Some More NHL 17 Features Revealed, Includes All-New Franchise Mode & Draft Champions

[NoRoomInFrame]

EA Sports managed to produce an incredible amount of words considering they say practically nothing.

[jake19ny]

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EA Sports managed to produce an incredible amount of words considering they say practically nothing.

Man we hockey gamers are so bad....my self included at times. They used an incredible amount of words? If it was a short article with limited info we would crush them for that. Say nothing we kill them, say something we call them liars......NHL 16 albeit next gen NHL 14 was not a bad game. Can't we just wait until the game comes out at least before we drop the usual insults and complaints on them?

[actionhank]

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Man we hockey gamers are so bad....my self included at times. They used an incredible amount of words? If it was a short article with limited info we would crush them for that. Say nothing we kill them, say something we call them liars......NHL 16 albeit next gen NHL 14 was not a bad game. Can't we just wait until the game comes out at least before we drop the usual insults and complaints on them?

I try not to be overly negative without reason. But, I'd be lying if I said I didn't get tired of the usual "MOST INNOVATIVE GAME YET!" that we see. I know why they do it, and I don't expect them not to...I guess I just get worn out with the car salesman side of the game sales.

[ChubbyD]

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Is NHL 16 bad? Is it worth picking up at a discount?

It absolutely is. There are many things to take issue with it, but it is still the best version out there. The AI isn't perfect, but read this thread for how to make it better: http://www.operationsports.com/forum...ght-stick.html Try some sliders, see what works. I am using a slight variation of the default hardcore/All-star sliders, and the game is a blast. You don't get all the positives in these threads, because what fun is that? Even MLB The Show, which is awesome, seems like it might not be great scrolling thru those threads. The difference there is the complaining is REALLY nitpicky, where we are trying to find some fundamental improvements to the NHL series.

[Slegr]

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Draft champions over GM Connected, the NHL series in a nutshell.

[actionhank]

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Draft champions over GM Connected, the NHL series in a nutshell.

I think the issue was that from EA's standpoint, GM Connected wasn't really played by many people...but at the same time, part of that problem is likely due to the fact that GM Connected was poorly developed and not really fun to play for most.

If they had a better version, the ability to shorten season length, and more features to draw people in, it could really be a great game mode to play. I would love to get a league together with friends, or people from here, and maybe set it up to where you can sim until teams play each other, assuming both players agree to play the game, but admittedly, it's probably a lot of work for a game mode that they don't think people will play.

[Money99]

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I think the issue was that from EA's standpoint, GM Connected wasn't really played by many people...but at the same time, part of that problem is likely due to the fact that GM Connected was poorly developed and not really fun to play for most.

If they had a better version, the ability to shorten season length, and more features to draw people in, it could really be a great game mode to play. I would love to get a league together with friends, or people from here, and maybe set it up to where you can sim until teams play each other, assuming both players agree to play the game, but admittedly, it's probably a lot of work for a game mode that they don't think people will play.

This.

If GM Connected wasn't a shell of an option, I think more people would have enjoyed it.
I'm sure if they found a way to include micro-transactions to turn a buck, we'd still have it today.

[shogunofharlem3]

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This.

If GM Connected wasn't a shell of an option, I think more people would have enjoyed it.
I'm sure if they found a way to include micro-transactions to turn a buck, we'd still have it today.

And if it didn't take 15 minutes to sim between weeks to get your block of games and then I can't even begin to tell you the frustration I had at the hours spent trying to sim to the next season. It was ludicrous the load times. That was a major deterrent for us.

We get a few hours a week to play tops! We don't want to spend have of that time in loading sim screens waiting for the next block. That was brutal

[Arrowhead21]

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What's funny about the whole GM Connected debacle is how they like to claim its demise was due to users not playing it - but they haven't seemed to awknowledge the REASON why users weren't playing it - which was the devs inability to optimize the mode in any shape or form.

[actionhank]

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And if it didn't take 15 minutes to sim between weeks to get your block of games and then I can't even begin to tell you the frustration I had at the hours spent trying to sim to the next season. It was ludicrous the load times. That was a major deterrent for us.

We get a few hours a week to play tops! We don't want to spend have of that time in loading sim screens waiting for the next block. That was brutal

Hell, simming offline is frustrating in it's own right. I wish I could just give my scouts a general plan "Find me defenders in North America, and Russian forwards. Check Finland for Goalies" and not have them bother me every week with information that is pretty much worthless in the game anyhow.

[Money99]

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Hell, simming offline is frustrating in it's own right. I wish I could just give my scouts a general plan "Find me defenders in North America, and Russian forwards. Check Finland for Goalies" and not have them bother me every week with information that is pretty much worthless in the game anyhow.

Would be awesome if there was a way for the game to upload the information so you can view it online - similar to OOTP.

I'm still waiting for a sports game that allows me to manage my team online so when I get home, I only have to be concerned about playing the games.
How great would it be to make trades, call players up and down from the farm or alter lines while at work?

[Redstar5]

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Franchise should involve arena costs, ticket/food pricing, team relocation, coach/scouts/training staff hiring/firing, etc etc. Madden had this for quite some time before.

Really? Ticket prices? As a 100% Be a GM player, I'd settle for decent scouting & development options

[Moose24x]

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Really? Ticket prices? As a 100% Be a GM player, I'd settle for decent scouting & development options

I don't understand why ticket prices and concessions and such are an enjoyable addition to a HOCKEY game. If the game was perfect, sure whatever, but reading the answers to ASK EA about NHL 17, they stated that mid season contract negotiations are still not in GM mode. Okay, great. I can't extend my players during the season, but I can change the price of a hot dog. Why? Why would I want that?

[Moose24x]

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Although nearly positive it will go ignored, I just submitted the following to ASK EA:

RE: Be A GM/Franchise Mode:
Why did EA choose to prioritize non-hockey related activities such as determining ticket and concession prices rather than include things like mid-season contract extensions or improved scouting and player development? It seems completely counter intuitive to add such non-essential features - luxuries, you could say - while the game still lacks fundamental aspects of roster management. Help me understand.

[mikeq672]

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I don't understand why ticket prices and concessions and such are an enjoyable addition to a HOCKEY game. If the game was perfect, sure whatever, but reading the answers to ASK EA about NHL 17, they stated that mid season contract negotiations are still not in GM mode. Okay, great. I can't extend my players during the season, but I can change the price of a hot dog. Why? Why would I want that?

Thats the EA way, they arent competent enough to fix what needs to be fixed or add what people want, so they add stupid minor **** like that and pretend its a selling feature. Their entire advertising and marketing campaign just gets rehashed every other year.