The problem with @PernellKarl027 sliders is that they just nerf skating ability without making any actual changes to AI (because you CAN'T affect AI tendencies with EA NHL's slider offerings). So yeah, your players will skate slower and be much less agile but then you're missing out on the speed of the game. Also, playing "player lock" isn't always fun.
Having a guy bobble a puck because he tried to skate with it isn't "fun."
All of this said, I haven't found the offline to be as bad as what was shown in the clips OP posted. I've been playing on All-Star with OVP settings and while they definitely let you gain their zone too often, I've found the games to be competitive still. Maybe I'm just not good at this game yet? I'm usually a pretty high-ranked versus player so idk. Time will tell.
What I CAN say is that the clips shown by OP are egregious... that's for sure. I know that programming AI in such a dynamic setting as hockey is INCREDIBLY hard from a sheer algorithmic approach but you'd think EA Sports would have a better foundation down after all of this time.
WTH....
There is a good reason why you should NOT play the slider without the associated roster! And if you want to play sim hockey, you should go out of the comfort zone and test the setup, even with player lock ect....
I have played over 30 years always only 1 or 2 camera and always all players ... I could NEVER IN LIFE imagine playing on Action Cam with Player Lock...and now I never go back.
This is by far the best, most realistic hockey you can play....
Man, there are 800 - 1000 hours of work in it, it was edited so extremely much on the roster...and then there are still people who say oh that doesn't work at all....
Again, who wants to play real sim hockey, must not only use PKs slider but ONLY WITH THE ROSTER! (And his recommendation)
Try it, you won't regrad... Peace ✌️ 🙏
