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New Traveler

3 months ago

Gameplay wishes for NHL 27

Please work on: -teammate AI in BAP: especially Break Outs and Play under pressure -- faster decisionmaking -hard passes in thigth areas to be more realistic (interceptions and deflections) -redu...

Seasoned Ace

3 months ago

I'm still waiting for icon defensive switching. Offense got it with icon passing, so why not give it to defense? As a software engineer, I think it's safe to assume that the logic is almost exactly the same. It's just a matter of: when holding down R2 without the puck, the same icon overlay that you get when carrying the puck appears. Then, selecting an icon will switch you to that player. Obviously, this wouldn't apply in player-locked modes.

It's so simple that there must be some other motive or reason why the devs refuse to add this mechanic. Do they think playing defense will be too effective? I don't get it.

EA_Aljo

Community Manager

2 months ago

It should already be easy to select the player you want by holding in R2 and flicking the stick in the direction of the player you want to control. You can also hold down RT/R2 then click down on the right stick. Regardless, I'll pass on the request. Thanks!