Unacceptable, Ea.

I would like to provide feedback regarding the current state of online gameplay, specifically concerning sportsmanship and game balance.

​While some "unconventional" tactics like pulling the goalie are part of the game’s risk-taking, there are two specific behaviors that are currently ruining the player experience:

​Puck Ragging in the Defensive Zone: Some players are consistently skating back to their own end and holding the puck indefinitely. This removes any opportunity for a fair contest and forces a stalemate. We need better AI forechecking or a mechanic that penalizes players for refusing to advance the play.

​Repetitive Goal Exploits (Short-side snipes): Certain goal angles (especially the short-side "glitch" goals) are far too high-percentage. When a player combines puck ragging with these exploits, it stops being a hockey simulation and becomes a search for a mechanical flaw.

​I believe the game would be much more enjoyable if the goalies were more responsive to these predictable patterns and if there were stricter penalties or mechanics against puck ragging.

"It's frustrating to play against people who don't want to play hockey, but only want to exploit the engine."

​"It completely ruins the motivation to even try when the opponent plays like that."

"When a player starts pulling their goalie, it’s often a reaction to the opponent’s toxic behavior. It happens because they get so frustrated with the constant griefing that they just give up on the game."

​"It's not fair play when an opponent relies solely on scoring short-side goals and doesn't even try anything else. The goalies simply can't react in time to these exploits, which is incredibly frustrating and completely ruins the fun of the game."