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Hi @KidShowtime1867,
Yes, there are a lot of actions controlled by 1 button, but I think hipchecks should never have been implemented this way. This was the biggest mistake the devs made this year and now the game has no balance because users are spamming hipchecks and there are no tools how to counter them. Not even a big build will help.
@Ampereturn wrote:Hi @KidShowtime1867,
Yes, there are a lot of actions controlled by 1 button, but I think hipchecks should never have been implemented this way. This was the biggest mistake the devs made this year and now the game has no balance because users are spamming hipchecks and there are no tools how to counter them. Not even a big build will help.
I play Div 1 WoC in both 6's and 3's and although we encounter the odd player who spams hipchecks, we don't see it as often as every game. Maybe every 5 games or so, you'll see some * out there trying to spam hipchecks.
Although there is no mechanic to counter hip check spammers, you can avoid them.
If you often find you're in a position where there's no escape from an incoming hip check then you need to look at your current puck carrying habits. Faster passes can negate any impact on puck possession from a hip check spammer. Alternatively, managing your speed goes a long way in allowing your player to get the most out of their Agility attribute - which would allow you to simply skate in the opposite direction that the hit is coming from. This essentially nulls the hip check and allows the puck carrier to retain puck possession.
It's not ideal to have to utilize these avoidance tactics in the face of a mechanic that appears to be OP, but these tactics are applicable irrelevant of an OP mechanic and are still useful habits to acquire. Ultimately, a nerf to the hip check is the most ideal solution here.
That said, I'd like the reverse-hit mechanic to be more of a 'hit resistance' mechanic. Meaning; big players with high strength and hitting attributes would have the mechanic play out as a reverse hit, but smaller and more agile players would have the mechanic play out as a hit-avoidance animation while retaining puck possession.
Hi @KidShowtime1867,
I agree, there is no mechanic to counter hipcheck spammers, however, I'm quite successful to avoid them as you said, but I don't understand why devs think, that was a good idea to give players ability to press one button to make a hipcheck. In my opinion, that was a big mistake, because hipcheck is very powerful tool. In previous years, game balance was guaranteed, because the way how to pull it out properly was much more difficult and you could even trip someone if you made a mistake. Now, everyone is just spamming X in every possible situation and players are quite successful without any skills. I like your idea about reverse-hit mechanic to be more of a 'hit resistance' mechanic, so it would be possible to use reverse hitting against hipcheck spammers as well. That would be great, I think. Thank you.
- @Ampereturn One button hip checks aren't necessarily an issue. Being able to change your trajectory and flip people over with no momentum or bulk are. If you are standing in front of a player and crouch, they are going to shove through or you're going to be called for "clipping".
Hip checks require timing and momentum to connect with your target with enough force to create an impact.
The physics are simply wrong how they are applied. If a hip check from the front was called as a clipping penalty and a hip check that maybe grazed a player from behind had no effect, a one button move wouldn't be an issue.
The controls don't change that (though they do make it more accessible and less risky).
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