EA_Aljo
Community Manager
Community ManagerHitting acceleration reverted today 2/5
Hello, NHL Fans. The change that was made in last week's update regarding the accelration with hitting being removed, was reverted.
Forum Discussion
@EA_AljoI dont know, if this revert is good.. Finally i enjoyed the game. Before when players on hybrid or total control used buttons to destroy your team was so boring. So i can expect again ,that after 5 minutes of game time will have again 1/2 energy of team, because hybrid and total control players again dont need to time hit, but again just hold button and player destroys you ? I think that update was one of the best game changer in the game. I am really bored, when i play games and 35+ hits per game is average...So you again activate arcade mode instead of NHL simulation. And again you listen players, which are not able play normal skill hockey, but build their games on hits...Same as you bring back hybrid...
- EA_Aljo
I don't mind bringing back hybrid since that is an accessibility issue. I just hate going up against teams that only care about hitting. It's just frustrating and annoying as I just don't feel like that's an authentic way to play.
- @EA_Aljo Agree, every hybrid, total control player will have excuses, that this update was bad, but from my view as skill stick player i didnt feel difference, i was able to hit as before. But players who just click on buttons was furios, that they must time their hits and not only click button no matter what position you are. I think you should consider reduce that hits on total control and hybrid only, or somehow change how hits work on buttons. When i tried it, i can be like back to oponnent player, i click on button and i destroy him by my back, it so absurd :D
Will you fix the poke check? After the last adjustment
knocking the puck off guys sticks
2,3, 4,5 times in a row…….he still gets the puck back
he gets the puck back throws a weak writer on net and scores.
wtf
defense is goneknew it would happen,
@EA_Aljo wrote:I just hate going up against teams that only care about hitting. It's just frustrating and annoying as I just don't feel like that's an authentic way to play.
@EA_AljoBingo. It was worse in NHL23 before the overall change to the hitting engine in 24, but the hitting thing remains an issue. In EASHL when our team (we usually play 5v5, cpu goalies) is matched against a team of 3 or more big guys with truculence, we just back out before the game kicks off. We've played too many frustrating games where its a hit fest, pace of play is slowed to a crawl with all the calls. Win or lose it was just aggravating so now we just avoid that and are better off.
I think you had to roll back the hitting change as it seemed to have been an overcorrection but my hope is you guys find a middle ground between the change and reverted status.
