Hi,Can I get some sort of confirmation on what impacts skating speed?I have a teammate who is being outpaced to the puck even though he is 95/95 and in full sprint. So my questions are1: Does height/size impact this? The other player was substantially larger. 2: Does skating style? The other player had on some gimmicky skating style. Ideally it would be nice to hear from the developers.

From what I understand, the speed stat is just what your max potential speed is. Depending on the situation, agility and acceleration can be more impactful to your overall quickness. For example, say two players with the same speed but different agility levels are racing from center ice to the goal line and back. The player with higher agility is going to win the race due to being able to stop quicker before racing back. As another example, say two players with the same speed but different acceleration levels are racing from center ice to the goal line. The player with the higher acceleration will win because that player is able to reach his max speed quicker and is thus able to breakaway from the other player. Ping plays a factor as well, because a player with lower latency is going to have their data packets being sent back and forth between their router and the game server faster, meaning their inputs get processed by the game server before a player with higher ping. So, say two players are racing from center ice to the goal line and back. If both players press the necessary buttons to skate and turn back at the exact same time, the player with lower ping will win because that player's inputs are being processed faster by the game server.

@EA_Aljo I don't think they're talking about the carrier. I think they're looking at the trailer in white and the green player chasing them. Green actually seems to enter hustle first and they're going relatively the same speed until they cross the blue line where the player in white pulls away.Without knowing the builds of those two players it's hard to say what's going on. Assuming they're relatively the same, I'd guess it's simply a case of one player running low on energy first.

There's definitely something happening in the OP's clip.When the players enter the neutral zone, the separation between them is a couple of strides:It seems that the instant the white player crosses the blue line, the separation doublesOf course, this could just be a fatigue thing (green hustled their energy down to yellow/red/zero) but the timing of the separation (immediately after entering the O-Zone) would easily lead one to believe there's something else at work.

Apologies for the late response. I have confirmed that skating styles make no difference with speed. The videos that were posted are speculation and are not factual. Also, regardless of body size/weight, speed is the same. Meaning, 90 speed is the same regardless of size and weight.

A percieved speed boost could be because of a few reasons.1. In my experience, forwards are CONSTANTLY hustling. They treat every chance at getting the puck like they're about to score the OT Game 7 winner in the Cup Final. On the flip side, defenders almost never need to hustle unless we're chasing down a forward on a breakaway.2. Stickhandling and shielding the puck at all slows you down tremendously. If a forward started to deke around on a breakaway, he'd probably get caught by the defender at some point. 3. Up until a patch this year, I believe you skated faster without the puck. I could be incorrect, though.

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34 Replies

KlariskraysNHL
Hero
11 months ago
@kdsmaclean Connection also matters
kdsmaclean
Seasoned Rookie
11 months ago
Why would connection matter if both skaters are in sprint? It would certainly impact reaction time but why would it impact speed?
SummerOfDekes
New Ace
11 months ago
From what I understand, the speed stat is just what your max potential speed is. Depending on the situation, agility and acceleration can be more impactful to your overall quickness.
For example, say two players with the same speed but different agility levels are racing from center ice to the goal line and back. The player with higher agility is going to win the race due to being able to stop quicker before racing back.
As another example, say two players with the same speed but different acceleration levels are racing from center ice to the goal line. The player with the higher acceleration will win because that player is able to reach his max speed quicker and is thus able to breakaway from the other player.
Ping plays a factor as well, because a player with lower latency is going to have their data packets being sent back and forth between their router and the game server faster, meaning their inputs get processed by the game server before a player with higher ping. So, say two players are racing from center ice to the goal line and back. If both players press the necessary buttons to skate and turn back at the exact same time, the player with lower ping will win because that player's inputs are being processed faster by the game server.
kdsmaclean
Seasoned Rookie
11 months ago
I understand. But these were two players who were both already going in a straight line. Of course agility/ping matters but not once you're in the straight line sprint (I'd think)
KlariskraysNHL
Hero
11 months ago
@kdsmaclean Stamina/Endurance also matters. And you'd be shocked how much the other stats matter. Even what may seem like a straight line might not be 100% straight at least I feel.
kdsmaclean
Seasoned Rookie
11 months ago
Fair enough. What about height / skating style? I have been told rumors that skating style impacts speed. And again, these were much larger players.
KlariskraysNHL
Hero
11 months ago
@kdsmacleanI mean if one truly did exist you would see all the esport players using it. Like every character in Apex big or small runs at the same speed but the animation sometimes make people feel like they are going slower but really aren't. In Destiny 2 if you move your FOV back you feel faster also. It's illusions.
If it did truly exist the community would have outed it by now.
kdsmaclean
Seasoned Rookie
11 months ago
I mean, that's the claim being made though, and it is why I'm asking. It doesn't mean it's true - but yes, the claim is that pros ARE doing that. So that's why I'm asking 🙂
EVIDENCE:
Below is a video where someone claims pros are using certain skating styles for better puck pickups/deking etc.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkjJpeq4FC8
Here's another video saying the same thing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZnpVOGEu24
Here's a reddit comment saying this
https://www.reddit.com/r/EASHL/comments/1b4f19p/slowest_guy_on_the_ice/ksyuzom/
KlariskraysNHL
Hero
11 months ago
@kdsmaclean Ok I do know if you edit the way your player skates that yes some animations are better. I once made the most awful looking skater and they messed up on a bunch of common stuff. But uh Aljo is gonna try and get the information tomorrow to see if the devs have anything to say about it.

But I will give these setups people suggest a try and see if I notice a difference in my skating.
EA_Aljo
Community Manager
11 months ago
@kdsmaclean

The best way to understand how your friend is always being outpaced is to see video of it. I don't really have anything else to add to what has already been mentioned here. Since it hasn't been specifically stated, turning will slow you down. Fatigue and player height/weight are other factors. Acceleration helps you get up to your top speed faster. I'm looking into the custom strides. I know there's the rumor they are faster.