So I tried to play my first drop in game, took 2 tripping penalties and I was booted from the game for poor team play.
Apparently my assist in the game meant nothing.
I was looking forward to making up for my mistakes but instead the game decided I wasn't able to play anymore.
Is this how it's going to be this year?
I sure hope not
Community ManagerHey, @chapAnjou
Assists don't count towards teamplay. What does are things like penalties, icing, losing faceoffs and going offside. Also, if your team gets scored on while you're in the box, you'll take a bigger hit. If your teamplay grade drops to an F, you'll be kicked.
@EA_Aljo wrote:Hey, @chapAnjou
Assists don't count towards teamplay. What does are things like penalties, icing, losing faceoffs and going offside. Also, if your team gets scored on while you're in the box, you'll take a bigger hit. If your teamplay grade drops to an F, you'll be kicked.
How can assists not count toward team play? That is literally team play lol
I don't think losing face-offs should count either, sometimes someone is just better than you, doesn't mean you're trolling.
That's what this whole 'kick for poor team play' was made to combat, trolls. They've taken it a bit too far and maybe lost the original vision.
Community ManagerI played 3 6v6 WoC games last night. There wasn't one person kicked for poor team play so if this is happening frequently, your play is probably worthy of the F grade. We'll keep an eye out for more reports though and will make sure that feedback gets sent over to the team.
@EA_Aljo Thanks for the reply.
I'm not going to lie and say I was playing a great game, but the only bad things I did were the 2 trips. Assists should 1000% be factored into the algorithm controlling team play. It's actually kind of ridiculous that they're not. On top of that, the calculation should take into account the length of time a person is holding onto the puck as well.
I played a 6v6 drop-in game yesterday with someone on the attack who just held onto the puck and skated multiple circles in the offensive zone, never passed to anyone and then finally took a shot. In that instance, we were awarded pressure time and, I'll bet anything, he was rewarded with some kind of increase in teamplay for taking a shot after seriously 15-20 seconds of puck hogging.
In all of 23 I was not kicked from a single game. Not one.
I take 2 bad penalties in my very first game in 24 and I'm booted. That seems extremely weird to me. Especially considering I'm constantly playing with defensemen that think they're forwards, left wings and left d that spend all their time on the right side and goalies that think it's funny to leave the crease and let tons of goals in. I can't remember a single time they've been kicked from the game. In fact, I'm usually the one that ends up leaving because the experience has already been ruined way before any teamplay check is going to boot them (if it does).
Kicking someone for making mistakes that are normal hockey plays should not be happening.
Community ManagerI just found out that you're not supposed to get kicked in club play. So, that would also be why I didn't see it. That said, there were very few penalties and everyone was generally playing their positions as they should be. I know that's not always the case in drop-ins. Regardless, it looks like there is an issue here. It's been reported to the team.
I'll keep an eye out for more reports on this. I know these mechanics have never been quite perfect so it would be good to see them balanced over time.
Community ManagerAll good. I'm not saying you're a bad player. Even the best of us have the occasional rough game 🙂
@EA_Aljo wrote:All good. I'm not saying you're a bad player. Even the best of us have the occasional rough game 🙂
An occasional rough game should not result in being kicked.
The kicked for poor team play was designed to boot trolls who want to ruin other players experience.
Sure it can be tough to get it perfect, but a couple penalties and a few face-off losses shouldn't result in getting booted.
Community ManagerTrolls in drop-ins is something we get a high amount of complaints about so I really don't mind strict rules there, but it shouldn't be happening in club games. It's being looked in to. Thanks!
