Hockey Stick
Is there a reason why the stick on this game only gets stuck on defense but can shoot directly through someone on offense? So many times on defense my stick can get stuck on someone and it screws me ...
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You gaslighting now? Defense has been nerfed every year....Offense has SO many tools where defense loses tools all the time.
EA_Aljo
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Community ManagerWhat was nerfed in NHL 25 for defense?
My point still remains, skilled defenders know how to stop even the most skilled forwards.
The backhand puck flip/dump was admittedly nerfed on purpose for the “pressure system”.
- EA_Aljo
Yes. The flip dump was lowered to support the pressure system so you couldn't kill it so easily. There are other ways to get the puck out of the zone though.
That’s a problem a lot of players have with EA and their changes. They over compensate (nerf) an ability to artificially boost another (in this case the pressure system). EA made keeping it in (pressure) easier for the offence and harder for the defence to get it out which creates unfair gameplay. Of course there are other ways to clear the puck out but that doesn’t mean certain abilities we already had should be nerfed so much that they’re barely effective anymore. Maybe the offence needs to work smarter and harder to gain and keep the pressure.
EA just keeps dumbing down this game. The one touch dekes are a prime example. It took time, patience and actual skill to pull them off using the skill stick (hence the name). Now any newbie with a bit of timing can do them. Same with icon passing. It should take skill to perform certain aspects of the game. The skill gap between all levels of players has definitely decreased over the past couple years and not for good reasons.
Lets review so you can follow along better shall we? Defenders can't even hold out their stick without being slowed down (nerfed) in all my hockey experience that is the craziest thing I have ever seen. Defenders can no longer send the puck down ice in the air, say like on a PK (nerfed) Poke checking is something that has never made sense to me either, you have some control over it but you can be in position and still throw your stick into their leg/skates for a trip. I am not saying I can't defend "even the most skilled players" I have played this game since NHL 10 and am a top player EVERY year. I am saying defense is not enjoyable half the time because it does not feel like you have as many tools as the offense. Per usual, EA caters to the guys who have to have 5 points a game or they whine and complain, I see it every year and like I said I have been around a LONG LONG time. Every time in the past when the defense seems to have a tool that works or feels great, it gets taken away. So stop giving me "tips" as I am sure I could skate circles around you in this game, that is not what this post is about but you seem to think I am here asking for tips from players worse than me.
Defenders can't even hold out their stick without being slowed down
This is not true. As I've demonstrated countless times in this forum - you can enter DSS without executing a poke check. You need to hold RS to the left or right position and then intitiate DSS. This negates the poke check animation and allows the defender to maintain speed and even accelerate by using hustle. The fact you don't know this and are insistent that defenders are slowed down while holding their stick out demonstrates a fundamental lack of understanding of the nuance in the controls in this game.
Poke checking is something that has never made sense to me either, you have some control over it but you can be in position and still throw your stick into their leg/skates for a trip.
Once again - using DSS you can manually aim where you poke check. This is an advanced mechanic for people with advanced abilities on the controller. Just because you haven't understood/mastered them yet or deny/ignor that these are real mechanics, doesn't mean the game is broken. You need to learn how to use these mechanics better.
So stop giving me "tips" as I am sure I could skate circles around you in this game, that is not what this post is about but you seem to think I am here asking for tips from players worse than me.
I'm doubtful. You're lack of understanding of how DSS works leads me to think I'd probably lap you. Let's get it done. Send me a PM and we'll have a go :)
Lets review so you can follow along better shall we?
Let's be clear - EA_Aljo has far more knowledge and understanding of this game than you. Let's not get all condescending about this.
Let's be clear - EA_Aljo has far more knowledge and understanding of this game than you. Let's not get all condescending about this.
If they do, why they rely so much on our feedback and video to fix this game? I wouldn't be surprise if some users has more play time than any dev, no jab just factually possible.
