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Charging Penalties
Just in case you missed it in another post, This game is supposed to represent some kind of hockey sim which over the last 3yrs has become less and less especially this year ,this year the game play is horrendous from the poke checks working occasionally if at all ,then the stick lifts not working at all and especially open ice charging penalties have being turned off or maybe these devs don't know what charging actually is https://youtu.be/0wu3xDZxwgk?feature=sharedHUT Champs rewards.
The new system for collecting HUT champs rewards has been frustrating for me. I work out of town on a shift that runs from Wednesday to Wednesday. Meaning there isn’t a Wednesday during the year I’m not working, I spend my weekend on my days off grinding HUT champs, leave for work at 6 am Wednesday morning. Get back home at 5pm the next Wednesday and all the rewards are just gone. Deleted from the inbox because I couldn’t sign in during my shift. The only week I actually was able to get the collectables was the week they messed up and had to delay sending out rewards. There has to be some kind of fix or maybe the rewards you get from playing a competitive game mode just shouldn’t expire? Somethings gotta change or I’m just not gonna play the game mode anymore.
Delay of game
I played with another member of the community tonight that did not know he could get a delay of game penalty for just skating in his zone. He was convinced that I was cheating. So just a heads up for any new players or some members of the community that didn't play hockey growing up. Their is such a penalty. Plus keep your head up and get down ice!
Penalties still not fixed
It is kinda unacceptable that a hockey sim, which has a base code that is anything but new, has been out nearly 2 months and the dev team can still not figure out something that its predecessors have had figured out for years. Why, 2 months in to a hockey sim's release, do we still not have any idea why penalties and stick infractions will not be called? Why are the gameplay sliders constantly resetting? Why is there a conflict between the main menu settings and the settings you experience in individual modes like BAP? Why does a person with literally 1 step of skate distance absolutely obliterate someone with a body check? Why did you sell us NHL Hitz. We bought NHL 26. What is the timetable for this to be resolved? When do you start issuing refunds? You didn't give us what you promised. Why is this ok?Stop Dequiping all my X-Factors
Due to the "health stat bonuses," Once you upgrade an X-factor like Wheels, Ankle Breaker or any other X-Factor that is affected by it, you lose them, and cannot downgrade them to re-equip them. Hilariously, the AI players have these perks without meeting the stat requirements. Elite wheel? 91 acceleration 90 Speed - Karil Kaprizov. Then, for specific stats, there is no way to increase them organically. Acceleration? You are going to live with your 85 acceleration, unboosted, until the end of time. It is literally ruining the gameplay experience for me. I grinded 20 hours to get a decent loadout and I can use them 1 game per week? Or I am forced into CONSTANTLY RE-EQUIPPING THEM EVERY GAME AFTER USING MY ENERGY ONCE AGAIN TO GET MY HEALTH BONUS BACK. You've got to be kidding me. To the singular intern who made this game mode, please make it so X-Factors don't dequip every Game. Thanks. Edit: Removed profanity. Per the EA Forums rules, make sure your messages are free of swearing. -CM
Season 2 Start Date and Time (and Rewards)
EA_Aljo Season 1 still says it’s auditing leaderboard data. My first question is when does Season 2 begin as far as a date and time? Secondly, are you allowed to say what will be the Season 2 attribute bonuses? Will all remaining X-Factors be available for unlocking via the Season Pass in Season 2?
EASHL SILENT GOALIE NERF
Why after so many years of EASHL where goalie players had to struggle with how bad it was, finally get a chance to be good and all it takes it people complaining because they cant score like they used to, for EA to NERF the G position back into the ground. I get if your out of position, but having goals go in when you are in position makes zero sense. Stop catering to the **bleep** players and make them have to try! So stupid.
