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6 hours ago

It's hard to score from set pieces

In the screenshot below, you'll see four goals I scored. The problem is, all of them weren't scored from standard NHL positions, but by pushing the puck into the net. I attempted these 44 shots throughout the entire match from seemingly every position that would have worked, and only at the end of the third period did I manage to convert the first three goals and make it to overtime. A similar goal was scored in overtime. Shots against the goalie in this game don't work at all. Passing to a player positioned opposite the goalie, who should seemingly simply shoot the puck into an empty net, also doesn't work, as the goalie easily manages to make saves. One-timers also don't work. In short, goalies have become very strong and agile and are saving everything. Friends, to sum up the above, I want to say: the game has become stifling. It doesn't bring the joy it did in previous games. The goals are repetitive. They usually end in overtime and the regular game scores are 1-1, 2-2, 0-0, 1-0, and so on. The bots are very aggressive and constantly knock out my players. The funniest thing is that in FC26, the situation has completely reversed; 8-10 goals are scored per match. It's like the hockey franchise has swapped with the football one. It feels like your developers have switched places and are doing everything the other way around.

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  • Heres the difference. The AI is designed to know how to score given certain situations. You as a player, have to work at being able to do the same. Its the incentive to better your skill set, and adapt, to be able to thwart the AI advantage. And i use the word advantage, as a reasoning that allows the AI to score. Without certain algorithims in its makeup, the AI would'nt be able to do anything. Its what gives it,  its competitive abilities. Have to remember. In an individual player game. You can only control one player at a time. The AI controls the other 11.

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    septicon
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    5 minutes ago

    I can share 88_Sekiro_'s pain. But then I read what you dogheels wrote. "Its the incentive to better your skill set, and adapt, to be able to thwart the AI advantage". I am playing NHL casually since 1994 and I love the game, even when being bad at it. Today, when I play HUT offline or Be A Pro at Semi-Professional difficulty level, I do not have any chance. My player get hit or disconnected from the puck in a blink of an eye. My honest question is if it is truly only a matter of skill, what I am ready to tackle, or is the AI just broken, what I read a lot of times in this forum. Thanks for your oppinion.

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