Where is the player separation??

[Steven547]

So I've been playing a few games. Then I thought, the way to really test this "player separation" is to have a good team vs bad. In this case, Chicago vs Team Japan.

Thinking I'm going to see a lot of goals, I start the game. And this is on All Star with position lock to RD.

I had to stop at the end of the 2nd because I felt like I was playing a regular NHL team.

Goals: Japan 1 - Chicago 0
Shots: Japan 14 - Chicago 23
TOA: Japan 5:07 - Chicago 5:21
PIM: Japan 2 min - Chicago 8 min
FO: Japan 8 - Chicago 22

The TOA is really bothering because with a team like Japan, they're highest rated player is like 60 OVR. Yet, they kept up with my players skating. Players like Kane coudn't get a breakaway.

Their goalie, rated a 53, was stopping everything with ease! Why am I not seeing the supposed player separation EA touted this year?? This game should have been 10-0 by now. My players should have been out skating Team Japan and running up shots.

Anyone else experience this? Again, this is position lock. Previous years I was easily able to run up goals on Team Japan. This year, not so much.

Thoughts?

[Fiddy]

This is why I play home games on All Star and road games on Superstar.

This gets me games where I dominate at times and also have to focus to win games..

If people struggle like a few buds of mine I recommend Pro for home games and All a Star for road games. With proper sliders you can get some solid games.

[jonapaloma]

I had hoped that this was more true than before but EAs game is so deeply flawed. But it is something you have to live with.