Why does everyone hate this game so much?

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Originally Posted by Anupam Goli

After Palmetto, my opinion of the game wasn't great, but I wasn't complaining too much yet. Now that Peachtree has passed, my patience with this game and the way its officiated is completely gone.

I won't say that my "patience is completely gone" but I tend to agree...I inspected at Palmetto, and my team attended NC and DC. From one perspective, the gameplay has seemed to degrade throughout the season. It can still be a very exciting game in eliminations, but it is too easy for a match to become a frustrating battle to avoid defense. This is my opinion, of course, but I believe the games are much better when an increasing level of game play is synonymous with increased elegance, finesse, and technical expertise. Too many matches in the elimination rounds become one power house alliance shutting down the offense of the other by blockade. The elimination matches I saw earlier in the season seemed to have quicker, more spectacular scoring cycles...often deciding a match at the buzzer by a two or three assist goal...at the end, there are far fewer of these and many more struggles to break the blockade and score.