Just started my BAP career as a RW with Oilers using Grinder prototype. Can't body up anybody. It's insane! That's a huge problem for me because I'm a defensive-minded forward, and I rely on physicality to turn momentum. I've failed about 80 percent of my coach's in-game challenges because AI skaters slip thru point blank collisions.Is this by design? I appreciate the developers have upped the difficulty of Pro difficulty, but c'mon guys. Let a player's strengths be a player's strengths.I have to say though, this is otherwise the most visually and technically stunning game I've seen in this series. I'm finally attracted to CHEL, and it seems the EA team has cherry picked the best parts of the career experiences of other games (NBA 2K, Madden) and combined them in BAP.Overall, job well done. Just please make some tweaks that tilt the game a little bit more toward scrappers. Ya know, the old school guys that actually built hockey?

I’ve noticed it’s nearly impossible to body check as well. You just slide off them like butter. I don’t agree with BAP being good this year though. The challenges/conversations are bugged out badly, and you can’t even play a junior season to determine your draft ranking. It’s based off 2-6 games which is ridiculous. And you can’t even get sent back to juniors, or demoted to the AHL for playing poorly. the whole game is a mess as until they fix it and hopefully add features back, like the junior season, and the ability to edit player types in FM after it’s been started, the game isn’t worth playing. I never thought I’d say nhl 20 is a good game. I guess I won’t Cus it isn’t. But it is in better shape than this game

If you're having some difficulties I suggest either turning off penalties so you can get a bit of a late hit that will count, or just turn up your aggression in the sliders; your size and build allow you to obliterate people when it is near max

@TTZ_Dipsy wrote:If you're having some difficulties I suggest either turning off penalties so you can get a bit of a late hit that will count, or just turn up your aggression in the sliders; your size and build allow you to obliterate people when it is near maxWe shouldn’t have to turn off penalties just to make a hit..... hitting is a vital part to the game. nor should we have to max out sliders, just to make a hit... all in all, the game is in a very poor state. Just even just the gameplay, but all the modes are incomplete and bugged.

@Masher_SmasherWhat height/weight are you running? I’m assuming you’re used to past games though and you haven’t made your player too small. Try to be mindful of when you initiate the RS to trigger a hit; don’t hold it for very long before attempting, try for once you’re quite close to your target. Can also help to be moving slower and not charging full speed when going for the hit.

You're definitely right, we shouldn't be forced to max sliders to do simple things out on the ice; I'm not really an offline player so I personally prefer just going ham and becoming a god when I can.The problem stems from the AI having near perfect reaction time - they're able to see you coming so they just angle you out, even with max settings. If you set your pressure to high, you should be able to create a pincer attack of sorts.

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SkylerJames13
5 years ago
I’ve noticed it’s nearly impossible to body check as well. You just slide off them like butter.

I don’t agree with BAP being good this year though. The challenges/conversations are bugged out badly, and you can’t even play a junior season to determine your draft ranking. It’s based off 2-6 games which is ridiculous. And you can’t even get sent back to juniors, or demoted to the AHL for playing poorly.

the whole game is a mess as until they fix it and hopefully add features back, like the junior season, and the ability to edit player types in FM after it’s been started, the game isn’t worth playing.

I never thought I’d say nhl 20 is a good game. I guess I won’t Cus it isn’t. But it is in better shape than this game
TTZ_Dipsy
Hero+
5 years ago
If you're having some difficulties I suggest either turning off penalties so you can get a bit of a late hit that will count, or just turn up your aggression in the sliders; your size and build allow you to obliterate people when it is near max
SkylerJames13
5 years ago
@TTZ_Dipsy wrote:
If you're having some difficulties I suggest either turning off penalties so you can get a bit of a late hit that will count, or just turn up your aggression in the sliders; your size and build allow you to obliterate people when it is near max
We shouldn’t have to turn off penalties just to make a hit..... hitting is a vital part to the game.

nor should we have to max out sliders, just to make a hit... all in all, the game is in a very poor state. Just even just the gameplay, but all the modes are incomplete and bugged.
Masher_Smasher
5 years ago
@TTZ_Dipsy wrote:
If you're having some difficulties I suggest either turning off penalties so you can get a bit of a late hit that will count, or just turn up your aggression in the sliders; your size and build allow you to obliterate people when it is near max

I adjusted the sliders, but like @SkylerJames13 said, why should I have to make hitting easier in a game that's meant to be physical, especially if my prototype is built around that.
Of course, since all the rules changes in the past 5 years hitting has pretty much been gutted from the real game, so there's probably no use complaining about this. I guess EA is just following all the white collars that run the NHL.
Socair
Hero+
5 years ago
@Masher_Smasher
What height/weight are you running? I’m assuming you’re used to past games though and you haven’t made your player too small.

Try to be mindful of when you initiate the RS to trigger a hit; don’t hold it for very long before attempting, try for once you’re quite close to your target. Can also help to be moving slower and not charging full speed when going for the hit.
Roman_Reinss
5 years ago
I have no problems body checking and im using the best height and best weignt as well and i have corked connor mcdavid more then once and of course had to get in a fight for it
Masher_Smasher
5 years ago
I'm 6'3 225. I would say my RS mechanics are pretty solid. I don't like taking cheap hits, but I've even tried blindsiding a few guys just to see what happens, and they almost always slip thru. Frustrating.
But like I said, I don't wanna complain too much b/c overall I enjoy the game more than last year.
TTZ_Dipsy
Hero+
5 years ago
You're definitely right, we shouldn't be forced to max sliders to do simple things out on the ice; I'm not really an offline player so I personally prefer just going ham and becoming a god when I can.

The problem stems from the AI having near perfect reaction time - they're able to see you coming so they just angle you out, even with max settings. If you set your pressure to high, you should be able to create a pincer attack of sorts.
HealthyWhisky
5 years ago
They seem to be making this game less and less hockey. For the past few years players have had strange bubbles around them, and this is still prevalent and it's amazing this issue wasn't tackled this year.
Trisixty66
New Adventurer
5 years ago
The problem is the AI being sometimes invincible... or just stupid! Sometimes you see the cpu going back as deep as in their own zone just to avoid being checked. The checking physic in NHL 20 was really good... Why trying to change everything everytime? When something works just keep it and change what's broken or in needs of improvement only!