@Big_E_Bronco50The problem is not the puck protect in itself...but the fact that you can't either use the puck protect OR stick handles when you click L3. Not clicking on L3 is not a fix...Sometimes you are not really given the choices to use it or not when pressured, need to rush between two players or need to gain some distances from a opponents. And when I do so, I dont want to be forced in protect puck everytime agaisnt my will.
Even though the old protect puck was exploited and abused, I was able to chose which one to use depending on the situation. Not anymore.
If we all had elite controller like Aljo with paddles, we could move the puck protect proc/modifier to a paddle and everyting would be perfect, but we cant with the normal controller. I know they wont bring it back to B unless they make some major adjustement to avoid the abuse again. But at least give the option to deactivate it. It's not like some of us are asking the impossible.
The way you choose which one is literally by clicking or not clicking LS. You can still choose. Just need some stick discipline.
@Big_E_Bronco50The point is you should be able to use either puck protect or stick handles when you speed up by clicking L3, not 100% forced into puck protect...Like it has ever been before.
Clicking L3 is a choice (to some degree) but also a poor excuse to leave a bad mechanic/buttons combo in place they introduced this year. When you're forced to use the hustle to get away of whatever situations because, yes it happens several times through out a game, it's not so much of a choice anymore...and yet I want to be free to use my stick the way I WANT....not the way the game decided to for me. Pretty straightforward to understand.
The real choice is to use stick handles or protect puck whether or not I'm using L3 (hustle).
If they are allowing to remap puck protect to paddles for thoses with elite controller....then damn, I'll be buying an elite controller specifically for this. 😩
the most frustrating thing about this entire mechanic is that releasing puck protect does not work instantly. There is a delay of up to a second before your character disengages from the puck protect mechanic.
This causes issues game after game while on breakaways or maneuvering around tight spaces. For those of us who experience the "fat man lag", it is even worse. But even on servers that feel good and proper, the delay is still there.
As much as I hate to say it, it felt 1000x better to control the puck and maneuver your player in 23. The wrong things were changed for 24.
