Presentation Removed in NHL 23
A cont. of the previous thread which has now been locked: https://answers.ea.com/t5/General-Discussion-News/presentation-doesn-t-Work-For-Nhl-23/m-p/12089563#M6443 We have to keep this construct...
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I read through every single page of the old thread religiously. I missed nothing, and the sprinkling of badly written off the wall remarks were always removed within 24 hours of posting.
There was an abundance of appreciation for @EA_Aljo chiming in and letting us know the team was well aware of the feedback.
I just don’t get the toxicity sentiment being hailed as a reason for the thread lock. It was a catch all for players upset about the decision. It was inherently negative because we are upset about the removal, and the advertised improved presentation meant nothing at the end of the day when presentation as a whole was neutered without the option to change it. The optics on locking discussion on a public outcry are very poor in my opinion.
moderation exists to remove the bad apples of the group. Not silence the discussion for all, the majority of which were giving well written input on why the decision upset them.
This thread lock was already highlighted by a member at Operation Sports where it sits at the top of the NHL page with 170 replies and counting, Clearly people elsewhere are taking notice and the overwhelming majority feel like this is an attempt to silence the negative feedback. Op Sports is an active, engaged community so to see EA forum activity highlighted over there with so much attention really speaks to the gravity of the presentation debacle with NHL 23.
I’ve seen the same sentiment expressed on Reddit and all over YouTube.
EA_Aljo
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Community ManagerWe're not trying to silence anyone. I get that's how it looks, but that's not the case. That thread had run it's course. It was basically repeating the same thing over and over again along with a lot of negativity towards us. It wasn't really being constructive along the lines of presentation.
While this thread is a lot more civil, it's no longer about presentation. It's about locking the previous thread. So, which is more important? Talking about our handling of that thread or presentation itself? This is what we mean by not being constructive. This really points to the issue not even being about presentation any longer since it's not really being discussed. It's now transitioned to a discussion about the thread being locked. When there is nothing more to say about the topic of the thread and it mainly becomes complaining about the company that makes the game, it's no longer providing feedback we haven't heard before.
Has EA ever checked their twitter responses when they tweet something about NHL??? Last night EA tweeted that they must up Tage Thompson's overall to 99 immedietely because he scored 5 goals last night (being scarcastic of course) and there was just bucketloads of negative replies just about creating a good game, fixing the game, ect and on and on and on. It's come to the point where nobody is giving civil responses anymore that is related to the topic and it's just another opportunity for gamers to take jabs at EA. The negativity is not going to go away. It's everywhere..Here, Twitter, Youtude, Reddit, Operation Sports. Not sure why moderators are trying so hard to "clean up" this forum where it appears it's just the minority in negativity towards the game. The game is obviously bad, the ONLY reason it's staying afloat is because it offers online play which is the thing these days. You could have NHL 94 though and have online and it would be just as good as NHL 23.
- @Tyrodin2016 Hopefully they read the responses and actually do something to fix the trainwreck they produced. That said, I doubt that happens. We may as well give up hope for 23 and just cross our fingers that 24 is better. So much more I'd like to say but they get very sensitive here....
- @Strictly60s Why would you consider buying NHL 24 after this debacle? That would be rewarding EA for putting out trash this year that lacked numerous things they advertised. They get paid for that and then again next year? If you bought NHL 23 you ought not buy again until at least NHL 25 so EA at least feels something for putting out an unplayable game and standing by it.
- @VeronicatheCD Because many say I’m not getting the next one and get it.. he is simply not lying to himself
- @VeronicatheCD I didn't buy this year after playing the trial. Decided to skip it because the game is straight trash and I'm voting with my wallet. I'll re-evaluate next year after the trial. Hopefully I don't have to boycott two years in a row but it is EA we are talking about so...
- @DeMiGoD1988 Not quite...see above.
Just passing by to say that even with the big price drop, which sees the game's price being cut down to 35$, I still won't buy the game.
That's it, that's how worth a sports game is without a proper presentation, nothing. There's no good reason to play NHL 23, even if the game was free. That should be a massive red flag for the team and the person who thought removing full broadcast was a good idea. That's where we are right now. I know my purchase of the game means nothing to you, but more and more people feel the way I feel right now.
Whoever decided that full broadcast and misleading advertisement was a good idea is directly responsible for me not buying the game this year, even with the big rebate right now. I know I mean nothing, but acknowledging highly questionable decisions like that is what is leading this franchise into a concrete wall.
And the most unbelievable part is I don't feel any feeling of emergency to address that and bring back full broadcast. NHL 23 will never be remembered as a good game, but more like the apogee of EA downfall and focus on doing less with more.
Oh and I also just realized the first thread is being locked, so let's get this back to 900 comments again. This thread should always be the first one we see. Let's keep it constructive this time.
