Thanks for posting. I agree with this, super frustrating. There are too many exploits available and NO parity built in to the way the matchups play out. Same cycle with every game they release - people with nothing better to do spend all their time learning how to cheat, and no matter who complains, EA just keeps pumping out the same stuff. EA isn't getting another dime from me.
people with nothing better to do spend all their time learning how to cheat,
Hockey games are built to simulate the sport but at the end of the day, it’s still a videogame. That means there’s an entirely separate skillset at play: pattern recognition, reaction speed, input timing, and exploiting the game’s mechanics. You don’t need a lifetime of hockey knowledge to dominate. You just need to understand what works in the game. And when those players torch someone using “videogame plays” instead of “pure hockey plays,” the losers often fall back on the same line: “Yeah, but they don’t know hockey like I do.” Which might be true… but the scoreboard in a videogame doesn’t care.
