Something I've noticed over the past few days in EASHL and HUT (the latter especially) is the rise of "Hip Check" only teams.It seems the primary mode of defending is hitting is the hip check. It's rare to find teams hitting normally (or what I assume is normally). Hip checks are faster, easier to hit, and have less of a threshold for tripping/interference penalties. Going into the corner? Might as well hold hip check cause if your opponent clips the user, they fall over. Obviously not intentional or real hockey. Am I the only one to find this annoying?

@TTZ_DipsyTrucculence wouldn't tip the guy over from behind last year, if it did it would 100% have been a charging or boarding.Besides, you're argument is that the player could've also done this or that.. im trying to address the obvious 1-button-does-it -all problem. Especially 1 button that looks as fake as a guy bending over running into people with his * out. Where do you actually see this in real life?The play behind the net like it didn't happen?! It almost cost a goal, only I was able to cut the pass. Should have been a clean easy breakout 5v4 with their guy out of position behind our net. How people defend this crap is beyond me. Must be 3s eliminator players who finally have a chance playing 6s now that arcade mode is expanded to all modes.

@Treatmentworke66 I mean, there is very little skill involved with a lot of things the game has to offer

I've been seeing the same thing over the last couple of days. Don't get me wrong, a well-timed hip check is a thing of beauty. But the way hip checks are working currently in NHL 24 could use some tuning.As it stands now the skill gap EA wanted to create with the changes to the way checking works is gone because there's no need to use anything but the hip check. Hip checks are just as if not more effective than normal checks. They don't seem to be limited by the checking attribute, height or weight of the checker and also seem to completely disregard the size, and strength of the player being checked. Reverse-hitting also seems to be useless against the hip check. And as an added bonus there's no follow through animation so even if you miss you're not taken out of the play.I love a good hip check, but this shouldn't happen:

Sadly it's one of those features you wonder who thought it was a good idea to make it be so dominant. It literally gets used in ways that would result in suspensions to players clipping players from behind.

The hipchecks are ridiculous. A guy skating 2mph into someone absolutely launching them in the air is not realistic and is ruining the game (I play World of Chel).Hoping to see something done about this is the update later this month along with Hybrid controls and Tether option. Assuming we are still getting this update, that is..

Rise of Hip Checks? (or Hip Checks > Defending)

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eltony101
2 years ago
The Hip check is currently ruining the game in EASHL 6x6. It's too easy to use and abuse with total control....., and there are no penalties for using it, with high chance of causing injuries. Player attributes have no impact on the ability to successfully execute a "hip check" or not. Big guy.. small guy.. anybody can crush a opponent out of no where. Some games quickly become a complete circus with the "hip check festival". It's just ridiculous!

plz, You need to fix it. It ruin EASHL experience.

Edit: Moved post to the already existing thread on this issue. -CM
rick-rangerous
Rising Vanguard
2 years ago
@eltony101
100 %
happyhappy42
2 years ago
@couture2fat2fly
> Must be 3s eliminator players who finally have a chance playing 6s now that arcade mode is expanded to all modes.

xD
MasterB89
Seasoned Ace
2 years ago
@TTZ_Dipsy Then are you looking more for NHL Hitz cause with it and the new hit cam replays that this game had it is getting closer to that arcade style game. Don't get me wrong im all for those types of games. There is no real skill required for the hip check and see people spamming the button, plus the physics are off seeing that skill, height, weight and attributes dont affect it what so ever (36 overall player who is 5'8 can hip check the same as a an 99 overall 6'7 enforcer), plus most of these hits would be a suspendable offence in the NHL. Ultimately it defeats the purpose of playing actual defense and ultimately removes the realism of a simulated hockey experience.
TTZ_Dipsy
Hero+
2 years ago
@MasterB89

Mate, I would freaking LOVE for Hitz to return.

I still say they require more skill than previous hitting (basically this year's shove) - they basically just swapped old hits for a 1 button hipcheck (remember - they have always been this devestating, it just had clunky controls so nobody used and noticed it). A proper shoulder check now is just as crushing

I just don't believe they need a blanket nerf - clearly something needs balancing around it.

Either forwards should have some sort of dodge feature or we can require people to have an xfactor or whatnot - but they already got a height/weight penalty
MasterB89
Seasoned Ace
2 years ago
@TTZ_DipsyI would love a Hitz to return too. Love those games and still own them. From what I have seen it didn't matter what type of player they could hip check the game level as another. An option I would think of is making a button plus the skill stick so a normal hit (which the charge up) plus a button at the same time. I think that could work to make you work harder for it and require more skill to hit it. Either way, it does need some balancing offline and online.
Ampereturn
Seasoned Hotshot
2 years ago
@Jammalammalam

This video should be mandatory for all EA NHL developers.

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