New patch is garbage
Downloaded the new patch and for the 3rd time this year, it has reset my EASHL created jerseys. There is so many things wrong with this game! I cant make other players on my club assistant captains, ...
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@EA_Aljo My guess is because the player base has shrunk.. no amount of videos or anything have resulted in change.. I mean how many times have you asked for videos for 1 of 2 things to happen.. either you defend the game and just say the defender should have used input "a" instead of input "b" when they were clearly in a position to use either (and having the advantage of never knowing what would happen of they DID select the other input) that gets old.. it's always on the defender in this game to play perfectly. Or you succumb to the fact there's an issue and you just say you'll let the development team know.. to which maybe it will get a patch (typically that doesn't work) or maybe they just won't fix it and we just say it's working as intended. I mean I just dunno of there's much of a point in pointing out anything. There are threads with TONS of fixes that need to be made and we either pretend they don't or just say "the game seems to be in a good place" it's wild..
Tbh I've not tried to use slthe penalty button since 23. Just a button I'm too scared to press. Pokechecks are in a bad place. The aim at the feet is just incredibly bad.. the power of the poke.. sometimes the puck just stops completely.
You keep saying you don't experience any of these problems when you play.. can you stream one night and play defense? You're quick to say what everyone is doing wrong and how you don't experience any of the problems that we are. I just want to see what you're doing.
Tbh I've not tried to use slthe penalty button since 23. Just a button I'm too scared to press. Pokechecks are in a bad place. The aim at the feet is just incredibly bad.. the power of the poke.. sometimes the puck just stops completely.
You keep saying you don't experience any of these problems when you play.. can you stream one night and play defense? You're quick to say what everyone is doing wrong and how you don't experience any of the problems that we are. I just want to see what you're doing.
EA_Aljo
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Community ManagerYou can take a look at the patch notes and see that we're listening. Fixing the stick lift was one of those changes. Since then, I've been using it without issue and we don't get near the amount of reports we had on this previously. I'm not saying this means there are no problems with it. Nobody has submitted any video yet so we're not currently seeing any issues.
It's not that often I actually say someone is doing something wrong. Not without video at least. I'm also not saying that I never experience the issues you all are reporting. I get frustrated with pokes being picked up again, but I also know why that's happening. That happens normally when I'm backskating and I don't get good contact on the puck. The carrier is in a much better position to gain control again. They're facing the puck and skating in to it. I'm poking it and moving backwards out of reach of it. There are also many times my pokes successfully dislodge the puck and let myself or a teammate pick it up. It's not like every single poke in real world hockey is going to result in a turnover.
All I'm saying is, get some video of it and I'll run it by the team. I'm not going to raise an issue without proof. Because, contrary to what you all may think, they do spend valuable time investigating these issues. Which is a waste of said time when something is working as intended.
Sounds like the EA rep is getting frustrated with all the complaints about gameplay. Now they now what we feel like as their customers who feel like we paid good money to play test the unfinished game for the last 3 months.
- EA_Aljo
I have my own frustrations with gameplay. Some of them are right along with the rest of you, but pokes and stick lifts are not a part of that.
- Its really sad to see what EA have done to our favorite game that is now boring and pretty unplayable . Does EA want the gameplay and the hitting to be this strange and bad?? I know that EA can make good hockey games, NHL 23 and back are good hockey games .Im really dissipointed in EA and the team that force me and my buddy to stop play NHL and find some other game
@EA_Aljo wrote:You can take a look at the patch notes and see that we're listening. Fixing the stick lift was one of those changes. Since then, I've been using it without issue and we don't get near the amount of reports we had on this previously. I'm not saying this means there are no problems with it. Nobody has submitted any video yet so we're not currently seeing any issues.
It's not that often I actually say someone is doing something wrong. Not without video at least. I'm also not saying that I never experience the issues you all are reporting. I get frustrated with pokes being picked up again, but I also know why that's happening. That happens normally when I'm backskating and I don't get good contact on the puck. The carrier is in a much better position to gain control again. They're facing the puck and skating in to it. I'm poking it and moving backwards out of reach of it. There are also many times my pokes successfully dislodge the puck and let myself or a teammate pick it up. It's not like every single poke in real world hockey is going to result in a turnover.
