Re: So, let me get this straight...
On NHL 19 CPU dumped puck on d-zone around boards and behind own net if pressured. Okay, you could read that and sometimes intercept puck on blue line. But it was at least smart hockey play from them (because it's on boards, not on front of your own net) and sometimes it was even successful passing around a boards, wich broke the pressure and started offence.
On NHL 20 CPU never used boards for passing, NEVER. If pressured they tried forcefully skate out of d-zone even front of their own goal or tried passing through forecheck. There was no smart choices and lots of errors loosing puck at dangerous situations.
Don't remember 100% accurate about NHL 21, I think they didn't use boards, but at least they were better making choices, skating and passing at own d-zone.
NHL 22 wasn't for me, too easy game at Superstar. Don't know how they behave, too few games.
Puck cycling and dumping is a simple AI thing, doesn't need to be that fancy. But it still should be in game! Hopefully NHL 23 would feature that "small detail" or some future version, if they someday completely overhaul AI.
On NHL 19 CPU dumped puck on d-zone around boards and behind own net if pressured. Okay, you could read that and sometimes intercept puck on blue line. But it was at least smart hockey play from them (because it's on boards, not on front of your own net) and sometimes it was even successful passing around a boards, wich broke the pressure and started offence.
On NHL 20 CPU never used boards for passing, NEVER. If pressured they tried forcefully skate out of d-zone even front of their own goal or tried passing through forecheck. There was no smart choices and lots of errors loosing puck at dangerous situations.
Don't remember 100% accurate about NHL 21, I think they didn't use boards, but at least they were better making choices, skating and passing at own d-zone.
NHL 22 wasn't for me, too easy game at Superstar. Don't know how they behave, too few games.
Puck cycling and dumping is a simple AI thing, doesn't need to be that fancy. But it still should be in game! Hopefully NHL 23 would feature that "small detail" or some future version, if they someday completely overhaul AI.
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