dave
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These sliders are not for guys who play the game 100 times a day.
They are for the casual player who doesn't know 6,000 manual moves with the R3 stick.
You'll see the shot accuracy is very high for the human player, it has to be for casual guys like me or every fucking game ends 1-0.
I don't like the speed slider at 0 or 1. I like it at 3. Really slow videogame hockey is boring to me.
All-star is the level to go if you want a real challenge from the CPU.
When developing these sliders, I was doing everything in my power to cut down the CPU cheating. EA says it's not there, I disagree.
Max out your human strategy adjustment. Max out the CPU's too. Makes for a tougher game, but still fair.
I put goalie puck cover at 6 to avoid wasting time.
I play 8 minute periods, but that's your call. I find I get the right shot totals with 8 minute periods.
All my slider testing was done using Montreal - they're the only team I ever use, so you may see different results if you prefer using a powerhouse team.
THE SLIDERS
Period length: 8 minutes
Penalties: 2
Fighting: 1
Penalty time scaling: 4
Tie-break: 5 min 4-on-4 (shootout)
Post-whistle rules: Anything goes
Icing/offside: On
Difficulty/Setting: All-star
Tuner: Latest
CPU Aid: Casual
Broken sticks: 3
Game speed: 3
Attribute effect: 3
Fatigue effect: 3/3
Fatigue recovery: 3/3
Injury occurance: 3/3
Player acceleration: 3/3
AI
Created plays: On
AI Learning: 2
CPU difficulty: 0
CPU strategy adjustment: 6
Human strategy adjustment: 6
CPU face off difficulty: 3
Fighting difficulty: 3
CPU penalties: 6
Teammate penalties: 6
Passing
Pass assist: 6
Manual passing: On
Pass speed: 3
Saucer pass speed: 3
Pass accuracy: 4/2
Pass reception: 4/1
pass interception: 4/3
Shooting
Shot accuracy: 6/3
Shot power: 3/3
Slap shot accuracy: 6/3
Slap shot power: 3/3
One timer accuracy: 6/3
Checking
Hit assist: 6
Aggression: 5/5
Hit power: 1/1
Stick lift effectiveness: 3/3
Poke check effectiveness: 3/3
Goalies
passing: 3
Cover puck: 6
Screen effectiveness: 3/6
Reaction speed: 6/0
They are for the casual player who doesn't know 6,000 manual moves with the R3 stick.
You'll see the shot accuracy is very high for the human player, it has to be for casual guys like me or every fucking game ends 1-0.
I don't like the speed slider at 0 or 1. I like it at 3. Really slow videogame hockey is boring to me.
All-star is the level to go if you want a real challenge from the CPU.
When developing these sliders, I was doing everything in my power to cut down the CPU cheating. EA says it's not there, I disagree.
Max out your human strategy adjustment. Max out the CPU's too. Makes for a tougher game, but still fair.
I put goalie puck cover at 6 to avoid wasting time.
I play 8 minute periods, but that's your call. I find I get the right shot totals with 8 minute periods.
All my slider testing was done using Montreal - they're the only team I ever use, so you may see different results if you prefer using a powerhouse team.
THE SLIDERS
Period length: 8 minutes
Penalties: 2
Fighting: 1
Penalty time scaling: 4
Tie-break: 5 min 4-on-4 (shootout)
Post-whistle rules: Anything goes
Icing/offside: On
Difficulty/Setting: All-star
Tuner: Latest
CPU Aid: Casual
Broken sticks: 3
Game speed: 3
Attribute effect: 3
Fatigue effect: 3/3
Fatigue recovery: 3/3
Injury occurance: 3/3
Player acceleration: 3/3
AI
Created plays: On
AI Learning: 2
CPU difficulty: 0
CPU strategy adjustment: 6
Human strategy adjustment: 6
CPU face off difficulty: 3
Fighting difficulty: 3
CPU penalties: 6
Teammate penalties: 6
Passing
Pass assist: 6
Manual passing: On
Pass speed: 3
Saucer pass speed: 3
Pass accuracy: 4/2
Pass reception: 4/1
pass interception: 4/3
Shooting
Shot accuracy: 6/3
Shot power: 3/3
Slap shot accuracy: 6/3
Slap shot power: 3/3
One timer accuracy: 6/3
Checking
Hit assist: 6
Aggression: 5/5
Hit power: 1/1
Stick lift effectiveness: 3/3
Poke check effectiveness: 3/3
Goalies
passing: 3
Cover puck: 6
Screen effectiveness: 3/6
Reaction speed: 6/0
