How do elbowing and cross checking penalties function?
Are they simply random or does it occur when a hit is mistimed for example if you flick up on your stick too early cause your player to reach and land with the elbow or stick only.
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EA_Aljo
Community Manager
Community ManagerHello, @drtydaddydevito
These will be called randomly when taking a penalty for charging. You will either get charging, elbowing or cross-checking.
@EA_Aljo By the way, charging is 100% broken in this game. It was always a crapshoot, as 90% of the time in the actual National Hockey League the only time charging gets called is when someone leaves their feet in order to hit someone. In previous years, even a small gallop of 4-5 sprinted strides could yield a charge. In the current year, you can sprint for 10 strides, begin to glide so you can make a 90-degree cut, then a second or two later when you hit someone you will still get called for a charge. I've even sprinted straight "up", then came to a complete stop before skating straight "down" and hitting someone after only taking a couple strides aaaand... *whistle* CHARGING!
Terrible.
Terrible.
