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  • Money99
    Hall Of Fame
    • Sep 2002
    • 12696

    #31
    Re: NHL 16 Patch 1.05 Available Now For Xbox One & PS4, Full Details Included

    Originally posted by BigBadAss33
    Hmmm.. I downloaded with hesitation but WOW!! The game has improved so much. I dont know if they tamed the puck physics but the shots coming off the goalie are no longer magnetically sucked back in for a stoppage.

    The CPU AI is WAAAAYYYY better and they are not out of position as much any more.

    IMO a MAJOR Improvement for sure!!!!
    Agreed.

    Just had a very satisfying 4-3 OT loss to the Kings as the Canadiens.
    Not one goal felt cheap.

    Really enjoying this game so far. I think I'll wait for the post-trade deadline rosters to come out before starting a franchise. Not sure I can hold off that long though.

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    • MizzouRah
      All Star
      • Jul 2002
      • 8581

      #32
      Re: NHL 16 Patch 1.05 Available Now For Xbox One & PS4, Full Details Included

      Originally posted by BigBadAss33
      Hmmm.. I downloaded with hesitation but WOW!! The game has improved so much. I dont know if they tamed the puck physics but the shots coming off the goalie are no longer magnetically sucked back in for a stoppage.

      The CPU AI is WAAAAYYYY better and they are not out of position as much any more.

      IMO a MAJOR Improvement for sure!!!!
      Agreed.. player separation is the best it has ever been! Puck is really loose now, bouncing off sticks, skates, boards, etc.

      Seems to me like the CPU AI has improved too. I REALLY have to work to get good scoring chances and so far, I haven't seen one cheap goal.

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      • bad_philanthropy
        MVP
        • Jul 2005
        • 12167

        #33
        Re: NHL 16 Patch 1.05 Available Now For Xbox One & PS4, Full Details Included

        The player separation is excellent now. No longer seeing the wrong players snipe, and carrying the puck with plugs is much less effective at generating offense. I like this direction.

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        • Money99
          Hall Of Fame
          • Sep 2002
          • 12696

          #34
          Re: NHL 16 Patch 1.05 Available Now For Xbox One & PS4, Full Details Included

          And another fun game beating the Avs 5-2 with the Jets.
          I've only played 7 or 8 games, but so far I'm seeing a noticeable difference between teams.
          Colorado had a more porous defence than Chicago. And certain players are way more effective at threading needles or making low percentage passes.

          Some goalies are rocks as well. Quick was dang near impossible to beat with any shot he could see. All 3 goals were scored off of rebound and goal-mouth scrambles.
          Meanwhile, I was able to beat Varlamov with clean shots; albeit from in-tight.

          There is definitely a lot of good going on with this series. the devs seem to be on the right track and are trying to provide a realistic experience.

          I'm having a lot of fun with '16, but must say, I'm excited to see what NHL17 has to offer.
          If the recent tuners are any indication, it should be a must-buy for me.
          That's something I haven't said since NHL08.

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          • bad_philanthropy
            MVP
            • Jul 2005
            • 12167

            #35
            Re: NHL 16 Patch 1.05 Available Now For Xbox One & PS4, Full Details Included

            Originally posted by Money99
            And another fun game beating the Avs 5-2 with the Jets.
            I've only played 7 or 8 games, but so far I'm seeing a noticeable difference between teams.
            Colorado had a more porous defence than Chicago. And certain players are way more effective at threading needles or making low percentage passes.

            Some goalies are rocks as well. Quick was dang near impossible to beat with any shot he could see. All 3 goals were scored off of rebound and goal-mouth scrambles.
            Meanwhile, I was able to beat Varlamov with clean shots; albeit from in-tight.

            There is definitely a lot of good going on with this series. the devs seem to be on the right track and are trying to provide a realistic experience.

            I'm having a lot of fun with '16, but must say, I'm excited to see what NHL17 has to offer.
            If the recent tuners are any indication, it should be a must-buy for me.
            That's something I haven't said since NHL08.
            Great points, and I agree about 17. I just hope that it doesn't all disappear, and we end up with the tuner going back in the right direction mid February again.

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            • Steven547
              MVP
              • May 2004
              • 3797

              #36
              Re: NHL 16 Patch 1.05 Available Now For Xbox One & PS4, Full Details Included

              Question about the player separation. How are you guys seeing this? I don't see any at all. Is this because of the attribute effect slider? I have mine at 3 and see no difference. Heck, I had a defenseman for Buffalo skate toe to toe with Ovechkin...

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              • ballgameronny
                Rookie
                • Jul 2009
                • 471

                #37
                Re: NHL 16 Patch 1.05 Available Now For Xbox One & PS4, Full Details Included

                What sliders are you guys using?

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                • MDgolf
                  MVP
                  • Oct 2013
                  • 1421

                  #38
                  Re: NHL 16 Patch 1.05 Available Now For Xbox One & PS4, Full Details Included

                  Yes jack up the attribute slider almost to max


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                  • BigBadAss33
                    Rookie
                    • Jul 2013
                    • 496

                    #39
                    Re: NHL 16 Patch 1.05 Available Now For Xbox One & PS4, Full Details Included

                    Originally posted by Steven547
                    Question about the player separation. How are you guys seeing this? I don't see any at all. Is this because of the attribute effect slider? I have mine at 3 and see no difference. Heck, I had a defenseman for Buffalo skate toe to toe with Ovechkin...
                    I play with ATTRIBUTE SLIDERS at 0.

