There needs to be a penalty for speed and agaility ASAP

Yeah, I've thought about this topic a lot as well. There's a reason why the majority of competitive 6s/3s players are running some variation of a 5'7 or 6'0 skater, depending on whether they're using sniper/playmaker/dangler or puck-moving defenseman, at around 160 lbs with gold elite edges. It's simply the best build in the game and completely outclasses the other builds.

There are times in the game where if you go into a 6s/3s lobby with a build that isn't as I described previously, you'll straight up get kicked from the lobby. It's to the point where if I want to play a larger, more defense oriented build on defense, I gotta equip my pmd speed build before entering the lobby, then change my loadout once we've matched up with another team (can't be kicked at that point).

But, honestly, that doesn't happen too often because I pretty much never use any build that isn't a smaller, speedy, agile build. In my experience, you can't afford to use a bigger defensive build because you can't afford to lose the track meet against the forwards who are all at 94-95 speed and super agile.

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@SummerOfDekes wrote: if you go into a 6s/3s lobby with a build that isn't as I described previously, you'll straight up get kicked from the lobby

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How?

I'm talking about clubs, not drop-ins. In clubs, the room leader can kick players.

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@SummerOfDekes wrote:

I'm talking about clubs, not drop-ins. In clubs, the room leader can kick players.

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Why would your own club member kick you out for not having the right build?

While I agree there are obvious choices for builds (like, not even close), I don't think it's a problem of speed, but more with how the AI works.

Sure, humans have gotten a few gameplay tweaks here and there, but it's been over  decade and the AI has had nothing done to it to compensate/balance the books. Defenders are slow as all hell and the goalies are absolutely atrocious so you don't even need to level up your shot. Like, jeez, a DD plug build can easily score so yeah, might as well stat pump into speed.

I highly recommend you join a club of friends who allow any playstyle and not some bunch of scrubs who would actually kick you for not playing the meta (which by the way, the specific ones mentioned here have an easy hard-counter)

@Nasher355The problem is that the big builds can be hit so easily is the real problem. If you were rocking a 6'3'' 220 power forward with like mid 80 balance and 90 strength you should be a god at avoiding hits and protecting the puck better. But we have the hipcheck which negates anything and everything. We also allow small players with super low checking stats to be able to move around any player no matter their size.

Sadly this was done because when big players did dominate they couldn't be hit and LT-ing existed back then. So in other words Checking attributes need to matter way more and be toned down at the same time.

But it's just like FIFA where speed dominates because well that is not a contact sport for the most part.

In other words we need to back to the it's too hard to hit and knock the puck off big boys era again.

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@KidShowtime1867 wrote:

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@SummerOfDekes wrote:

I'm talking about clubs, not drop-ins. In clubs, the room leader can kick players.

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Why would your own club member kick you out for not having the right build?

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Because clubs aren't just for club members. Competitive 6s players typically join an open club and invite whomever to play club games. Pretty common practice in leagues.

All nhl top lines are not made of full skill players... look at the Florida Panthers... they are balanced... Bigger player need to have their utility... and i am not talking about truculence or unstoppable force..(x factor need to be removed in my opinion)

A guy like Matthew Tkachuk and Brady Tkachuk are not the fastest players but they do their things and they really good at it

Brendan Gallagher got his style also ,always grinding and annoying for the opponent 

Victor Hedman 6f7 246 , he got so much agility for his weight

Alexander Ovechkin 6f3 240lbs had so much speed for his weight and he was a top foward

and i hope the hipcheck going to be change next nhl because its unrealistic

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@TTZ_Dipsy wrote:

I highly recommend you join a club of friends who allow any playstyle and not some bunch of scrubs who would actually kick you for not playing the meta (which by the way, the specific ones mentioned here have an easy hard-counter)

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I don't play really any game with friends, tbh. I don't play leagues and clubs to make friends. I play this game purely for the competition. And, unfortunately, that means adherence to the meta.

Ultimately, I don't really care about getting kicked from random lobbies. I just wish other builds were more viable.