Lack of Penalites

Hey there. We've had other reports of this as well. The team is aware of it. I don't have any details on when it'll be addressed though. It's possible it might have to wait for a future game. 

Just cause I'm curious, what are you considering a lack of penalties? I'm an online player so we play 4 minute periods, roughly 1/5 of an nhl game (60 minutes) and the NHL averages 11.8 penalties per game, (7 in just the regular season, depending on where you want to take your numbers from). This would roughly be 2.4 (1.4) a game for us, and while yes penalty time is shortened I don't think 24 minutes of penalty time for a video game would be fun for players. I will admit some guys naturally know not to hit certain buttons when their attributes are low and be more disciplined but I would say this is a pretty accurate and fair number to aim for. Not to mention I would say to also keep the game fun for players, yet competitive and disciplined EA wouldn't want them in the box for half a game. Just my thoughts, I understand not everyone thinks this way.

Wait… there’s people complaining about a lack of penalties lol? I thought it was pretty decent other than the weird boarding penalties when the opposing player is checked away from the board

Yeah. We've had some reports that there weren't enough penalties being taken by AI players.

Oh ai? Yeh don’t think I’ve ever seen the AI take a penalty 

Hello, huge fan of the game. (actually all of your games)

I really appreciate you taking the time to address my question.  It is nice to know you have been heard. Will wait for more information

Thank you

You're very welcome! Thanks so much for reaching out to us. Good luck on the ice!

Totally agree and since total control was introduced it's gotten worse, there are absolutely no open ice charging penalties, only time you see one is if you're up against the boards at least in 24 you can draw an  elbowing penalty if you tried avoiding the check but this year that's not the case also in previous years you would see roughing penalties not so much this year 

Thanks for your reply. A number of other players have commented over the years that you can go many games and the CPU has zero penalties. While in many cases the user has numerous penalties. This has been a problem for years in this game. (see other comments). I would like an experience that is somewhat more realistic. But as you pointed out, people do have different experiences and expectations.  Thanks again.

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