Totally agree with you . But I dont think they ever will be bringing back good and Normal Hitting and the right controls again because there are many players and so many low skilled players that doesnt want to get body checked . It is sad to see what they have done to this game
No one wants NHL 24 hitting speed boost but NHL 25 is non existent. Anyone who says it's fine were the players who never liked dealing with the consequences of hitting. It's actually sad that hipchecks are a more effective way to take the body then body checks now.
I'm more than happy to face someone who likes the hitting where it's at now and get 15min of TOA in their zone to prove how broken it is.
Unfortunately the META right now on HUT is score a goal as quickly as you can and just waste time in the opponent's zone. Champs will be unplayable.
For myself, playing offline franchise, I don't feel there is an issue with hitting as long you properly time it and set up the hit. It there chances you miss it, of course but that is realistic as well.
It's sad to see stuff like meta gameplay in online as this means that they are not actually playing the game of hockey and more of an arcade game, which can't overly be fixed by the game.
