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New Hotshot

5 days ago

NHL 26 FRANCHISE MODE RIGGED GAMES

THE FORGOTTEN GAME MODE FRANCHISE MODE Playing against the computer now days is so incredibly boring, I've restarted the same game 3 times. GAME 1: I could barely get into their zone because they ...

Seasoned Ace

5 days ago

This is false seeing that factors that go into in game play compared to a SIM a in game experience

First off, stamina is handled incorrectly if you change the period length compared to how they SIM (if you keep generic sliders then the first line plays a solid 8 minutes in game time before a line change by the AI), which affects time on ice stats and player growth, however SIM games seem to have more evened time on ice, then there is how penalties are handled whereas a simmed game has proper numbers for penalties compared to an in game experience where they are barely existent, then we can look at possible injuries (especially goalie) seeing that if you SIM they are possible and can affect the outcome of games whereas if you play games there is no coding for goalies injuries at all.

This doesn't even go into the animation based gameplay that can affect in game users (you poke check the puck away from the AI, moves towards center ice but then morphs back to the AI stick).

It's not about the computer picking wins or loss but how inconsistent they are from eachother.

How often do you play offline?

EA_Aljo

Community Manager

5 days ago

How often do you play offline?

Never. I went with what sounded logical. Especially when we don't get other reports of winning more games when simming. I don't think it's out of the realm of possibility that when someone makes this claim, you need to take their skill into account. I'd be curious to see if others have the same issue ehere they win more by simming rather than playing on Pro difficulty.

MasterB89
Seasoned Ace
4 days ago
I have years of experience of having to cater my sliders to make it feel proper or somewhat even.
There is no point or reason to complain about this seeing nothing will be done, and we have come to terms with it.
Most of us have had to adjust to how the game "works" within a SIM or in game, which is a yearly struggle.
I have watched content creators who do solo franchise modes where there is a difference to the SIM model when you compare simming from the calender to the action tracker. Teams will "play" different either for the good or bad. (this has also been a thing for a while).
- dogheels
  Seasoned Ace
  4 days ago
  Taking into account to adjust the sliders to be more competitive. Is it not reason to think, that before that adjustment, the AI was playing at a level above yours. Not saying anything about the game being tilted or determines the winner. Rather. It has levels it plays at. As indicated by the levels. The AI wont play the same way at rookie, as it does Superstar. So. There is alteration. However, the alteration is to keep competitiveness sound. You can only control 1 player at a time, while the AI controls the other 11. The problem with that is. The AI doesnt utilize your players as it does its own. And this maybe why games seem to be unbalanced.