Reverse hit
Reverse hit is way overpowered. I go to poke check someone anticipating they will reverse hit me and they are able to reverse hit me even though I poke check them. Reverse hit should only be effect...
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Reverse hit is a fringe mechanic that used to belong to enforcer, rightfully so, it causes more issues than it solves. It belongs to the same family as the michigan deke, and it's already not working as what was expected originally. It's one more thing that force passive defense, and bail out players who made bad decisions IMO.
it's already not working as what was expected originally
Please elaborate
I've questioned EA_Aljo about it last year on this platform, the answer i got was iffy, if things were so clear cut as it is now apparently, we should have been told clearly, reverse hit allows you to plow through oponnent if there is contact between player even if opponent didnt input hitting instruction. Im sure they didnt envision pokecheck being punishable by reverse hit but here we are. It's like they make up things as they go. The last few NHL releases points towards that.
reverse hit allows you to plow through oponnent if there is contact between player even if opponent didnt input hitting instruction.
That's because reverse hit can be used to defend against a poke check and a board tie-up.
Im sure they didnt envision pokecheck being punishable by reverse hit but here we are.
Again, the poke check mechanic pokes to where the puck is when the input is pressed. If a player times a reverse hit after the player has hit poke check, there's a high chance the poke check will miss. I don't see how this is a problem.
And to be fair - if you're playing as a 5'4 sniper and a 6'3' truculence user is barreling towards you, a reverse hit will not allow the small sniper to "plow through" the 6'3 truculence. In most cases, the sniper still gets laid out. The odd time, there's a collision and the puck comes loose with no clear winner.