Voice chat notification
Maybe voice chat in game could be little smaller and little bit more transparent. In game when your lobby teammates are talking it shows in the right side of screen and sometimes it interferes with the game. (Puck/all action is happening in that side) and it is hard to see clearly sometimes(puck/player). Just a suggestion
NHL 26 Patch 1.2.0 Notes
Hello, everyone. Apologies for getting these put up late. I was out of town when the patch released. Just wanted to get an easy to find post displaying the most recent patch notes. Server downtime will be required and begin at 10 AM PT/1 PM ET. Up to an hour of downtime is expected. Gameplay Decreased minimum saucer pass speed. Tuned the likelihood of shifts for 4th line players in Be a Pro. No longer allow reverse hits to be performed on a faceoff win. Fixed an issue where Second Wind X-factor was able to re-trigger before the player reached max energy again. Improved cases where exiting the penalty box players would only focus on changing and not defending if they were in good position. Improvements for goalies sealing the post while in Reverse VH on slow moving pucks. Improved situations where goalies were not dropping to butterfly if the puck was moving slow or was possessed by teammates near them. Be A Pro Adjusted form score challenge requirements for 3rd/4th line and scratch rotation challenges to better match difficulty expectations. Fixed an issue where users could interact with health activities while injured. Resolved an issue where background visuals displayed incorrectly if the user simulated, intervened, and then quit out of a match in Be a Pro. Timeline widget now correctly displays three games instead of eight when goalie in preseason. Added missing logic ensuring U18 players are required to wear cages during U20 Championship matches. Addressed an issue preventing BAP Goalies from being sent back down to the AHL after being called up. Fixed issue that showed the user passed the “Become Starting Goalie” challenge in the summary screen without meeting required form score. Adjusted logic so Form Score Last Game is correctly used instead of Season Average after losing the World Junior gold medal game challenge. Fixed impacts in “On Track to Make the Playoffs” media side quest responses. Corrected several endorsement conversations decline responses that incorrectly referenced the cover athlete endorsement. Fixed incorrect brand, management, and team likability icons displayed in the Activities widget in Be a Pro Hub. Fixed Anaheim Ducks’ home arena incorrectly displaying Memorial Cup center ice logo during gameplay in Be a Pro mode. Fixed an issue where some conversations with challenges to move up the lineup or get promoted to the NHL may not trigger in year 2+ throughout the season. Fixed an issue where the some of the secondary objectives shown in the challenge did not line up to the statistic that was being tracked in the Move up to the 4th line challenges. World of CHEL Fixed a bug preventing non-party leaders from entering club games alongside the party leader. Uber avatar now updates correctly when changing loadout handedness in World of CHEL. Corrected an issue where selected pro skaters were not reflected in NHL Arcade Club matches; casual skaters were being used instead. Resolved a display issue where equipped special characters did not appear correctly in World of CHEL Live Events. The STATS tab no longer incorrectly highlights instead of the Season Pass tab in navigation. Fixed a bug where custom colors did not update correctly on logos after saving changes in World of CHEL Club Identity. Resolved issue where objectives re-ordered based on progress instead of retaining intended display order. Fixed error message “Failed to retrieve data. Please try again later” occurring when a club member exited and another player attempted to lock a position. Resolved issue in EASHL 3v3/6v6 Open Practice Mode where only one user could mute another player. Fixed issue where one deep link caused selection highlight to appear off-screen and not centered. Updated Ones and Threes Eliminators Winners Bag content to ensure correct gear; previous versions were incorrectly using items from NHL21. Fixed a rare crash in the World of CHEL store when previewing a player animation. Fixed an issue where selected equipment categories from the World of CHEL store would often take you to the wrong items (i.e. selecting a skate takes you to helmets). Fixed a bug where goal horns were playing when previewing goal songs in club creation zone. Fixed a rare crash in EASHL 3v3 when pausing the game. Fixed an issue where Player Names were missing from the Report Content screen which made it difficult to know who to report for toxic content. Miscellaneous This section includes global fixes for stability, achievements, and general post-match performance. Addressed a blank screen issue appearing after tapping “Play” in the Action Tracker post-match. Corrected an issue where Pettersson’s career stats were showing another player’s AHL stats. Fixed issue preventing the “Most Interesting Person Alive” trophy from unlocking on PlayStation platforms. Fixed issue preventing the “Golden Years” achievement fails to unlock after triggering the retirement ceremony NIS with a gold legacy status. Active Rosters screen now supports viewing all available official rosters beyond the previous 20-limit cap. Hockey Ultimate Team This update introduces multiple quality-of-life improvements and fixes across HUT Sets, Line Combinations, Chemistry, and Captains alongside broad stability updates. Additions to Hockey Ultimate Team Chemistry Glossary, Cheat Sheets & Filters We have made several quality-of-life improvements to help players more easily find and remember which Captains or players fulfill Chemistry links, with quicker access to line combinations and related