Passes not being intercepted
This happens all the time I will get more clips, in this case you can actually hear the puck hit my stick while directly going through my legs while I am face up to the puck. I have also been on the ...
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@EA_Aljo I appreciate that there's reasons these plays turn out the way the do, but from a gameplay perspective they come uncross as undeserved goals and are unrewarding as a result. Not easy to address I'm sure but over the last couple of years, more and more goals for and against just don't feel right. I think that feeling it's causing a growing problem with the community.
Regarding clips 2 and 5 ( especially 2 ). If these played out the way they did because of contact between the two players, it's one of the more frustrating aspects of the game since contact only seems to impact the defensive player's ability to play the puck.
Regarding clips 2 and 5 ( especially 2 ). If these played out the way they did because of contact between the two players, it's one of the more frustrating aspects of the game since contact only seems to impact the defensive player's ability to play the puck.
EA_Aljo
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Community ManagerI'm in agreement with you. We'll just have to wait and see if this is improved in the future.
https://www.xbox.com/play/media/EisDaQdyLd
I took this clip last night. Skater near the boards forces a cross-ice pass, the defender in the slot is in pretty good position to pick off the pass and even starts a puck pick-up animation, but then the animation abruptly stops and the puck goes between his skates and right to the offensive player for an easy tap in goal.
When defenders complain that the game feels rigged in favor of forwards, this is what they're talking about. A defender in the passing lane with more than enough time to intercept a pass has his player stop doing a puck pick-up animation just so that the pass can go straight through him to the forward.
@SummerOfDekes wrote:https://www.xbox.com/play/media/EisDaQdyLd
I took this clip last night. Skater near the boards forces a cross-ice pass, the defender in the slot is in pretty good position to pick off the pass and even starts a puck pick-up animation, but then the animation abruptly stops and the puck goes between his skates and right to the offensive player for an easy tap in goal.
When defenders complain that the game feels rigged in favor of forwards, this is what they're talking about. A defender in the passing lane with more than enough time to intercept a pass has his player stop doing a puck pick-up animation just so that the pass can go straight through him to the forward.
My guess is the pickup animation was stopped in favor of the kick-with-the-skate animation. This failed and the puck went through.
I can see how some people see this and think the game is 'rigged' - but what attributes are at play here? If the defender has a poor defensive awareness rating, it's not uncommon to see mistakes like this - much like you'd see a mistake from a real NHler. Real-world experience will tell you that a pass in the skates is always hard to disrupt due to the lowered reaction time.
same vibes as this
#97 should've played the body on #20 and eliminate attribute RNG as a factor in these scenarios.
- EA_Aljo
Thanks for the clip. I'll send this over to the team.
https://youtu.be/es-asnvKtiQ?si=w-Nvi_09TxcvnbKY
The amount of times I get these chippy pickup attempts on defense sucks, not just in this clip but in general.
- EA_Aljo
Thanks for sending this over. Appreciate it.
