Added this tweet with possibly more information for all of you.
https://x.com/Thrash94Gaming/status/1837149261928050727
Hey everyone,
Check out the blog post over on the NHL 25 website for more details on what to expect in Franchise mode!
EA SPORTS NHL 25 Franchise Mode Deep Dive Blog
I only play franchise mode and I still won't buy this if we can't fully edit things like hair and player information.
If all these UI changes are gonna happen and yet we can't use the basic options that are greyed out, just sitting there unusable for years. I don't want to spend 90$CAD on a fluffed up version of NHL 24 franchise mode, I don't even use cap space or morale, I try and balance it myself to get my own fair game.
Not hearing about any of this in the video gives me no hope for long overdue basic changes yet again, please prove me wrong EA.
Wanna bet we still have those same standard goalie helmet colours/ designs since I swear literally before NHL 10.
This is truly underwhelming for me.
They had multiple years and this is what they added. This is 1/5th of what they should have had done. I'm really not that impressed. They added about 1 or 2 suggestions out of around 50 great suggestions thrown at them every year.
Just thought of something else that had been asked for a lot, but I did not see mentioned. Will they be implementing IR and LTIR into Franchise Mode? This has been requested so often, so if not included in the changes, it would seem kind of silly, as these are huge parts of the NHL.
Community ManagerHey, everyone! It's good to see these reactions to the Franchise Mode trailer! The dev team put a significant amount of focus on FM with NHL 25. I know many of you still have questions. Currently, this is all the news we have. Should more information be released, I'll make sure to relay it here.
The deep dive was well done. Hopefully you will be able to answer more of our questions since release is under a week and we will get the answers then haha.
looking forward to learning more about the changes.
also since this is a franchise mode update year, will their be any updated to it during the season via patches?
Patch updates would be great, work out kinks and add in things they did not have time to add
EA_AljoCan we finally edit player's appearance/ info who use the creation zone system?
Well, color me interested. Let’s see what they did
Just thought of another question. Its not franchise mode per se but not sure where else to put it.
Will we be able to have a 3rd pk forward unit?
Most teams run 3 forward units and 2 defensive pairings. It annoys me that the EA series has always had just 2 forward units that were then always exhausted.
It looks good, will have to see in person. The whole package would have been including connected franchise, so that's a big bummer and is ultimately the deciding factor for me not buying the game this year. I'm happy franchise mode got much needed attention, just wish they would have completed the full experience.
It's like I have felt since the interview talking about GM Connected. Sometimes these things take time and seeing Franchise mode getting a facelift gives hope that we will be getting a much requested mode in the future hopefully.
Maybe this is just me but I was playing a madden franchise mode today and found it looking a bit close to the "new" NHL layout. When I brought up a picture of the new layout for NHL it is a very very very very close resemblance to the point it seems like they copied it from that and the BAP mode in NHL to do it.
