What additional access will we have to edit our franchise experience in NHL 25?
Really hoping for the ability to edit strategies, player positions and players attributes in general.
Bought every version since 2001 and want full control back. The other EA titles do it? Why not NHL?
This is my main concern as well. The lack of creative control over my franchise mode really limits my enjoyment of it. I can't think of another sports game that is as restrictive as NHL. Ideally, the series will start to go more in the direction of 2K's NBA series in regards to creative freedom.
I want to be able to force wins, force trades/signings, edit contracts and attributes, edit draft prospects, change appearances and biographical information of generated players, etc. It would really alleviate a lot of the annoyances in the game mode. Until some basic options are opened up, I just can't really get excited about the game.
I don’t think that level of customization will ever be possible unfortunately. In all fairness NBA 2k really is the only series with that level of customization. To be honest, NHL has made a lot of really positive strides with franchise mode over the last few years. From the introduction of coaching staffs, to the revamped scouting, right down to the player line fits and personalities. Does it all work 100%. No. But they have been adding things for years when other series franchise modes remained stagnant. I have been singing their praises for years over at OS. But like I said. This marketing cycle is just bizarre. To be so reluctant to put information out is just…… well, bizarre
Positive strides?….
This is just tip of the iceberg.
Franchise mode has been a train wreck for the better part of a decade and, in addition to all the features they’ve removed unwarranted, everything they’ve added over that time has been nothing short of fluff.
They can’t even get roster limits during preseason - season - and after the trade deadline correct. 50 - 23 - 50 by the way.
This game needs an entirely new and fresh group of upper management behind it because what they have right now sucks.
Ive tried for years to give constructive feedback on franchise mode the past several years, but I can only reiterate the same exact problems that have plagued this mode so many times before I realized it was all falling on deaf ears.
I pray every year they prove me wrong, but unfortunately…
You will get no answers on this forum. In fact I think the whole reason they are being this tight lipped is because this whole “revamped” version of franchise is going to be an extremely dumbed down version. They went exclusively to new gen this year and are using buzzwords like “streamlined” and “easy to digest” which are usually buzzwords for things being removed. It’s 9 days until early release. They are asking for $100 for the early access version of the game. Yet no one really even knows what they are getting for that $100 price because we have gotten no information whatsoever about what will be included in the game modes. 9 days out. I have never seen anything like it. Usually a studio would be slamming the internet with information trying to drive up pre-orders for their deluxe version of the game. Instead we have player ratings and a tik tok video of the “grudge match” system. It’s bizarre.
Well now that all the ratings have finally been released maybe they’ll release that franchise deep dive that is now 3+ days late and hopefully it’ll answer these questions. I’ll continue to wish in one hand…
