Goalies not from this world.
Gameplay in HUT Offline needs some adjustment in my oppinion. All Goalies, wheather they are Top NHL Goalies or Bronze Goalies are making dozens of Supersave per Game. Played some Games in Hut Chal...
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so your opinion matters but not mine?
Interesting...
@Jeff_frm_Edmonds
Not very surprised by your answer. I tried to summarize the opinion of several average players because you gave your opinion only on your experience. Not much openness from many people in this community, especially good or elite players. This game will never improve until there is a balance between good or elite players and casual players. EA always seems to prioritize elite gamers and streamers. Often you forget that the majority of people who buy the game are average gamers at best.
This thread was about the goalie save animation being otherworldly and I gave my opinion on it. I like it and don't feel that it is making the game unplayable. It simply looks different and those goals that we learned to pull off in 22 aren't as easy in 23. This is a very good indication that EA actually did give us a different game than before.
Yes, my opinion but no less worthy of those you summarized. And far from the opinion of an 'expert' and definitely NOT an Influencer.
I have felt that EA has gone out of their way for players like me by creating Squads and RUSH and giving us the ability to get the online feel without having to actually go online. Squads is a mode for us that can't compete with the online community and I wouldn't be buying or playing the NHL video game without it. It is basically the only mode I play unless required for an objective. Squads and RUSH are very much a balance in the game. The elite player can go play Rivals and Champs and the rest can get similar play and rewards with these offline modes.
- @Jeff_frm_Edmonds I did not say that the game is "unplayable", I too, stated my opinion about the goalies and for me their rating/performance quality is not balanced - at all.
And, no, EA did NOT give us a different game. It is the same rehashed game only with some cosmetic improvements and....I don't know, more Goalie moves? ;-)
"Creating Squads"... are you kidding me?! What they gave us is the same UI and Options since they took out all the Upgrading Cards a couple of year ago! Remember when you could pull a "+5 Overall Card"? NOTHING, really nothing has been been even marginal improved in HUT besides the amount of Player Cards you can waste your money [or points for that matter] on!
I wholeheartedly agree with you that HUT IS the place where players like me go who lack both skills and time to compete with the online community and I would like it to be that way but with a LOT more of options and not - like it is atm - a money maker for EA. And NO, I am NOT buying any packs, I like the team building aspect, but I don't need instant gratification.
Don't get me wrong, I accept your opinion, but your's differ a LOT from mine. - @Jeff_frm_Edmonds I respect that! And I respect your opinion too.
I've just seen and heard too many people struggle with goalies even in game modes that should basically be just for fun. It's just one more thing to make life difficult for those who are a little less good or who play less often. We all know the elite players and streamers have been complaining about cross crease for a long time... Lots of changes to please these players, and yet for offline players and average players, virtually no change, no improvement. We can clearly see the tendency to appeal to a very restricted group of players while the average player is increasingly left out. Occasionally, it's good to have the opinion of players who are a little less talkative but still a good part of the player base.
@petejenkev wrote:
@Jeff_frm_Edmonds
What they gave us is the same UI and Options....sorry but what's UI?
- @Jeff_frm_Edmonds User interface
- @Trisixty66 I agree, when I used to play online cross crease as well as puck ragging, over-use of the poke check, constantly hitting, ballerina-ing all over the place, curve shot, diving into the goalie, game-pause-glitch, you name it....
Then I decided to play just offline and HUT was fun in the beginning but now it has run it's course and no fresh wind is comming in.
And you are completely right that this particular game mode is more and more catered to 20 Year-Old Semi-Toddlers on "Red Bull" streaming and screaming in their parents basement while being deprived of their "Ritalin", yet making sure that EA get more revenue, wich would be a little less annoying IF EA would put the money to some good use which they are obviously NOT and just adding female players into the mix should have been done years ago, for heaven's sake and should not be heralded as the next best thing besides German beer, for crying out loud!
