Changes for NHL 26 you want to see
What are your biggest requests all? What would make this game better for you?
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EA_Aljo
Community Manager
Community ManagerOnline Franchise is something we really want to bring back. I don't know if/when it will happen though.
Here's the thing about the Winter Classic. It's a very expensive and resource heavy addition that doesn't get played much. It's something most people play once and move on from. We have to get the licensing for the arena and authentically replicate it. It's a pretty big expense for something that doesn't really get a lot of use. So, the money and resources that go into that can be put to better use in other, more popular, areas of the game.
Hopefully, we'll have the bugs you're talking about addressed in the next game. Thanks for the feedback. It's genuinely appreciated.
Hey Aljo, me again, I’m on the side of wanting the developers to have time to work on making meaningful updates/changes to the game, so if that means no winter classic, that’s fine by me. However, if an issue is having the arena and assets being under-utilized, why not put those assets in other parts of the game? Even from a business perspective, you could have that rink be a paid rink for people to use as their home rink for HUT and EASHL games. Letting players pay real money (and in game currency) for rinks (or other cosmetics that aren’t obnoxious and don’t effect gameplay) would be a great in my opinion.
- EA_Aljo
What kind of cosmetics would you like to see added?
For EASHL: rinks (rinks would be the coolest thing), AI teammate name/faces/skating and shooting style/celebrations, fan outfits, coach outfits.
But I’d say gameplay additions like how your AI teammates play, where they should position themselves, how cautious they are, and being able to tell them where to shoot and not just when to shoot should be implemented before more hours are put into cosmetics.
- EA_Aljo
Thanks for all the input. Interesting ideas for sure. Appreciate you taking the time to give us the feedback.
