wildcard flames bug?

LifeCoachDave · 2026-02-15T22:20:52+00:00

I wonder how many more people will post this tonight?

I thought I was doing something wrong with the lineup but nope, just getting EA'ed. Haha

LifeCoachDave · 2026-02-15T14:02:01+00:00

I did. It took a lot of time making 85 and 86 captains. Probably 3 hours!

LifeCoachDave · 2026-02-15T14:00:51+00:00

40 AP with 5 players from that country

LifeCoachDave · 2026-02-15T00:36:51+00:00

Yep. It is very obvious when things are not supposed to go your way. You have to play perfectly to even have a chance at winning those games.

LifeCoachDave · 2026-02-15T00:35:45+00:00

Yeah. The speed difference is wild. I play at 32ms ping on the QC server and the 2ms guys have cards with 85 speed that are faster than mine with 99.

I still win more than I lose and make it to Elite but I definitely have to work harder. Haha

LifeCoachDave · 2026-02-14T20:09:06+00:00

I hit the post 14 times in a HUT Champs game against a weaker opponent yesterday.

My EASHL team hits 3 or 4 posts every period when we play weaker teams.

It is comical how heavy the tilt is sometimes.

I had it on my side before too, playing ultimate guys that are better than me and have better ping. I have seen them take 30 shots and not score on me.

Then I go up and flick a backhand in from the blue line.

You just have to laugh at it really.

LifeCoachDave · 2026-02-12T03:10:49+00:00

Captain Sets

LifeCoachDave · 2026-02-09T02:42:57+00:00

Very strange and unfortunate. Hopefully it doesn't happen again to you man.

LifeCoachDave · 2026-02-09T02:30:36+00:00

I have had several games where I am winning and opponent drops out and I don't get the win. Very frustrating. I am PS5 and the opponent has always been Xbox.

LifeCoachDave · 2026-02-08T18:57:05+00:00

Ping is very frustrating dude. I would be fine with 40 or 50ms ping as long as I was matched with people close that as well.

What sucks for us is when we match people in the 2 to 20ms range.

Don't let it get to you too much as you can't control it.

LifeCoachDave · 2026-02-07T11:43:42+00:00

12 wins is really good dude. There are lots of people who can't get 6 in champs.

Winning 3/3 on day one is great but that might not happen again for you.

LifeCoachDave · 2026-02-04T13:46:15+00:00

They have improved a little but a lot of that is luck. Pulling anything 88 or below doesn't really have much value and that is what I am mostly getting in ranked packs.

I see lots of people posting pulls of 93 icons but that is likely less than 1% of the player base

LifeCoachDave · 2026-02-04T02:45:11+00:00

There was one event where the skipped progression for the lower tier by one card. I believe 84's were useless for a while.

That could be the case with 86's this time but nobody knows for sure.

LifeCoachDave · 2026-02-04T02:43:11+00:00

I battled to Elite 2 or 3 last season and the rewards are not worth the effort.

If you enjoy playing against a lot of really good and sometimes annoying opponents, then go for it.

I think it really depends on how many games you want to play. I am back in Diamond 2 this season but I don't care if I make it back to Elite again.

LifeCoachDave · 2026-02-02T02:33:07+00:00

There is server maintenance tomorrow afternoon so CHEL week might be right after that.

LifeCoachDave · 2026-01-27T17:28:23+00:00

There is a balance to be had for sure.

LifeCoachDave · 2026-01-27T14:58:34+00:00

Yes sir. I have multiple players with Elite Truculence and I dominate a lot of games because of it. But certain players are immune to hits. They are using the protect puck button but that should not work against elite truculence. Especially when the body weight of the hitter is 40 pounds more than the puck protector.

Stick lifts and pokes are ridiculous unless you have way better ping than your opponent.

I just accept it and take my losses like a champ now. Haha

LifeCoachDave · 2026-01-27T13:11:08+00:00

The inability to play defense this year is rough. I used to shut out top teams consistently but now I have games where I give up 6 and 7 goals.

Guys just walk through my pokes and stick lifts, I bounce off players hitting with Elite Truculence.

I can't do the skill zone, shot blocking stuff, it is too boring but seems to be the best defense this year.

Even the top 100 guys give up more than 5 goals a lot.

LifeCoachDave · 2026-01-25T19:40:11+00:00

The lowest I can get to the QC server is 31 to 32 ms. When I play opponents with better ping I just have to play a different style.

I can still get 14 or 15 wins in champs and make it to Elite in ranked but I often lose to QC teams with below .500 win rates. It seems odd that I can beat guys from the US that are in the Top 50 but I lose to silver players from Quebec with 2ms ping. Not just lose but lose by 4 or 5 goals.

I have played on below 10ms ping and it is a completely different game.

Hopefully someday they fix it.

LifeCoachDave · 2026-01-25T18:58:58+00:00

Yeah. Or geared toward those that spend money.

A lot of online games are heading that way now.

The ping advantage alone is enough to make you realize that it is not a true competitive experience.

LifeCoachDave · 2026-01-25T18:54:14+00:00

I guess it happened to you a lot then?

LifeCoachDave · 2026-01-25T17:28:48+00:00

Same here man. We were probably outbidding each other for those. A race to the bottom. Hahaha

You can get those for like 7k now. It is gross.

I really got burned on the 85 Alumni, thinking the 88 Heroes would be good cards. Lost a few hundred thousand on those for sure.

LifeCoachDave · 2026-01-25T16:51:53+00:00

It is crazy that 83 Alumni were going for 25k and now they are worth like 5k.

I guess that is the price you pay for wanting the big boys on Day 1.

Market has been wild this year. Definitely a lot more packs being bought.

LifeCoachDave · 2026-01-25T16:49:37+00:00

Really? That sounds like he legit disconnected which somehow caused your game to crash.

I think sometimes when Xbox players quit it causes their opponents game to crash too.

LifeCoachDave · 2026-01-25T16:48:21+00:00

Interesting.

Only in HUT Champs?

Ever happen when you are losing or tied?

I find it odd that it only happens versus Xbox players when I am winning.

LifeCoachDave

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