Bad AI defense/Goaltending with video
So last night I decided to clip all the bad plays by the AI and merge them into one video. I had about 17 but the app I downloaded wouldn't let me merge more than 4 without paying so here is 4 clips....
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EA_Aljo
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@Nasher355 wrote:
So last night I decided to clip all the bad plays by the AI and merge them into one video. I had about 17 but the app I downloaded wouldn't let me merge more than 4 without paying so here is 4 clips. I also managed to get one of the best clips of the Hitting bubble that apparently doesn't exist. I'll link the video at the very bottom @EA_Aljo if you could pass this on or let me know your thoughts that would be appreciated
Clip 1: extremely easy Save on the short side that the goalie should of had.
Clip 2: Best example of a hitting bubble I've seen. Guy loses the puck for a sec so I go to pinch but he pulls it to the backhand with almost no momentum which causes my guy to just miss for no reason on a perfectly lined up hit. I was a big body enforcer to with good body checking stats.
Clip 3: AI pokes the air? It causes him to lose speed and get burned. We set the AI to defend lead and passive but he still tried to poke check. It wasn't even a good attempt. The goalie also should of 100% made that save all it was was a backhand goal.
Clip 4: AI pokes the air AGAIN and gets burned. Also on defend lead and passive. We need a option to set the AI to play the pass and not go for a poke check since it slows you down now.
Thanks for the video. That's definitely appreciated.
Clip 1 - Goalie should have played that better. Possibly, the puck being knocked loose interrupted that.
Clip 2 - This hit doesn't make good contact. It went more behind the carrier. There is no hitting bubble. This is just a partial hit so there isn't enough impact.
Clip 3 - It's a 3 on 1 so the AI is taking all 3 opposing players into consideration and trying to make a play. While it looks like they are poking the air, they're actually going in to DSS and trying to cut passing options. Personally, I set my D as aggressive as possible so the chances of stepping up on these plays are a lot better than being passive and giving the opposing players more time to set up for a play.
Clip 4 - The AI initially tries to cover the lead player on the right. The carrier keeps the puck and skates through the open hole left by the AI for trying to cover the other player. They get burned, but it's also a 2 on 1 and there's only so much they can do.
@EA_Aljo
In clip 2 we don't have to say that there is a bubble but there is something definitely wrong there. My hit was perfectly lined up and all he did to avoid it was go back hand and lose momentum. You don't really get to aim your hits as it kind of auto directs you so something there made me miss. It was right down the boards play and he didn't change directions so that was a easy hit. There just seems to be consistent issues with low momentum players protecting the puck and people trying to hit them. I'm not saying they need to get laid out (although in this particular clip they probably should of been) it just needs to have some affect on the player with the puck. I know they player missed but the main issue is what caused the player to miss.
In clip 3 I see what your talking about but when the AI holds out the stick in 23 that's going to slow them down. I could see that being a good option closer to the net but not that close to the blue line. The best thing to do would of been to wait a little longer and skate back.
Clip 4 makes more sense the way you broke it down. Still think he shouldn't of held his stick out but it was overall a hard situation to defend.
In clip 2 we don't have to say that there is a bubble but there is something definitely wrong there. My hit was perfectly lined up and all he did to avoid it was go back hand and lose momentum. You don't really get to aim your hits as it kind of auto directs you so something there made me miss. It was right down the boards play and he didn't change directions so that was a easy hit. There just seems to be consistent issues with low momentum players protecting the puck and people trying to hit them. I'm not saying they need to get laid out (although in this particular clip they probably should of been) it just needs to have some affect on the player with the puck. I know they player missed but the main issue is what caused the player to miss.
In clip 3 I see what your talking about but when the AI holds out the stick in 23 that's going to slow them down. I could see that being a good option closer to the net but not that close to the blue line. The best thing to do would of been to wait a little longer and skate back.
Clip 4 makes more sense the way you broke it down. Still think he shouldn't of held his stick out but it was overall a hard situation to defend.
Even if you line the hit up perfectly and get all body, doesn't mean that you won't just slide off of the guy.
Here's another example of being perfectly lined up but making zero difference on the puck carrier. Not enough momentum and speed apparently despite having truculence.
- @TheUnusedCrayon That one's actually pretty funny. He legit slid across the ice like he wasn't being hit
