NHL 14 News Post

NHL 14 Patch v1.01 Details, Available Now - Post Your Impressions

08:05 AM - October 15, 2013 by CupCrazyManiac

NHL 14 patch v.101 has been released today for 360 users and will be available for PS3 users at roughly 2:00 PM EST. See all of the details below.

Play a few games and let us know what you're seeing.

Gameplay Updates

Fixed an issue where the user would not receive a bonus for picking and holding a side at a faceoff if it was held too long. (This should address the issue of faceoff spamming)
Fixed issue where the user could press LB/L1 to instantly popup a player from being injured on the ice.
Fixed rare crash that could occur if the controller was pulled during a potential Left Stick hit.
Fixed issue where the user was unable to chop the puck using Alternate controls (will now work the same as NHL13).
Added the potential for tripping penalties to be called for players that trip an
opponent using the shot block.
Fixed a rare crash that occurred if the user scored a goal knocking the water bottle off the net at the same time a player was being called for goalie interference.
Added logic to break up fights if the user is holding opponent in the hold down state too long.
Fixed an issue where a disallowed goal would actually be awarded if a player from the team who scored touched the puck in the net.

Presentation and Graphics

Add a missing puck texture for the Wild Wings of the DEL.
Updated Ilya Kovalchuk main menu image with Martin Brodeur when favorite team is New Jersey Devils.
Updated *. Louis Blues 06-07 jerseys with proper art.
Updated the following player portraits with correct image: Matt Murphy (Halifax), David Moss (Phoenix), Brandon Archibald (Saginaw), Matt Halischuk (Winnipeg), Joel Armia (�ssat), Xavier Ouellet (Blainville), Kevin Porter (Buffalo), Danny Groulx (Chicago AHL)

Hockey Ultimate Team

Fixed a crash accepting a game invite from the Player HUB when accessed through HUT leaderboard or HUT Seasons leaderboard.
Fixed an issue that prevented users from redeeming the collection completion bonus for multiple teams unless they rebooted.
Fixed issue where Simulation Game Style was not properly being carried over into offline HUT games.
Fixed issue where the consumable level search filter only worked for the first page of results.
Fixed issue where some players were being tagged as retired preventing the user from advancing to gameplay with them.
Updated the art for common Gold player cards.
Added Bronze, Silver, and Gold levels for Logo, Jersey, and Head Coach cards.
Fixed an issue which allowed users to keep training items applied to their players indefinitely.

Be A GM

Fixed issue where RFA players would delay contract offer responses if they received a contract offer and then a qualifying offer.
Fixed an issue where the Scout returns from the wrong place after sending him out from the "I've been waiting a few days..." popup.
Updated Division names with New NHL names.
Tuning changes to how players are growing in the mode.

Live the Life

Fixed issue where the user was unable to change the simming penalty after creating a BAP save game.
Fixed issue where post game XP appeared to not be awarded to the user for completing coach�s tasks.
Fixed issue where the task for breaking a teammate out of a slump was not being unlocked.
Fixed a crash that occurred when advancing on the calendar after the Memorial Cup around September 10th.
Updated Division names with New NHL names.
Fixed issue where Legend Milestone for scoring on you first shot of your first shift was not being awarded.
Fixed a crash that occurred when loading a BAP save file after playing a split screen offline shootout game.

GM Connected

Fixed issue where wrong player is displayed on the contracts screen after the user buys out another player.
Fixed a rare crash that could occur when advancing to the trade player screen in leagues with a high number of users.
Updated Division names with New NHL names.

Online Team Play / EASHL

Fixed an issue where some users were unable to purchase +7 boost vouchers in the Hockey Shop if they had a large number of +3 boosts unlocked.
Fixed a crash that occurred when attempting to view a Club Invite message from the HUT leaderboards.
Fixed a crash that could occur after a hit is thrown in a one on one practice session
Added the ability to turn game misconducts off for EASHL/OTP via tuner update. Player will still earn the 5 min major and then come out of the box.

Audio/Custom Music

Fixed Custom Music issue where the Off Play game event was not playing in game.
Fixed a crash that could occur when the Home team won if the user had every Custom Music game event assigned with a playlist.

Game: NHL 14Reader Score: 7/10 - Vote Now
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# 81 SH15 @ 10/22/13 10:25 AM

Does anyone know what ever happened with goalie collisions? They were pumping that hard in the summer, that if you ran into the goalie, he would go flying. But I'm not seeing it. They still have the imaginary force field around them as in years past.

Also the amount of power you lose in fights from being grappled is ridiculous. I pump a guy 4 times square in the face and he tugs me down hard once and my power bar drops just as much. Weak.

Love the game but the frustration level with EA is high as always (see: bouncing puck. cmon now, who thought that was a good idea)

# 82 Money99 @ 10/22/13 10:51 AM

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Originally Posted by SH15


	Does anyone know what ever happened with goalie collisions? They were pumping that hard in the summer, that if you ran into the goalie, he would go flying. But I'm not seeing it. They still have the imaginary force field around them as in years past. Also the amount of power you lose in fights from being grappled is ridiculous. I pump a guy 4 times square in the face and he tugs me down hard once and my power bar drops just as much. Weak. Love the game but the frustration level with EA is high as always (see: bouncing puck. cmon now, who thought that was a good idea)

I'm annoyed by that mechanic as well.
It would have been much more satisfying (and fun!) if instead of losing health, the grappler had free reign to clobber his opponent while off balance. Maybe even 'jersey' him.

