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Hey, I can appreciate that some scenarios aren't going to result in the best online experience. On that same note, I can also respect that not everyone is going to have the same, to narrow it down, equipment. And yes, it is understandable that variables can potentially cause radical and erratic problems from one customer to another. Those are givens. But overall, this game has many problems, at a high cost, and the online experience is a part of those problems.
In reality, no one here is using a CRT TV, dial-up connection, PS1, stereo AV cables, etc. One doesn't have to look far to see the vast array of technology, even over the last 5 years. With that, and with as many online games that have come out in that period of time, there is no excuse as to why the NHL online experience, and the overall game should be in the state that it's in.
Practically premium price for this bug-filled simulation. It doesn't make any sense.
You can probably look up any competitive, online game and see people complaining about connections. It's one of the biggest issues with games today if not the biggest. Connections can vary wildly. In my home, there are very often 2 people playing a game online along with 2 devices streaming media at the same time as well as having a dozen devices connected to our network. Yet, my connection is fantastic and I'm often playing on northern servers. close. Also, every game is different. For example, shooters have a very different mechanic than a hockey game that has 12 players with a single object constantly in motion. If there was a huge issue on our end with connections, we'd get a far higher number of reports than we do. That will happen when we have an outage. Our forums and support are flooded with contacts about it.
I'm not going to say we're perfect. I'm sure somewhere there could be improvements made on our end, but that also goes for everyone. I have looked at thousands of connection tests over the years from people that say their internet is perfect. A very large amount of them come back saying otherwise. We can't survive without having dependable connections and do all we can to make that happen.