NHL 20 Feedback Discussion
Literally one of the worst nhl games you ever made. Where do i start when you play HUT you just see how unfair the game is even if you have manual aim you will still hit in the middle of the goal, ev...
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EA_Aljo
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Community ManagerWe always appreciate the feedback. Whether it's good or bad, but we can't really do anything with blanket statements that something is bad. Can you get me some examples or some video? Otherwise, what you're saying is nothing we can actually take action on.
What issues are you having with passing? Are they not going where you're aiming? What is your online pass assist set to? Also, video of the passes not going where you're aiming would greatly help. Just go in to a replay and remove the playback controls with Y or Triangle. That will show your controller inputs so we can see where you aim as opposed to where the pass goes.
There have been many occasions where i find myself trying to pass to a player standing free but for some reason the puck goes to a closer player which is worst placed and will end up losing the puck. In pure frustration i go to reply to see if its was me misplacing my pass and most of the times i can’t be placed better than i was. this is really frustrating when the AI is so stupid so you don’t get so many chances in a game when the players are just all over the place. Do you need video evidence or can you take a customer's word for it. These problemes that i brought up earlier is really frustrating due to the price i pay for the next year it will be probably my tenth year buying the new nhl game (60 bucks each time) im sorry but for that price that is the same as gta or forza horizon i expect more.
- EA_Aljo
When the puck goes to a player closer to you instead, that probably means your online pass assist is set to 100%. Turn that down and you'll see your passes go where you aim them. I wouldn't recommend you turn it to 0 as that will mean there is no assist and passes will most definitely go where you aim. It's worth trying though as it shows you just how difficult it can be to aim. I keep mine at 95% and the vast majority of my passes are hitting their intended target. Occasionally my aim is off though or I have a last second twitch that causes me to aim where I don't want to.
Yes. We really need video evidence. I'm not trying to sound harsh about that, but when we test it ourselves, passes are going where we aim them. I play this game a ton. Probably way more than I should and there are times I go into replays just to see if there was anything weird happening. Every single time I see the pass is going where I aim. This is why video is crucial. If you can get me some, I'll gladly review it.
@EA_AljoI have a video of another problem with switching beetwen players but i can't submit it can i send it to you in any other way?
- EA_Aljo
What happens when you try to submit it? You could also try putting it on YouTube or, if it's on your console, share it through your system and provide a link to it.
Player switching isn't always perfect. We're aware of that. You can also try manual switching. Hold in RT/R2 and flick the right stick in the direction of the player you want to switch to.
Defensive own goals have definitely reduced over the years but that doesn't mean they don't still stupidly crash the net, forcing the goalie to cover the puck. I don't know what it is but they just can not handle the puck anywheres near the net.
Aggressive settings can be great when your ai are close to the blue line but you absolutely need to change that asap when they go low - all too often they make such bone-headed stupid passes up the middle of the ice (when humans aren't calling for it). This could be directly related to playing 6's with only 2 people in EASHL but it happens often.
I'm surprised you go so high with 95%; I hover around 70 and think it's a fairly nice medium. Like anything though, you just need to be aware of the surrounding players and how they are skating.
It's nice having the option to R2 flick to change players but man is that ever awkward when the pace of the game is crazy fast. Good on the people who have mastered that but I just cannot do it haha. Speaking of weird controls, why did the hip check get changed? Now that is clunky
- EA_Aljo
I've left it at 95% because it works well for me. I just turned it down to 90% though to experiment with it more. Manual saucer passes are always unassisted though. Just FYI there.
Whenever I have an AI defender, I use the High Pressure strategy so they hit more. When people complain about their AI not hitting, but their opponent's AI are, that's probably why. They'll step up more.
As far as their bad passes go, just like humans, they aren't immune to those. I've probably seen more bad passes from human-controlled players than AI. The best way to get them to make better passes is to give them better options. Like I said, so many forwards just instantly skate to the NZ hoping for that stretch pass that leads to a breakaway or odd-man rush. In most cases, the AI players will carry the puck and look for open lanes, but obviously there are times they don't.
I've gotten pretty good at manual switching since it's inclusion last year. It's just sort of become a habit at this point. It can feel awkward but works really well when you want the last man back especially. Player switching is always something the dev team is looking to improve so hopefully it'll be fine-tuned more in the future.
The hip-check changed due to including the DSS controls. I believe that was why. If I recall, hip-check was mapped to a combination of RB/R1 and something else. I could be wrong. It may have been due to the new deke moves that were added a couple of years ago. It's now pretty clunky, but some guys are really good with it. Like so much of this game, it just becomes muscle memory. Regardless, it had to change to accommodate adding other functionality.
I don’t have a video of the passing problem but i will record it the next time i see that, I do have another video which shows another problem with switching between players and as you see the puck goes deep and i can’t switch to the nearest player and you can see which direction i steer at because if i would try to switch to the players far away the players i switch to would skate at the other direction which they don’t. This is not the first time this happens, I uploded it to youtube beacuse i didn't work uploding it to this forum so please look at the video i linked below
- EA_Aljo
Thanks for the video. I see what you mean. It should have switched you to the player closest to the puck, but didn't. In this situation though, try holding in RT/R2 and flicking the right stick up. This activates manual switching and will get you the player in front.
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