Let's talk about the Matchmaker
Now I appreciate EA trying to innovate and try something different to improve aspects of the game, but this seems like a step backwards. As many have pointed out, it's taking way too long to find a ...
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@lx3dEMONxl wrote:
@de4c0nfr05tOMG I forgot about that. Thanks for the nostalgia. Everyone would get thrown in the middle and you just moved to an open slot. Downside to that was some trolls would open their mics, join the middle, and just sit there and never move to a position and they would be blaring some gawd awful music or something to annoy until the timer ran out. Also, a lot of people would join, not see the position they want open, then back out. So it sometimes took a while to start a game just because people were picky. OR people would reluctantly take a position at D or something and then just play like a forward all game (I realize that people STILL play D like this even in the current paradigm). I definitely prefer pre-picking your position to that system. I definitely DO not like how long it takes to match in 24 as it stands though.
I think they should implement a viable grade system like 2K does for those pesky pretending Defenseman that want to play forward. A little work for the code team but it is necessary to keep things in position and a feedback loop that dings them for being out of position regularly similar to FC 24 and 2k24.
@Timba101 Agreed. It's really rare to find a defenseman in dropins who has the patience or skill to play defense. They're all so eager to be a part of the offense. The standard behavior is:
1) Play up on the rush regardless of the score, conditions, or how lumbering the loadout is that they chose.
2) Receive a pass to the point, and default to winding up a slap shot regardless of any other conditions on the ice (like 4 people stacked up in front of the shot).
3) Default to body checking as the sole strategy for every defensive situation. If 3 forwards are rushing into the defensive zone, and they body check 1 of them, they just left the D partner/goalie with a 2 on 1 or 0 and they are out of position.
Hackattack on YouTube has great videos on how to play defense.
1) Play up on the rush regardless of the score, conditions, or how lumbering the loadout is that they chose.
2) Receive a pass to the point, and default to winding up a slap shot regardless of any other conditions on the ice (like 4 people stacked up in front of the shot).
3) Default to body checking as the sole strategy for every defensive situation. If 3 forwards are rushing into the defensive zone, and they body check 1 of them, they just left the D partner/goalie with a 2 on 1 or 0 and they are out of position.
Hackattack on YouTube has great videos on how to play defense.
@lx3dEMONxl Thats why me or my brother always play ''at least'' one of the defense if not both, I have lost faith in most random defense players in drop-ins.
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