EASHL needed changes
I've finally sat down and played NHL 25 and opened EASHL.. you gotta work for EA to not see all the issues, that being said I'll try to start with the good. Events are actually a great idea. Not a h...
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I agree that EASHL is a mode that could be great with some improvements, but all I ask for now is that some of the bugs that have persisted for months/years be fixed. Icon passing being visually broken for 3+ months, club uniforms/logo resetting after every update since at least last year’s game, etc. are a few that really take the wind out of the sails of this game. It’s been mentioned so many times about how custom matchmaking filters have been disabled and won’t be returning due to the long wait times, since the player base is too small, yet core problems like these that still continue to persist for months, or even years in some cases, are contributing to driving people away from this game. I really don’t think it’s much to ask for a game to just work the way it should and is advertised.
EA_AljoCommunity Manager
We would love to get all these issues fixed immediately. Unfortunately, that's not the case. It's a case of tons to do with not enough time in the day. They need to work on the things that are more critical. Matchmaking is one of those. It's also a far, far bigger project than anyone is assuming here. It is not any kind of quick and easy fix. Those filters were not disabled. That implies we can flip a switch and turn them on. This functionality needs to be rebuilt. Not only that, but the current matchmaking needs to be removed. It's highly ingrained in the game so this is not something we can do without potentially breaking it. And that is something we're very hesitant to do with a live game until it's been rebuilt and tested.
Icon passing would have a lower priority than matchmaking. It's not prohibiting anyone from playing. It still works and is a visual issue. Yes, it's frustrating for those of you that depend on it. Even though, the majority of us spent many years manually passing, I know it sucks not to have it and it's one of the bigger issues the team wants to get addressed.
I believe the issue with uniforms can be fixed by entering into free skate. Apologies if I'm wrong, but I thought that was returning them to normal. Regardless, that too isn't exactly critical since you can still play. So, it's going to take a backseat to bigger problems.It's very frustrating to all of us here to constantly see the disappointment from the community because these issues haven't been fixed. The reality is that they take time. A lot of time. And, any time spent on fixing the above issues as well as rebuilding matchmaking just means what's planned for the future gets pushed out. Which ends up upsetting the playerbase because there's the impression it's just a roster update with a new year on the cover. I absolutely get the frustration. I've been playing this game as long or longer than most of you here. It's the reason I came here to begin with. I too am frustrated with the current state of the game. I know the team is working very hard to get these issues resolved. Unfortunately, that's not happening as quickly as we all would like it to.
The fact that no one on the team thought getting rid of region and room size filters was a problem speaks volumes. Once again they shoot themselves in the foot and the consumers pay for it. Not only has this effected this years game but most likely next years game as well.
- EA_Aljo
This is a pretty big assumption. Of course we know there was the possibility people could be upset about these changes. Unfortunately, the new matchmaking didn't go as well as intended. I don't have details on what's coming, but matchmaking is a very big priority currently. When we have some news, we'll make an announcement.
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