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Jagavekov's avatar
Jagavekov
2 years ago

Isn't it kind of insulting to the NHL and the sport of hockey

That EA thinks in order to people to be entertained playing a hockey game it has to be a complete exaggeration of the sport? The game is full of hip checks and Michigan goals, is all offense and no ...
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Jammalammalam
Seasoned Veteran
2 years ago

This game just continues to make me sick.

I'm sick of poke checks doing nothing when players are skating right at me.

I'm sick of the rampart hip-checks that are now the hitting meta in the game.

I'm SO SICK OF ICON PASSING that I can't turn off and that I hear that annoying chime from not only my icon passing, but everyone else as well.

I'm sick that the smoothness of something as simple as sending a slapshot down down the ice in 23 has turned into a slow slog of an animation.

I'm sick of the pressure meter (that I once liked) that eats my stamina and goalie's stamina so much that it's impossible to to fight for the puck.

I'm sick that when I actually get the puck that I can't clear it because it goes two feet and right into the glove of players waiting to grab the flimsy clear.

I'm sick of the menus that seem even more lagged this year and that some menus are even worse with QoL this year than last year. Who thought the edit away/home player menu system was a good idea?

I'm absolutely sick of this battle pass crap.

I'm sick of some of the in-game sounds sounding like NHL 94.

I'm sick of having to use XP boosts to move the XP meter even though I'm winning in 3's drops AND 6's club.

I'm sick of the entire experience of this game being a buggy mess. I wonder how many nullpointers I'm getting from start to edit player to edit loadout to crashing in the DR in the background.

I'm sick that for years, EA hasn't been able to build off the game before it instead of seemingly starting from scratch and having to uber-patch into December/January because it feels like no one that knows how to play games tests the nitty-gritty before release.

I'm sick that we have get charged $60 - $100 each year for a alpha build release.

I'm sick and tired of this being the only NHL game on the market.

I'm not sick that EA is trying to get out relevant patches this year (unlike last year), but gameplay changes after betas should be minor. The big focus should be on QoL, but getting this game into a fair, working state for the modes that most people play might be near impossible with the one-press super buttons. 

    • Jammalammalam's avatar
      Jammalammalam
      Seasoned Veteran
      2 years ago

      LoL. That was a rant and a half, wasn't it? I'm sorry guys, but can you imagine if they took the effort that went into creating a whole chel store, chel coins, and HUT money into actual gameplay features and additions before the release of the game?

      Instead, as a defenseman, I get to enjoy this happening over and over and over and over. Gold Stick 'Em Up with a 90+ Stick Checking gets you absolute nothing. I'm trying to abuse the Hip-Check, but with this happening, what other options do I have? Can't really hit regular because that barely works since I have to have my speed/accel at 92 just to catch the speedy wingers. I'm not saying poke should always work, but my goodness, the forwards don't have to do anything but keep skating like the D isn't even there.

      • PernellKarl027's avatar
        PernellKarl027
        2 years ago
        @Jammalammalam wrote:

        LoL. That was a rant and a half, wasn't it? I'm sorry guys, but can you imagine if they took the effort that went into creating a whole chel store, chel coins, and HUT money into actual gameplay features and additions before the release of the game?

        @Jammalammalam 

        Don't be sorry, lol ! We feel your pain and it’s good to vent once in awhile, instead of breaking controllers and stuff 😉 

        It’s also ok to vent as long as we keep it civilized… I’ve done my share of venting since 24 came out 😏

        BTW, look at the XPs @Jagavekov first post in this thread. It’s unfreakinbelievable ! At least we are not alone thinking that way….

        Peace ✌️

  • Sega82mega's avatar
    Sega82mega
    2 years ago
    @Jammalammalam

    That was a lot of sickness.

    Must have been like a therapy session to get it out of your system.

    Hockey Hug 🫂
  • rsandersr47's avatar
    rsandersr47
    Seasoned Ace
    2 years ago
    @Jammalammalam Yep! 2 steps forward, three steps back. I like a couple of changes they made but overall this seems to be yet another step back. They got rid of LT and helped mitigate puckragging.. but then every other change after that was awful.

    The new edit player was supposed to SAVE TIME it is buggy, laggy, and extremely time consuming. Was this ever tested? By who?

    The pressure system has teams throwing anything and EVERYTHING on net just to hope they get a rebound so they can do the same thing until the goalie can't move. I've never seen am NHL goalie act like this game feels they should act like. Beyond that, some of the saves they make when they're not tired is WILD. All of this was tested?

    What games are you guys watching when NHL players lose half their speed because a meter on the ice fills up? This was tested?

    The store... horrendous! Buggy, leggy, some teams like Chicago get 4-8 items nearly every day while other teams get nothing for days.. on top of all of that you still give bags for threes and placement stuff that we gotta go in and open to get coins.. I'm not sure how you could have found a worse way to do all of that..

    Defense is probably the worst and least fun experience this game has ever created. You just get in the way of the play and hope you get an animation.. all we have to work with that works (but works FAR too well) is the hip check. While I'd love it to be nerfed it's the only consisten tool the defense has and I know if it's nerfed they're not gonna buff anything to help offset it.. so keep it, I guess? Passes in the slot are buffed and almost impossible to intercept, pokechecks sometimes go right through the puck, or have 0 power resulting in you slowing down and them regaining possesion and skating around you.. this was all tested? By who?

    In the Air Force we get EPR's and OPR's they're performance reports.. the issue is many of them are fluff. See, at this point I don't think ANY of these developers care for the game and are just getting fluff for their performance reports. They are hoping another company gets them in. This game seems like a jumping off point and EA is just a big company you can say you worked for.

    - created NHL in game team store; boosted community logins by >50%--made $x in micro transactions

    - Overhauled physics engine; created X number of animations--ensured player contact when necessary

    - Created NHL pressure system; changed meta game--boosted offensive output

    You take these to another company and they sound great.. like you did a good job.. you just leave out all the bugs and how unhappy everyone is with most of these changes..

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