NHL '12

[NextBobbyOrr 0]

Umm yeah, can you guys explain to me what the difference between a "good fight and bad fight" is? I win all them either way but still.

[starsfan71 9]

Umm yeah, can you guys explain to me what the difference between a "good fight and bad fight" is? I win all them either way but still.

Bad fights would probably be if you are not a fighter and are fighting when your team has the lead, or at another bad time.

[NextBobbyOrr 0]

That kinda explains it. Usually I'll fight when there's a minute left in the game and were usually winning by a lot.

[djinferno 2]

They need to make a patch or option that allows you to increase the game speed online. I know they were trying to make it seem more realistic, but gosh is it slowwwwww. At least for unranked games with your friends, I understand that for ranked games the settings are what makes it.

I completely disagree, if you find the game slow, its because you are slow, with hustle, the game speed is crazy fast, I challenge you to play me a ranked game, im a level 35, people at this level are stupid fast...

[Hradsky 1]

I completely disagree, if you find the game slow, its because you are slow, with hustle, the game speed is crazy fast, I challenge you to play me a ranked game, im a level 35, people at this level are stupid fast...

What the hell is a hustle? Is it the sprint thing where he sort of lets the puck go infront of him? Is there a way to do it without losing the puck? I noticed that you can do it while holding down the pass button he doesn't lose the puck but I don't know how to cancel the pass because I use classic controls lol

[djinferno 2]

What the hell is a hustle? Is it the sprint thing where he sort of lets the puck go infront of him? Is there a way to do it without losing the puck? I noticed that you can do it while holding down the pass button he doesn't lose the puck but I don't know how to cancel the pass because I use classic controls lol

Im going to hate myself for doing this but since im ranked so high, I will share the knowledge...

If nhl 11 was any faster, it would be rediculous...

[MrWizard 0]

Im going to hate myself for doing this but since im ranked so high, I will share the knowledge...

If nhl 11 was any faster, it would be rediculous...

How is it that so few people know about this?

So many of my goals are breakaways because I can hustle by the standing still defencemen.

You're level 35 or ranked 35? What's your record? I spent most of my time playing HUT until it kept having problems. I've basically been playing Versus Online, currently sitting at 53-10-6.

[djinferno 2]

How is it that so few people know about this?

So many of my goals are breakaways because I can hustle by the standing still defencemen.

You're level 35 or ranked 35? What's your record? I spent most of my time playing HUT until it kept having problems. I've basically been playing Versus Online, currently sitting at 53-10-6.

Im a level 35, I was ranked as high at 57th overall at one point but im not online as much anymore and people have gotten better at glitching wich makes you lose allot of games...

Not many people know about hustle because it was not publicised that much, hell I found out 2 weeks ago, I was spanking guys without it and I was always wondering why some guys seemed faster then my players...

Games Played: 511

Wins: 292

Losses: 185

Overtime Losses: 34

[Cams 7]

How can I make sure when I dl the latest roster update, that my offline season mode will be updated accordingly without having to start a new season...... must be missing something obvious. Mind you I haven't played in a while, been focusing on online Killzone 2, now with a bluetooth this game is cool!

[s_franchise 5]

you cant, you have to start the season with the up to date roster to have the changes

[MrWizard 0]

How can I make sure when I dl the latest roster update, that my offline season mode will be updated accordingly without having to start a new season...... must be missing something obvious. Mind you I haven't played in a while, been focusing on online Killzone 2, now with a bluetooth this game is cool!

You can't. Once you start a be a pro/season/be a gm, the roster updates don't have an effect. Don't have a choice but to start a new one. Kinda lame, if you're hoping for ultimate realism (ie no trades outside of real trades) but it's just the way it works.

[mug25 2]

You can't. Once you start a be a pro/season/be a gm, the roster updates don't have an effect. Don't have a choice but to start a new one. Kinda lame, if you're hoping for ultimate realism (ie no trades outside of real trades) but it's just the way it works.

