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ManicX777
Seasoned Newcomer
2 months ago

Ability Theories

Let's talk about the Zone and Superstar abilities and break it down to a science here. Pushes up my nerdy glasses

I'd like to know if I'm wasting ability slots by pairing certain abilities together, or if I am pairing abilities to compliment each other. 

  1. Does the Puck on a String toe drag help the Shock and Awe?
  2. Unstoppable Force help with Relentless?
  3. Truculence add power to the Back At Ya?
  4. Unstoppable Force add better strength to Big Rig?
  5. Heat Seeker with Shnipe, Make it Snappy, do they work at the same time?    
  6. Magnetic add better corralling of the puck with the Crease Crasher?

Some other questions about abilities that help in certain situations. Such as,

  1. Total controls drag shot work with Shock and Awe?
  2. No Contest help with face-offs? 
  3. Seeing Eye work on human goalies?

Feel free to add whatever you think is working in theory. There is so many questions about these. Hopefully EA can confirm some of these. 

  • Shock and Awe does not effect the total control drag shot. I've tested this. 

    Puck on a string doesn't change the shot power or accuracy but it does drastically speed up the toe drag which would make it easier to get a shock and awe shot off in game. 

     

    Magnetic definitely helps abit with picking up rebound attempts

    Truculence does not help back at ya BUT the hitting stat DOES drastically change it, therefore a build running Truculence likely has an effective back at ya from the body check stat being high. 

  • My understanding from prior posts is abilities that affect the same attribute at once cannot go off at the same time. I am unsure if that still applies this year or not. I am building as if it still does.

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      ManicX777
      Seasoned Newcomer

      Thanks! That will clear some things up.