Top Features Missing From the EA NHL Series

[Steve_OS]

In recent years, EA's NHL series has formed quite the love-hate relationship with its core fans....

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[BJSands]

Winter Classic/Stadium Series would be great additions to franchise mode. Just create three or four generic stadiums (if licensing is an issue) and work them into the schedule. Authentic coaches (or coaches at all) with distinct systems would also be a nice add.

[wisdom less13]

I'm not in for the story mode, personally, but solid list...

[TerryP]

Re: Top Features Missing From the EA NHL Series

Gameplay is pretty solid this year imo. Just need roster share & improved teammate AI.

[jim627]

never getting what the community wants is pretty standard for Ea in general.

[Peter_OS]

I have been disappointed with EA and their NHL series for years now. Nothing about the game compels me anymore, and I wish we had more competition and choices when it comes to hockey video games. The rubber band AI, arcade like pinball gameplay, end to end rushes with no real AI zone setup and play. It's pretty brutal if you ask me.  I don't  even think the frostbite engine will make any difference.  I won't be buying anymore EA NHL games going forward. I've had enough!

[AUTiger1]

My biggest beef with NHL 19 is the controls. I have NHL 15 and the controls for that game are what I'm used to. I think they're great. But then I sampled NHL 19  and the controls were so complicated that I couldn't learn to used to them even after doing the training things.  So I had to dumb it down to he hybrid controls and they're not nearly as much fun to play with as the NHL 15 controls. The only other option was the basic NHL 94 2 button controls. Just think sometimes less is more.

[MizzouRah]

Re: Top Features Missing From the EA NHL Series

I have been disappointed with EA and their NHL series for years now. Nothing about the game compels me anymore, and I wish we had more competition and choices when it comes to hockey video games. The rubber band AI, arcade like pinball gameplay, end to end rushes with no real AI zone setup and play. It's pretty brutal if you ask me.* I don't* even think the frostbite engine will make any difference.* I won't be buying anymore EA NHL games going forward. I've had enough!

It's becoming this way for many of us around here in the NHL forums. I haven't touched NHL in a couple of weeks and when I do play a franchise game, it's one and done. Guess I'll have to go the text route with something like FHM 5.

I'm just happy I'm finally enjoying a Madden football game. At least I have a console sports fix.

[Sparkles]

Coaches and winter classic would get me to buy it again. Tired of not having real coaches in there since every sports game has it. Plus frostbite would be a good indication of showing off the winter classic

[SeahawkSanders]

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Better presentation (ala NBA 2k19 and MLB the Show), and custom music would bring me back.

I bought every year from the original PC game to 2017. I haven't missed it these past two years after being repeatedly frustrated.

[SeattleBattleCat]

Re: Top Features Missing From the EA NHL Series

I would love to see the All star game come back into the series.

There are many imperfections to this game, & missing features that I have learned to look past, but this has always been something I have wanted back since it was scrapped.

Even if they were just to inject the 3 on 3 games without the skills competitions I would be fine with that. JUST GIVE US SOMETHING!

I'd even like the option during Franchise mode creation, to choose between 3-on-3 format and the classic 5-on-5 East-vs-West format.
I'd almost choose the latter over the new format any day.

[TjJunior]

Please no more story modes, put storylines in franchise if anything. I'm guessing I'm alone in not being sold by frostbite. It's a FPS engine Ignite is specifically for sports games. I can't see how it benefits Madden these past two years outside of more equipment and prettier visuals. 

[canadian tarheel]

One thing  that has baffled me in terms of rosters, why is there not the option to select players for the different national teams like there is in FIFA.

[Sauce12]

Re: Top Features Missing From the EA NHL Series

- Custom Music. Just bring it back already, MLB The Show shows how it works. This feature would add so much to authenticity.

- Roster sharing. Enough said.

- A team creator/editor like NBA 2K has. Let us create jerseys and center ice layouts for existing teams. Let us import logos, ice and board ads. It would also be cool if we could place the arena name on the ice for created teams.

- International tournaments. WCH, World Championships, WJC, Olympics (haha), just give us something, please.

- Canadian broadcast. Would be nice if we could switch between NBC and TSN/CBC/SN, depending on playing with american or canadian teams.

[scitychamps87]

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Frostbite please. Long overdue in this series. Also can we please get features we had in previous gen back? Like a functional trade deadline, an all-star game, and custom music.

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