Something changed in the gameplay...
I've seen a few post here and on Reddit that I couldn't agree more with. Since the last update about a week ago something definitely changed in the gameplay. I've seen your awnser on a thread ...
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I genuinely don't know if you read feedback or not. There's a lot of people that are saying that pro seems even harder than all stars or superstars. I don't play pro either, but it definitely feels harder when you're doing your moments. Like lots of people saying it. Even NoSleeves' community were so many to ask him that he actually sent a notice to EA. Ain't no way we are THAT many that think that..
Also, like I said, the aggressiveness and hits of computer is exaggerated. All they try to do is hit you constantly like they're playing NFL and their bumps are way too powerful. Almost like there's an arcade slider activated somewhere..
For the passing in o-zone, again, there's so so many people that are saying that they struggle with their passes in the o-zone, ain't not way we are THAT many with a "us" problem.... My assist % is set at 100% I even tried it at 70 in case there was a bug with it, but I'm back at 100%
What about those interceptions from behind without even looking at the puck (offline and online (all modes including chel) I don't know if hit boxes of players/sticks need to be trimmed or anything like that, but there's too many impossible interceptions. (intercepting a puck when you're well positioned and facing the puck is fine)
For the slow menus, same thing, people are vocal about it. It's worst in HUT though, sometimes just changing tab takes 45 seconds (no exageration, sometimes it really does take 45 seconds, it happens once every few hours) but it's always slow no matter what. It's not fluid. I can try to take a video eventually.
So yeah, I don't know where do you take your main source of feedback from players.. But people are vocal about a lot of things and are left completely unawsered and not heard.
Also.. About that Discord that your promised us last year (that we of course never had).. 2 months ago It was live for 3 weeks and we could join, but there was never anything posted in it and you shut it down completely..
What is going on with communication?
EA_Aljo
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Community ManagerThanks for all the feedback. It's appreciated.
There are also people that can play on Pro with no issues. Again, we need video to understand what you're experiencing. Not everyone plays the same. You also have to consider the lower overalls. That's going to make the higher difficulties more challenging.
With passing, that too is something we need to see. While I have experienced passes being missed when I'm going to the point, general passing in the O zone isn't something I've had trouble with. By no means am I saying there are no issues. We just need to see what you're experiencing.
Menus can also be connection related. Again, I've had no issues with load times. They're not instant. They never have been. 45 seconds sounds like a long time though and it's not one I've been able to reproduce. This is also the first I'm hearing of a lengthy load time like that. We need more details.
For interceptions, yep, gonna need video. Interceptions from behind are going to happen though. Chances are good that making these more difficult means making normal interceptions more difficult. Which, would most definitely make people very unhappy.
I don't have the latest on the Discord. When we have some news, we'll make an announcement.
I genuinely don't have the energy to go through making videos knowing deeply that nothing would change anyways. I don't understand why so many people in the community comments on some things like passing in o-zone and pro difficulty being harder than superstars and all I'm seeing from you is " I don't have this problem".
I mean I don't get it. Seems like everything we say gets the same treatment of denial all the time even thought we're a lot to say the same things. Go see thrash tweet how to score 3 top shelf with Panarin, you'll see what people think of the pro difficulty.
Next time the menus are slow I'll try to make a video. For the interceptions by behind, I can't believe that it's tied with normal interceptions, it makes no sense. In real life, a puck can pass super close to a player without him able to intercept it but it seems like in that game the players have a 4 meters hit boxes and every passes that goes in that radius is intercepted. I can deal with it if they're facing the puck. But interceptions from behind should be inexistant at all. Make the ice bigger if you're not able to work on the hit boxes.. I don't know.
- EA_Aljo
I genuinely don't have the energy to go through making videos knowing deeply that nothing would change anyways. I don't understand why so many people in the community comments on some things like passing in o-zone and pro difficulty being harder than superstars and all I'm seeing from you is " I don't have this problem".
This is why video is so crucial. We need to see what you are experiencing. Not everyone plays the same. What is easy for some, is difficult for others. There are different sliders at play, different players with varying attribute ratings, people use different strategies, etc.
So much change happens as a direct result of community feedback. I get that we don't always make decisions that reflect the community's desires. However, so many things have changed due to your input. Saying nothing changes because of this is highly inaccurate.
The 3 top shelf goals issue is different. That's not passing in the O zone. That's a specific objective related to that specific moment. I've also relayed that feedback to the team. It's possible the difficulty is unintentionally too high. We'll have to wait and see what happens.
I'm not confirming that behind the back interceptions are using the exact same mechanics as normal interceptions. I'm giving some additional insight into why fixing one thing can make another worse. In cases like that, it's going to take more time to properly resolve. If there truly is an issue there to begin with. That hasn't been confirmed.
