Had enough!
From AI generated offside. Interference calls, and goals called back for taking an extra shot at the goalie. Game just is no longer enjoyable. Packs WAY OVER PRICED. Content of packs abysmal. The ha...
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Appreciate the reply @EA_Aljo
It's nothing personal, I have no issue with yourself. You seem a decent guy thats doing a thankless job.
If you remember back to the first conversation we had, I couldn't speak highly enough of the game and how much I've enjoyed it for decades. I have nothing against EA either. Probably 90% of the games I've played over the years have been made by EA. FIFA, PGA, Battlefield and many more. I know you guys can make really good games.
I still stand by everything I've said about 24. I have played well over a 1000 games so far this year and I feel like I'm not just playing against someone online, I feel like I'm battling against my own AI. No matter what formation or tactics I use the game is just constant rushes/breakaways. I have tried to explain this before. The defenseman doesn't defend the zone. If a fwd is attacking at full speed the defenseman should recognise that and not take the shortest route to the fwd. Just about everytime in that scenario the fwd passes the defenseman will ease. Its totally impossible for the user to do anything to stop it because as soon as you switch to the closest defenceman he skates in the wrong direction for that split second before you get control.
I don't understand how you can have a game thats been so good for decades (minus a couple), which is impressive in itself, to get so bad. You'd think it would improve with technology?
As for the YouTube fella above, its sleeveless, right? The guy that gets interviews with EA devs. Not really that surprising you defend the game at every turn on here. I'd happily defend many of the previous versions of this game but I stand by opinion of 24.
@Stubo_NHL24 Which commenter here is the "YouTube fella above?" I didn't know Sleeveless was a commenter on these forums.
Anyway. Skill-zoning is the right way to play defense in this game. You can not rely on any AI to cover the backdoor nor can you rely on them to stop the far-side wrist shot. Therefore, you MUST control one guy and match the movements of your 1-dimensional opponent that is circling in your corner/at the half-boards in the most un-hockey way imaginable until they finally commit to a direction and then steal the puck from them.
Is it boring? Yes. Are they forcing you to play that way? Also yes.
As @EA_Aljo said, programming AI is difficult. It's a real conundrum because you can't make it so that your off-puck AI defenders are consistently shutting down pass options, right? Idk what the solution is but what we have now isn't great.
Anyway. Skill-zoning is the right way to play defense in this game. You can not rely on any AI to cover the backdoor nor can you rely on them to stop the far-side wrist shot. Therefore, you MUST control one guy and match the movements of your 1-dimensional opponent that is circling in your corner/at the half-boards in the most un-hockey way imaginable until they finally commit to a direction and then steal the puck from them.
Is it boring? Yes. Are they forcing you to play that way? Also yes.
As @EA_Aljo said, programming AI is difficult. It's a real conundrum because you can't make it so that your off-puck AI defenders are consistently shutting down pass options, right? Idk what the solution is but what we have now isn't great.
@NeonSkyline21 wrote:
@Stubo_NHL24Which commenter here is the "YouTube fella above?" I didn't know Sleeveless was a commenter on these forums.
Anyway. Skill-zoning is the right way to play defense in this game. You can not rely on any AI to cover the backdoor nor can you rely on them to stop the far-side wrist shot. Therefore, you MUST control one guy and match the movements of your 1-dimensional opponent that is circling in your corner/at the half-boards in the most un-hockey way imaginable until they finally commit to a direction and then steal the puck from them.
Is it boring? Yes. Are they forcing you to play that way? Also yes.
As @EA_Aljo said, programming AI is difficult. It's a real conundrum because you can't make it so that your off-puck AI defenders are consistently shutting down pass options, right? Idk what the solution is but what we have now isn't great.The one that told me not to reply because he wouldn't read it 😂
@Stubo_NHL24 wrote:The one that told me not to reply because he wouldn't read it 😂
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@NeonSkyline21 wrote:
@Stubo_NHL24 Which commenter here is the "YouTube fella above?" I didn't know Sleeveless was a commenter on these forums.
Anyway. Skill-zoning is the right way to play defense in this game. You can not rely on any AI to cover the backdoor nor can you rely on them to stop the far-side wrist shot. Therefore, you MUST control one guy and match the movements of your 1-dimensional opponent that is circling in your corner/at the half-boards in the most un-hockey way imaginable until they finally commit to a direction and then steal the puck from them.
Is it boring? Yes. Are they forcing you to play that way? Also yes.
As @EA_Aljo said, programming AI is difficult. It's a real conundrum because you can't make it so that your off-puck AI defenders are consistently shutting down pass options, right? Idk what the solution is but what we have now isn't great.Skill zoning is in no way required. I can't stand to play that way. For me, it's boring to play so passively. Also, skilled players know how to exploit the AI mechanics. That best way to combat that is to play manual defense. You're not forced to skillzone by any means.
- @EA_Aljo people still do it but once you get a couple of tips in or a couple of wraps then they tend to play manual defense in my experience
O my god this game is so bad in every single way i just cant believe how they could do this to us . It is totally unplayable. Go in and play Nhl 23 or Nhl 22 or some of older and you will see how much better games they are
This isn't broken, it does work on some levels and there is fun to be had with it too (as long as you can look past the glitches and AI deficiencies).
But if I could put one specific thing out there to signify my overall experience with this game if would be this clip.
- LOL. Now that's a first. Have not ever seen that before. But it isn't any surprise. Thanks for the clip.
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