Swapping Goalies.
Why can’t we sub starting goalie out for back up goalies?
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EA_Aljo
Community Manager
Community ManagerNo, it's not an example of removing something and not looking back. There have been bigger issues to work on.
Out of curiosity, are you doing this just for more authenticity? Typically, the backup is worse than the starter so there's not much of a benefit to replacing a starter with better ratings.
There’s times when someone scores like 3 goals on their first 3 shots so switching to another goalie sometimes helps as they may know that particular goalies weak spots or you can switch from a right handed goalie to a left handed goalie which can really mess with people as glove side is usually harder to score on and yes for authenticity as well. we have two goalies for a reason. I know it helps with synergies but being able to swap goalies in a one sided game can be beneficial even if it’s just mental comfort.
- EA_Aljo
I see how changing up the handedness can throw someone off. That's not a bad reason. Also, 3 shots on 3 goals could be related to how defense is being played. Regardless, hopefully, we'll get this addressed in the future. Thanks for all the feedback!
Honestly. He was just flipping pucks in on my TOTY Hellebyuck as soon as he crossed the blue line. I am pretty good defensively. Most people are lucky to get more than 10 shots in a game against me. Sometimes they just go past the goalie and it would be nice to switch them out when that happens
- EA_Aljo
We'll have to wait and see if goalie swapping returns in the future.
