It really doesn’t make a difference. I’ve scored the same from start to now. The best thing is like he says you have to recognize the settings the computer is running as soon as you switch to the proper counter it’s 10-0, 10-1 wins all day
Been waiting for this video. SB is how I get most of my rewards and I'm struggling this year. It's so unrealistic how they boost the AI, and I have countless clips from the trial. I just wish they removed the rng factor. It's so frustrating to grind through the BS AI just to be robbed of better rewards by rng.
It's hard to balance because some actions that happen in game feel very cheaty when it's the CPU doing them. When they take shots, it kinda feels like the computer shoots in the perfect spots. Taking faceoffs against a computer is very weird because it seems like there's no logic to what they do.
@@MoStacheMoCash yeah it definitely is a balance but their perfect passing, ridiculous pick control, janky skating is just ridiculous. I agree they shouldn't be a walk over but it shouldn't come to down to them abusing mechanics to beat players
I’m glad I’m not the only one. It seems like an impossible task to even get a shot on net. I finished top 100 multiple times last year… this year… not so much.
FYI I recommend everyone do Pro-Am in world of chel for your xfactor pack. ESPECIALLY if you are somewhat rusty at the game, or you're just average. Once you get to the last 2 challenge categories, the AI starts to get really hard, they seem even harder than superstar difficulty. It took me hours and hours, but it was well worth it. I'm typing this as I am doing my first round of Squad Battles, and no Joke I'm 7-0 1st period against SuperStar difficulty AI. After playing those grueling pro am games, it seems to really have helped me become a better player. It's worth the grind especially for you newer players.
Hey Sleeveless! How many points can you realistically sacrifice and still get into the top 100? Do you need to be basically perfect or can you leave like 500-1000 points on the table and still get up there?
I really appreciate all the content sleeveless and particularly this video. In saying that I get absolutely dominated against super star 79 rating squad.. I have an overall rating of 88 which I think is pretty good but it doesn’t matter. Almost impossible for me to hold the puck and when I do get great shot opportunities the goalie just stones me every time. I like the challenge but It can be very frustrating as well. Im even struggling with the next tier down even though I’ve won a few.
Yeah and whats super annoying is how when you get in on the the rush, the players rushing behind on the point arent even on screen. Hard to pass when u cant fkn see
Not sure if you are still following comments on this video...but can you tell why, whenever I get to Elite 1 and leave it for a day and then come back to play some more, I'm suddenly dropped back to Elite 2 with over 2500 battle squad points required to get back up to Elite 1? This has been driving me crazy and EA support is absolutely no help in game "support". AWESOME videos all around, I'm learning a lot from you. tHANKS!
The strategy of not puck chasing at all is really the key to bearing bots. Before this I would have trouble with even pro bots as I would check and poke check them 2-4 times and they would still always have the puck and score
SB is so frustrating this year. Last year I had no trouble even on superstar. This year, I am 5-22-1 so far on superstar. I have 2 goals in my last 8 games. Both of them were in one goal. I changed my strategy to behind the net, but I can’t even get into the zone, so it seems sort of pointless. Haha
I’ve never taken the game seriously until this past year, even single player. I was always EASHL and just looking to play for fun. I always find your videos helpful. I’ve gotten better at HUT because of them, and can regularly win SB (albeit on mostly Pro now, but getting there on All Star too). But here’s my question/issue: is there a settings difference between Play Now and HUT? I can usually win Play Now on All Star, and getting there with Superstar. But when I play a similar rated team in HUT SB, the AI is insanely aggressive…What’s going on?
I e got almost a god squad and am 34-2 online but can’t for the life of me score on superstar with there aggression and goaltending just had a game with 46 shots 8 posts and no goals please explain and help
Great tips/video! Does anyone have any tips for taking the puck away from your opponent, especially along the boards? I literally have never won a puck battle along the boards in squad battles. Also I'm getting absolutely killed in faceoffs in 22 for some reason.
