Re: Stick Lift pretty much automatic penalty

Hey everyone,

I've reported this to the dev team and will report back when I have some details. Really appreciate the feedback on this.

So is anything being done with this issue? It’s really annoying that when I shoot with hybrid and the puck gets poked I get a penalty every time. 

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@wilkent7 wrote:

So is anything being done with this issue? It’s really annoying that when I shoot with hybrid and the puck gets poked I get a penalty every time. 

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I don't have any news on this currently. We'll have to wait and see if it's addressed. For now, the best I can advise is to try using the Skill Stick controls.

@EA_Aljowait and see if it’s addressed?! It’s one of the core tools of defence. The mechanic is broken, it’s not just about tuning it. Should be top priority on fix list.

@Greyinsi 

There are a number of different issues being investigated currently. When we have some news, we'll make an announcement.

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@thegarden94 wrote:
@Greyinsiyou would think this would have been done already, ,and in my opinion this won't get fixed at all

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Well no fixes have been released yet... I wouldnt despair until its not in the first update LOL

@Spawnessj 

I was responding to someone else about the specific issue with hybrid controls.

At the very least, the penalty on a stick lift should be completely negated if the human controlled player is simply standing still. I've had this happen to me twice now where a player will simply not move their puck carrier in an attempt to bait you in to taking a slash, and it works:

Pain.

@csedin1422You would think by now this would be fixed ,this is just like  the interference penalties from 22 people sent in clips of how bad they were which still are and  nothing has been done  ,my guess  is they just don't even care how bad the game is 

I have been little happier with stick lifts after I put more points towards discipline and stick checking in WoC. I wonder if tuning the effect of those skills would help ease the issue somewhat.

They aren’t fixing anything until cross play integration is ready to go. They could care less about anything else 

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@Caliboy6262_714 wrote:

They aren’t fixing anything until cross play integration is ready to go. They could care less about anything else 

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This is extremely far from the truth. We're all excited for cross-platform play to go live, but we absolutely care about the issues that have been reported.

@Greyinsi 

I wouldn't call 3 weeks ages, but I get the frustration. There is a lot of work that goes in to patches so they don't come out immediately. Again, when we have news, we'll announce it.

@EA_AljoI haven't purchased the game this year (first time non-purchase since the 90's) because of all the issues I'm still seeing. But I believe the "ages" comment is referring to the past few years. We see the same issues year after year after year.

I'm reading about AI defense being horrible AGAIN this year, which was something EA said they knew about last year (LD playing on the RD side, etc.) So what was fixed? From what I've read, nothing. Defense is still letting the other team skate right in without touching them.

And the presentation debacle? Horrendous. Instead of creating new NHL forums, just rename them because you'll have the same issues reported.  "Frustration" doesn't even begin to describe how this community feels about this series.

@Steven5470 

There are AI improvements every year. I don't think they'll ever be 100% perfect. Neither will humans though. We're always striving to make them as realistic as we can, but they're still computer players. They can only read plays so well. I think they've come a long way over the years, but we'll most likely never make everyone happy with them.

As far as seeing the same issues goes, yes, some still exist. That's on us and I hope we can do better with getting those resolved. On the other hand, there are issues that are fixed every year so we're not exactly ignoring every bug. 

@EA_Aljo

I just picked up the game with the 30% off sale. The stick lifting is absolute trash. It is basically a penalty button now. If this is not a bug, who thought tuning it like this was a good idea? Epic Fail! How does this pass QA? Stick lifting was fine last year. It was a tool that I used as a smaller build to defend since I didn't have the OP Truculence. Now that tool has been taken away. I don't dare press the button now. This is pathetic.

Also, why do the AI pass in random directions when you call for the pass? It is so bad.

Why are there still flashing graphics/artifacts in outdoor rinks? This was reported since the beta of NHL 22. I even created a thread about it and linked youtube videos which you guys acknowledged, but it is still not fixed! Honestly, what the heck has the team been doing all year? This is a pathetic effort. Shameful.