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Has the new patch increased CPU scoring?

Ever since the new patch was released a few days ago, I get scored on in SB twice as much before

My goalie is the same

So what’s the deal?
Is it just me or has the patch increase DDA?
Oh wait, I mean ‘Momentum’

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  • Yeah momentum is peaked yet again. Games are not even close.
  • Haven't noticed a change with scoring
  • Wow! Must be me because I’m noticing that nearly every cross-crease pass is either magically deflected or flat-out picked off by LESSER overall cpu players

    TDLR
    The patch has broken Squad Battles

    DDA/Momentum no longer randomly occurs in the first or last minute of games, it occurs in EVERY GAME ALL GAME LONG

    I’ve played roughly 40 SB games since the patch and it’s more noticeable than ever
  • I’m even noticing YouTubers complaining about how broken gameplay is after the patch.

    Minimizing CC passes is one thing but to actually make the CPU intercept and deflect any type of pass that has no business being intercepted is a huge oversight by this dev team.

    SB is broken. And the the OP pass interceptions affect other game modes like Hut challenges and Rush too

    These changes have lead to me not playing this game as much as I used to
    Which is disappointing because I played this game since the sega days
  • EA_Aljo
    3229 posts EA Community Manager
    I’m even noticing YouTubers complaining about how broken gameplay is after the patch.

    Minimizing CC passes is one thing but to actually make the CPU intercept and deflect any type of pass that has no business being intercepted is a huge oversight by this dev team.

    SB is broken. And the the OP pass interceptions affect other game modes like Hut challenges and Rush too

    These changes have lead to me not playing this game as much as I used to
    Which is disappointing because I played this game since the sega days

    Can you get some video of passes that shouldn't be intercepted? In most cases, if a pass is being intercepted it means that's not an open lane so forcing a pass is most likely going to result in an interception.
  • Dude - just STOP with the ‘can you get video’
    We (the paying customer) already did our ‘job’ by purchasing the game

    Now it’s time to do YOUR job and start bringing up these issues with the NHL 21 team

    It happens so often that it should have been caught by your dev/qa team BEFORE the patch was released
    But it’s clear this is not a normal process your team incorporates
  • @EA_Aljo I have to agree...every time I post about an issue you are looking for a video, KNOWING most people will not take the time to get you a video. The issues discussed above should be obvious to the QA team that is testing the game (That is if there is a QA team, at this point I am thinking there isn't. Anyone heard of "Let the customer base do our QA"). Fix the game. My god.
  • @EA_Aljo And by the way, I gave you a bunch of videos of line changes being broken, ITS STILL BROKEN.
  • I just played a 77 overall SB, no synergies. I looked at the roster prior to playing, the highest overall player was a 76, most of the team was low 70's and some where silver players. I have a 90 overall team, 94 offense, 91 defense. I have Speedster, Howitzer, Distributor AND Light the lamp. EVERY SINGLE player on the AI team was as fast if not faster than Gretzky, Lafleur, Duchane and Mcdavid. EVERY ONE. Something is so broken its not funny. YES, I was on Superstar but THAT should not allow a 71 rated defenseman to skate FASTER than G. Lafleur with the synergies I have. This is not to mention even though I won the game that every bounce, loose puck, rebound and puck battle was won by the AI. A 72 rated defenseman out battled a 91 rated Lemieux EVERY TIME. Fix the damn game EA, ****.
  • EA_Aljo
    3229 posts EA Community Manager
    @EA_Aljo I have to agree...every time I post about an issue you are looking for a video, KNOWING most people will not take the time to get you a video. The issues discussed above should be obvious to the QA team that is testing the game (That is if there is a QA team, at this point I am thinking there isn't. Anyone heard of "Let the customer base do our QA"). Fix the game. My god.

    We never assume someone is not going to provide video. We actually get a lot of them so we tend to assume we're going to actually get video when requested. This isn't about making the customer base do QA. We want to know what you're having issues with so it can be investigated. The issues being brought up here are not obvious. There are many times someone has provided video claiming a slower player is faster. Those videos normally show the carrier was dekeing or turning. These slow them down. There also is a small speed penalty when carrying the puck. Fatigue is also an issue. There are times when we get a video showing a defender skating at an angle that closes the gap faster. They have a shorter distance to cover in this case so it's going to be easier to catch them. To test if a higher speed player is faster than a slower one, both players need to skate in a straight line from start to finish. Yes, it's not something that happens often in hockey. There are normally various conditions, like the ones I mentioned, that cause players not to hit their top speed.
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