Would like to hear other people's opinions on the game speed. In my opinion it seems to be a bit too fast. There is times when it's near on impossible to keep up with how quick things are happening when playing the CPU. 3/4 passes between the cpu players within a couple of seconds to set up a goal. My eyes struggle to keep up with it never mind my reactions. I don't expect every aspect of the game to be real but I think having the game speed and player reaction times as close as possible to real life would make the game more enjoyable. Just my opinion. 😊

@Sega82mega wrote:If you like to fast-forward and do the same thing over and over, the speed is just for you.If you like to be creative and come up with new ideas, this playground isnt for you.I think the speed takes away so much creativity.Its more important to learn 2 or 3 ways to attack fast with and go all in for that.If you stop to think, the game speed will swallow you.I barley use the word hate, but I really hated the pace that was in this game when I was active. Probably what drove me away from the game, not only, but it definitely contributed to a bad experience 👎The bolded portion is so evident on the power play. Getting a power play doesn't mean much for you when the game speed is this high because your players will get handcuffed when they try to receive a pass, only for a player to be skating up to them at 30 mph by the time they've got it under control. Can't even get a genuine 1-3-1 set up because of how frantic it plays.Fun fact: The AI also plays much better when the game is slowed down.

When I think of this topic, I think about how I perceive this game's speed of play vs. real life speed. In that aspect, this game is FAR too fast, and has been for years. They removed default slider presets this year, so we no longer have a Full Sim option, but that didn't do much to mitigate the issue either. On top of that, I THINK that All-Star and Superstar AI have significantly faster foot speed than Pro AI and below, so playing against difficult AI may result in even more arcadey game pace.Additional fun fact: Not only is the pace of play too fast, but so are shot attempts. I was cracking on average a 110 mph wrister with Taylor Raddysh of Chicago...he has 87 wrist shot power.While I think sliders need a minor overhaul, the ones given to us do allow the game to be slowed down a LOT. I'm currently doing a lot of testing to see what combo of sliders can get this game more realistic. NHL 24 has been my favorite game since NHL 19, and is the first game since NHL 21 that I actually haven't gotten frustrated with the testing / haven't dropped the game before the turn of the new year.

The game speed is to fast and unrealistic. You add the fact that the pressure system is flawed and it promotes puck ragging and it make the game at times unfair and unplayable.I made a post last week that was taken down by EA and I was banned for 24 hours because I spoke about ping advantage. It all goes hand and hand.

If you like to fast-forward and do the same thing over and over, the speed is just for you.If you like to be creative and come up with new ideas, this playground isnt for you.I think the speed takes away so much creativity.Its more important to learn 2 or 3 ways to attack fast with and go all in for that.If you stop to think, the game speed will swallow you.I barley use the word hate, but I really hated the pace that was in this game when I was active. Probably what drove me away from the game, not only, but it definitely contributed to a bad experience 👎

@Stubo_NHL24 too fast and monotonous.

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Stubo_NHL24
New Ace
2 years ago
I only play HUT.
I used to play the offline modes but they haven't changed in so long that it got boring.
RatedxPGxEnigma
Seasoned Ace
2 years ago
@Stubo_NHL24Its too fast & the solution is already pre built into the game— just change default game speed sliders to 1 or 2 for VS & 6's CHEL

But they want it to be an arcade game so we're stuck w/ this
20Portugal04
New Veteran
2 years ago
I'm not to familiar with playing hut , but are you allowed to edit the difficulty and the gameplay sliders? Is it also online and offline ? Thank you for the info
Nammer604
Seasoned Adventurer
2 years ago
Too fast for sure
Stubo_NHL24
New Ace
2 years ago
You can change difficulty but no sliders. @20Portugal04
Squad battles and Rush are against the cpu. Rivals and Hut Champions are online.
OFFENDED_DMAN
Seasoned Scout
2 years ago
The skating speed seems appropriate for a videogame. The speed of your actions mostly the automatic ones while it varies from one match to another, i find it usually too slow. I think it's related to your connection quality to the server. I have a feeling it's the way this game is coded, when it decides how your avatar handle a loose puck in different situation per example. The game was much faster in the earlier installment (pre '13), yet i feel we could keep up better with what happened on the screen and react accordingly. It was a better competitive gaming experience imho.
NeonSkyline21
Seasoned Ace
2 years ago
Idk it just feels like EA NHL to me. I've gotten so used to it that it feels normal. That said, I'd be open to trying an online game with the speed slider moved down 1 notch to see what that played like.
I will say, some wonky things are going on with speed in this game where players either get random speed bursts or slow-downs in certain situations. For example: there is a way to speed boost while hitting in this game that allows you to destroy incoming forwards even if you're out of position. All of the top players utilize this.

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