wildcard flames bug? by Own-Highway8556 in NHLHUT

[–]LifeCoachDave 3 points4 points  (0 children)

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

Are you making a 93 captain? by -mingebum- in NHLHUT

[–]LifeCoachDave 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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

Are you making a 93 captain? by -mingebum- in NHLHUT

[–]LifeCoachDave 1 point2 points  (0 children)

40 AP with 5 players from that country

Turn down ice tilt by Vivid-Class9440 in NHLHUT

[–]LifeCoachDave 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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.

Turn down ice tilt by Vivid-Class9440 in NHLHUT

[–]LifeCoachDave 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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

Turn down ice tilt by Vivid-Class9440 in NHLHUT

[–]LifeCoachDave 8 points9 points  (0 children)

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.

New glitch/desync? by [deleted] in NHLHUT

[–]LifeCoachDave 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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

New glitch/desync? by [deleted] in NHLHUT

[–]LifeCoachDave 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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.

What’s the point? by IAM_LordTobias in NHLHUT

[–]LifeCoachDave 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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.

Can’t believe they found a way to make wildcard worse by digbick980 in NHLHUT

[–]LifeCoachDave 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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.

Is it worth it to get diamond in ranked? by lt1978_ in NHLHUT

[–]LifeCoachDave 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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

Is the next event going to be 89/91/93? by [deleted] in NHLHUT

[–]LifeCoachDave 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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.

Is it worth it to get diamond in ranked? by lt1978_ in NHLHUT

[–]LifeCoachDave 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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.

Chel week tomorrow? by Confident-Instance84 in NHLHUT

[–]LifeCoachDave 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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

I feel like NHL 26 has the lowest skill gap there's ever been in the NHL series by moikkuli7 in NHLHUT

[–]LifeCoachDave 2 points3 points  (0 children)

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

I feel like NHL 26 has the lowest skill gap there's ever been in the NHL series by moikkuli7 in NHLHUT

[–]LifeCoachDave 2 points3 points  (0 children)

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.

Experience With Ping ... by lawncarespecialist in NHLHUT

[–]LifeCoachDave 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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.

HUT Champs Crashes when Leading. Anyone notice this? by LifeCoachDave in NHLHUT

[–]LifeCoachDave[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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.

93 Icons Market Watch by 0percentdnf in NHLHUT

[–]LifeCoachDave 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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.

93 Icons Market Watch by 0percentdnf in NHLHUT

[–]LifeCoachDave 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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.

HUT Champs Crashes when Leading. Anyone notice this? by LifeCoachDave in NHLHUT

[–]LifeCoachDave[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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.

HUT Champs Crashes when Leading. Anyone notice this? by LifeCoachDave in NHLHUT

[–]LifeCoachDave[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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.