Flash Events in the middle of a work day are not helpful
Why would you possibly run a flash event in the middle of the day when your entire userbase is either at work or at school? It's absurd. Please, set these events to occur in non-work hours.
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it feels like they are rewarding people who don't have jobs
i see it as they are treating us like dogs. Here doggy, do a trick and you get a treat. They will say this is not the case, of course. Also, it was EA who said "you can play the game however you want". Their words, not mine. Good luck "playing the game the way you want" and still achieving these objectives. No one is saying they are difficult so please don't offer suggestions on how to make them easier. They're obnoxious and annoying and completely uncalled for. Only EA knows what works and what doesn't for them, but only I know what works for me. And what I'm seeing from this team, and this corporation, are not what works for me. Tick tock EA, the patience will only last for so long.
- EA_Aljo
Community Manager
Of course this isn't our intent with how you're treated. That's absurd. These objectives were released on a day that a large part of the population in the US has off. Not to mention, it's Black Friday where flash sales are common. So, what about this has you upset? Is it that some people missed out on them due to the timing and the short window they were available? We never intend for everyone to be able to complete every objective. There are a lot of them so the idea is that there's still enough to keep you busy and be able to continue to work towards the rewards.
Black Friday was one thing, Cyber Monday is another. It's fine, i'm not upset at all. I see what's happening, it's up to me if i want to be a part of it or not. I love EA NHL, it's why i come here and post some of my thoughts. While, my views may be absurd, sure the same can be said about the maker. I learned a long time ago my best defence again this corp is to be as apathetic as possible. The problem is is i'm a 30+ year vet of this game and I care about it, a lot. It saddens me, to my core, when passing is an issue 30 years in to this game.
- EA_Aljo
I wasn't aware there were flash objectives on Monday. It's understandable people would be upset for missing out on them. I know the team is aware of this feedback.
What issue with passing are you having? That probably warrants its own thread so if you want to get that started, and include video, I'll look into it. I haven't noticed any issues with passing personally. Other than those times when I would try to pass back to the point and have it go back to the other end. Not sure if that's my own bad aim or an issue with the game. This is also feedback the team knows about so if we get a thread with examples of the passing issues, I'll send it over.
These objectives were different because the cards were more valuable in the sense that they were UT instead of BND. If you were going to only focus the flash objectives for the US market then using New Jersey I can understand but the Canucks? Knowing most players who want this objective would be in the west coast of Canada, how would it make sense to bring it out the way you did. Personally I think the flash objectives are a great idea but at least communicate the event to the players on X or Bluesky to let us know
- EA_Aljo
Thanks for the feedback on this. I'll pass it on.
