Interference calls are horrible

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@DJDude123 wrote:

Interference calls are terrible. I was in a puck battle behind the net and was called for interference by attempting to shove my opponent with the puck underneath both of us (I do though really enjoy the stick battles this year with the new physics btw). First off I didn't even get much of a push animation to begin with but the moment I hit RS the ref put his arm up. As far as I'm aware this was never really an issue in previous games but this happens a lot to me each game. If the puck is loose you can't push or shove a guy to gain body position to pick up the puck. In addition I play a lot of defense in EASHL and you cannot push or shove a player standing in front of the net either. It is an instant penalty. The net battles in front of the net are borderline unusable due to the fact a player needs to stand still to engage in an animation. So not having the ability to move a guy in front without a penalty just gives defense one less tool to use. 

I understand that you don't want players skating around and bumping or shoving people without the puck but in those two scenarios it should not be a penalty.

Hopefully the link works to the clip I have on reddit. 

https://www.reddit.com/user/djcrazy20/comments/qf0ob7/nhl_22_interference_penalty/ 

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Aside from the technical issues, this is my #1 complaint about the game this year. I am loving pretty much all the other changes but interference calls need to be toned down quite a bit for defenders guarding in front of their net. If however EA is trying to steer people to only using net battles (whose effectiveness has been spotty in the past IMO) then perhaps someone from EA can chime in and say so. But as a defender if the guy I am covering is at the back door or in front of the net I certainly would not expect and interference penalty for a stationary shove. This is not something that is called IRL.