Zack Stortini shows us Game balancing exists
I would like to personally thank Zack Stortini for proving that game balancing is still alive and well in HUT. I just played an opponent who ran out a team of almost all silver 73 and below. Zack Stortini with these following attributes;
Acceleration 79
Agility 79
Speed 80
Deking 62
Hand-Eye 59
Puck Control 62
Off. Awareness 58
Blew by my very good well rested lines with what could be described as only magical like speed and puck control. Lit up the lamp after dancing through traffic 3 times for the hatty....
He wasn’t alone as all his low level silver players played with the precision, speed, puck control, and skill of the NHLs historic best. The likes of my McDavid, Tarshenko, Robitaille, Subban, and Leetch were Seemingly no match against these silver no names. I always step behind and the puck was knocked away easily as these Silver magicians closed 7 stride gaps in mere seconds. AI wise they were always in the perfect spot defensively.
I did manage to win the game 4-3 but man did those guys play like legends.....either game balancing exists or ratings are virtually meaningless. You decide
Acceleration 79
Agility 79
Speed 80
Deking 62
Hand-Eye 59
Puck Control 62
Off. Awareness 58
Blew by my very good well rested lines with what could be described as only magical like speed and puck control. Lit up the lamp after dancing through traffic 3 times for the hatty....
He wasn’t alone as all his low level silver players played with the precision, speed, puck control, and skill of the NHLs historic best. The likes of my McDavid, Tarshenko, Robitaille, Subban, and Leetch were Seemingly no match against these silver no names. I always step behind and the puck was knocked away easily as these Silver magicians closed 7 stride gaps in mere seconds. AI wise they were always in the perfect spot defensively.
I did manage to win the game 4-3 but man did those guys play like legends.....either game balancing exists or ratings are virtually meaningless. You decide
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I would be happy to believe that if anyone from EA can explain how a bad connection makes one teams AI play smart and another one play bad. I find it hard to imagine a bad connection makes my D man skate away from the man in the slot..... I find it hard to believe that bad connection makes the puck glued to one teams stick despite physical contact......I find it hard to believe that a bad connection makes your AI goalie allow 3 goals on only 5 shots.....just saying
I used to feel this a lot on peer to peer but it seemed to be less of an issue when they rolled out dedicated servers.
End of the day wether it’s a bad connection because of terrible servers, game balancing, RNG, or a poorly designed mode, so many things happen out of user control that influence the outcome of too many of these games.
You can see it from the minute the puck drops. Since this mode is all about who can rag the puck more until you have an opening for the yearly unfixed money goals, skate behind the net (the proverbial Gretzky office) with the puck. Your opponent will come from one side and the AI will come in from the other and play you perfect. The other AI defenseman will tie your teammate up in front and stick to him like glue. Same thing if you skate into a corner your opponent will give chase and he will get perfect support from an AI teammate and the wings will have your points covered. By the way this is how it should be.
When your on the other side of this random AI play. Your AI defensemen wander all over your end. They abandon the man in front of the net and they don’t press in the corners. The wingers wander leaving at least one point man open. On a 2 on 2 if you play the puck carrier just as they reach perfect shooting location your AI teammate will collapse to your side allowing the quick pass for a shot and usually a goal.
All these things Ive described either assist in scoring or help fight against the most commonly scored goals in HUT. It doesn’t matter what your strategies are set on it happens randomly and it goes both for and against you. It’s instantly noticeable.
You are every year telling same things.. I have usualy 20 ping and lower card are in skilled hands more dangerous then higher.. Yes, connection do many of bad crap things in this game, but you still refuse this, even when people told you, they tested it.
Of course lower rated cards used by a more skilled person will be more dangerous. I’ve already said connection plays a role in some things.....That doesn’t change how the AI plays and nobody has tested that and nobody has a rational or legitimate answer as to the random play of AI teammates and goalie.
There is no argument against the fact that if your AI plays smart you have a better chance of winning as opposed to your AI playing poorly and wandering around aimlessly.....like I said if somebody can prove that's connection related I gladly listen with an open mind.
Yes I’m saying the same thing every year.....we get the same game every year....
I've been playing since 11 and have tested it every year. The game does not handicap higher rated cards. EA has said it doesnt exist.
We can agree to disagree but you have no factual evidence of what your saying to be true.
Again run a silver team against a gold team for 10 straight games each and see what the outcome is.
I doesn't need to proof you anything, I know what I see... Its not every game,,, but theare is not doubt about it. They need to keep new players have a funn, and this is a way.
Still waiting for an explanation as to how connection dictates wether your AI teammates will actually play or just stand and wander around. Don’t bother saying strategies I’ve experiment with every set out there in the past this AI Nonsense is totally random and not related to what strategies you use
Just to show this isn’t being sour grapes the next game was my turn to have the AI advantage. The next game both teams AI played good. It’s either random or something triggers the advantage. Either way it’s stupid.
I’m still waiting for this to be explained as a connection issue.
They won’t answer direct questions on this subject. Just blanket denials and answers that don’t address the specific questions. I’ve been trying for years lol.