4 refs on the ice... not good for gameplay
i get people want their sim puck, but 4 refs on the ice makes it a cluttered mess. they blend in with other dark helmets and add nothing to the gameplay. in fact, they take away from the gameplay, since they are always getting in the way, snaking and cutting you off all over the ice. they bunch up on the boards and make it difficult to track the puck. this needs to go.
a gamechanger told me they don't interfere with you, but that is simply not true. please take at least 3 of them out in EASHL, this is a video game afterall. if the offline players want 4 refs for realism i don't care, but at least give me the option to remove them from my screen.
a gamechanger told me they don't interfere with you, but that is simply not true. please take at least 3 of them out in EASHL, this is a video game afterall. if the offline players want 4 refs for realism i don't care, but at least give me the option to remove them from my screen.
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do you play on overhead camera? as a LW i am shock that you don't notice 2 of them sitting at the opposing blue line blocking you're zone entrance. if you happen to run into one, they hook your leg and skate with you down the ice, it's horrifying. also, as i mentioned above if you're playing a team with dark helmets they can look like defenders.
another HUGE issue with playing on overhead is that the scoreboard is always in the way when the puck is loose in the left corner. these issues may seem minor but they do negatively affect the game.
I suggest lets get rid of that ugly scoreboard too than! Lol
The scoreboard should be adjustable or way smaller and out of the play. this scoreboard just shows pure neglect on EA. such an easy fix but they don't give a ****.
i agree, they really don't give a hoot about anything useful it seems. lets add arcade 3s though! literally played that mode once, and it was a terrible experience with no arcade feel. the scoreboard and refs/linesmen has been an issue for 4 game cycles now.
it really boggles my mind, that with everything wrong with this game, they spent time to program extra refs on the ice. they can't blame the suits for that one either, i highly doubt any suit told them they 'needed more refs on the ice and that it's a priority'.
This is a case where the devs were really responding to what users wanted. In the old days, there were lots of people demanding 4 officials on the ice. I don't think people really thought through what it would look like, or how it would clutter things up. They just wanted them so the game would look like real hockey. I think it was a mistake.
Woah, graphic settings you can change to your liking? What a novel idea...
Yeah. Another novel idea is actually playing the game you spend all day commenting on.
I was just trying to bust your balls a bit man. I don't recall seeing them interfere with the play in any of the games ive played, but i also play on Ice Cam. I'm all for eliminating anything that clutters up the screen, I already have the scoreboard turned off completely.
You buying?
But seriously that's getting old. There's a lot of reasons I don't play it. Many of which have to do with the quality of the product and lack of attention to detail. Plus I have no desire to own any of the consoles.
Personally I have never been bothered or noticed the four officials. I certainly don't think they impact gameplay in any capacity.
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You're right. It is getting old. That goes both ways. I've made my point so I'm done.
I'm too happy have them in the game.
I just wish they could move, skate and think like the actual human beings. Or at least close