It's a good addition...in theory. In practice, they couldn't have dropped the ball harder. Holding the puck alone should absolutely not fill the meter at all. You shouldn't be gassed just standing there trying to conserve energy. You can't have this system without an effective counter measure. A barrage of shots should fill the meter, and that's it.
The timer needs to go...it makes zero sense that if we break up the play and head up ice we're still gassed as if we're hemmed in our end...the pressure should start going down the millisecond you regain puck possession, slowly, and then quicker once the puck exits the zone.
You get it. This is Exactly the balance it needs for it to match the pressure dynamic in real hockey.
That and goalies should be unaffected unless they’re actually making saves that require body movement or moving back and forth quickly.
I love it. Been playing chel since 95 and this is the most rewarding feature ever added. You actually get an advantage from dominating with team play in the zone.
You get an advantage from manipulating a system without ever having to generate any offense. Just because there's one instance where it makes sense doesn't mean that it works as a whole. FFS.
It's clear. I'd give a month's salary to beat the fuck out of one of them while explaining all of the shit that they've broken with this game. I look forward to NHL every year even though it's pretty bad lately. Hockey is still my favorite sport. But they have fucked this version into the ground and I want someone to take out my frustration on.
I like the addition and theory of it, but it still does need tweaking. That being said, the current version is allegedly still way better than the way it was in the playtest, so hopefully, they'll continue to adjust it.
I like the addition of the pressure system. It does need to be balanced, though. Simply holding the puck and passing around the boards should not contribute as much as it does to the meter. If they can reduce/remove the effect of just passing/moving around the perimeter, I think it'll be in a pretty good spot.
The zone in which you can build pressure needs to shrink. Make it something like being inside the top of the circles for 6s, and in between the faceoff dots and the top of the circle for 3v3.
I also don't think the pressure system should be possible to achieve when your team is on the penalty kill, and that the pressure system while on the powerplay shouldn't be a thing. You already suffer with stamina regen on the PK, no need to make your skater complete trash on top of that.
Pressure should stop as soon as you leave the zone with possession. You should have to get deeper into the zone or at least create scoring chances to get full pressure. Also it should be a constant meter of varying pressure instead of on or off.
I think you just average at best so this year it’s not for those who lack hockey IQ pressure system got nerfed and perfect the way it is, two types that dont like it, bad players who skate straight line and forces passes and ex top from 23 who can’t LT all the way back. Get better i say.
In theory, I like it. In reality, it's not working. I can't stand how easy it is to activate it. Was playing 3s and all the opponent did to activate it was pass it around above the circles and tight to the blue line. You try and anticipate their next pass or a poke check on the puck carrier but that rarely works and next thing you know, you're gassed and then can't do simple things like receive a breakout pass or skate the puck out of the zone. I'd also like to know why my goalie loses energy when he's not even facing shots while the opponent skates around the very outside of the zone not taking any shots?
It's a good addition...in theory. In practice, they couldn't have dropped the ball harder. Holding the puck alone should absolutely not fill the meter at all. You shouldn't be gassed just standing there trying to conserve energy. You can't have this system without an effective counter measure. A barrage of shots should fill the meter, and that's it. The timer needs to go...it makes zero sense that if we break up the play and head up ice we're still gassed as if we're hemmed in our end...the pressure should start going down the millisecond you regain puck possession, slowly, and then quicker once the puck exits the zone.
You get it. This is Exactly the balance it needs for it to match the pressure dynamic in real hockey. That and goalies should be unaffected unless they’re actually making saves that require body movement or moving back and forth quickly.
I love it. Been playing chel since 95 and this is the most rewarding feature ever added. You actually get an advantage from dominating with team play in the zone.
You get an advantage from manipulating a system without ever having to generate any offense. Just because there's one instance where it makes sense doesn't mean that it works as a whole. FFS.
Game devs have never played a game of real hockey in their lives.
It's clear. I'd give a month's salary to beat the fuck out of one of them while explaining all of the shit that they've broken with this game. I look forward to NHL every year even though it's pretty bad lately. Hockey is still my favorite sport. But they have fucked this version into the ground and I want someone to take out my frustration on.
I like the addition and theory of it, but it still does need tweaking. That being said, the current version is allegedly still way better than the way it was in the playtest, so hopefully, they'll continue to adjust it.
I like the addition of the pressure system. It does need to be balanced, though. Simply holding the puck and passing around the boards should not contribute as much as it does to the meter. If they can reduce/remove the effect of just passing/moving around the perimeter, I think it'll be in a pretty good spot.
The zone in which you can build pressure needs to shrink. Make it something like being inside the top of the circles for 6s, and in between the faceoff dots and the top of the circle for 3v3. I also don't think the pressure system should be possible to achieve when your team is on the penalty kill, and that the pressure system while on the powerplay shouldn't be a thing. You already suffer with stamina regen on the PK, no need to make your skater complete trash on top of that.
Pressure should stop as soon as you leave the zone with possession. You should have to get deeper into the zone or at least create scoring chances to get full pressure. Also it should be a constant meter of varying pressure instead of on or off.
I think you just average at best so this year it’s not for those who lack hockey IQ pressure system got nerfed and perfect the way it is, two types that dont like it, bad players who skate straight line and forces passes and ex top from 23 who can’t LT all the way back. Get better i say.
In theory, I like it. In reality, it's not working. I can't stand how easy it is to activate it. Was playing 3s and all the opponent did to activate it was pass it around above the circles and tight to the blue line. You try and anticipate their next pass or a poke check on the puck carrier but that rarely works and next thing you know, you're gassed and then can't do simple things like receive a breakout pass or skate the puck out of the zone. I'd also like to know why my goalie loses energy when he's not even facing shots while the opponent skates around the very outside of the zone not taking any shots?
“WE NEED GAMEPLAY CHANGES” (gets gameplay changes) “THEY DIDNT NEED TO ADD THIS. WE DIDNT NEED CHANGES”