EASHL suggestion
I wanted to make a request for NHL20. My buddies and I always play together on an EASHL club team and we always run into an issue if one of us has to answer the phone, go to the bathroom, etc. cause they’ll have to leave their controller mid-game. Is there any chance you could include a feature that allows a person to make their player a computer until they get back that way there isn’t just a player on the ice not moving? Thanks
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I'm torn on this. Yes sometimes it sucks when something comes up mid game and you need a minute or so to return. But on the other hand, this would be an easily exploitable way to get AI on the ice in a game that many of us enjoy playing 6V6. Overall, there are very few scenarios where someone shouldn't be able to wait 5 minutes and handle what they need to handle in between periods, or take care of their business before getting into a game.
I'm torn on this. Yes sometimes it sucks when something comes up mid game and you need a minute or so to return. But on the other hand, this would be an easily exploitable way to get AI on the ice in a game that many of us enjoy playing 6V6. Overall, there are very few scenarios where someone shouldn't be able to wait 5 minutes and handle what they need to handle in between periods, or take care of their business before getting into a game. [/quote]
They could limit the timeframe you could have that feature on, let’s say 5 minutes, and you can only do it once per game.
It is 2019 and every phone has speakerphone built in, is bluetooth enabled and every plug in headset will plug into your phone. People should be using the bathroom before starting a game. A game lasts around 20 minutes or so and I really can't fathom a group of men having not figured out to simply hold it till the end of the period and piggyback a pause before the puck drops. That gives you a full minute plus cut scene time to do what you have to do.
Emergencies are a different story and the AI takes over anyways in a long absence. I'm sure if a real emergency occured, the last thing on the players mind is a video game.
Personally this just sounds like a way to prevent getting booted or receive bad stats once you are losing or having a bad game. This could most certainly be exploited in multiple ways for multiple outcomes. I would be looking into getting new buddies to play with instead of asking a game developer to accommodate a clubs inability to multi-task their lives.
It is 2019 and every phone has speakerphone built in, is bluetooth enabled and every plug in headset will plug into your phone. People should be using the bathroom before starting a game. A game lasts around 20 minutes or so and I really can't fathom a group of men having not figured out to simply hold it till the end of the period and piggyback a pause before the puck drops. That gives you a full minute plus cut scene time to do what you have to do.
Emergencies are a different story and the AI takes over anyways in a long absence. I'm sure if a real emergency occured, the last thing on the players mind is a video game.
Personally this just sounds like a way to prevent getting booted or receive bad stats once you are losing or having a bad game. This could most certainly be exploited in multiple ways for multiple outcomes. I would be looking into getting new buddies to play with instead of asking a game developer to accommodate a clubs inability to multi-task their lives. [/quote]
There are plenty of glitch goals that go in every time that people exploit to win games so why would this be such a big deal to implement?
Yea no thanks.
If you wanna game, then press pause on your life. The game and other users don't revolve around your life and schedule.
I don't see why not , in just casual games anyways , if both parties agree to the rules ... But in competitive play, set aside the 20-30 minutes it takes to play a game .
I personally wouldn't play in a club where you just sit in the dr waiting for everyone else to complete tasks and have distractions all game. I jump online to play a game to unwind from the day and/or escape life stresses. I certainly wouldn't be entertaining that sort of stimulation.
Explain how so-called "glitch" goals are even a relevant point to be discussed with your original request? Now it sounds like you are saying the AI is a better deterrent and/or defender of those in which a possible exploitation of having the AI substitute a human player on your team when facing a team that gets in those high scoring positions and gets off quality scoring chances.
Like I said in my previous reply. You might be better served to find new buddies to play with that have the time to play without adding distractions or finding buddies who are better at multi-tasking their lives. Or just play drop ins with your buds where if someone has to step or bounce, it wont be that big of a deal in that casual setting.
Is a non issue for anyone with the foresight to take a leak before starting a game.
So essentially, what you're saying is, it all depends?
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No, If you commit yourself to a game, then you should be available all game. Sure, every once in awhile life creeps up, but if it happens enough that you need these kinds of requests, then gaming should not be a priority for you as it seems you have too many real life responsibilities going on at this time.
I think the big problem is that AI this year seems (for most people that I have read about and talked to) overpowered so this system could be exploited. Having said that. In the current system if I am AFK for too long I get booted and the other team is stuck vs an AI the whole game. Which would you prefer? AI for a minute or two or the rest of the game?? They just need a system so guys don't just do it all the time. And not a whole team at once. I can see that happening 1 goal up 2 minutes left. Let the AI bring it home.
For me personally the odd time I my daughter is sleeping and has a bad dream or cries and needs dad or mom (if mom is home) for a few minutes. Most times it takes a couple of minutes to settler her and she back to sleepie-land. And if for some reason it takes too long then yes I should just be booted. Should I never play chel until she is moved out??
