NHL needs a trello board
I think it’ll be a great idea for EA NHL to have a trello board, you’ve got one for Apex Legends and it’s a good way for us to see what’s being working on and what’s ready to be released and also wha...
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@KidShowtime1867 I'd imagine the primary concern would be how to keep HUT going without the yearly reset when the new game comes out. New game sales certainly play a part, but UT is where the real money is for EA's sports games.
I doubt the player base would be thrilled with having their collection wiped out or otherwise made useless without a "new" game to go with it. But EA would need to somehow keep people on that power creep treadmill indefinitely to keep them buying packs for new cards.
I doubt the monthly subscription approach would go over well. There's not a lot of that left in the industry. Probably a 'battle pass' approach would be more palatable, but they'd need to come up with some way of monetizing it. The cosmetics currently in the game are underwhelming to say the least. Although if it becomes a more primary revenue generator maybe they'd spend more time and money on them.
I doubt the player base would be thrilled with having their collection wiped out or otherwise made useless without a "new" game to go with it. But EA would need to somehow keep people on that power creep treadmill indefinitely to keep them buying packs for new cards.
I doubt the monthly subscription approach would go over well. There's not a lot of that left in the industry. Probably a 'battle pass' approach would be more palatable, but they'd need to come up with some way of monetizing it. The cosmetics currently in the game are underwhelming to say the least. Although if it becomes a more primary revenue generator maybe they'd spend more time and money on them.
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@PlayoffError wrote:
@KidShowtime1867 I'd imagine the primary concern would be how to keep HUT going without the yearly reset when the new game comes out. New game sales certainly play a part, but UT is where the real money is for EA's sports games.
I doubt the player base would be thrilled with having their collection wiped out or otherwise made useless without a "new" game to go with it. But EA would need to somehow keep people on that power creep treadmill indefinitely to keep them buying packs for new cards.
I doubt the monthly subscription approach would go over well. There's not a lot of that left in the industry. Probably a 'battle pass' approach would be more palatable, but they'd need to come up with some way of monetizing it. The cosmetics currently in the game are underwhelming to say the least. Although if it becomes a more primary revenue generator maybe they'd spend more time and money on them.
I think if we set the expectation that teams would be reset annually, it wouldn't be as much of an issue. I like the battle pass approach though.
@EA_AljoI think there's a certain psychological hurdle to overcome if progress is reset without a 'new' game, but you could be right.
Are there any games doing that currently? I'm trying to think of an active game where people can spend hundreds or thousands of dollars on in-game 'power' just to have the game hit the reset button at set intervals and I'm drawing a blank.- EA_Aljo
@PlayoffError wrote:
@EA_AljoI think there's a certain psychological hurdle to overcome if progress is reset without a 'new' game, but you could be right.
Are there any games doing that currently? I'm trying to think of an active game where people can spend hundreds or thousands of dollars on in-game 'power' just to have the game hit the reset button at set intervals and I'm drawing a blank.Yeah. I agree that there would be some people upset about it, but we also can't just let teams remain stacked with 99 rated players. Since teams get reset every year, I think it would be understandable that they would reset if we moved to a subscription based plan.
I might be wrong, but I believe FIFA Mobile, Madden Mobile and NBA Live Mobile all do this. While they aren't subscription based games, they reset with each new real-world season. Again, I might not be totally correct on that.- @EA_Aljo Plus you gotta remove some players from the game when they retire and rights are no longer had. It's a huge can of worms for HUT to manage. Sure a monthly pass would work for HUT, but I think when it comes to EASHL most of us don't really care for the crazy equipment so we'd probably be less inclined to spend money. And offline would probably become a thing of the past or just sold as a $30-40 rental where after that no more roster updates and changes happen or it ceases to work. Also means the end of a physical copy most likely too.
If the game went on a bi-yearly state we aren't even guaranteed things would be better either.
Also here is the info of the FIFA mobile.
https://www.ea.com/games/fifa/fifa-mobile/news/season-transition
