Does Anyone know when Icon passing will be reactivated or is it gone forever?
Players have relied on Icon passing so much this game is pretty much unplayable especially with manual passing being nerfed so much.
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EA_Aljo
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Community ManagerHow was manual passing nerfed? I never made the switch to icon passing and haven't noticed anything nerfed about manual passing.
For reference, I'm a SB player. In the past when we manual passed the player will usually make the pass directly to the player you are aiming for, now when you manual pass a lot of times players will miss the intended target entirely or pass the puck to an open area with no players in the vicinity, that did not happen as much in the past games as it does not. Also for some reason two to three foot passes in the offensive zone is nearly impossible as the player accepting the pass almost never picks up the pass.
- EA_Aljo
Can you get me video of those short passes not connecting?
Passes not going where you aim them sounds like more of a manual aim issue. Once in a while I miss the player I'm aiming for. I'll chalk that up to bad aim at the moment. I actually like the ability to put passes into open ice so I can chase them down with a forward. This is situational, but comes in handy. Regardless, the vast majority of my passes are hitting their intended targets and I'm not hearing many other complaints. I think people suddenly forced to use manual passing are probably taking time to adapt to this.
