[desouza7]

Quote: Originally Posted by The EVHL

21 was the year where the AI fell off the cliff. 20 is an extremely good game with the right sliders and attribute adjustments imo. I have fallen in love with hockey gaming again via NHL 20 and my EVHL project. But yes, I agree that the AI need some serious TLC. Like I said, 21 was the year they decided to remove the AI’s fundamental desire to want anything to do with the play or puck in general so the HUT kiddos could wiggle and glitch during their 1v1 ISO basketball showdown games.

I don’t think it was just that. They started the revamp of the skating that year and I think as such, it screwed with the AI. I enjoyed 21 to a certain extent, enough to play a few years of franchise, but I agree the AI started to decline and has gotten worse each year since. I don’t even think the strategies actually matter anymore.