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Let’s hope Macklin Celebrini cuts down to 68 kg so he can beat Connor McDavid in the next speed run at the skills competition- if it really is just about body weight when it comes to being fast.

I personally do not care much about abilities. The game is playable without them anyway. But, right now the game feels a bit like Madden. Every time a PWF and a DFD/TWD meet in a puck battle it turns into a car crash. I like hitting. Playing physical hockey is fun and it was already a big part of the last ECL season. But I honestly wonder if we are about to see some kind of tackling record in the next one? Everyone is getting beaten up out there. It is not hockey anymore, it is organized chaos on ice. Abilities will not fix this. The real question is if there are other ways to avoid the direction the gameplay is heading right now? Because at this pace we might need helmets, shoulder pads and a seatbelt. Just in case the next puck battle turns into a traffic accident. 😂

vNexs II (PRO) IN: @Alpha borje from vNexs I (Elite) Welcome ---- We are still looking for a starting LD for the upcoming season. (I’m really bad at checking inbox messages here, so reach out on Discord for a much higher chance of getting a reply.) Current roster: FW: @Putteekiing FW: @Alpha borje FW: @Max börjesson DEF: @iSvamp DEF: ? G: @benjamint737 Backup: @LukasGudinge (FW/D) Backup: @Sebastian Lahdo (G)

Good goalies who can read the game will also make saves on high danger chances. Just like in real hockey. And this is without abilities. We could flip it around and let the skaters play with some kind of gold or blue ability, while goalies play without any. Then every player out there would sometimes be able to pull off crazy shots that result in insane goals. Just like in real hockey. But this makes no sense? Play without abilities on every position. That creates fewer random outcomes. I do not understand at all why goalies should have some kind of superpower that kicks in sometimes even when the goalie made a mistake? It is completely unreasonable. I played all evening yesterday without abilities, and good goalies are still good without them. It is the skaters who are struggling right now because they have been far too dependent on certain abilities that have been doing the offensive work for them

I actually think what you are describing is exactly the same in real hockey. You cannot leave a gap, because if the shooter manages to hit that gap, whether through skill or luck, it is a goal. Just like in real hockey, it is not only up to the goalie to be ready for the short side, the slot, and the back post at the same time. You have defensemen in front of you who are supposed to block shots, do the right mechanical things, clear the crease, and take away passing lanes. The idea that a goalie in a game should be like some kind of superhero who can cover all three threats at the same time would actually be unreasonable. At that point even I could play goalie. In every situation, regardless of position, you have to give up some part of the ice. It comes down to hockey sense and making the right read. And even with sponge or abilities, there are still bugs in the game today where goalies fly around in butterfly. That is something we will probably never fully get rid of when these developers keep releasing unfinished games year after year. It is what it is.

I believe this is mainly about Hockey IQ. Too many goalies today, even if they have played the position for five to ten years, do not move on long one timers. At the same time, they expect the game to bail them out with an ability and make the save for them. (Which it does today) I cannot even begin to count how many times I have been frustrated because a goalie fails to read a one timer that we skaters can see developing seconds in advance, from far away, and that should be an easy save. I do not have many games in net, but I am the defenseman who has blocked the most shots of all time on sportsgamer. And I honestly believe it is not that difficult to read the shooter’s lane. You just have to be in position before the shot is taken. In my opinion, you allow one timers as a goalie if you do not react before the puck is struck. If you stand still and your goalie freezes, then you have failed to read the play and your reaction time is too slow.If you have played goalie for about a year, this is something you should have learned by then. But what do I know, I am not a goalie. In the end, it is about getting your body behind the puck. Look at Stammer and Sere in the Elite final. It is chest to puck all the time. And when they failed, sponge was there, or it ended up as a goal.

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And that was the point. Tell us what the plan is and lock it in. Or base it on a democratic decision based on what the players want. That is the best option. Skip a poll. Send a DM to all participating teams from ECL Winter and let the captains collect votes from their teams without pressure from intimidating top players. And let a democratic decision remain a democratic decision.

