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Originally Posted by Cecil Terwilliger

I'm not a fan of the hitting.

I love the animations but it is still clunky. When I go to throw a hit far, far too often does my guy just throw his arms out and get stuck in a 3 second animation while the guy skates past me.

The lack of strategy adjustment. Seriously, the whole strategy systems haven't changed in 10 years except the forecheck option. Why can't I customize strategy for the PP and PK? I should be able to choose all out attack and high pressure for PP and then have it auto switch back to a regular strategy for ES. The offensive and defensive setups are so antiquated. Really with all the improvements my only friggin options are behind the net, crash the net and overload?

And why can't you throw any guy out on the PK. If I've been killing 3 penalties straight I don't want to put out my regular PK unit that's dead I want to throw out some other guy.

Also, the way the line change graphic slides out instead of just appearing. Way too clunky. It was fine the way it was last year, why change it?

Still too many rebound and one-timer goals and not enough shots going in.
Agreed, I take 30 shots and get 2 goals most of the time while the computer takes 10 and gets 1. Goalies should be hitting 90% more often than not, not 98%.

TBQH I haven't been playing it a whole lot. I've been sticking to Forza III recently.

The AI's tape to tape passes and instant reactions are annoying too. You have to forecheck like a demon to take the puck from them otherwise it's tic tac toe all the way into the offensive end. They'll pick up a rebound, fire it instantly out of pressure to some other guy and away they go up the ice.

see bold..