Lastly although your passionate answer shows where you stand, NHL is only going to continue losing it's players. Almost every match is a race to whoever does the exploitis quicker and better ( especially in the CLUB FINALS ) but I guess that's what today's gaming has come too.
If you benefit from exploiting/cheese and consider it " playing good " , that's good for you but that would mean whoever doesn't do the same is " playing bad " sorry, I don't buy it! Just like me, " your truth " doesn't mean that it's " The Truth" . Though I can't knock you defending do not complain if/when Chel disappears because it's not addressed. Your next forum will be about things EA can do to make the game fun on all levels. Also, Elite vs Bronze should only be a reality when the player count is low. Make it more simulation-like and less arcade-like.
I want this game to be fun and bring back the days of quick queue times and a high population. So instead of trying to nitpicking the post do us a favor, either help or mind your business and stay out of it, kindly and respectfully.
I can't stand when someone who benefits from a problem tries to debunk someone else's grivamces about a problem. This is makes the Devs keep everything the same.
Max builds to me ( or pre-builds like Agent Blue Line, etc.. )
These aren't max builds. They can attain higher levels in some attributes, yes, but they will lack in other areas where a custom build would be more balanced. People who play to the strengths of the builds are the best at this game. They're rewarded for being knowledgeable about what attributes best emphasis and enhance their own playstyle.
Your answer is alarming and make it more suspicious ( can't expect someone who benefits from this way of gaming to understand )
"This way of gaming" - you mean learning what the developers intended with each mechanic? Just because you can't master the nuance of the game doesn't mean those who do are "benefiting" from any kind of glitch or exploit. It's a vidoegame.
He's not the only one who knows about this elephant in the room, top YouTube players complain about it too
Who gives a flying @$#@ what some YouTubers think? The only goal for them is engagement. And the best way to get engagement in this sphere is by being divisive and dunking on videogame publishers while espousing how THEY think the game should be developed while having literally zero idea of what game development entails. The commentors stay engaged by yukking it up in the comments, getting their little 'likes' and whatnot - feeding that dopamine machine.
Meanwhile, there's zero substance other than "game bad, me good, me would be better game developer, everyone else idiot"
A.I. goalies are pretty silly too
I'll agree with you there. There's some animation selection issues especially when the puck is in close. This plagues human goalies too.
Even playing great defense doesn't stop the cheese/ goals
Playing great defence will absolutely 100% stop the goals you see all the time. The reason you see the same goals being scored on you is because you're playing the same defence every game. I can't quite fathom how this doesn't click with people. Every single goal in this game is defendable and every single goal is the result of many decisions - not just one single pixel that allowed a puck to go through a poorly animated glove save.
EA has addressed Cronus Zen ( research it )
Yes - one of the world's biggest game publishers is aware of cheating devices. However, if you did your research, you'd know there's literally 2 or 3 Cronus scripts for NHL - all of which were designed to make harder dekes just a button press. Now that the mechanics have changed to EA making these one button pushes (which still require time and space) the 'cheating' controllers are moot.
It's ok that you like this game although your die-hard fan of an answer proves where you stand. Clearly you think the game is flawless ( you shouldn't be in this forum if so )
You don't get to tell people where they should or shouldn't be in a public forum. I do not think this game is flawless.
Chatgpt.com doesn't bother me
I tend to play with a lot of random players and ask how they feel about the state of Chel and guess what? We're not alone.
It's not surprising at all considering there's a winner and a loser in every online game. The losers typically will bash the game for their loss and asking them how they feel about Chel after a subpar performance probably has more to do with their feeling of the game they just played.
I've seen people hustle their player to red-line fatigue, get burned by a faster skater and yell "@##$ this game!".
I've seen players make rushed inaccurate passes and people yell "UGHGG I #$$#ing didn't pass it THERE! @#$ this game!".
Goalies who are all over the place, unwilling to master the controls, yelling "#$# THIS GAME! I was right there!". Meahwhile, they were not there and their flailing around the crease inhibited their ability to make a simple save.
