Community ManagerAlmost exclusively a WOC player here, so the new real-life player tendencies don't do much for me. But I can see how franchise, HUT, etc players could be excited. I am curious about something though. The trailer pitches tendencies as if they're modelled after and unique to particular players but then mentions that there's currently only 22 tendencies. Does that mean there's only 22 players with their own tendencies or are the same tendencies applied to multiple players?
The new graphic overlays could be interesting. I'll have to see them in action.
I did have a chuckle watching the Bouchard goal. Yeah, the goalie might be surprised by the speed of his shot when his own player plants himself right in the goalie's face.
Crosby scored on that backhand. Not a great look. As a once-in-a-season goal, sure. But if that's the kind of shot that "Beauty Backhander" will allow people to score on a regular basis? Oof. I'm not a big fan of X-Factors in general. Hopefully with this refactoring of the system the developers will at least keep an eye on things and be willing to tune them as necessary.
As for the "crease control system".... I really, really want to believe. But I'm going to need to see it in action. AI goalies in WOC have been in a rough place for a few years now. They were a bit better in NHL 25, but still not up to par. Please don't let us down.
