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 ManagerWhen 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.
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.
lol I've only ever done saucer passes with maxed out sliders in BaP for those trophies; I cannot for the life of me do them effectively in regular play 😛
Nah man, my team loves high pressure but it leads to a severe amount of penalties; our ai hacks and slashes like nobody's business and it's a darn shame for sure. We've had to adopt other strategies simply because constant 5on4's and 5on3's are too much to handle. We've noticed it's better to have 2 ai D's or 2 human D's - there is absolutely no inbetween with this since the LD constantly moves over to my area and never goes back until I hug the boards and then obviously becomes a pylon when the other team rushes on the left.
A lot of the time I'll pass left from behind the net and the computer just waits to get crushed by the guy coming down the center or tries passing towards the center ice logo. More often than not I'll be on the right side in the defensive zone, completely open but the computer will zoom behind the net and just hail mary it into the slot - Hockey 101: do not pass up the middle. We've tried all settings and while yes, sometimes my C or LW will be up in the NZ, they don't call for the pass since they are swarmed by a bunch of dudes. You need to hang so far back for them to set up it can be frustrating. I can forgive most if not all of that though if the computer stopped trying to bank the puck directly left/right and skate to the blue line only to pass backwards for whatever reason.
For sure - players who can master the player swap are super deadly in modes like HUT and they deserve their edge.
Hip check used to just be bound to click R3 and "aim" with L3, now it's L1 (passblock) and then click R3 before he fully goes down, then aim which is extremely janky. I must be missing something then, can you please tell me what other things R3 does for your players without the puck? This new set up causes awkward block attempts, loss of momentum, and even trips (just like when you're forced to poke to make the ai shoot the puck; please also look into alternative button mapping for this).
It would just be nice to have the option to have more button layouts if not a whole full customize option. I'm not fond of L1 responsible for all the dekes as there are just too many to do them effectively on the fly.- EA_Aljo
I use saucer passes very frequently. They're incredibly useful. Especially with a 2 on 1. Saucing cross-crease works really well.
That's interesting about the penalties. My AI player(s) rarely ever take penalties. I take more than they do for sure. I can get bad with the poke checks. If AI players are constantly out of position, chances are good the human controlled players are also. They will try to cover the empty space left when someone is out of position. They'll rotate and shuffle around to try to cover the open areas. I see human players abandon their positions very frequently. Usually, because they chase the puck. So, keep an eye on your positioning. I'm not saying the AI will never go out of position when humans are in perfect position, but this is a big contributor to it.
It kinda sounds like you're passing to a player that's covered. If they're getting crushed right after you pass to them, they weren't really a good option for the pass. If the AI are passing straight up the middle of the ice and no one is calling for it, that's obviously not good. I'll keep an eye out for it, but if you have any video, let me know. I think my problem is that most of the games I play only have 1 AI player or none at all so I'm not experiencing the same issues as often as you are. I do see the occasional bad pass or see where they don't pass at all and carry the puck into the zone when they have open passing options. In the end, they're AI. They aren't going to be perfect. Neither are humans though.
Occasionally I play as a center. When we're breaking out I always hang back so the AI have another option for a pass. They hit me very often as my forwards are frequently covered. A short pass to me means my forwards can get open better which very frequently leads to gaining their zone. If you watch real hockey, you'll see the same thing or you'll see defenders carry the puck up more. In this game, however, forwards most often take off as fast as they can and don't really consider the opposition around them. Having a forward hang back to help breakout can be very beneficial.
Without the puck, R3 is the chop. Which used to be bound to RB/R1 and then flicking the right stick in the direction you want to chop it. Since R3 became the backhand toe drag, the hip-check was moved.
Customizing buttons would be nice for sure. I hope it happens someday. I don't know that I'd change much except the chop. I never use that backhand toe drag move so it would be nice to just ignore that and put the chop as well as hip check back where they were.
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