NHL 15 Post-Launch Content Update

[Rhaze48]

Re: NHL 15: Post-launch Content Update

Thanks for the note...just to be clear, we didn't plan on eliminating modes but rather had to prioritize the order of features that we rebuilt on the new consoles. It took us 8 years to get all the depth that 14 had and bringing it all back in one year was pretty much impossible.

-rammer

Is there in fact any update/ETA regarding sim-next-shift and the AHL demotion portion of BaP?

Thanks

[bad_philanthropy]

Re: NHL 15: Post-launch Content Update

So why are we paying full price?

Come one man, that's not Rammer's call at all. If it's priced too highly for what it is, the customers will respond accordingly, and he'll have to have a discussion with the bosses about delivering a piece of software that the market valued under the $70 target MSRP set by the money people at EA.

I might argue back at EA's execs—if you want the NHL team to deliver a $70 value piece of software, invest the appropriate resources. Maybe you can grow sales like the NHL series managed to do at the peak of its innovation last gen.

[socalbeast08]

Preordered...its about time rammer...

[bifflefan30]

Let us be able to play WHL teams in Be a GM along with pre-season games

[KPV 833]

I love how they act like drafting players is a new feature.

[blueandwhite]

Rammer -- Is it possible to patch in GM Connected? The framework already exists for online 1v1 games, and the platform for GM modes is there, too.

I know you said not many people played it, but it's a big deal to me and the league I've had for a total of 10 or so seasons across NHL 13 and 14.

[snc237]

Well let's give props where it's do. The game on ice plays a lot better then 14 and does look great. However with the lack of game modes could you at least add vs friend vs in HUT? That would improve replay ability. Excited about this game regardless of the lack of modes and I'm expecting the greatest EASHL experience ever next year.

[EASPORTSNHL]

Re: NHL 15 Post-Launch Content Update

Rammer, I love the NHL franchise. It's my favorite game every year. I play from release to the next iteration's release every year. What are the complications with edit player? How will goalie equipment work if this is just impossible to get in? Thanks so much. I know your twitter feed has taken some heat over the past few days that you don't really deserve. But this is simply a feature I love to use.Note: I will be buying on Tuesday

Thanks for the note.
Edit player is important and something that you will see back in the game.
At this point i can't commit to a timeframe.

-rammer

[EASPORTSNHL]

Re: NHL 15 Post-Launch Content Update

In the Online Team Play screenshot, it says "5 vs. 5 online play."

Does that mean that we won't be able to have human goalies in Online Team play?

Not as part of these content updates.
Goalies are still a priority for us as they're a key part of the EASHL.

-rammer

[DirtyJerz32]

Sooooo what this tells me is yes, they're committed to bringing us a full featured game. It also tells me that they're releasing an unfinished product for $60.

[bad_philanthropy]

Re: NHL 15 Post-Launch Content Update

I've been playing the series since NHLPA, and invested most of my annual gaming hours into gen 3 offerings from '07-14 in the offline dynasty and Be a GM.

I understand you have to be very careful with what you say about anything, really, but is it the team's intention to achieve as deep an experience in Be a GM, BaP, and EASHL as on gen 3, or might we see a new direction of more simplified gameplay modes?

[EASPORTSNHL]

Re: NHL 15: Post-launch Content Update

What was the reason Madden and FIFA were able to port non-gameplay offline mode features to gen 4 and NHL wasn't? I understand M25 and FIFA were sort of "cross-gen" games, but what made NHL the exception in the inability to port functioning offline GM and BaP modes as a holdover before a more robust experience could be implemented in future iterations?

I can understand the technical problems of implementing EASHL into new tech, and getting up to 12 users playing at once, but why did the offline modes take such a hit as well? Additionally, such standard features in sports games like player editing.

We had a very legacy codebase which made it difficult to add new game modes features. A big part of rebuilding the offline modes that made it into 15 was rebuilding the code base so that we are set up to build bigger and better features on this generation in a more efficient manner because of a better technical base. (apologies for the run on sentence)

-rammer

[BoostedStig]

Re: NHL 15 Post-Launch Content Update

How about an update to include the United Center? I mean really, the Blackhawks are only one of the best teams in the league, from the 3rd largest city in the country.

Think about that, Chicago is a huge market to sell games to, why not bend over backwards to get it done?

Considering the cost of tickets to Blackhawks games, with 2 cups in the past 5 years, have skyrocketed both through the box office and even more so in the aftermarket. Those of us who live here would love to see the inside of a stadium that not all of us can afford game tickets to every season. It would be absolutely sick during the intro to be able to have the camera pan past the "Welcome to the Madhouse" signage inside the arena.

I know there are licensing issues, I get that. I'm just hoping it gets done for NHL16. I'm sick of this 'Chicago Stadium' where they only blow the airhorn twice instead of three times for a Hawks goal.

[nattylite29]

If we start a GM mode once the draft is patched in will that existing save be able to support the updated draft patch

[angelstrout]

NHL 15 Post-Launch Content Update

Is season mode going to be added, this is another mode that a lot of people are asking for. In essence until EA gets all the modes in the majority of us won't purchase.


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