Again, dump ins, not confused.. real hockey is more messy.. there is no way to program puck battles without it feeling unfair for whomever loses the puck.. unless you have some idea? Dumping the puck in is for scrumming it up. Not good for a video game.
See, I was not confused. You want hockey but you don’t want hockey plays that happens 30 times in a real game ? BTW a battle for a puck, results in a winner and a loser, even if you think it’s unfair. And yes Hockey is MESSY and my setup in 23 does just this. Not for everyone, but yes I have some ideas 😀
They're not gonna make two games.. they hardly focus on one. I think EASHL should not have some of the things listed and threes mode should... but you're not getting 2 games. Especially not one for online and offline as I've also heard before.
Can a guy have at least a dream ? And you said it "they hardly focus on one"… That’s because of all the confusion… Just have a quick look at this forum, you’ll have your answer 😀
@rsandersr47 wrote:
@PernellKarl027What are your ideas for how loose pucks should work?
Having just random winners and losers for loose pucks all game just doesn't sound like a fun game to me I guess.. I love real hockey and watch a little over 100 games a year but in a video game? If i want real hockey I'll go play real hockey. At some point it will just feel like I'm literally simming a game if the puck is as loose as it should be.. it would be fun for offline play, sure. But a competitive game? No, that would just cause mass frustration if it played the way it should. I think if I had a franchise or be a pro I'd like the game to feel messy as it should be but not in EASHL. Messy diminishes a skill gap. If NHL wants to grow an esport market within EASHL that's what they don't want.
This is the same reason many (like myself) don't want broken sticks or now broken glass.. it stops play and shrinks the skill gap (mostly the broken sticks) why add randomness to a game that you want to play competively? It's like playing a game like pokemon, you have moves that can 1HKO but about a 10% chance of it hitting moves like this can and have destroyed competitiveness. At 10% its a random outcome. You can try to plan for that but it's not ideal as it's a low percentage chance. Again, these things are fine when I play offline. If that's your cup of tea, cool. But if you just want the game to cater to you to close the skill gap and make the outcomes more random online.. yikes. Competive coin flip competitions aren't my thing.
See, that’s where and when I’m talking about confusion, lol ! Cause I never, ever talked about ONLINE or EASHL when I made my points…
Im certainly not the expert for Online portion that’s for sure 😉😂
But saying all of this, the REAL NHL game is as competitive as it can be. No ? And hockey is FULL of randomness. Why would it be different if I would play On or Offline ? So that if I would play ONLINE to keep a good record and not random things screw that up ?
At the end of the day, hockey is hockey and random and unpredictable stuff can and will happen all the time. Just ask the 80's USA Miracle on ice team 😉
Would you rather lose a game of EASHL that you’ve been hit about 20 times with a Hip Check that made you fall face first on the ice, or losing cause your stick broke on that last Slapshot that MAYBE would have gone in ??
