Forum Discussion
There are many improvements to NHL 24.
cpu dmen ai is better, they now shoot the puck.
In zone defense is also slightly better.
Two things need to be fixed outside of everyone's wishes of removing the visible pressure meter on ice:
1) dumping the puck is SEVERELY underpowered, which creates a double whammy.
cpu and human will have much harder tim clearing the puck, which will make pressure situations feel unearned and cheaper.
Also playing the dump and chase style is nearly impossible now, for both you and the cpu. Please bring the old dump mechanic back in a future patch.
2) add a way for us to tune
pressure situations: less often, less nerfed ratings during thise sutuations, etc.
Thanks
Hipchecks are still way too OP. Nobody should be stumbling or falling when grazed by a hipcheck. It reminds me of the cannonball era from NHL 13(?).
Either decrease the charge time of dumps or rework how dumps work. I understand not being able to flip it halfway down the ice without needing to charge it, but you need to hold R1 down for like 5 seconds until it's fully charged.
A rework that could work for the future is the longer you hold it affects the arc of the dump. If you barely press R1 you get a high dump, less accurate dump which increases delay of game probability. If you hold it it's more accurate, and the puck has no chance of going over the glass.