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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@KidShowtime1867 wrote:
@Limp_KidzKit wrote:Aijo just admitted the feature was designed purposefully to buff the zone pressure, so youre just wrong here. There's a literal EA resposne that says "we did this so you cant clear the zone" so this 100% was designed purposefully to buff the pressure system. Theres simply no denying this objective fact.
That's not what Aljo said.
There are other options for relieving pressure (puck movement, saucer passes, changing breakout strategy to be more conservative, etc) The dump puck has been designed so as not to always result in the puck leaving the play area.
Why should someone who is under pressure be able to just R1 + RS UP with impunity from anywhere in the D-Zone?
It seems to me, the people complaining about the dump nerf are trying to execute it from below the goal line in an attempt to relieve pressure and the dump doesn't clear the zone.
However, if you use the mechanic above the faceoff dots, it works exactly as intended.
Therefore, one can only assume the developers intend for you to utilize the other aforementioned tactics (sauce, puck movement, proper support, etc) before resorting to the dump puck.
I absolutely despise the pressure system, It's complete garbage and it needs to go and the flip dump needs more velocity. However, I understand what the developers intended when it comes to getting out from under that pressure. They didn't want a one-button-beats-all approach. Once again, the community clamours for change/revision rather than adjust and adapt. And again, I say that as someone who HATES the new system but I try not to let that hatred spill into my gameplay or I start making mistakes.
Why wouldn’t they want us to use a play that is used multiple times a game in real hockey?
It’s not like it doesn’t come with some risk as it’s possible to send it into the crowd for a penalty and the majority of time the defending team will not get possession of the puck after a dump.
Then you want to ask why should it be so easy to simply flip the puck out of the zone in a year where they introduced one button dekes?
Are you now agreeing that the puck flip was buffed due to the pressure system and that we should look to find more complicated and riskier ways to relieve the pressure?
I think the worst part about this response is that no matter how illogical it may sound, looking at the direction this game went this year, the explanation is totally believable.
I’m fully convinced this must be one of the developers burner accounts, there’s just no way you can keep coming up with some of these explanations in order to defend this game.
Yes. I agree what beauts said.
Kidshowtime said that there is other options.
Well…
Saucer pass need to be loaded and still the power off the pass need to be higher. It is easy to intercept that pass.
Slapshot is only somehow good option but same problem: it need to be loaded so it takes time. And you can do this only from the left/right side depending of the handedness.
Basic wristshot doesnt have enough power. You can do this only from the one side (left or right).
so thats why dump was the best option.
Of course slap shot is also good sometimes but because this stupid pressure you dont have always time to do that.
its juse makes zero sense why EA removed so basic normally thing like a dump from the game and instead added one button michigan deke. Who made this decision?? Seriously??
And this is also funny thing that michigan is better option behind the goal than wrap around, lol.
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