I’ve changed the states and I have an 88 overall team and I still manage to lose by 1 goal on superstar And I’ve played 5 games and lost all 5 , definitely have to get players over 85 overall to get a decent chance to win , I even have 91 overall Austin Mathew’s I pulled out of a pack I paid 50k coins, took me 150k coins but I got him.
Is superstar easier than last year or the same? I must be too old because I'm sweating on SS and I primarily play offline so SB is a big way I get my rewards. I'm still not sold on picking up the game this year since they refuse to add more interesting offline content.
WAY harder than last year. The AI is much stronger In the offensive end and it's really hard to get goals just based on improvements to the AI, better goalies and passing. It's much harder to get into scoring areas this year and you just can't force passes this year limiting your options for scoring. You gotta be on point. Skill gap is going to be high this year
I was only playing 21 for a couple of months and I got pretty decent at squad battles, I'd only lose occasionally to 98 ovr teams on superstar, but oh man I'm struggling with 22, I know people were saying passing is different, but everything is different. Checking and stick checking is way different, even movement is different. And like the other guys here said, the AI is way stronger, not nearly as predictable as 21. I think I invented several new swear words last nite when I was trying to figure it out...
Man I need help. I’m division 6 with a 87 overall team already and literally can’t score on superstar. I will loose a game 3-1 consistently with around 30 shots for and 10 against. Can never seem to get the short side wrist shot to work and the ai seems to always have 3 guys in front of the net. No idea what to do. It’s super frustrating
I feel like it’s easier this year than last year. They really dialed up the AI between 20 and 21. Only played 4 games but didn’t feel overwhelming and I have a no money spent squad and no crazy pulls.
This defense strategy is the biggest crock of shit and doesnt work worth a shit if you give the AI any time they will snipe it no matter what. I tried this BS strat and never fucking works
I did squad battle last night and vs totw 86 Seattle kraken team and played on second highest difficulty. I dominated them 4 to 0 and limited them to 2 shots all game. I found it too easy actually
worst nhl of all time in my opinion. squad battle ai can poke check spin and start skating at full speed in one motion.. my team will skate in spot for a split second before they begin to move. the fact that you only score through bullshit holding of the a button while you skate in circles till youget away from a defender and dump the puck in the net far side is not fun at all.... bring back the cross creases and no look passing. this is more like lacrosse.
With a stacked team it’s a little easier. Lol
So true
It really doesn’t make a difference. I’ve scored the same from start to now. The best thing is like he says you have to recognize the settings the computer is running as soon as you switch to the proper counter it’s 10-0, 10-1 wins all day
The thing I can’t figure out is how to get better draws. I’m constantly getting like 2 77 overall teams in my refresh. It’s so rare I get two 90s
Been waiting for this video. SB is how I get most of my rewards and I'm struggling this year. It's so unrealistic how they boost the AI, and I have countless clips from the trial. I just wish they removed the rng factor. It's so frustrating to grind through the BS AI just to be robbed of better rewards by rng.
It's hard to balance because some actions that happen in game feel very cheaty when it's the CPU doing them. When they take shots, it kinda feels like the computer shoots in the perfect spots. Taking faceoffs against a computer is very weird because it seems like there's no logic to what they do.
@@MoStacheMoCash yeah it definitely is a balance but their perfect passing, ridiculous pick control, janky skating is just ridiculous. I agree they shouldn't be a walk over but it shouldn't come to down to them abusing mechanics to beat players
I’m glad I’m not the only one. It seems like an impossible task to even get a shot on net. I finished top 100 multiple times last year… this year… not so much.
@@MoStacheMoCash for faceoffs just anti counter
I can’t win in most squad battles, I miss nhl 21 sb
The only part I truly dislike in squad battles is the 92+% passing of your opponent. It should be a more realistic number!
This drives me crazy, plus they pass at light speed and always find the open guy...
I think their % isn’t as high as last year game, they actually fumble lot of passes
After playing for a bit I just suck! Lol
Sb is ruthless this year, at beginning especially. U control whole game but if ai gets chance it scores always, so it’s not good.
5:18 how does he do that little thing where he loses the puck and then gets it back to dummy the defender?