EA really ought to make an "Authentic Roster" for the GM mode. Im talking, down to the wire trade and signing updates the day they occur. Would be pretty cool.

[Holy the Goalie 0]

So then, not a GM mode . . .

If you can't make your own trades or signings, and the "real world" interjects itself into your game, you're not really playing the role of GM, are you? I agree it would be cool to have that, but don't stick it in my GM mode, where it'll screw up my strategy and undo all my hard work.

[Hradsky 1]

Yeah it doesn't really make sense. You just have to start off as updated as you can and do your thing from there. Unless you are just trying to play 5 on 5 and don't actually want to do trades.

[mug25 2]

Well, make a new mode called "Authentic Dynasty" or something like that.

[MrWizard 0]

New screenshot for NHL12 posted. Winter Classic finally, also looks like the goalies have become part of the physics engine, and the nets can be knocked off as well. One thing that still bothers me is the way the name/numbers are stretched in that shot (also, as we know, Caps WC helmets were red). Hopefully they'll fix it.

[HattrickSwayze 3]

Plus the fact that they seem to be using the same generic player models from the last 4 years. The guy in the background looks like he's turning the exact same way most of the players in NHL '11 do, so probably no update to the skating engine either. Still just one ref in the screen too.

I'm excited for the new changes they're bringing, but part of me can't help but wonder if I'll be let down this year. Hopefully not.

[IniNew 53]

What kind of changes would you seen made to the skating engine? I could see maybe a generic two styles of skating. Smooth and choppy, but beyond that there's not much variation in the way people skate. There's no way they could mocap everyone's skating differences, not worth it.

[dsjunior1388 81]

Just my opinion, but can we start an NHL12 thread instead of renaming the NHL11/NHL 10 thread? It makes it easier to refer to the earliest info, as it's on page 1 and 2, not somewhere in the thirties or forties.

[Speedz98 15]

Hopefully they fix Polygon issues. Too many times where I could easily break up a play just by skating through the guys stick, but the stick and the puck phase through my legs.

Also have to do something about computers being such Pylons.

[Vulcan7905 88]

Looks good, I hope they fix the clipping with sticks and bodies. Also hope to see they fix AI in the EASHL and spell check this year round.

[raganblink 82]

I absolutely hate my defense men on EASHL. So stupid. Oh hey, this guy who is 6' who is barely skating and has horrible control with the puck is coming at me... Let me back up 100 feet then let him walk right by me without me touching him... Makes everyone look like Bobby Ryan except they don't deck the defender lol

Oh, and Be a Pro needs to be fixed. Leading point scorer in NHL after 25 games by 20 points. I sim the games until the all-star game... About 10 games before all-star game I have like a 10 point lead over everyone... I get called down to AHL. I play 10 games in AHL and become the leading point scorer on team, finally get called up, miss all-star game, everyone has 17-20 games on me, and I'm only behind the league leader by 5 points. Beyond unrealistic. Even if you're averaging .5 points a game you're staying up in the NHL, let alone if you're the leading scorer and going thru a slump.

[17D1998 1]

New screenshot for NHL12 posted. Winter Classic finally, also looks like the goalies have become part of the physics engine, and the nets can be knocked off as well. One thing that still bothers me is the way the name/numbers are stretched in that shot (also, as we know, Caps WC helmets were red). Hopefully they'll fix it.

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And Blue Jackets gloves... oh well, us gear whores will never be satisfied. But at least Winter Classic is a very nice addition. The one thing I'd like them to fix is the way the players 'skate'. It seems that they are gliding more than they are skating and it looks really bad. 2k's skating engine was better I think (probably the one and only thing they did better than EA ahah)

[HattrickSwayze 3]

New video's up on IGN.

http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/117/1170039p1.html

[MrWizard 0]

New video's up on IGN.

http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/117/1170039p1.html

Goalie fights!

I have a feeling we're going to see the helmets coming off far too frequently, and I'm guessing the goalie interference system will need some tweaking at some point.