NHL 24 - January 25th Tuner Update Notes

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@dafff79e50b23c53 wrote:

Why is simply letting us clear the puck not getting fixed? It's been broken since launch.

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Chipping the puck off the glass to relieve pressure is a skill that requires positional responsibility in order to execute properly. As the developers have already implied; The flip dump is not a 'get-out-of-jail-free' card. Meaning, you can't just press R1+RS the instant you obtain a puck and expect it to eliminate the full pressure. You need to get yourself into a position in order to use the dump effectively. If you can't, there are other options to quickly move a puck in an attempt to get out of the zone: power-sauce, R2 + Shoot, Shoot, Hard pass.

Below are some in-game examples, followed by practice mode examples to demonstrate the major difference subtle positional changes have on chipping pucks off the glass. 

Yes, opponent is diving at me in the D-Zone which is indicative of a lower-skilled player, however, this opponent's CR turned out to be 899 (roughly top 100 player in OVP). I believe the diving was a message to imply he was annoyed I was dumping it every chance I got. 

Went out of my way to use the dump puck feature, so these scenarios may have warranted a pass rather than a dump, but I wanted to show that you can utilize the dump effectively in-game if you learn to master it.

Here's a slow dump from trying to chip it off the glass from too far away (at the faceoff dot - puck lands right outside the blue line):

Here's a dump from a little closer (between the dot and hash marks - puck lands between blue and red line):

Finally, what I believe is the perfect spot - close against the boards to get the best angle for speed and distance (puck lands almost at the referees crease):