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Suggestions to improve the EASHL experience in NHL 26 +
Hello EA Sports, I'm a Product Development Director with over 20 years of experience in the tech industry, and an expert in UX/UI. I'm also a passionate player of the NHL series, especially in EASHL mode, which I regularly enjoy with my 3 friends player team. I'd like to offer a few concrete suggestions that could significantly enhance the overall experience for your player base. Here are a few ideas that could bring high value to the community: 1. Smart reconnection via session token Currently, if a player is disconnected (network drop, crash, etc.), they are permanently removed from the match, which puts their team at a major disadvantage. Suggestion: generate a reconnection token at the beginning of the game that remains valid until the match ends. This would allow any disconnected player to rejoin the same match automatically upon relaunching the game. You could even add a notification like: “Patrick has rejoined the game!” 2. Ability to change loadout mid-match Sometimes players enter a match with the wrong build or need to adapt mid-game to the opponents' strategy. Suggestion: allow loadout changes between periods, just like a coach adjusting tactics. 3. Unique customization per loadout At the moment, all loadouts share the same name, number, helmet, and visual setup. Suggestion: let players assign individual visual customization to each loadout. This would let a player visually represent different roles (e.g. a flashy loadout for a sniper, a rugged look for a grinder, etc.). 4. Configurable AI teammate styles When playing with small teams (e.g. 2 or 3 players), the remaining teammates and goalie are controlled by AI and can sometimes behave unpredictably. Suggestion: allow players to configure the AI teammate playstyle, such as: Goalie type (butterfly, hybrid, acrobatic…) Forward or defenseman profile (offensive, playmaker, physical…) Level of aggressiveness or caution This would add a layer of strategy and control while reducing frustration caused by rigid AI behavior. Final thoughts These suggestions aim to enhance the experience for serious and engaged players, bringing more flexibility, depth, and reliability to the EASHL mode. Thank you for considering this feedback Kind regards
NHL09 no menu in game
I just downloaded NHL 09 on my PC to feel this emotions again. Unfortunately after intro only what Im seeing is menu background and game music. I've spend 2h already by talking with EA support and their atempts to solve issue is under any lever of criticism. If anyone have such prolbem and have any solution for it except typical basic v-sync and ect. i will be much apreciate for help. In attachment you can find what im seeing on screen after game intro.NHL One
Of course that's a working title because it's supposed to be new and it isn't owned by Microsoft, but that's the idea. I just feel like EA is missing out on a lot of customers because people who buy their games can only play with other people who have the same version. As a result most people who play online don't play with people they know irl. Because their friends who don't play as often as them aren't going to buy the game just for them. If it was one game, that would be different. Just one game, and the DLC for both roster and gameplay updates. The gameplay (and/or graphics engine) doesn't cost more in terms of what you pay the artists to keep the rosters updated with new models every year and vice versa. One isn't needed for the other. But obviously if you want to play online with someone else you have to have both the same roster and gameplay updates, meaning the people like me (before gamepass) who hadn't bought a copy since 08, would regularly get the new one, because it would be less often and a finished product. But also, if My buddy wanted to play NHL with me and I only had 08 and he made more money than me, he'd likely get the old version and roster, and then (in at least some cases) would convince me whilst doing so to get the newer version. ... I mean, if you count 08 as in a few years and it happened the same amount of time after. But that's the thing. We're all going to get the new one if it's cheaper to update it every year and when it is more expensive we can be more confident that it's a finished product that we're getting) Also, that means that you could update each mode of the game separately, because the people who aren't playing online (and don't have gamepass) just aren't playing. For instance, I'm sure there are plenty of people who work for EA who want to write a full hockey RPG that would make everyone forget about what Be a Pro is now. Because you're in Vancouver. I mean, you must be aware that BaP players have been yearning for years for any changes whatsoever. But that's not where you get your money. It could be though, if you let the people who are good at that part do their jobs and just basically use your engine for the combat mechanics. If you only had the one game you could sell that as DLC (I mean, depending on the scope for the same price as a full game, but I'm not quite that hopefully about the scope)Be a pro NHL 26
Hey EA Sports NHL Team, I wanted to share a list of community-driven suggestions for the Be a Pro mode in NHL 26. This mode has great potential, but currently feels underdeveloped compared to career modes in other sports games. Here’s how it can be taken to the next level: 🧠 1. Dynamic Storylines with Real Choices Dialogue and media responses should impact team chemistry, fan reactions, and player progression. Make agent and coach feedback matter – reward performance, punish poor play. Add real scenarios: being benched, sent to AHL, trade rumors, locker room tension, etc. 🧑💼 2. Life Off the Ice (Crucial New Feature) Introduce off-ice decisions: what you do in your free time (train, party, rest) should affect performance. Lifestyle choices: buy apartments, cars, investments, endorsements – all affecting fame, money, and reputation. Interactions with fans, teammates, family, and the media should shape your personality and brand. 💪 3. Personality & Role Development Let players shape a unique identity (e.g., humble leader, flashy superstar, gritty grinder) that actually affects career progression. Training and lifestyle decisions should influence attribute growth and physical condition over time. Add short-term boosts or setbacks depending on how the player prepares. 