Dumping the puck
What's the deal with the difficulty introduced this year with something as simple as dumping the puck? I mean, it's always been problematic, but this year, it's ridiculous that half the time your ska...
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EA_Aljo
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Community ManagerPart of the reason dumps were changed is that the previous functionality would make it too easy to evade the pressure system. We also had a lot of requests for making it easier to dump the puck off the glass so this was intended to help with that. Keep in mind, the first couple of weeks are always a period of adjustment. It's very possible we will all adapt and not have a problem clearing. We need to let everyone settle in to the new game before big changes are made. However, this is on the list of potential tweaks so it's possible that could happen.
@EA_Aljo wrote:Part of the reason dumps were changed is that the previous functionality would make it too easy to evade the pressure system. We also had a lot of requests for making it easier to dump the puck off the glass so this was intended to help with that. Keep in mind, the first couple of weeks are always a period of adjustment. It's very possible we will all adapt and not have a problem clearing. We need to let everyone settle in to the new game before big changes are made. However, this is on the list of potential tweaks so it's possible that could happen.
So you added the pressure system to make good defensive play even more difficult, then took away a tool for the defense to deal with it. Why does EA insist on make offense easier and easier every year and defense harder and harder? Hockey isn't just about offense.
@MikeyAU630 wrote:
@EA_Aljo wrote:Part of the reason dumps were changed is that the previous functionality would make it too easy to evade the pressure system. We also had a lot of requests for making it easier to dump the puck off the glass so this was intended to help with that. Keep in mind, the first couple of weeks are always a period of adjustment. It's very possible we will all adapt and not have a problem clearing. We need to let everyone settle in to the new game before big changes are made. However, this is on the list of potential tweaks so it's possible that could happen.
So you added the pressure system to make good defensive play even more difficult, then took away a tool for the defense to deal with it. Why does EA insist on make offense easier and easier every year and defense harder and harder? Hockey isn't just about offense.they dont understand the sport of hockey in the slightest
- @Limp_KidzKit No they don't
i mean..you see tons of flipped pucks into neutral to get a line change IRL...if they want the pressure system to be effective, maybe dont let players skate contiunous high speed circles when pbreaking out? maybe have tons of incidental contact so the forecheck can actually disrupt the play? mayeb add real forechecking strategies to the game and program the AI to play them correctly so pressure is felt? maybe dont have the off-puck AI stand still and watch your 1v1 game of ISO basketball? maybe dont make a "pressure system" and simply have fatigue matter so "pressure" is felt naturally? maybe tie pressure system to stamina only and remove the big red flashing timer from the middle of the ice? i mean idk..been watching/playing hockey for 25 years now...maybe jyust make a hockey game first then figure out what mechanics you want to put on top of it to polish the prodcut eh? right now we have AI that stadn still more than move who dont understnad time or space who dont have any real hockey strategies programmed in their game and 99% of this game feels weightless and arcadey...maybe get the core gameplay down before we start worrying about the balancing of the flip dump mechanic hahah...yikes
- @MikeyAU630 They are making it easier so YouTubers can get more likes streaming the game doing unrealistic moves. They are pandering to children which is why they can get away with removing all the features the game used to have back in the 2000's
@Limp_KidzKitThe pressure system is just a ragging tool ,and the fact that they rigged it so you can't just simply flip the puck out when under pressure tells you all you need to know about this new development team and the direction this series is taking
