NHL 23 Free on EA Play....
Even when this game is free it's still overpriced. Five hours of VS Online play and I'm done. Tired of being discriminated against online because of my location all the time. This is the WORST onl...
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I have the exact same problem as the thread starter. (@MetalHead0703)
I subscribed to EA play for one month just to try NHL23 (by the way, It’s my first time not buying the game since 97)
Obviously when you play online you at least need the ping to be like 20ms to 35ms. (or even lower)
But It’s very difficult to match up with another player and get a ping like that. Every time I play this game mode: before first period faceoff I press the “option button” and then the “rectangle button” (PS5 that is) to see the network status and every time the ping is like 50ms +
I have to repeat this maybe like up to 10 times before I finally get matched up with an opponent (an opponent probably living closer to my location) the ping is then usually around 35ms.
The online experience with this game mode is horrible!
Please pass this problem on to the development team. Get this game mode over on dedicated servers and adopt full crossplay to it as well.
Also, it feels like the more stuff, features, moves, etc, they try to do the greater the disparity becomes based SOLELY on your internet connection. That would explain why internet problems on the 360 were minimal, but with each new generation they have become more glaring and obvious. Maybe that's where EA needs to start looking because we all can't have perfect internet connections.