                    Playing as the Bruins, Marchand and Bergeron are on my penalty kill and each got a step on the dman after blocking a shot and they were gone!!

                    Here are the Sliders i use.

                    http://www.operationsports.com/forum...y-removed.html
                    BIGBADASS33

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                    • PES3Paul
                      Pro
                      • Apr 2004
                      • 510

                      #40
                      Are we ever going to get 2015-16 Moments? Still none of those yet.

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                      • bad_philanthropy
                        MVP
                        • Jul 2005
                        • 12167

                        #41
                        Re: NHL 16 Patch 1.05 Available Now For Xbox One & PS4, Full Details Included

                        So one thing I always do to test the game and its updates is play a bunch of CHL, AHL, Euro, and NHL games.

                        In the past, the attribute ranges and player separation have been tuned in such a way that at levels lower than the NHL, the ability of skaters is usually so closely clustered around mediocre to low attributes (relative to the game's tuning of the 0-100 scale) that the goalies dominate and it is difficult to consistently generate offense. As a result the games have a very uniform feel. I wouldn't call it defensive—more like ineptitude. The NHL level yields an opposite in which skaters shooting abilities often far outclass goalie ability (unless re-balanced with slider of course.) and save percentages sit between .850-.899 on average.

                        This is also somewhat the case with Euro leagues, and this seems a combination of attribute ranges and the AI not understanding the larger ice very well.

                        The preceding rating/gameplay stuff has been the case since forever in the series.

                        So, after the most recent patch and tuner I'm getting a variety of results in CHL games. From kind of sloppy to wild and wooly high scoring affairs (these seem to relate to teams and goalie ratings). In addition to that, there are a good variety of NHL scores, and the goalies do not seem too inept, nor do skaters seems overpowered. It seems like NHL games will produce a credible sv% at .900 and up with deviations from that in either direction at an acceptable quantity.

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                        • jake19ny
                          MVP
                          • Mar 2011
                          • 1938

                          #42
                          Re: NHL 16 Patch 1.05 Available Now For Xbox One & PS4, Full Details Included

                          Just had another amazing game. Enjoying the puck physics a lot. I saw something I've never seen before in the series and looked so good I watched the replay like 20 times. I passed the puck from the corner with Rick Nash to Brassard in the high slot. The pass was a hard wobbler that missed Brassards stick and hit in his skates. The puck bounced up off his skate and Brassard knocked the puck down, quickly settled it, and I fired off a wrist shot that hit the crossbar and deflected down into the net. The gameplay is outstanding now. Not perfect but really going the right way.

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                          • sweetjones
                            Rookie
                            • Jan 2007
                            • 381

                            #43
                            Re: NHL 16 Patch 1.05 Available Now For Xbox One & PS4, Full Details Included

                            Originally posted by BigBadAss33
                            I play with ATTRIBUTE SLIDERS at 0.

                            Playing as the Bruins, Marchand and Bergeron are on my penalty kill and each got a step on the dman after blocking a shot and they were gone!!

                            Here are the Sliders i use.

                            http://www.operationsports.com/forum...y-removed.html
                            This brings us back to square one. Does anybody really know/understand what the Attribute Slider really does? I've asked EA and Rammer on their twitter account last night. Waiting on a reply.

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                            • BigBadAss33
                              Rookie
                              • Jul 2013
                              • 496

                              #44
                              Re: NHL 16 Patch 1.05 Available Now For Xbox One & PS4, Full Details Included

                              Originally posted by sweetjones
                              This brings us back to square one. Does anybody really know/understand what the Attribute Slider really does? I've asked EA and Rammer on their twitter account last night. Waiting on a reply.
                              With the research i have done and reading various posts from different website I will give this a shot and try to explain.

                              As far a I can tell The ATTRIBUTE slider give every player a bump in ALL attributes across the board. So with attribute slider all the way up all attributes are boosted. So with this slider at zero it makes every player, play to their assigned number.

                              Trust me try it for 10 games and you will see the 4th liners miss the net from 5ft in front of the net and the true snipers pick a corner from the top of the slot..

                              This patch/tuner update is by far the best.

                              I will NEVER play another NHL series without the Attribute slider at zero

                              hope this helps!!
                              BIGBADASS33

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                              NHL - "THE BIG BAD" Boston Bruins
                              CFB - 2024 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS - Michigan Wolverine Football
                              CCHA - Michigan Wolverine Hockey
                              NFL - Americas Team - Dallas Cowboys
                              MLB - NY Metropolitans
                              NBA - NY Knickerbockers

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                              • jaiman
                                Pro
                                • Jul 2002
                                • 605

                                #45
                                Re: NHL 16 Patch 1.05 Available Now For Xbox One & PS4, Full Details Included

                                Originally posted by sweetjones
                                This brings us back to square one. Does anybody really know/understand what the Attribute Slider really does? I've asked EA and Rammer on their twitter account last night. Waiting on a reply.

                                Curious to know this too. I also play with it at 0.
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