# 83 FBeaule04 @ 10/22/13 01:45 PM

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Originally Posted by robinson


	Yea, I didn't like it at all from the start. Now its way worse then it was before. They should have a slider for it, so we can adjust it... I wonder if the guys who are doing he rosters, etc. can adjust it (probably not) I think the turning radius got better, at faster pace, it moar realistic then it was before. Before you could turn too sharp... So, that it better. How many patches do they do each year. They should at least have them so you can use which ones you want. Like the tuners. Have the patches on a checklist & we can check which ones we want to use... The game is really customizable (which is nice). They should make it even moar. (Like be able to adjust each type of penalty with sliders)

They patch something (BIP music) but in the process they break something else. It's typical EA!

Last night, was playing a game, puck dumped in, one little bounce, and on the second one, the puck jumped so high that Chara tried to jump to get it (might have been concussed hitting the press box in the process). You know the rest, puck went down flat, was picked up by Desharnais, cut in front, scored.

Even a freakin' tennis ball smashed at Flushing Meadowns doesn't bounce like this. I guess it's like goalies fight, they saw it once somewhere and though that was part of the game.

They'll probably patch it in the next one, but break 2 or 3 things somewhere else in the process!

# 84 nickaepi @ 10/23/13 01:38 PM

Hey guys! I was seriously considering purchasing NHL '14 because I'm getting that hockey itch. I just read this entire thread and now I am thinking no..

Is it really this bad?

I know it sounds weird but I mainly enjoy offline franchise or BAP/live the life,,(whatever it's called now). I haven't purchased since NHL '11, which I really enjoyed that game.

This thread just spooked me a bit because all the feedback seems generally negative. I don't want to spend 60 bucks and get frustrated into "slider hell" just to enjoy a hockey sim. Or is it no longer sim and now an "arcade game"?

Help!!

# 85 jyoung @ 10/23/13 02:35 PM

I can't recommend this game at all if you're looking for a single player experience.

The AI is simply abysmal. Every player and every team plays identically. Season mode is a dull grind where every game feels exactly like the last game. The presentation is stale and unexciting.

NHL 14 is at the bottom of the sports gaming barrel when it comes to the single player experience.

# 86 nickaepi @ 10/23/13 03:56 PM

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Originally Posted by jyoung


	I can't recommend this game at all if you're looking for a single player experience. The AI is simply abysmal. Every player and every team plays identically. Season mode is a dull grind where every game feels exactly like the last game. The presentation is stale and unexciting. NHL 14 is at the bottom of the sports gaming barrel when it comes to the single player experience.

Okay. Thank you. Based off your resume, I trust your feedback. I'll stick with the Show and GTA V. Just for sh#ts & giggles, was '13 better (on-ice gameplay wise), if I decided to pick it up cheap pre-owned somewhere? Again, the last NHL I played was '11.

# 87 GlennN @ 10/24/13 10:28 AM

While I agree with jyoung that NHL 14 adds nothing for the offline BeAGM player, I would add a proviso that it depends what the last NHL game is that you have. If you have never played the NHL series, then I think 14 is fine. I don't see it as a step backward, it is just hopelessly stagnant. If you already have NHL 10-13, and you only play BeAGM, you pretty much already have 14. In that case, I completely agree with jyoung. Boy does EA need competition!

# 88 kestrel @ 10/24/13 12:18 PM

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Originally Posted by GlennN


	While I agree with jyoung that NHL 14 adds nothing for the offline BeAGM player, I would add a proviso that it depends what the last NHL game is that you have. If you have never played the NHL series, then I think 14 is fine. I don't see it as a step backward, it is just hopelessly stagnant. If you already have NHL 10-13, and you only play BeAGM, you pretty much already have 14. In that case, I completely agree with jyoung. Boy does EA need competition!

To that I would add that if you want your NHL to look like the real NHL with regard to realignment and new uniforms (just a few little things), then you don't have 14. Otherwise, to each his/her own.

# 89 sturmie @ 11/04/13 02:34 PM

Does this TU just go into the /cache folder like the others? Just curious.

# 90 grizzblue @ 12/21/13 02:54 PM

Can someone answer this.

Do you need to start a new bagm offline to get the effects of the patch to progression? I know for vcertoan the other patch features were added into my pre existing bagm and was under the impression the progression tuning was no different and applied too. Is that the case?

# 91 Armor and Sword @ 12/21/13 07:38 PM

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Originally Posted by jyoung


	I can't recommend this game at all if you're looking for a single player experience. The AI is simply abysmal. Every player and every team plays identically. Season mode is a dull grind where every game feels exactly like the last game. The presentation is stale and unexciting. NHL 14 is at the bottom of the sports gaming barrel when it comes to the single player experience.

Well that is all I need to know. Sticking with 13 till next gen.

# 92 sweetjones @ 12/23/13 04:03 PM

It's official for me. Im done. This has to be the most frustrating nhl game ever. And i've been playing since '94. As an offline only player, the things the cpu is allowed to do is ridiculous. The slider system is horribly created. Most of them don't work. I've never seen a dumped puck bounce over the glass in my life. Every cpu controlled team plays the same. The gameplay is too predictable. I get pissed at the fact that this is the only current hockey game available.

# 93 Armor and Sword @ 12/24/13 11:20 AM

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Originally Posted by sweetjones


	It's official for me. Im done. This has to be the most frustrating nhl game ever. And i've been playing since '94. As an offline only player, the things the cpu is allowed to do is ridiculous. The slider system is horribly created. Most of them don't work. I've never seen a dumped puck bounce over the glass in my life. Every cpu controlled team plays the same. The gameplay is too predictable. I get pissed at the fact that this is the only current hockey game available.

NHL 9, NHL 11, NHL 13......all super solid hockey games man. Some people swear by 10 and 12 as well.

The series IMO has been fairly solid this gen. At least for my taste.

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