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How can anyone defend this

I worked from launch day to build a team. I didnt buy my team. I worked synergy and strategies and built a really good defense. I started to win some games. Then i noticed that every other game i would back out because of bad network connectivity. I checked my connection and its beyond capable. Then when i do play the other guys team bounces off me and glides through my stacked defense scoring floaters and running the goalie. Thats broken people. Whether its lag or mechanics. Its you not me EA.

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  • It's broken on so many levels. To think otherwise is absolutely naive
  • You said it brother.
  • Definitely a lot broken but still the best NHL to date when working.
  • Running at the goalie to score is particularly nasty this year. So many times, in any online mode, the opponents get away with just ramming the goalies and pushing the puck in for a goal. And goalie interference is still very wonky: I was in a drop ins game where the opponents scored a goal by ramming into me and pushing the puck under me and into the net (no review, goal counted). Then on the very next play my team rushes up, opposing goalie makes the first save, my team's RW tries takes the rebound but brushes his stick against the goalie and misses. Puck still lose, Center takes the puck behind the net, brings it in front. Scores... But ref whistles the play dead. Goal under review. Goalie interference. No goal.

    I really like the game. There's some really great stuff and it makes me hope for the future of this series. But the random occurrences often kill whatever enjoyment I'm having. Like I can understand if weird things happen, but they make sense. Like completely taking out the goalie and he can't recover in time to stop the puck... OK. But in that case the "interference" (if you can even call it that) happened several seconds back. And the Goalie had ample time to get back in position to try to stop the puck.

    It's the little things like that, the lack of attention to details, that mar what is otherwise a great experience.
  • This should be the group to take over this franchise and fix it.
  • Definitely a lot broken but still the best NHL to date when working.

    it what way? the game never changes imo, it's looked and sounded the same year after year...

    Where is this new explosive skating system? I've played this game from day one, from genesis up until today...
    I've never enjoyed the game experience less. I really regret getting the online legend edition, because I would seriously return this.

    HUT
    I've always been able to take my losses and move on, I am nothing special in this game... but at least I was able to win occasionally and put up a fight... my opponent seems glued to me, the second I get the puck, and i'm stripped almost immediately. the skating seems as slow as ever. I have 75/75 internet and had better experiences
    in previous versions of this game.


    Why is it getting worse? world of chel… give me a break


  • NYR_Nick wrote: »
    Definitely a lot broken but still the best NHL to date when working.

    it what way? the game never changes imo, it's looked and sounded the same year after year...

    Where is this new explosive skating system? I've played this game from day one, from genesis up until today...
    I've never enjoyed the game experience less. I really regret getting the online legend edition, because I would seriously return this.

    HUT
    I've always been able to take my losses and move on, I am nothing special in this game... but at least I was able to win occasionally and put up a fight... my opponent seems glued to me, the second I get the puck, and i'm stripped almost immediately. the skating seems as slow as ever. I have 75/75 internet and had better experiences
    in previous versions of this game.


    Why is it getting worse? world of chel… give me a break


    WOC is a huge waste of time and effort. I get they want more modes but with the current gameplay and AI the way it is, they needed to use that time to make the NHL part of the game better. This is my last year buying the game since they finally added 5-man celebrations in. Until they can get the rest of the game to play close to the real product, I’m done wasting $60.

  • usmckillem wrote: »
    NYR_Nick wrote: »
    Definitely a lot broken but still the best NHL to date when working.

    it what way? the game never changes imo, it's looked and sounded the same year after year...

    Where is this new explosive skating system? I've played this game from day one, from genesis up until today...
    I've never enjoyed the game experience less. I really regret getting the online legend edition, because I would seriously return this.

    HUT
    I've always been able to take my losses and move on, I am nothing special in this game... but at least I was able to win occasionally and put up a fight... my opponent seems glued to me, the second I get the puck, and i'm stripped almost immediately. the skating seems as slow as ever. I have 75/75 internet and had better experiences
    in previous versions of this game.


    Why is it getting worse? world of chel… give me a break


    WOC is a huge waste of time and effort. I get they want more modes but with the current gameplay and AI the way it is, they needed to use that time to make the NHL part of the game better. This is my last year buying the game since they finally added 5-man celebrations in. Until they can get the rest of the game to play close to the real product, I’m done wasting $60.

    Didn’t get true five man celebrations, it’s just a cutscene. Still can’t have more than two guys celebrating before that screen pops up.
  • Are any players really defending it? I've defended all past years, I thought they were playable and fun, but this year I just can't, please just fix the MM and bring back dropin dressing rooms to at least help. I'm 60 games in and have never once had a full 3's game, same with 6's, although 6's I've been close, at least 4v4. I could jump on NHL 18 now and still get full 3v3 games, somehing's wrong.
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