Faster low rated player
@EA_Aljo: here's a good example of a lower rated player that is faster than a high rated player. https://youtu.be/F_xaHb0nte0 Jason Dickinson catch up Nikita Kutcherov. Too bad the recording doesn...
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@PlayoffError Let's also remember that having the puck also slows you down slightly with some friction. Back in 23 we remedied this with the self saucer pass to bypass the penalty. I've never been much of a fan of the catchup ability when a player is straight lining.
There is a tuner for Puck Carrier Agility and Skating. So a 93 speed skater might be knocked down to say 88 or whatever speed with the puck. In real life there isn't a huge difference from a player skating with the puck and without going in a straight line.
There is a tuner for Puck Carrier Agility and Skating. So a 93 speed skater might be knocked down to say 88 or whatever speed with the puck. In real life there isn't a huge difference from a player skating with the puck and without going in a straight line.
@KlariskraysNHL Of course there's lots of factors that go into skating speed. That's why in that old post I presented a scenario with as few variables as could as a launching point for the conversation.
Part of the issue is that the community ( especially those playing online ) have no real way of knowing exactly what's going on under the hood. For example, how much of a hit to speed, acceleration and agility does the puck carrier actually take? Is it a flat value or a percentage of their attribute's base value or some other calculation? Are there other attributes that come into play? We don't know, and it makes it really difficult to look at even the most basic, straight-line plays and determine if the game is behaving as it should or not.
Personally, I'd love to have the curtain pulled back and have some in-depth breakdowns on how these mechanics work. Of course there's a subset of the community that would nitpick such explanations to death or just outright deny them, but it's a shame we're all kept in the dark due to them.
Part of the issue is that the community ( especially those playing online ) have no real way of knowing exactly what's going on under the hood. For example, how much of a hit to speed, acceleration and agility does the puck carrier actually take? Is it a flat value or a percentage of their attribute's base value or some other calculation? Are there other attributes that come into play? We don't know, and it makes it really difficult to look at even the most basic, straight-line plays and determine if the game is behaving as it should or not.
Personally, I'd love to have the curtain pulled back and have some in-depth breakdowns on how these mechanics work. Of course there's a subset of the community that would nitpick such explanations to death or just outright deny them, but it's a shame we're all kept in the dark due to them.