🏒 4. Realistic Career Path Start in junior leagues, college, or AHL – don’t jump into the NHL 1st line instantly. Earning your ice time should feel rewarding – different roles like PK specialist, depth player, or powerplay QB. Have real-time feedback from coaches and reactive changes in lineups or playtime. 🏆 5. Career Legacy & Endgame Include full career arcs with long-term goals: Stanley Cups, All-Star games, awards, even Hall of Fame potential. Multiple career endings: legend, bust, journeyman, etc. Add an epilogue – coaching, front-office roles, or media careers post-retirement. ⚙️ 6. Polished UI and Smarter AI Smoother menus and loading times – less clunky navigation. Improve AI awareness so linemates actually play smart hockey. 📌 Summary Be a Pro could be the best mode in NHL 26 if it adds more immersion, life outside the rink, and meaningful career choices. Right now it’s too on-rails. Fans don’t just want to play hockey — we want to live the journey of becoming a pro. Thanks for reading — we hope you’ll consider pushing Be a Pro to its full potential!
Bring NHL Games to Nintendo Switch 2
EA, you've missed out on reaching the largest console gaming audience for eight years. Please do not make the same mistake on the highly capable Nintendo Switch 2. If this new console is getting Madden, with 22 moving players, it can certainly handle 12 moving players in NHL. NHL is my all-time favorite game, going back to the original on Sega Genesis. Don't make me continue to buy PlayStations only for NHL games. Thank you!
Ideas for Create A Team and Be A GM Custom League in NHL 26 and future
Hey! I'm a long time hockey and NHL franchice fan from Europe. Since I was a kid I have loved creating my own teams on NHL games, and I was very happy when Custom League feature came on NHL23. It's actually latest game in franchice which I bought, because I had been waiting for it for years, and I felt very content after getting it. But now as time has passed, I have been thinking for a few features in Create A team and Custom League that I think would make games much more immersive and enjoyable for creative players like myself. I understand that some of them might be a bit difficult to program, but it doesn't hurt ask for them. Turning on/off team and player records from Custom League I think this is quite simple thing really, but I think it would be nice if players could turn off the existing NHL records from custom leagues. Sometimes when I create smaller leagues with less games in a season, breaking records becomes pretty much impossible. That's why I think it would feel more realistic if the records would start from beginning and players could create new kind of fantasy hockey history, or simply turn them off and not see them. Small thing, but would feel nice to see records of my league, not real NHL, when it's not in a sense same league. Custom League with name and trophies of its own This might be a bit trickier thing, but I'd really like my custom league to be REALLY custom leagues. A new league, with new name, new trophy, new records (already explained this one), and so on. Maybe the game could feature a few choices for the name, or the commentary could always refer to the new league simply as "the league". I think it would make playing a bit more fun, when you have clean canvas, where to start reating hockey history of your own. Same with championship trophy. Having ability to name all trophies, like individual awards, is quite far fetched, but being able to choose name for main goal and trophy would be cool. Games already feature names of many countries, people and other things on commentary names for teams and players, and I think choosing name from these options would work well, like "The Canada Cup", "The Crosby Cup" etc. Retired numbers Many players have been asking for ability to retire numbers in game. I think it would be cool too, but I know it would a bit difficult and it'd had to have some restrictions like max. 30 retired numbers per team etc. Having jersey retirement ceremonies and cutscenes would be cool, but what I really want would be having option to choose retired numbers in Create A Team, and have these numbers appear at custom arenas rafters already in creation mode. I don't necessarily need the retirement ceremony, but I think it would cool have retired numbers and banners hanging in the arena. It would create a feeling that the team actually has some history and so on. Assigned goalie masks for the team I think this one is also quite simple thing, but I have wanted for a long time to be able to assign mask styles for my custom times. It's really exhausting to change masks for the goaltenders on all teams to match their colors etc. and I think it would be great if players could choose from already existing designs and assign it to their team and the goalies would then automatically wear them, like they to do with real teams in the game. All game logos in Create A Team This one might have trouble with legal rights and creator rights, but I think having AHL and European team logos as options for teams would be great. No offense for any of the developers of the game, but sometimes you mess up some team jersey designs in programming, and it would be cool to create them myself with real logos and such. The list became a bit longer than I figured, but maybe they can give you some ideas for the future. Can't wait for new hockey seasons to start. I hope you all very good summer😎Never get to play in Power Plays
I will draw the penalty from the other team, or just when ever there's a power play in general I'm ALWAYS TAKEN OUT!!!!!!!!!!!! I WANT TO PLAY IN A POWER PLAY! THIS GAME IS GARBAGE. That's just 1 of probably 30 other complaints I don't even feel like naming because you won't fix them. I know this because I see other reviews and their complaints are the same as mine. The AI even on your team is against you. They steal your goals, block your shots, intentionally miss passes or delay their pass to you. Like seriously, I'm starting to think you just pump games out and never actually play them. Because if you did you'd see how frustrating and STUPID your AI is. It's 2025 AI can make movies...what are y'all doing over there at EA?
