Carrying this convo over from the previous thread:
Oscar Acosta said:
Because the top teams are all repetitive glitch cheesers. It might be fun for them to to it to each other but most people don't want to waste 30 minutes of their life watching people try the exact same moves repeatedly, it's aggravating.
It doesn't make you better to watch them exploit your AI defense or goalie.
From my experience, most of the glitching teams are around the Pro level. My team is in Elite and I can't recall many games against other Elite teams who glitched often. Generally, glitchers only know how to play that way and get shut down by teams who play solid two way hockey. The thing about glitches is that sometimes you're just in a position where taking a shot is the best option - like a 1 on 2 with a defender screening. Shooting from there isn't a great percentage and only about 1 in 3 or 1 in 4 will go in even from good players, but when you score that way you get labeled a glitcher. It's the same in Online Vs/HUT - players think that effective defense means going for the hit with a defenseman 90% of the time, then complain that you score 5 goals on 2-on-1s.
The only legitimate glitch I can think of is the fake slapshot, but I've only seen that a handful of times in a few hundred games.
I'm not great at this game in terms of puck skills, great playmaking, or goalscoring, but just by having solid hockey foundations** I'm able to play an effective game in EASHL from any position against very good teams.
**knowing when to pass, shoot, take on a defenseman, or dump it...
**knowing how to get provide a support/possession passing option instead of always going to the slot
**knowing when it's smart/dangerous to play the puck to your point man
**knowing when you need to cover for a defenseman as a forward
**knowing how to forecheck effectively as the first, second or third forward
**knowing when (as a forward) to cover your pointman or drop down to defend a more immediate threat
**knowing when to pinch and when to retreat as a defenseman, based on cherrypickers, your mobility, and whether you have a forward in position to cover your pinch...
**knowing when to step up at your blue line to go for the puck, cause the forward to move laterally to force the offside, go for the hit (rare), or when to drop back and stay with a forward
**knowing how to contain and keep shots to the outside, especially on the PK
**knowing how to play against odd man rushes (tip: vision control and get in the passing lane, gradually closing off the puckcarrier without actually committing to him until it's clear that he's shooting OR if you have a human goalie, sticking like glue to the cross crease option and either putting a body on him or lifting his stick...
**knowing when you need to take a hooking/tripping penalty if you get burnt...
**knowing when to go for the quick breakout, the homerun breakaway pass, a reverse to your defenseman, or just make the fast safe dump to clear the zone
None of these are things that you need to play 1000 games to learn... I have about 200 games played on my pro - which isn't a lot compared to many people online. I think people get so caught up in thinking that to be good, you have to be dangling people every time you have the puck or making a big hit every time you have the chance, when the best way to be good at this game regardless of the quality of competition is simply to play smart hockey.