FYI I recommend everyone do Pro-Am in world of chel for your xfactor pack. ESPECIALLY if you are somewhat rusty at the game, or you're just average. Once you get to the last 2 challenge categories, the AI starts to get really hard, they seem even harder than superstar difficulty. It took me hours and hours, but it was well worth it. I'm typing this as I am doing my first round of Squad Battles, and no Joke I'm 7-0 1st period against SuperStar difficulty AI. After playing those grueling pro am games, it seems to really have helped me become a better player. It's worth the grind especially for you newer players.
The MTL vs Boston pro am kicked my ass like 4 times. Rocket Richard just zoomin with koivu
@@OneArmB4ndit It took me like 2 hours alone to beat gretzky.. Then the very last game took me like 5 tries.
You know you can change the settings and sliders and smash every team with ease right? You can finish the entire Pro-Am in less than 2 hours.
Can you set diff strategies per lineup? Would be nice to keep this for offline grind.
Hey Sleeveless! How many points can you realistically sacrifice and still get into the top 100? Do you need to be basically perfect or can you leave like 500-1000 points on the table and still get up there?
I really appreciate all the content sleeveless and particularly this video. In saying that I get absolutely dominated against super star 79 rating squad.. I have an overall rating of 88 which I think is pretty good but it doesn’t matter. Almost impossible for me to hold the puck and when I do get great shot opportunities the goalie just stones me every time. I like the challenge but It can be very frustrating as well.
Im even struggling with the next tier down even though I’ve won a few.
You are 100% right , you can hardly keep the puck from Superstar ai in hut sq
Fr it’s Just built diff
Yeah and whats super annoying is how when you get in on the the rush, the players rushing behind on the point arent even on screen. Hard to pass when u cant fkn see
When will the rewards be available? Ich finished one season and it still says it is processing the results
Not sure if you are still following comments on this video...but can you tell why, whenever I get to Elite 1 and leave it for a day and then come back to play some more, I'm suddenly dropped back to Elite 2 with over 2500 battle squad points required to get back up to Elite 1? This has been driving me crazy and EA support is absolutely no help in game "support". AWESOME videos all around, I'm learning a lot from you. tHANKS!
The strategy of not puck chasing at all is really the key to bearing bots. Before this I would have trouble with even pro bots as I would check and poke check them 2-4 times and they would still always have the puck and score
Belated great video. What Camera Angle are you using on video during gameplay? Thank You.
SB is so frustrating this year. Last year I had no trouble even on superstar. This year, I am 5-22-1 so far on superstar. I have 2 goals in my last 8 games. Both of them were in one goal. I changed my strategy to behind the net, but I can’t even get into the zone, so it seems sort of pointless. Haha
I guess youre just not ready for superstar
LMFAO 5-22
On PS4 when I go to save strategies the game freezes, need help on what to do!
Servers went down during my ToW battle, was up on superstar, feelsbadman
So you should only replay if you lose?
I’ve never taken the game seriously until this past year, even single player. I was always EASHL and just looking to play for fun. I always find your videos helpful. I’ve gotten better at HUT because of them, and can regularly win SB (albeit on mostly Pro now, but getting there on All Star too). But here’s my question/issue: is there a settings difference between Play Now and HUT? I can usually win Play Now on All Star, and getting there with Superstar. But when I play a similar rated team in HUT SB, the AI is insanely aggressive…What’s going on?
I e got almost a god squad and am 34-2 online but can’t for the life of me score on superstar with there aggression and goaltending just had a game with 46 shots 8 posts and no goals please explain and help
Great tips/video! Does anyone have any tips for taking the puck away from your opponent, especially along the boards? I literally have never won a puck battle along the boards in squad battles. Also I'm getting absolutely killed in faceoffs in 22 for some reason.
Thansk for the time you put into these videos
I’ve changed the states and I have an 88 overall team and I still manage to lose by 1 goal on superstar And I’ve played 5 games and lost all 5 , definitely have to get players over 85 overall to get a decent chance to win , I even have 91 overall Austin Mathew’s I pulled out of a pack I paid 50k coins, took me 150k coins but I got him.
