NHL 24 another year they dont listen to offline community

Hello,

We were promised that NHL 24 would be a huge step forward for the EA NHL franchise. One that would please all fans. However, based on what I have seen, only the online (HUT, WoCHEL) community has been sufficiently addressed. You have to understand that many people who buy games like Madden, NHL, FC, etc do NOT play for online modes. They play for a true-to-life experience of a game environment and taking the reins of a player, coach, general manager, or even an owner. That has been the foundation of these games, and if it weren’t for that, I would not be spending over $200 annually for these games!!

I have not seen ONE, not a single, solitary improvement for offline modes that move the game forward. Nothing new for franchise, nothing new for presentation (STILL the SAME scorebug as the last several years complete with font that hasn’t been used since NHL 21)!! I don’t know anything about IT or coding, but even I can change a stupid font or resize a team’s logo. Not to mention we STILL can’t get full intros and we are pretty much forced to jump right into game action without any real immersion.

I am VERY disappointed with not only the lack of updates, but quite frankly, the lack of CARE the EA team has for its players who are so DEDICATED to this franchise. We are the heart and soul of EA Sports, and you just slap us in the face year after year after year. I’m honestly debating whether or not I will buy this version of the game, because from what I see from the offline modes that I TRULY care about, it just looks like yet another $70 roster update!!! If EA truly cared, they would respond to this message and take the time to understand my disappointment, but nope, it’s just lather, rinse, repeat EVERY SINGLE BLEEPING YEAR!!!!

Edit: Merged with with already existing thread on this issue. -CM