Make Hitting Great Again
Put the same controls we've had for 15 years back in the game.
Forum Discussion
@KidShowtime1867 wrote:
@Beauts90 wrote:Although I personally want everything in the game to feel realistic and I don’t think open ice hits do in NHL 24, I don’t mind the hitting system overall.
The most difficult hit in hockey, hip checks being tied to a button is a completely different story though.
It's really not that difficult to be honest. It's mostly about timing and hip placement. The same goes for executing a good hip check in '24. Some people make it seem like you just press the button and it happens, but that's not really the case. Although it is a simple button press to get the actual hip-check movement, you still need to execute it properly and time it perfectly or else you just brush off the intended target.
Well the problem is that last sentence is completely false. You absolutely don't need to time anything and no one brushes off hip checks.
I agree, hip checks are way too overpowered and don't really require skill. For the new body/shoulder checks I'd love to see it adjusted slightly where you don't have to push UP always and just need to push the R-stick in the direction you want to initiate contact in. But, keep the need to move stick back and forth to throw a more powerful hit. The new mechanics have made it a lot harder to do simple shoulder to shoulder rub outs along the boards, which is by far the most common check throw in hockey.
