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Pressure System and Missile One Timers
Please fix this. I'm losing to far less skilled players this year in Online Vs due to this. Play keep away in my zone, pressure system builds, launch missile one-timer. Goal. Repeat. The pressure system should be removed completely imo. Great game but frustrating to defend that's all
PETITION FOR NHL GAMES TO BE PORTED ON PC
Hello, would you guys be interested in making a petition for NHL games to be ported on PC ? I am seriously tired of EA jumping on every sport games because they know that they can sell you the same 80$ games every year with little to no effort in updating it. At least, sell the licence to a company that thinks about their PC community. This is ridiculous... I want to play nhl as much as UFC on my pc and I will not buy a console only to play these two. So yeah, let`s make a petition for EA to port the game or sell the licence, we will show them how many people would actually buy the game. Also, it's not only about how many people buy it, think about how many players would spend their paycheck on packs... Edit: Removed bold and profanity. Make sure your posts are adhering to the EA Forums rules. -CMNHL points.
You guys closed the stores without warning and before the end of the season. Will you guys transfer transfer our green coins back in the new game? I'm pretty sure in some jurisdictions you guys deal with, this would be considered illegal. Also, we could have used a heads up to use our free chel points. The store is so slow and not friendly to purchases that we rarely have motivation to buy anything; but some of us could have used them before the new game.Nhl 25/26 control feedback #controls
As a longtime NHL fan and player, I appreciate the direction EA took with the Total Control system in NHL 25. It introduces a fresh, streamlined way to perform skill moves and dekes, especially for newer players. However, there's one major issue that prevents many of us from fully adopting it: The removal of button-based shooting (Square = Slap Shot, Circle = Wrist Shot) makes Total Control feel limiting and less intuitive for players who struggle with aiming and shooting via the right analog stick. Suggestion: Allow players to use Square for slap shots and Circle for wrist shots within Total Control mode, just like in Hybrid controls. This way: - Players who are comfortable using button shooting can still benefit from the Total Control deke system. - The system becomes more flexible and inclusive, without sacrificing its modern appeal. - Advanced players can still use the analog for full manual control, while casual or hybrid-style players get the comfort of classic mechanics. This small change would dramatically improve accessibility and enjoyment for a large portion of the NHL community. Please consider adding this option in NHL 26 — or at least allowing full customization of control schemes, so players can tailor their gameplay to their preferences. p.s please add Polish language if u can 😍 Thanks for listening to the community!Slider Questions: Attributes/Coaching Strategy
Now that there is a small lull in the forums and before NHL26 comes out, I would like to get some final clarification about some sliders and a comment about another. The answers here can be very helpful in adjusting the game for NHL26 and provide a better understanding of how moving one slider affects others. Okay.. here we go. Attribute affects slider: For these questions I will reference a player rated at 69 and another one at 99. So you have a gap of 30 between the two. Questions. What does the attribute slider actually do? Does the slider compress or expand or both? I know it uses some mathematical equations to make this work, but I would like to know what is the affect on a player. My understanding is that at 0/10 all players are the same. Attributes are no longer taken into account and in the course of a season, a 69 rated player has the same chance to be the scoring champion as a default 99 rated player. A 75 goalie has an equal chance to win the Veznia as a 95 rated goalie. In other words.. all men are crated equal. But the question is did the slider compress the highest rated player or expand the attributes of the lowest rated player or both? At 0/10 all players are at your EA default, but where is that rating? At 0/10 do they all play like 69 rated players? 85 rated players or all bumped up to 99 rated players? They all cant be 0 rated because they can skate, pass, shoot and hit. So they have to have some attributes to play so would like to know at 0/10 what is the rating equivalent for all players? There has to be a fulcrum or a pivot point. If I move the slider to 10/10 does this mean all attributes are exact or enhanced? I know that at 10/10 there is no way a 75 rated player will be in the top 10 in scoring and a 75 rated goalie will not be in the running for a Veznia. But does this mean there will be a true 30 point attribute gap between the highest and lowest rated player? Or does it amplify the attributes and now a 69 rated player plays like a 64 rated player while the 99 plays more like a 105 rated player? I’d like to think this is the truest setting since at 10/10 and 100% of the attributes are being used. Or is 5/10 the true attribute setting where there is a 30 point gap and any tick up or down compresses or expands the difference between the lows and the highs? Is this the fulcrum where any tick upwards will expand the gap or compress the gap between the highest and lowest or do we have only about a 15 point attributes gap because the computer is only using 50% of the attributes? The default is 5/10 so does this mean 5/10 is where there is that true 30point gap? This attribute slider affects the entire game at a global level when playing a season. It’s one of the few sliders that not only affects the game you’re playing but other players you are not playing. At 0, you can find 70 rated players as the top goal leader boards. Ive read in other forums they believe 6 or 7/10 is the truest setting but this doesn’t make sense to me. It’s either 5 or 10. BAP. AI coaching strategy slider: Under “Assisted Strategies” The description says “Determines how often your BAP Coach will change the team strategy based on game context. But under game play sliders in the AI tab “CPU Strategy Adjustment” it says Determines if the CPU will change their strategy based on game context. Maximum means more aggressive changes” Asking about the Game Play Sliders under the AI tab CPU strategy slider. Does this slider affect BOTH coaches or just my opponent’s coach? Does this slider only affect the offensive aggressiveness or does it also touch the defense? For this example, my BAP team is up 2-0 in the 3rd. At 6/6 does this affect my BAP coach since there is a separate slider? Does