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Sgt_Kelso
New Adventurer
3 months ago

EASHL player builds, what were you thinking?

Honestly, I am horrified at what you did with the builds, you have Wheels and Elite Edges, but that's just the tip of the iceberg. Now you can lower or raise most of your stats by -10/+10 points, which means you have players zooming there with multiple critical values at 90+, so you can get speed 96 etc. The builds have almost always heavily favored speed, and I was hoping there would be some changes this time around.

There sure were, but in the wrong direction...😅 how's one suppsed to defend against these guys with 90+ in speed, acceleration, agility, puck control, passing, deking etc. All in one build? And if you add Wheels & Elite edges to this, you can run circles around anyone. 

Is there a counter build that can combat these super-soldiers? I doubt it but time will tell. Any ideas, and I would really like to hear why the designers felt this was a good idea?

Of course, it's early days, and things will be patched and sliders will be changed etc. But this isn't a good starting point I think

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  • kezz123's avatar
    kezz123
    Rising Veteran
    3 months ago

    Yah, its like its their first time playing an NHL game.    Is there a new team? 

    Not like NHL hasnt been all about speed since nhl 94.   Speed is HUGE in these games and WILL ruin the gameplay by promoting anyone just zooming in a straight line to break free.  

    Also forces Defense to pretty much sit outside the zone 99% of the time or play an offensive defense just to have a chance to keep up. 

    One of many things that ruin the game. I refunded this year.   Its the worse version of the game since 2015, maybe ever.  its really bad. 

     

  • I assume these changes were brought to us by the same geniuses that made the michigan and hip checking a single button push, eliminated the ability to match club size in matchmaking and added fortnite skins to the game. What a disaster. 

  • Gambetxcb's avatar
    Gambetxcb
    Seasoned Traveler
    28 days ago

    Yes biggest part of players are using the same stuff speed, acceleration. Good question how we counter/defend against it ? Some builds are odd - big players, agile fast, hard to got the puck away from them. How does it work. Ea needs to bring some balance to defenders and to the builds. And maybe dont give truculence to all people but to certain height and weight criteria, like in the nhl 25 🤷‍♂️. I have a defender build who is a i would say a normal build, not the biggest or heaviest build, but in the middle. I get knocked out to by smaller guys. 🤷‍♂️ i have max stability. Max strength on him. 

    Yes this game feels win the face off pas the puck to the center or winger, fly by defense backhand or pass for a goal. Sad reality

  • The obvious counter is to build fast d builds and anticipate and watch your assignment. 

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