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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EA_Aljo
Community Manager
Community ManagerAll that's changed is what has been listed in the patch notes. Nothing else.
Can you get a video of the slow menus? I'm not aware of other reports of that.
I'm also not aware of any issues with the Pro difficulty. I've been playing on Superstar personally. Haven't tried Pro yet.
I'm also not aware of issues with passing in the O zone. That's something I'd need video of. I do a lot of passing in my O zone and they seem to be working fine. What's your online pass assist set to? If you're playing offline, what do you have your passing slider at?
What is going on with the gameplay, seriously? I play EASHL competitively and it’s like a completely different game as of last week. Can you roll back on the tuner or something? We’re back to skating in straight lines to burn the D, the skill gap is gone again. It’s all about straight line speed again just like last year. Please fix? You’ve completely taken the fun out of the game with the latest changes, good team play does not get rewarded. Stop catering to 12 year olds who only know how to skate in straight lines.
- EA_Aljo
Again, gameplay has not changed since launch. This happens every year. People are adapting to the new gameplay. So, what was working at launch, isn't working now since people have adapted and adjusted.
Let's ask this way: Why does the game speed need to be so fast? A big part of the community likes real ice hockey, not speed skating.
- EA_Aljo
We've seen a lot of feedback since launch on how the game speed is slower. Which, is accurate. The speed was slowed down for 25. The recent claims that we secretly sped it up are not true. You're welcome to provide video of instances where you feel it's too fast. I'll send that over to the team for review.
Okay, so why does it seem like your entire player base is experiencing the same issue? Is it possible the game speed changed as a result of changing something else in the patch? Has the dev team considered this? Do you realize that it’s in EA’s best interest to reduce the game speed as the majority of your player base would spend more time/money on the game? Did it occur to you that the better option would be to investigate this issue as opposed to gaslighting the people who keep you guys employed? It’s so backwards how you treat people on this platform, deny deny deny and do anything except investigate something that is clearly an issue amongst the player base.
Even if you just rolled back all the changes you’ve made since pre launch, that would be a MASSIVE improvement over what the state of the game is now. You would collectively see a paradigm shift amongst everyone commenting on here, they would actually feel like EA listens to feedback. Go figure.
I pay $100 a year to have the game actually be immersive and fun at launch then the tuner completely ruins whatever positive changes were made on the new title. Make. The. Change.
Leave the game alone after you release it instead of making dumb backwards changes a couple weeks in. Who are you trying to please here besides your boss?Okay, so why does it seem like your entire player base is experiencing the same issue?
Because the nature of social media gives one the impression that "everyone" is experiencing it.
There have been zero changes. The people claiming the game speed has changed are simply just witnessing the META evolve from their skillset.
Players are discovering that if you maintain player momentum without making drastic cuts and stop-starts, you can get some good speed and movement through otherwise flat-footed players.
The primary complaints are coming from HUT players who don't seem to grasp that teams now have players with 99 SPD and 99 ACC on them. Those players weren't as prolific 3-weeks ago.
This nuance seems to escape the typical crowd that wants to blame EA for everything. They dont' want to listen to explanations, they don't want to hear about routes or player momentum - they just want to be told they're right and social media gives that to them.
Conflating social media "outrage" with general consensus is a continuing problem with echochambers.
