Goalie fatigue needs to go in NHL 25
The fatigue system was a good idea, but very poorly implemented. Puck retrievals during fatigue as well as clearing the zone continue to be absolutely atrocious. An NHL player can lob a puck from the...
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Are you a human goalie? I used to play 6's w/ goalie and LG in past games, but preferred not to do so the last two years. For some reason I thought fatigue wasn't something you had to worry about as a human goalie, but that seems even worse where I feel as if the goalie mechanics have been getting ignored as much as the defensive mechanics of the game. Now they're billing NHL 25 with "new" skating mechanics, dekes, shooting, etc.
Meanwhile... goalies...
And now they want to boost the offensive teams fatigue for sustained pressure but won't do the same for teams that actually clear the puck and pressure. ESPECIALLY GOALIES.
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I’m not a human goalie myself, but I can understand your frustration with the goalie mechanics and how fatigue might affect gameplay. It does seem like the focus on new features like skating mechanics, dekes, and shooting sometimes overshadows improvements in areas like goalie and defensive mechanics. Hopefully, we'll get some updates soon
