NHL 27 Massive Cons
TL;DR: EA really needs to consider the massive advantages placed in matches due to their server locations.
I took a 3 month hiatus from HUT this year after multiple weeks of playing against players with close proximity to servers.
As a player in Ontario, I felt like I was stuck between a rock and a hard thing: play someone from Quebec or expand my servers to 50+ and play players in Illinois - no matter what you try you’re at a disadvantage due to the pinpoint accuracy of pokes or hits relying on the ms delay in EA.
I haven’t heard anything from the devs about potentially realigning the server connection but if no plan is clearly placed I’m unfortunately not going to purchase the annual “update”. It’s a shame, I really do enjoy the competitive spirit in HUT and the addition of line combos.