NHL 15 Fan Survey Lists Modes EA is Considering for NHL 16

[LaserDekes]

If it didn't take longer to propose a trade then to actually play the game, people would use the mode.

^this guy gets it

[Syzchmenev]

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The Spotify can help to use own songs in game?I found Blackhawks goal horn in Spotify..

[Södy]

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all HUT additions listed would be great. Play a friend is a must for me aswell as a Web App!

EASHL has to be in ofcourse. I can live without the other features even though create my team I play for would be a nice addition. Definetly not a must have though.

Zamboni racing and big head hockey would be great if friends come over.

[s_mkheidze]

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all HUT additions listed would be great. Play a friend is a must for me aswell as a Web App!

EASHL has to be in ofcourse. I can live without the other features even though create my team I play for would be a nice addition. Definetly not a must have though.

Zamboni racing and big head hockey would be great if friends come over.

Personally...I would prefer that they include stuff that is actually hockey related....not all this fluff.

[BenjaminZimmermann]

World Cup of Hockey with authentic teams is intriguing.

I would like EA Sports to change all of the goal horns and goal songs to the actual goal horns and songs for all of the teams this season.

[Money99]

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Personally...I would prefer that they include stuff that is actually hockey related....not all this fluff.

I agree.
If it's going to be off-ice stuff, then I would like to see the following:
- New commentators
- More stat overlays
- More dynamic commentary including chatting about things occurring around the league
- advanced scouting reports on players and teams
- Highlights from around the league
- Weekly highlight show
- Full team celebrations (not off ice I know, but non-hockey related)
- World Championships
- Olympics every 4 seasons
- Continuous seasons ala The Show. I don't even bother with franchise modes now because I know in 12 months I have to start over.
But the other reason I don't bother with Franchise is because it's not deep enough. Therefore:
- Deep Franchise mode:
- Being hired and fired by teams
- Having to work up from Junior for an NHL job
- starting in Europe
- build new rinks
- move teams to new cities
- Player personalities. Are they angry, upset, happy - which all affects team chemistry (MVP2004 had this. Loved it).
- rivalries between players.
- player popularity. Trade a fan favourite and watch ticket sales go down. This might mean you have to really think before making deals or rebuilding.
- hold outs.

I'd also like the My Player mode to be more indepth. Perhaps even incorporate the European leagues as well.
Guys like Rafalski had to go overseas to get their breaks. Maybe you do too if you go undrafted or underappreciated.
Or heck, how about starting a career as a Swedish or Russian player and having to cut it in the SEL or KHL?

They have all the licenses to these various pro leagues but don't really use them well enough.

[Södy]

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Personally...I would prefer that they include stuff that is actually hockey related....not all this fluff.

Don't get me wrong I prefer better on ice mechanics over the zamboni and big head thing by a lot.

[canucksss]

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Watching playoffs makes me angry, not because Canucks is losing to Flames, but the intensity in the playoffs is ABSENT IN EA NHL. For a long period of time, EA's NHL playoff difference from regular season games are: (1) Playoff written on ice (2) Towel wave (3) Team jersey being worn by the fans.

What are missing: (1) Intense defence in the NZ (2) Bone crushing hits (3) Forechecks that could really influence a turn-over, etc.

EA's NHL is so weak! Please do not add more fancies, just add realism by improving the gameplay, player and team differentiation, intensity etc. I dont give a damn if you add 1000 faces to the crowds but still the old freaking faces to choose from when creating a player. WTH!

[Simple Mathematics]

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Watching playoffs makes me angry, not because Canucks is losing to Flames, but the intensity in the playoffs is ABSENT IN EA NHL. For a long period of time, EA's NHL playoff difference from regular season games are: (1) Playoff written on ice (2) Towel wave (3) Team jersey being worn by the fans.

What are missing: (1) Intense defence in the NZ (2) Bone crushing hits (3) Forechecks that could really influence a turn-over, etc.

EA's NHL is so weak! Please do not add more fancies, just add realism by improving the gameplay, player and team differentiation, intensity etc. I dont give a damn if you add 1000 faces to the crowds but still the old freaking faces to choose from when creating a player. WTH!

I agree with everything you said, except for the part where you said there are no bone crushing hits. Every single hit in NHL 15 is an absolute massacre. You could poke a guy with your finger and he'd go flying back 10 feet into the boards. Hitting is way too overpowered. The devs refuse to include any sort of physicality in the game besides big hits.

[nordiques1995]

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Nhl 16 web app is cool, but we should be able to create our own boards too. Even ice logo. Create music that can be put into the game, even if it's with spotify or anything else.

[canucksss]

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I agree with everything you said, except for the part where you said there are no bone crushing hits. Every single hit in NHL 15 is an absolute massacre. You could poke a guy with your finger and he'd go flying back 10 feet into the boards. Hitting is way too overpowered. The devs refuse to include any sort of physicality in the game besides big hits.

Stand corrected. I should clarified that....usually its ME who hits the AI players and I dont even "feel" the pressure or AI hitting me with crushing hit, either while i carry the puck or my AI teammates.

And if the dev's refuse to include physicality, then EA SHOULD STOP MAKING NHL. LOL!!! Hits is part of the game, especially in playoff atmosphere where Adrenalin is multiplied many times. (what happen to their "its in the game"? )

[Reiny09]

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I agree.
If it's going to be off-ice stuff, then I would like to see the following:
- New commentators

You're asking for new commentators after 1 year of Doc and Eddie? I wouldn't count on seeing that change any time soon. Maybe not even this generation.

[06woz]

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The fact that some of these options even exist in the survey shows exactly where their head is at with NHL 16.

[Mick1]

TO H*LL WITH "Bighead Mascot and Zamboni Races!"

BRING BACK CREATE-A-TEAM (the FULL thing! team name, city/state, jersey design, logos, equipment)
BRING BACK THE OLD CREATE-A-PLAYER (that saves to the free agent roster to draft)
And finally,

LET US PLAY:
A SINGLE SEASON WITH A CREATED TEAM
A TOURNAMENT WITH 6, 12, 18 TEAMS

AND IF YOU MAKE THE SAME CHANGES WITH MADDEN YOU'LL SAVE ME HAVING TO WRITE YOU ANOTHER ANGRY LETTER!

[AdamJones113]

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Remember this?

I guess we'll have to have these in mind for 17.