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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Community ManagerThese controls haven't changed recently. Does it behave the same way if you use a different controller?
Yes. I went and got a new controller because I was tired of the "too early" problem on faceoffs that we briefly talked about, figuring maybe just the controller I had since I bought the system is getting worn out. I'm having far less faceoff issues now, but the spin control is just "gone" (and was before swapping controllers, too). I thought I had that re-solved, too, with "left hander on the left side, hold X" getting the right spin, and same for right-on-right-side, but nope... just seems random compared to when I first learned, now, so thought maybe something had changed. I'll try to pay attention to my angle relative to the defender... a lot of times, that just results in spinning into the boards, though, and losing the puck or getting held (and losing the puck or not getting a penalty called).
- EA_Aljo
I don't normally use this move along the boards. I cut more towards the center, traveling away from the boards and have been able to easily spin around defenders with a quick tap of L2/LT. If you could get some video, that may help understand what you're experiencing. If you hold X/A down at the same time, that normally rotates you away from the defender and in the direction of the boards.
If you hold X/A down at the same time, that normally rotates you away from the defender and in the direction of the boards."Normally", I would agree 😃.
For the last couple weeks, though, this has gone out the window. It's felt like no matter which hand my player is, which side of the ice I'm on, or whether I use X or not, my guy spins into the D and coughs it up. That's why I thought maybe something had changed in the controls, and jumped in when I saw this thread.
I'll try to be more aware of what I'm doing, I guess.
Simply tapping L2 does not automatically spin in correct direction most of the time to get around a defender in my experience. Most of the time my player spins right into the defender when it should be spinning in the opposite direction. And I am still not able to spin manually, it works sometimes but other times spins in wrong direction.
For me, manual spin always works properly, but it's so slow, it's worthless. The entire opposing team packs the front of the net halfway through the move.
It's like "keyboard turners" from back in the WoW days 😃
