NHL 21: Patch 1.2

Hey NHLGamers,

It would be safe to say that the 1.1 patch released just over two weeks ago was heavily expedited due to the broken defensive skill stick, which allowed people to poke / knock the puck loose without tripping the puck carrier. As such, we are now in the general time-frame in which EA would drop their first 'major' patch of the year and, right on cue, we have just that - releasing sometime today on the 5th of November 2020.

Making up the bulk of the changes in the 1.2 patch are fixes / improvements that look to strengthen the gameplay, reducing the likelihood of weird events occurring. One such example of this would be 'fixing' cases where a player would drop the puck when blending in and out of animations. Additionally, for all the goalies out there, EA is also supposed to have packaged an improvement in human goalie save selection within this patch.

Generally speaking though, most of the changes contained within this patch look to fix niggling issues more than anything so one would wager that the gameplay should remain largely similar to how it was pre-patch.

The full changelog can be viewed below (press expand to view the full list):

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NHL 21 Patch 1.2 Notes:

Gameplay

General

Updated shot quality impact for shots that are taken from non-ideal shot locations (reaching and shots in tight to the body)

Fixed a specific case where a penalty shot was called despite the player not having a clean break

Fixes for pickup consistency while the puck is around the net and goaltenders

Fixed a few specific pickups where tall players were having trouble picking up the puck

Fixed some cases where reviewed goals were overriding goalie interference situations

Fixed a case where players were unable to get back on the ice after taking coincidental roughing penalties

Physics

Fixed a case where stick on stick contact wasn't being recognized

Various post whistle and scrum player alignment fixes

Fixed various cases where players would lose the puck unintentionally when blending between animations

Fixed some cases where collisions along the boards were leading to either no hit reaction or a smaller reaction than expected

Fixes to pass blocks where the puck was able to get under/through the stick

Goalies

Animation improvements to various goalie stances

Added glove down butterfly proximity for old school goalie stances

Various goalie save animation improvements

Tuned Goalie redirects to avoid some rare collisions where they could redirect the puck off themself

Improvements to save selection for Human goalies

Reduced the chance of the AI goalie triggering a preemptive desperation save when they still have time to get back into position

General tuning for how the ai goalie tracks the puck

Various puck cover improvements

Fixed an issue where the goalie would sometimes spin when attempting an on ice cover

AI

Improved some Defensive AI gap control cases while defending against the rush

Fixed a case where puck carriers could split the defensemen while the defenders switched their coverage on the rush

Improved weak side defender coverage in front of the net

Fixed an issue where a player would sometimes choose to start a net battle after starting to intercept which would unintentionally allow pucks through

Training Camp

Added videos to training camp for the new dekes introduced this year

Presentation

Fixes for screen tearing with certain camera angles in various arenas

Various camera tuning

Added replays in the Pause Menu

Added the ability to skip NISes for rounds 1 and 2 of Eliminator Threes

Update to the bench camera within Be a Pro to give a better view of the action

World of CHEL

General

EASHL Club Finals history screen was added to showcase the top teams from each WoC Season

Added additional content into WoC for upcoming Chel Challenges. Check back often to collect the latest cool new content

Fixes

Fixed an issue where the game would sometimes softlock if an opponent suddenly quit after starting a match

Fixed a rare hang that occurs during the intro NIS of an EASHL game

Fixed an issue where the user would sometimes crash on the Post Game Screen

Fixed a rare crash that would sometimes occur when trying to back out of a post-matchup Dressing room

Fixed a rare issue where users would sometimes hang in a Threes Eliminator Club Dressing room

Fixed an issue where the title sometimes hangs during a 3v3 Drop-in game intro

Fixed an issue where the dressing room host gets removed from the dressing room if an opponent team backs out at the matchup screen

Fixed an issue where any user skater on the same EASHL Drop-In team can pull the user goalie at any point during a game

Fixed an issue where the Club Pants & Socks were not showing the correct club colors in the post matchup dressing room

Fixed an issue where the Player stamina and traits/specialties overlaps the goal scorer overlay

Fixed an issue where the Team overlay was overlapping the Round overlay in Threes Eliminator

Fixed the Player model overlapping the Player Name during the End of Game, Player of the Game Screen

Fixed an issue where the championship jerseys had a 20 instead of 21 for the jersey number

Fixed an issue where changing your gloves for a second time in Creation Zone was not equipping them

Fixed an issue where custom logos and center ice lines were not showing up during games in users arena

Fixed an issue where the Club custom ice line was showing up in the Club Finals Arena

Fixed Club default search settings not carrying over to the Dressing room matchmaking settings

Fixed an issue where players EASHL goal total during the game intro NIS would show as the combination of goals and assists

Fixed an issue where the Opponents have their name cut off in the Pro-Am Dressing Room

Fixed an alignment issue for the Ones Eliminator player list in the abuse reporting

Fixed an issue where the player progression screen referred to XP received from Chel Challenge cards as Rank Rewards

To more easily read the Player Rank a thousand comma separator was added in the Player Summary Screen

To more easily read the Experience Points a thousand comma separator was added in the End of game screen when a user gains over 1,000 XP

Franchise

Fix for an issue where defenders were not showing the correct line chemistry values.