the AI for my team prioritize offense or will it adjust to become more defensive? If the other team is up 2-0 in the second will the opponents coach still be aggressive and leave their defense open to scoring? The Slider says “aggressive changes” is this offensive changes only or both offense and defense depending on the game’s score? My understanding is that at 0/6, the AI coach for both teams will not make changes and just play the EA default offense and defense. What slider setting would make the best and truest setting? The default is 3/6. Im afraid that if I turn it up to 6/6 I could be up by 1 with 2 min left and the forwards will still be aggressive and try to score. So in short, does the Game Play Slider affect only offensive aggressiveness? Or both offense and defensive adjustments. Why have Assisted Strategies slider at all? If game play slider affects both coaches, then why have a slider just for your BAP coach? If I have the Game Play slider at 0/6 No changes but have the BAP strategy adjustment slider at 6/6, then will there be any changes made at all? What if I reversed it and had 6/6 for game play sliders and 0-0 in BAP sliders then does this mean that my BAP coach wont make any changes. Do they counter act one another? Thats why I ask if the Game Play slider affects both or only the opponents coaches. Okay, sorry for all the questions, but those sliders can greatly change the game. Now for a few comments: Please please please change the AI behavior of the PK squad. I hate it when they clear the puck, then all 4 rush the opponents offensive zone to try and score. The Pk should clear and hang back or make a line change. Not try to score leaving yourself open to a rush. And last comment. Please Please fix the “Aggression” slider under the Checking tab. I know EANHL is all about the hits. They dont slo mo goalie saves, but they slo mo the hits so a hit are a big part of the game, but in reality, the NHL only averages about 50-60 hits per game total per game. But in 7min periods even with my aggression slider set to 5/100, I’ll get about 80 hits per game. Thats 4 hits per min in a 21 min game. That means if I play a full 60 min game, I’ll see 228 hits in that game. I’ll see the defensemen hit a guy after the opponents has already passed the puck. Or hit a player for no reason at all. EA NHL is just a hit fest and there is no slider that I have found that can cure this. The default is 50 and in a 7min periods I’ll see as much at 110 in a 21 min game. Thats just too much. So what can I do for NHL26 to prevent seeing so many hits in a game. Okay, rant done.. Sorry for the book, but better get my questions out now before you hear how NHL26 is. You can reply here or just shoot me a message. I just want to make my game better and if this helps others. Thats great too.NHL 25 keeps crashing on series x
I can’t even complete a single game in NHL 25 without being sent back to the Home Screen. Sometimes, it even happens in the menu. None of my friends with a Series X are experiencing this issue, yet it persists for me. I had the same problem with Madden 24 and College Football 25 before they were patched, but NHL 25 still hasn’t been fixed. It’s crazy that I paid $70 for a game that I can’t even play properly.Delete club in 25?
Hi, trying to get a workaround to get our 25 club into 26. my old ea account is the creator of our club in 25 but I cannot access that account anymore. My teammate is also a GM on 25, can he disband the club somehow? We want to use our name in 26 but can’t transfer it because I was the original creator on my old EA account that I can no longer access.
Who's giving out NHL 26 Deluxe codes
I kinda want to play 26 but ive bought the game every year for the last 30+ and the last 5 were probably the worst. Last year I bought My friend and My NHL 25 Deluxe game and we literally played less than a 100 hours the game was so bad. Kind of over buying this game
Hitting.
Wind Up Hitting needs to be Removed. Absolute garbage. Put hitting back to what it was on NHL 23 and years before that. Wind up hitting is completely unrealistic. It is said that Hip check and Reverse hitting is getting nerfed so hopefully we can get hitting back to what it was. The one thing i cant stand is they couldve patched Both Hip check and Reverse hit to make 25 a better game but didnt do so. Really ruined the game In my opinion.State of NHL 25 going to 26.
NHL 25 WoC is nothing but an absolute exsploit, glitch fest. Was playing last night after a break from the game. Ofcourse the whole night match up with absolute trash bags. So here you go https://gamerdvr.com/gamer/constantkaos/video/196550449 So I guess the new thing is using your op premade builds and reverse hitting off the face off now. This happens to me like umpteen times. Ofcourse I can do bumpkiss about it. You need to patch this right now out of 26! It's garbage... this is why we hate x factors and everything about nhl 25, 24 ect. I hope that every low life scum does it too just to make the state of the game worse. So maybe just maybe you will address and fix woc. This is what is coming too 26 in a few weeks. Good luckHybrid Controls NHL26
Anyone here still using hybrid controls after all these years? I just never could get the hang of skill stick and did not find it nearly as fun. I guess I’m still an NHL 95’r on the inside. is there a way to create a league in VS. where we can invite each other to games and try to follow a schedule? whenever I play somebody that uses skill stick and they have experience, I’m usually going to lose by eight every time.GM Connected
The TOP of my NHL 2026 Wishlist!! Will they ever bring this back? I used to play Online Verses and now play Chel with my buddies, but what I would do to have GM Connected back. Fantasy Draft and control teams. It was cited as being removed for being under utilized, but I feel like all game modes are underutilized, as I can wait 3 minutes to connect to anyone. What is it going to take to bring this back after 10 years? Did anyone else play this in NHL 13/14 ?Server Browser/Lobbies
Here's an image from Battlefield 6, which will have hundreds of thousands of players at launch, implementing a server browser into the game. NHL26, which will have tens of players at launch, is still stuck with a matchmaker as the only means to connect to a game. If any game needs a server browser, it's a niche franchise like NHL with it's small player base, especially when trying to get into 6v6 games. The last time this franchise had server browser style lobbies was NHL 15 on PS3/360. Before the servers shutdown in 2022, I was able to launch into full 6v6 games with less than 100 people online. I know this will go in 1 EA ear and out the other, but once a year I will continue to throw this old feature we used to have against the wall. Thank you for your time.
