Flex Moments - A Constructive Critique
The campaign for choice starts here! Some players are enthused, others aren't. Whilst these could be fun for milestones, I believe they will quickly be resented. Even if community reviews are positiv...
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@Sega82megaHaving a controlled glide is meant to withstand hits better and thus a bubble is made. But don't worry reverse hitting is gonna be the new bubble but also with punishment.
They aren't gonna add the unrealistic gliding from the PS360 era. NHL 17 when they had gliding kinda there was the complaints of being stuck in the mud...especially on defense. So if they remove more of what they call ice friction it means figure skating becomes easy. And if a player doesn't need to LT
@KlariskraysNHL
As it should I guess - it just has to look natural, the 'hit bubble' drag down the whole gameplay so much. Created a big bowl of frustration and LDL cholesterol!
I think hockey team need to beg for hypermotion, FC 24 talk much of how good that tool is to capture real life motion.
Give NHL some (more) love big lovely EA bosses!
As it should I guess - it just has to look natural, the 'hit bubble' drag down the whole gameplay so much. Created a big bowl of frustration and LDL cholesterol!
I think hockey team need to beg for hypermotion, FC 24 talk much of how good that tool is to capture real life motion.
Give NHL some (more) love big lovely EA bosses!
- @Sega82mega Fifa/FC has hilarious glitches that happen more often than weird NHL ones do shockingly. I mean in WoC we can change our skaters stride and such. I use one that is completely ugly but I swear it helps protect the puck better when hustling down the side.
My guy bobs up and down and whips his arm(s) out like he's flapping his wings - It's hilariously stupid but I'll bet money it helps me
I hope it's a phase and, in the future, we return to a realistic approach to presenting the game in a way that pays tribute to the team aspect of the sport. It's weird because the developers have made great strides in in broadcast realism; improved lighting, shaders, models, textures - not to mention new camera angles and such. It's just a shame that a majority of this tech is now being used to shine a spotlight on individual players in some attempt to be like Fortnite.
The sad reality is this is the state of multiplayer gaming in 2023. Your average player needs to be able to 'express themself' and in turn, the presentation needs to be geared towards putting the user front-and-center because, unfortunately, that's the mental state of your average gamer these days. They need to be the center of attention, or they think any given game has no "replayability."
I don't lump fans of the NHL series into the 'average gamer' category though. I think the majority of NHL gamers aren't overly concerned with them being the focus of attention and this thread is a good example of how many users just want to feel a realistic broadcast experience that encompasses the entire team.
But EA SPORTS needs to make money. Most of their energy is spent trying to create, implement and streamline features that grab new players. And this day and age, new gamers need an individualistic approach to any new game they try because otherwise, they get bored.
