NHL 25 Holiday Update Coming Nov 15th

Adding new ways to play while leaving the old ones a bit of a mess is kind of confusing, but alright. 

TTZ_Dipsy wrote:

(especially with 25's current poor reception).

Every NHL series gets a "poor reception" from the sweat community. I've seen a LOT of positives in social media chatter about this game and the negatives seem to hone in on matchmaking (which agreed, is an issue) and other issues that relate more to skill than a core gameplay problem. 

TTZ_Dipsy wrote:

I really feel like the team should have focused more on QoL and bug fixes than semi-reintroducing this mode back to the fold (if it is anything like 3on3)

Agreed.

EA_Aljo wrote:

While GM Connected had a passionate fanbase, it was a small one.

But there's a very specific reason for that; the mode ran like molasses.

It had everything we ever wanted. Hell - it even had the ability to run a full team of 6v6 humans. That means you could play a league game against an opponent using all humans. It had an iOS app that allowed us to make trades, do free agency, schedule, etc.

It was ahead of its time but strangely enough, it was our first glimpse into server capacity issues that still seem to plague EA to this day. 

It annoys me greatly when official EA reps say things like 'GM connected had a small fan base' - seemingly pointing the finger at the customer for not caring enough about the mode.

But, the reality is that people loved the mode so much, the server-load was constantly at capacity. This meant only the most ardant users continued to use the mode while mostly everyone else became tired of the constant grind of simply navigating the interface. 

I don't have anything official on this, but I would be surprised if that changed.

So once again, there's going to be an update during the most popular game time in Europe on the busiest day of the week. And to top it off, the update will probably be massive and include features that almost no one uses. Slow internet connections will be grateful once again for ruining another game night.

That is very true 😅

Match making should be their number one priority!  It boggles my mind how this game goes backwards year after year, rather than progressing.

How is matchmaking even a problem?  This isn't a "NEW" game.  This is just an updated version.  There is no way EA sports should be going backwards and not moving forward every year.  The game play is better this year, but you have completely messed up so many other parts of the game in doing so.  Match making should be your NUMBER ONE PRIORITY!

I welcome the PWHL and 4 Nations but I totally agree, fix the tech issues before these new modes and additions get the same annoyances as the other modes...

Coming from someone who has absolutely conquered/decimated Arcade and things like Eliminator to dust over the years, I can't help but think this wasn't the best choice to make (especially with 25's current poor reception). I really feel like the team should have focused more on QoL and bug fixes than semi-reintroducing this mode back to the fold (if it is anything like 3on3)