Is it too early? It's never too early and EA claims to pay attention to their consumers. This team literally can make this game the ULTIMATE NHL EXPERIENCE for video game consumers. It's time to LISTEN and make this game the best sports game out there!!!
My Wishlist is going to be purely based on offline modes (i.e. Franchise, BAP).
1. Real NHL coaches- In Awards, you have the Jack Adams as an award to win, and it has real coaches names, so why not do what is right and add the coaches and a few extras that can be picked from? Allow for some retiring players to be chosen for coaching positions.
2. Total control Franchise- Allow for users to not only have the AHL to chose from but the ECHL also. If you are a team without an ECHL affiliate, negotiate this as an owner.. Would be a cool option to help develop players, and yes, I do this with MLB The Show with their three tiered system.
3. Face customization- For about 10 years, it's been the same generic faces. I don't need face scan, but I would like the option to edit the 100+ included heads to try to replicate actual faces. Another thing that doesn't seen too hard to do and other platforms in other games (SDS and 2K) allow this.
4. Stop robbing Peter to pay Paul- Your legacy controls are the Hybrid controls. This option should NEVER be removed. You can tweak and create a bunch of different control schemes as much as you would like, but do not touch legacy (Hybrid).
5. Winter Classic and Stadium Series- C'mon, it's 2023, you are about to bring back NCAA sports, you have Madden. Why would it be hard to include 10-15 pro and college stadiums to chose from, or even make a few fictional stadiums to have the Winter Classic, Hertiage Classic and Stadium Series?
6. NHL All-Star week- You have all-star teams in your rosters, but in Franchise, you can't play an all-star game. Put in the all-star game and a few mini games in season for a skills competition. I would like the extra touch.
7.Olympics- During Olympic Years, add the Olympic Tourney. The NHL will be on hiatus for those three weeks, allow the user to pick a country and play in the Olympics. As a GM, you can choose to be the GM of the country you want to build in addition to the GM duties in Franchise, or you can delegate it for a CPU GM to build a roster.
8. Retired jerseys- Have teams retired jerseys RETIRED! It says retired jerseys, but I can choose the number of known retired numbers on different teams. If a team has a retired number, it should never be an option to be able to pick (i.e. 1, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 12, 19 in Detroit)... All of these numbers can be chosen how you have it now.
9. NHL Eras, similar to what 2K Sports offers in their basketball games.
Those changes build a deeper Franchise which is what the series was built upon.
Other changes that are less important but would be nice to see.
1. Broadcast partner- Make the game look like TNT or NHL Network. YOu already try to do that with the pressure meter; when you partnered with NBC, the game looked nice and gave a feel of a broadcast presentation.
2. Meters and Boards- Allow the option to turn the meters and rotating boards on or off. Neither bother me, but I would just rather see the game look like what I would see at an NHL rink in person (i.e. sponsors on the boards).
3. Connected Franchise- I know many call for it, Allow for users to play others in their Franchise.
4. Eliminate celebration cut scenes and just allow the logic of the players to celebrate, many just seek their linemates, hug, high five and then go to the bench for fist bumps.
5. Bring more music options- Add some different rock and metal into the mix. People do listen to this (me). And since we can't do custom music and ditties like we were able to during the PS3 days, I would still like to find a decent goal song after my team fires the cannon after a goal.
6. Add the Global Series to the game-. No reason why teams who are selected to take part in the Global Series can't play in the overseas rinks that are in the game in Franchise...
7. A little blood won't hurt you- During a high sticking call, have the ref check the player for bleeding to see if it is a double minor. (an option that can be turned on or off)
8. All for editting of prosepcts that can be drafted. When I get into Franchise, I see Hockey East, Central, West in the USA, allow for those that are on college teams to be editted and added here based on their region. Right now, I have to create all prospects and put them in juniors to be picked for the offseason draft. Defeats the purpose of you want to have real players as an option to be chosen (i.e. young men already in juniors).
9. Add the USWHL. You have women's hockey in the game, add the new women's league. While I would never play it, it is a cool option to get more girls to play the game with their idols.
10. IF it's In the Game, it's in the game- Go back to this way of thinking. Watch several NHL hockey games this season and see what you are missing. Coaches! Coaches!! Coaches!!! Outdoor games in Franchise. I could go on for days here, but a few of these touches would be nice to know that you aren't forgetting your Franchise users and somehow you could incorporate this into your HUT games and make some money on...
