New tuner update? (12-23-2015)

[bad_philanthropy]

Anyone else get this? I'm usually pretty on the ball about tuners getting mysteriously deleted. In any case, anyone have the changelog?

[MDgolf]

Re: New tuner update? (12-23-2015)

Just got it as well


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[MizzouRah]

Re: New tuner update? (12-23-2015)

I'm having such good games.. I think I'll wait on this one.

[MDgolf]

Re: New tuner update? (12-23-2015)

New tuner is good


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[jake19ny]

Re: New tuner update? (12-23-2015)

According to EAs tuner notes it only corrects the Major penalty bug that leaves you short handed the rest of the game. Nothing else. I'm 21 games into my season and have had a couple 5 minute majors without this happening so in skipping it for now my games have been so good I'm scared to mess with it lol...

[MizzouRah]

Re: New tuner update? (12-23-2015)

According to EAs tuner notes it only corrects the Major penalty bug that leaves you short handed the rest of the game. Nothing else. I'm 21 games into my season and have had a couple 5 minute majors without this happening so in skipping it for now my games have been so good I'm scared to mess with it lol...

Well in that case, I'm going to update. I've seen this 3-4 times already.

[jack72]

Re: New tuner update? (12-23-2015)

What it doesn't fix is when you are rushing up the ice with two AI team mates, and as soon as you hit the blue line, the AI team mates peel away to the bench or stay on the offensive blue line letting you go on to the net with no one to pass to, facing the defenseman and goalie alone.


The only way they catch up is when you do a wide circle back toward the blue line and then they start to head to the net.


This kills your offensive rushes.

[mike24forever]

Re: New tuner update? (12-23-2015)

Is anyone noticing a more "lively puck" since the turner update. I've noticed more pucks hitting skates and taking some interesting bounces. I'm on my second game since the tuner update and its carried over between two games. If its not a new thing, I sure am happy I'm noticing it now. The Blue Jackets scored a goal from the point that deflected 3 times before going in from a shot from the point. I thought to myself, "I'm not mad at that". Seemed like a goal I would have let in back in my playing days.

[MDgolf]

Re: New tuner update? (12-23-2015)

Yes I did notice some weird wonderful bounces felt like what real pucks would do.


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[MizzouRah]

Re: New tuner update? (12-23-2015)

I've only played one game.. but I was thinking the puck does seem more lively.

[shogunofharlem3]

Re: New tuner update? (12-23-2015)

Yes, definitely better puck. Made for some great games. Really liking this tuner.

The game I just played had 3 goals. 1 was a batted out of mid air from a rebound. 1 was a deflection from a point shot. 1 was a one timer from the slot.

VARIETY!!!

I haven't had this much fun playing a hockey game since 2k10. I wasn't feeling like this about 2 months ago. But tip of the cap to EA for working on it and making it a good experience. Good stuff.

[AdamJones113]

Re: New tuner update? (12-23-2015)

It doesn't seem livelier, it seems less arbitrary, which is a huge thing.

Very good tuner so far, I agree. Lotta fun.

[JonnyMoondog]

Re: New tuner update? (12-23-2015)

Yes, definitely better puck. Made for some great games. Really liking this tuner.

I agree.

Only 2 games in with the new tuner, but I have noticed a few things so far, one as mentioned, I'm seeing the puck being more loose, it is bouncing off sticks when passes are made, one in particular, when I used to head man the puck to my teammate directly ahead of me, it seemed they always caught the pass and now it bounces away on occasion (and for the CPU as well), another one, is interceptions seem to bounce away on occasion for me and CPU. One thing not mentioned so far, that I've seen, is that the AI is dumping the puck from the neutral zone more often and not skating east-west forever. Only in one instance (in the 2 games) did the CPU skate from one side to the other but then carried the puck in without doubling back, whereas before the CPU would skate east-west numerous times. Other times, the CPU either found a way to skate it in or dumped it. This has created, IMHO, a more flowing game, more turnovers and a more realistic game. Not that it has happened often, but I've had some board play in the neutral zone as well, as a result of passes bouncing away from sticks. I don't remember having any board play in the neutral zone before. I played well over 200 games on NHL16 and I was getting to the point of maybe changing some sliders just to create a different feel. This tuner has created a different feel without me changing anything and for the better. Of course as always, your experience may differ depending on your style of play and settings.

[jake19ny]

Re: New tuner update? (12-23-2015)

What it doesn't fix is when you are rushing up the ice with two AI team mates, and as soon as you hit the blue line, the AI team mates peel away to the bench or stay on the offensive blue line letting you go on to the net with no one to pass to, facing the defenseman and goalie alone.


The only way they catch up is when you do a wide circle back toward the blue line and then they start to head to the net.


This kills your offensive rushes.

Weird I have not had this happen ever. Maybe it has something to do with the sliders your using.

[owensch1]

Re: New tuner update? (12-23-2015)

So do you guys come to these determinations using the sliders in the default positions? Or do the sliders not have any effect on the river updates? I have all my sliders changed.