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NHL 13 Season Ticket Impressions

02:52 PM - September 7, 2012 by Qb

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EA SPORTS Season Ticket allows people to play Madden NFL, NHL®, FIFA Soccer®, Tiger Woods PGA Tour®, and NCAA Football® titles before launch.

The $24.99 or 2000 Microsoft® Points / 12 months* subscription includes, access to over $100 worth of PDLC, three day early access to all participating franchises, and 20% off additional PDLC in all participating franchises.

Please post your NHL 13 impressions here. NHL 13 Q&A is here.

Game: NHL 13Reader Score: 8/10 - Vote Now
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# 121 onac22 @ 09/08/12 02:35 PM

First Impressions:

One night of play: 2 play now against CPU, 1 Winter Classic(WOW), EASHL games and some online vs, 1 BaP game.

So far the new AI seems pretty clean. The big change that popped up theis year in skating is great. People are going to complain but it is the most true to life skatig engine I have seen. It just takes more skill with both sticks now.

The new AI is very impressive if you know how to use them they are often in the right place and can hold the blue line now.

As for penalties I have been taking 2-3 a game and had 2-3 PP's even against the CPU with default sliders.

My quick overall first impression more options both online and offline. The be a GM menu is still the same offline but I didn't mess around with much just looked around.

Player rating asre great CHL players mostly in 50's while NHL starts at high 60's and elite players have the speed of elite players. Shooting is fun and goalies are great. One online game played was CAN(me)vs Legends, Hasek(WOW) made some of the best saves I have ever seen and I didn't feel ripped off. He stuffed Sid on a back door pass then the rebounds while stretching on his butt. I lost in OT 2-1.

Overall this puts Madden to shame and once people slow down with their skating and play hockey this game will be an instant classic up there with NHL 94, 98,07 and 2K even.

Now Bring it on

XBOX FelixUngerFU

# 122 Tomba @ 09/08/12 02:37 PM

more i play more i love it classic game best sports game of the year

# 123 onac22 @ 09/08/12 02:37 PM

Oh and the presentation on the winter classic is beautiful with all the shadows and light effect. The sound effects are also pretty good and so far the menu music isn't worth pulling your ears off it is at least tollerable.

# 124 tfctillidie @ 09/08/12 02:43 PM

game is great. GM connected interface is outstanding. simple and to the point, can't wait to run it.

had 2 games online,tonnes of fun. had penalties in both so im not sure of the complaints!

# 125 Panicshade @ 09/08/12 03:28 PM

After my initial frustrations last night with how I was playing I adjusted my play style a tad and tweaked the sliders (almost all of the major ones) and I finally started playing a bit better.

Anything I touched on the CPU side I also did on the Human side so I didn't stack the deck in my favor. I am still likely to get completely obliterated if I played any of you online but at least today I can say I am a little more ok with my uphill battle of learning the right way to play.

# 126 davis420 @ 09/08/12 03:34 PM

I didn't play NHL 12, so this is a big jump from 11 for me. The game is outstanding. I tried playing on All-Star but had to drop to Pro and I'm still losing! lol

# 127 Panicshade @ 09/08/12 03:35 PM

quick question...

Is it normal for the tuner sets to have to be downloaded every time you start the game up? Everything else is saving correctly except the tuner sets.

edit: I guess they are saving correctly but it still says "download the latest..." at startup. Weird, but I can ignore it.

# 128 jyoung @ 09/08/12 04:00 PM

I'm noticing a lot of new contextual commentary where Bill and Gary will replay a moment from the game that just happened then talk about it for a bit during a replay. On shot replays, they can even tell where you're shooting from on the ice and what kind of shot you took.

Nicely done.

# 129 onac22 @ 09/08/12 04:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by davis420


	I didn't play NHL 12, so this is a big jump from 11 for me. The game is outstanding. I tried playing on All-Star but had to drop to Pro and I'm still losing! lol

You're probably better off this is a different game with the skating.

