Nonexistent. Kinda getting ridiculous at this point. Poke Checks rarely work, stick-lifts are non existent.
maxed out d awareness with quick pick and force passes are going through two defensemen. Shouldn’t have to be right on the guy either to defend them.
Defense is almost unplayable. Shouldn’t have to run truculent to make an impact.
I wonder how many teams are out there who play exclusively with each other or if the community is mostly made up of "pickup" hockey. Obviously those two teams are going to have drastically different experiences. Unless I'm mistaken I expect it to mostly be pickup hockey, if that's the case i think that may be why there are such "issues" within the community. The game caters a little too much to these teams, instead of the pickup game. Coming from a goalie who plays with anyone that will take me, I have seen both.
I wonder how many teams are out there who play exclusively with each other or if the community is mostly made up of "pickup" hockey. Obviously those two teams are going to have drastically different experiences.
Club play is different in the sense that there's a lot more "Win at all Cost" type players and teams. Drop Ins aren't anywhere near as structured and the issues aren't anywhere near as noticeable, a lot more loose style play. I think it caters a little too much to the casual/pickup crowd, personally. But that's an opinion and nothing else.
I understand why it happens but for balancing purposes either offense needs to be harder or defense needs to be more accessible. I'd rather see defense more accessible. He should've picked this off.
Passing is very sensitive this year. It's been raised to the team so hopefully, we see it get adjusted. I don't think it's atrocious though. My club is still able to have a passing percentage in the 80s. Is your OPA changing to 0% every game or are you saying you're setting it to something else and it's reverting to 100%?
We're an elite club normally just shy of 80% on passing...we're presently under 65% as a team that's a massive drop off. For me personally, I like a bit more control so I usually find a sweet spot between 60 and 75...but after every game it resets to 100. This is why I tried a different controller, you know how hard this game is on the sticks.
This also depends on how well your team works together though. Team chemistry plays a huge role.
We're a tight knit group and have been playing together for 5 years at least, we're significantly more structured than most teams we come across in EASHL. We play a cycle based game, and a positional/zone style defence with low wingers on the breakout. It almost feels like the perceived corridors for potential passes are too wide and it gets confused as to where we're trying to make it go on release
The bigger hit box that truc provide should come as default if your put 85+ in hitting. Shouln't need a x-factor for that. It's essential when you close the gap on skater that think they can just skate down by the def. Leave the stamina drain tied to the x-factor if you want, I couln't care less about that gimmick tbh. Hitting have bad rep because of the late hitting, please shorten the window by a lot, with and without truc. Dont punish smart hitting because because some people use it for gooning.
Community ManagerYes. And I answered on another thread. Attributes are capped at 99. However, XFs that affect them will still add on. So, it's not raising the attribute, but adding an additional % to that ability.
The hit window definitely needs to be much shorter. Threes also needs the same hitting penalties as 6’s. Charging, Boarding, interference for late hits.
Community ManagerYeah, drop-ins are a world of difference compared to a club that has played together for years. A team of lesser skilled players individually that have fantastic chemistry are still going to be a challenging team to beat. And I don't see an issue with that. Especially as a goalie, I would think you'd want a solid team that knows how to play together in front of you. It would be a nightmare to be a goalie in a pick up game with all random players. In most cases at least.
What region are you in? What console are you on? We don't always have a goalie so I could see about running some games with you sometime.
He should've picked this off.
DSS was extended. Doing this negates any automated actions. Not saying this is how it should be (please god don't get angry with me) I'm just saying this is how it is.
In your scenario - the defender should be simply trying to skate into the intended recipient. Doing that will ensure your players automated actions (stick lift, poke, interception) fire up if the puck is within reach. And yes, there are automated stick lifts and poke checks in addition to interceptions. You just need to leave your player in a state that allows them to trigger, and Defensive Skill Stick will mean your player is not in a state to execute these actions. (Again, not stating how it should be, just stating how it is plz have mercy)
In my opinion, they should allow DSS to be interrupted to allow said actions. This would be a massive improvement to defense.
Community ManagerWe're an elite club normally just shy of 80% on passing...we're presently under 65% as a team that's a massive drop off. For me personally, I like a bit more control so I usually find a sweet spot between 60 and 75...but after every game it resets to 100. This is why I tried a different controller, you know how hard this game is on the sticks.
It shouldn't be resetting to 100 if you've changed it. I know in the past there were times when it would set to 0% randomly. Is it at all possible to get a video of this? I know, it's probably not too easy since you'd have to play a game and then recognize that it changed. If you could change it, then play a game and let me know if it reverted back to 100, that would be good though.
I always leave my OPA at 100. I found that lowering it meant my passes were off too much. If I want to place a pass into open ice, I'll sauce it since there's no assist on those. You might want to try using 100%. Unless you are very frequently passing into open ice to lead a player. I just find that's not something I need to do often and passes tend to hit their targets if my aim is good.
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