On September 26, EA dropped an update/patch for NHL23. Not only they didn’t announce it, they never said what was in it. No patch notes, NOTHING ! It’s been a week now… If it was an update just to put advertisements for 24, fine, but just tell the end user ! Or even better, lie to us, at least you will be saying something… Some sites even put out some very inaccurate patch notes and it leads to lots of confusion… Lots of us are still playing NHL23 ! Again, I don’t put the blame on @EA_Aljo , as he was not even aware himself a day later after the fact ! And to top it off, I just saw that some people are paying more than $130 for NHL24 😳 Edit: Modified the subject to better reflect the content of the post. -CM

@EA_Aljo Thanks for the apology, but like I said, I’m not blaming you one bit.For some it might seem like nothing, an afterthought… Something that’s not worth putting up a fuss about…But I’ve put my heart and soul on the OFFLINE portion of this game, and I would have really like to know that information before updating my game. Like I said, even if it doesn’t affect the game at all. Cause all of this leads to interpretation, false info and confusion…

@KidShowtime1867 wrote:Purely speculating here, but sometimes these patches - despite their size - are small adjustments needed to keep the current game online.For example; there may be some server-side changes being made for NHL 24 and in order to ensure NHL 23 continued to stay online, a patch may have been needed. This patch may have included something as simple as an updated settings file to point NHL 23 to a different or new server. They may not be able to indicate what exactly was patched without divulging some new information about NHL 24 that isn't necessarily something that the public needs to be aware of. In any case, it's definitely not something to get worked up about. @KidShowtime1867 Ok, if that what it was. Or something close to that, as we are speculating here, why not just SAY IT ???

I’m pretty sure almost every patch adds in “Various bug fixes, tuning, and improvements”, so other than the timing of the patch this isn’t really something new. The vague communication can be very frustrating for sure and in most cases also leads to some players making some wild accusations about EA secretly changing the game. I don’t personally think there’s any merit to that whatsoever, the biggest problem I always have is the roster updates that give no details at all and I’m left wondering if it’s worth it to install and have to redo all of my changes. So although I doubt a patch this late in the games life would have any impact on gameplay, I completely get why you are frustrated.

Purely speculating here, but sometimes these patches - despite their size - are small adjustments needed to keep the current game online.For example; there may be some server-side changes being made for NHL 24 and in order to ensure NHL 23 continued to stay online, a patch may have been needed. This patch may have included something as simple as an updated settings file to point NHL 23 to a different or new server. They may not be able to indicate what exactly was patched without divulging some new information about NHL 24 that isn't necessarily something that the public needs to be aware of. In any case, it's definitely not something to get worked up about.

@PernellKarl027 I'm very sorry for the lack of patch notes. I can most definitely understand the frustration. If I can get any other details, I'll relay them here. However, with the team being focused on the launch of NHL 24, I really don't know if I'll ever have an update on this.

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KidShowtime1867
Hero
3 years ago
Purely speculating here, but sometimes these patches - despite their size - are small adjustments needed to keep the current game online.
For example; there may be some server-side changes being made for NHL 24 and in order to ensure NHL 23 continued to stay online, a patch may have been needed. This patch may have included something as simple as an updated settings file to point NHL 23 to a different or new server.
They may not be able to indicate what exactly was patched without divulging some new information about NHL 24 that isn't necessarily something that the public needs to be aware of.
In any case, it's definitely not something to get worked up about.
PernellKarl027
3 years ago
@KidShowtime1867 wrote:
Purely speculating here, but sometimes these patches - despite their size - are small adjustments needed to keep the current game online.
For example; there may be some server-side changes being made for NHL 24 and in order to ensure NHL 23 continued to stay online, a patch may have been needed. This patch may have included something as simple as an updated settings file to point NHL 23 to a different or new server.
They may not be able to indicate what exactly was patched without divulging some new information about NHL 24 that isn't necessarily something that the public needs to be aware of.
In any case, it's definitely not something to get worked up about.
@KidShowtime1867
Ok, if that what it was. Or something close to that, as we are speculating here, why not just SAY IT ???
EA_Aljo
Community Manager
3 years ago
@PernellKarl027

I'm very sorry for the lack of patch notes. I can most definitely understand the frustration. If I can get any other details, I'll relay them here. However, with the team being focused on the launch of NHL 24, I really don't know if I'll ever have an update on this.
PernellKarl027
3 years ago
@EA_Aljo
Thanks for the apology, but like I said, I’m not blaming you one bit.
For some it might seem like nothing, an afterthought… Something that’s not worth putting up a fuss about…
But I’ve put my heart and soul on the OFFLINE portion of this game, and I would have really like to know that information before updating my game. Like I said, even if it doesn’t affect the game at all. Cause all of this leads to interpretation, false info and confusion…
Beauts90
Seasoned Ace
3 years ago
I’m pretty sure almost every patch adds in “Various bug fixes, tuning, and improvements”, so other than the timing of the patch this isn’t really something new.

The vague communication can be very frustrating for sure and in most cases also leads to some players making some wild accusations about EA secretly changing the game. I don’t personally think there’s any merit to that whatsoever, the biggest problem I always have is the roster updates that give no details at all and I’m left wondering if it’s worth it to install and have to redo all of my changes.

So although I doubt a patch this late in the games life would have any impact on gameplay, I completely get why you are frustrated.
Bruins063
Rising Hotshot
3 years ago
@EA_Aljo Do we think there could be a presentation update after the game launches?
EA_Aljo
Community Manager
3 years ago
@Bruins063

I think that is unlikely, but I'll never say never.
Bruins063
Rising Hotshot
3 years ago
@EA_Aljo Thank you for replying my friend! I’m exciting to play very soon at 12pm est! Is there a way to let the devs know about it potential update for it?
EA_Aljo
Community Manager
3 years ago
@Bruins063

The dev team is very aware of the requests for updated presentation. I'll be sure to continue to pass on that feedback.
Bruins063
Rising Hotshot
3 years ago
@EA_Aljo Thank you so much! I really appreciate it. Hopefully we will see something for this game or nhl 25! Thank you again