# 130 savoie2006 @ 09/08/12 04:21 PM

Early impressions aren't much different than that from the demo, though adjusting some sliders definately improves the gameplay. The skating and custom AI are definate high points for me. The Cpu actually responds accordingly with the AI tweaks you make

. Should come in useful for those that like to sim. My biggest beef with the game at this point is the Cpu seems to still have distinct advantages on the higher diffculty levels (passing and boosts especially), instead of just playing smarter hockey.

# 131 mkharsh33 @ 09/08/12 04:55 PM

In 2 games before I went to bed last night, I had two 2-0 leads heading into the 3rd period. Both leads disappeared and I lost one of them 4-2 and the other I won 3-2 in the closing seconds. Definitely see a cpu boost (All Star / Hardcore - with some tweaks). I'd like to consider the lower level this year, as I made some sliders a couple years ago for Pro that played well. This game might actually play best on that level, giving the cpu proper boosts. Not sure though...

# 132 mike24forever @ 09/08/12 05:12 PM

I HATE that I still have to reset my Custom Camera and puck size and puck shadow to uthentic every time I turn on the game! This has been a problem for the past few years! For the life of me I can't comprehend how they have not fixed this.

# 133 Drakar @ 09/08/12 05:19 PM

posted on the EA forum but I thought I could share here also

Be a Pro Goalie offline.
Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. - Albert Einstein

There is a high numbers of positive in NHL 13 early release so far. The game has improved on so many level including goalie movement in the crest. A welcome change. Unfortunately, you will soon find out that Be a Pro Goalie is plague with the same trouble as last year : The dreaded 3rd period. I played 10 games this morning as a Be a Pro Goalie of 65 rating. My Save% in the first 2 period as an average of 0,938 (93%) and a 1.45 GAA. In the third period, I have an Save % of 0,600 (60%) and a 4,10 GAA. Overall, I get around 0,820 Save %.

I am still the same goalie as in the first 2 period but the opposite AI get a boost at around 10min left in the 3rd period and my teammate seem to have brain fart. It systematic. It happened on every single game. I get an score of A+ on positioning, A on teamplay and F on stats. It requires inhuman abilities to stop the AI in the last period. It is worst when my team is leading by a score or two. They put so much pressure that my teams collapse. I tried changing off and def strategy it makes no difference. Similar to last year, I played over 200+ games as a rookie and could never get my rookie card. The requirement was an 90% save percentage. So I had to resort to Save % boosting : I played 2 period and sim the 3rd. It was the only way to progress. This year it will be the same.

Every single year, the NHL team makes some leaps and bound in AI programming and boost forwards and goalie AI. After all, you have to make the game challenging for the player who likes to play forwards. I understand that has become a requirement as the majority of EA NHL hockey player will play a forward position. Where does that leave us ? The odd one that wants to see if he is better then Carey Price or Ken Dryden. It leave us in an impossible vertical progression scenario. The gap between the super human AI and an user controlling a goalie has now become too big to recover.

I don't even want to start thinking about online play as a goalie. It will be so difficult for anyone to succeed. We were already blame for all the breakaway we didn't stop because the defense decided he need to be in the back of the net while the opposite team cherry picked our blue line. If a human player can't play as good or good enough to replace an AI, no one will play that position.

I came to the acceptance that I will not get to play any 3rd period this year (once again) and try to enjoy the 2 great period this game is given me. I hope this doesn't come out an a negative rant. The game is very good, very close to great. I am sure I will have a different opinion when I start to play forward. The game was tweak and optimize for forward player once gain.

# 134 Brio33 @ 09/08/12 05:23 PM

I'm a long time lurker who finally got off his *** and registered. I just want to say thank you for all the people giving us a more in-depth look at the game for those poor folks who don't have Season Ticket. Keep the impressions coming!

