Editing Players in NHL 16 Confirmed For Be a GM, Season and Playoff Mode

[pezdaddy]

whatever happened with the NHL2k series? I know they made a comeback with the series on phones/tablets, but are they considering coming back to consoles?

ea wouldn't be able to pull this crap with the NHL series if they actually had competition on the current gen consoles

[Reiny09]

Quote: Originally Posted by pezdaddy

whatever happened with the NHL2k series? I know they made a comeback with the series on phones/tablets, but are they considering coming back to consoles? ea wouldn't be able to pull this crap with the NHL series if they actually had competition on the current gen consoles

Yup they made a mobile game last year and I think everyone here is hoping they were using it to test the market to see if there would be a demand for it. As far as I know they haven't announced any plans to get back into consoles but I think everyone would welcome more competition for EA.

[KomicJ]

Let's just hope we'll be able to edit things like jersey numbers, contract lenght, salaries, etc.

[actionhank]

Quote: Originally Posted by KomicJ

Let's just hope we'll be able to edit things like jersey numbers, contract lenght, salaries, etc.

I love what The Show has. Being able to edit players ratings and equipment mid season is a great touch. If someone on my team gets hot, I don't mind editing their attributes a bit.

[mcavner]

Quote: Originally Posted by actionhank

I love what The Show has. Being able to edit players ratings and equipment mid season is a great touch. If someone on my team gets hot, I don't mind editing their attributes a bit.

It's such a 'do-able' tweak that makes a HUGE difference. I wish all games just opened up their attributes etc. to editing. It solves so many major issues the offline gamers have (e.g. progression, appearance, restarting dynasties/franchises when players improve/decline).

I really don't understand why they aren't all open, tbh. It smacks of arrogance to me. And if game companies think allowing editing would hurt sales I think they're dead wrong - I think the opposite is true. My dollars are almost always only spent on games that allow editing.

Just look at the ridiculous lengths communities go to to crack open these games so they can change someone's haircut or edit rookies... there's obviously a strong desire for such functionality.

[actionhank]

Part of me thinks (in a purely conspiracy theory way) that it's because if you can actually perfect and edit the game, doing things like digitally sharing rosters and creating entire teams for yourself, you might be less inclined to buy the next version.

I think The Show kind of shows that to be not true, the majority of the time. While I was still playing The Show 13 happily a few months ago (until the PS3 died) I still wanted to get 14 and now 15. I just didn't have a PS4, and couldn't justify getting new games for a PS3 I knew was going to die.

Roster editing and sharing makes the experience more enjoyable, but there's only so much it can do in regards to improving the game. The Show has a great foundation of gameplay and game modes, and the roster sharing and editing is just icing on top of an already awesome cupcake.

[canucksss]

Quote: Originally Posted by actionhank

Part of me thinks (in a purely conspiracy theory way) that it's because if you can actually perfect and edit the game, doing things like digitally sharing rosters and creating entire teams for yourself, you might be less inclined to buy the next version. I think The Show kind of shows that to be not true, the majority of the time. While I was still playing The Show 13 happily a few months ago (until the PS3 died) I still wanted to get 14 and now 15. I just didn't have a PS4, and couldn't justify getting new games for a PS3 I knew was going to die. Roster editing and sharing makes the experience more enjoyable, but there's only so much it can do in regards to improving the game. The Show has a great foundation of gameplay and game modes, and the roster sharing and editing is just icing on top of an already awesome cupcake.

I am inclined to believe that the reason why EA does not allow us to have it because it could mess up their design in the succeeding seasons under BaGM. Worst, the manual rosters could expose the weakness of EA's design about gameplay, which by the way is already ugly to begin with.

[xcvbh]

Nice. This, along with ability to play AHL games in GM Mode, make it likely I'll buy this game again after a year break.