I am with you on poke checking. I am okay with it but I don't play defense so I am not the "last line". The defenders on my team (and on here) wish to have better tools overall. And if the point is to tone down truculence, maybe making other tools slightly better will lead to more diversity of defenders. Speaking of aim assist, something that really bothers me is the help truculence gives to hitters. Can't tell you the number of times I mostly get by a defender and they make contact with a loose thread on the back of my jersey, and then I go flying. Feels arcadey and I would love it pulled back a bit.