Community ManagerThanks for the input. It's absolutely appreciated.
For multiple years in a row, the community specifically told us not to touch the game after the beta. I definitely get what you're saying, but this was a big request. I agree though that we need to communicate changes better and I hope to see that with future games. Again, I'm not saying there will be no more post-beta updates. I'm just explaining how this contributed to the lack of updates for 23.
We have gathered a ton of feedback since launch. While I don't have anything to share about what's coming, that input and sentiment we've received is very much taken in to consideration. Hopefully, we'll be seeing changes more in line with what the community wants in the future as a result of it.
Communication on the forums have been quite responsive, especially from Aljo which is awesome. I think majority of us in the community are talking about social media communication from Twitter, Facebook social media. Many including the top players in the game had no idea we even had a forum directed for the EA NHL series. Often there is no communication outside of the forums about changes going on to the current game unless it has to do with HUT events or Roster upgrades.
Once in awhile we get the occasional patch or WOC update but offline changes hardly have any interaction. BAP most people had no idea they added more contracts rather than picking from 2 teams. I have 2 EA NHL team members who follow me on Twitter. I'm sure they have seen the numerous 50+ videos I have uploaded of broken gameplay issues that haven't been fixed and not a peak of response. Found out Ben Ross is no longer part of the dev team for NHL after I sent him the video of my opponents players arms wrapping through the body doing a behind the back self sauce LT move. He said that was removed in NHL 21 around that year. Sadly it has returned in NHL 23 for some reason.
This sentiment of leaving the game the way it is at the closed technical test is damaging in the long run. It is difficult to go by that until weeks of playing the game. If it feels like it needs to be brought to the BETA tuners than yes do it! But if the feedbacks negative like with NHL 23 then they need to fix it and do a proper tuner update.
Most of the time it's the same top exploiters in the game who want the game unchanged when they know the broken gameplay mechanics. I have played HUT for 3 years now and because I was playing against them in GWC or playing with them in LG or other E-sport leagues I knew. Many of them told me how to do these things and sadly because to W you have to play dirty, I used this to my advantage. It sounds toxic but the gameplay doesn't simulate realistic hockey play so therefore be it.
I used to play more offline BAP/Franchise mode and EASHL OTP but the content is so stale and out of touch with the communities wants I don't bother anymore.