team info. Line Combinations We have made several quality-of-life improvements to help players more easily find and create Line combinations. Set Multi-Select We have added multi-select functionality into Sets to reduce friction and make managing Sets faster. Sets Quick Inbox Access After this update players will be able to quickly access their Inbox directly from Sets. Multiple Captains per Season With this update, players can now include multiple Captains in their lineup, while designating one as active. Fixes and Improvements Fixed a crash when finishing Cup Chase games. Fixed a crash during Ranked NIS sequences. Fixed a crash when creating new lineups. Fixed a crash that could happen when Couch Co-op matches started. Fixed a crash that could happen during Pack openings. Fixed potential hang or soft lock when selecting “Play Next Game” in Wildcard or during matchmaking transitions. Fixed a soft lock in the Line Combinations tutorial tooltip. Fixed a soft lock in reward descriptions within Sets. Fixed OVR display issues when switching Captains. Fixed inactive Captains not showing badges. Fixed abilities resetting or reactivating after lineup changes. Fixed missing or empty Captain Chemistry tabs. Fixed debug text appearing in Captain Chemistry screens. Fixed missing save prompts after changing Captains. Fixed Quick Lines not reflecting chemistry and salary cap bonuses. Fixed Autofill not completing valid lineups. Fixed inflated OVR values after renaming lineups. Fixed animations replaying after viewing player info. Fixed navigation issues returning to the correct sub-hub. Fixed avatars freezing after canceling ready-up in Cup Chase. Fixed loops and input locks when posting auctions or confirming actions. Fixed Cup Chase player stats not counting correctly for boosted players. Fixed Champion rewards refreshing slowly after being claimed. Fixed unclaimable HUT Champs rewards when new seasons started. Fixed Season Records display not progressing past 10 wins. Fixed misaligned player cards and overlapping filters. Fixed stretched or incorrect tile backgrounds. Fixed untranslated or incorrect text in English and French screens. Fixed X-Factor tier and ability panel alignment issues. Fixed missing or incorrect event logos and icon placement. Fixed inconsistent colors and lighting in Ranked, Sets, and Moments tiles. Fixed lineup rollover issues for Captain Chemistry and Line Combinations. Fixed errors when adding items to Sets containing active lineup players. Fixed auto-fill failures requiring multiple attempts. Art This section includes visual updates, logo corrections, and uniform detail adjustments to maintain accuracy across leagues. Fixed an issue with the 2023–24 Seattle Kraken Home Uniform that was missing socks. Fixed an issue where the Wenatchee Wild (WHL) had the Kootenay Ice logo on their helmet. Fixed an issue that had the wrong Anaheim Ducks logo on their Home, Away, and Third helmets. Fixed an issue where the name bar on goalies would appear distorted. Updated the Anaheim Ducks and Los Angeles Kings logos to use their current versions in creation zone. Updated Creation Zone NHL team content to have correct primary logos. Equipment Goalie Sets True Catalyst Nitro True Hzrdus L95 Player Sticks Bauer Proto 2 Bauer Proto 2 (White) Bauer Pulse Center Ice Updates The following center ice designs and line art have been added or updated in NHL 26. NHL Boston Bruins Dallas Stars Florida Panthers Los Angeles Kings Montreal Canadiens Nashville Predators San Jose Sharks Seattle Kraken St. Louis Blues Tampa Bay Lightning Utah Mammoth Vancouver Canucks Vegas Golden Knights AHL Henderson Silver Knights Milwaukee Admirals Ontario Reign San Jose Barracuda ECHL Florida Everblades Toledo Walleye Canadian Hockey League OHL Brantford Bulldogs London Knights Ottawa 67’s QMJHL Newfoundland Regiment Saint John Sea Dogs WHL Brandon Wheat Kings Moose Jaw Warriors Prince George Cougars Saskatoon Blades Victoria Royals Uniforms The following uniforms have been added or updated in NHL 26. 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Knock Knock! Anyone from EA around?
Just recently stopped playing online after versus mode turned me away. Opposing team kept charging at me blatantly and no call was made. As well also been getting interfered with no call on the play. I have been only playing offline but even then I’m running into issues with the game crashing in Franchise mode… Club has also had issues with opposing players interfering or charging not getting called. This games going further from hockey and is turning into NHL Hitz… I’m curious if the lead devs know what’s up? As of right now it feels light there is no informed explanation nor resolution. Unacceptable behaviour and unprofessional Ian by the team imo. It’s unfair to the consumer. Hate to say it EA NHL can’t figure something out maybe the rights should go to a company that cares? Sorry to be this blunt.NHL26 matchmaking region restricted?
Hi guys, normally never playing CHEL. My last time was like 2022 or something. Now living in India, so my region is Asia-Pacific. While I connect to some games in HUT, I was not able to find any matchmaking today for CHEL mode at all (doesnt matter if 3v3, ones, threes, whatever). Is NHL26 matchmaking region restricted? Or is it just because there is barely anyone playing NHL26 at the moment and it could be better in a week when the normal version is published? Cheers!
WOC Pay to win now
Has anyone else noticed that there are pre-made loadouts only available for purchase? There was the shark-enf and now there is a new pre made loadout only available for purcahse. This is only going to get worse if people dont speak up about it. Only a matter of time before they add a sniper build with 99 speed or something insane. Cosmetics can be for purchase but you cant do that with loadouts. This is not right…..
