Why I don't like NHL 24
These are all from the same game but my issue is that this is every game I play. These are just the goals let alone the myriad of other issues I have with the game. https://youtu.be/8HG8j0Q2j_U?si=x...
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@llamaverox wrote:@EA_AljoSo the center and lw will sit low post 2 feet away from each other when driving in as designed? I find that hard to believe.
Are you familiar with the strategy, "Crash the net"?
@llamaverox wrote: Even when he gets the puck the c does not make a move to get open
You mean how the Centre literally skates backwards, in a prime shooting position awaiting a pass?
Watch #20 - Centre. Once possession is gained, he instantly begins working to get open and also has the situational awareness to remain facing the net:
@llamaverox wrote: if passed to the pass reception will be delayed and it's easily defended.
How on earth would this pass be easily defended?
This clip also gives us a little window into what habits players have that are preventing them from defending cross-crease goals.
Watch the person controlling Columbus switch to the defender in front of the net (Good move) and INSTANTLY mash poke check. This negates that player's ability to utilize their def. awareness, hand-eye etc to disrupt that play because the human is instructing the player to mash poke check with no credence to the situation:
This is also a great example of why video clips are requested so much. The descriptions that people come up with for what's happening can wildly vary from what is actually happening. There's a denial that the centre in this clip is getting open and that when he does get open, any pass to them would be 'easily defended' yet the clip clearly shows a crash-the-net strategy and an a.i. centre that is actually playing really solid positional hockey.
@KidShowtime1867 I'm going to disagree just a smidge about #20 getting open. He's open, but he's not useful. He's just too close to the puck carrier. A pass to #20 there wouldn't have put the puck in a significantly better scoring position or forced the defenders or goalie to adjust. He also cuts off his teammate from moving into that space with the puck.
IMO as soon as that puck was picked up below the goal line #20 should have been backing off towards the hash marks instead of the faceoff dot. This would still keep him open but would make him an actual threat if he got a pass which would make both him and the player with the puck threats the goalie and defenders would have to worry about.
IMO as soon as that puck was picked up below the goal line #20 should have been backing off towards the hash marks instead of the faceoff dot. This would still keep him open but would make him an actual threat if he got a pass which would make both him and the player with the puck threats the goalie and defenders would have to worry about.
@PlayoffError wrote:
@KidShowtime1867I'm going to disagree just a smidge about #20 getting open. He's open, but he's not useful.You're right, but I'm not claiming anything about his usefulness. OP says the centre "doesn't make a move to get open" and I'm just pointing out that he actually does.
I would argue that the proximity of the C makes for a great give-and-go play.
@PlayoffError wrote:
IMO as soon as that puck was picked up below the goal line #20 should have been backing off towards the hash marks instead of the faceoff dot. This would still keep him open but would make him an actual threat if he got a pass which would make both him and the player with the puck threats the goalie and defenders would have to worry about.You're right, but again - OP is claiming the a.i. just isn't getting open and that any passes would've been "easily defended".
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