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I have finally reached the point. It took me 2 years to make this step. But before, a brief overview of my relationship to EA Sports NHL games. It all started when I got my first XBOX - I believe it...
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I now KNOW for a fact, that the game is interfering BIG TIME and the times when you would have equal winning chances are gone, cause the game just doesnt let you.
How do you know it was 'the game' and not your line management skills? Are you leaving players out too long and making them fatigued? Are you working hard to relieve pressure by high-dumping the puck out of your zone or executing good zone-exit strategies?
The game has evolved to be arcade in some ways and more realistic in others. For example, in your case - you claim:
after a while my team felt completely lousy and slow, but the oponent sort of had a boost and I had no chance
Have you considered your opponent executed a timely line change while you were under pressure? Your players were fatigued and the opponent had fresh legs? These are the things you need to manage in NHL 25 that you didn't have to manage in NHL 23, etc.
Yes - the game changes every year and sometimes the changes can exceed your previously attained skills on the stick. That's okay. I'm too old to want to mention it here, but I struggle with this every time there's a new mechanic. The key is not to get into your head that 'the game' is trying to keep you down but rather try to find out what 'the game' wants you to do in order to succeed.
I understand that the game needs to evolve. I agree on that. But I am the type of player who does not want to care about line changes or if my players get tired. I want the game to take care of that, as I simply want to enjoy the game itself. I went back to playing 2023 where I immediately felt way more comfortable with the feeling of the game. I had the impression that I am under control of the game and not vice versa. And I immediately started winning again.
EA_AljoCommunity Manager
So, you're saying the game is interfering because it's not changing lines when you want it to? We're currently aware of an issue causing this. Hopefully, it'll be resolved in a future game.