More Issues With NHL
What are we at now, part 14? 15? I dunno. My team's interest (and hope) is at an all time low and that twinkle in our eye has dulled but I'll still continue to make these for the foreseeable future. No edits or stickers or timestamps this time, nice and simple #1 - Clip is specifically about the goalie - I don't care about missing a hit or the turkey defenseman doing what it does. Why do the goalies need to just lay there? If I was a professional I would be breaking my back trying to shift over for that puck. I don't like this goalie, I wish I could trade him or just throw him in a wood chipper. Please, EA, we need goalies with at least two brain cells to rub together and enough stamina to at least make it look like they are doing something. #2 - Fantastically stupid pass as usual from the CPU. "Erm well playing with all humans will fix this 🤓" Not the point here; that would just be a bandaid for the game like I've been saying for years. The engine and cpu players haven't been updated for over a decade now and they just keep making more and more braindead plays like this. They wait for the absolute last second to do something and it breaks the play and momentum. #3 Now we got a lot of SSS tier defenseman on these forums who I know will have a lot to say about this goal but it still really rustles my Jimmies. Sure I could have perfectly poked him better but I cut off passing lanes, I kept him to the outside, he was at a terrible angle and IT STILL WENT IN and it. What more do you want me to do with my sniper that isn't min/maxed yet? Like, give me a break, man, ho-LEE! You can't rely on these goalies to do anything and the worst part about this is the AI goalies are still better than human goalies most of the time. #4 - This is what everyone is complaining about - literally useless AI defenders (and goalies). I had no energy and it's like they don't even exist. I know I said before I thought goalies were better at these sorts of cuts across but I must have had a lot of gin and Sanpellegrinos (seriously try the orange+pomegranate with Tanqueray and a little bit of soda water, yum) that day. Why is the team so adamant on not upgrading the AI? This is one of those issues that's been around for a decade plus too, no excuse for this. A 2v2 mode isn't the answer here but at least that would fix some matchmaking issues and visually trick our brains into setting up different plays. #5 - I complained about me getting penalties for this in the past and even though I benefited from this here I'll say it again! That guy got the puck off me at first contact and shouldn't have been issued a penalty. He held the passblock button down extra long sure, but it's not like it would have made a difference considering how long it takes to transition back -- I've brought this up with multiple EA people for years now too, just sayin'. #6 - Sloppy play by the AI (surprise surprise) but no, obviously the issue in this clip is the insane interference at the boards. No penalty? We were laughing our butts off at the absurdity of it at the time but that was a complete joke and it's not funny now. #7 - Clear pick/interference and, of course, no penalty... If someone wants to argue they didn't initiate a body check or whatever, their Truculence and my Warrior activated so either they did or there is a huge problem with how the game calculates collision - Either way it's messy. #8 - Didn't see anyone call for it so I'd love to hear what Kid or Aljo have to say about this one. Even if someone did and it didn't show (which would just be another issue), the goalie should have never decided to do that anyway. It was funny at the time but this is no way I want to win games and i'm sure those guys were freaking out too. Playing G as a human is already a nightmare but thr AI hasn't had any meaningful changes in years and it really shows here. They've been "aware and investigating" this for ages and I know it'll continue to happen. #9 - Yuh huh, the AI is totally working as intended 👌. Sigh, if they didn't have 0 stamina because of the awful pressure system they totally would have scored there. #10 - So then.. lol, so then, he actually makes a good play and snags the puck right? What does this buffoon do? Just skates forward and does NOTHING! I've brought this up years ago and you continue to do nothing to fix this. #11 - I'm not gonna talk about how game breaking the x factors can be or the fact there are actually people out there buying players for an extra edge but just look at that play - what was the goalie doing and why did the AI decide to just blast it into the net? He's on my team not theirs :( Edit: Oh yeah, I forgot all about the stupid white box in the bottom right corner that was there ALL GAME in clips 6-9 (heh nice). Why can I mute the in-game soundtrack but I still get notifications when it switches songs? Why can the box stay on my screen not allowing me to see strategies? Why has this been a known issue for more than 5 years? Anyway, that's it for now, see ya.It is now Nov 18
Nov 18 and we still haven't heard one word about, the stick lifts or poke checks or the penalties being turned back on In my opinion the poke checks and stick lifts have been nerfed to make their new xfactors work better ,just like they did to the puck flip so the pressure system could work, which in itself is a joke ,and the charging penalties especially open ice charging turned off so total control could work without any consequencesFeature request Franchise Custom League replacing AHL teams
When creating a franchise using the custom league option, is it possible to replace their AHL team with a European team and have that team’s authentic center-ice artwork and board branding included? Currently, the game defaults to AHL artwork and branding, which limits immersion for users who want a European experience. EA_AljoDo you guys even play HUT when you release the games?
No seriously... I would love to see developers and project managers and marketing teams plug into nhl hut at 12am -3am. (When grown ups unadmittingly play) hook up to a average internet with an Xbox series s and then finally understand everyone's complaints about this mode and game. Its literally impossible to get competitively better with all the quirks and AI swings that take place. I bet ya they dont even do that. Yet they keep rolling game and mode after mode with more ready to purchase content.
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