My Wishlist is going to be purely based on offline modes (i.e. Franchise, BAP).
1. Real NHL coaches- In Awards, you have the Jack Adams as an award to win, and it has real coaches names, so why not do what is right and add the coaches and a few extras that can be picked from? Allow for some retiring players to be chosen for coaching positions.
2. Total control Franchise- Allow for users to not only have the AHL to chose from but the ECHL also. If you are a team without an ECHL affiliate, negotiate this as an owner.. Would be a cool option to help develop players, and yes, I do this with MLB The Show with their three tiered system.
3. Face customization- For about 10 years, it's been the same generic faces. I don't need face scan, but I would like the option to edit the 100+ included heads to try to replicate actual faces. Another thing that doesn't seen too hard to do and other platforms in other games (SDS and 2K) allow this.
4. Stop robbing Peter to pay Paul- Your legacy controls are the Hybrid controls. This option should NEVER be removed. You can tweak and create a bunch of different control schemes as much as you would like, but do not touch legacy (Hybrid).
5. Winter Classic and Stadium Series- C'mon, it's 2023, you are about to bring back NCAA sports, you have Madden. Why would it be hard to include 10-15 pro and college stadiums to chose from, or even make a few fictional stadiums to have the Winter Classic, Hertiage Classic and Stadium Series?
6. NHL All-Star week- You have all-star teams in your rosters, but in Franchise, you can't play an all-star game. Put in the all-star game and a few mini games in season for a skills competition. I would like the extra touch.
7.Olympics- During Olympic Years, add the Olympic Tourney. The NHL will be on hiatus for those three weeks, allow the user to pick a country and play in the Olympics. As a GM, you can choose to be the GM of the country you want to build in addition to the GM duties in Franchise, or you can delegate it for a CPU GM to build a roster.
8. Retired jerseys- Have teams retired jerseys RETIRED! It says retired jerseys, but I can choose the number of known retired numbers on different teams. If a team has a retired number, it should never be an option to be able to pick (i.e. 1, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 12, 19 in Detroit)... All of these numbers can be chosen how you have it now.
9. NHL Eras, similar to what 2K Sports offers in their basketball games.
Those changes build a deeper Franchise which is what the series was built upon.
Other changes that are less important but would be nice to see.
1. Broadcast partner- Make the game look like TNT or NHL Network. YOu already try to do that with the pressure meter; when you partnered with NBC, the game looked nice and gave a feel of a broadcast presentation.
2. Meters and Boards- Allow the option to turn the meters and rotating boards on or off. Neither bother me, but I would just rather see the game look like what I would see at an NHL rink in person (i.e. sponsors on the boards).
3. Connected Franchise- I know many call for it, Allow for users to play others in their Franchise.
4. Eliminate celebration cut scenes and just allow the logic of the players to celebrate, many just seek their linemates, hug, high five and then go to the bench for fist bumps.
5. Bring more music options- Add some different rock and metal into the mix. People do listen to this (me). And since we can't do custom music and ditties like we were able to during the PS3 days, I would still like to find a decent goal song after my team fires the cannon after a goal.
6. Add the Global Series to the game-. No reason why teams who are selected to take part in the Global Series can't play in the overseas rinks that are in the game in Franchise...
7. A little blood won't hurt you- During a high sticking call, have the ref check the player for bleeding to see if it is a double minor. (an option that can be turned on or off)
8. All for editting of prosepcts that can be drafted. When I get into Franchise, I see Hockey East, Central, West in the USA, allow for those that are on college teams to be editted and added here based on their region. Right now, I have to create all prospects and put them in juniors to be picked for the offseason draft. Defeats the purpose of you want to have real players as an option to be chosen (i.e. young men already in juniors).
9. Add the USWHL. You have women's hockey in the game, add the new women's league. While I would never play it, it is a cool option to get more girls to play the game with their idols.
10. IF it's In the Game, it's in the game- Go back to this way of thinking. Watch several NHL hockey games this season and see what you are missing. Coaches! Coaches!! Coaches!!! Outdoor games in Franchise. I could go on for days here, but a few of these touches would be nice to know that you aren't forgetting your Franchise users and somehow you could incorporate this into your HUT games and make some money on...
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