Take downs in fights
This feature of fights kinda sucks u could be kicking the other guys @ss and all he has to do is grab u and most of your life is gone...what's with that????? Like what were u thinking EA???? Fix this it's so lame...we shud winning fights because of punching and blocking the guy not tackling.
Custom gameplay sliders don't save
Product: NHL 22 Platform:Sony Playstation 4 How often does the bug occur? Every time (100%) Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? Try to edit settings in the game menu, or in Be a pro menu, or in franchise menu. Then go in game and you'll see that the changes are not saved and you need to edit it manually each game. What happens when the bug occurs? When you edit settings in the game menu, or in Be a pro menu, or in franchise menu, the settings don't change while you play in game. When you go in game, you'll see that the changes are not saved and you need to edit it manually each game. If you go back to the main menu tho, you'll see that your changes to the sliders are there, they don't translate in game. What do you expect to see? When you edit sliders, they should be saved with no need to edit them in game each game. Was the issue in online or offline mode? Offline Insert Game Mode or Feature here Be a pro, franchise mode and normal play mode, basically everywhere. What time did you see the bug? (HH:MM AM/PM) 16:30 What is your time zone? EST (IET) - GMT - 5:30 What is your gamertag/PSN ID? Billynator24 PS4 Crash Reporting: Please copy the text you put in the crash report here. EASHL issues? Please insert your Club Region. What is your game language? English It's just annoying as hell especially with the ridiculously low reception ease slider.
Game trial not allowing me to purchase full game(PS5)
So I got the 10-hour game trial through EA Play and once the trial was over I planned on buying the deluxe edition. However I’m getting this error code, and have contacted both ea support and PlayStation support. Anybody know of any solutions????
NHL 19 Franchise mode crashing
NHL 19 crashes when I try to play or sim a playoff game during franchise mode. It first happened during the 21-22 season somewhere on the second round and I wasn't able play or sim these games. Sure I could advance the days but that's the only thing I could do as prior games would also be broken. I "fixed" it by loading another save that was at an earlier date in the same timeline. Fast forward to the 22-23 season, the one I'm playing right now, the bug happened once again, this time on the third round. Did the same fix and made the finals only for it to appear once again. I play on the PS4 and I tried some other things that did not work like rebuilding the database or making a copy of the save, which ends up copying the bug. I even tried reinstalling the game. Is there any way to prevent or fix this as I don't want to have to save the game after every game and loading an earlier save just breaks progress and immersion I have during my run. Plus I don't have any guarantee that it would turn out to be an unbroken save. One weird thing is that it only happens for NHL games, my AHL team is fine and capable to play/simulate. The other weird thing I noticed is that during a cpu vs cpu game at my third time encountering the bug (for context, during elimination games, I do cpu vs cpu when theres like 10 minutes left during the third period. Also I manage the Avalanche which has Mackinnon on it.), I somehow had 2 Mackinnon on the ice. Obviously I had the one that was supposed to be here, but somehow, I had the Mackinnon of my year 1 as a GM, replacing one of my defensemen on my first pairing, who wasn't injured. We won and made it to the Final where the game broke once again. Do with that as you will with that information because I don't know if this was responsible for it, since I don't remember it happening for the prior 2 times I encountered this bug, because I didn't notice like this time. Like I said earlier, I want some kind of actual solution to this since I wasn't able to find one other than my "band-aid" one. I want to know if you ever encountered this bug and managed to fix it and how did you do it. Pretty sure I have the same problem as this one: https://forums.ea.com/discussions/nhl-franchise-discussion-en/nhl-19-playoff-simulation-issue/9580572
