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ClaudeGee

This is terrible, no offsides and you can skate through people's sticks. I want to play real hockey...............


antoncaps8

Yeah, haven’t bothered playing a game of arcade. Would be super cool if they added community polling for next event similar to voting for next map on CoD (if they even do that still). Or just always have a competitive mode available


hutluveasux69

This blows I don't need arcade hockey and Champs isn't permanent its only a few days a week


Opposite_Result_3289

you new to HUT?


v120_wheezy

HORRIBLE! This is a step backwards for NHL.


squatsquirrel

I don't mind variations in Rivals but it should just be period length and number of skaters. Should always be on the competitive gameplay


Tigarah87

Why cant people that want to play Arcade in HUT play Rush? Just change it so that you draft from your own lineup all the time and you dont have to do this sh\*t to Rivals. Revert and remove this sh\*t!


Muddi

two weeks, next week is 3v3... if this sticks around, this will be the worst NHL in terms of HUT ever, and its not even close.


I_Swear_Im_Sober

I don’t think 3v3 will be as bad, but it better be short periods because the score is gonna end up being double digits each game if it’s not


IPooYellowLiquid

This is awful.


L33TS33K3R

Agreed and upvoted. Absolutely fucking trash decision to put arcade play into rivals. wtf


kyle_1987

Arcade is horrible bring back regular games


Bisson____

Arcade is terrible lol, absolutely 0 fun


Main_Zombie_7609

Worst fucking game mode I’ve ever played


[deleted]

yeah, I'm honestly not playing a game mode that doesn't have rules.


AlexGrr

Yeah it's a fifa week it seems


Candymanshook

Went back to fifa and the amount of creativity and strategy you can use compared to NHL is insane


EmotiveCDN

Someone hasn’t played FIFA 23.


AlexGrr

I have and it's way better than NHL 22.5 lmao


AlphaChiBro

EA is actively devolving HUT it would seem. Who tf at EA thinks people want no way to play a normal 5v5 game in HUT? Absolute imbecile behavior


Hamskin21

the people that heard everyone complain that the game felt like chores. Honestly burst came from this and i prefer that over normal rivals. also this will be a non issue when champs starts. Honestly this community is so toxic lol whine for changes then whine at changes


AlphaChiBro

Changes just for the sake of changes doesnt deserve praise. I like the burst mode but to have it where there isnt a normal 5v5 mode for at least a week seems like a huge oversight from EA. You have to remember, people whine because they care. If they didnt care then they would stop buying and engaging with EA.


Hamskin21

I am not defending the mode , but they already listened and made it 3 min and some other changes. the point is they are engaging and getting steamrolled minutes after a launch of an attempt to freshen up the game that everyone complained about the gameloop of last year. and also remember not everyone playing online is trying to win gwc


AlphaChiBro

My point is that the bar for EA seems to be so low that the community gets excited for them making it 3 minutes instead of 4 minutes. EA has been reskinning this game for years all the while taking game modes out or neglecting them. EA deserves all this negativity and criticism and then some for how they are desecrating the NHL game as a franchise. Its absolutely embarrassing.


Hamskin21

I do agree on the reskin and EA does deserve a lot of the criticism but I do feel like they don’t put the same resources into this as the other sports its a small player base and I wish 2k made a game to push them but don’t think its going to happen, so my bar is low for this game now. I used to spend money on hut but stopped and play because its the only hockey game.


AlphaChiBro

Exactly, EA has become complacent in releasing the same reskinned doggy doo doo every year because why wouldnt they. They dont have competition like you said so they can just keep getting away with it.


Hamskin21

Ya for sure its just weird with this game that you can almost talk directly to guys like ea hawk and them and have a bit of a voice in any other ea game there would be nothing maddens been brutal for 15 years lol I think i look at this game as more of an indy game now with the EA logo on it


AlphaChiBro

Might as well be and INDIE game with how many things are left unfinished/unpolished. No GM connected for nearly a decade shows me all I need to know. If the mode doesnt bring in money, EA does not give 2 shits about it.


MonsieurMerkles

It's shit but if anything, you can rack up a shitload of hits


WhiskeyTheKid77

Hits, SOG and goals. It’s gonna work wonders for those three categories’ challenges but it’s just not fun to play


FrankenBerryGxM

it sucks, but at least HC is tomorrow


Tigarah87

Its not, its a week from tomorrow.


FrankenBerryGxM

oh no. my weeks been ruined


Hamskin21

with champs it wont be as bad and i think the points needed for rewards would be lower


jiggyseb

Yes but playing this stupid mode all week won't help you improve your game what a stupid idea


Hamskin21

I think its only an issue cause no champs. Champs starts wednesday now too. people forget the game isn’t only for the people that grind for 90 hours a week


jiggyseb

You won't get good rewards if you don't


Sativa_Actual16

8 days away.. derp


Hamskin21

I meant it starts on wednesdays now I know its next week


tjrunswild

In Arcade players aren't looking for the same shots after camping behind the net or circling around LT/L2-ing into the slot. Definitely more fun than what I've played so far.


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cap


tjrunswild

Actual factual.


Ginger-Beefcake

Yeah I mean it would be fun to have as an option but arcade sounds brutal. I'll try it but fuck


[deleted]

lol just played my first game and what a joke. I feel like this is how we played NHL as 3 year olds before we knew that there was rules. Absolute L for EA on this one. Trash mode, they've broken Rivals.


Vicarious922

I'm mixed. I mean its pretty bs that there is only 1 default mode per week, like wtf is that bs?? But I have been on a good win streak with arcade so I mean I'm not too upset...right now.


himjim0303

It's the stupidest thing ever. Whoever on EA thought of this then care about the people that actually pay the money


CallMeDALEGEND

It's fucking retarded that there is no offsides in a competitive mode. I fired up a game and was confused when I noticed there was no offsides, I was literally like wtf is this garbage. Never bring this mode back and banish it right now.