Put back the protect button to X/A
Hi, Right now it's impossible for me to deke without triggering the protect puck animation and it makes this game feels TERRIBLE. I can't score 20% of my breakaways or my attacks in the crease aga...
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EA_Aljo
Community Manager
Community Manager
@143mg wrote:
I can't believe this was removed. It's so game breaking.
This was heavily exploited and easily one of the areas of the game we had the most feedback about. It's gone and there are no plans to return it. I'm sure it could have stuck around if it was used as intended, but that simply wasn't the case when combined with LT/L2.
You say "if it was used as intended." That is YOUR GUYS responsibility to make sure it can be used as intended. Nerf it. Don't just break the ability to turn your body. Why can you tune everything else in this game EXCEPT for that? You just left it as-is for several years and just broke it instead? Like cmon man.
No one is defending exploiters. Why wasn't an effort made to nerf the people who exploit it instead of just turning off the ability to turn your body. It's such a core part of controlling a player. It's easy enough to nerf LT+A. You guys just broke the button map and called it a day. I'll upload a 40-minute highlight video of the times I used LT+A and you tell me which ones are cheap.
For reference, look at literally ANY powerplay breakout in the NHL that uses the sling shot. They all skate up the ice to push the defense back, turn their back to face their own defense, and drop the puck. It literally happens 50 times a night just on a powerplay breakout.