It goes on and on.
Player count is the biggest indicator of how we feel, by no means does sit mean that all the blame is on WOC
The game is played daily by thousands of players. Our WoC team can find matches no problem, HUT matchmaking is almost instant, OVP is always full of players. If a few sore losers don't want to play the game anymore, that's cool - there's a lot more people who enjoy the game than don't.
NHL is only going to continue losing it's players. Almost every match is a race to whoever does the exploitis quicker and better ( especially in the CLUB FINALS ) but I guess that's what today's gaming has come too.
Again - if you're seeing the same 'exploits' - it means you have a glaring hole in your defensive posture that's allowing it to happen.
If you benefit from exploiting/cheese and consider it " playing good " , that's good for you but that would mean whoever doesn't do the same is " playing bad " sorry, I don't buy it!
Every player worth their salt who competes online knows how to defend against things that are currently unrealistic (no slow down from LTing, for example). Just because you can't defend against these things doesn't mean people are 'exploiting' them. I'm not saying you're 'bad' but maybe the competition level online is just too much.
So instead of trying to nitpicking the post do us a favor, either help or mind your business and stay out of it, kindly and respectfully.
If you don't want to be held to task for the claims you're making, then don't make them in a public forum.
I can't stand when someone who benefits from a problem tries to debunk someone else's grivamces about a problem. This is makes the Devs keep everything the same.
Can you post a single video of a 'problem' you have with the game?
Edit: Removed some offensive content. -CM
Lol....well my opponent quit after this ,why can't the goalies just simply cover the puck ,whether its in front of them or next to them they just can't cover the puck like they used to its ridiculous
,why can't the goalies just simply cover the puck ,whether its in front of them or next to them they just can't cover the puck like they used to its ridiculous
I'll agree with you there. There's some animation selection issues especially when the puck is in close. This plagues human goalies too.
Ok hero lol I’m not here to argue—I’m just sharing my experience, because for the first time in six years of playing this game, I felt frustrated enough to speak up. And not just that—this is literally the first time in my life that I’ve ever made a forum post or publicly complained about any video game. That alone should tell you how much this has gotten to me.
I’ve been part of a decent +500 team with a solid win rate against high-level competition. I’ve faced Diamond and Elite teams and can admit when we’re simply outplayed. I don’t mind losing—never have. But when the mechanics feel inconsistent or outright broken, it becomes less about skill and more about fighting the game itself. That’s when it stops being fun.
One of my biggest gripes is with the repetitive goal patterns—especially the “backhand/forehand/backhand” move that goalies just can’t seem to stop. It’s predictable, it’s stale, and yet it’s still somehow effective every time. I’ve personally opted out of doing it because scoring that way doesn’t feel rewarding—it feels like I’m just exploiting something the game hasn’t fixed.
Your response felt more like a defense of the game than a real attempt to understand where I’m coming from. If it plays perfectly for you, great. But that doesn’t invalidate other players’ experiences.
I even have video clips backing up what I’ve seen, though I doubt they’ll change anything. That’s just the reality of these forums sometimes.
Either way, I’ll keep sharing my thoughts when I think it matters. You can ignore them or not—that’s up to you. But I won’t be replying again. I’ve said what I needed to say.
No hard feelings—just being honest.
This game is so consistently inconsistent which makes it feel like we’re playing against the game itself rather than our opponents a lot of the time.
I can defend against the best of them but when certain players attempt the same exploit over and over and over eventually it’ll work or they’ll switch it to another exploit catching me off guard. Same thing when I score my many one timers from the point. A player can defend against me successfully but if I keep doing it over and over and over I’ll eventually score as they’ll eventually breakdown. So no not everything is 100% defendable and that’s why it’s a strategy of certain players to repeatedly try the same thing over and over and over. That’s not how I want to play hockey.
Agreed. Thanks for sharing
But when the mechanics feel inconsistent or outright broken, it becomes less about skill and more about fighting the game itself. That’s when it stops being fun.
Post a video of a broken mechanic.
