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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A great team doesn't need to rely on meta (but of course you'd still take the easy goals when given the opportunity), but a less-skilled team can safely rely on this style since it's so effective, countered or not. Counters work like bullet proof glass - you can easily stop a few shots, even a dozen, but eventually something is going to be minutely different and cause one to squeak by.
I'm more concerned about situations out of human control (within a reasonable degree), that lead to easy setups for the other team. Just last night I won the faceoff in my end, the ai picked it up clean and just passed it right to an opposing ai who just flicked it in (to win in OT as well).
Regardless of handedness we can guarantee super tight chances when firing from the right but when firing from the left it's more hoping to get a random 5-hole or lucky defender own-goal.
In all the games we've played, right side rebound goals (left to right from defenders perspective looking north) outnumber left side attempts (let alone goals) 20 to 1, no joke.
If I were in your shoes I'd be skeptical too but I'm just reporting what I see.
I can record every rebound cheese attempt from both sides but will probably need a sample size and to make space (plus that could take a while)
I'm probably biased because I only really play EASHL and ONES, but it feels like there are already so many different modes - by combining some of them together I think we could have something great.
It would be a major amount of work but monthly leagues for a BaP/Franchise mashup with daily or weekly matchups would be fun and combining HUT with EASHL to create Ultimate Hockey League or something would open up more opportunities for streamers, mtx, and competitions
EA_Aljo
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Community ManagerThanks for all the details. I'll have to keep an eye out for the rebounds issue you're talking about. I already use them somewhat regularly, but will try them even more. However, that's most often in HUT where goalie ratings may come into play.
Less-skilled teams definitely seem to go for rebounds more, but when defending them right, it severely limits their scoring chances. Yes, I agree that eventually, a shot will squeak by, but if they are truly less-skilled and you're defending rebounds as well as your team being higher-skilled, you shouldn't have much of a problem beating them.
I played a few games last night. 6v6 EASHL where there were just 3 of us. I played LD and never had a problem with the RD not covering his side. I've now seen multiple reports of this happening so I don't know what I need to do to get that to happen. However, one thing I didn't do was leave the strategies at default. I switch them up so D pressure is on high pressure along with my offensive zone bias at full forecheck and breakout on full attack. This might make a difference. I'll keep watching for this though.
A mashup of EASHL and HUT sounds interesting, but I have a feeling it would really rub a lot of people the wrong way. I feel like many in EASHL don't want it getting mixed up with HUT, but if it was done right and didn't truly affect standard HUT modes, it could be cool.
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