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
Community Manager
Community Manager
@Treatmentworke66 wrote:
@EA_Aljo So they actually rigged the game to make sure this new offensive ragging tool works as intended ,what a joke
No. The game is not rigged. The pressure system doesn't serve much of a purpose if it can be easily canceled. It is supposed to be challenging. I'm in agreement the puck doesn't dump high enough and would like to see it adjusted, but it's not rigged.
@EA_Aljo So we create a completely unrealistic thing that does NOT happen in hockey.. but try to convince fans that it does because of momentum or being tired or w/e.. and then to make sure we see the macaroni art that you guys spent so much time on you FURTHER tampered with the real sport by removing something that is used in almost every real hockey game.. and we're all to beleive this franchise is heading in the right direction? You're making this ea hockey and drifting further from NHL hockey. I still have 0 idea why this was added. I guess kids just love macaroni art. It's too bad they didn't use the time it took to create the pressure system to do something like online franchise.. or find ways for the defense to have their own tools and advantages. The pressure system is a FAIL. Throwing this in our face is like Betman telling everyone that we are gonna keep digital boards because people like them!
@EA_Aljo
The Pressure System is a cool idea and can be an awesome part of the game but it should not be the focus of the game. The game should not be re-engineered to showcase it and it should not be a given that it will activate on every zone entry, this is vastly overdoing it and will make everyone hate it. It should be a reward for sustained offensive zone control and setup, and likewise it should be prevented/extinguished quickly by good defensive play. The players negatively effected by Full Pressure shouldn't remain slugs after the pressure is broken or at the very least they should get their * to the bench and change out for fresh legs.
Dumps are a fundamental part of hockey, and every pro player knows exactly how much height and force to put on one depending on the circumstances. The "hold to charge" method worked perfectly fine in previous releases and if you're dumping at even strength then you risk icing. A disincentive on Icing could be as simple as adding 2 ticks on the pressure meter before the face-off and another on a face-off win so only 2 more are required to quickly activate the system...that would perfectly mimic the real life pressure of losing a draw after a poor icing. Obviously on a PK there IS an incentive to ice with the lack of an icing whistle, ergo the dump is an essential tool in a PK'rs toolbox and the controls should reflect that.- EA_Aljo
Thank you for the constructive feedback. It's most definitely appreciated.
As I've said, we are very well aware of the feedback on dumps. Changes could be coming. We'll have to wait and see if that happens.
