Deflection control?

[sram444]

Has ever been any talk of a deflection control button? This wouldnt work playing alone, but for Be a pro and online it would make the game much more realistic.

I like to get drunk and play with a buddy against people online, would be nice for one person to sit in front of the net trying to deflect a shot....

This would work in two ways..

The right stick you control where you are trying to deflect the shot and then there should be a button you have to press as the puck is by you in order to deflect it. Bthe timing would have to be right or no deflection occurs

[JezFranco]

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Yeah I agree,
I always wanted to have deflections and bat ins on the volley to be a move that you had to manually control.
Instead you're best off not touching the controller if you want a deflection or a bat in.

[actionhank]

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I remember the idea being batted around in NHL13 i think it was, that holding L2 to face the puck carrier would get you to turn and face the shot, and help increase your chances of a deflection. It would be nice if EA added some control for that. Maybe hold L and flick the right stick in the direction of the shot to try for a deflection or batted puck. Relying on the AI to do it is frustrating.

[Smirkin Dirk]

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When I see a rebound pop out, I frantically hit up on the right stick. Im pretty sure nothing happens.

Is this what you guys are referring to?

[JezFranco]

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I remember the idea being batted around in NHL13 i think it was, that holding L2 to face the puck carrier would get you to turn and face the shot, and help increase your chances of a deflection. It would be nice if EA added some control for that. Maybe hold L and flick the right stick in the direction of the shot to try for a deflection or batted puck. Relying on the AI to do it is frustrating.

Yup, just like manual passing, manual shot aim and whatnot, many player like myself love to have control over things that happen on the ice.
So in hardcore mode, or it could even be an on/off option for manual deflections and manual batting our of the air.

And yes, I do think that facing the shot will increase the chances of deflecting. When I'm playing with mates, or if I play with position lock, I usually skate backwards into the slot/crease by holding L2 and by doing that is always facing the shooter, and it seems to give good results.

When I see a rebound pop out, I frantically hit up on the right stick. Im pretty sure nothing happens.

Is this what you guys are referring to?

What we're talking about is rebounds that are up in the air, and actual deflections of shots.
If you pull up on the stick, your player will shot in a rebound if the puck is on the ice, but for a puck that's in mid-air that you wanna bat in, or if you want to deflect a shot, there seems to be nothing you can do, except doing nothing.

If the puck bounces out in the air, and you let go of the controller it's very likely that your player will bat it in.
However if you try to bat it but pulling your RS, nothing will happen.


You never see a player try to bat in the puck out of the air and miss the puck, which is something that I think should occur if you had manual control of it and try to hit it, but mis-timed it.

[Smirkin Dirk]

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If you pull up on the stick, your player will shot in a rebound if the puck is on the ice,

This does not work as often as it should.

I have a feeling its got to do with the fact that right stick is used for checking and the game does not know if we want to check or swing our stick.

[JezFranco]

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This does not work as often as it should.

I have a feeling its got to do with the fact that right stick is used for checking and the game does not know if we want to check or swing our stick.

Hold L2 while wiffing your right stick, and your player should not check.

[actionhank]

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Hold L2 while wiffing your right stick, and your player should not check.

Oh god, i remember back before they added that. So many interference penalties in my own zone...

[Smirkin Dirk]

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Hold L2 while wiffing your right stick, and your player should not check.

cheers Ill try that

[Mac_Lovin]

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So deflections off of a shot from the point, any tips for this? Riffling slap shots from the point off the stick of Duncan Keith and Suban, and I haven't seen anyone attempt a deflection while right in front of the net.

[actionhank]

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So deflections off of a shot from the point, any tips for this? Riffling slap shots from the point off the stick of Duncan Keith and Suban, and I haven't seen anyone attempt a deflection while right in front of the net.

In NHL14 i noticed that the AI doing it was almost entirely random. Perfect shots going in an empty side would be chosen to get deflected wide, while screened shots just nailed everyone in front of the net.

I did have more luck taking wrist shots with your defenders when you get a reasonably clear lane, or taking low slapshots to keep the puck on the ice. I seemed to get more deflections from low to high, than i did going high to low.

[JezFranco]

Re: Deflection control?

The slap pass seems to work (in the demo at least).
Remember though that the more pass assist the better/easier the slap pass will be, and I've seen quite a lot of deflections from it (you know how that pass assist was in the demo).

Also I've seen that it's more common to get deflections from wrist shots than from hard slappers.
And it seems there's a greater chance for a deflection from low shots, than the ones heading for the roof of the net.


When I played BAP as a defender I usually aimed for the stick side of my players that was standing infront of goal with a wrist shot.
When I played forward in BAP or position lock, I usually skate backwards into the crease/slot and keep holidng L2 so I position myself facing the puck and the shot.

[actionhank]

Re: Deflection control?

The slap pass seems to work (in the demo at least).
Remember though that the more pass assist the better/easier the slap pass will be, and I've seen quite a lot of deflections from it (you know how that pass assist was in the demo).

Also I've seen that it's more common to get deflections from wrist shots than from hard slappers.
And it seems there's a greater chance for a deflection from low shots, than the ones heading for the roof of the net.


When I played BAP as a defender I usually aimed for the stick side of my players that was standing infront of goal with a wrist shot.
When I played forward in BAP or position lock, I usually skate backwards into the crease/slot and keep holidng L2 so I position myself facing the puck and the shot.

I wish they would add something to let you do something where you can slap pass to a guy at the blue line on a breakout play, and they will deflected it in to keep the play moving.
I mainly wish i could actually control what my player does instead of guiding him to a spot and hoping for the best.