What used to be the hardest deke to pull off in 23 is now used to get an easy goal in 24... I played a game in WOC where the other team attempted the lacrosse deke shot from behind the goalie six times and one actually went in! Players attempt it at least once every single game I've played so far. Likely because it's only one button to do it and even with a 72 deke skill you can score easy with it. I only saw someone attempt it once last game and they missed it. Something has to be done about this. Otherwise we need to call this game Lacrosse 24.

"We’re also looking to make additional changes to the Lacrosse move in a future update based on your feedback:Adding in the chance of failure for the face button produced lacrosse move by assigning a probability of dropping the puck based on deking rating.For skill stick players, allow fewer error frames on the rotational skill stick input for lower rated players (the lowest will be equivalent to NHL 23)."https://answers.ea.com/t5/General-Discussion-News/NHL-24-1-1-0-Patch-Notes-Update-coming-10-6/m-p/13046925#M3713Changes appear to be getting made in the future.

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11 Replies

KlariskraysNHL
Hero
2 years ago
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We’re also looking to make additional changes to the Lacrosse move in a future update based on your feedback:
Adding in the chance of failure for the face button produced lacrosse move by assigning a probability of dropping the puck based on deking rating.
For skill stick players, allow fewer error frames on the rotational skill stick input for lower rated players (the lowest will be equivalent to NHL 23)."
https://answers.ea.com/t5/General-Discussion-News/NHL-24-1-1-0-Patch-Notes-Update-coming-10-6/m-p/13046925#M3713
Changes appear to be getting made in the future.
TheUnusedCrayon
Seasoned Ace
2 years ago
Also is it the stick lift button that negates it? I know poke check doesn't work. I've been in perfect position to stop it multiple times and still had it release in front of me. Can't figure out what control stops it? Hitting???
ManicX777
New Traveler
2 years ago
If you are playing as a defender, hitting is the only thing that works for me. Not sure what goalies can do to stop it. The cpu goalies just watch it go in the net at slow motion.
TheUnusedCrayon
Seasoned Ace
2 years ago
Ah that's what I'm doing wrong.
@ManicX777 wrote:
If you are playing as a defender, hitting is the only thing that works for me. Not sure what goalies can do to stop it. The cpu goalies just watch it go in the net at slow motion.
Weird they'd choose hitting to check a stick. Very odd decision.
TTZ_Dipsy
Hero+
2 years ago
I don't think the michigan/lacrosse goal itself needs much tweaking (i never use it anyway and don't really care how badly it gets nerfed), its the goalies that need a complete overhaul. They are atrocious
misterflugietime
New Vanguard
2 years ago
At this point forget nerfing it - just get rid of it entirely considering how incredibly rare it happens in the NHL. The better the players overalls get as HUT releases better cards, the easier it is going to be able to perform and it is already ridiculously easy to pull off. Just nonsense that the dev team thought it should be something so easy to pull off.
ManicX777
New Traveler
2 years ago
I don't think they should get rid of the lacrosse goal entirely. Just go back to making it extremely difficult to pull off like in 23.If they can't fix that, they should at least fix the CPU goalie detection and reaction time of the lacrosse.
ManicX777
New Traveler
2 years ago
So, we are in about a month now in Lacrosse 24. EA still hasn't done anything about this. I change my mind about getting rid of the move. If EA can't fix this, then EA needs to remove the move entirely or replace it with something else. One button to do a lacrosse goal is ridiculous and players will constantly attempt it and likely land it ever time. Please work on this.
Victavius7
Seasoned Adventurer
2 years ago
@ManicX777 wrote:
So, we are in about a month now in Lacrosse 24. EA still hasn't done anything about this. I change my mind about getting rid of the move. If EA can't fix this, then EA needs to remove the move entirely or replace it with something else. One button to do a lacrosse goal is ridiculous and players will constantly attempt it and likely land it ever time. Please work on this.
It was fixed today. What’s the problem?
ManicX777
New Traveler
2 years ago
It wasn't fixed. That's the problem. I can, with a 90 deke skill, pull off the lacrosse 100% of the time. It should be even with a 90 deke skill, 1 of 10 attempts it gets off the ice. One button is also just not a smart setting for one of the rarest deke shots in the world. Lacrosse 24.