Fix for an issue where Auto Scouting would not rope in early round prospects.

Fix for an issue where you were unable to see the goalie filter when assigning a scout.

Fix for an issue where LD and C are mislabeled in the edit lines screen.

Be A Pro

Suspected Fix for an issue where the users BAP player's stamina would not decrease when on the ice.

Added in Neutral States to certain promises. For example, the user promises to be the 1 star of the game, the user will now receive lesser punishment for still performing well but not reaching the goal. Previously you would fail and get the full punishment.

Added in a Trade Request Conversation that can be accessed in the Main Hub in the user initiated conversation tab.

Added in new conversations to renew a re-occurring salary perk when it expires.

Added the ability to edit shot style and skating style post BAP creation.

Updated the user experience of the training screen.

Various miscellaneous fixes to conversations.

HUT

General

Removed the automatic pop-up when entering Edit Lines before advancing to a game

Press the Menu / Options Button to advance to game from Edit Lines

Made various bug fixes and visual tweaks to Base Items and Primetime Items

HUT Rush

Fixed an issue where Players would see the result of the previous game played after their opponent disconnected

Fixed an issue where the the Goal banner would display at the end of a game in HUT Rush Threes

Fixed an issue where the Goal banner for a Game Winning Goal would not display at the end of a game in HUT Rush Threes

Fixed an issue where one of two actions displayed in the points ticker at the same time had the incorrect display name

Fixed an issue where the game could continue without selecting a side after a controller disconnect

Fixed an issue where the camera would sometimes be zoomed in too much during the intro/outro in a 5v5 game

HUT Rivals

Fixed an issue where only 1 Pack Reward per Rank was displayed

HUT Challenges

Fixed an issue where Objectives visually appeared to unlock (while already being unlocked)

Play a Friend

Fixed an issue where a Player would get an error message trying to join a Play a Friend Game as the 3rd Player

Auctions

Fixed an issue where the option to Filter Auction by Buy Now Price was missing

Collection

Fixed an issue where the duplicate icon was not present on duplicate players

Edit Player

Fixed Edit Player where the overalls are consistently shown between Creation zone and Menus.

Art

Center Ice Changes

Updated the following Center Ice layouts:

NHL

Arizona Coyotes

Calgary Flames

Ottawa Senators

Uniforms

The following uniforms have been added or updated in NHL 21

NHL

Arizona Coyotes Home

Calgary Flames Home, Away and Alternate

Ottawa Senators Home and Away

Vegas Golden Knights Alternate

ECHL

Greenville Swamp Rabbits Home, Away and Alternate

Maine Mariners Alternate

SHL

Djurgarden Hockey Home and Away

Farjestads BK Home and Away

Orebro Hockey Home, Away and Alternate

Rogle BK Home and Away

Skelleftea AIK Home and Away

Liiga

KalPa Kuopio Home and Away

Mikkelin Jukurit Home and Away

SaiPa Home and Away

TPS Turku Home and Away

ICE

Dornbirn Bulldogs Home and Away

EC-KAC Home and Away

EC VSV Home and Away

EC Red Bull Salzburg Home and Away

EHC Linz Home and Away

Hydro Fehervar AV19 Home and Away

HC TWK Innsbruck Home and Away

Graz 99ers Home and Away

SPUSU Vienna Capitals Home and Away

HCB Sudtirol Alperia Home and Away

HockeyAllsvenskan

Almstuna IS Home and Away

BIK Karlskoga Home and Away

HC Vita Hasten Home and Away

IF Bjorkloven Home and Away

Kristianstads IK Home and Away

MODO Hockey Home and Away

Mora IK Home and Away

Sodertalje SK Home and Away

Timra IK Home and Away

Tingsryds AIF Home and Away

Vasteras IK Home and Away

Nationalliga

EHC Biel Home and Away

EV Zug Home and Away

HC Ambri-Piotta Home and Away

HC Davos Home and Away

HC Fribourg-Gotteron Home and Away

HC Lugano Home and Away

Geneve-Servette HC Home and Away

Lausanne HC Home and Away

SC Bern Home and Away

SCL Tigers Home and Away

Rapperswil-Jona Lakers Home and Away

ZSC Lions Home and Away

International

Hockey Canada Alternate

Improvements

Fixed an issue where the 2016-17 Detroit Red Wings Home Jersey had stretched Numbers and Letters

Updated the Florida Panthers Scoreboard and Power Ring Video Art

Updated the All-Star team’s arena to be the Enterprise Center in St. Louis

Fixed the All-Stars Home Arena where it was showing an international goal crease and missing trapezoid

Source: EA