Hyper agressive UI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hi there, one of the herd for sure. I am addicted to Hockey and love playing it as a video game since my body does not work like that :)

I bought a PS5 just for this game, just because you cannot play this version of the game on a PS4, had to buy the new system...

I am also curious if there are any sliders setup that really just works and makes the game enjoyable and believable? I am actively looking for a different "hobby" as this game is so frustrating, I have to take time outs just to calm down like a toddler.

Every game you can see the issues that make you hate it even more. But this version of the game, WOW there is always one guy on every team who races across the ice like a rocket and dry humps you all the way across the blue line. Sometime you get knocked down, sometimes you can just let it happen but then you skate slowly. Again the unreal is unreal.

There are a few things I do not get as well like this invisible bubble that shields the CPU players, when trying to hit or take the puck or do anything, they move in ways where it is not believable. My guys are dead on for a hit, then all of a sudden, they are "bounced off" (nothing) and steered out of the hitting path. I can even have 2 guys hit a single guy into the boards and he just brushes it off and keeps skating while my guys are blocked by each other. Or have you ever seen the CPU have 1 player block 2-3 of your players coming down the ice?

When getting hit by the CPU, which appears like a bump or a brush or a sneeze, will not only knock my players down but then they slide 15 feet away from the puck or target. What is that about?

When hitting the CPU, it is as if my guys are not even on the ice. The same guy I crushed into the boards, not only gets up faster AND actually gets the puck back, but my guys are still moving in slow motion to get the puck, like drunk little babies.

I have tried changing the sliders too and even going to zero for certain ones and it is surprising when you expect it to change the game, but it does not. I do not like doing this, as I feel changing all these settings makes it feel like cheating. This is just how I feel, I am not calling you or anyone a cheater.

I play franchise mode only, always have, always will. And with all these little nuances that exist and still need to be addressed and fixed, somehow there was time to work on coach cut scenes. Let me tell you - these are riveting and I feel like I am in the game! EA at the Oscars? LOL no I am kidding.