NHL 16 Features Scheduled to be Revealed on May 19th

[Money99]

Quote: Originally Posted by Sheba2011

I just want a real GM mode that I can play without having to make sacrifices. Give me the features of last gen with new logic and new menus. Let me hire and fire my coaching staff if I want. Let me edit every detail about a player if I want. I would also love to see a robust team relocation system so I can move teams like Phoenix and Florida into real hockey markets. And don't stop improving the presentation, it's almost there but not quite. Commentary needs some refining, a few arenas need some touch ups etc.

Great list.
Also, and maybe it's already in the game (I haven't bothered with BaGM for a while), but can we be fired and have to look for another gig?
Maybe we have to start over in the CHL or to find a job in Europe before getting another shot in the NHL?
Madden '99 had this feature and it was incredibly fun. Why can't the NHL series adopt this?*

*Again, if this is already in the game, I apologize, but I don't believe it is.

[redsox4evur]

Quote: Originally Posted by Money99

Great list. Also, and maybe it's already in the game (I haven't bothered with BaGM for a while), but can we be fired and have to look for another gig? Maybe we have to start over in the CHL or to find a job in Europe before getting another shot in the NHL? Madden '99 had this feature and it was incredibly fun. Why can't the NHL series adopt this?* *Again, if this is already in the game, I apologize, but I don't believe it is.

Yes you can be fired and you get contract offers whenever your current one finishes but only for NHL teams.

[Sub_ZERO2777]

When it comes to drafting for example i draft kyle connor form USHL i sign(or not) him but instead of going the ahl he goes back school and develops

MAKE GM MODE LIKE EHM !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

[bad_philanthropy]

Quote: Originally Posted by Money99

Great list. Also, and maybe it's already in the game (I haven't bothered with BaGM for a while), but can we be fired and have to look for another gig? Maybe we have to start over in the CHL or to find a job in Europe before getting another shot in the NHL? Madden '99 had this feature and it was incredibly fun. Why can't the NHL series adopt this?* *Again, if this is already in the game, I apologize, but I don't believe it is.

That would be too much fun to start as a GM in the CHL and move up. Not explicitly as a structured mode itself, but to have the option of starting off as a GM in any league, and if you choose a lower one you are assigned a prestige rating commensurate with the league you are managing in.

This is all stuff that we've all been batting around here for years, but yes, it's time for GM mode to integrate all of its team and league databases into a playable format. It's the brilliant thing about FIFA's somewhat forgotten career mode.

There is nothing more fun to me than starting out in England's League 2, or some other low league like Ireland, or even in South America and work your way up to a giant club. The progression is infinitely more satisfying, and you experience a nice range of gameplay styles, environments, and end up with a genuinely enjoyable narrative.

Last year in FIFA I went form managing a half star team in the Irish league, to Norway, to Russia, to West Brom in the Championship (relegated), brought them back to the Premier League, got West Brom all the way to European football in the Euro League, and ended up getting offered the job at AC Milan.

So many amazing moments in there like the first game in a bigger league, first game in the Premier League, first time playing clubs like Chelsea and Man Utd after four seasons of managing, playing European football, and finally that first game in charge of one of the iconic brands of world football after seven seasons. The integration of leagues, and gradual progression added unbelievable depth and value to my experience.

Imagine starting as the GM of the Kootenay Ice and after a number of seasons in the WHL, AHL or Europe, you step into the GM office of and NHL team like Columbus, and then eventually the Detroit Red Wings, or the Canadiens, Leafs, etc...? Or, maybe you do so well you have a quick rise, or so poorly you are stuck exiled in Europe. Either way, it's an experience I'd like to have available to me after playing the series for 20+ years.

[MavsUCCB]

Quote: Originally Posted by FBeaule04

Hoping : The game is full of features. working well, fun to play and not all about bla bla bla all summer long like previous versions. Expectation : Nothing! If a guy's been cheated by his wife 4 times in the last 4 years, first thing to begin with would be to expect beeing cheated again. That's what I expect from EA Sports NHL Team. Lot of "We heard your critics, we've listened to you, you're important to us, we'll show how much we went forward this time around..." and then, early september, discover that again, they we're sitting on their hands thinking :" They always come back anyway, those idiots, why would we change at all..." There's a limit beeing an idiot!

Amazing. I have never been so excited to count the amount of EA Sports buzzwords in all of my life. I half expect Rammer to talk about how they built the game from the ground up, the atmosphere is going to be amazing, the player's jerseys will actually move, the puck physics have been retooled, we have recorded hours of new commentary, not that it's any good. Finish it off with we can't say everything right now but keep checking for more info throughout the summer.

Do you think they will even mention NHL 15 tomorrow or will it be the name that shall not be spoken?

[Skyflame21]

I'd love to see the connected franchise online league back. I know from reports it doesn't get as much play as the on,I be be a pro. But it was great enjoyment for myself and a few of my close friends running a league. I think that game mode would be much more successful if it were as comprehensive as the offline mode in most years.

[hijng]

At the very least, feature parity with last gen.