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hokiesjg29
5 years ago

Spin - L2 Button

Hello, Can anyone explain how to control the spin move more effectively in the direction you desire?   I have tried to use the R stick to spin different ways but it does not consistently spin the wa...
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EA_Aljo
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5 years ago

Hi there, @hokiesjg29 

This is dependent on the angle you're skating. If you go diagonally towards a defender, you should spin around them. You can also do this manually and decide which direction you want to spin. That is done with L2/LT + rotating the right stick from 6 to 3 or 6 to 9. Depending on which way you want to spin.

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TTZ_Dipsy
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5 years ago

Ah right, I forgot all about the 6to3 and 6to9 dekes. I don't know if I have a crooked thumb or what but I always find manual dekes with R3 to never do what I want.

Wouldn't it be easier to automatically forehand deke when you're by yourself on the ice and auto-deke into the closest opposing player (let's say within 7 or so feet) with a tap of LB/L2 and remove the manual deke for something else altogether?

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    EA_Aljo
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    5 years ago

    @TTZ_Dipsy 

    Not a bad idea, but I'd also hate to see this functionality removed for the people that use it. I used to use the more manual method, but just tapping LT/L2 has been working very well since it was implemented. It's extremely uncommon to have my player rotate in a direction I'm not expecting. I'm not saying because of that your idea isn't needed though. It's possible these controls could change at some point, but for now, if there are any issues with spins going the wrong way, it would be good to see some video.

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      davehoehn970
      5 years ago

      @EA_Aljo @TTZ_Dipsy 

      Didn't this used to work by either holding X (protect puck) or not?  I feel like I had this figured out and something changed in the last two or three weeks, experiencing the same sort of "random" will I spin into the guy and lose the puck, or away from the guy and keep it, as OP suggests.  Same applies to the "half spin" to skate backwards and look for a pass and not get poke checked.

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        EA_Aljo
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        5 years ago

        @davehoehn970 

        These controls haven't changed recently. Does it behave the same way if you use a different controller?

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