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Well composed. Kudos on your article. One other thing that should be mentioned. The developers have over the years come up with new innovations, whether it be offensive or defensive. The problem is. Instead of leaving these said good implementations. They change them. Like in 23 the body checking although a bit too aggressive, was in practicality. Easier for players to adapt to. Then this year, they completely revamp the checking, where using the same tactics as one did in 23, only result in ineffective slowing of an opponent. Like its almost a love tap. I do agree with you wholeheartedly, regarding the developers not taking suggestions by the community more seriously. Perhaps if they did. They might find the game taking on a much more realistic feel than is has in who knows how long.
@dogheels wrote:Well composed. Kudos on your article. One other thing that should be mentioned. The developers have over the years come up with new innovations, whether it be offensive or defensive. The problem is. Instead of leaving these said good implementations. They change them. Like in 23 the body checking although a bit too aggressive, was in practicality. Easier for players to adapt to. Then this year, they completely revamp the checking, where using the same tactics as one did in 23, only result in ineffective slowing of an opponent. Like its almost a love tap. I do agree with you wholeheartedly, regarding the developers not taking suggestions by the community more seriously. Perhaps if they did. They might find the game taking on a much more realistic feel than is has in who knows how long.
The terrible hitting mechanics is why people can enter your zone so easily and then even more so when they ozone ragg it and you bump off them. Start of the year hitting was better now Idk what this is.
- EA_Aljo2 years ago
Community Manager
There are other ways to prevent opposing players from entering your zone. You don't have to rely only on hits. Although, it certainly helps and those have have adapted to the new hitting controls are making it more difficult.
What changed with hitting that you don't like? You can go through the previous patch notes to see the changes that were made.
- phomi992 years agoSeasoned Veteran
My experience is the hits don't connect while using hybrid B button for hitting. If I use the stick I feel it does connect more than the button does but when the opposing player hugs the boards it's less likely to connect.
Sometimes while you are loading up with the B button he does the hit animation even though I haven't let go of the button.
I actually liked the hitting at the beginning of the game. It was connecting more.
- phomi992 years agoSeasoned Veteran@EA_Aljo I figured out the issue. My controller had major stick drift. I just bought this anti stick drift controller and now hitting and even poke checking is back to normal.
- KlariskraysNHL2 years agoHero+@phomi99 You buy a GameSir controller?