be separate tuners for online and offline and no over writing tuners if any of this is even possible I think it would keep most everyone happy .

^this

I'm going to try lowering penalties one click at a time and see how it goes. Couldn't agree more about the old tuner being perfect and having the choice of tuners to appeal to everyone's individual preference.

[mrsaito]

Re: September 28th Tuner Thread

So I just picked the game up yesterday (9/28) and forced the tuner update around 3 pm eastern time. The title of this thread seems to have changed from 9/29 to 9/28 so that's a bit confusing...

1. It sounds like there have been two post release tuners, a 'good' one for offline and then the most recent one which seems to have a negative review for offline play. Is that the case?

2. If I am strictly offline would I be better off deleting and reinstalling, i.e. go back to out of box?

[meetjsquared]

Re: September 28th Tuner Thread

So I just picked the game up yesterday (9/28) and forced the tuner update around 3 pm eastern time. The title of this thread seems to have changed from 9/29 to 9/28 so that's a bit confusing...

1. It sounds like there have been two post release tuners, a 'good' one for offline and then the most recent one which seems to have a negative review for offline play. Is that the case?

2. If I am strictly offline would I be better off deleting and reinstalling, i.e. go back to out of box?

To add, I'm not sure if Playstation Plus is required for any tuners. I don't have it as I never play anything online, so if it is then I think I still have the 'out of the box' tuner.


I played about 8 hours worth of BAP and was not happy (now I remember why I skipped '15) so I am thinking about starting Be a GM later tonight. However, I would like to stick to the same tuner throughout my Franchise and not have to worry about auto tuner updates.

[jake19ny]

Re: September 28th Tuner Thread

So I just picked the game up yesterday (9/28) and forced the tuner update around 3 pm eastern time. The title of this thread seems to have changed from 9/29 to 9/28 so that's a bit confusing...

1. It sounds like there have been two post release tuners, a 'good' one for offline and then the most recent one which seems to have a negative review for offline play. Is that the case?

2. If I am strictly offline would I be better off deleting and reinstalling, i.e. go back to out of box?

Unfortunately out of the box tuner was not very good. They released a tuner that did make offline very good IMO but have now released one that messed up the offline a little bit. The tuners overwrite each other so we cannot go back. I expect EA will correct this because of the abundance of negativity surrounding this tuner however we could use more of the constructive input that was asked for by the mod who initiated this thread in order to help them do that.

[mrsaito]

Re: September 28th Tuner Thread

Unfortunately out of the box tuner was not very good. They released a tuner that did make offline very good IMO but have now released one that messed up the offline a little bit. The tuners overwrite each other so we cannot go back. I expect EA will correct this because of the abundance of negativity surrounding this tuner however we could use more of the constructive input that was asked for by the mod who initiated this thread in order to help them do that.

Thanks Jake. When was the second tuner released, i.e. which one do you think I got on 9/28 at 3 pm eastern?

I can't wait to go home and play and provide some feedback...

[jake19ny]

Re: September 28th Tuner Thread

Thanks Jake. When was the second tuner released, i.e. which one do you think I got on 9/28 at 3 pm eastern?

I can't wait to go home and play and provide some feedback...

I wish I could answer that with 100% accuracy but I can't. I would think you have the latest because I played yesterday afternoon Eastern time and downloaded then, just don't remember the time.

[Millennium]

Re: September 28th Tuner Thread

Finally ready to post mine:

5 games online, 4 in HUT, 1 In EASHL drop in.

I love it. I can't say enough how FANTASTIC the knowledge of not dealing with poke check spammers. I took some penalties, but by the end I was under control and knew if I was within stick length away from the opponents body, I use stick lift. If I'm last that, poke. If I'm behind - take a good angle instead of chasing.

I can't say enough how much more strategic this tuner made the game for me. Knowing I can't rely on the poke check to bail me out of a bad defensive play is phenomenal.

Plan on trying out off line this week, but so far I'm in love.

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[MizzouRah]

Re: September 28th Tuner Thread

Thanks Jake. When was the second tuner released, i.e. which one do you think I got on 9/28 at 3 pm eastern?

I can't wait to go home and play and provide some feedback...

There was one tonight when I got home from work. So, two tuners in two days.

[Millennium]

Re: September 28th Tuner Thread

There was one tonight when I got home from work. So, two tuners in two days.

I think it is the same one, as they've made no notification of another tuner.

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[MizzouRah]

Re: September 28th Tuner Thread

SEPT 28 - TUNER

Gameplay:
- Improved poke collisions to address issues where a puck would be dislodged even when the puck or puck carriers stick were not contacted.
- Increased the likelihood to trip a player when a pokecheck goes into the opponents skates or legs.
- Increased speed of player controlled goalie when using precision motion.
- Increased the pass error for the lowest pass accuracy slider settings.
- Tuned down agility and ability to generate speed when turning tightly with protect puck.
- Lessened the effect of the speed penalty on the puck carrier slightly when stickhandling a puck.

OTP/EASHL only:
- Turned down effectiveness of AI players in online faceoffs.
- Goalie will commit more towards the shooter/puck side of the ice to guard against short side shots.
- Lowered the threshold to which a player is able to receive/pick up a puck cleanly.

I definitely noticed the one highlighted.

[Al_Tito13]

Re: September 28th Tuner Thread

From Rammer on Twitter: We have removed “Increased the likelihood to trip a player when a pokecheck goes into the opponents skates or legs.”

[jaiman]

Re: September 28th Tuner Thread

From Rammer on Twitter: We have removed “Increased the likelihood to trip a player when a pokecheck goes into the opponents skates or legs.”

Is this a good thing, or bad thing?

[meetjsquared]

Re: September 28th Tuner Thread

Is this a good thing, or bad thing?

Good for offline, bad for online. Apparently poke check spamming is a bit of an issue for online play, but all it did for offline was unnecessarily bump CPU tripping penalties by A LOT.

[kehlis]

Re: September 28th Tuner Thread

Good for offline, bad for online. Apparently poke check spamming is a bit of an issue for online play, but all it did for offline was unnecessarily bump CPU tripping penalties by A LOT.

So did you mean the opposite of good for offline bad for online? I'm a bit confused by this statement.