Oh my....Dion, Edler, and Hamhuis are ranked higher than Doughty and Karlsson
Edler is seriously underrated, even in Vancouver. He may very well have a better year than Doughty next year and he's better defensively than Karlsson. NHL 13 ratings are based on the player's skill in their position, and defensively Edler is definitely better, not to mention he's also an all-star [and possibly for many years to come].
Edler is seriously underrated, even in Vancouver. He may very well have a better year than Doughty next year and he's better defensively than Karlsson. NHL 13 ratings are based on the player's skill in their position, and defensively Edler is definitely better, not to mention he's also an all-star [and possibly for many years to come].
The rankings are random based more on name and location than actual player skill..
Honestly, it makes sense and it fits the trend. Which fan reaction more likely to appeal to EA?
1) "These players are all well-scouted; it's like watching the actual games", or
2) "WTF DO YOU MEAN [X favorite player here] ISN'T DOMINATING THE LEAGUE?!?!?!?! LOL FAIL NEVER BUY AGAIN"
Obviously the majority falls in between the two extremes, but an uncomfortably large number lean more towards #2 than #1. Therefore, you get rankings that try to account for real-world skill but still bend and break to the pressures of marketing.
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Honestly, it makes sense and it fits the trend. Which fan reaction more likely to appeal to EA?
1) "These players are all well-scouted; it's like watching the actual games", or
2) "WTF DO YOU MEAN [X favorite player here] ISN'T DOMINATING THE LEAGUE?!?!?!?! LOL FAIL NEVER BUY AGAIN"
Obviously the majority falls in between the two extremes, but an uncomfortably large number lean more towards #2 than #1. Therefore, you get rankings that try to account for real-world skill but still bend and break to the pressures of marketing.
EA doesnt make the ratings a 3rd party company they pay makes the ratings
I'm going to pass on this. Not that it doesn't seem like a great game, I just can't stand EA's "shot stick" control layout. I consider myself pretty good at video games, but just can't become proficient at whirling around the right stick - it's like some weird control combination of Mortal Kombat and hockey.
Until they come out with some sort of alternate control scheme, I'm going to stay away.
I didn't get 12 but I have 11 and they have the '94 controls. Do they still have that? I personally like the shot stick. I'm currently downloading the demo now.
It's been said, but some of you are looking FAR too closely into overall score. Overall is an average to give a ballpark. The individual stats matter in these games.
Is a guy low on endurance, checking, and shot blocking? His overall average goes way down. But he might still be the best pure sniper on your team and first line material, despite a more balanced grinder type having a better overall.
Rinne at 89 puts him into the contention for a Vezina every season in GM mode.
The players aged 25 and below will continue to rise in their stats each season in a GM mode. So if a guy like Blum is 23 and over 80, he could easily end up hitting 85 in a few seasons. An 85 puts you into Nick Kronwall range, not too shabby?
For online Versus modes, if somebody has a huge season they usually boost their ratings appropriately a few times throughout the year.
Finally, as some of you pointed out, you can easily customize every single stat and potential meter in the game for your own GM purposes. Ratings are pretty subjective, so it's tough to get too worked up over somebody's opinion. The real issue is getting the numbers with the system to balance out to real life production. I know in my experience with the Wings in NHL 12, some players always seem to miss their actual production numbers and others are video game all-stars while real life duds. Kyle Quincey, for example, always turns into an clockwork 40+ point defender. Boy howdy, I sure hope that ever happens.
Yeah...I know zero about video games, but Rinne and Weber, arguably top-3 at their respective positions, gets a 89 and 90. Weak (assuming this is based on 100?).
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Originally Posted by Thrash2Smash25
Rinne should atleast be 92-93 overall.
Rinne is absolutely fine at 89. Lundqvist and Quick are 90's, only a point higher. The highest rated players in the game are 95 and there's only 2 of them. EA just doesn't give out mid to high 90's.
The only real problem is they gave Ryan Miller a 92 for some reason, but Rinne himself has a good rating imo.
The problem with Keith is they overrate him defensively. He's good but he's certainly not a 90-93 like they keep giving him. Weber and Suter are 90-93 defensively. Chara is 90-93 defensively. Keith is not.
I'm going to pass on this. Not that it doesn't seem like a great game, I just can't stand EA's "shot stick" control layout. I consider myself pretty good at video games, but just can't become proficient at whirling around the right stick - it's like some weird control combination of Mortal Kombat and hockey.
Until they come out with some sort of alternate control scheme, I'm going to stay away.
Got any better ideas on how to do it with a controller with two analog sticks? It's pretty simple and efficent in my opinion if you play and practice. Play once a week and nah you probably wont be happy because you dont have a feel for it.
Got any better ideas on how to do it with a controller with two analog sticks? It's pretty simple and efficent in my opinion if you play and practice. Play once a week and nah you probably wont be happy because you dont have a feel for it.
I always thought it was fine the way it was. Left stick controls, buttons shoot/pass/check/switch, triggers do other stuff.
I feel the shot stick doesn't necessarily produce actions that would mimic what a real hockey player would do. Maybe my right thumb just isn't as accurate as I'd like. Then again, I rock on CoD and BF3.
I always thought it was fine the way it was. Left stick controls, buttons shoot/pass/check/switch, triggers do other stuff.
I feel the shot stick doesn't necessarily produce actions that would mimic what a real hockey player would do. Maybe my right thumb just isn't as accurate as I'd like. Then again, I rock on CoD and BF3.
It's still the same if you chose to have that setting. You do not aim with the right stick so being accurate with the right thumb should not be much of an issue. Up or wrister, back and up for a slap shot, and all around to dangle in the direction you would like. All the aiming on a shot is from the left stick. Hit up practice mode bro.
Weber actually has a hit on Nugent-Hopkins at the end of the video. Sends him clear across the Preds bench, through to the Oilers bench. Right after he launches through, the door opens and he casually goes to the bench. It's pretty awesome.