I shouldn't have to suffer playing vs the AI while you handle your priorities. It's not the games responsibility to assist you in multi-tasking them either. If something comes up and you are afk and dont return before you get booted from the game, then it's the risk you take.
All these situations people are saying seem like a regular occurrence and If that's so then maybe the window chosen to play in isn't good.
I dont understand why people feel entitled to have the world adjust to their needs in every little thing. The game already has timed intermissions and pauses. You can take penalties, flip the puck into the bench, etc. Combine them for longer absences. There's creative ways to defer you being ejected. I read somewhere that Ed Belfour used to just pee in his equipment during games. Sometimes you just have to do what you have to do.
Just put cell phones on the bench with Doritos etc...
The option to make your player an AI has gotta be the worst Idea I've heard in years. OP your trolling right?
How many other on-line games have a feature where you can just take a break and let the computer play for you?
Life comes up every now and then, which is fine. When life comes up so often that you need to come here and ask for an "auto-pilot" function, then maybe life is a bit more important and time consuming to commit to gaming at that point in time.
You said yourself that the odd time your daughter wakes up... Does not sound problematic and all and is perfectly understandable. Why then go to the extreme and say you all of a sudden can't play until she moves out??? You play online, you commit to that game as much as you can. Not any different than initiating a conversation with someone. It is your responsibility to give that person your undivided attention as you are the one that initiated the conversation. If you know you can hardly ever finish a conversation, then don't start one....
FIFA's version of EASHL (pro clubs), if you go afk, the AI takes over for you, and then you get booted 2 minutes later if you dont come back.
They also have a "stay in defensive position" button you can hold down, and your player will basically be an AI.
Pretty sure most conversations I have been part of allowed me to tell them to hang on a second if something came up. Can't remember many where I was forced/stuck no matter what. I never said it was a common occurrence and if it was then I would not commit to games or I would play offline. But the odd time when it does and I can't deal with it between games or in a pause (if someone hasn't rage paused after a goal already) then I can't see why playing an AI for 1 minute or 2 is the end of the world. Its not ideal but I fail to see why its a big deal. As I said, if I have to leave the game then you are playing AI the rest of the game. I think 1 minute is better? Like it or not this happens and will continue to happen whether the system changes or not.
As for other online games? I don't play many but COD and/or battlefield don't have an auto-pilot but I am able to hide somewhere for a minute and generally can come back. Also the timeout period before being kicked is much higher. Hockey I can't just hide behind the net and its like a 30 second boot.
Finally just to clarify I am not saying life comes up and interrupts gaming on a daily basis but it does happen. And I have seen it happen to just more than me. I understand the arguments against AI jumping in for a minute or so but I also fail to see the big deal if a proper system (TBD) is added. Having said this I would not be upset if nothing was done at all. I would fear it would be overused all the time and add to trolls. I just understand where the original poster is coming from and felt like saying something since he was getting slammed. Congrats to everyone that is able to quarantine themselves during game time but that is not everyone. Gaming is and should be a getaway for everyone that wants to play. There has to be a middle ground somewhere someone just needs to find it.
QUICK EDIT: Sorry I forgot to answer on the extreme not playing until daughter moves out thing. You are right. It is not a common occurrence and I did go to the extreme. Apologies. When I play with buddies in other games (COD mostly) if I have to leave we are all back in a game within 10 minutes. NHL takes ages fighting failing lobbies, DRE's and games takes on average 25 minutes. It sucks having to leave a game, let the team down, wait for them and then start the lobby fight over. I have not played NHL due to this on nights where I can't commit or don't have too long to play. Again as someone else mentioned, it is not the worlds problem that I had to leave them game but I say again that I wouldn't mind playing an AI player for a couple of minutes if someone else had to go.
I totally understand. As I said, every now and then life creeps up. It is unavoidable and not the end of the world when it happens now and again.
Some people have a baby that is very fussy or difficult. It cries every 20 minutes. Ok, then should you be playing a game that will most likely affect 11 other people? Probably not, but then again people have a right to play when they want. All I am saying is, there should be some respect involved when you're gaming will affect 11 other people.
So far we have to deal with bad server connections, DRE's, trolls, quitters, pauses, players that refuse to play their positions as they should (d-men forwards for one) and once in awhile those that are downright annoying and disrespectful with their mics.
Life comes up for me as well. Every now and then I get disrupted and I hate when it happens because I find it disrespectful to my teammates and opponents. But when I do decide to play, it is because more than likely my life won't interfere during the time I choose to play. I try to plan things to have less chances of being disrupted.
If someone gets disrupted so much that they feel an auto-pilot is necessary, then maybe they should be playing offline where pauses are not a problem.
Adding in this function or not causes problems either way anyways. So regardless of what gets done, I will deal with it.