What EA Needs to fix for NHL 18

I used to do be a pro goalie mode when goalie was fun and I was never even a goalie but now my god is goalie fucked and I agree with Just about everything written and don’t even get me started on icings deflections and where rebounds go it just feels so random

 

I agree with t1 clamps. But I can admit that I use the LB button as it seems more effective due to other terrible animations where skaters basically have no control of which direction they are gonna spin after picking up the puck. Basically any forward in the corner is super vulnerable cuz generally when u pivot your skater, he tends to not go the direction you prefer and puts the puck directly in front of the defender

 

A lot.

 

That Twitter Clip still makes me laugh every time

 

Go make a post about how you said the game needs to be 5v5 no goalies see how much love you get on that ill wait. I can't IMAGINE you being this dumb.

 

You forgotthe server bro

 

This was when the game came out

 

Hope NHL 19 is more like NHL 14 was. There are some gameplay issues this year for sure, but I found defense was more fun in the older games. I like to hit a lot and hitting as a defenseman is not as effective as it used to be, seems the pucks bounce or locate in a position that is hard to pick up after you put the player on his back. Still a fun game to play.

 

I heard the nhl 19 alpha is the smoothest ever right now. Maybe that’s why servers are garbage with huge packet loss for players. Cuz ea is already moving on and says screw the servers

 

Thats a awesome write up its all true its basically a broken game you know EA wont change it honestly seems like were buying the same game each year with just diffrent digits on the front cover!

 

I mean the biggest thing to be addressed is server stability. It's not on the Dev team, but it is on EA. It's a totally different experience playing at 1 am when your guy is actually responsive. Getting some consistency in the connection quality game to game is important.

 

The game is fun when there's reasonable latency and no packet loss. Stupid things still happen, but I agree, the top priority in NHL19 should be consistently good connection quality and responsiveness. Proactively monitor performance metrics so that EA can get ahead of connection issues. If it's one person with a crap connection or a NAT issue, give us visibility to see that so we can make informed decisions like "go get an ECU for that guy." It's not always the guy who drops who's at fault. It may not be anyone at all if there's a dedicated host with a CPU bottleneck because EA ended up with a spot instance on a VM host that's overloaded.

Gameplay:

I've seen complaints about zone entry or breakouts. If these already exist and I don't know because I'm bad, let me know:

• Make it easier for skaters to chip the puck high off the glass to get it out if needed. I rarely see anyone go high off the glass because it's almost guaranteed to go out of play for a delay of game penalty, or go warp speed for an icing.
  • https://twitter.com/TopherScottNOW/status/988741704802021376
• Allow skaters past center ice to tip or deflect a shot/pass from behind center ice into the offensive zone to negate icing on a long dump.
• Fix deflections and puck recovery after a check/stick lift. It seems like you can count on a blocked pass/poke check/ deflection to go straight to an opposing player, and they're able to gain control without breaking stride. Don't get me started on blocking a shot 20 feet in front of the goalie, only to have it trickle in under him at 0.2 KPH for a goal.

 

Can we please remove the god damn “defenseman are faster than forwards” mechanic or what

 

Dmen don't burn up stamina as quick as fwds hence why they catch up

 

It happens even in the first minute of the first period, you can’t tell me I’m tired after 30 simulated seconds

 

Well that and the puck carrier speed penalty. Now add in that you can't create separation without sprinting, poke checks work from behind and from shitty angles at an unrealistically high rate, and the dekes that take way too long to complete or cost the skater too much speed to be useful. What you end up with is a lot of situations where attacking teams should benefit from the other team's bad positioning but they can't because of how easy it is to recover.

 

My point exactly. You get rewarded in a sense for bad positioning because of all the aforementioned. Shouldn’t be that way.

 

EA coded Dmen to have an extra boost while back checking.

 

Yes because they wanted to remove the skill gap so new players could compete, but yet they’re trying to do an esports thing. Makes no sense lmao

 

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