EA_Aljo
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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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What an utter shambles.
Why change it back without giving it a proper chance. It was much better without the hitting acceleration.
Find it odd that it would be changed back so quickly, I don't think we are getting the full story here.
Its like the blind leading the blind 🤦
@Stubo_NHL24 wrote:What an utter shambles.
Why change it back without giving it a proper chance. It was much better without the hitting acceleration.
Find it odd that it would be changed back so quickly, I don't think we are getting the full story here.
Its like the blind leading the blind 🤦
There was nothing to give a chance for though. It was pretty damn evident that it killed hitting completely when the average hits were 4 a game in a 20min match. My Eric Daze and Tom Wilson were untouchable.
- @phomi99 That's not entirely a hitting issue.
You shouldn't expect to knock down a Tom Wilson with regularity but you should still be able to impede his progress with the puck.
The real issue is that players are able to move unimpeded while maintaining puck control regardless of what you throw at them.
I don't care how big or strong you are, if you get hit there's a good chance you are being separated from the puck.
It's a body check. You are checking (as in disrupting) the progress of the body in order to dislodge the puck.
A stick check is checking the progress of the puck itself in order to dislodge it from the player.
When neither of those things works as intended, it creates a situation where we have to "make up" ways to generate those outcomes (like super powered checking).
Checking CAN work the way it was modified, but that also means modifying how easy it is for the puck carrier to maintain/regain possession.
The best players in the game still have to pass, deke, and deceive in order to progress with the puck. There's a reason individual efforts are highlight reels. It's because it is incredibly difficult to simply carry the puck straight to the net while shrugging off body contact and sticks.
Not in this game.
