EdJovanovski
#FreeRempe
Hitting and playing defense is much harder now, for some reason it's significantly harder to hit with skill stick than with the buttons. I don't like how stuff is mapped to buttons now, feels like a step backward and makes it an awkward hybrid controls experience. I like some of the new hitting animations as well as goalies making desperation saves. But goalies are too shitty now and hitting is too difficult now.
The pressure system is definitely not just a graphic overlay of a feature they already had as some thought it might've been, it's definitely a new system. It's a good idea but is a bit too OP right now, I wonder if they could make it so holding the puck, specifically players on offense holding the puck far out from their bodies; does not lead to draining the defending teams energy. Because I've noticed several guys I've played against just holding the puck far away from their bodies so you can't check them and draining my energy. In real life it isn't so easy to just hold the puck away from your body and keep control like that, they should have to be more actively involved in the offense passing back and forth and generating shots, in order to up the pressure.
The line changes are absolutely horrible, you can't be skating while changing on the fly because that would require taking your thumb off the left analogue stick to use the arrow buttons to change lines.
Controversial take but I actually like the lacrosse move being easier to do, it's very easy to do IRL. Any beginner hockey player could learn to do it within an hour of practise, children do it all the time. There's no way a deke should be infinitely harder to do in a video game than it is in real life, which is how it was in NHL 23. My entire time playing NHL 23 I have NEVER seen a person pull it off whether it's Chel or Versus. I've pulled it off once in a game on 24 so far. Perhaps they could make it slightly harder to actually score with but it should absolutely remain just as easy to scoop it up at least, because in real life it is that easy. I hope the people who hate the lacrosse move don't fill the EA feedback boards with complaints to get it nerfed again. I don't think they should change a thing regarding the lacrosse move.
I've wanted the button pass guide where you can press different buttons to pass to different players for the longest, but it should come up quicker. Perhaps have it auto rather than only triggered by holding down the button to bring it up. If people don't like it they can turn off the auto and trigger it with a button, but I'd sacrifice the aesthetics of having the button commands pop up in order to be able to make quick passes to the player I want to.
I also hate the idea of removing 6's & 3's replacing it with a 1 period 3's game, and forcing you to join a club match instead. Found it very hard to find games of 6's, hopefully that's just because not many people got the codes.
I notice more glitch goals than in 23. I scored 9 goals in a HUT game and still lost when he scored 11 goals on my shitty goalie.
I'm someone who doesn't complain about the gameplay of previous games that much, I didn't mind the gameplay of 23. What I hate is the lack of detail in Be a Pro & GM, the fact that there are no face sliders for player customization, just how bare bones the game is. But this is the first game in a while where I actually disliked the gameplay as well.
Now this could be because it's the biggest change in gameplay yet, I've only played it about 4 hours. It may take more getting used to. I do like some of the ideas, but so far I'm not impressed with the gameplay.
The pressure system is definitely not just a graphic overlay of a feature they already had as some thought it might've been, it's definitely a new system. It's a good idea but is a bit too OP right now, I wonder if they could make it so holding the puck, specifically players on offense holding the puck far out from their bodies; does not lead to draining the defending teams energy. Because I've noticed several guys I've played against just holding the puck far away from their bodies so you can't check them and draining my energy. In real life it isn't so easy to just hold the puck away from your body and keep control like that, they should have to be more actively involved in the offense passing back and forth and generating shots, in order to up the pressure.
The line changes are absolutely horrible, you can't be skating while changing on the fly because that would require taking your thumb off the left analogue stick to use the arrow buttons to change lines.
Controversial take but I actually like the lacrosse move being easier to do, it's very easy to do IRL. Any beginner hockey player could learn to do it within an hour of practise, children do it all the time. There's no way a deke should be infinitely harder to do in a video game than it is in real life, which is how it was in NHL 23. My entire time playing NHL 23 I have NEVER seen a person pull it off whether it's Chel or Versus. I've pulled it off once in a game on 24 so far. Perhaps they could make it slightly harder to actually score with but it should absolutely remain just as easy to scoop it up at least, because in real life it is that easy. I hope the people who hate the lacrosse move don't fill the EA feedback boards with complaints to get it nerfed again. I don't think they should change a thing regarding the lacrosse move.
I've wanted the button pass guide where you can press different buttons to pass to different players for the longest, but it should come up quicker. Perhaps have it auto rather than only triggered by holding down the button to bring it up. If people don't like it they can turn off the auto and trigger it with a button, but I'd sacrifice the aesthetics of having the button commands pop up in order to be able to make quick passes to the player I want to.
I also hate the idea of removing 6's & 3's replacing it with a 1 period 3's game, and forcing you to join a club match instead. Found it very hard to find games of 6's, hopefully that's just because not many people got the codes.
I notice more glitch goals than in 23. I scored 9 goals in a HUT game and still lost when he scored 11 goals on my shitty goalie.
I'm someone who doesn't complain about the gameplay of previous games that much, I didn't mind the gameplay of 23. What I hate is the lack of detail in Be a Pro & GM, the fact that there are no face sliders for player customization, just how bare bones the game is. But this is the first game in a while where I actually disliked the gameplay as well.
Now this could be because it's the biggest change in gameplay yet, I've only played it about 4 hours. It may take more getting used to. I do like some of the ideas, but so far I'm not impressed with the gameplay.
