I tried a game out on this setting tonight just to see what it's like. While no mode will be perfect for everybody, I feel this mode is more suitable for the majority of players. I could be falling into the old trap of believing I'm more common than I am, but many of the complaints we've been hearing will be eliminated (or at least lessened) in this mode IMO.
Passing is at least doable for me. I still missed the ones I shouldn't have passed in the first place, but I was no longer hesitant to throw it back to the point. It felt like more of an NHL game in that both sides were making realistic plays. The cpu still had some great cycles, but at least I felt like I could keep up with it.
It's unfortunate we couldn't keep the speed of the old mode and just modify the passing, but the way the settings are this year we can't do that in this mode. It is quite a bit faster and the hitting is made a little more effective. I've noticed mixed reactions on this one. The game I played had fairly realistic hitting with nobody truly getting destroyed, but silentsim mentioned to me that the test he did was like a roller derby. The game I played was with the Canucks, so perhaps not the greatest showing of raw strength.
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