Is player stats not counting for squad battles anymore? I have all zeros after playing 5 games
Me 2 bro I can hardly get a win I loved nhl 21 squad battle , nhl 22 sb in so bullshit
Is superstar easier than last year or the same? I must be too old because I'm sweating on SS and I primarily play offline so SB is a big way I get my rewards. I'm still not sold on picking up the game this year since they refuse to add more interesting offline content.
Definitely harder than last year. Especially since you can't just force passes through
WAY harder than last year. The AI is much stronger In the offensive end and it's really hard to get goals just based on improvements to the AI, better goalies and passing. It's much harder to get into scoring areas this year and you just can't force passes this year limiting your options for scoring.
You gotta be on point. Skill gap is going to be high this year
@@mattyork7625 well crap haha
I was only playing 21 for a couple of months and I got pretty decent at squad battles, I'd only lose occasionally to 98 ovr teams on superstar, but oh man I'm struggling with 22, I know people were saying passing is different, but everything is different. Checking and stick checking is way different, even movement is different. And like the other guys here said, the AI is way stronger, not nearly as predictable as 21. I think I invented several new swear words last nite when I was trying to figure it out...
@@kennyjames4679 haha man I am glad I'm not the only one
AI on superstar is just ridiculous , this is insane
Man I need help. I’m division 6 with a 87 overall team already and literally can’t score on superstar. I will loose a game 3-1 consistently with around 30 shots for and 10 against. Can never seem to get the short side wrist shot to work and the ai seems to always have 3 guys in front of the net. No idea what to do. It’s super frustrating
I hope I get first this week 18 games in no points lost hopefully I get good teams
I tried sitting in the middle, but the ai just finds one timers , or slaps it to score. A.I is fkn strong, especially with 98ovr teams
What camera do u use
He uses Zone 🤞🏼
Im getting THRASHED by silver cards this week.
I feel like it’s easier this year than last year. They really dialed up the AI between 20 and 21. Only played 4 games but didn’t feel overwhelming and I have a no money spent squad and no crazy pulls.
You can get a free X factor pack through chel for hut
how
@@kinnstreamz you gotta play pro-am apparently.
@@AZ20_AZ20_ I put the gold players in the set to get the choice pack.
@@jmetzz_ Yeah thats obviously the first way but there are apparently other ways to get x-factor packs too outside of hut.
@@AZ20_AZ20_ oh shit didn’t know that
First. I get game 15th. Anyone else old school Xbox ONE in Europe or just me!!??
What is the problem ? Pro level is no problem if you want to beat computers then you got to play like one
Yeah it works good if you’re an 85 overall otherwise you’re screwed
its rigged asf.. my 89 hellebuyck lets in beachballs and ai 75 overall goalie making cross crease paddle saves . game mode is rigged and dumb
Decided to give it a try with all these strategies and I still can't win a game I am never playing squad battles again SOOOOO AIDS
Did not work
EA sports still rigs this squad battles just unfair game play
I can barely score a goal on rookie their is no way I can even get a shot off in superstar I have had trouble in the last few nhl game
Practice
This defense strategy is the biggest crock of shit and doesnt work worth a shit if you give the AI any time they will snipe it no matter what. I tried this BS strat and never fucking works
I did squad battle last night and vs totw 86 Seattle kraken team and played on second highest difficulty. I dominated them 4 to 0 and limited them to 2 shots all game. I found it too easy actually
AI is def easier than it use to be...or I just got better not sure which is the case lol
It got way harder. I used to win superstar bots 5-0 easily and now I hardly win at all :D
worst nhl of all time in my opinion.
squad battle ai can poke check spin and start skating at full speed in one motion..
my team will skate in spot for a split second before they begin to move.
the fact that you only score through bullshit holding of the a button while you skate in circles till youget away from a defender and dump the puck in the net far side is not fun at all....
bring back the cross creases and no look passing.
this is more like lacrosse.