EA_Aljo
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Community ManagerHitting acceleration reverted today 2/5
Hello, NHL Fans. The change that was made in last week's update regarding the accelration with hitting being removed, was reverted.
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@BabyPuncher525 wrote:https://youtu.be/GcozFtk0AT0?si=YXu5lEclKED4QQu8
As the RD in this clip I feel like I should be getting a better outcome from this hit albeit it was a poor decision on the PK none the less.
You're right though, you should've had a better outcome. Once again, this is why clips are so important.
Your clip shows that the puck carrier seems to pass the puck the instant you go for a hit. The puck actually bounced off you and back to him, so it's not as if he kept possession through the hit. But still, your hit should've resulted in taking him out of the play. I suspect the puck pickup animation from the puck carrier allowed him to avoid the hit:
I think the fact that the puck carrier didn't have possession at the instant you released body check was why the hit was errant. Had the puck carrier actually had possession, I think the outcome would've been something like this:
@KidShowtime1867 I don't know how nuanced it is, but obviously situations like this aren't going to impress defensive players. Regardless of puck possession this guy should not be getting the puck back instantly. I just chalk it up to connection and the new control layout being less than intuitive to put it kindly. I can handle being beat and dangled but this should be a finished hit wether or not the pass gets through. Nice slow mo edit too, I was trying to pause it at points and see what happens more clearly, I couldn't say for sure if he'd attempted a pass watching it back at reg speed, just looked like a backhand glide, but I doubt the average player is even looking that closely into it, they're just calling BS and rightfully so at times.
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