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.
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They created so many problems for themselves by trying to "reinvent" hitting this year. The fact that they couldn't find a middle ground is so EA, one extreme or the other.
@RSall14 wrote:They created so many problems for themselves by trying to "reinvent" hitting this year. The fact that they couldn't find a middle ground is so EA, one extreme or the other.
The initial change to the hitting mechanic is still very welcome by those of us who enjoy sim-style hockey. The fact that there are so many vocal people who don't even give these changes a chance before demanding they be reverted is pretty typical of that portion of the community. These people were the reason this game was stagnant without tuner updates for a couple of years and who insisted "the beta was better" with no acknowledgement of the META adaptation during the short window of playtime. Of course the game was "better" (ie; without a discernable META) during a timeframe of 10 days. Everyone was still learning and adapting. That alone makes the game feel so much different and organic.
It's when the meta develops and the players adapt that the real changes need to be made, not just blanket reversions to some perceived 'glory days'.
