[Solidd2355]

Quote: Originally Posted by pm83

After more and more games with patch 1.04 I can confirm that NHL16 has transformed to a big joke. No matter if I used out-of-the-box tuner or latest one. Difference is just huge when thinking about couple of key aspects which made me enjoy this game offline vs cpu: pressure and varied hitting. Before the 1.04 patch I had hard time going in to a "war zone" because there was two men pressure on puck carrier and contact when entering to scoring sector. I just loved it. I had to cycle the puck to get better scoring places and earn that spot in front of the net. With 1.04 patch I can easily just walk in front of the net because there's no pressure at all! Defenders just skate near me but don't do anything. I tried all kind of slider combinations with Pro, All-Star and Superstar difficulties and results were the same: very weak defensive pressure. So pressure is gone. What about that varied hitting then? Yeah. It seems that they've removed those little bumps which made you loose the puck but still stand on your skates when cpu bumped you from behind. There is still a contact but no effect at all. Player just continues skating towards the net and defender just finishes the animation with no effect. When you combine weak pressure and decreased physical game you get awful defensive play by cpu. I'm pretty sure I'm not the only one to say this but it's a game killer for me. Just weeks earlier I had the best games of console hockey in a long time. Now it's all gone. I think this is the appropriate time to use Roy Burgundy's phrase: "Boy, that escalated quickly." Yeah. I'm done with this game.

Yup. You nailed it. I just signed up so I could reply to this. This is exactly what I am seeing now. It sucks. I literally can not play anymore. The cpu doesn't even try to pressure you now. It really hurts that they have ruined this game for me bc I love hockey and love NHL 16 up until now. EA always seems to neglect the single player. I wish I could just go back and undo this patch. I wish I never d/l it in the first place.

Anyone know of any other good sports games?