The game has become extremely focused on individual play. Teamwork, passing combinations, and fun are completely missing. What am I supposed to do in a situation like this, for example? The game is basically over after just 30 seconds. For 15s youtu.be/nobfR2DPtjw?is=sipmDzY1Zh9RVx9H
And for 30s the end youtu.be/0nHN9QGDGK4?is=gUFEsbM8q7_br7Ne
Community ManagerHey there.
youtu.be/nobfR2DPtjw?is=sipmDzY1Zh9RVx9H
There's a couple of things here. First, you lost the faceoff. Winning would have not let this happen. Also, you paused for a moment when you lost in stead of quickly switching to a D man.
youtu.be/0nHN9QGDGK4?is=gUFEsbM8q7_br7Ne
This one's a bit tougher. They've pretty much got you beat. You possibly could have stopped this with a diving poke check at the :10 mark. They probably would have skated into your stick and potentially have broken this up.
What about this makes you feel the game is focused on individual play? These are both situations where your opponent got a breakaway. It doesn't make a lot of sense to pass when they've got an excellent scoring chance.
Point shots are almost completely blocked. Shooting from the blue line is practically useless.
Passing and combination play are extremely ineffective. Too many passes get intercepted or blocked.
Defenders are incapable of taking the puck away. Poke checks and physical contact are ineffective.
The game is becoming more and more about individual rushes. Just skate past everyone and score. Teamwork, passing, and tactical hockey are disappearing.
You've made goalies worse, but that's not the real problem. You need to fix the core gameplay mechanics instead of simply making it easier to score.
