https://forums.operationsports.com/strategyguides/935/explaining-nhl-12s-attribute-system/ Here is each attribute and what they effect in NHL12, I talked to Ben about releasing an updated one but for the most part these still stand. OFFENSIVE RATINGS Deking With a high deking rating, loose-puck dekes are easier to complete. Goalies are more easily fooled by the skater's right-stick dekes, and the player can shoot more accurately following a deke. Hand-Eye Determines a player's deflection skills in front of the net. It also affects the player's accuracy on one-timers and the ability to handle fast passes. Offensive Awareness Awareness improves the player's ability to gather loose pucks in the offensive zone. The attribute also adds a bit of "auto-aim" to the player's shot, helping the puck travel through tight spots and into the back of the net. Increases the player's range of "vision" (see Passing). Passing Determines the accuracy of "blind" passes outside of the player's vision. Misaimed passes are automatically corrected with a high passing rating. Automatic saucer passes are also performed with a high rating. Increases the chance of getting passes through traffic, making your passes harder for defenders to intercept. Your passes will also be easier to control for receiving players. Puck Control This attribute affects the player's ability to maintain control of the puck through poke checks, stick lifts and body hits. Puck control also determines whether or not the player can perform "on-knee" dekes after being tripped from behind during a breakaway. Defensive Ratings Aggressiveness Increases the chances of a "big hit" animation. High aggressiveness adds an "intimidation" effect to big hits. Intimidated players will have weaker shots, less-accurate shots, poor pass accuracy and reduced hitting ability. Body Checking The checking rating affects the severity of hits. A high rating gives the player the ability to deliver more effective body checks. Defensive Awareness Improves the player's ability to gather loose pucks on defense. A high rating automatically triggers certain defensive animations like batting airborne pucks safely away. For computer players, the rating affects how well they pay attention to the puck, including their ability to not get deked out, take away passing lanes and forecheck/backcheck. Discipline Affects the likelihood of being called for elbowing. High discipline also reduces penalties during the stick lift and poke check animations. Penalties like boarding and checking from behind are not affected. Faceoffs The winner of a faceoff is determined by several factors, including the attribute rating. The stick lift and tie-up techniques don't seem to be very affected by the faceoff rating. But winning a faceoff with a clean pass back or a deke forward is highly dependent on the player's faceoff rating. See the full faceoff guide for greater detail on winning faceoffs. Fighting Skill Affects punching power and stamina during fights. Shot Blocking Determines how quickly a player recovers from blocking a shot. Players with a high rating are more likely to get the "diving" shot block animation rather than the less-effective "standing-up" animation. Stick Checking Affects the success of poke checks and stick lifts. Decreases the likelihood of committing a penalty while stick checking. Athleticism Ratings Acceleration Determines how quickly a player reaches top speed. Agility Allows the player to make quicker, sharper turns. A high rating decreases the amount of speed lost while turning. Balance Affects the player's ability to maintain control the puck while being hit. High balance prevents the player from being knocked over during hits, including those delivered on opponents. Durability Decreases the chance of injury during hits and shot blocks. In the EASHL, skaters play through all injuries but will have their attributes temporarily reduced until the end of the game. A player can have multiple injuries during a game, as injuries are body-part specific. Endurance A low endurance rating causes the player to fatigue quickly. Fatigue affects the player's skating, shooting and hitting ability. Endurance also determines the rate at which a player recovers energy while "gliding" or not skating. Speed Determines a player's top speed. Players cannot maintain top speed throughout a game unless they have a high endurance rating. Strength Provides a boost to shot power, fighting ability, hitting ability and resistance to hits. Strength also improves the player's ability to pin an opponent using the boardplay button or escape a pin from another player.
Tbh I feel like the attributes don't mean shit. Atleast for the skating because I've had so many builds with the same skating attributes but yet the skating feels so much different.
Ive been thinking the same thing for a long time What im thinking is builds have a preset mechanic built in for each one and the attributes are just an add on to it For example grinder having the same shot has the other build but miss the net the nost
It wont let me edit me previous post You can make a playmaker 6.2 210 with brute strenght and core balance which gives you al most the exact same phiscal stats and puck control with the same deking as the smallest power forward build Even though those 2 builds have very simillar stats i wouldnt be surprised if they act differently as far as puck control and absorbing hits goes during games
