NHL25 Controls
Hi, I have played NHL since 2006. The skill stick was the best part of the game, and last year in NHL24 they completely ruined it by making puck protect holding left/right on the right stick. And on ...
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EA_Aljo
Community Manager
Community ManagerThe previous method of protecting the puck was heavily exploited to create unrealistic skating. The community complained about this for a few years. We are not reverting that change in NHL 25. Puck protect is the same as NHL 24.
I can understand moving puck protect away from holding the X (PS5) button… what I don’t understand is the logic behind holding my stick on the left or right side of my body then engaging in a puck protect. If you have ever played hockey, then you will understand that I can hold my stick on the left or right side of my body and continue to skate at full speed. There is no logical sense behind “if the stick is on my left/right side, then your puck protecting”.
I want you to understand clearly that changing the skill stick from what it was in the previous 10 games, is the reason me and every player I know did not buy NHL24. So, if you're fine with that, and won’t allow for players to change the controls on which they play the game, then I guess you’ve lost a 15+ year customer for good. I can’t think of any other sports game in history that changes the controls and doesn’t allow you to use the controls you want. It is really self-defeating from a business perspective.
Cheers mate
- EA_Aljo
That's not the way it works in the game though. You hold down hustle and move left or right. You're not going forehand/backhand to hold your stick out and protect it. Your player will shield their body better when protecting the puck while skating. Instead of being able to exploit this mechanic to backskate unrealistically.
Many people made the switch to Total Control. Many others stuck with skill stick. Personally, I kept using skill stick and remapped the fake shot to a paddle on the underside of an Elite controller because I was constantly accidentally hitting this when stick handling. So far, you're the first I've heard that specifically didn't get the game only because puck protect changed. We've had more positive feedback on this since it removed the exploit that a very large part of the community did not like.
So, just to be clear, if I’m skating forward, an I hold my R3 stick to the left or right, then I won’t automatically engage in a puck protect? Because this is what ruined the game for me, you can no longer go left and right on the R3 stick to mimic actual stick handling in hockey.
I have never, and will absolutely never ever ever ever play the game online. And yet, I’m forced to suffer a crappy change to the mechanics I’ve used for years, because people in a game mode i never play exploited it. This is the problem with sports games as a whole! Changes are made for online, that negatively affect offline players with seemingly no regard for the offline players. I’m offline! Let me spam-protect the puck, let me truck my opponent with little effort! Wtf does it matter when I’m playing against the computer?!? End your annual release! Split the game! Make Chel its own game, make it an annual subscription. But for the love of god give us hockey lovers a game that’s actually playable and enjoyable offline in the comfort of our living room that isn’t some arcadey forced-competitive
Edit: Removed swearing. Per the Answers HQ rules, make sure your posts are free of profanity. -CM
- @Wolfspack You do realize, if I am understanding this right, that you are contradicting yourself here as you are saying you want to spam puck protect and truck your opponent with little effort but than right at the end say you don't want an arcadey type game?
When will the the controls be reverted back like nhl23 been playing this game since 2008 and it's now a completely different game now I will not be buying any more games until they will be reverted back i will be sticking to nhl23 until then
