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AutumnSouls
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2 years ago
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Honest Franchise Mode Feedback. (Yikes)

NHL Franchise Mode is broken and basically unenjoyable.

Drafted Forwards do not generate with the "Carry", "Efficiency" and "Don't Block" Player line preferences. Drafted Defencemen do not generate with the
"Hold Line" or "Balanced" Player line preferences.

The "Franchise | Overview" box in the bottom right corner is extremely useless. There is zero need for it to display the current date. I can view that already in the top right corner, the large "PLAY NEXT GAME" box, or the "CALENDER | SEASON 20XX-20-XX box.
The "Next Game" again is useless information. I can look at the "PLAY NEXT GAME" box or the "CALENDER | SEASON 20XX-20-XX box.
"Locker Room Chemistry" will rarely change throughout the season
"Player Meetings" again will rarely be looked at throughout the season
"Next Event: x Days" again who cares its unneeded

What you really need to do is dedicate that box to your teams injury statuses. I should not have to click off the main menu to find the status of my injured players.

"Team Leader | Points"
simply needs to show an actual leaderboard so I can see how my players are doing on the main page not just the top player.


  • @AutumnSouls wrote:

    NHL Franchise Mode is broken and basically unenjoyable.

    Drafted Forwards do not generate with the "Efficiency" and "Don't Block" Player line preferences. Drafted Defencemen do not generate with the
    "Hold Line" or "Balanced" Player line preferences.

    The "Franchise | Overview" box in the bottom right corner is extremely useless. There is zero need for it to display the current date. I can view that already in the top right corner, the large "PLAY NEXT GAME" box, or the "CALENDER | SEASON 20XX-20-XX box.
    The "Next Game" again is useless information. I can look at the "PLAY NEXT GAME" box or the "CALENDER | SEASON 20XX-20-XX box.
    "Locker Room Chemistry" will rarely change throughout the season
    "Player Meetings" again will rarely be looked at throughout the season
    "Next Event: x Days" again who cares its unneeded

    What you really need to do is dedicate that box to your teams injury statuses. I should not have to click off the main menu to find the status of my injured players.

    "Team Leader | Points"
    simply needs to show an actual leaderboard so I can see how my players are doing on the main page not just the top player.


    I’ve been beating the drafted forwards not having carry efficient and don’t block for the better part of 5 years. They’re never going to fix it.

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  • jjbyrd04's avatar
    jjbyrd04
    Rising Veteran
    2 years ago

    @AutumnSouls wrote:

    NHL Franchise Mode is broken and basically unenjoyable.

    Drafted Forwards do not generate with the "Efficiency" and "Don't Block" Player line preferences. Drafted Defencemen do not generate with the
    "Hold Line" or "Balanced" Player line preferences.

    The "Franchise | Overview" box in the bottom right corner is extremely useless. There is zero need for it to display the current date. I can view that already in the top right corner, the large "PLAY NEXT GAME" box, or the "CALENDER | SEASON 20XX-20-XX box.
    The "Next Game" again is useless information. I can look at the "PLAY NEXT GAME" box or the "CALENDER | SEASON 20XX-20-XX box.
    "Locker Room Chemistry" will rarely change throughout the season
    "Player Meetings" again will rarely be looked at throughout the season
    "Next Event: x Days" again who cares its unneeded

    What you really need to do is dedicate that box to your teams injury statuses. I should not have to click off the main menu to find the status of my injured players.

    "Team Leader | Points"
    simply needs to show an actual leaderboard so I can see how my players are doing on the main page not just the top player.


    I’ve been beating the drafted forwards not having carry efficient and don’t block for the better part of 5 years. They’re never going to fix it.

  • AutumnSouls's avatar
    AutumnSouls
    Seasoned Rookie
    2 years ago
    @jjbyrd04 The hilarious thing is if you put a forward on D or a D on forward they sometimes have the line preferences that are missing. Not only that but they fixed this bug years ago at the end of nhl 22 and when nhl 23 launched it was missing the fixes
  • jjbyrd04's avatar
    jjbyrd04
    Rising Veteran
    2 years ago

    @AutumnSouls wrote:
    @jjbyrd04The hilarious thing is if you put a forward on D or a D on forward they sometimes have the line preferences that are missing. Not only that but they fixed this bug years ago at the end of nhl 22 and when nhl 23 launched it was missing the fixes

    They didn't actually fix it though. The only forwards that ever got "carry" "efficient" and "don't block" were ONLY AHL-TOP-6 potential forwards...that's it. And yes I noticed that putting a forward as defensemen, or defensemen as forward they would sometimes get those missing templates. You can even put a goalie as a forward or defensemen and they'll have them. The entire mechanic has been broken since it was implemented. Standard EA effort.

  • AutumnSouls's avatar
    AutumnSouls
    Seasoned Rookie
    2 years ago
    @jjbyrd04 Ah.... I just remember loading up a save one day after an update only to find all my player line preferences were reset and some of my d had balanced and hold line. They need to implement a stat for coachability for players to adapt to coaches strategies and for coaches to have an adaptability for how willing they are to flex their strategies to players preferences and that would solve most of their poorly implemented ideas.
    I had a line that all had perfect preferences and the best I got was a +3 like what the fk EA
  • jjbyrd04's avatar
    jjbyrd04
    Rising Veteran
    2 years ago

    @AutumnSouls wrote:
    @jjbyrd04Ah.... I just remember loading up a save one day after an update only to find all my player line preferences were reset and some of my d had balanced and hold line. They need to implement a stat for coachability for players to adapt to coaches strategies and for coaches to have an adaptability for how willing they are to flex their strategies to players preferences and that would solve most of their poorly implemented ideas.
    I had a line that all had perfect preferences and the best I got was a +3 like what the fk EA

    I’ve also suggested that players adapt to coach schemes as well. They need to open editing capabilities back up and allow everything to be edited and they also need to allow custom coaches to be created.

    EA claims they have plans for franchise mode over the next few years but even with a few years that’s way too long. The problem is they create these mechanics which don’t work then they create new mechanics that also don’t work but they don’t fix the previous mechanics.

  • AutumnSouls's avatar
    AutumnSouls
    Seasoned Rookie
    2 years ago
    @jjbyrd04 If EA wants to restore faith back into their developers they need to be up front and tell us whats going on. But all they seem to care about is greed and HUT. It's a huge slap in the face to everyone. Just be transparent. Give us a timeline on what changes are coming to franchise mode. What bugs are you aware of, and if anything is currently being done to fix them
  • lsgpedals's avatar
    lsgpedals
    2 years ago

    they want you in the casino playing the slot machines. i think they have to put in these other modes to circumvent the state and federal gambling laws like draft kings ..or would this not be like the lotto and more like upperdeck selling cards ?

    either way ea should just take it out of the game and only have ultimate team and not even bother with it all ..its a shame its my fav mode to play but its unplayable now 

  • I spent a few hundred bucks on hut back in 2013 or whatever and haven't touched the game mode since

    I can't stand supporting this company anymore. I wish I could do a charge back on my credit card due to all of these bugs. Unless something changes management wise I think I'm done buying EA games

  • The idea of managing my own hockey team has always been a dream of mine. And, sadly, EA NHL absolutely crushes those dreams. The Franchise mode has been terribly coded and has felt clunky for far too long. I'd recommend Franchise Hockey Manager by OOTP on Steam if you want a fully immersive hockey management game. It can be buggy at times but the depth that the game goes into is unreal. Way easier to deal with than EA NHL even with the bugs.

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