All I'm saying is, get some video of it and I'll run it by the team. I'm not going to raise an issue without proof. Because, contrary to what you all may think, they do spend valuable time investigating these issues. Which is a waste of said time when something is working as intended.
@EA_Aljo I think the real issue here is the downright disappointment and unsatisfaction with players who play defense in this game. This is the core of this whole problem. There are lots of issues playing defense, and nothing seems to improve. Rather, it seems each year offense gets these new things, while defense keeps getting nerfed into being unplayable. We have to deal with minor mistakes causing consequences, while offense has very few of these issues.
Also, your statement about not all pokes in real world hockey result in turnovers may be true, but you can't have it both ways. You can't claim realism for one mechanic, but completely abuse other real world hockey mechanics at the same time. I could easily say not every person in real world hockey has an issue clearing a puck on a dump. Not every player in real world hockey can perform the Michigan. It really feels like there are two views on offense and defense in this game. Offense gets all these crazy things that rarely happen in real world hockey, yet defense gets none, or very few, things that happen in real world hockey.
This game should be as equally fun to play on defense as it is on offense. In my view, this is not the case, and I mainly play defense. We are backskating and can't poke check, but a forward can no look behind the back shoot, pass, and intercept/pickup pucks. I'm not surprised people are not providing as many videos. First, EA has put zero effort into helping capture videos in the game and second, there never seems to be any real significant changes. I think most people are frustrated and have given up. This forum used to be so much more lively than it is now.
As an aside, I would also ask you stream or record a play session, unedited, so we can all see how you are using the mechanics of this game. I would like to see how you play this game since you say you are intimately aware of how this game works. Who knows, maybe we are all just playing the game wrong? Thanks!
- @smugxb Yep! I'd also add that when I watch hockey I see players poking all the time and from all sorts of angles.. maybe not from directly behind the opposition but from the side.. and sometimes their stick will even hit a player's leg... now that rarely turns into a tripping call.. and honestly when they poke from the side it has a BETTER chance to dislodge the puck. In this game it seems if you poke from the side the game feels you MUST be trying to aim at the legs... I have no idea WHY this happens. I saw a post some time ago that suggested it aims where the puck is when you hit the button, so when he pokes from the side it will hit his legs as he's skating.. seems like a simple fix.. trips are also extremely annoying when someone uses the spin o Rama or backskate JUST before getting to you.. there's no way to tune that at just have the stick glance off a leg when they hit those? I'm not saying I should be able to poke the puck when they do that, they made a good move and should be rewarded! However, giving me a penalty because I poked at a rather opportune time if not for him hitting spin at the SAME time seems unfair.. and in 3's that's a free goal. So no, I and many others don't feel pokes are in a good place at ALL. Nothing on defense is in a good place. I play defense this year just because so many people are struggling at it and I like the challenge but it's extremely unforgiving. Almost any mistake is gonna be a goal.. meanwhile the offense has SO many tools and get bailed out by having an advantage of possesion. All that being said I'd say hip check is still way too dominant... however as soon as you nerf that correctly the defense will struggle even more haha so I guess leave in the absolutely ridiculous hip check and leave the game looking nothing like the game we watch.. 🤷♂️
- EA_Aljo
That's a fair statement about the Michigan. It's one I'd love to see removed. Thankfully, I rarely see anyone use it and it's very easy to defend so it hasn't been an issue in my own play.
As far as streaming goes, I'm not streaming on my personal account. Also, like I said, I have my own issues with the game, but defending the cross-crease isn't one of them. Those attempts frequently get stopped before they happen and when they do, passes are normally outside my player's reaction time to intercept. Regardless, this is being investigated so it's very possible it could be addressed. This game isn't perfect and I have plenty of frustrations with it like the rest of you. I'm not saying all is well.
It's already very easy to capture video using your console. If you're having trouble with it, there's a guide here.
Yeah i have a bunch of captures but they're apparently too big to share on here. So what do i do from here?