I also want to thank mkharsh33 for the sliders he did for NHL 12, as those thouroughly increased my enjoyment of the game. I hope you are up for creating a good slider set for this years version.

# 135 canucksss @ 09/08/12 05:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mkharsh33


	In 2 games before I went to bed last night, I had two 2-0 leads heading into the 3rd period. Both leads disappeared and I lost one of them 4-2 and the other I won 3-2 in the closing seconds. Definitely see a cpu boost (All Star / Hardcore - with some tweaks). I'd like to consider the lower level this year, as I made some sliders a couple years ago for Pro that played well. This game might actually play best on that level, giving the cpu proper boosts. Not sure though...

i'll be on the lookout for your sliders.

btw, i put my slap/shot power at 5 (1 down max.) and slap/shot accuracy in 2 (from 0) and i noticed many of the shots go wild and not even hitting the net. just want to make sure im not on auto-aim....how do you guys check the aim again if its in manual or auto??? thanks.

# 136 mkharsh33 @ 09/08/12 05:27 PM

Right before you get ready to play your game, go down to the 3rd option (I believe - the one that shows your minutes and level). Click on it. Go right trigger once and you'll see aim as auto or manual. I use auto - it still matters what you do with your aiming, but seems like a "helper" - I like it because it helps the attributes matter, along with not trying to do the same kind of shot each time.

# 137 Panicshade @ 09/08/12 05:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mike24forever


	I HATE that I still have to reset my Custom Camera and puck size and puck shadow to uthentic every time I turn on the game! This has been a problem for the past few years! For the life of me I can't comprehend how they have not fixed this.

Is it the Custom Camera that is messing it up? Because I set my puck size/shadow to Authentic the first time I turned the game on and it has stayed that way without resetting. I haven't changed any camera settings though.

# 138 canucksss @ 09/08/12 05:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mkharsh33


	Right before you get ready to play your game, go down to the 3rd option (I believe - the one that shows your minutes and level). Click on it. Go right trigger once and you'll see aim as auto or manual. I use auto - it still matters what you do with your aiming, but seems like a "helper" - I like it because it helps the attributes matter, along with not trying to do the same kind of shot each time.

ah thats wonderful...thanks.

# 139 mike24forever @ 09/08/12 05:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Panicshade


	Is it the Custom Camera that is messing it up? Because I set my puck size/shadow to Authentic the first time I turned the game on and it has stayed that way without resetting. I haven't changed any camera settings though.

It's all 3. It keeps resetting to large and medium.

I'm seeing more penalties since I bumped the sliders for...

Stick Lift Effectiveness

Hum 2
CPU 1

Poke Effectiveness

Hum 2
CPU. 1

My penalty sliders are set to MAX.

I seeing 3 to 5 penalties per game total. As I type I'm in the second period and Washington is going to the sin bin for the 2 time, and the Leafs(me) 1 time. Maybe those slider effect penalties. Less control, more penalties.

MAKE THAT 3 penalties for me, 2 for the CPU.

I have aggression up to 5 for both CPU and human.

# 140 mike24forever @ 09/08/12 06:04 PM

goh,

I play with the Action view now that I have to reset the custom camera every time I turn on my system, and I have never seen the frame rate drop as you suggest. It was there on previous versions of the game but I am not seeing this "yet" this year.

As for penalties and stoppages in play. I have a lot of ice and offsides by both CPU and human. As I stated earlies, I'm experiencing 3 to 5 penalties a game. Not everything is called as I should be, but it is no way "arcade thrash" as you suggest.

The hip check glitch you posted, thankfully I have not seen it yet. That being said, I do not spam that. Not saying you do, I just do not like to grab my toes to take out a player.

This game has some issues, but it is a very good game.

Edit:

Oh yeah, goalies cover the puck when offensive players are near the crease. They play the puck when thy should.

That all being said, thank God you bought the Season Ticket and saved yourself $60 on this game.

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