NHL 20 January 30th Patch Details
January 29, 2020 6:19PM
edited January 2020
Gameplay
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- Fixed a rare case where the puck could stop dead when passed or shot around the boards
- Various interception logic tuning
- Reduced player ability for pickups outside skaters field of view (1 hand behind the back pickups) so they do not play as often and as unrealistically fast
- Defensive awareness attribute made more effective and tuned the windows in which players can intercept pucks within their field of view
- Improved player head tracking of the puck
- Players tuned to have less balance/preparedness when pivoting or backskating with the puck
- Fixed the issue where holding pass would negate spins from working which opened up holes in skating blends
- Fixed an issue where slapshots in the defensive end would target your own net instead of the left stick direction
- Further improvements to covers for pucks underneath the goaltender
- Fixed a case where the goalie would continuously lose the puck when performing a between the legs cover
- Fixed a few cases where the puck was able to slip past the goalie unintentionally while they were tight to the post
- Increased the amount of stick contact on legs/skates needed to cause a trip
Presentation
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- Added additional commentary
- Added consensus skip to Play of the Period replays
World of CHEL
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- Turned off Canal outdoor rink from EASHL Drop-in 3v3 and 6v6
- Fixed an issue where top clubs in Threes Eliminator stopped receiving points when near the top of the leaderboards
- New content added to World of CHEL which is to be revealed through the Chel Challenge card. Tune in regularly to see what exciting new stuff you can earn
Art – Equipment
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Helmet
- True Dynamic 9 Pro Helmet
HUT
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- Fixed an issue where Users would sometimes crash playing against certain Squad Battles teams
- Fixed an issue where Users would sometimes earn negative Skill Rating for a Win in HUT Rivals
Art - Jerseys
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NHL
- Anaheim Ducks Alternate
- Boston Bruins Alternate
- Colorado Avalanche Stadium Series
- Los Angeles Kings Stadium Series
- Dallas Stars Winter Classic
- Nashville Predators Winter Classic
AHL
- San Jose Barracuda Alternate
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- Fixed a rare case where the puck could stop dead when passed or shot around the boards
- Various interception logic tuning
- Reduced player ability for pickups outside skaters field of view (1 hand behind the back pickups) so they do not play as often and as unrealistically fast
- Defensive awareness attribute made more effective and tuned the windows in which players can intercept pucks within their field of view
- Improved player head tracking of the puck
- Players tuned to have less balance/preparedness when pivoting or backskating with the puck
- Fixed the issue where holding pass would negate spins from working which opened up holes in skating blends
- Fixed an issue where slapshots in the defensive end would target your own net instead of the left stick direction
- Further improvements to covers for pucks underneath the goaltender
- Fixed a case where the goalie would continuously lose the puck when performing a between the legs cover
- Fixed a few cases where the puck was able to slip past the goalie unintentionally while they were tight to the post
- Increased the amount of stick contact on legs/skates needed to cause a trip
Presentation
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- Added additional commentary
- Added consensus skip to Play of the Period replays
World of CHEL
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- Turned off Canal outdoor rink from EASHL Drop-in 3v3 and 6v6
- Fixed an issue where top clubs in Threes Eliminator stopped receiving points when near the top of the leaderboards
- New content added to World of CHEL which is to be revealed through the Chel Challenge card. Tune in regularly to see what exciting new stuff you can earn
Art – Equipment
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Helmet
- True Dynamic 9 Pro Helmet
HUT
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- Fixed an issue where Users would sometimes crash playing against certain Squad Battles teams
- Fixed an issue where Users would sometimes earn negative Skill Rating for a Win in HUT Rivals
Art - Jerseys
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NHL
- Anaheim Ducks Alternate
- Boston Bruins Alternate
- Colorado Avalanche Stadium Series
- Los Angeles Kings Stadium Series
- Dallas Stars Winter Classic
- Nashville Predators Winter Classic
AHL
- San Jose Barracuda Alternate
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[Socair - edited to remove quote]
Now I want to play some CHEL lol. Tuner drops tomorrow morning or late tonight I guess?
Thanks Ben!
I hope and assume it has to do with those intercepts no one had business doing. Like the "I am not even looking or trying, yet I got the puck" intercepts. Hopefully it rewards passing through open seems and making D pay for not being in good position.
NHL 21
Seconded. This looks like the best content patch since reverting back to NHL 19 beta.
All joking aside, there ARE some interesting "fixes" in this patch. Will be curious to see how it will affect overall gameplay, especially on defense where the AI was able to just gobble up everything within a 5 foot radius whether or not they were facing the play.
Welp, guess now I gotta re-install the game again and see how this turns out. Thanks Ben.
On paper, going to have to agree with you. Now we wait and see. At least now I got hope.
Fixed....lol jk but yeah i hope itll get fixed before long
In this case I think they like to annoy us only all the years. Other Sport games bringing regular updates of likenesses ( own company in Fifa does ), EA NHL doesn’t want.