Community ManagerHello, @MHazz69
Goalie tethering is being addressed with an update that is planned to release by the end of October.
As far as hitting goes, are you pulling back on the right stick and then flicking up when you try to hit?
I am glad the tethering is being addressed, this is making goals far to easy as the goalie loses the angle he has moved into.
On the hitting, yes pulling back on the stick before moving forward, but unless I am wrong last year you did not have to move the stick back before making contact.
I am carrying the flag for the poor goalies and defenseman in the world of chel, we need some advantages too..........lol
I'm not sure what game you were playing in 23, but goalie still got lit up. My post was about the tethering and how that causes the goalie to lose the position they chose to be in due to the tether. I am all for a goalie being beat by his own decision, but not by a tether moving him out of the position he chose. I am hearing this from guys that have been high level goalies for years. EA is addressing this so apparently there is more that one complaint. You can keep you sarcastic BS to yourself. If you have something constructive to say, then say it and move on. You post sarcastic comments toward people and you don't even know them.
I will agree that some posts are not constructive and are sarcastic and more just ranting with little substance to back up their concern or criticism. I appreciate you explaining your position on it, I know opinions will vary on that but that's what makes for good conversation. I think the final post you made here makes sense and may even help some with the issues that have with the new controls. Thanks for the feedback I appreciate it.
Hitting mechanic is actually great, it finally requires skill and timing. The ones complaining either simply miss the overpowered and easy hitting of just holding up on the stick or are unaware of the new mechanic.
My only gripe would be the slight underpowered outcome of the hits. Players recover from hits faster than 23 and injuries are not only less frequent but short duration when they do occur. If hitting is going to be as challenging as it is(which i do enjoy) please up the reward for being a skilled hitter. More winded get ups and stamina drain at the very least.
I think hip check logic needs to be toned down. Currently small players bump the BACK of a power forwards knee and send him flying.
I have never read a stranger message. 🙂)) if I have chosen a position and am in it, I do not have to constantly fight to maintain it. Have you played as a goalkeeper in your life? if I have moved somewhere, some magical force does not force me to return to the center of the gate in my life.
Goalkeepers are like Alice in Wonderland: “sometimes you have to run really fast just to stay in place.”
I agree, the hip checks need to be toned down. When a small PMD catches up to a PWF and hip checks him from behind and it destroys it, the mechanics are questionable and the affect is overpowered.
I am going to assume that I was the target of this statement and I get it. To answer your question, yes I played goalie in lacrosse and no there was no magical force that pulled me back to the centerline. However there was also not this concept where every time I'm in position, I am making the save. Goalies suffer from the same thing that causes professionals to miss wide open nets, human error. To put this into the game means you would have to introduce a form of RNG where, every now and then (i.e. 1 out of 20) that same shot from the same spot on the same "in position" goaltender squeaks by and in for a goal. A thing that if implemented into NHL 24 would create outrage (just look at the feedback regarding broken sticks and glass breaks). This is their way of incorporating a design of always being active on the stick while the puck is in your zone. A skill that when you make that mistake of letting go of the location on the stick or moving prematurely, you are capitalized on by the opposing team.
Do I agree that this was the solution? No I have said it before, it should have been something simple like goaltenders being forced to go butterfly to make saves on the five hole. See my previous comment for the reason but basically force goalies to go butterfly to save 5 hole type shots and to deflect shots more efficiently. This then allows players to shoot high for snipes when the goalie wrongfully anticipates a low five hole shot and goes butterfly early.
In the end people have been asking for gameplay changes and not just another copy paste of previous titles. Well now we have one in the form of new mechanics and features that have changed the way we play the game. Is it perfect? No but is it better? Yes. We all just have to give the game time and adapt to new skills but instead we jump on EA's throats for changing our game because now that advantage that we have had for playing all the previous years has diminished and we as a community don't seem to like that.
