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Danial55
Seasoned Newcomer
2 months ago

Sudden Gameplay Change, Slower/Delayed?

First time posting, checked the other forums and this seemed like the one that had similar posts since the game came out.

I played NHL today for the first time since mid-May, franchise mode, and noticed gameplay felt entirely different. My question is, was the update I was asked to download today one that affected gameplay and changed it drastically? And if not, is there a bug or known issue and fix out there I can use to get my game back to normal?

I'll do my best to describe it, I know a few other people have had similar questions and symptoms so trying to help them too. All my sliders and settings are the same as before in mid-May, but my players skate totally different (a LOT more rounding as they skate, no sharp cuts or changes of direction, slower overall and to react when I switch to them and try skating a different direction) and are MUCH slower to deliver/receive passes and attempt shots. Before, shooting and passing were instantaneous to my input, now it's like it takes an extra second from my input before my player passes or shoots.

It's like playing an entirely new type of game with my team compared to last month. Opposing CPU players seem to be playing different as well, more aggressive, more hits, goalies much harder to beat, but I'm not sure if this is also part of changes I'm noticing, or a byproduct of the issues my players are having. I've tried testing it in other modes and reloaded past franchise save files, and it's also the same. Changing gameplay version from "Latest" to "V1.00" also didn't affect anything. I only play my main franchise save file, nothing online H2H. Unfortunately, I don't have any old captures from before the issue that I can share to compare it with.

Do you have any idea what the issues are, and a way to fix them? Appreciate you helping the community on these forums!

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  • Danial55's avatar
    Danial55
    Seasoned Newcomer
    2 months ago

    For anybody else who was struggling with this, I found a solution: I went into my Xbox settings and found there was an optional console update they never alerted me to. Downloaded that, did a restart, and my game was back to the way it had been. (I also reset my internet router afterward, don't think that's what did it but leaving that here as well in case that was the actual fix).

  • EA_Aljo's avatar
    EA_Aljo
    Icon for Community Manager rankCommunity Manager
    2 months ago

    Thanks for the report. Nothing was updated that would cause this, but I'll watch for more reports. Thanks!

  • Danial55's avatar
    Danial55
    Seasoned Newcomer
    2 months ago

    Thanks for the reply. If it helps, this is a thread I found where some other players were experiencing the same sort of issues I am.

    https://www.reddit.com/r/EA_NHL/comments/1ky2ztw/was_there_a_gameplay_update_im_unaware_of/

    Agreed there aren't a lot of people posting about it, seems like for a small group of us though it's like an entirely different game. The one recent post on this forum too, "Connection since last patch" also sounds like it might be similar, but that user is more online, I'm just solo franchise.

  • EA_Aljo's avatar
    EA_Aljo
    Icon for Community Manager rankCommunity Manager
    2 months ago

    Hi there. The update did not affect gameplay at all. It was just art for HUT. So, not sure why you're seeing such a big difference. We're also not getting any other reports on it, but I'll keep an eye out for them.

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