Practice mode in eashl
Im sure its been said before but i think there should be a Practice mode in EASHL where i can free skate with my guy/friends as well, if you put the practice option after you go to eashl, when it giv...
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EA_Aljo
Community Manager
Community ManagerIs your issue mainly that there is no practice mode for EASHL? While I understand the frustration with that, there is a limited amount of time to work on the game each year. When the dev team evaluates what goes into each release, they heavily consider community feedback as well as their own vision for the game. EASHL practice is one that's requested each year by a small number of people. We definitely want it back, but when there are requests by bigger parts of the community for other things to be worked on, that typically gets listened to first. As far as 3v3 play goes, I get that you and your friends didn't request it, but we have had a very large number of requests for this to be added. Especially playing outdoors. It has proven to be an extremely popular mode.
As far as not being able to practice as a team goes, there's always private matches against another team. I know, it's not the best solution, but it can work. My club(s) regularly play together to build chemistry and work on plays. It would definitely be nice to have a practice environment for this as well and I very much ope that it happens.
We definitely appreciate all the feedback. Thank you and feel free to keep it coming.
Nah my issue is with the game as a whole and how I keep hearing how bad/toxic the community is and to me one of the main reasons why people are just fed up the point where every mic is muted unless someone * up a play is because EA has been throwing people around in a lions den and hoping for the best. Player makes bad play, teammate tells him to stop doing said bad play, player gets angry because teammate is trying to tell him what to do, player goes into rage mode and from there anything goes. All along this could of been avoided had ea been working on tutorials/practice ice for eashl in question and have the player learn the * fundamentals of a 6 on 6 or 3 on 3 teamplay before even getting the option to step onto the ice. Since that player has no real way to know exactly what's going on in an environment where every player has a role, what that role is, what is the objective for said role and what to work on to become better at thst role, the objective instead is be as less of a nuisance possible to the others ans hopefully the puck goes in more than the other team gets to put on us.
To this day, I am not 100% sure how to positon my self offensively as a winger and be as helpful to the team as I possibly can therefore I don't even bother trying to play there since trying to learn anything in drop in play is pretty much a detriment to how you're supposed to play in clubs. Soo..... * it.... My clubs needs a winger that day? Damn sorry boys, ea doesn't want me to practice that position In a way where I'd be comfortable to be useful... Thinking you're learning anything in drop in other than spotting out what is a bad play and how to manoeuvre around bad decisions the best you can is unfortunately the only way we can practice our build, player and strategy other than sacrificing someone's club
Like I said, pin pointing my issues with the game is as pointless as neon green skates. I'm just giving feedback at this point.
- EA_Aljo
I don't think practice mode for EASHL is going to stop people from being toxic. Yes, practice mode may help people play better so they don't get yelled at so frequently, but people will still find other reasons to be toxic.
We all had to start somewhere. When I first started EASHL with NHL 09, I wasn't too good. Over time, I got better just by playing drop-ins and club games with friends. Yes, some people are going to be rude and demean your play, but others are also going to help. I learned a lot by watching others play and taking the advice of helpful players. Part of a team sport is chemistry with your teammates. Individual practice is going to help learn positioning and what role you should play, but it's not going to help with chemistry. The best way to get that is to keep playing with the same people. There's also the On-Ice Trainer for helping with positioning as well as learning the rules. If someone needs to learn the basic rules and positioning of the game, most any mode is going to help with that. They can also play Be A Pro to learn more about their position and how to play it.
