Be a Pro Tweaks
Have some general feedback on be a pro, things I think would improve the mode.
There needs to be an ability to select the type of career you will have, like College Football. Examples:
Star player: drafted picks 1-10, will have an immediate impact
Top 6/top 9: Will be picked in the mid 1st to mid 2nd, will take some development.
Late round pick: Will have to carve your way through the system to prove your worth
Undrafted: Get signed at 22-24 years of age out of Europe/CHL and have to make a name for yourself almost immediately.
The same story line of a guy that gets drafted in the first round and has to be an immediate star is boring. Sometimes, I want to be a later round pick/undrafted player that proves my worth. It's way too easy to make the NHL squad out of pre-season, even as a later drafted player.
Teams should also draft you based on positional needs. If I'm a LW'er, teams stacked down the left side shouldn't be looking at me because of their LW depth.
NHL teams DO draft the best player available, but some swings are also made at drafts.
Penalties for poor play also need a re-work. If I'm a winger fully covering my defenseman in the D zone, and the AI defensemen collapse for a goal against, that's not my fault. I was doing my job.
Also, I think we need to scrap the current player builds for more dynamic builds. For example, NBA 2K has a system where you can directly edit your build before you start, choosing which attributes your player will have. It also shows the MAX overall that build can reach. It then shows what 3 players that build shows shades of. If I create a playmaking sniper build, I can show shades of Artemi Panarin, Nikita Kucherov, and David Pastrnak. It just gives users an idea of the build they are creating. Also allowing users to directly edit their shoot/pass bias for simulation purposes.
Examples being:
- Playmaking Sniper
- Two-way playmaker
- DFD with puck moving capabilities
- Shoot-first grinder
I don't want to be a DFD stuck with bad skating and offensive skills. What If I want to do prime Ryan Suter build, a DFD with good offensive capabilities good for 40-50 points a season? I hate being locked into a build, then having to spend what little skill tree points I get to make my DFD have better passing, then not being able to focus on my other attributes.
Play styles should determine the role you play on the team.. Why am I, a defensive dman, getting penalized for not scoring the game tying goal? If I'm a grinder, my role should be to get pucks in deep, wreak havoc in the corners, and throw the body while playing a defensive shut down game. It'd be awesome if you were a grinder and your coach puts your 3rd line against Matthews or Eichel with the objective to shut them down. I don't always want to be the next Gretzky.
This goes towards player customization in general, but there needs to be more of it. Things like dynamic and signature tape jobs relative to NHL players, different stick blade types, stick curves (strictly cosmetic), jersey sleeve roll ups, more hair styles, shin pad size, etc.