The important thing is probably what Furyan wrote above. In this thread, Kenu says that it is likely a full ability ban for the upcoming season. Like Furyan wrote, we need a confirmation on this as soon as possible. Or a decision in another direction, as long as the decision is finalized so people can start practicing the right way. But as it looks right now, the latest information should be understood as ECL Spring being played completely without abilities.

vNexs II is looking for a FORWARD and LD for the starting six for ECL Spring and upcoming tournaments! FW: Center or winger does not matter. We are keeping an open mind to all possible solutions and will test different position mixes during the tryout period to see what works best. LD: Skilled with the puck, strong in two way play. Last season ended abruptly in the first round of the ECL PRO playoffs. It was a season filled with challenges, where the starting lineup was finalized just days before the opening faceoff of the first round. During the season, circumstances forced us to play the final 20 games with three defensemen on the ice, which is neither optimal in the short nor long term. - Now we have every opportunity to reset and establish a starting six early for the upcoming season, and at the moment we have two open spots in the lineup. - vNexs II is the organization’s PRO team. In addition to the PRO team, we also have one team in ECL Elite, one in ECL Lite, and one in ECL Core. We have established a clear foundation for how we want our teams to play, with a consistent structure running from the Elite team down to the Core team. Because of this, we prefer to move players internally between teams on nights when a lineup is not full, rather than bringing in external players. This allows us to maintain the same style of hockey, even if the player moving between teams has a different skill level. - This approach also gives players in the lower divisions the opportunity to play alongside players from higher divisions, allowing everyone to learn from each other. - When a team is missing a player and the option exists, we always look internally first before scanning the market, as we are doing in this case. The gap in the Elite team before this season was filled by players from the PRO team, and so far this has worked out very well. Requirements Winger or center LD Nationality does not matter Willing to put in time for practice and be available for tournaments Age does not matter, but if we can find younger players that we can develop according to our style of hockey, that will be prioritized If you are interested in trying out with vNexs II, send me a DM or contact me on Discord.

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But now you’re adding the pay-to-win angle to a situation where SG just banned things because you have to buy certain items now to use them, even though you had more than 8 weeks to unlock them for free. Meanwhile, you’re ignoring items that still can’t be unlocked anymore, but players could unlock them during Season 1. Why weren’t those banned when Season 2 started? It would’ve been pretty nice to not deal with Elite Stick ‘Em Up, which can make anyone look like Lidström in the defensive zone. The defensive X-factors still break the game more than the offensive ones do. Even I can admit that as a defenseman, even though I haven’t used Stick ‘Em Up at all this season and only recently tried Quick Pick. (I'm stupid) Everything is just weird. The arguments don’t hold for why this is being done. Anyway, I’m going outside to touch some grass now. Have a good evening, Antti.

The reactions are probably because nobody asked for this, but it’s happening anyway. If they had listened to the community, they would have banned everything before the season started. People have adapted their playstyles based on perks. There are even teams that actively “hunt” X-factors to trigger during their attacks. I also think it’s reasonable that some things get removed. I recently played another tournament without them and it was actually pretty fun. But there is no valid argument that it’s “pay-to-win”, because everyone could get these things for free. And there are still items in the game right now that were on the Season Pass in Season 1 as well. And I remember, for example, Furyan saying “make the choices before the season starts”, and those choices were made. But now they are changing things right before playoffs start, and it affects teams. It’s honestly pretty clumsy.

Why are you flipping the argument the wrong way? Why should everyone who actually put time and effort into the game and their season be punished just because you did not? I have not seen anyone complain that another player has Elite Quick Pick just because they do not have it themselves. If you really wanted it, you had the same chance to unlock it as everyone else. If players did not care about getting it during the whole regular season, why should it suddenly become unfair now only because the “lazy” player now wants to be “smart”? If you want it now, you can buy it. If you wanted it before, you could get it for free.

Everyone had over two months to unlock these X-factors in the game. So let us not pretend that you had to buy all the X-factors. But as someone else wrote: Just ban everything that is Elite if something really has to be banned a few hours before some teams start their playoffs. Everyone had over two months to unlock these X-factors in the game. So let us not pretend that you had to buy all the X-factors. But as someone else wrote: Just ban everything that is Elite if something really has to be banned a few hours before some teams start their playoffs. Forgot to Quote Antti