Glitch goals carrying over from 24?
Are we going to see the same scenarios over and over again like 24. We had the cross crease goals that tbf was mostly fixed. They still go in from time to time but they are easier to stop. One tha...
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EA_Aljo
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Community ManagerThose goals aren't glitches. They can be stopped with good defense. If you're letting your opponent skate into the slot for a good shot, that's more of a breakdown in defense. Regardless, you can find details on goalie improvements in the gameplay blog .
Sorry mate but in my opinion any goal that is used over and over again with success would be classed as a glitch goal, a sweaty goal or whatever its called where you're from.
23 had the wrap around
24 has the cross crease and the far post goals.
It may be possible to defend against on occasions but its how the goalie reacts. Exploiting something that you know has the highest possibility of beating the goalie everytime and doing it continuously with success no matter what the player rating is, I'd call that a glitch goal. I don't know all the lingo you guys use in the US/Canada to describe things, I try my best with the limited knowledge I have of ice hockey. I'm Scottish, we live and breathe football (soccer). I'm in a tiny minority here that has any interest in NHL gaming.
I'm not trying to nit pick. Just curious/desperate to see if 25 is going to be better than 24.
- EA_Aljo
Cross crease, far side, short side, these aren't glitches. Goalies could provide better coverage, I'll agree with that. Something like the puck phasing through the goalie would be considered a glitch. Not covering the post like their supposed to would also be in issue. I'm just saying, every year we have people claiming a goal is a glitch when it's really more about not recognizing your opponent is taking the same shot over and over again without defending it. A real team is going to look for holes in their opponent's defenses and exploit those. If there is a goal that's a legitimate glitch, we'll get it reported to the team for investigation.
I get all that but that doesn't explain why any goalie of any rating lets in the same goals constantly.
How you can say that isn't a weak point thats exploited.
I think we'll have to agree to disagree on that one mate.
- EA_Aljo
You can also watch real hockey and see the same goals scored. Regardless, this is a video game. People are going to take the shots with the highest chances of scoring. In no way am I saying goalies are perfect, but it's also unrealistic to believe they're going to stop every far side, short side, cross-crease, forehand backhand, etc. At this point, people pretty much think every goal is a glitch. Your opponent is taking advantage of what you're giving them. You have the ability to score the same goals they do. They just might be better at defending them.
As far as 25 goes though, we'll have to wait and see what is discovered. If a goal is truly a glitch, we'll get it reported to the team.
First off, if you want to defend, DRAFT AND HIRE defensive players. It is much harder than it appears. It is far easier to find offensive forwards than defensive forwards. After several years of franchise building I was able to stock my team with forwards that could play defense as well as the average defensemen. I always have at least 3 guys on the ice with superior defensive ratings.
The goaltenders are definitely a problem too. It is dumb to spend a fortune on an "elite" goalie when he doesn't perform any better than a "starter" in most cases. SAVE YOUR MONERY
It's ok if you think they are glitch goals but these are not labeled glitch goals. An example of a glitch would be the puck going thru the back of the net and going in. The goalie throwing the puck into the net.
Now goalies are getting lots of improvements that may cut down on some goals, but people are always crafty in finding ways to beat the CPU goalie regardless.
General Improvements
- Preemptive save decisions and animations.
- Improved poke check and puck cover responsiveness and situation-solving.
- Improvements to save motion coming onto the goalposts.
- Increased save range including better solving for lacrosse goals.
- Goalies stay on their feet longer and won't drop to or stay in butterfly if they have time to get back up.
Tweaks To Save & Capability Models
- Improved readiness for controlled and redirected saves.
- Rebalanced goalie precision.
Improved Decision-Making For Positioning
- One timers.
- Facing in-tight shots.
- Challenge distances.
New Actions Added
- AI goalies will use the spread-v.
- User goalies can saucer pass.
- Goalies can cover the puck off of a teammate's stick to better protect their own goals.
- Post-goal emotional reactions.
- Pad stack and desperation side poses are now merged.
hey stubo, American with 32% Scotch ancestry here. Glad you have caught the sport. I never could get into what the rest of the world calls football. it is way too slow. There is more action in 5 minutes of hockey than a whole football match. Watching two teams battle to a zero zero tie with 5 total shots on net is not my idea of excitement. Did you ever have indoor soccer there? We had it here for a while. I liked it better than outdoor because the game moved faster. I still prefer hockey.
