If the two are gonna be an option they need to behave the same. Too many players pick female sprites so that they don't have to fight, and to my knowledge they can't be hit the same way and seem to bump off hits much more often.. either allow female players to fight OR allow for male players to turn off fighting for their character so that if they hit someone too hard or shoot the puck after the whistle they don't have to fight. It just makes no sense to give players a competitive advantage for choosing a female. I ran into a female 6'9 270 enforcer in 3's who could NOT be knocked off the puck and just skated the puck around until one of their teammates opened up for a tap in goal.

@rsandersr47 I've wanted fighting simply removed from the EASHL altogether. It's not fun being punished for having a clean hit on someone. Unless they gonna do it right and give the person who starts the fight after the clean hit a 10min misconduct also.I haven't noticed any advantage of a female over male when it comes to checking/getting checked. Some of those big builds are absolutely insane to knock off the puck also if you invest in them properly. Enforcers aren't even needed in the game anymore much like real life.

@EA_Aljo wrote:@NetFrontPain I don't know that the instigator penalty really applies. The auto-fights happen when you injure someone with a hit. I have a feeling people would still hit just as often even with the chance of an instigator. Which isn't really fair if you're not actually instigating a fight. I'd rather just see the option to decline the fight and have both players take offsetting minors. Sounds like you're not overly familiar with the rule. The person who starts the fight gets the instigator, not the hitter. If you're going to have auto fights, the instigator penalty(the dude who slams triangle when his teammate gets hit) needs to be implemented. THAT would deter people from forcing the hitter into a fight, because it would put the hitter's team on the powerplay.

I’ve long been a proponent of putting the instigator penalty in the game for the “forced” fighting. It would deter a lot of these idiots.

I've never noticed a difference between the male and female model whatsoever. 99% cosmetic. The only difference is you see a lot more female goons so they can mash you up without having to sit in the box for a fighting major afterwards. I'm fine with the female characters not fighting though. I don't feel like we need to go too deep into the gender based conspiracy theories.

@NetFrontPain If it only happened under these circumstances, then I can see the instigator being a good way to curb that behavior. I'm talking about auto-fights in general though. I really don't like them and wish they were removed, but the intention is that if you hurt someone, a teammate is going to stand up for them. Which, is pretty true to life. What you're talking about isn't an auto-fight. It's accepting the choice to fight. Regardless, I'm in agreement with you.

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EA_Aljo
Community Manager
2 years ago
@NetFrontPain

I don't know that the instigator penalty really applies. The auto-fights happen when you injure someone with a hit. I have a feeling people would still hit just as often even with the chance of an instigator. Which isn't really fair if you're not actually instigating a fight. I'd rather just see the option to decline the fight and have both players take offsetting minors.
TTZ_Dipsy
Legend
2 years ago
There shouldn't be a fight to decline in the first place and injuries shouldn't be a factor if the hit was technically clean.

NHL is already looking for better ways to address white knight fights so hopefully it will make its way to the game soon.

I would probably hit people even more knowing the other team would be in the box for longer - Boarding, charging, and hits from behind were already removed for modes like 3v3 so there are basically zero negatives to filling people in.
NetFrontPain
2 years ago
@EA_Aljo wrote:
@NetFrontPain
I don't know that the instigator penalty really applies. The auto-fights happen when you injure someone with a hit. I have a feeling people would still hit just as often even with the chance of an instigator. Which isn't really fair if you're not actually instigating a fight. I'd rather just see the option to decline the fight and have both players take offsetting minors.
Sounds like you're not overly familiar with the rule. The person who starts the fight gets the instigator, not the hitter. If you're going to have auto fights, the instigator penalty(the dude who slams triangle when his teammate gets hit) needs to be implemented. THAT would deter people from forcing the hitter into a fight, because it would put the hitter's team on the powerplay.
EA_Aljo
Community Manager
2 years ago
@NetFrontPain

If it only happened under these circumstances, then I can see the instigator being a good way to curb that behavior. I'm talking about auto-fights in general though. I really don't like them and wish they were removed, but the intention is that if you hurt someone, a teammate is going to stand up for them. Which, is pretty true to life. What you're talking about isn't an auto-fight. It's accepting the choice to fight. Regardless, I'm in agreement with you.

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